I was 16-17 years old when my mother started believing in the power of positive thinking, meditation and spiritualism and discussed it more with me at home. As a teenager too, I was fond of listening about the topic and always had an urge to learn more about the subject. Being busy with studies, and job and then marriage and kids, I never realised time was running out and this was something I wanted to learn and get involved in.
Since 2019 my friend had been asking me to join the Yog sessions with her but with a job and moving home, I never got a chance to attend. It stayed on my list of ‘want to do’ things. This year with the Co-vid lockdown, the Yog sessions went online. And by God’s grace randomly my God-sent friend mentioned it to me again and I just took up the opportunity of attending them in the comfort of my home. Initially, I was a bit shy since I had not met anyone personally and didn’t know anyone in the online class, but slowly Guruji made me comfortable and the members became like my new family (a bunch of positive people).
While the lockdown depressed most of the people across the world, to me it brought to my life a beautiful opportunity to learn something I have always wanted to. With Guruji’s support, I now believe much more in God and his actions rather than my own. Everything (good or bad) happens for a reason and we don’t see that reason today but God sees it and gives us what we deserve at the moment. I have started seeing life with a more positive attitude and am able to give that positive energy to my family as well. These sessions also brought discipline to my life. During lockdown, I would wake up early each morning and get ready before 9AM. I look forward to ‘surya namaskars’ and to the other exercises every morning, which have become a part of my routine, all week. After Yog, the discussions about our traditions and culture and meditation and story time, is all a learning experience for me.
A big thank you to Guruji and my mentor, for accepting me into the sessions , that too without any expectations, and for bringing so much positivity into my life, each day. These sessions have become a daily dose of medicine full of positivity and faith in God, all what I need before starting my day/week.