WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.400 --> 00:00:01.160 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): Okay. 2 00:00:01.260 --> 00:00:01.980 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): great. 3 00:00:02.490 --> 00:00:13.860 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): So I wanted to take today, which is falling a few days after Guru Perna, which is a beautiful day to honor and acknowledge our teachers. 4 00:00:14.050 --> 00:00:20.129 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): and just take some time to reflect on that, and be in a practice around that. 5 00:00:20.180 --> 00:00:24.561 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): And so you can have your journal if you'd like 6 00:00:25.160 --> 00:00:41.550 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): somewhere near you after we do a little meditation. Invite us to journal a little bit, and, Juliana, thank you for being here. I'll probably go into guiding. So if you can just stay attentive to letting folks into the waiting room, that'll be awesome. 7 00:00:43.190 --> 00:00:45.190 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): Okay, perfect. 8 00:00:45.860 --> 00:00:47.610 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): Alright. 9 00:00:48.057 --> 00:00:52.440 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): Just take a moment, maybe shifting in any way that you would like. 10 00:00:52.490 --> 00:01:03.399 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): I've been finding rocking lately very supportive to my nervous system, so perhaps rocking a little bit side to side or forward and back. 11 00:01:13.690 --> 00:01:23.979 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): and then, when you feel ready, you can continue rocking, or, if you'd like, come into a more still 12 00:01:24.640 --> 00:01:25.940 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): seat 13 00:01:26.580 --> 00:01:35.369 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): rooting down towards the earth, whether you're moving or in stillness, and then extending and lengthening up towards the sky. 14 00:01:37.950 --> 00:01:39.739 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): I'll invite the bell 15 00:02:55.590 --> 00:02:56.760 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): mouse. 16 00:02:57.970 --> 00:02:59.030 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): There's 17 00:03:00.730 --> 00:03:04.739 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): any distractions or other thoughts 18 00:03:05.530 --> 00:03:09.950 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): just gently acknowledging them and coming back present. 19 00:03:20.730 --> 00:03:22.390 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): coming into 20 00:03:23.310 --> 00:03:25.120 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): gentle awareness 21 00:03:25.440 --> 00:03:26.860 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): with yourself. 22 00:03:29.680 --> 00:03:31.849 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): beginning with 23 00:03:32.010 --> 00:03:33.130 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): the 1st 24 00:03:33.140 --> 00:03:34.250 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): teacher. 25 00:03:34.740 --> 00:03:36.199 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): And that's you. 26 00:03:39.950 --> 00:03:41.579 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): the primary 27 00:03:41.630 --> 00:03:43.480 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): and primordial 28 00:03:46.130 --> 00:03:47.430 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): nowhere 29 00:03:47.470 --> 00:03:48.910 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): and knowing. 30 00:03:52.870 --> 00:04:01.350 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): even just down to the very basic awareness that you've got right now, which is an awareness of being aware. 31 00:04:02.750 --> 00:04:06.540 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): and if bringing awareness on awareness feels 32 00:04:06.890 --> 00:04:11.099 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): little out of reach. Then maybe it's awareness on body 33 00:04:11.920 --> 00:04:13.920 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): and sensation. 34 00:04:15.120 --> 00:04:17.000 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): We're on in motion. 35 00:04:29.870 --> 00:04:34.370 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): and from an Yogic perspective, a Vedic perspective 36 00:04:34.570 --> 00:04:35.800 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): underneath 37 00:04:36.060 --> 00:04:38.369 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): the anime kosher, the 38 00:04:40.130 --> 00:04:42.370 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): solid body. 39 00:04:43.680 --> 00:04:47.100 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): pranamaya, kosha, the energetic body 40 00:04:48.740 --> 00:04:49.789 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): and breath. 41 00:04:52.930 --> 00:04:57.669 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): Vinyan and Maya Kosha, your thoughts or understanding. 42 00:04:57.880 --> 00:04:59.090 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): There's 43 00:04:59.900 --> 00:05:01.120 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): the deep 44 00:05:02.830 --> 00:05:05.889 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): Ananda Maya Kosha, the bliss body. 45 00:05:06.420 --> 00:05:07.470 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): no 46 00:05:07.860 --> 00:05:11.669 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): part of us that already already 47 00:05:11.720 --> 00:05:13.689 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): always already knows 48 00:05:13.830 --> 00:05:16.290 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): it's always already connected. 49 00:05:23.200 --> 00:05:32.710 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): and this can for some of us feel so out of reach sometimes, especially if we're in the middle of a busy season of our lives and 50 00:05:32.920 --> 00:05:36.149 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): feeling the onslaught of media and 51 00:05:37.560 --> 00:05:39.610 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): news cycles 52 00:05:40.300 --> 00:05:43.910 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): working within communities that need lots of care. 53 00:05:45.870 --> 00:05:54.640 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): But the more we're able to connect to the inner guru the inner anonymity, kosher, ananda bliss, clarity, wisdom. 54 00:05:55.650 --> 00:06:01.759 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): the more we're able to just be our true essence for no other reason than that. 55 00:06:01.900 --> 00:06:05.670 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): And also if and so, we choose 56 00:06:05.780 --> 00:06:12.049 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): to show up in response to the onslaught of news, and needs. 57 00:06:12.290 --> 00:06:13.630 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): calls 58 00:06:13.810 --> 00:06:16.429 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): things to do with 59 00:06:16.960 --> 00:06:18.580 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): our true nature. 60 00:06:19.040 --> 00:06:21.920 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): with clarity, with presence, with grace. 61 00:06:24.450 --> 00:06:26.539 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): and so acknowledging. 62 00:06:26.550 --> 00:06:33.320 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): however close or far away, your inner Guru, Anandamaya! Gosha, your 63 00:06:33.830 --> 00:06:39.310 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): wise inner knowing feels right now acknowledging that it's there. 64 00:06:40.100 --> 00:06:43.060 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): It's always there. It's always been there. 