3 Feb 2012
Good evening India.
Day 5 on this divine journey and it just keeps getting better.
So a typical day for me is I wake up around 0600, take my bucket bath and get dressed and ready for the day, brush my chops from bottle water...then I sit out on my porch and listen to the morning routines of the birds singing, the woman across the street chanting and then the dogs trying to immitate the birds
and beautiful voice of the woman. Tuk-Tuks roaring down the street, bicyclists riding around and people just doing their morning walk around the block. There is so much happening from minute by minute it truly
blows me away..there is constant stimulation. Ahh...yes from listening to all of this I write in my journal and just reflect on however I'm feeling or how I slept or from the previous days activities.
By 0715 I am out the door and walking to the Yoga Mandiram to be to Asana (postures/poses) and Pranayama(breathing) practice by 0730. We then have amazing breakfast always consisting of some sort of Indian spiced up breakfast with fresh, flavorful fruit (pomegranate, banana, papaya, pineapple) and a date (a favorite of mine....Right, Brianna?!) ;) also with some chai ginger tea. All 50 minute courses We then have theory of asana and pranayama, yoga philosophy, vedic chanting...Lunch break which then I mosey home to Kala and Govendama...two very beautiful angels who were placed in my life so gracefully. They are such giving, wonderful souls who always have a bright infectious smile on their faces while Kala prepares my food and Govendama, the cleaning. So so wonderful. I feel so blessed to share this time with them.
After lunch I have Pranayama practice and application of Yoga...a short tea break follows and then class is wrapped up so perfectly with meditative practice.
Today was so powerful.
Geetha, our instructor for meditation...she truly has such a special way about her; her presence
is so very divine and her energy is glowing and so bright. We are to practice some pranayama (breathing) techniques in a sitting position where you are to connect yourself and completely be in touch with yourself and the nature around you and be present. Today we focused on water. The balance of water within us and all around us. Sitting in complete silence breathing deep...eyes closed...imagining I was sitting near a lake
and so I did. I imagined I was sitting near a stunning lake in California...the water was so still and the only thing I was surrounded by were trees in complete peace. I was sitting on a large rock just with myself...this made me very happy, thinking of very happy thoughts of while I was last in California this summer with some very special family and then everything that lead up to it.
I then changed my location to the ship I was on traveling the ocean...this was so touching for me and brought so many special, powerful memories back to me. While I was on the ship I would always go outside in my little hiding spot and just be alone to get away from all of the chaos happening on the ship and just to breathe for a few seconds. And for those moments I completely immerced myself into this...I became one with the ocean and the peaceful waves crashing so delicately against the ship. I then pictured myself with some very special people in my life who bring me so much joy...and we were all there together just living in the moment and enjoying each others presence.
Sometimes when I would go out on the ship by myself in my hiding spot...during the daylight especially very early in the morning when not a soul was to be heard around me and the sun was barely coming up...I would just stand outside and truly count my blessings. I feel so grateful and blessed to be where I am and to have gone where I have traveled. I sometimes would witness dolphins so peacefully swimming with the ship as well as flying fish...I swear they came out just so I could see them dancing with the tune of the waves. The way they just glided across the water always amazed me . Having this so near to my heart just makes me smile imagining it all over again. I felt this power completely overcome me and just burst into my heart and soul...it nearly knocked me off of my pillows.
Once Geetha was finished, I gently opened my eyes and tears completely poured out of my eyes.
I was so full of joy and it was such a beautiful thing to be completely in touch with everything around me
and to pour myself into this experience as a whole...I can't imagine what is in store for me next.
Today was such a special, powerful ground-breaking day....and as I was thinking of water...
there were waterfalls coming from my eyes.
Life is so beautiful.
I am in complete and utter bliss.
Namaste.
Jenna Margaret
Good evening India.
Day 5 on this divine journey and it just keeps getting better.
So a typical day for me is I wake up around 0600, take my bucket bath and get dressed and ready for the day, brush my chops from bottle water...then I sit out on my porch and listen to the morning routines of the birds singing, the woman across the street chanting and then the dogs trying to immitate the birds
and beautiful voice of the woman. Tuk-Tuks roaring down the street, bicyclists riding around and people just doing their morning walk around the block. There is so much happening from minute by minute it truly
blows me away..there is constant stimulation. Ahh...yes from listening to all of this I write in my journal and just reflect on however I'm feeling or how I slept or from the previous days activities.
By 0715 I am out the door and walking to the Yoga Mandiram to be to Asana (postures/poses) and Pranayama(breathing) practice by 0730. We then have amazing breakfast always consisting of some sort of Indian spiced up breakfast with fresh, flavorful fruit (pomegranate, banana, papaya, pineapple) and a date (a favorite of mine....Right, Brianna?!) ;) also with some chai ginger tea. All 50 minute courses We then have theory of asana and pranayama, yoga philosophy, vedic chanting...Lunch break which then I mosey home to Kala and Govendama...two very beautiful angels who were placed in my life so gracefully. They are such giving, wonderful souls who always have a bright infectious smile on their faces while Kala prepares my food and Govendama, the cleaning. So so wonderful. I feel so blessed to share this time with them.
After lunch I have Pranayama practice and application of Yoga...a short tea break follows and then class is wrapped up so perfectly with meditative practice.
Today was so powerful.
Geetha, our instructor for meditation...she truly has such a special way about her; her presence
is so very divine and her energy is glowing and so bright. We are to practice some pranayama (breathing) techniques in a sitting position where you are to connect yourself and completely be in touch with yourself and the nature around you and be present. Today we focused on water. The balance of water within us and all around us. Sitting in complete silence breathing deep...eyes closed...imagining I was sitting near a lake
and so I did. I imagined I was sitting near a stunning lake in California...the water was so still and the only thing I was surrounded by were trees in complete peace. I was sitting on a large rock just with myself...this made me very happy, thinking of very happy thoughts of while I was last in California this summer with some very special family and then everything that lead up to it.
I then changed my location to the ship I was on traveling the ocean...this was so touching for me and brought so many special, powerful memories back to me. While I was on the ship I would always go outside in my little hiding spot and just be alone to get away from all of the chaos happening on the ship and just to breathe for a few seconds. And for those moments I completely immerced myself into this...I became one with the ocean and the peaceful waves crashing so delicately against the ship. I then pictured myself with some very special people in my life who bring me so much joy...and we were all there together just living in the moment and enjoying each others presence.
Sometimes when I would go out on the ship by myself in my hiding spot...during the daylight especially very early in the morning when not a soul was to be heard around me and the sun was barely coming up...I would just stand outside and truly count my blessings. I feel so grateful and blessed to be where I am and to have gone where I have traveled. I sometimes would witness dolphins so peacefully swimming with the ship as well as flying fish...I swear they came out just so I could see them dancing with the tune of the waves. The way they just glided across the water always amazed me . Having this so near to my heart just makes me smile imagining it all over again. I felt this power completely overcome me and just burst into my heart and soul...it nearly knocked me off of my pillows.
Once Geetha was finished, I gently opened my eyes and tears completely poured out of my eyes.
I was so full of joy and it was such a beautiful thing to be completely in touch with everything around me
and to pour myself into this experience as a whole...I can't imagine what is in store for me next.
Today was such a special, powerful ground-breaking day....and as I was thinking of water...
there were waterfalls coming from my eyes.
Life is so beautiful.
I am in complete and utter bliss.
Namaste.
Jenna Margaret
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