Well, this was June 2020, and I had a decision to make. A friend pinged me. First batch of Sri Sri Yoga teacher training 200H online in North America, applications close in 2 days. I didn’t like Yoga. Wasn’t a fan. I rather go to the gym, work a sweat, raise my heart rate. But,... Continue Reading →
Guru Purnima 2020 – A time for review
Happy Gurupurnima folks! Guru Purnima is the day to pause, acknowledge and celebrate all that life has given us. And, its an especially special day for someone on the spiritual path. When you are on the path, progress happens in leaps and bounds, and this day is lovingly celebrated in the presence of one’s spiritual... Continue Reading →
The presence of the present moment
The present moment speaks a truth so beautiful, a little shift is all that is needed to hear its melody. An ever-present continuum this present, with presence so easy to forget. It is the base upon which life exists, where existence holds its due place. Ever alive, ever fluid, ever dynamic in its expression and... Continue Reading →
The fortress within
Every soul is in lockdown, from the richest to poorest, strongest to the weakest. Most people on this planet are subject to a challenge so dire, never did the wise foresee it coming. Each person locked in his own room, clipped from his activities, habits, desires and ambitions. The mind’s wings tied up from reaching... Continue Reading →
Padmasadhana meditation
Padmasadhana or Lotus meditation is one of the most beautiful meditation practices out there. With time, it has become my all-favorite practice in Art of Living. When done daily, I find it incredibly restorative, healing and beautiful. And, it has become the one tool that enables me to lead a highly packed lifestyle; a successful... Continue Reading →
Art of Living Teacher Training Program (TTP) Experience
I have written quite a few experience pieces about Art of Living programs, but never have I felt so honored writing about THE course of courses; a course such unfathomable in its beauty and its depth, offering experiences so profound and transformations so significant, that we were simply marveled and humbled as our dormant potential... Continue Reading →
The Mystical Journey
A little poem to capture my ecstatic excitement for this mystical inward journey. Time flows ever so steadily, impervious to my story line, Yet, it drags me along, slowly, yet steadily; So, I steady myself, ever so intently, for I am on a journey I know not where, but all I know for sure, is... Continue Reading →
The quest of futility
Something my mind searches for, so elusive, so shy A source, a cause, a hook to explain this turbulence within, without realizing that it is the source of this cloud of dust. Something my mind searches for, so small, and so faint, Looking to blame this misery, this sorrow and this pain on it, without... Continue Reading →
The last mile before the beginning
Its 11 days to Art of Living Happiness program teacher training program. And, life has been shuffling, and re-shuffling, bringing various phases of my past into memory and the present. Some days I wonder, if I’m ready, other days, if my health will support me. Been 2 weeks since my stomach has been troubling me.... Continue Reading →