The Life of a Yogi
I’m
really overwhelmed with happiness right now, so I apologize in advance if this
is completely incoherent. I actually cannot even begin to explain the joy of
today. Everything was perfect… Sunshine pouring into the temple, a cool breeze
outside, just enough asana, and
plenty of chanting to close the day.
We
had our morning sessions with Sri Dharma, which were amazing as usual. Then we
had a large-group Dharma II practice, and I got to practice assisting, which
was so exciting because I had never done it before; it was really a treat to
just be able to observe bodies and see how much you can read about where a
person is in their practice. So helpful for me from a teacher’s standpoint!
Then
we had Yoshio for Dharma IV, which seemed to fly by today… I felt so open and
just physically ready for anything. This week has changed so much about my
body, my mind, and my emotional state. I just hope I can continue to flow in
this direction as I move into the inter-module homework phase of the training!
After
lunch we reviewed the homework assignments with Adam. It’s a lot, but I am so
excited to start putting everything into place – and to see the effects of a
committed, long-term practice. Then we had an Om Japa class with Adam, and
after we finished chanting the Om for about 20 minutes, I felt like I was
floating. The closing Satsang ceremony was beautiful, and I could just feel the
joy radiating from everyone – Dharmaji included. It was almost like another
spiritual discourse session – he spoke so beautifully about so many things, and
I wrote down so many little tidbits because they were just deeply inspiring to
me.
At
one point he said, “All these rituals we do are just for us to express how
grateful we are to be here.” I feel like I could have chanted with everyone for
another four hours before I fully expressed my gratitude towards this
opportunity and the full experience of this week.
It
wasn’t too tearful of a goodbye tonight, because of course it was really just “see
you later”. I’m so excited to tackle the work ahead of me, partially because I
know I have this community of support now. I can’t wait to see everyone again
in November, and I’m sure we’re all going to have fantastic journeys leading up
to that time!
Just
one picture tonight – of myself and Lisa, my roomie for the week!
~Danielle
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