Jonathan Glass

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foreign it is said that the sea speaks more truthfully to one who is about to drown as a naturopathic doctor and an acupuncturist we learned that the water element it corresponds with the emotion fear and fear is defined as being in the presence of the unknown and in that presence there's the potential for courage wisdom power and humility Lagos Portugal 1982 and a gorgeous secluded beach with my dear spiritual friend Luna and my goddess girlfriend Aurelia while Luna was Charming a bunch of Portuguese older men on the beach or really and I strolled into the ocean chesty the beautiful calm Blissful ocean suddenly out of

nowhere enormous tsunami-like waves crushed over our heads smashing us to the ground below Orillia wasn't even swimming she was thrashing around and I was swimming in as fast as I possibly could in a panicked mode I decided all I can do is swim to the shore even if I can and and catch my breath and then scream for help and if I can I'll go back and try to get her swimming against the undertow with all my strength I finally got there I so wanted to collapse in the shore but Aurelia was still bobbing helplessly in the waves hesitant I dove into the ocean one

more time and within seconds I was again smashed to the floor of the ocean my heart sank I knew there was nothing I could do it was surreal it was I was numb unexpectedly my mind flashed on the ancient scripture bhagavad-gita that had been studying with Luna and this scripture describes the amazing Warrior Arjuna and his plight of his spiritual evolution overcoming his greatest fears and fulfilling his Dharma or life purpose I wanted so much his strength but I was feeling scared and Frozen and in that moment I let go into the abyss of the waves I went inside and I dropped into my trembling

heart and from a place I'd never been before I silently whispered for help and miraculously just as quickly as the waves came the ocean calmed and without even having a moment to think about what just happened I swam over to a really a dragged her to Shore and after spitting up some water she was okay and she looked at me with those big brown eyes and said I never learned how to swim it's true that the ocean speaks more truthfully to one is about to drown at that moment in the water I was terrified I felt the depths of my fear the bewilderment in my

heart and yes the gratitude of divine intervention that Lagos water experience has touched and deepened every interaction I've had with all of my patients over the years and it's also influenced every Challenge and twist of my life many of you may have had profound transformational experiences some of them have probably brought you to your knees but it's not always necessary to actually have incredibly powerful or miraculous experiences to evolve personally professionally or spiritually but what is important what is necessary is to allow yourself to let go in the presence of the unknown to have the courage to show up every moment in your life to

be wise enough and humble enough to ask for help when you really need it this world is swimming in an ocean of fear and uncertainty never before have we seen such wild and crazy events but know and have faith without a shadow of a doubt that you are all here to bravely flow in the presence of the unknown to shine your light to share your gifts and to be and evolve into the best person you can possibly be and love with power humility and courage thank you very much namaste

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after graduating college i traveled all over europe and in an ashram in paris i met free-spirited luna the ex-pot dealer to the fringe hari krishnas and kundalini yogis of southern california most of both of us have been meditating for a few years so together we went to ashrams and yoga studios and meditation classes and found different teachers everywhere we went one day luna said hey i'm going to india you want to come and immediately i said sure i want to go i've always wanted to go but then very soon the second guessing began i asked all my yogi friends every one of them had gotten

sick parasites giardia dysentery and god knows what the other detail was becky my college sweetheart she was anxiously expecting me back home in just a few weeks we were even talking marriage and oh my poor mom and dad they would freak the next month consisted of painful indecisiveness going back and forth in my mind one day i was sure i was going and the next day i was ready to jump on a plane back to the states swoop up becky and ask her to marry me so still reluctant i purchased that ticket for 500 from rome to calcutta luna and i were going at the

airport luna was shopping for a few things so i went into the telephone room and called becky to let her know the connection was horrible her voice kept breaking up all i could hear was her sobbing you promised you'd be back soon now will be months i've been waiting i may never see you again with an aching heart i hung up and with a strange sense of relief i said screw it i'm going to get my tick if i can get my ticket reimbursed from bangladesh airlines i'm going to go back to the states surprise becky swoop her up and ask her to marry me

sure enough they would reimburse my ticket i had to tell luna i wasn't going but she was such a free spirit she would be fine still in the phone room relieved yet slightly disoriented an elderly indian couple walked in noticing my mala my meditation beads around my neck they smiled and walked over to me i thought what's spirit up to the woman sweetly greeted me with hare krishna hire iran do you know where the rome bhakti yoga center is i just been there so i told them exactly where it was and they were really grateful and seemed really kind then surprising myself like a rushing

stream i completely opened up i've learned i've always wanted to go to india study meditation yoga meet a real teacher but i'm so scared everyone gets sick my girlfriend wants to get married and my parents are terrified i'll never return and if i go i know i'll never be the same with his calm eyes gazing into mine that sweet man said to me you will find peace in india in that instant my anxious mind and my ego and everything just stopped my fears fell away and strangely i was finally at peace for the first time in months it was really the clear message i'd been

looking for i knew going to india was my calling and i felt an immense sense of gratitude and trust in a higher plan that moment was my quantum shift yes i got sick and at times it was super intense but it brought me peace and a deeper confidence in myself and life and love and divine intervention while becky and i remain friends we didn't marry india influenced every aspect of my life entering the holistic health field of fulfilling yoga and meditation practice a beautiful family and a healing center with my amazing psychic wife catherine in life there are really no mistakes every choice we make

can ultimately bring us closer to our personal truth like my teacher from india once said love is never a straight line similarly neither are our lives life nudges us all with our own pivotal moments yours probably won't appear as a beautiful indian couple these moments often come out of nowhere they can change and challenge us to the core but ultimately they are a precious gift so be open listen trust in life synchronicities allow yourself to be stretched into something so different so beautiful that you evolve into the you that the universe has always intended thank you

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