A "Typical" Day at Ramana's

it does not exist. but to share a rough idea:

8:00a Breaky
9-4:00 Cafe shift or
9-2:30 free time or organizing something...anything!
1:00 Lunch
2:30-4:00 Tuition (tutoring) time! kiddos are finished with school, so time for homework.
6:30 Dinner
7:30 Satsung -- a family gathering time spent singing Sanskrit chants, happy birthdays, welcoming guests, etc, etc.
Otherwise, time can be filled checking on sick kiddos (mostly coughs, sore throats, runny noses, and now the chicken pox epidemic), visiting with kids, helping with homework.
and most evenings i spent laughing, yogaing, talking and dancing with the nepali ladies i work with.
Then off to bed.

just a little insight on the medicine technique at ramana's. it is mostly homeopathic, which is a whole new world to me and has brought new meaning to the #'s 5 (head cold),6 (cough/chest involvement),and 8 (diarrhea). our most used meds were simply referred to by these #s. as for the chicken pox, an ayurvedic dr. suggested that we burn cow shit (why not...it is used for everything), mix the ash with fresh neem leaves (antiseptic), and rub it over their bodies. and so we did. it is difficult to judge the effectiveness of it, but it was a fun activity for all! hahaha!