Issyk kul(이식쿨) Yoga Seminar

a peaceful place with memorable memories

Let's go!! Everything is done. With a yoga mat and a sleeping bag (I thought I would never use it for a lifetime, but I used it so much!). On the day of departure, I wandered the streets from 6 am ... when I went into the university toilet secretly. (later, the building guard noticed that>_<)

I did not know at that time. A picture my friend sent me later. Mrinal, Zulfiya Nartadjieva and Dima were together.

We arrived at the hostel in the wonderful nature of Issyk Kul. Peacefully the horses eat water from the lake, There were many mysterious stones. (by Lena) Even the bathroom was pretty.

This is the place where I stayed for 6 days. When I wake up in the morning, the sun shines, I sometimes naped in daytime, peacefully... I spent a long time sleeping here in Yurta (maybe no longer needed it...kk).

Every morning I went for a walk on the lake shore. And I was not the only one. On the shore of the lake, there were goats and sheep in some parts of the lake, a nice horse was grazing, sometimes there were people who did yoga.

Here are my friends. Dima from Russia, Lena from Uzbek, Zulfiya from Uzbek, Zulfiya from Kazak. We stayed togetehr, ate together and became friendly. We kept a vegetarian diet for a week, to be honest, it was soooo good!!! I regret that rarely took pictures. (Why did I ...)

Again the peeeeeeaceful lake. Yoga on the beach(actually lake shore), only seen in other photos, but now I'm in that photo. Slowly and peacefully with lovely people... I was able to enjoy yoga for the first time. It was the time as a dream I will never forget.

There were special moments. An Indian wedding ceremony was held with a yoga monk. For the first time in ancient times, I was able to imagine when a marriage occurred. Marriage is a tidy contract and a happy ceremony.

We celebrated the marriage and enjoyed the wedding together. Zulfiya Nartadjieva and Zulfiya Janayeva. I set down in the middle of them, and made a wish. Dima and Lena. He handled the instrument well. Actually, I did not have the right clothe for the wedding, Zulfiya Janayeva gave me a (one day) skirt. Thanks :)

This yoga seminar could not be said without Mrinal. He had flew away from India. He was as a genius who can do many instruments, songs and dances freely. We could hear pleasant music lectures for a week. As part of our art class, we were able to do a little performance. (to be continued..) I taught Korean for Mrinal. He realized the principle of Hangeul at once. He is a good teacher and good student! He wrote in Hindi my name "벼리".

Good people and good lectures were overflowing, but I tried to have my own time if I could.

I lay on the shore of the lake and read 'Hector and the Search for Happiness(꾸뻬씨의 행복여행), it seemed like I was there to find happiness like Hector(꾸뻬). I also had time to imagine the universe. (It was a little difficult.)

But in fact, books were good, but I needed time to think. A constant waves, it seemed like 'anxiety' in my mind. Why am I worried, what I worry about. The reason for existence, I was obviously worried about it. Is there anytime in my life that I can think of? I couldn't find an 'answer', but I was satisfied because I could think enough. Time went by, all moments were good.

Finally the last day came. Bye bye~~ my home~~ With the respectable friend 'Jiva Priya' who was impressed from the first day. She often translated Russian into English for me. I thank her.

From Issyk kul to Bishkek.