Fast Day 4

A busy Easter Saturday here at camp, where we started the morning with pranayama exercises and then unison chanting of a mantra for peace for the day's amuse-bouche, and ended with very serious and powerful discussion by the clinic's head of medicine Dr. Françoise Wilhelmi de Toledo (those paying attention at home will notice the common last name in there, and yes, she did marry the third-generation heir to the biz Raimund) about the Bach oratorio combined with ballet performance by John Neumaier's troupe in Hamburg of St. Matthew's Passion.

Yes, we do cover a wide gamut here, fersure. As it was the day before the resurrection festivals, Vicky and I attended the discussion of the music, dance interpretation, and the biblical drama (of course underpinned by enormous conflict...in the good doctor's words, "a drama about the death of an innocent man who has no chance of being understood in the face of the collective unconscious."

You see the connection, no?

In between such bookends were more servings of wickedly tasty (of course it would be, wouldn't it?) vegetable consommés and various and sundry physical activities like yoga ball Pilates class (whew! Lots harder than the reformer when one has to stay balanced on that thing!), stretching, "Dance It Off" free dancing to start one's self healing, and yes, some lazing around the heated (thank goodness, it's only 7 degrees C) pool too.

All that and still the smallest weight drop (recorded this morning, sure) of the trip so far...

BP: 127/74
Kg: 74.5