What really makes the weekend count? This is how I spent the weekend! Notice the parts highlighted amongst the many other things I did.
| Saturday 9 September | |
| 5:30 a.m. | Vishnu Sahsranamam chanting |
| 6:00 a.m. | Napped again |
| 7:30 a.m. | Headed to AOL Centre for Long Sudarshan Kriya |
| 8:00 a.m. | Yoga Followed by Meditation & Long Sudarshan Kriya Process |
| 10:30 a.m. | Headed home |
| 10:45 a.m. | Fixed a light snack |
| 11:15 a.m. | Showered and go ready for lunch |
| 1:00 p.m. | Headed for lunch to a friend’s |
| 6:00 p.m. | Came back home |
| 6:30 p.m. | Headed to a Korean Vegetarian restaurant for dinner |
| 8:30 p.m. | Watched a friend’s talk online about healthcare services in India. Impact of stress on health |
| 9:30 p.m. | Watched TV (Lincoln lawyer Series 1 – last few episodes) |
| 11:30 p.m. | Went to bed |
| Sunday 10 September | |
| 8:00 a.m. | Woke up |
| 8:15 a.m. | Suryanamaskar + Yoga + Sudarshan Kriya + Sahaj |
| 9:30 a.m. | Drove Ananya to her music class |
| 10:15 a.m. | Went to Golf Driving Range for some swing practice |
| 11:15 a.m. | Picked up Ananya from music class |
| 11:45 a.m. | Laid finishing touches to lunch at home. Fried papadam and onion crackers |
| 12:15 p.m. | Lunch |
| 1:00 p.m. | Watched TV – Continued Lincoln Lawyer Series 2 |
| 2:00 p.m. | Took a nap |
| 3:00 p.m. | Made Tea |
| 3:30 p.m. | Drove Ananya to her second music class of the day |
| 4:15 p.m. | Went to AOL Centre and did Yoga for 30 minutes |
| 5:00 p.m. | Picked up Ananya. Walked around Little India. Went to City Square Mall. Picked up some golf gloves |
| 6:00 p.m. | Dinner at MTR |
| 7:30 p.m. | Paid Bills. Sorted some personal items |
| 8:45 p.m. | Chanted Vishnu Sahasranamam |
| 10:00 p.m. | Reflected on the weekend |
The only thing better than Yoga & Meditation is facilitating others to experience the magic.
We work hard to make a living so we can have a future. However life is now. All the money in the world will not get back those moments where you were not present, free of anxiety, worry, stress.
Hence taking time out to do Yoga, Meditation, Sudarshan Kriya even on the weekend ensures we can achieve the following in life
- Bring an end to the unnecessary modulations in the mind, the repetitive thoughts
- Develop Skill to face challenges in life graciously
- Be able to to be happy and stable in life through all situations
- And be in the uplifting company of others who are doing all this.
Yoga and Meditation are the only things that can give us lasting joy and stability
Remember, this is not about some magic that will happen sometime in the future. This path is about experiencing the magic now, when the mind is free of unnecessary patterns.
So make your weekends count and through that your life count. And go after your goals without the associated worries and tensions!!
Shailesh Venkatesh 