concert on 27-12-08 at israel

Jewish & Indian Chant Evening

An Evening of Holy chants from the Jewish and Hindu tradition, meditation and meeting between cultures. With Raji Laksmi Ratan, a special Guest teacher from India and rabbi Ruth Gan Kagan and with Nava Tehila's musicians Daphna Rosenberg, Yoel Sykes and Ilana Melman.

Tickets are 50 NS. For those who need a reduced rate some tickets are available for 30 NS.
Time: Thursday Dec 4 at 8:30 pm
Place: Beit Shmuel,7 Shama St. Jerusalem.
Limited seating – Place an order by credit card with Merav 050-7278762 OR order online
https://www.litrom.com/ChantEveDec4
http://www.navatehila.org/

Visit to kibbutz

These are pictures from my visit to a kibutz near Haifa called- HAZOREA. you can see what a beautiful place they have. alex was my gaurdian . he's the rolly polly in the pic where i'm listening to the guy who is talking about goldfish & coy fish[$6000/-] per fish---they have this big fish farm . they also have a plastic factory which i chose not to go to. then there is the horse stable where you see me with arabian beauties!! [antha arabic kadaloram........] then we had tea in the forest where it was soooo silent & u can see the gurgling waterfall as it 'trips & falls over stones on its way...'. the pomella tree[bamblimas] is in Reuma's[pronounced-re-uma] house. there are many kibutzs around Haifa. the music concert was an amazing success. they want another one in a hall on thursday. perhaps we will record the next one!
the past week was also a new low with the terror attack in mumbai, we're all feeling the shock of the same. All our hearts go out to the victims and their families.

On sunday, the 9th of November Sulieman drove me to Ramallah where Nouran recieved me. After lunch we drove to "Star of Hope" Palestinian NGO for disabled women. I taught the Breath Water Sound course to 15 blind women and some with physical disabilities. The director Miss Ola is herself totally ["except for her hands and head"] inmobile on a weel chair, but she was smiling all the time. There were two blind women who asked very deep questions. Within three days, there was comradrie and belongingness amongst all of them. They were curious to know about my life, India, and how i got the knowledge, and from whom. They even offered some moneyt for the three days which i donated right back to their NGO.
Stay in Suad's house is like living with Arielle or any one of my children . The same hurrying in the morning without breakfast and coming home hungry and tired. It was good for me to have somebody to scold and make sure she eats properly!! :-) She cooks amazingly and refused to allow me in the kitchen. All most every hour one could hear the Shaikh call the "faithfull" to worship Allah. It sounds like a song and i think I'm going to miss it when i go to India.
The course had a 16 year old " Ismaeil" who insisted on staying in the course even when i told him he is under age! He has handled the course quite maturedly. This group of 14 feel belongingness and friendship, will send the picture later.
Celebrated "Karthigai festival of lights" with Suad and burst some fireworks. Am being driven by Tyis a dutch guy back to jerusalem where arielle will take me to Kabala shabath in her synagogue. It will take untill 12pm. Next day we have lunch at Sarit's & then satsang & long kriya at telaviv centre. From sunday, morning & evening courses are planned.

playschool

hi all

this post is by rajima's son. just putting up some pics of her at a recent reunion she had with her playschool friends - yeah they are in touch all these years. enjoi these pics as they sure are njoing their second childhood!! these were taken in ooty & coonoor..

ramallah course - oct 9-14

The Ramallah course happened in this beautiful hall owned by the Quakers it is very old. we had dancing & singing[carols, arabian &

bajans] - on the last day as is usual in my course. they are busy arranging another couse in nov. from 9th -14th. there will be a breath water sound course for disabled women, a regular basic course in the eve & a KYC.

SAGOL- WoW.
what to say!! 1st day, when i was asked to come up on stage & bless, it came in the form of Om NamahShivaya chanting as a song which spontaneously built up as the drums & synthesiser played on. Everyone gave a standing ovation & remembered me for the rest of the 3 days & came to both my workshops in droves!
The blessing was at 8pm & the 2 hr satsang at 10pm with this amazing group from a synagogue- Ruth [the rabbi], Dafna[vocal * guitar], Nathaniel[drums, kalimba, & other asorted percussions], & Yoel[guitar] . It ws rocking so that Dalit & Rona are arranging for a full blown concert in Dec at Jerusalem in a big auditorium with Simon Perez & other vips.
Next day my workshop ws at 1pm for 2 hrs on Ínner Potential. The tent ws overflowing. Of course they had come to see India in me!! But they stayed to ask plenty of questions, & have a great discussion on mediation, spirituality, etc. Many enrolled for the Haifa & Telaviv courses. Many came for blessings, for e-id, for pics of me, with me etc. at 3 pm we[ dalit, arielle & me went for this amazing dance workshop with Marion , a lovely guy from netherlands. the music was very inspiring[there ws one from Enya also.] it ws mind blowing. that guy was soo intense.
evening was meeting lots of people in the Art Of Living booth & holding an impromptu bajan satsang. many men & women came for blessings, advice, hugs & photo sessions. then we retired to bed at 1am. next day we woke up at 8am, went for a stroll along the beach, did padmasadhana & kriya on the beach, & then had breakfast in the cosy igloo like building where we were put up.then we went for another dance workshop with 2 lovely ladies. it was called chakra & color dancing.!! it was also great. for another 2 solid hrs. will show you the dances when we meet in person!!at 3pm was my workshop on 'Transforming Organisation''. it was fun. people loved the informal way in which i handled it. discussions , meditation, & dalit spoke about business in AOL & the women's conference. more people enrolled for the courses.then we got beads strung in our hair & painted our faces-generally freaked out!!now i'm back home in Jerusalem with shereen & have an intro talk in west Jerusalem.