Git' movin--take 2.

 Sitting on a plane having just left Miami where I delivered a leadership workshop to approximately thirty sports based youth development coaches, I look out my window and begin to reflect.  I reflect on the day, the week and yes, even this past year. Low oxygen and being away from my puppy for over a week gets me in these sappy states! The experience I had with this amazing group of people who have dedicated this stage of their life to helping youth from all backgrounds realize their human potential through the medium of sports leaves me filled with joy, love and a sense of pride in the work that I have done for so many years and for the new work I am blessed to do at this juncture. The two organizations I represented have been integral parts of a powerful non-profit movement that serve youth from across the United States for a combined twenty plus years.  Reflecting on that reality leaves me humbled and grateful to be part of such a movement. But that was just my morning.  

This past week I spent four days back at Kripalu attending the Kripalu Yoga Teachers Association conference (KYTA).  As many of you know, I love Kripalu. The Berkshires are beautiful, the offerings are a'plenty and the food just plain delectable. But Kripalu isn’t just a place, it too is a movement.  Though many of us who are a part of the Kripalu community already know this in our hearts, the conference provided opportunities to both hear and see this distinction loud and clear from an extraordinary number of souls who bring it to life day in and day out, and in fact, day in and day out look deep within to figure out how to continually expand this movement, this way of life, this way of seeing and being in the world.  The theme of this years conference was Love, Surrender and Service. As Swami Kripalu so beautifully articulated and lived,  "Love is the seed, surrender the bud, and service the fruit. Serving others is such an effective method for attaining personal growth that it excels any other means that may be employed. Serve with a full heart. By making others happy, you make yourself happy. The key to your heart lies hidden in the heart of another.”  Listening to the number of ways that Kripalu continues to grow, especially with the Teaching for Diversity program (click here).  I once again found myself humbled, grateful and inspired to be part of this most powerful of movements.  

     Okay, quick sidebar.  I'm home now.  Just as I was getting back into the groove of this writing thing and feeling all the love, sap and words flow, I hear the captain proclaim "we are beginning our original descent...."  Time flies. Witty, I know.  I get a good nights sleep in Boston before beginning the drive home.  A smile comes over my face as I reflect again, as much on the joy of writing, as the sentiments themselves. I think that I shall spare you the last piece, at least for now.  To put into words all that I have experienced this past year will be quite exciting and quite daunting at the same time.  And you know me, quite long.  So for now my friends, I will leave you with the following.  In what ways do you continue to move in your life? For many of us, that movement might just be in the form of breath. And that is perfect. For others, crawling is all we are capable of, and again, perfection. Some might  find themselves standing upright and falling down again.  Guess what?  That is movement.  Making a difference in your own life and the lives of others doesn't have to exist on a grand scale, but my hope is that it exists.  So what are you waiting for?  Git' movin.  

Jai Bhagwan