From: Hargobind
The first time I was left alone it was deep beneath a blazing desert sun. I was a little kid. Missing my parents, I shed so many tears until I couldn’t cry any more. I thought if I just cried long enough someone would come. Streaks of tears mixed with sand dust staining my face like a dry river through a canyon. But no one came to save me.
Time passed. I got up. Spun on the merry go round one more time and walked off into the sunset. My skills didn’t apply. So I learned to pray instead of cry.
My next memory of being alone was at the airport. I sat for hours.
I befriended a preacher who taught me about black Jesus. He argued it was wrong for a blue eyed white man to be portrayed as the Messiah when Jesus came from the Middle East. I argued there was no Messiah but we agreed he could be black. Then 9 year old me and the preacher then prayed together.
A few years later I went to India where I found my footing. The challenge came years later when I returned to the United States feeling alone. Armed with my Sikh beliefs, meditation, yoga practice, & martial arts, I quickly learned what I had wasn’t what I needed. So I recreated my identity again.
This time I focused on entrepreneurism, and my work ethic. If the world didn’t like what I had, I would build my own world, one retreat center at a time.
By the time I landed in Mexico I could transform. Like the the bendiest yogi’s, I could contort with ease. Because the most adaptive humans thrive. So I learned Spanish and construction.
Mexico became the best. It made me cocky.
Then I went to West Virginia. Only to be humbled as I found my skills didn’t apply. So I bought a pick up truck, a red tractor, a flannel shirt and steel toe boots. I listened to country music and learned to shoot guns, cook, and quote the Bible. Fortune once again bent in my favor.
But now I am struggling again. I have to recreate myself as parts of my life fall apart. But I also know my methods work. Because I’ve done it so many times.
It comes from an addiction to reality. Practice. Meditation. Yoga. Calisthenics. Massage. Community. And lots of fun.
That’s why I am so excited to invite you to my next retreat concept.
Because if you’re struggling with a relationship issue. A health crisis. A change in jobs. Or you feel like the world is falling out from under you. These methods can be your lifeline. You get a vote and it’s the most important one.
We will zero in on exactly what you can control so you are at ease with what you can’t. Or maybe you’ve been struggling alone. Just leaving your home and coming to a new place will help. Lean into the yoga retreat community and it will elevate you.
So come learn my methods while we have the most fun time.