This is the Buddha Mike gave me many years ago. It has been in several different locations in my house. One of the most meaningful events of my life was the Yoga Teacher Training I took at Ghost Ranch in Abiqui, New Mexico many years ago. It wasn't the yoga, however, that was so memorable, but the Meditation experience. After 9 days of meditation 3 times a day - 530 am, 1130 am and 530 pm, every day, I had a really interesting experience that I can only describe as an unusually keen awareness and clarity that I hadn't experienced before. It was the deepest moment of "knowing" I have ever had. The practice of meditation for me was hallmarked by the absense of fear and acceptance of "what is." My Buddha is a reminder of that experience and the portal to that place of calm and acceptance.
I like it. I have 5 sessions of Bikram to knock out over the next 10 days before my Groupon expires...yikes.
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