{"id":3548,"date":"2018-03-19T11:54:29","date_gmt":"2018-03-19T15:54:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/crosscultural\/?p=3548"},"modified":"2018-04-03T13:58:41","modified_gmt":"2018-04-03T17:58:41","slug":"kerala-sarang-center","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/intercultural\/2018\/03\/19\/kerala-sarang-center\/","title":{"rendered":"Kerala & Sarang Center"},"content":{"rendered":"

A day in the life at the Sarang Center, second person POV:<\/p>\n

6:15 am:\u00a0 First alarm<\/p>\n

6:20:\u00a0 Second alarm<\/p>\n

6:22: Get out of bed, throw Kalari clothes on<\/p>\n

6:31: Take Rickshaw to Kalari<\/p>\n

6:47: Arrive, lather oil on body, go through bowing routine<\/p>\n

7:01: Smile and grimace after Guru-ji starts class with \u201cThree laps!, one more, one more!\u201d<\/p>\n

8:30:\u00a0 leave class a bit more flexible and with the knowledge that you\u00a0will\u00a0<\/em>be feeling this in muscles you didn\u2019t know you had<\/p>\n

8:45:\u00a0 Arrive back at the houses, gather breakfast, eat with your 9 housemates by sitting in a circle – on couches, on chairs, on the floor – & talk about each other\u2019s mornings<\/p>\n

9:12:\u00a0 Take shower if your gracious housemates are able to fill the water tank<\/p>\n

10:00: Violin class!\u00a0 (I\u2019m a complete newbie… God bless our ears)<\/p>\n

12:00: nap time.<\/p>\n

1:30: lunch.\u00a0 Gather food, sit in circle, discuss the current snack situation.<\/p>\n

2:00-7:30: free time!\u00a0 Options include, but are not limited to:<\/p>\n