65 00:06:51.220 --> 00:06:56.269 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): And for some of us that inner wise, knowing Amanda Maya 66 00:06:56.910 --> 00:07:02.029 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): space can feel like a clear blue sky. 67 00:07:02.890 --> 00:07:09.419 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): or maybe a sky that has clouds or lots of you know things in it, balloons. 68 00:07:09.510 --> 00:07:11.296 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): planes, helicopters. 69 00:07:12.540 --> 00:07:13.660 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): But 70 00:07:13.670 --> 00:07:16.570 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): the connection is with the sky. 71 00:07:16.740 --> 00:07:18.869 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): that clarity, that 72 00:07:19.850 --> 00:07:21.790 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): open, timeless. 73 00:07:22.400 --> 00:07:24.179 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): formless, spaceless. 74 00:07:35.310 --> 00:07:40.719 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): So, seeing if you can rest in your own clear blue sky. 75 00:07:41.000 --> 00:07:42.190 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): awareness 76 00:07:58.040 --> 00:08:03.290 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): now moving your awareness, and almost like a 77 00:08:03.350 --> 00:08:04.720 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): puzzle piece 78 00:08:05.250 --> 00:08:08.540 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): slotting back and into a bigger 79 00:08:09.580 --> 00:08:10.640 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): puzzle. 80 00:08:10.900 --> 00:08:13.110 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): Imagine that your 81 00:08:13.500 --> 00:08:16.199 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): awareness you're a clear blue sky 82 00:08:17.060 --> 00:08:19.449 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): is connecting with the 83 00:08:21.650 --> 00:08:23.320 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): sky out there 84 00:08:24.470 --> 00:08:26.970 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): with every other being. 85 00:08:28.500 --> 00:08:29.890 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): little self 86 00:08:30.270 --> 00:08:32.590 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): with the big S self. 87 00:08:35.020 --> 00:08:41.439 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): And so you might feel that as a coming home or a restfulness connection. 88 00:08:41.640 --> 00:08:44.710 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): maybe just imagining it at this moment. 89 00:08:49.030 --> 00:08:55.489 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): Part of why the Guru is within each of us is, we're each a part of 90 00:08:56.440 --> 00:08:58.610 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): the wise, all-knowing. 91 00:08:59.990 --> 00:09:02.109 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): interconnected presence. 92 00:09:33.710 --> 00:09:35.860 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): deep breath in 93 00:09:37.950 --> 00:09:39.840 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): full breath out. 94 00:09:45.850 --> 00:09:48.060 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): trusting this connection. 95 00:09:59.210 --> 00:10:02.649 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): wisdom in you, in the world. 96 00:10:02.740 --> 00:10:03.960 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): in all. 97 00:10:11.840 --> 00:10:13.979 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): And this wise knowing 98 00:10:14.620 --> 00:10:16.420 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): takes many forms. 99 00:10:18.570 --> 00:10:21.420 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): and those forms can be places. 100 00:10:22.300 --> 00:10:25.940 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): moments, or periods of time in our lives. 101 00:10:27.310 --> 00:10:28.630 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): people. 102 00:10:28.950 --> 00:10:30.330 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): animals. 103 00:10:33.040 --> 00:10:34.030 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): books. 104 00:10:35.530 --> 00:10:37.470 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): classes, or 105 00:10:38.210 --> 00:10:41.970 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): any opportunity for growth, for learning. 106 00:10:42.950 --> 00:10:44.850 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): and so invitation 107 00:10:45.870 --> 00:10:49.359 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): to call to mind and heart some of those 108 00:10:50.120 --> 00:10:55.609 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): sentient beings they're called some of those emergent forms. Right out of 109 00:10:55.860 --> 00:10:57.280 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): ever present 110 00:10:58.830 --> 00:11:00.120 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): knowing 111 00:11:00.250 --> 00:11:02.010 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): interconnectedness 112 00:11:02.510 --> 00:11:07.960 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): there might emerge a moment. There might emerge a teacher. There might emerge a book. 113 00:11:08.330 --> 00:11:11.259 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): It's also deeply connected 114 00:11:11.670 --> 00:11:18.280 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): to you and to the foundation of all time, all space. 115 00:11:18.580 --> 00:11:20.890 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): all knowing, all creation. 116 00:11:22.970 --> 00:11:25.979 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): And so, as they come to mind 117 00:11:26.600 --> 00:11:28.420 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): thanking them or 118 00:11:28.550 --> 00:11:31.449 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): offering them if you would like a flower 119 00:11:33.020 --> 00:11:35.900 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): or some gesture of your appreciation. 120 00:11:36.610 --> 00:11:41.669 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): And if there's people, places, moments, experiences where you're like. 121 00:11:41.810 --> 00:11:47.179 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): I'm not acknowledging you as my teacher, not acknowledging you as a bringer of wisdom. 122 00:11:48.240 --> 00:11:51.510 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): Then it's okay to just allow it to 123 00:11:51.720 --> 00:11:53.019 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): go back in 124 00:11:58.050 --> 00:11:59.979 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): knowing that challenge 125 00:12:00.310 --> 00:12:01.530 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): and growth 126 00:12:01.680 --> 00:12:07.830 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): can also be teachers, but only when we're ready to acknowledge them as such, and that they're 127 00:12:08.070 --> 00:12:11.320 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): our places, people, times 128 00:12:11.340 --> 00:12:15.479 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): that disqualify themselves from being our teachers 129 00:12:16.850 --> 00:12:18.529 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): by not aligning 130 00:12:18.800 --> 00:12:21.050 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): with care for the whole 131 00:12:22.010 --> 00:12:23.319 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): with ethics. 132 00:12:26.360 --> 00:12:29.020 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): And so, as you slowly let 133 00:12:29.660 --> 00:12:32.769 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): each place or person emerge. 