I’m in Mangrove Creek, Australia right now – in the state of New South Wales (NSW). The Satyananda Yoga Academy here offers an excellent course in Yogic Studies and Satyananda Teacher Training. The last course in the 3 year curriculum started today!
It’s really neat to listen to insight from some very experience teachers. We’re going through classes with them trying to role play as a student while remaining aware of there teaching style and approach. Every few minutes I forget I’m role playing and actually get caught up in the whole act – a lot like the theory of how a soul gets caught up in the human experience.
We had a full moon havan last night which ended with chanting 108 names of Shiva. During the night, I had a spectacular dream of a conscious, flying Shiva lingam. At various points it was glowing with white light or melting, all the while flying around in conscious patterns. Seeing vivid dreams is always a strong reminder that the ability to visualize is latent. Cultivating the ability to visualize in a conscious state and to a high degree of detail has been (and continues to be) a long term project in self-development.
Back to homework for now…
peace