It was two months yesterday since I first arrived at Satyananda Ashram at Mangrove Mountain, Australia. I didn’t know then that I was to spend the next year here. As well as doing my Yogic studies, a two year program, I have now got a job mainly in reception. The ashram is a vibrant place with about 30 residents who runs this place. The ashram offers lots of different courses during the year as well as being a place where people can come for a personal retreat, just relaxing, eating beautiful vegetarian foods with mostly our own grown vegetables.
The daily program at the center is:
5.30 – 7.00am: Yoga class
7.00 – 7.30am: Breakfast
7.45 – 8.00am:Chanting
8.00 – 9.00am: Karma Yoga (everyone in the ashram does daily chores)
10.30am: Morning Tea break
12.30pm: Lunch
1.00pm: Lunch cleanup
2.30pm: Yoga Nidra
3.00pm: Afternoon tea time
5.15pm: Some program; eg. Meditation, Yoga class, Havan.
6.00pm: Dinner
6.30pm: Dinner cleanup
7.15pm: Evening program; eg. Kirtan, Meditation, Satsang.
I work 5 days, having 6 shifts in the reception and 4 shifts around the place, example Housekeeping, Farm, kitchen, vegetable garden etc. It is as you can see a pretty full on program, and together with studying it is not much spare time, but I am enjoying every minute of the day. I feel so blessed to have ended up here, at the same time I thank myself for creating this for myself.
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