134 00:12:34.430 --> 00:12:37.020 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): offering gratitude and thanks. 135 00:12:40.900 --> 00:12:42.630 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): I'm letting them 136 00:12:42.980 --> 00:12:44.589 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): merge back in 137 00:12:44.960 --> 00:12:46.570 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): to interconnected 138 00:12:46.680 --> 00:12:47.990 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): all knowing. 139 00:12:48.540 --> 00:12:50.469 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): and we'll practice like this 140 00:12:50.590 --> 00:12:52.810 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): and silence for a few minutes. 141 00:12:52.990 --> 00:12:56.279 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): and I'll guide us with my voice when it's time 142 00:16:41.110 --> 00:16:43.110 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): breathing in 143 00:16:45.070 --> 00:16:46.710 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): breathing out. 144 00:17:12.740 --> 00:17:17.409 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): returning once again to appreciation of yourself 145 00:17:17.940 --> 00:17:20.260 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): as a teacher. 146 00:17:20.920 --> 00:17:22.960 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): wisdom, hair carrier 147 00:17:23.680 --> 00:17:24.800 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): to 148 00:17:29.480 --> 00:17:32.800 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): those who've guided you and supported you. 149 00:17:34.820 --> 00:17:36.430 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): ancestors. 150 00:17:38.110 --> 00:17:40.420 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): Yogic ancestors. 151 00:17:40.800 --> 00:17:42.050 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): teachers. 152 00:17:49.530 --> 00:17:51.870 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): and honoring and acknowledging 153 00:17:52.580 --> 00:17:55.630 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): all that we still may not know. 154 00:17:58.660 --> 00:18:03.130 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): taking a deep breath in and full breath out. 155 00:18:04.210 --> 00:18:05.720 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): will send a wish. 156 00:18:07.990 --> 00:18:10.919 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): Chant of one of the Shanti mantras 157 00:18:10.960 --> 00:18:12.170 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): for all 158 00:18:12.580 --> 00:18:24.519 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): of our ancestors, healers, teachers, wise beings, who've supported us on this path, and will continue to support us and future generations. 159 00:18:35.020 --> 00:18:38.150 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): A breath in and a full breath out 160 00:18:43.850 --> 00:18:46.960 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): long. Ha! 161 00:18:47.070 --> 00:18:49.870 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): So Musta 162 00:18:49.960 --> 00:18:52.550 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): Suki! No 163 00:18:52.580 --> 00:18:56.240 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): pavangu! 164 00:19:02.580 --> 00:19:04.270 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): A 165 00:19:06.290 --> 00:19:09.150 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): Shan the 166 00:19:09.290 --> 00:19:12.100 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): shanty 167 00:19:12.280 --> 00:19:16.440 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): Shan be! 168 00:19:17.000 --> 00:19:20.450 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): Oh. 169 00:19:28.010 --> 00:19:33.080 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): gently stretching your arms up any amount away from the earth. 170 00:19:34.670 --> 00:19:37.210 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): keeping the focus inwards. 171 00:19:37.460 --> 00:19:41.799 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): but gently opening your eyes and turning towards your journal. 172 00:19:42.160 --> 00:19:45.709 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): I invite us to write a few 173 00:19:46.400 --> 00:19:52.189 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): few reflections, maybe anything that came up in the guided practice. 174 00:19:53.250 --> 00:20:00.209 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): And if you want more like specific prompts, maybe naming and appreciating 175 00:20:00.330 --> 00:20:03.540 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): who and the qualities 176 00:20:04.370 --> 00:20:06.099 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): of the teachers 177 00:20:06.310 --> 00:20:07.490 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): you 178 00:20:07.600 --> 00:20:09.060 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): are grateful for. 179 00:20:09.750 --> 00:20:15.290 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): Think it's so helpful to specifically reflect on their qualities, because 180 00:20:15.430 --> 00:20:24.490 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): qualities are part of the universal qualities are part of that interconnection that we all have, and we all have access to, and we can all cultivate. 181 00:20:25.250 --> 00:20:36.520 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): And we'll practice journaling, writing, reflecting. You can also write into the chat for about 4 or 5 min, and then we'll share together. 182 00:21:18.150 --> 00:21:21.230 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): O 183 00:21:32.840 --> 00:21:36.960 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): oh 184 00:21:39.560 --> 00:21:44.310 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): me! 185 00:21:46.090 --> 00:21:54.600 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): Oh. 186 00:22:05.690 --> 00:22:11.010 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): oh! 187 00:22:31.730 --> 00:22:33.000 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): A 188 00:22:41.830 --> 00:22:44.580 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): A 189 00:22:59.250 --> 00:23:02.810 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): no 190 00:23:20.400 --> 00:23:23.430 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): through 191 00:23:27.150 --> 00:23:31.510 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): oh. 192 00:23:44.800 --> 00:23:46.920 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): oh. 193 00:24:14.870 --> 00:24:16.770 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): a 194 00:24:17.180 --> 00:24:21.180 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): oh! 195 00:24:40.400 --> 00:24:42.730 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): A new 196 00:25:29.970 --> 00:25:33.120 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): A 197 00:25:46.520 --> 00:25:48.250 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): oh! 198 00:26:32.190 --> 00:26:35.320 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): Finishing up your reflections. 199 00:26:35.740 --> 00:26:37.320 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): your writings. 200 00:26:38.140 --> 00:26:42.090 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): and I'd love to invite folks to 201 00:26:42.230 --> 00:26:48.780 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): to share, and you can share. Let's 1st open up for shares connected to 202 00:26:48.830 --> 00:26:51.120 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): reflection on our teachers. 203 00:26:52.352 --> 00:26:55.570 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): Anything you noticed in the practice. 