今天是第一屆的國際瑜珈日：感謝眾多因緣，感謝所有參加的朋友，感謝來幫忙的朋友，也感謝上師的祝福，讓活動圓滿成功。謝謝大家的愛！活動照片分享如下：文字部分因為是根據英文版翻成中文，哈哈，因為印度學院要我寫下來分享，所以偷懶直翻中文，文法變得有點奇怪，有空再來編輯一下，因為已經有朋友跟我要照片，就想打鐵成熱，先把文章完成再說囉：文法很奇怪的中英文，請大家多包涵。看到照片，要感謝特別也起大早來幫忙攝影的我亦師亦友的第一個學生！Sophia!!
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什麼是一個特殊的日子最好的開始？
對我來說，總是瑜伽，禱告，哈達瑜伽，調息和冥想的練習。
今天（2015年6月21日）是第一個國際瑜伽日。我4:30醒來，要讓自己準備好去國立美術館6:30。我需要和上師一起靜坐。昨晚就已經打包好今天出門必須要帶的東西，靜坐之後，我突然覺得我應該要帶著我們傳承的中文書籍到現場。於是我重新打包，把所有東西，包含上師的照片，焚香，書籍，打坐的坐墊等等裝進小皮箱來到美術館。今天我要扮演一個媒介來介紹喜馬拉雅傳承。
已經有4或5人在等著我，當我到了那裡。我們開始通過靜坐幾分鐘後，我與他們簡單分享如何以正確坐姿坐好。當我睜開眼睛一看，就像一個奇蹟，20個左右的人出現了。我很感謝這些人來和我們一起慶祝第一個國際瑜伽日。
其中一人告訴我，她懷孕6個月，並且因為不時會有暈眩狀況停止了瑜珈的練習。她想念練習瑜伽的感覺，但她不知道什麼體位能做甚麼不能。她問我能來參加活動嗎？會不會給大家負擔等。你知道，我們給的答案當然是：是！ （我從老師那裏偷學到這個小技巧，他告訴我們，我們應該總是用”是”來做為回答的開始。）然而，隨著越來越多的人報名，我開始想，我需要幫助。我需要有人誰可以幫我關照，讓我能夠同時照顧來的每位朋友。幸運的是，我的一個老學生願意回來幫忙。感謝她的到來，我們可以幫助大家。我的一些現任學生也來幫忙了。他們來幫忙一起幫助需要協助的朋友。
太陽在台灣的六月是一個早起的鳥兒。我們在6:30開始，還不到7:30，太陽光已經以極度的熱情照耀。當我們完成整個系列的鱷魚休息姿橫膈膜呼吸，關節和腺體和哈達，我意識到我們必須退到屋簷下來繼續做我們最後的放鬆和靜坐。但也由於這樣強大的對比，”一開始陽光普照的藍天”對照”陰暗涼爽的走廊”，很多人事後告訴我，他們很享受最後的大放鬆。
這一天的全部隨喜所得已經捐贈給家扶中心。該基金會支持弱勢家庭和其孩子們。我的一個學生在中心當志工，他分享，很難想像在現代都市如台中市，真的有許多弱勢家庭需要幫助。他們並不是需要玩具或者什麼貴重的東西，而是像食糧醬油這種生活必需品。這的確是一個美好的一天，充滿愛和分享。我感謝所有來幫忙以及參與的朋友們，是你們讓這一天變成是一個充滿愛和關懷分享的一天。僅向大家的內在神性致敬，也感恩傳承上師的帶領！Om〜
What is the best beginning of a special
day?
For me, it's always practices of yoga,
prayer, hatha yoga, pranayama and meditation.
It is the first International Yoga Day
today ( 21st June, 2015). I woke up at 4:30 to prepare myself to be
ready to be at National Modern Fine Art Museum at 6:30. I need a meditation
with Guruji before I left. I had pack my things last night and after
meditation, I suddenly realize that I need to bring books of Swamiji in Chinese
translated by Shi Hong with me. So I repacked my and carried into a small
suitcase to today’s place for group practicing. I am going to be the role of
medium to lead the practicing with Guruji in tradition.
There were already 4 or 5 of them waiting
for me when I got there. We started by
few minutes of meditation after I shared with them how to sit correctly. After I opened my eyes, like a miracle, 20 or
so of people showed up. I am very grateful for these people to come to
celebrate our first International Yoga Day.
One of them told me that she is pregnant
for 6 months and stop yoga after she start to feel dizzy. She miss the nice
feeling of practicing yoga, but she had no idea what poses she can do or not.
She asked me before this event whether she can join us. The answer is of course: YES!! (I learnt this little trick from Swamiji as
he taught us that we should always answer the question started by yes.)
However, as more and more people sign up for joining us, I started to think
that I need help. I need someone who can pay attention for her while I can
taking care of everybody else too. Fortunately, One of my old students came
back to help. She attended my classes for almost one year before, joined a
pregnancy yoga teacher training program and just be a new-born baby's mom herself.
Thanks for her coming, we can help everybody. Some of my present students came
to help too. One of my oldest student, Sophia came to help me to take the photos. The other play an important role by demonstrate sun salutation while I am explaining, and some helped me to help people during the practicing. I really appreciate their assistance.
The sun is an early bird in June here. We
started at 6:30, and the sun shine with all its passion before 7:30. After we
complete whole series of Makarasana Diaphragmatic breathing, Joints and Glands
and Hatha, we have to move under the roof nearby to do our final Relaxation and
Meditation. Due to the contrast, sunny blue sky vs cool dark walkway, many of
them came to tell me that they really had a wonderful relaxation in the
end.
All the free donation of the day goes to
the Taiwan Fund for Children and Families in Taichung. This Foundation supports
those families of low income. One of my students work as a volunteer there and
told me that it's hard to image that many of the families in modern city as
Taichung still need help to make a living. What they require is not fancy toy
for children, but rice and other necessities in life to support everyday life.
It is indeed a wonderful day full with love and sharing. Without all the love
from many people, it is not possible. I am grateful and pay homage to the
divinity in all attendants and Gurudev. Om~
Chinese version of Swami Rama and Swami Veda's books.
