Since we started in September my focus was mainly to get us in touch with our hearts and how we feel these definitely challenging times, especially here in Greece that we have been firtsly targeted for change.
I used as a new tool in my advanced classes Antar Darshan , a meditation that i was taught during my stay in Satyananda Ashram this summer , that deals a lot with how we feel with our selves our life situation our famiies etc , still a lot of work on that as i am also practicing it .
But of course challenges are just our stepping stones to grow and find this inner strength that carries us through .
It is through faith and understanding that we can start our journey and then use all the variety of tools from our classical Satyananda yoga that assists us to grow stronger physicaly mentaly emotionally and keep our energy level up with a clear mind and an open heart.
Having as my main foundation Satyananda Yoga, the tradition that i trained since 2001 and got qualified to teach , the last three years i have also broadened my horizons on Yoga, by practicing Ashtanga yoga, a rather dynamic extroverted style, which lifts up the energy through ujjayi breath and a particuar sequence of practices, have done a 3 day private workshop with Christine Karitinou an expert on Ashtanga , working to get a qualification to share it with you.
The 2012 gift for my spiritual evolution is coming in contact with Chogyal Namkai Norbu , a Tibetan Spiritual Master and after attending a 3 day presentation of this tradition in late September , i attended a weekend retreat by Namkai Norbu, 5th -7th of October . Part of this tradition is Yantra Yoga , the Tibetan Yoga of movement, also a very ancient system that was taught in Tibet since 8th century by Vairocana and has come to our days uninterupred.
Being thirsty for spiritual truth and loving Yoga , with the precious help and support of you all, I soon found myself in Tenerife in November 2012 and did a week Yantra Yoga Teacher's training and am also preparing with a small group of my students for supervision , by Laura Evangelisti.
Looking back to 2012, I feel we did well as a group, we handled all challenges and huge changes happening to us all and helped on various occasions people in need.
We are constantly praying and sending love & light and positive thoughts & energy to ouselves, our families, friends the community we live in, Mother Earth, Gaia that supports and nourishes us.
See u all on January 7th 2013.
Lots of Love
Lilian/Sannyasi Yogamitra
Om Shanti Shanti Shantihi
