Typhoon in Taichung

Whoa! Quite something to experience a typhoon! Moreover during a 3-day 'riding the bull home'. The inside struggle of the participants surely met with the outside winds!!
The first group, 'Opening to self-awareness' set the pace for this 3-day 'riding the bull home' experience. What a hot time it was! The willingness to open, the trust that participants showed was as hot as the outside weather!
Getting hotter every day to reach its climax in a strong typhoon.

This, for sure, lead the way for those who continued with the 3-day 'riding the bull home', pondering on the 'Who is in?' question and intending to directly experience themselves. May be the typhoon helped in his own way to tore down beliefs and pre-conceived ideas and let the 'real face' emerge.
New and radiant faces emerged after these 3-days, a clear sky after the storm…

I also had my shared of direct experience, see 'Meeting with a cup of tea' in the perspective – monthly articles section.

Next stop – Corfu Greece, for a 2-week Satori with some awareness intensive buddies. This time I will be participating and… enjoying the beach and cool waters too. A 2-week awareness intensive is not quite the same as a 3 or 7-day, but… more later.

Connecting with you soon
Namaste to you all
yves-rakendra

From flight AF 184 to Taiwan…

Quite a while since my Chinese experience…. I spent these summer months practicing Kundalini Yoga and Tantra near Bordeaux, France, facilitating a 2-day 'Opening to self-awareness' in Ukraine and visiting some friends in Miasto, Italy and some in Vancouver Island, BC Canada. A very pleasant time indeed!

Just now 'Returning to the Source' took place in Odessa, Ukraine and what a fabulous group this was. It was arranged as part of a stream of courses. A 5-day Primal – with Bodhi Ray and Mouna - happened just before and a 3-day Creativity group with Nisargan took place just after. 32 participants joined this 'Returning to the Source' and around 18 of them participated in the 3 groups. Quite an experience for them! With the Primal group before, the space was well prepared for 'Returning to the Source'!
Many of the participants had a chance to work with different koans – like Love, Freedom, Trust or Truth along with the classic 'Who is in?' and 'Who am I?' and… to enjoy the black sea near by almost every day !
Again, it took me aback on how much love and openness was created in this group. I'm wondering and looking forward to the 'Love in Awareness intensives' that will take place in UK and in Japan this coming November, were all participants will be intending to directly experience 'what love is'.

Soon I'll in Taichung, Taiwan where a 2-day 'Opening to self-awareness' and a 3-day 'Riding the bull home' will take place. So, more to come later…

Bye for now
Namaste to you all
yves-rakendra