It’s our 2nd day at the Kaivalyadhama Lonavla Ashram.\u00a0This morning we attended the asana classes. First the boys class, followed by the girls class. Then, we listened to a philosophical speech, which was part of the\u00a0teacher training course, and talked to the students. Surrounded by happy students, we\u00a0feel like being at the right place.<\/p>\n
We met Dr. Tiwari again for an interview and a photo shoot. In the conversation, we asked about Swami Maheshananda, whom we had heard of during our trip. “Do you want to see him?”, asked Dr. Tiwari. “Yes!”, we answered without hesitation. The director quickly\u00a0organised an appointment with the Swami, who\u00a0lives in an area we didn’t see before. Swami Maheshananda\u00a0is the spiritual leader of\u00a0the institute. He is accessible for everyone on the campus, but not part\u00a0of any class schedule. A\u00a0spiritual heart, what a nice idea for a yoga university!<\/p>\n
Listening to Swami Maheshananda requires full concentration. One of his messages to all the yoga students:
\n“There are\u00a0different ways to find the divine within oneself. The important thing\u00a0is to work that out without much help of a guru”.<\/p>\n
We finished the day\u00a0by joining Swami Maheshananda’s daily Havan, a fire puja.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"