Not just Samskrta

Zé Pedro, Portugal Hello to everyone that will read this small text. My name is José Pedro, usually, people call me Zé Pedro or JP, and I live in Carcavelos, Portugal. Covid hit us, officially, by end of March 2020, when the Portuguese authorities implemented the lockdown. However, many people, including us, had already started…

The North Star

Carole, Ashland Group The blessings, insights, and eye-opening perspectives illuminated through the Sacred Scriptures and teachings from Ācārya, and more recently Ganapathi; the mentorship of Kristin, our group discussions and assignments, and the Ayurvedic nourishment I have received from this divine knowledge (and continue to receive), is difficult to articulate clearly. In the darkness, it…

Everything Changes And Stays The Same

Dan, Sebastopol Group Our time with COVID has been a little less hectic than pre-COVID times. My family always spent most of our time doing family-centered activities, so it wasn’t a big challenge to adapt to spending more time at home. We are deeply fortunate that our livelihood was not impacted. I used the pandemic…

Regina

Regina, Alcabideche Portugal My name is Regina, I live in Portugal in a small village called Alcabideche. I am Brazilian and moved to Portugal with my husband 27 years ago. I did the opposite of my parents who moved to Brazil as children with their parents after the Second World War. My children were born…

Covid In America

Laura, USA Hello, My name is Laura Gaudioso, soon to be Laura Winter in September 2021! We are located in West Medford, OR. I live in a cute little purple cottage on a one-acre farm that I rent from my friend Terry. He has chickens that roam freely in the backyard and I get to…

Home

Maura, California, USA Joaquin and I live in a meadow alongside one of the world’s most stunning rivers, the South Fork of the Smith River in the Siskiyou Mountains of Northwest California. We walk a mile over a ridge on a foot path to our home. Covid gave further permission to be my introverted self.…

Warmth of India

Dawn, J P Nagar, India my name is dawn and i am an american from colorado living in mysore south india in a small quiet area called j.p nagar.  this corona time of course has been very difficult for many and i am fully aware of the hardships people are facing, but strangely for me…

Anna

Anna Melo, Portugal This pandemic developed in several phases. In the beginning, I was afraid. Afraid to contact my grandchildren, my daughter-in-law, who was pregnant, and my friends. In June, things got better but my son Sérgio twisted his foot when skating with the kids in Algarve. I was worried of course! Márcia was not…

Gratitude for family

Aaron Ingalls Boulder Colorado, USA I was recently asked how my life has changed since covid, and after much thought, I came to the conclusion that my day-to-day life really has not changed much. I am very grateful for this as I know many, many lives have changed drastically and probably not for the best.…