{"id":1637,"date":"2021-12-24T14:47:08","date_gmt":"2021-12-24T14:47:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fpstudycircle.com\/?p=1637"},"modified":"2021-12-24T14:49:07","modified_gmt":"2021-12-24T14:49:07","slug":"1637","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fpstudycircle.com\/index.php\/2021\/12\/24\/1637\/","title":{"rendered":"Disconnecting to connect"},"content":{"rendered":"

Disconnecting to connect<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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A lot is written about yoga and how it connects the mind, body, and soul to not only help
\ndestress your life but to also help you practice your personal and professional values with
\nintegrity. I experienced this type of awakening through the age-old practice when I visited the
\nSwami Kevalyadham Nanda Yoga Ashram (Kaivalyadham) in Lonavla earlier this year.<\/p>\n

Nestled amid the natural beauty of the Western Ghats, Kaivalyadham is spread across 172
\nacres and aims to heal by fostering the best practices of Ayurveda, naturopathy, and yoga.<\/p>\n

You can choose to stay at the ashram for eight days or more depending on what you seek to
\ngain from this alternate style of medicine. During the stay, residents are encouraged to follow
\nthe rules of the ashram, which include strict wake-up and lights out times, adherence to a given
\ndiet chart and of course regular yoga and meditation sessions. While most residents remain
\nbusy throughout the day thanks to a packed schedule that is customized to the person\u2019s needs,
\nthey do get a chance to socialize for a few hours every day.<\/p>\n

During my time at the ashram, I introduced myself to other residents who had joined for similar
\nweek-long courses. As is the case when one socializes, our chats frequently turned to routine
\ntopics such as politics, the stock market\u2019s performance, the COVID-19 pandemic and many
\nmore. On my part, I chose to remain a listener rather than participate in these topics. It was by
\nreally listening to these conversations that I came to two conclusions:<\/p>\n

1. A trend towards nuclear families has created loneliness. So many parents who may have
\nachieved a lot during their younger days were now dependent on their children and felt
\nan acute sense of loneliness from not being close to them as their child, as taught by the
\nparents themselves, spread their wings and flew out of their nests.<\/p>\n

2. You don\u2019t need to do much to stay happy\u2013 just learn to slow down, look within, and
\nSearch for the light.<\/p>\n

We live in difficult times and as we strive to grow ourselves professionally we often tend to give
\nlip service to values such as integrity, authenticity, credit, helpfulness, honesty, and dignity of
\nlabour. My week-long sojourn at Kaivalyadham helped me reconnect with these values and
\nbrought myself back to me. I would recommend this kind of break for everyone to get in touch
\nwith their \u201cswayam\u201d and return healthy in mind, body, and spirit.<\/p>\n

Be healthy, be wise and the wealth will follow.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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