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Namath
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 Posted - May 29 2013 : 12:30:36 PM
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Funny long distance apart but I feel this retreat has touched me as well through all of you.
On the night of 23rd May <my timing...must be 24th morning for you!>...I saw 6 or 7 white lights hovering around up in my crown chakra...felt Love to/from them all.Shanti was one of them!
 ...sorry to break in uninvited!I was pulled 
Glad for the joy that's shared through this post.
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kami
USA
920 Posts |
Posted - May 29 2013 : 1:28:11 PM
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Thank you cygnet, for your warm presence and participation at the retreat. Welcome to the forums!
Namath, thanks for participating as well. |
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chas
USA
209 Posts |
Posted - May 29 2013 : 3:25:05 PM
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Thank you Kami for organizing and leading, & for your hospitality and care.
Thank you Shanti for all that flows through you.
Kirtanman, thank you for your light-hearted Kirtanman-ness, wisdom & comedy.
Bewell, much enjoyed the dialogue and presence in stillness. Thank you.
Rohini, your unbounded joy and playfulness is contagious. Thank you.
Aumnaturel, it was great getting to know you. Thank you for the great conversation.
Bodhi Tree, the musical & poetic genius emanating from your loving heart is amazing.. the cross-pollination of methods and perspectives in the harmonious essence of being is much appreciated.
Parallax, you're so loving... & hilarious. Thank you.
Liz, it was great meeting you. Thank you for your bright smile and serenity.
Namath, thank you for being present in spirit.
Yogani, thank you for your part in making all of this possible. I'm forever grateful for AYP and all that you do in stillness.
Much gratitude to all who attended the retreat. I'm deeply touched by all of our interactions.
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Bodhi Tree
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Posted - May 29 2013 : 7:18:03 PM
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Chas! I felt such an instant connection upon meeting you. You're a true warrior and cosmic traveller. Your light shines brightly.
I'll catch you when we're buzzing by in that interstellar garden of cross-pollination.  |
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Rohini
USA
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Posted - May 30 2013 : 08:21:00 AM
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Kami! You rock girl! Muaaaaaah! Love you! 
Thank you all for your amazing presence and grace. I am falling short of words to express my feelings and hence I am copy pasting this beautiful quote that says it all -
“Words can never fully say what we want them to say, for they fumble, stammer, and break the best porcelain. The best one can hope for is to find along the way someone to share the path, content to walk in silence, for the heart communes best when it does not try to speak.”
#8213; Margaret Weis, Dragons of a Lost Star
I am thankful to have met all of you in my path. As for the asanas, it was just a natural flow as we are born in a yogic posture and all that we have to cultivate is a vedic mind with this yogic body. Thank you cygnet!
Guys, let the Antakshari challenge begin! Gear yourself with more songs! 
 A cardiac specialist died and at his funeral the coffin was placed in front of a huge mock up of a heart made up of flowers. When the pastor finished with the sermon and eulogy, and after everyone said their good-byes, the heart opened, the coffin rolled inside and the heart closed. Just then one of the mourners burst into laughter. The guy next to him asked: "Why are you laughing?" "I was thinking about my own funeral" the man replied. "What's so funny about that?" "I'm a gynecologist."
Love Live Light Laugh
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Kirtanman
USA
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Posted - May 30 2013 : 9:26:29 PM
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Originally posted by kami
Thank you all for your kind words and big hearts.
K'man: Better start preparing now for antakshari, that game you guys will get *crushed* in.. Again.
Much love to all of you.
I dunno Kami, engaging in such open-hearted cross-cultural competition sounds delightful, especially optimistically considering an unexpectedly different outcome next time  ... but have you considered the "risks" of all the post-competition Hindi-English / Indian-American .... harmonic convergence?
I, known for a bit of tongue-in-cheek vivid imagination .... imagine ....something a bit like this.
And much love to you, too ... it's always so awesome to see you in person ... even if you do pronounce kechari funny.
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kami
USA
920 Posts |
Posted - May 30 2013 : 10:28:18 PM
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K'man, you're a die-hard, extremely lovable and seriously adorable optimist. Dream on!
Ooh I *loved* this KD bhajan! Seriously, can we sing this next time? Thank you for sharing.
PS: Khechari is pronounced "kay-cha-ri", not "ki-chaari", thank you. As soon as you master this one, we'll move on to "yogash chitta vritti nirodhah".. Let me know.
Rohini, my dear - 
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kami
USA
920 Posts |
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Karmakathy
USA
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Posted - Jun 08 2013 : 11:59:18 AM
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| This is my very first post. It was also my very first retreat. Much gratitude for everyone present at the retreat. To be surrounded by so many beautiful lights meditating together was a powerful and inspiring experience. Thank you for arranging such retreats and opening them to newcomers. Namaste |
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Shanti
USA
4854 Posts |
Posted - Jun 08 2013 : 3:00:27 PM
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Welcome to the AYP forums Karmakathy!
Thank you for your presence at the retreat and for sharing this at the forums with us!
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AumNaturel
Canada
687 Posts |
Posted - Jun 09 2013 : 12:59:37 AM
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Welcome Karmakathy to the forums, and thank you for your part in making the experience as wonderful as it was - with its uplifting effect that continues onwards from the shared inner silence. Namaste.
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Originally posted by kami
Here are some pictures from the retreat:
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/...l=64e2b8dad0
Thank you Kami for making these available. Such glimpses seem to bring a level of connectivity across space and time to all the practitioners who took part through the shared spirit of the retreat atmosphere. At least I had that impression looking through them, and then again with those Pheel shared recently. |
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Kirtanman
USA
1651 Posts |
Posted - Jun 09 2013 : 1:07:59 PM
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Originally posted by kami
Ooh I *loved* this KD bhajan! Seriously, can we sing this next time? Thank you for sharing.
Hi Kami,
Sure, we can do that KD Bhajan ... it'd be a lot of fun!
I just might possibly need a bit of help with ... well .... the ... um ... Hindi pronunciation. Though I'm not too worried about it, especially since I'm in such good company, sincere-non-Hindi-speaker-wise.
Oh, and, of course (per the video of that song) ... I'll need a bit of help with the female backing vocals (sounds like a job for ) .....Yogani's Angels.
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Kirtanman
USA
1651 Posts |
Posted - Jun 09 2013 : 1:10:05 PM
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Originally posted by Karmakathy
This is my very first post. It was also my very first retreat. Much gratitude for everyone present at the retreat. To be surrounded by so many beautiful lights meditating together was a powerful and inspiring experience. Thank you for arranging such retreats and opening them to newcomers. Namaste
Hi Karmakathy -- welcome!
It was great meeting you at the retreat, and I'm very happy you decided to join us here at the AYP Forum, too.
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sunyata
USA
1505 Posts |
Posted - Jun 09 2013 : 2:56:53 PM
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Lovely pics from the retreat! Hope I'll be able to attend an AYP retreat someday!
Kirtanman- I'm hooked to where did you get that ring -Krishna Das. Thanks for posting |
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Kirtanman
USA
1651 Posts |
Posted - Jun 13 2013 : 8:17:36 PM
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Originally posted by sunyata
Lovely pics from the retreat! Hope I'll be able to attend an AYP retreat someday!
Kirtanman- I'm hooked to where did you get that ring -Krishna Das. Thanks for posting
Hi Sunyata - glad you like it -- you're very welcome!
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