The weekend at Ayurgram held two interesting revelations for me: a) that boiled cumin seed (jeera) water can be really addictive and b) that being spoilt silly is something I’m enjoying way too much. I must have guzzled a few litres of this amazingly refreshing drink that I have never tasted before. The day started with a satisfying breakfast of fruit, toast, omlette, jeera water, juice and tea. Compared to my paltry tea and a fruit breakfast back home, I was slowly realising the meaning of living life ‘kingsize’ (or ‘queensize’ as the case is here). In the morning I discover pranayama (yogic breathing techniques). I had no idea there were so many ways to breathe in air! They never taught us all this in biology class. The breakfast only seemed to whet my appetite. By lunchtime, I happily devoured everything served on my huge Kerala thali. Though I couldn’t really tell what I was eating, all I could taste was lots of black mustard, coconut and heaps of curry leaves. Yummy, none the less. …