-Kirti Tarang Pande
Originally Published in Daily Bhaskar
“Why should
I seek more?
I am the
same as he.
His essence
speaks through me.
I have been
looking for myself.”
- Rumi
Rumi used these words to define his meeting point with Allah,
students of Home Yogis’ Home, a Nanded City, Pune based yoga centre, used the
same thought to reach Durga this Navratri.
Shunning all the orthodox snobbery, they met daily at Home
Yogis’ Home to connect with the Cosmic Mother through an amalgamation of Bhakti
Yoga & Shakti Yoga. Coming from different walks of life, some are IT
professionals, some are home-makers, some are business leaders & some
belong to the Indian Airforce fraternity; yet, every morning at 6:30 am, they
all are unified as yoga sadhaks in pursuit of awakening the inner Shakti.
“Channelizing inner Shakti is a sadhna & like every form of
devotion it takes its own time. However, such group practices are an integral
part of Home Yogis’ Home, as they instantly transcend us to our Anandmayakosa-
seat of bliss”, explains, Pankaj Pandey, director Home Yogis’ Home.
The culmination of this ‘blissed out’ path of reaching Durga
happened on Ramnavani, April 04, 2017.
Dressed in black & green to represent the control on inner
Tamas (inertia)through inner healing, the students invoked inner Shakti via a
yogic dance on the tunes of ‘Aigiri Nandini’.
“When our teachers initiated us into the practice, it sounded
like just another of those fun things we do as a group. It started with us
putting our heads into it. In no time our souls were involved too. We had no
worries in our heads just a dedication towards inner awakening,” shares Rupa
Pillai, student Home Yogis’ Home.
However, that’s not it. Kirti Tarang Pande, founder Home Yogis’
Home, explains the utilitarian aspect of it, “When we come together as a group
for invoking the inner power, the sadhana converts into an anandmela.”
She further adds that by feeding upon the group energy, this
practice expresses the divinity within, removes introversion & brings out
hidden talents. She explains that this not only transforms us into leaders but
works upon the five sheath existence of the human body:
1. At muscular level it brings deep relaxation
2. At pranic level it slows down breathing, enhances balancing
& leads to increased life-span
3. At mental level it increases creative & will powers
4. At emotional level it enhances happiness in life &
equipoise.
5. At intellectual level it sharpens intellect & calms down
the mind.
Pankaj Pandey takes the discussion further by mentioning the
four fold effects of this practice on the development of consciousness:
1. It imparts civic sense
2. Inculcates zeal for service
3. Instill a patriotic urge
4. Invokes a spiritual yearning.
“For me the benefit is simple, it kept in the present, so now I
know that I am on the right path”, concludes Ms. Pillai with a smile.