I wanted to describe it a bit more in detail here, but after visiting the ashram website, I decided to welcome you without further delay to Shri Jasnath Asan (ashram) where the focus is on the irrevocable bond between man and nature.
No more suspense: Shri Jashnath Asan
No more suspense: Shri Jashnath Asan
In case you don't get hijacked by the ashram videos, which would be understandable, here are more details about the last leg of our journey: My recollection is vague, a sign of the exhaustion perhaps.
We had communication problems trying to find a tuktuk driver to get us to the bus station for our bus to Panchala, Nagaur, Rajasthan, where the ashram was.
Ultimately we got into one trusting that it would work out somehow, and yes, it did, after the driver did a little detour to a friend who spoke English and after some more discussing, again we just trusted.
And indeed we made it to the bus station as the sun was rising. It was perfect timing. We arrived at the ashram by traveling "slowly" (on the ground) in a tuktuk together with locals (no selfie 🤳🏽, sorry) who were in the same bus and also going to the ashram; once they figured that out, the bus driver decided to not do the detour to the ashram; that is what it seemed like. Slow traveling coming from fast-paced New York was so right on. We could have flown into Jaipur of Jodhpur and taken a cab, but we would have missed out on the local flavor. So there it was: Shri Jasnath Asan.
I remember meeting Shree (Sherry Minnnard, director of yoga programs), Gurujii Surjanath (the spiritual leader of the ashram), our most wonderful hosts; Michelle (fellow reflexologist), Liz from South America, Sharon from Nevada. Shree took us around the ashram, a medieval fortress. I remember that she suggested we mediate by the trees near the temples.
While I do not remember what the first meal was, I know it was delicious like every single one of them. I missed the following meal. Hearing a knock on my door and the phone ring felt more like a lucid dream than reality. I ignored both, I needed sleep.
Lakshmi Voelker speaks a lot about using the word trust instead of hope during her LV Chair Yoga trainings, and the more mindful use of words generally called in Sanskrit called MATRIKA Shakti (power of the word). I hardly use the word hope anymore, but replaced it with trust, and it has had an impact on my life.
Getting to the ashram was a lot about trust; Trusting more can be a practice I recommend, and entails going more with the flow. Going more with the flow is something that we all can benefit from. I personally have observed that trying to control circumstances never pans out anyway. Let's just acknowledge that the universe is much more powerful than we could ever imagine it to be. Can anyone argue with that?
Many 🙏🏻 thanks for the warm welcome, Shri Jasnath Asan. Hospitality with capital letters and a very rich experience.
While I do not remember what the first meal was, I know it was delicious like every single one of them. I missed the following meal. Hearing a knock on my door and the phone ring felt more like a lucid dream than reality. I ignored both, I needed sleep.
Lakshmi Voelker speaks a lot about using the word trust instead of hope during her LV Chair Yoga trainings, and the more mindful use of words generally called in Sanskrit called MATRIKA Shakti (power of the word). I hardly use the word hope anymore, but replaced it with trust, and it has had an impact on my life.
Getting to the ashram was a lot about trust; Trusting more can be a practice I recommend, and entails going more with the flow. Going more with the flow is something that we all can benefit from. I personally have observed that trying to control circumstances never pans out anyway. Let's just acknowledge that the universe is much more powerful than we could ever imagine it to be. Can anyone argue with that?
Many 🙏🏻 thanks for the warm welcome, Shri Jasnath Asan. Hospitality with capital letters and a very rich experience.
India Part Ten: From Reading to Experiencing: Om The Universal Sound Led by Gurujii Surjanath.
Enjoy,
Om Namaste,
Birgit
This may help you to shift you to more ease:
- Inhale through the nose and exhale through the mouth slowly and completely on a ha sound, another two times, then return to natural breathing and observe...
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