How to find Inner Peace: The Practice of Self-Love
After reading my last post about the expansion of Heartfulness, you might be wondering how I sustain my energy, especially with new clients and a second company now operational. I have been feeling tireless for the past five months, but in the last week before my third trip to India, I started to feel a little weary, although meditation helps so much.
They say the spirit is limitless; I say yes, and the body needs time to catch up. Sometimes we need to retreat and integrate all our activity through stillness. This is my time to do that again.
In that final week before I traveled, I rested more and read a book for fun, separate from my readings for Heartfulness study. Maintaining my cooking therapy really helped, and more sleep was great too. Most importantly, I packed and prepared for travel to Kanha Shanti Vanam, Heartfulness Headquarters in Hyderabad, India. This is my third trip, and as you read this, I will already have been there for over a week, soaking up the Divinity.
My time there consists of participating in Basant, which is a spiritual festival of tens of thousands of people meditating together for three days at a time. After two rounds of this, when I’m cleaned out and upgraded from any stress or weariness, I will participate in a seminar for Oceania people – from Fiji, Australia, and New Zealand. I am excited to make more new friends, give a talk on the balance between spiritual and human life, and learn a lot from my peers, and the youth who are organizing the seminar.
For me, this trip is a gift to myself. A gift of self-love and time away from my usual life: coaching people to release their trauma and be more authentic, running workshops on trauma, wellness, and climate change, collaborating on wellness retreats, teaching meditation or self-love, and writing books. It’s a time to simply be: wake up early, meditate, fast, and commune with people who give me hope and joy.
Kanha is a place where simplicity and Divinity reign. It is a place of harmony between humans and with Mother Nature. It is a place where love is present and beautifully articulated through silence. I feel cradled there. I feel at peace, and I carry that peace with me wherever I go.
I wonder what inspirations will find me this time around in this gorgeous sanctuary. Stay tuned to hear how it all went when I’m back in a couple of weeks! Yes, I’m going to leave you hanging…have fun!