204 00:26:56.390 --> 00:27:06.970 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): and then we can open for just general, you know? How are things? How are things going? What's up for you right now? How are you applying, Yoga? And how is it showing up in your life? 205 00:27:07.880 --> 00:27:10.000 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): So opening the space. 206 00:27:11.120 --> 00:27:14.789 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): and our circle is open. 207 00:28:20.300 --> 00:28:24.115 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): There's no, never any pressure to share 208 00:28:25.560 --> 00:28:26.690 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): but 209 00:28:26.750 --> 00:28:32.499 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): inviting in your voices, out loud or in the chat. If you would like. 210 00:28:51.770 --> 00:28:58.880 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): Thank you. Wade. Yeah. It's so nice to sometimes think about the qualities separated from the people. 211 00:28:59.648 --> 00:29:07.009 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): Or the moment, or the book, or the right. It's like, because we can all cultivate those qualities. 212 00:29:07.290 --> 00:29:08.590 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): And 213 00:29:10.460 --> 00:29:14.920 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): so Wade says, patience, understanding, compassion 214 00:29:15.010 --> 00:29:20.690 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): while knowing how to set boundaries with loving compassion for the work. 215 00:29:21.410 --> 00:29:22.320 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): Yeah. 216 00:29:23.460 --> 00:29:30.040 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): bonnie, brave, outspoken, learned, authentic, organized, funny, creative, open. 217 00:29:30.650 --> 00:29:31.400 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): Yeah. 218 00:29:34.750 --> 00:29:35.920 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): thank you. 219 00:29:39.280 --> 00:29:48.801 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): And it's funny, too. I don't know if anyone else has this. But sometimes, when I think about you know Guru Panama, I feel like you know, Guru Guru, 220 00:29:49.660 --> 00:29:52.800 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): is like it's like light and darkness, right? It's like. 221 00:29:53.840 --> 00:30:01.049 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): and a guru. The word has this connotation of a realized being, and so it feels 222 00:30:01.230 --> 00:30:16.650 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): almost like out of reach or kind of untouchable or like someone on a pedestal. And I think there's there's obviously a place for that in the tradition. Historically, there has been, and and even for some of us today, and 223 00:30:19.090 --> 00:30:21.750 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): when we connect wisdom back to that 224 00:30:21.830 --> 00:30:31.089 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): field of knowing right the qualities that are just there, and they emerge in various people moments, situations including us. 225 00:30:31.150 --> 00:30:33.690 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): it becomes for me a lot more 226 00:30:33.890 --> 00:31:01.429 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): attainable and a lot more accessible like. I can have these moments of wisdom right these moments, and that doesn't diminish the deep respect and reverence, for you know a wise teacher, or if one is on more of a gruci path, like that kind of devotion that one can have to 1 1 teacher, but it gives a different way for us to connect to this practice. 227 00:31:01.960 --> 00:31:03.040 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): and 228 00:31:03.640 --> 00:31:04.640 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): any 229 00:31:05.590 --> 00:31:07.950 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): anything on your mind or heart 230 00:31:09.660 --> 00:31:11.170 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): opening it up 231 00:31:11.190 --> 00:31:12.589 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): in general. 232 00:31:16.670 --> 00:31:29.990 Carly Joelle: Hey? I'd like to share with qualities and full disclosure. I'm thinking of you and and also Esther Eckhart, I I can. I've looked to the 2 of you as 233 00:31:30.410 --> 00:31:36.710 Carly Joelle: my teachers, and something that is really valuable to me is that you? 234 00:31:36.830 --> 00:31:52.479 Carly Joelle: Accessibility is always there. It's like at the forefront. So even with these really esoteric ideas, you somehow can boil it down in a way that feels accessible like what you just explained. It's. 235 00:31:52.540 --> 00:32:15.090 Carly Joelle: I think it's a real gift. And I'm yeah. So that's a huge one. And then also just a kindness and lightheartedness that even when talking about really painful or challenging things. It I don't know. There's just a quality that somehow you embody where you cut right to it without a bunch of flowers. 236 00:32:15.110 --> 00:32:20.649 Carly Joelle: but it never seems like your words are never cutting, and I really admire that. 237 00:32:25.030 --> 00:32:26.190 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): Thank you. 238 00:32:26.480 --> 00:32:29.929 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): I'm receiving. And and 239 00:32:31.350 --> 00:32:32.290 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): yeah. 240 00:32:33.480 --> 00:32:38.850 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): I don't know Esther. Who did you mention Esther Eckert at all. So I'm 241 00:32:38.860 --> 00:32:44.719 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): very interested and excited to get to learn, and a new, a new person. 242 00:32:45.960 --> 00:32:46.750 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): Hmm. 243 00:32:48.410 --> 00:32:54.589 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): yeah, Bonnie says, how is the date of Guru? Pernema determined. 244 00:32:54.700 --> 00:32:57.880 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): It is the full moon of the monsoon. 245 00:32:57.920 --> 00:33:02.310 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): I believe it's always connected to the full moon of the monsoon season. 246 00:33:02.420 --> 00:33:05.759 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): and part of that is because. 247 00:33:06.580 --> 00:33:08.569 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): you know, at this time 248 00:33:10.940 --> 00:33:21.590 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): in, if we were in India, or you know we would be. It's so different, in a way than than in where I am in la right. Everyone's like. 249 00:33:21.850 --> 00:33:27.769 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): what is it now? Like? Brat Summer? Whatever it is, right, we're out doing our thing. And 250 00:33:28.040 --> 00:33:31.650 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): and in the monsoon you actually turn inwards. 251 00:33:31.830 --> 00:33:47.819 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): And so it's a time of like reconnecting to that light or kindling of that light of knowledge within, but also paying gratitude to everyone who's, you know, taught you, or brought you to the place that you are to learn. And 252 00:33:48.400 --> 00:33:50.230 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): so it's always the 253 00:33:50.330 --> 00:33:54.219 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): yeah, the full moon around the monsoon. And there may be 254 00:33:54.250 --> 00:34:04.259 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): another. It may be there may be some astrological like in jyotis, some faded astrological associations as well, but I'd have to 255 00:34:04.300 --> 00:34:06.470 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): look this up because I can't remember them 256 00:34:06.988 --> 00:34:09.981 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): so just being honest about that. 257 00:34:10.730 --> 00:34:11.580 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): yeah. 258 00:34:13.120 --> 00:34:14.529 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): Esther Eckhart. 