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Today I dedicate my yoga practice to the family and friends of Harsha, a Northwestern student who passed away. May you find peace and surrender in knowing he is in a better place. I am sending you love and light as you mourn this loss.
May you turn to positive sources of encouragement during this time. The yoga studios here have open doors. Come practice. Be surrounded by the compassion and strength of others.
To any of those grieving who would like support or some free yoga, feel free to contact me in a comment below (or email aliveinthefire at gmail dot com). You aren't alone in your sorrow.
I did not know him, but somehow I believe Harsha would have enjoyed this passage. I post it now in dedication to his memory:
“We are not going to change the whole world, but we can change ourselves and feel free as birds. We can be serene even in the midst of calamities and, by our serenity, make others more tranquil. Serenity is contagious. If we smile at someone, he or she will smile back. And a smile costs nothing. We should plague everyone with joy. If we are to die in a minute, why not die happily, laughing? (136-137)”
― Swami Satchidananda, Yoga Sutras of Patanjali
Om shanti, shanti shanti ... peace to you, Harsha. Shine on.
namaste
What a touching, thoughtful post. I live on Long Island, NY where he and his family is from, so this has filled our media as of late. I too like to dedicate my yoga practice to people going through much harder times than I am.
ReplyDeleteI firmly believe that whenever we struggle, there's always someone out there going through something a thousand times worse.
Excellent post!
ReplyDeleteI did not know Harsha myself, but am really tearing up hearing about him from others.
In the Catholic faith, we have an incredibly powerful song which somehow makes sense no matter how angry or confused we are, and I wanted to share it here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_Eagles'_Wings
That is right, "we are not going to change the whole world, but we can change ourselves and feel free as birds". If we want to have a better life and society, we should start looking and changing ourselves for the better and be a good example to others. I love to do yoga with the nature, it seems nature adds up the effectivity of the activity.
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