The Happy Yogini

RMW, a long time student of Patrizia Norelli-Bachelet/Thea and resident of Skambha wrote the letter below explaining to her friends and family why she had chosen to leave a life she knew to go to the mountains of South India and live on a 30 acre property with a dairy farm, cheese factory, horse [...]

I recently experienced two re-entries within a months time which felt as though I was traveling through the atmosphere without the benefit of a protective spaceship.

In early November, to save time and travel costs, I thought I’d take a brief trip to Singapore (SG) to get another India Visa. I was so certain that this [...]

In January of 2009, after ignoring numerous requests over the previous 6 months, I finally relented and joined the Cult of Facebook. I am so glad I did because I’ve gotten back in touch with some very dear friends from various parts of my life with whom I’d lost touch over the years.

Invariably there have [...]

I’m baaack! In the U.S., that is. Yeah, it’s a surprise to me, too.

I wrote awhile back that it took me a couple of months to “land” in India and not too long thereafter I knew that I “needed another 6 months” there. I experienced an internal shift which included slowing down and coming into [...]

“I’m learning Tamil”

It happened spontaneously one day as I was taking photos of these beautiful people and noticed that their smiles would disappear the moment I aimed my camera in their direction, even when they asked to be photographed. I asked one of the folks who speaks English how to say in Tamil, the local [...]

Skambha is an incredible 30 acre property on the side of a mountain which has a dairy with 40 or so cows, a cheese factory, and 15 or so horses. We employ just under 50 people to maintain it all and as I began to help with ‘wages’, I discovered that there are quite a few [...]

I have a multifaceted relationship with fear.

Sometimes I am unconscious to it and I base my decisions on avoiding whatever is scaring me. If I am lucky, I’ll become aware of it and course correct.

I’ve also made decisions to take actions in order to overcome my fears. Intense visceral experiences like jumping out of a [...]

Yippee!!!! Yahooo!!!! I’ve got a fancy new (to me) CAMERA!!!!  YAY!!!!

I’m a shutterbug and have had a “good camera”, aka Canon Eos SLR for years. I received my first one (a film version) for my birthday in 1993 and stuck with Canon when I made the transition to digital a number of years ago.

Sadly, my [...]

A BABY CAME TODAY!!!! YIPPEE!! YAY!!! WAAAHOOO!!!!

In India for less than a month, on Monday, July 4th as I came down to the Dairy Kitchen for breakfast I stumbled onto a cow giving birth! (The cow maternity area is conveniently located adjacent to the Dairy Kitchen….?) There was a flurry of activity with folks [...]