259 00:34:14.550 --> 00:34:18.529 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): kind Dutch teacher. Oh, wow! I'll have to 260 00:34:18.630 --> 00:34:19.799 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): have to look 261 00:34:21.170 --> 00:34:22.199 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): of her work 262 00:34:23.929 --> 00:34:25.100 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): anyone else. 263 00:34:44.020 --> 00:34:47.849 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): oh, she teaches Yoga, that's so lovely. 264 00:34:48.320 --> 00:34:51.139 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): Youtube. Yoga, that's really really cool 265 00:34:57.330 --> 00:35:02.639 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): something in what I was sharing. I hadn't really thought of it this way until this time. 266 00:35:02.680 --> 00:35:04.229 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): but when we were I was 267 00:35:04.590 --> 00:35:06.169 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): guiding, and I was like 268 00:35:06.190 --> 00:35:11.209 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): times right? There's times in my in our lives that can be deep seasons of 269 00:35:11.600 --> 00:35:12.760 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): of learning 270 00:35:12.770 --> 00:35:14.130 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): and of growth. 271 00:35:14.220 --> 00:35:15.560 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): and 272 00:35:17.080 --> 00:35:26.349 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): hadn't really thought of it that way before, like like an era or a place, or a moment, and kind of all the causes and conditions. That's something used a lot and Buddhist 273 00:35:26.930 --> 00:35:30.950 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): context. But all the things that have come to be 274 00:35:31.030 --> 00:35:37.939 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): so like the people, the food, the environment, so the learning or the that moment can happen. 275 00:35:38.410 --> 00:35:39.510 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): and 276 00:35:40.810 --> 00:35:48.489 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): how much all of that can be a teacher, too. Right? Because for me, a lot of the times. It's like. 277 00:35:49.710 --> 00:35:52.969 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): if it wasn't for those causes and conditions. 278 00:35:53.060 --> 00:35:55.279 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): the realization wouldn't have happened. 279 00:35:56.137 --> 00:35:59.440 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): you know, like I even think of I I 280 00:36:00.110 --> 00:36:08.220 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): and not I, really want to be clear, not to say like this had to happen, or I deserved it, or any of that right. But I was at a conference. 281 00:36:08.550 --> 00:36:10.490 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): Is that a retreat? Actually 282 00:36:10.760 --> 00:36:18.319 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): a silent retreat? Then I came back and went to a conference so almost like drastic opposites. The conference was in Vegas. It was very loud 283 00:36:19.270 --> 00:36:33.710 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): and overwhelming, but I learned a lot, and then I came home, and I got sick right. And so one of the things that I knew to do particularly with Covid. For myself. Just my body was like, Okay, we're gonna shut it down. I'm like. 284 00:36:33.750 --> 00:36:40.360 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): really rest. And I was very clear that I was able to do like this, but everything else I 285 00:36:40.380 --> 00:36:50.989 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): pretty much canceled any outward kind of stuff this week. I've canceled so I could just recover. But part of that recovery, I think, has been integrating 286 00:36:51.350 --> 00:36:54.520 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): the the silent retreat, and then the 287 00:36:54.620 --> 00:37:15.829 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): learning that I got at the conference, and so causes and conditions right. These things that provided an opportunity for learning would have been nice to not have to get sick, to be able to integrate. And maybe it would have happened another way. But I'm aware of the integration happening. 288 00:37:19.180 --> 00:37:20.540 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): Anyone else? 289 00:37:23.030 --> 00:37:25.149 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): Yeah, Justine. Hi. 290 00:37:25.890 --> 00:37:26.640 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): Hello! 291 00:37:27.030 --> 00:37:28.080 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): Sorry. But 292 00:37:28.490 --> 00:37:31.529 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): oh, can you speak a little louder. 293 00:37:31.530 --> 00:37:33.509 Justine (she/her): Yeah, let me put the volume up. Actually. 294 00:37:33.820 --> 00:37:35.289 Justine (she/her): is that better 295 00:37:36.440 --> 00:37:37.200 Justine (she/her): so? So. 296 00:37:38.200 --> 00:37:39.300 Justine (she/her): A. 297 00:37:39.890 --> 00:37:44.459 Justine (she/her): No, I hope you're feeling better. I had it Covid, too, in June. So that was 298 00:37:45.630 --> 00:37:46.850 Justine (she/her): kicks you in the butt. 299 00:37:48.950 --> 00:37:49.524 Justine (she/her): But 300 00:37:51.010 --> 00:37:52.610 Justine (she/her): I actually was looking at 301 00:37:54.200 --> 00:37:57.880 Justine (she/her): current, including you all the way back to 302 00:37:58.430 --> 00:38:02.890 Justine (she/her): time ago. Even martial arts cause. I started with martial arts. 303 00:38:04.130 --> 00:38:04.980 Justine (she/her): college 304 00:38:06.690 --> 00:38:08.749 Justine (she/her): and the thing that's run 305 00:38:09.170 --> 00:38:14.540 Justine (she/her): that's true for everyone is that the dedication, the devotion to the art or to the 306 00:38:15.150 --> 00:38:16.350 Justine (she/her): practice, to 307 00:38:17.890 --> 00:38:20.060 Justine (she/her): the actual teachings. 308 00:38:20.670 --> 00:38:21.670 Justine (she/her): and 309 00:38:22.000 --> 00:38:24.799 Justine (she/her): just the dedication to community 310 00:38:25.070 --> 00:38:29.999 Justine (she/her): just wanting to share with community. Give back the reciprocity piece 311 00:38:30.240 --> 00:38:31.210 Justine (she/her): how 312 00:38:31.340 --> 00:38:33.130 Justine (she/her): every it seems like every 313 00:38:33.650 --> 00:38:35.810 Justine (she/her): teacher has received something. 314 00:38:35.880 --> 00:38:37.189 Justine (she/her): And so there's this 315 00:38:37.820 --> 00:38:40.570 Justine (she/her): need or desire to 316 00:38:43.020 --> 00:38:44.460 Justine (she/her): it, forward and and 317 00:38:44.570 --> 00:38:47.259 Justine (she/her): turn it to the to community. 318 00:38:49.480 --> 00:38:50.350 Justine (she/her): and 319 00:38:50.640 --> 00:38:53.009 Justine (she/her): because there are many. I mean 320 00:38:53.020 --> 00:39:01.839 Justine (she/her): many different personalities, too. But I just have that. That the the whole thing that I'm seeing 321 00:39:01.980 --> 00:39:05.719 Justine (she/her): is the dedication, devotion, and the reciprocity is giving back. 322 00:39:08.359 --> 00:39:13.059 Justine (she/her): Also extremely appreciative of every teacher that's touched my life. 323 00:39:15.280 --> 00:39:16.250 Justine (she/her): because 324 00:39:16.700 --> 00:39:17.560 Justine (she/her): just 325 00:39:18.060 --> 00:39:19.230 Justine (she/her): kind of helped me 326 00:39:20.340 --> 00:39:22.899 Justine (she/her): either, whether in the very beginning, getting. 