Winter Solstice 5

I never knew that allowing bliss was the real work in this lifetime. Even after amrit, as my body was clearing and sweating for several days, I kept going into disbelief. And from disbelief to remembering and bliss. And again. Disbelief - remembering - bliss. As the Celebration came to an end I had the opportunity to take some yoga classes, the most memorable one was "become strong as steel". It was good to challenge the body absolutely. At our last grounds crew meeting (where I did my karma yoga) a young man shared a song that he wrote about this his first Solstice experience and his time on the Grounds Crew. The refrain went like this: "Life is just a game, we are all the same! We're a spirit in a body I will clean your porta-potty today"... We were all laughing, crying and singing along! And after that it was time for break-down to start. I worked in my beloved kitchen again. The last morning I did my own sadhana in my empty cabin. It was 4 am, I was sitting on the floor on my yoga mat,chanting my banis, doing some light yoga. The quiet in me was profound. The gratitude was complete. This was the greatest gift given to me, to give to myself. On our way to the airport I totally passed out. I couldn't keep my eyes open, no matter what. At the airport I was figuring out how to spend the last night in Florida. I got a hug from Mahandeep Kaur, got to see Sukhliv Singh wrap his turban, and got to hear a beautiful poem by Mojo Rose that had me in tears. I couldn't have wished for a better closing to my first Winter Solstice experience.

Through this experience I understood some profound things. I am not a Kundalini yogi, I am a Sikh of the Guru, who does Kundalini yoga. I do the yoga so that I will remember my body. I do the yoga so that my system will be strong enough to hold and enjoy the Infinite Love that is pouring down on us at every moment. I am an infinite being having a physical experience. I am already everything I need to be. Life is about receiving by giving as well as receiving by allowing. Waheguru!