Potli Massage & English Lesson

This was very much a day of rest and recovery. I was feeling tired from 21000 steps and overstimulation yesterday. A short walk to the shop to stock up on loo roll but otherwise relaxing between lessons.

Before dinner I tried a “Potli massage”. This entailed being pummelled all over by two small cloth sacks filled with Ayurvedic herbs, warmed (in a frying pan) covered in sesame oil. It was lovely, especially the circular motions between the pummelling. Afterwards I was directed to sit in a large wooden box… I was skeptical but having my head poking out the top kept me cool (and reassured) as the rest of me sweated!

Rach spent the evening giving one of the lovely kitchen workers an English lesson, and after a late dinner I enjoyed an early night.Read more