327 00:39:23.200 --> 00:39:25.430 Justine (she/her): trusting my body and knowing that it's 328 00:39:25.820 --> 00:39:27.180 Justine (she/her): there as a 329 00:39:27.720 --> 00:39:32.889 Justine (she/her): not just as a tool, but there to teach me something, and it's there as a teacher as well the body. 330 00:39:34.250 --> 00:39:35.040 Justine (she/her): And 331 00:39:35.230 --> 00:39:37.630 Justine (she/her): one thing I think that's coming 332 00:39:38.180 --> 00:39:41.969 Justine (she/her): more is the spiritual piece that I really appreciate you. 333 00:39:43.350 --> 00:39:45.089 Justine (she/her): some other teachers 334 00:39:45.340 --> 00:39:46.020 Justine (she/her): aye. 335 00:39:46.140 --> 00:39:47.090 Justine (she/her): trying to 336 00:39:49.120 --> 00:39:51.480 Justine (she/her): make sure that this the whole 337 00:39:51.610 --> 00:39:53.279 Justine (she/her): teachings are there. It's not just. 338 00:39:55.690 --> 00:39:59.009 Justine (she/her): but it's always that need like their desire that like 339 00:39:59.475 --> 00:40:04.200 Justine (she/her): I just remember feeling like, there's something more. I wanted more. It's like the spiritual piece 340 00:40:05.130 --> 00:40:06.120 Justine (she/her): wanting to. 341 00:40:07.490 --> 00:40:08.740 Justine (she/her): All right. So anyway. 342 00:40:12.480 --> 00:40:14.270 Justine (she/her): okay, so 343 00:40:14.970 --> 00:40:18.179 Justine (she/her): and then that I feel is 344 00:40:18.210 --> 00:40:21.389 Justine (she/her): guiding me. Now, it's like trying to 345 00:40:22.220 --> 00:40:23.560 Justine (she/her): remember 346 00:40:23.760 --> 00:40:28.789 Justine (she/her): having that spiritual piece, because I don't feel like there's enough space that's made out there 347 00:40:29.140 --> 00:40:31.489 Justine (she/her): to, especially in our culture, to 348 00:40:32.230 --> 00:40:33.629 Justine (she/her): space for the spiritual. 349 00:40:43.550 --> 00:40:45.649 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): Thank you, Justine. 350 00:40:46.670 --> 00:40:52.910 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): I love that like the space for spiritual spirit, and also like service. 351 00:40:53.460 --> 00:40:57.500 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): and so many of the people that get kind of held up as 352 00:40:57.670 --> 00:41:01.580 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): gurus in a way right as models or guides 353 00:41:02.020 --> 00:41:08.969 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): are not modeling any of those things you mentioned, and actually very few of the things 354 00:41:09.240 --> 00:41:10.850 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): that we put 355 00:41:11.090 --> 00:41:12.720 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): folks put in the chat. 356 00:41:13.010 --> 00:41:15.969 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): It's kind of wild like if I think about 357 00:41:16.180 --> 00:41:19.290 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): who or what the quality is that get 358 00:41:19.470 --> 00:41:20.760 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): celebrated 359 00:41:22.520 --> 00:41:23.920 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): they're very different. 360 00:41:24.430 --> 00:41:25.720 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): And 361 00:41:26.180 --> 00:41:33.870 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): there's something powerful about noticing that and connecting to what we value or what you value. 362 00:41:34.470 --> 00:41:37.890 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): I also have a question, Justine, if you're open to it. 363 00:41:38.030 --> 00:41:39.070 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): and 364 00:41:39.260 --> 00:41:41.360 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): are you on summer break. 365 00:41:44.520 --> 00:41:49.587 Justine (she/her): I'm doing a summer camp. It's like for the past 3 weeks 366 00:41:53.044 --> 00:41:56.140 Justine (she/her): I think I was done at 2 weeks. But 367 00:41:56.670 --> 00:42:00.719 Justine (she/her): yeah, but no, but yeah, it's that rest piece that. 368 00:42:05.400 --> 00:42:09.840 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): Yeah, cause there's just thinking about that change of, you know. 369 00:42:10.060 --> 00:42:12.639 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): having space to be able to 370 00:42:12.800 --> 00:42:15.990 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): care for yourself and practice in 371 00:42:16.300 --> 00:42:18.439 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): the onslaught of the school year. 372 00:42:18.660 --> 00:42:21.830 Justine (she/her): Yeah, and and having the space for like gardening, it's like that. 373 00:42:21.830 --> 00:42:22.639 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): And see. 374 00:42:26.110 --> 00:42:26.800 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): yeah. 375 00:42:27.140 --> 00:42:28.439 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): I have a field. 376 00:42:28.440 --> 00:42:29.190 Justine (she/her): Good 377 00:42:29.880 --> 00:42:31.770 Justine (she/her): to be watering plants meetings 378 00:42:32.150 --> 00:42:33.290 Justine (she/her): and then sing. 379 00:42:35.460 --> 00:42:36.849 Justine (she/her): I mean birds come in and 380 00:42:37.260 --> 00:42:39.070 Justine (she/her): getting fed. It's like I'm trying to. 381 00:42:40.010 --> 00:42:42.190 Justine (she/her): Really. That's that. That's another. 382 00:42:47.460 --> 00:42:48.060 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): Yeah. 383 00:42:49.110 --> 00:42:51.380 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): that's beautiful. Thank you. 384 00:42:55.230 --> 00:42:56.810 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): anyone else. 385 00:43:18.320 --> 00:43:19.869 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): this is open. 386 00:43:21.978 --> 00:43:25.042 Bonnie W.: I think something else that came up for me is just 387 00:43:25.870 --> 00:43:28.962 Bonnie W.: empowering and and and liberation 388 00:43:30.310 --> 00:43:53.350 Bonnie W.: just like the teachers who always kind of put it back on me to figure it out for myself, like, you know, they share what they know and what they've experienced, but then also add in like, and you, Bonnie, go figure it out for yourself, too. So cause there's been teachers who would just withhold the information that they had, and not like. Kinda give that little seed 389 00:43:53.836 --> 00:44:06.583 Bonnie W.: and I think it's the ones who who share their experience, their knowledge, and then also kind of give that little nudge you know, to go realize it for yourself. So 390 00:44:10.010 --> 00:44:11.000 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): Thank you. 391 00:44:11.680 --> 00:44:15.919 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): Yeah. To me, that's so often the mark of like 392 00:44:16.470 --> 00:44:18.659 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): a teacher I'm willing to learn from. 393 00:44:18.680 --> 00:44:22.020 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): you know, because if they're not doing that. 394 00:44:22.470 --> 00:44:24.069 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): I usually feel 395 00:44:25.000 --> 00:44:29.940 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): a little unsafe or like suspicious, you know, like it's becoming more like 396 00:44:30.250 --> 00:44:34.150 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): route taking it on authority. And 397 00:44:38.200 --> 00:44:41.599 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): so I appreciate you bringing that in like teachers that bring in 398 00:44:41.680 --> 00:44:46.079 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): our kind of sovereignty, questioning, asking why? 399 00:44:49.070 --> 00:44:50.419 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): there's so much 400 00:44:51.390 --> 00:44:54.820 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): profound wisdom in that. Just the question, why? 401 00:44:54.910 --> 00:44:56.779 