4 o'clock asana class

At 5am the bell rang and blurry eyed we would walk down to the Dhanwatari hall where we meditated for an hour, then we chanted for an hour, then we had tea for fifteen minutes, then we had 'how to teach yoga class' for two hours, then we had breakfast, then we had karma yoga for an hour, then my brain ached with philosophy for three hours and then at my beloved 4 o'clock we would go down to the lake and have our very own asana class for two hours- this was my favourite time of the day. I loved just listening to the voice of my instructor " inhale...exhale...slowly come up onto your head and breaaath..."