Had I not written this, this would have been a No-Blog-Post year :)
When I started this blog, it was to serve as a platform to express myself - my thought processes, my experiences, my longings and at times targeted at a specific audience. Now when I look at it, there's hardly any audience that I wish to cater to.
This post is more as a milestone to chronicle the path traced out so far.
Shakthi and I have been House-Parenting in the Isha Home School for the last 1.5 years. Last year was the 8th - 10th standard girls (Champa) and this year it's the 11th and 12th standard girls (Chamanthi).
Last year had been helping with a few of the Xth kids with their Mathematics and I was so glad when the results came out - they had done well beyond anybody's expectations.
I still do conduct the Inner Engineering classes in the Yoga Center. Conducting the yoga classes for sure is such a profound process - the amount of transformation that happens to people in such a short span of 4 days is truly remarkable and it's an honor and a privilege to be delivering these classes.
But being a house parent is a completely different dimension. Parenting as a feeling was always beyond my grasp, but these 1.5 years has been quite remarkable being with these children. Not always easy to handle, but being with them has been such a rich experience that I can say that this is one of the best things I could have ever done with my life!
When I started this blog, it was to serve as a platform to express myself - my thought processes, my experiences, my longings and at times targeted at a specific audience. Now when I look at it, there's hardly any audience that I wish to cater to.
This post is more as a milestone to chronicle the path traced out so far.
Shakthi and I have been House-Parenting in the Isha Home School for the last 1.5 years. Last year was the 8th - 10th standard girls (Champa) and this year it's the 11th and 12th standard girls (Chamanthi).
Last year had been helping with a few of the Xth kids with their Mathematics and I was so glad when the results came out - they had done well beyond anybody's expectations.
I still do conduct the Inner Engineering classes in the Yoga Center. Conducting the yoga classes for sure is such a profound process - the amount of transformation that happens to people in such a short span of 4 days is truly remarkable and it's an honor and a privilege to be delivering these classes.
But being a house parent is a completely different dimension. Parenting as a feeling was always beyond my grasp, but these 1.5 years has been quite remarkable being with these children. Not always easy to handle, but being with them has been such a rich experience that I can say that this is one of the best things I could have ever done with my life!
Chamanthi
Childlike at times, at times childish
Friendly at times, at times fiendish
Sweet at times, at times sour
Is this a paradox? An oxymoron?
Yes a paradox, if you are in the soup,
But a paradise, if you can taste it!
An oxymoron, if you are just "managing" them
But an intense love affair, if you are one with them!
Not of our own, but very much ours,
These little imps and fairies,
For sure have lightened our lives
With their love and laughter!
As the buds continue to bloom
It's a joy watching them blossom
These birds shall soon fly,
For that's the way of Life!
Those few moments together, a spec in the Cosmic scale
But surely enriching and sweet
Thank you angels, for being a part of who we are
For being us - the Chamanthi!
Happy 2016!