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): And the question, are you sure 402 00:44:57.210 --> 00:44:59.289 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): it's something that maybe some of us 403 00:44:59.430 --> 00:45:02.919 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): got in trouble for asking? You know, of our teachers or 404 00:45:03.000 --> 00:45:17.770 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): authority figures when we were younger, and and so it can be. It can be a little scary, I think, at times to ask those questions for those reasons, but it's so powerful to keep asking 405 00:45:22.960 --> 00:45:25.769 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): you know, I'm reflecting, too, on like 406 00:45:25.830 --> 00:45:27.300 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): at this moment of 407 00:45:27.570 --> 00:45:32.400 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): like political change in the United States, and also 408 00:45:32.920 --> 00:45:39.944 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): not perhaps not change right? It's like same same party, 2 party 409 00:45:40.890 --> 00:45:46.449 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): structure, but different forms. But then, you know, there's just so much 410 00:45:49.770 --> 00:45:55.969 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): up and kind of out there and and continuing to go on at the same time 411 00:45:56.390 --> 00:45:57.460 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): that 412 00:45:57.530 --> 00:46:05.249 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): I actually think. And I'll talk more about this in in our next office hours, probably. But I'll just seed it here. 413 00:46:06.940 --> 00:46:08.480 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): You know, we've 414 00:46:08.680 --> 00:46:11.700 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): change so quickly from 415 00:46:13.230 --> 00:46:19.800 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): the digital age to what I think now is an actual new age, right? And if we look historically 416 00:46:20.730 --> 00:46:43.520 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): from going from being like more hunter gatherers to moving into cities, and having, you know, like irrigation and drainage, and all that, it was thousands of years, and then from that to the Industrial Revolution. Again, thousands of years, industrial revolution to printing press right? And then and then mechanization and all of that, like Ford, and 417 00:46:44.050 --> 00:46:50.999 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): not thousands. It was like hundreds. And then from that to digital age was like 418 00:46:51.060 --> 00:46:56.849 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): 120, you know. Not not that long. And then from digital age to now. 419 00:46:56.990 --> 00:46:59.350 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): large language learning models. 420 00:46:59.920 --> 00:47:05.799 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): AI like we can get. It's I don't think we're anymore in an age of information. 421 00:47:05.850 --> 00:47:12.810 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): right? We called it the digital age, the information age. I don't think we're in an age of information, because now information 422 00:47:13.230 --> 00:47:14.820 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): is available anywhere 423 00:47:15.370 --> 00:47:22.660 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): and it's not unique. It's not valuable in the same way that it was 424 00:47:22.700 --> 00:47:26.489 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): 50 or a hundred years ago, even 30 or 20. 425 00:47:26.920 --> 00:47:31.380 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): But what isn't available, his presence. 426 00:47:31.520 --> 00:47:32.600 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): empathy. 427 00:47:32.690 --> 00:47:33.840 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): meaning. 428 00:47:33.860 --> 00:47:39.829 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): purpose, right, and all things that through, mostly during the industrial age to now. 429 00:47:40.120 --> 00:47:41.680 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): or very recently. 430 00:47:41.850 --> 00:47:47.419 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): has led to a rise of disconnection and nihilism, and all of those things. And so 431 00:47:47.630 --> 00:47:51.479 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): I'm reflecting on how thousands of years ago. 432 00:47:51.670 --> 00:47:53.190 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): early Yogis 433 00:47:53.530 --> 00:47:56.499 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): and Sanyasi's and 434 00:47:56.570 --> 00:48:21.079 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): Ayurvedic practitioners, they gathered right they were, and I might have mentioned this to some of you all before. You might have heard me say this before, but they I think it was around 300 Bce. They saw organization, right cities, villages, all of us and more people moving close together, things going faster. And they were like, we're worried about people. We're worried. They're losing connection to the world around them, to nature, to themselves. 435 00:48:21.080 --> 00:48:27.590 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): So what do we do? And they? There were a couple 100 of these practitioners that got together. And 436 00:48:28.190 --> 00:48:34.290 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): basically from that came a lot of the practices that we know, like the Yoga Sutras and 437 00:48:35.490 --> 00:48:36.860 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): And so 438 00:48:37.490 --> 00:48:40.469 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): Yoga was already primed 439 00:48:40.790 --> 00:48:42.130 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): to be 440 00:48:42.250 --> 00:48:48.470 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): a tool to help us kind of thrive in this this transition or this change that's coming. 441 00:48:48.610 --> 00:48:52.290 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): And I'm really reflecting on how these skills. 442 00:48:52.810 --> 00:48:54.510 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): R, 4, 443 00:48:54.530 --> 00:49:04.059 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): our own liberation, and also for this kind of next evolution of where we're going collectively, because for us to be able to go there, I think. 444 00:49:04.430 --> 00:49:13.150 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): caring for the earth. And all of that. We need these tools. If we don't have empathy connection, you know, understanding 445 00:49:13.330 --> 00:49:14.950 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): purpose, meaning. 