The photo is of Guru Dev Singh Khalsa at the Sat Nam Rasayan retreat in Perugia, Italy 2009 with Gurmukh Kaur Khalsa at his side. He's holding the mug I made for him in his hand. He has one of the best collections of my mugs on the planet.
In December of 2009, I had the privilege of attending the annual weeklong retreat with Guru Dev in Italy for the 5th year in a row. For years it was held in the spiritually charged town of Assisi, but for reasons outside of the organizers' hands, this year it was in Perugia.
About 350 practitioners and teachers from all over World get together to deepen their understanding of Sat Nam Rasayan. I think Guru Dev once lovingly referred to attendees as his "guinea pigs" because it is there that he works on perfecting the terminology for SNR and ways to teach it.
I followed two clients for a series of sessions over the course of 4 months for the the written part of the 2nd level exam. The second part of the test is a healing session given in front of Guru Dev. Like when I'm giving a SNR session or work in ceramics, I centered myself in the heart chakra before and during the test. Later I asked for a meditation practice to continue deepening my healing ability.
My ceramics booth there nearly sold out. My "Tierra" line was one of the most popular, along with my sacred symbol necklaces and essential oil burners I'd made.
Gurmukh, the teacher I study with whenever I'm in the Los Angeles area, made a surprise visit and taught a few dance-filled kriyas. I enjoyed the change from a very inward, contemplative and meditative state to an ecstatic and energetic one. Both types of energy are needing in healing and in life. Gurmkh had arrived to help Guru Dev celebrate his birthday. To read an interview with Guru Dev and for more information about Sat Nam Rasayan visit LA Yoga Magazine.
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