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I had just reached the Atlantis – Bahamas with my family on the afternoon of 31st July. Beautiful place with white sands, blue water and clear skies and to add to that I found a wonderful Sivananda Yoga Ashram which was about 10 min walk from the hotel. I felt blessed after having experienced a yoga lesson the morning of Friday the 1st Aug. A beautiful walk along the white sands of the Paradise Beach with feet dipping into the clear blue water made it an even more blissful experience.
I was sure I would not be able to join the yoga lesson on Saturday morning due to a potential plan of visiting a different island. After a lot of struggle with making a decision of what to do on Saturday I had finally settled with the fact that I would be able to attend one more yoga lesson at the ashram from 8 to 10 am the next day. I was very excited for the opportunity that presented itself to me.
Saturday morning I was up at 6:30 hoping to see the sunrise but missed it by a few minutes and the sun disappeared behind the thick clouds. The morning was damp, wet and was showing signs of storm waiting to come. But I was sure and very certain that I would be doing yoga that morning. I only had a 10 minutes walk and I would make it there before it started pouring.
I was ready on time and reached the lobby at 7:30 ready to walk along the beach. But as soon as I stepped out in the open it started POURING. Yes it started pouring. I went back in the hotel lobby and looked up. There were no signs of the rains halting and the skies clearing up. My mind was racing with loads of questions. How long can I wait? Will I not get to the ashram on time? Am I going to miss the lesson? I don’t want to be wet. How do I get there without getting wet? I had no umbrella or poncho or knew of no other way to get there. Even in the midst of so many thoughts I was somehow sure I will be there before the class begins. I held that feeling of surety and did something different. I reached within and felt immense trust in the universe. I felt the power of being able to create my life for myself. I plunged onto carrying out one of the experiment right out of the book E-Squared by Pam Grout.
I thought about the universe as being a field of infinite possibilities and felt that I could draw whatever I wanted to me. It was almost a meditative state when I said this to the energy, to the universe.
“I am ready to go to the yoga ashram. And I really want to be a part of this practice this morning. I want to be dry when I get to the yoga lesson so I can experience the practice fully. The only way I can get there is through the beach. I believe this opportunity opened up for me yesterday because I was meant to do it. If you plan for me to be there kindly clear up for 10 min so I can reach there safely and dry. If you give me 7 minutes I will run to this place. I need the rain to stop and for you to clear up so I can reach there on time. I do respect your decision and I surrender to your wish. If I am meant to be there I will be. A clear sky for 10 minutes. I know you love me and you are looking out for me. Whatever you decide is what I will do. Thank you for listening.”
What happened next within few seconds was something totally miraculous (someone would say) but for me it was my universe showing that it utterly loves me and is right there listening to me.
The sky cleared up. Yes believe it or not the sky cleared up. No rain for next 7 min. I ran from the hotel lobby and ran as fast as I could toward the ashram along the beach. On my way the universe showed its presence in a DOUBLE rainbow!! Yes a DOUBLE rainbow!! The universe conveyed the message loud and clear that what happened was done especially just for me. It was a gift for me to cherish. And so I did. All along the run my heart was filled with gratitude and I kept saying “thank you universe, it means a lot to me that you showered your love, thank you universe for showing up today, and thank you for the double rainbow, I will make the most of my day today, I am deeply grateful for this beautiful gift this morning.”
I continued running and the moment I reached the platform where the yoga lesson was being held it poured. It poured cats and dogs. Yes it did. Our yoga teacher had a tough time keeping up with the noise from the rain while instructing us. This was also the first yoga lesson where I did a head stand (with some help from the teacher) but without any support of the wall.
Universe Showered its love on me when I surrendered and let it all go. It was a beautiful encounter with the universe. Oh and let me add that during my walk back I did get wet and enjoyed the rain. After all I was ok getting wet once the yoga practice was done. And I didn’t make that portion of my walk clear to the universe or I would have definitely gotten a clear sky for those 10 min as well.
You can check out the book E-Squared by Pam Grout. 9 Do-it-Yourself Energy Experiments That Prove Your Thoughts Create Your Reality. http://pamgrout.com/e-squared
These are the spiritual experiments you can prove in E-Squared:
With love and light
Your fellow earthling!
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