446 00:49:15.310 --> 00:49:19.998 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): There's not gonna be anywhere to go right like it's like, we'll create 447 00:49:21.760 --> 00:49:25.679 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): a lack of possibility for that future. So 448 00:49:26.150 --> 00:49:30.330 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): that's something that's been on my mind a lot recently is like. 449 00:49:30.530 --> 00:49:31.700 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): how 450 00:49:33.010 --> 00:49:34.290 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): how Yoga? 451 00:49:34.330 --> 00:49:35.390 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): Because I think 452 00:49:35.980 --> 00:49:48.420 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): I've done a really good job. It's so funny to say that I think I have done a good job of creating a context, for in the in my work over the years, for Yoga is not just exercise right? Yoga's 453 00:49:48.580 --> 00:49:54.980 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): mantra, my eldest. But then it's like, but for what right? Like yes, social justice, but 454 00:49:55.290 --> 00:50:01.649 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): only a subsection of us connects to or cares about social justice like. And 455 00:50:02.410 --> 00:50:05.319 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): it's so important. But I actually don't think 456 00:50:05.930 --> 00:50:10.909 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): I don't know how to. It's not that it doesn't go far enough, because, of course, it goes far enough. But there's a broader 457 00:50:11.720 --> 00:50:12.910 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): context 458 00:50:12.950 --> 00:50:16.150 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): that is becoming more and more clear to me that 459 00:50:17.400 --> 00:50:29.310 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): social justice is absolutely part of. But it's also this, like the skills that we need to be able to be to respond to the world as it's so rapidly changing because the things that worked 460 00:50:29.410 --> 00:50:45.910 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): I don't know if you're seeing this, but for me a few years ago. They're not working right. They're not working in the same ways. And so it's like new things are needed. And sometimes I don't know what those new things are. But I do know what the practices are that can help me like, get quiet and maybe listen and find them. 461 00:50:46.280 --> 00:50:48.877 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): So I'm gonna stop there and 462 00:50:49.860 --> 00:50:55.254 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): just see if anyone has any thoughts. I see a lot of head nodding. So I feel like this might be resonating. 463 00:51:03.730 --> 00:51:10.440 Justine (she/her): Can I just add on to that about how things are? If some things that used to work for us aren't working for us. 464 00:51:10.510 --> 00:51:12.440 Justine (she/her): I mean the same, all like the 465 00:51:12.480 --> 00:51:16.990 Justine (she/her): the, the rush to go back to normal, or whatever that is. 466 00:51:18.090 --> 00:51:21.170 Justine (she/her): Kids in the summer program. They're like a 467 00:51:21.380 --> 00:51:23.439 Justine (she/her): 6 through 9 that we had. 468 00:51:23.910 --> 00:51:26.860 Justine (she/her): They were asking for relaxation. Because 469 00:51:26.900 --> 00:51:28.040 Justine (she/her): right now 470 00:51:28.580 --> 00:51:29.389 Justine (she/her): in this. 471 00:51:29.730 --> 00:51:31.240 Justine (she/her): we have kids that are 472 00:51:31.380 --> 00:51:33.170 Justine (she/her): nonstop being scheduled 473 00:51:33.670 --> 00:51:34.460 Justine (she/her): to death. 474 00:51:34.950 --> 00:51:39.799 Justine (she/her): and they've had enough, and there's a lot of resistance, a lot of pushback. 475 00:51:40.340 --> 00:51:41.709 Justine (she/her): And they asked 476 00:51:42.335 --> 00:51:46.429 Justine (she/her): and there was the older ones asked for relaxation. 477 00:51:46.930 --> 00:51:49.659 Justine (she/her): and it hurt. It's very 478 00:51:49.860 --> 00:51:51.660 Justine (she/her): painful to see 479 00:51:51.750 --> 00:51:53.540 Justine (she/her): adults not listening to that 480 00:51:55.830 --> 00:52:04.890 Justine (she/her): in their constant push for getting data and certain things their agenda. There's an agenda going on, but then they're not really listening. 481 00:52:05.420 --> 00:52:06.139 Justine (she/her): Think about 482 00:52:07.260 --> 00:52:09.810 Justine (she/her): listening to little ones, but also 483 00:52:10.920 --> 00:52:12.429 Justine (she/her): listening to ourselves. 484 00:52:12.770 --> 00:52:14.320 Justine (she/her): But there's this 485 00:52:14.910 --> 00:52:17.679 Justine (she/her): anxiety, I think, that's created for 486 00:52:17.940 --> 00:52:19.180 Justine (she/her): going back to that 487 00:52:19.410 --> 00:52:22.250 Justine (she/her): stage or stuff that we were used to. 488 00:52:22.400 --> 00:52:23.520 Justine (she/her): But we can, because it's 489 00:52:23.900 --> 00:52:25.839 Justine (she/her): I can't think of the words to use. 490 00:52:27.680 --> 00:52:31.179 Justine (she/her): because I think the bodies are resisting. There's a lot of resistance. 491 00:52:34.210 --> 00:52:39.640 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): so wise, right? And I think a lot of times the acting out that 492 00:52:39.800 --> 00:52:46.240 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): young people do is literally their bodies is communicating. This is not working, you know. 493 00:52:46.290 --> 00:52:54.959 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): like this is not working for me. And if we're as educators and in our systems, and even in our own classrooms, not listening to that. 494 00:52:55.340 --> 00:52:58.220 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): We're doing that them into service. Yeah. 495 00:52:59.430 --> 00:53:00.390 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): yeah. 496 00:53:02.320 --> 00:53:03.450 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): thank you. 497 00:53:04.110 --> 00:53:05.350 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): Anyone else. 498 00:53:08.220 --> 00:53:09.640 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): Let me close. 499 00:53:15.690 --> 00:53:17.610 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): Oh, I see. Oh, yeah. 500 00:53:17.610 --> 00:53:31.479 Bonnie W.: About this forever. So I'm so I'm bummed. We only have like, 1 min left. Yeah, no. Our education system, our economy. It's all out of whack with how life really works. It's just so. 501 00:53:32.030 --> 00:53:46.339 Bonnie W.: And I think that's why things aren't working anymore. As we went too far in the kind of left brain dominated analytical machine mechanistic way. And we've gotta get back to 502 00:53:46.700 --> 00:53:48.596 Bonnie W.: the other side. 503 00:53:50.880 --> 00:53:52.949 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): Yeah. And I think the need 504 00:53:53.030 --> 00:54:09.159 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): has sped up right, like, I think we've seen it and we've known it. Many of us have been feeling it and trying in various ways. And now we're like, Oh, no, it's not just like a nice to have. It's kind of a have to have at this point. Yeah. 505 00:54:09.610 --> 00:54:10.760 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): yeah. 506 00:54:11.300 --> 00:54:20.320 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): Well, to be continued more more on this. I'm I'm really interested and excited to continue reflecting, because 507 00:54:20.520 --> 00:54:22.030 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): it's also like 508 00:54:22.420 --> 00:54:28.729 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): that overlap of Yoga in our in our lives, right in in the very best way. 509 00:54:29.110 --> 00:54:40.010 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): So thank you. To each of you. I'm really grateful for you being here and invitation to just if you'd like to unmute and say goodbye and 510 00:54:40.400 --> 00:54:41.660 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): see you. 511 00:54:45.812 --> 00:54:47.699 Bonnie W.: Hi! I'm happy! 512 00:54:47.700 --> 00:54:48.140 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): I think. 513 00:54:48.140 --> 00:54:50.171 Bonnie W.: Thank you. Bye. 514 00:54:52.800 --> 00:54:54.080 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): Isn't so cute. 515 00:54:54.080 --> 00:54:54.910 Carly Joelle: Bye. Thank you. 516 00:54:54.910 --> 00:54:59.630 Bonnie W.: That I only can make one heart. 517 00:55:00.220 --> 00:55:01.090 Justine (she/her): Eat it. 518 00:55:01.726 --> 00:55:03.634 Carly Joelle: It's weekly update. 519 00:55:04.930 --> 00:55:06.909 Cleo - Turtle Island: Thank you. Thanks. Everyone. 520 00:55:07.174 --> 00:55:08.499 Bonnie W.: And figure out how to. 521 00:55:08.500 --> 00:55:08.990 Cleo - Turtle Island: Unmute. 522 00:55:11.520 --> 00:55:12.250 Susanna Barkataki (she/her): I am.