roof over temple

Yesterday I improved the yoga tent inside my room. I obtained two more blankets to make the roof. Then I lucked out that the bamboo pole vendor made his rounds of the alley in which I live. People buy the poles to hang clothes from. I bought six poles to create legs at the corners and lift the assembly one foot heigher.

For the roof, I decided to put the red color facing the inside. It gives a warm glow to the room. I haven't figure out the lighting yet but I am experimenting with some fluorescent.

A bonus of using poles is that I have been able to include the desk area into the space. So now the warm space encloses my study, meditation and yoga practice areas; it's my yoga temple. I think it is brilliant that the study area can be included. It makes studying/working there comfortable as well.

This is a composite picture of the corner.

This is a detail of the assembly on the outside, showing the poles and the curtain rods. They are tied together with rope. The assembly has been speeded up because the blankets came with the holes on the perimeter. Maybe I should invest in a smoke detector and make sure that I don't burn any candles in the area, since all of this might be flamable.

Another bonus of the assembly is that the heater for the room located in the wall, which is undersized for the room, now only needs to heat a smaller area. Bordered by a curtain, with a small heater it is possible to maintain this side comfortable when sleeping at night as well. Inside the tent, the temperature can be maintained warm with two small area heaters. The temperature differential between the yoga space and the apartment feels to be about 15 degrees.

As I concluded my creation yesterday, I slipped on a bamboo pole on the floor. As I fell I hit my head on the side of the desk. I received a bump from it and a veritable headache. This morning I feel fine. It's time to practice.