The Art of Living course was the best possible thing that could happen to me in this life.
It was 1999 when I took the course. My husband was suffering from a rare kind of arthritis, and my friend insisted that he sits for the Art of Living Course. There was no way I could convince him, so just to appease my good friend, I went and sat for the course.
And today I bless her and my first teacher almost everyday for bringing me to this path.
Experiencing “Sudarshan Kriya” the cornerstone of the course was simply a mind-blowing experience. The magic happened instantaneously!
What is that I experienced with a simple breathing technique???
The course rekindled my faith in the goodness of life. The anger and sarcasm born out of harsh experiences of life was replaced by faith that it is possible to live the values of love, sharing, compassion, honesty and selfless service. Something very deep in me was touched, filling me with a joy and bliss I had never experienced before. It was a fantastic experience. I felt my whole being was empowered with a new found energy!
In a month’s time my husband did the course unquestioningly.
Within a month of this, I was sitting in an Advance Meditation Course and in 3 months I was visiting the Art of Living International headquarters in Bangalore to participate in the Advance Meditation course in the presence of Sri Sri Himself. The day I arrived in the ashram I knew I had reached home!
Ever since then there has been no looking back…..
My role as a professional Rabindrasangeet stage singer was totally replaced by one stage performance after another as a lead Art Of Living Satsang singer …. Singing for masses and in His presence.
My husband was totally healed, and being a living evidence of that, we did not have to convince any one about the benefits of the Art of Living Courses. We were soon organizing the biggest courses in no time.
Almost miraculously we both got initiated by H.H. Sri Sri Ravishankar to become Art of Living teachers together and there began our journey with this most amazing organization called the Art of Living Foundation, with its luminous teachers & selfless volunteers, all spread across around the world in more than 150 countries. A true global family, it became a real life experience for me with my Art of Living world family.
In an amazing turn of events, I continued to prosper and progress as an “Educator”, from a school teacher to a lecturer and Head of the Humanities Department, getting promoted from one role to the next and at the same time taking joyous strides along the path of spirituality.
For the past decade and a half of my association with Art of Living, I have seen Guruji work tirelessly day after day, to make this world a stress free & violence free place . I have seen him travel from town to town and country to country sharing his message of love and peace, teaching people how to live happy & healthy lives and giving hope of a better tomorrow to the world.
In 2007 we moved countries, left India and settled in Canada, but settling down in a new country was not atall a challenge as we were wrapped in His Grace. One miracle after another followed and life continued to be a celebration.
In the years that I have been with Art of Living I have felt complete with a purpose in life. I feel everything I have ever wanted to know, needed in my life was present on this path. Service, Knowledge, Love, Celebration, Peace and Happiness. I feel so blessed to have discovered Art of Living and most importantly Guruji.
