This was my last day at Carnoustie. Tomorrow I would fly to Qatar to join my husband’s overwhelming whirlwind of having less than two weeks to pack up 4 years of life in the Middle East and ship it to Canada. I started my day with 7:00am Healing Yoga down by the beach. I arrived…
Cherthala, India – Day 6 – Carnoustie Ayurveda & Wellness Resort
This was the morning I woke up and realized I would have to resign from my job. With my return to Doha in a few days, my priority would be to help my husband with the whirlwind he was steeped in of getting us out of Qatar within the two weeks given to us. Leaving…
Cherthala, India – Day 5 – Carnoustie Ayurveda & Wellness Resort – Punnamada Lake Backwater Boat Ride
Part of the Carnoustie experience includes a boat tour of the backwaters of Punnamada Lake in the Alappuzha district. Myself and four other Carnoustie guests were driven to the marina. I was happy that Andrei and Alice Soukhinine , a wonderful couple from Moscow, were on the tour with me! The captain greeting us as…
Cherthala, India – Day 5 – Carnoustie Ayurveda & Wellness Resort – This Day I Find Out My Husband And I Would Be Leaving Qatar
I hadn’t mentioned what was happening back in Doha during my stay in Kerala, to save it for this blog. My husband Michael and I both work in education in Qatar. My trip to India was during my school’s scheduled Spring Break. My husband’s college scheduled Spring Break was two weeks after mine. While I…
Cherthala, India – Day 4 – Carnoustie Ayurveda & Wellness Resort
It’s a bit of a long story, but the short version is that this day was a photo mishap!! I had to use my underwater camera to take pictures during the morning/afternoon because my Canon battery was charging and when I used my iPhone to takes pictures, with the internet so slow, pictures from my…
Cherthala, India – Day 3 – Carnoustie Ayurveda & Wellness Resort – My Reiki Master Teacher Training Begins
I woke up feeling very excited for my first 6:00pm Reiki Master Teacher Training Workshop with Dr. V. P. Rajashekharan! Dr. Raj. as we call him, is a Carnoustie resident Yoga professor, Reiki Master and Pranic Healer with a PhD in yoga & MD in Alternative Medicine and Diploma in Pranic Healing. He is a…
Cherthala, India – Day 2 – Carnoustie Ayurveda & Wellness Resort – Traditional Indian Dance Performance
Carnoustie put on a small dance show for guests with three young women performing traditional Indian dance! Videos: I met the dancers after the show. They were so beautiful! The girl’s ages were 13, 16 and 22 years old! Their costumes were spectacular!!! What I noticed most during the beautiful dances were their eyes. I…
Cherthala, India – Day 2 – Carnoustie Ayurveda & Wellness Resort
I started noticing how difficult it was for me to settle in such a peaceful environment. My norm is trying to find inner peace in a hectic, busy life. But my reality here was the total opposite. I was at a resort dedicated to stress relief, health, tranquility and peace. The silence allowed me to…
Cherthala, India – Day 1 – Carnoustie Ayurveda & Wellness Resort
My first full day at Carnoustie started with 7:00am healing yoga near the beach. I left my villa around 6:30 to check everything out! I set up my yoga mat: Then I took a walk to the beach to observe the fisherman. The name of the beach Thiruvizha Beach. There were lots of House Crows,…
Cherthala, India – The Start of My 7 Day Stay at Carnoustie Ayurveda & Wellness Resort
I made it through the Cochin Airport with little issue – except if you have an e-Visa – don’t go in the regular immigration line. The big sign at immigration that says “e-Visa” – go there. I made the mistake of thinking that is where you apply online for a Visa. That immigration area is…
