I met Satyen first when Ross invited him to an Arkaya class I was facilitating four years ago. His warmth and respect for the practice came through his quiet presence. We stayed in touch through fb and recently went for Thai dinner with his wife Suzanne as well.

He and Suzanne invited me to visit them earlier but it did not align. Just after Christmas when Bhaiya (elder brother in Hindi) invited me saying he would like me to meet his family who were visiting, it fell into place effortlessly. I had a student who wanted to connect and get a manthra and clearing and was happy to drive me to Langley on the 30th Dec, Wednesday.

Slowing down helps us speed up…

I have used this line a lot in my program descriptions. I mention why the practices are gentle, mindful and slow in the beginning. Why slowing down is necessary to integrate. Why taking the time helps us see our unconscious patterns and shine the light of awareness on them. When seeing those patterns, we make an internal shift from judging to discerning. Why slowing down consciously is a necessary phase to start to savour being and doing.

Last blog, we looked at the root meaning of Karma. We will look at the classifications now.

1. Sanchitha karma - Sanchitha means “accumulation.” This includes all karma from present and past lives. This is the bank balance of karma.

2. Prarabhdha karma - the karma that is set in motion in this lifetime. It is like the arrow that has left the quiver and…