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5 Magical moments of my happy holy Christmas Day
December 26, 2016

This year Christmas day was a little different, I had just downsized to a smaller space, canceled my usual celebrations and was ‘Single at Christmas’.

I don’t go all out at Christmas like I used to, I have a calmer view of it all, I don’t get sucked into the stress of having to find people the perfect gift, I let go of the expectation that really we don’t have to do anything. I also know that every day is holy, one day of the year gets a lot of attention, so I prefer to make December a month of reviewing and planning for next year.

I embraced this new change, here are 5 ways Christmas Day 2016 was magical:

On Christmas morning I got up and did my usual Yoga, I was doing 40 days of Radiant body Kriya.

  1. I went for a run to the local woods, I listened and spoke aloud to Tony Robbins Incantations, repeating them over and over as I ran up and down a hill. I was wearing my new glitter watch I’d opened that morning from Junk Jewels. I was energized, it felt magical.
  2.  I made a list of my three most important tasks to get done before the family came at 1 pm, all the sitting around we do on Christmas day feels more worthy when I get my priorities done first. I felt great accomplishing something before lounging around.
  3. I ate many walnuts! I am vegetarian and made myself some walnut and onion burgers to go with my veggies, the apple and walnut stuffing my dad made were delicious, I ate lots of it. Walnuts taste great in different dishes. Also, my Nan made Christmas puddings in mini portions using a mould, they were quite magical.
  4. I opened presents with my family, my brother and I had very little money to spend on each other and it turns out we both got each other a rubbish gift. It made me laugh! Everyone liked their gifts and I felt grateful at others thinking of and buying for me.
  5. As the evening got on I felt tired from talking and consuming a lot of food, I had work the next day so I lit some candles, made de caff chai tea and watched the Dr.Who special in bed. I only watch it at Christmas and it was about the return of Dr. Mysterio, the special powers of a superhero, that was magical.

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40 Day Sadhana complete – Basic spinal energy & Chattr Chakkr Vartee
November 15, 2016

After doing 40 days of Kriya to get the energy moving and Har Har Wahe Guru in August and September, I felt a little lost of what to do next, I wanted something with movement and another mantra to chant. I set out to do this next Kriya for 90 days but by day 50 I felt my body couldn’t continue and I wasn’t connecting to the mantra, so I stopped. It’s something I haven’t done in my morning practices, stopping,  but if you’ve been working your body too hard doing many yoga Kriyas – it’s always important to listen to your body.

About the Kriya and meditation:

I had hurt my foot a day previous and Basic spinal energy series is a good sitting set where the upper body is used most. It’s a series that works from the base of the spine to the top all 26 vertebrae get stimulation and all chakras have burst of energy, it’s also said to bring mental clarity. You can find the Kriya and description on pinklotus. com

Chattr Chakkr Vartee is a mantra that instills courage and fearlessness into every fibre of your being, I felt I wanted a boost of boldness and to learn this mantra fully. You can read more about the mantra for fear of change here.

What I notice through my notes:

  • I didn’t have time to have a cold shower like other times, so I opted for washing my face and brushing my teeth and tounge.
  • I reminded myself again sugar and eating late are pointless and drinking more water makes me feel better!
  • On my days off I enjoyed doing Sun Salutations, Kirtan Kriya, Pituary Glands Set and I am meditation.
  • I felt attracted to Kriyas with lots of arm work and felt a wanting to go to classes.
  • I listened to music Simrit- Songs of resilience and Harnam on Spotify.
  • I joined in a great free webinar with Jei Dev Singh.

At the end of 50 days:

  • I realised I was doing way too much. My chest pain was back and hormones unbalanced, adding so many Kriya’s and meditations is a sure indication that I wasn’t getting what I wanted from my morning Sadhana and something was off.
  • Though I found mentally I felt less anxious, negativity and nervousness just flew off me!

Also went to interviews, meals with friend, made lots of gluten and dairy free pancakes, finished small paintings, read The Miracle Morning by Hal Elrod, started dying my hair again after ages with natural dye and cooking more foods!

A change, a shift, magic/miracle:

  • I started eating more veggies and juicing them.
  • I went to my local Gurdwara alone for the first time to the weekly Simran, one day before my birthday!
  • I went to Southall with two friends I went to the Great British Kundalini Festival with back in the Summer. It was my first time at a Naagar Kirtan and there was a friendly atmosphere, many people shared their foods and I ate things for the first time, I ate A LOT and it was the best day of that year.

Southall Nagaar Kirtan Nov 2016

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