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My first trip to Isha Yoga Center in Coimbatore was in March 2024, nearly 2 years ago. I had enrolled for a wellness programme called “ayur sampoorna” and also celebrated my 40th birthday there. A quiet birthday which fell on “Ekadashi” day, a special day observed by yogis where it is best not to eat or rather have light meals. I drank only coconut water on that day and had my main meal in the evening. 

I had spent the day visiting the consecrated places at Isha Yoga Centre and watched the Adiyogi divya darshanam ( display of lights on Adiyogi statue) with my two Mauritian friends who live at the ashram.

I loved the ashram vibes and was impressed about how organised and clean it was.

Since year 2020, I have been watching the Mahashivratree festival online from 6pm to 6 am… dreaming of attending it one day.

For several reasons I had postponed the trip because I was not physically and mentally prepared for it. Since 2019, I have been practicing yoga taught by Isha Yoga Center; where you need self discipline to practice it by yourself after attending the classes.

I have been practicing before this trip, to be able to live the experience fully. What we call “Sadhana” in yogic vocabulary.