I had to go. Badly. But one of my three roommates was taking a luxury long shower in the only bathroom. What to do?! No oh no! The thought crossed my mind...
Use the Indian bathroom? Me?
None of the four of us sub-leasing that house in Mysore, South India circa 2008 had yet opened THAT door.
None of us had dared step into the vortex of how two thirds of the world do their business.
But I had to. What was the alternative?
So I did.
I opened the door.... Slowly. Would the walls be splashed? Would there be water in the pot next to it? Would it even be clean? Would I fall into an infinite tunnel of shit?
No. Phew! Very clean.
I went outside to refill the pot with clean water, grabbed some extra toilette paper, closed the door, and did what I had to do.
Wait. What is this?
Fascinating!
Even though it was uncomfortable, everything was easy... It almost felt... Hm, what is the word? NATURAL, human, normal. DIFFERENT.
Imagine my delight when I saw the episode of Shark Tank in which Bobby and Judy presented what they have come to call "Squatty-Potty" a company that created a stool so we can, IN THE WEST, squat easily...
Here is the episode which is fun to watch
Because I have this habit of calling anyone who helps me evacuate my intestines better I picked up the phone and gave Bobby and Judy a call and they agreed to go on the podcast that I do with lovely husband, "Ask Altucher".
The four of us had a lot to talk about. Almost every illness out there starts in the intestines.
Bobby shipped me two Squatty-Potties ahead of the podcast recording so I could try it myself, and I have to tell you, I noticed a few things right away...
If you get put off by talk of how the body works, maybe skip these points...
As a yogi, I am fascinated by this type of things
1) It works JUST like the Indian toilette, only it is EASIER because my muscles don't have to hold me in position, my legs simply raise to the occasion
2) It works. It is the right position in which to do "our business"
3) This is only for women... I know... But I noticed that I was able to empty my bladder to an extent I had never done before... I mean, it kept going and going... Like the pink bunny
I will let you hear the episode and I hope you try it...
