In early December, I will be travelling. I’m going to visit my spiritual teacher, whom I haven’t seen in almost ten years. He moved from India to Australia in 2007 and now lives with his wife, son, and now his grandson, in a small town outside Melbourne. In my daily meditations I feel a strong sense of connection with him, he always feels close. But recently I realised it was time to meet him again in person.
While guiding my last retreat, I found myself thinking: why are these people going on retreat, but I am not? I felt I was ready for a new layer in my own inner process, and for that, I need to be near my teacher.
I meditate at an advanced level, but it has often happened that after a long period of practice I reach an inner threshold. When I try to move through it, I can’t, I get pulled out of the meditation. Emotions like anger, frustration, or fear take over. It’s not a pleasant place: images from the subconscious surface, often accompanied by strong physical sensations. To move through this safely, I need guidance and my guru is the one who can show me the way.
It wasn’t an easy decision to give myself permission to make this journey. Travelling to Australia requires a significant financial investment, and the ecological footprint is large. On top of that, I’m almost always busy, and caring for the children requires my presence. All of these were reasons that kept me from taking this trip sooner.
Now that I’m telling others about my wish to see my guru again, everyone responds with: of course you should go, how wonderful for you. And that still surprises me.
Here you can read more about Kriya Yoga, the meditation practice I’ve been dedicated to for 24 years.
Auriculotherapy
In November, I assisted Dianne Sommers during the auricular acupuncture training. Compared to traditional Chinese acupuncture, auriculotherapy is still relatively young, it was developed in the 20th century by neurologists and researchers.
While assisting, I was reminded of how much love I have for this subtle and refined form of acupuncture.
The days I assisted focused on perceiving the VAS a method for measuring the body’s reactivity. With it, I can detect disruptions in the body in a very subtle way.
Working with the VAS requires a different way of sensing, measuring, and diagnosing. It demands training, but now that I’m using it more frequently in consultations, I notice that I’m gradually becoming more skilled.
Clinic & Waiting List
At the moment, I am still not taking on new patients. The people I’m currently treating will return in January. When my schedule becomes too full, I cannot offer new patients a proper treatment trajectory, simply because I can’t see them again soon enough.
If you have patience, I will be able to welcome new people to the acupuncture studio at the end of January. If you are already on the waiting list, I will let you know in advance.
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