morning asana

mama has an altar set up in the corner where she does yoga. it's smaller than the one in the ashram. it's a cabinet with two doors. inside is a statue of buddha & ganesha, a picture of the dalai lama (not dolly, dalai), a picture of grandpa, a bowl of oranges and some incense. there's some other stuff there like a white scarf & some red string & some beads too. & some candles. polly likes the little statue of ganesha because he has an elephant's head & a little mouse by his foot. mama says ganesha's best friend is the mouse. polly never knew grandpa but he looks handsome. every morning mama lights incense & does her asanas & meditates before she wakes up polly for school. she says she burns the incense to honor our ancestors & bless the day. after she's done she closes the doors.

sometimes in the afternoon polly opens the doors so buddha & ganesha & the dalai lama & grandpa can look out. but she doesn't burn any incense because she's not allowed to touch the lighter.