from Carla Costa
Namaste
It’s been an Honor and a unique journey since I joined Sadvidya.
It all started with a workshop on yoga and meditation. I had already done workshops before and looked for answers in many places, but this one was just – different. Everything was different: the people I met, how I felt, and the answers I found.
Being in the presence of Jonathan, Stacey, and Lior greatly impacted my life, and everything started to change from then on. Watching how they talked about Yoga and put everything they said into practice, from Meditation to Ayurveda cuisine, sparked my interest in wanting to know more.
A few workshops later, I joined the Jivana Yoga Program, and a new high point on this path emerged; listening to Ācārya´s lectures was the culmination and validation that I was finally on my way home. Despite being a slow process due to issues associated with availability, I managed to maintain the intention of creating space and openness in my life to increase my steps, with more and more safety and consistency on the path of yoga. I finally got the long-awaited moment to travel with the community to India and participate in the Public Talks, meet Ācārya in person, visit BYD and attend the Retreat. This was the biggest turning point I had in my life to date; there are no words to express the emotions and feelings experienced at that moment, but mainly the process that was triggered from there. The connection established, the openness of heart and the experience of being in Ācārya´s presence is kept forever and as I have repeated several times throughout this letter, it is simply impossible to describe.
In the following years, I continued to make trips to India, and in all of them, another layer falls, another window opens and once again, the heart melts in his presence, with his words and with his noble qualities.
The compassion that your presence and words convey and the way you lead us on this path fill my heart with Honor and Gratitude!
