January 9, 2014 Thursday Today was a day for a haircut. Rose had put me in touch with Eva, a young lady from Estonia (or was it Latvia?) who is living in Chiang Mai. Rose told me that Eva gave the best haircut in Chiang Mai! So I met Eva, and she cut my hair. I did not get a picture, but it was a very good haircut (the best haircut in Chiang Mai)! Thank-you, […]
January 8, 2014 Wednesday I am backing off from yoga for several days to really allow my back to relax and heal. Between all of the walking around, the yoga, and the general activity, even on the days I reported as being resting or relaxing days, I was pretty active. And with friends coming into Chiang Mai, I’ll have much to do and little time to rest. Hot stone-oil massage It was recommended by Dao […]
January 7, 2014 Tuesday Walked around the north side of the wall/moat today. Along the way, I say a Ford / New Holland tractor dealership … inside the city. The location seems a bit odd to me, but it is real. Wat Lok Molee I stopped at Wat Lok Molee, one of my many favorite temples. Wat Lok Molee is just outside the moat, along the north side just a few hundred meters from Chang […]
January 6, 2014 Monday Woke today with more of a stiffness in my back then before. And just when I was hopeful that this was almost gone and my back returning to normal. I have an Osteo-Thai massage scheduled today with Dao in the room above Wild Rose Yoga. I just love the energy of the building, and there was a yoga class taking place, so we could hear occasional comments like, “breathe…”. The massage […]
January 5, 2014 Sunday A bit of a goal today was to visit the so-called “Silver Temple,” Wat Sri Suphan. The silver temple is south of the old city, but not a terribly long walk from the center of the old city, perhaps 1.5 km (about a mile) for where I am staying. The temple is located Wua Lai Road, south of Chiang Mai Gate, in the traditional area for silver making and silver shops. […]
January 4, 2014 I have no specific plans today, a common theme to the start of many days. My back is much improved, so a goal is to get back to yoga practice later today. There is an elemental Yin Yoga class later this afternoon which would be quite nice for my current state. Walk to Wat Suan Dok I did walk down to Chiang Mai Gate, the eastern of the two gates on the […]
January 2, 2014 As is usual for me, I have no specific plans for the day except: (1) Oasis Spa to spoil myself a little, and (2) the Green Papaya Sangha meditation group. Oasis Spa Oasis Spa is in the slightly higher end of spas around Chiang Mai, but it is one with which I am familiar. I took a little diversion during the yoga workshop here two years ago to have a sea salt […]
January 1, 2014 – New Year’s Day I woke to a new day and a new year. The day looks to be stunning, as are most days here in Chiang Mai. I have no specific plan today. My back is sometimes better and sometimes not, so I will pass on yoga today and for a few days, except some general stretching in my room. I saw an interesting sign: Coffee should be black as hell, […]
31-Dec-2013 New Year’s Eve As is usual, I have spent part of the day walking around parts of the city, this time seeing preparations for the New Year’s Countdown Festival 2014. I had what is called an Osteo-Thai massage by Dao, a French woman I know from Wild Rose Yoga. Dao and her partner, David, teach Osteo-Thai massage which is described as a bridge between east and west, a form of bodywork combining the Thai […]
James the Intrepid Pilgrim 