Waking Up In Bali | 300 HR Yoga Teacher Training

Waking up to the feint aroma of incense, I rub my eyes to welcome a new day. My phone reads 4am. In the ‘real world’ I’d roll over welcoming the chance to fall back to sleep but here in Bali, I’m magnetically drawn outside into the jungle.

Walking down the meandering path I hear synchronistic chanting. It’s a background vibration that soothes a deep part of my being. I feel safe, watched-over and guided as I leave my quaint, tidy, room lovingly prepared each day by the wonderful staff.

The beach greets me with her glistening moon reflection as I use the torch on my phone to clear some sand for meditation. In this moment I feel gratitude. I look at myself as a passing boat would. They would look upon this lone woman wrapped in her scarf, seated under the moon, as something
special. I bask in gratitude.

My mind wanders to the days we’ve already had here in Bali. I never want it to end. There’s this
cultivation of joy that everyone here participates in; my fellow students bring peace, creativity, passion and wisdom. All of this given so freely, like a carefully wrapped gift tied with a big red bow.

Each day in the yoga chalet is so uniquely special. It is sacred. I squeeze my eyes closed focusing on my breath in the background as Pema Chondron teaches us, from her meditation book. I breathe. I feel weightless, no longer hearing the waves or witnessing thoughts. The weightlessness expands as my body is breathed and my Self experiences divinity. Time has no place here.

My phone timer tingles reminding me where I am. The morning sun begins to rise across the ocean when I notice other friends arriving for the birth of a new day. The bond amongst us is heart-centred. It’s a mutual, often non-verbal knowing-without-knowing. A smile from the eyes is enough.

29 days of presence, introspection, un-layering of the ego, releasing the past with gratitude, moving through asanas, having someone believe in you.
29 days of fresh food, honouring yourself, truth bombs being dropped, loving support on “not
enough” days and the power of silence.
29 days of space. It’s what happens within that space that heals us, evolves us and teaches us that life answers are within us.
Listening is self realization. Are you listening?

by Sharon Neish, RYT500, Yogacara Teacher Training Alumni

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