To sum up Isha in one post (or even in words) would definitely be an exercise in futility. However I have made a feeble attempt in a mail I wrote to a friend (below).
April 9th Wednesday 6.30 pm is the introductory talk and I would be delighted if everyone in Columbus who sees this post at least chooses to take that step of spending 1.5 hours to explore a new possibility.
When: Wednesday, April 9th 6.30pm to 8pm
Where: COSERRC (Central Ohio Special Education Regional Resource Center) in Clintonville, 470 Glenmont Ave. Columbus, OH 43214
Contact: Arvind (857-207-9941) or Isha Columbus Chapter (614-235-2045).
Isha Website:
Program Details:
http://www.ishafoundation.org/index.php?option=com_program&task=details&program_id=561
E-Flyer:
http://www.ishafoundation.org/eflyers/ColumbusApr08.html
My Experience with Isha:
I did the program about one and half years back primarily because firstly I was curious, as all my roommates had done the program and I could observe several changes in them after the program. Second reason was of course that I wanted to lose some weightJ. And from the program I gained a lot more than weight loss! To say that it has transformed my life in a very fundamental way would not be an overstatement. As for the physical benefits, my sleep quota has gone down significantly and am able to be much more productive in the hours am awake, I can eat a lot less than before and still stay active, and my weight has reduced significantly and stayed at a decent level for the past one year.
But the real changes are at a subtler level. I get stressed out very easily by failures, by circumstances and by people. After doing my practices for a few months I could observe that my relationships with people had improved significantly without any special efforts. I was just able deal with events, stresses and people from a very different level, many times I have thought back to myself, “Wow, if this had happened before I would have totally freaked out! Now this doesn’t affect me!”. That clarity has enabled me to deal with situations much more effectively than I could have with all the stresses and turbulence within.
The program is scientific (for an engineer like me that is a big requirement!), it is not based on any belief system, in fact throughout the class it is not necessary to believe in anything. It is just an inward journey to see what’s true within ourselves. Purely based on undeniable logic.
After this experience, there is something within me that just won’t stop until EVERYONE around me has had the same experience! That is the reason for that poster and that is the reason for this mail. I know that this experience is possible for anyone, it is just the matter of taking the first step and that I hope you will!
Let me know if you need any other details.
Sadhguru’s talks:
Your state of Peace & Joy is the Quality of your Life:
Both Joy and Misery are Infectious:
Yoga Means Union:
