Monthly Archives: December 2017

Day 3, Dec. 19, 2017, PM session. Pune, India After an exhaustive and exhilarating exploration of how the shoulder blades can support the lungs, chest and neck, we were ripe for pranayama. The afternoon session began with an introduction to … Continue reading →

Day 3, Dec. 19, 2017, AM session, Pune, India. “We do not merely breathe to live, we breathe to become. Moment to moment there is a constant becoming taking place in us, either positive or negative. Change is a constant … Continue reading →

Day 2, Dec. 18, 2017, AM session 2, Pune, India. Prashant began the morning session with a talk about spiritual identity, Ishvara and the Sutras. I will address this material at a later time. Asking if we needed clarification, his … Continue reading →

Day 2, Dec. 18, 2017, AM session, Pune, India. “We have a universe within, and just the world without.” The elegance with which Prashant leads you into the invocation is an entire lesson itself. “Exhale to flush out the worldliness, exhale … Continue reading →

Day 1, Dec. 17, 2017, PM session, Pune, India. Prashant began our afternoon session by setting expectations and asking us to recognize the nature of his work. “We have to be on that plane where we are doing together, not … Continue reading →

Day 1, Dec. 17, 2017, AM session, Pune, India. Today the actual sessions began. Abhijata waved the diya (candle) around Patanjali and we all joined together for the invocation. There was so much material covered that I want to post, … Continue reading →

Dec. 16, 2017, Pune, India I watched the last part of Prashantji’s class this morning, took Abhijata’s lady’s class, and then sat at Geetaji’s feet for a spontaneous talk about the how community must practice and learn from one another. … Continue reading →

Dec. 15, 2017, Govinda’s Gardens, next to the Ragwada Hotel, near Baner road, Pune, India. 4:00 onwards, dinner at 7:30. A sweet reunion; the intimate family, five sisters and one brother, with the extended spiritual family of students and teachers … Continue reading →