This has been a long / short 15 days here in Central America. We have had so many amazing experiences and met so many wonderful and a few not so wonderful people along the way. We have been travelers and tourists, teachers and students, uncomfortable and comfortably uncomfortable, but perhaps most important, we have been open...open hearts and open minds to this diverse, and amazingly different, yet similar, part of the world. Immersed in our common humanity that binds us, that transcends the "differences" in how we look, what we eat, and how we live. We shared these "differences" with others, without judgment, but in pure appreciation for being so blessed to have been able to walk so intimately in another's shoes, if only for a brief moment in time. To see myself and my world from a different point of view and to hopefully share some perspective as well. That is what this journey has been all about!
Though we have come a long way, this experience is only just beginning. The next 17 days will be a journey considerably more difficult than the last. We will make our way to Dharamsala, located in Northern India near the Pakistani border, to the spiritual grounds of the Dalai Lama. Here we will visit the Tushita meditation center for 10 days of silence / meditation / yoga as we seek understanding, peace, and enlightenment. So for 10 days there will be no contact with the outside world. No cell phones, Internet, etc. For all that know me, you know that 10 days of silence is going to be extremely difficult. This will be the toughest journey yet, but I am so excited to experience the person that emerges on the other side.
After the retreat our travels will take us through the heart of northern India where we will again seek to walk in another's steps. At this point I will pick up the blog as I will have lots to share.
Thanks for continuing to tag along and again my apologies for getting behind on the blog...please, charge it to my head and not to my heart.
NYC to Delhi, Sept 6th
See you friends.
Namaste!
Though we have come a long way, this experience is only just beginning. The next 17 days will be a journey considerably more difficult than the last. We will make our way to Dharamsala, located in Northern India near the Pakistani border, to the spiritual grounds of the Dalai Lama. Here we will visit the Tushita meditation center for 10 days of silence / meditation / yoga as we seek understanding, peace, and enlightenment. So for 10 days there will be no contact with the outside world. No cell phones, Internet, etc. For all that know me, you know that 10 days of silence is going to be extremely difficult. This will be the toughest journey yet, but I am so excited to experience the person that emerges on the other side.
After the retreat our travels will take us through the heart of northern India where we will again seek to walk in another's steps. At this point I will pick up the blog as I will have lots to share.
Thanks for continuing to tag along and again my apologies for getting behind on the blog...please, charge it to my head and not to my heart.
NYC to Delhi, Sept 6th
See you friends.
Namaste!
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