Lexie’s reflection on sangha, Vedic fire ceremonies, and spiritual training, exploring ritual, community, and the deep human act of remembering.

From fever and kitchari to gooseberries and sacred mantra, Lexie explores healing, Ayurveda, and how body, mind, and spirit remember how to heal.

Lexie explores discomfort, equanimity, and self-mastery through the teachings of the Bhagavad Gita and Sattva Yoga in Rishikesh. A meditation on learning to handle ourselves skillfully so we can better serve others.

Lexie and Bill are off to Rishikesh, India again for their next training. As they embark on the next month of travels, they will report back on the adventure as it unfolds.

The wise & compassionate Teacher here at Sattva, Anand Mehrotra, says: “Master your mind, master your energy, master your life.” So by 8:30 we are in Bramanda hall for the 90-minute Morning Journey with Anandji. Learning to master our energy. Young Jedis. [...] Experiences may include but are not limited to: healing, detoxifying, powerful emotions, releasing old patterns of thought and behavior, transcendence, deep love, bliss. These practices are powerful.

A wall carving at the Shiva temple reminds us that to be here on this planet as a human being is an improbable karmic miracle not to be squandered. As spiritual beings in a human body we have a unique opportunity that other life forms do not have: to learn, heal, grow and transcend.

I don’t want to waste this precious appointment with life. How fortunate I am for this opportunity to learn, to grow, and to see the world through fresh eyes. I am beyond grateful.