Syncronicities

Hello Friends,

It's been a while and so much has happened since I left Goa in February that I don't know where to start. But, when I step back for a moment I can see the theme is syncronicity reminding me once again that I am right where I need to be and for this I am So Grateful!
For instance, after leaving Goa I headed north to the desert state of Gujarat to sit a 10 day Vipassana meditation course and who knew that Teri, from Whitehorse, would also be there!? Her plans changed and she found herself at the very same sit as I, which turned out to be a real treat. We both of course had a powerful sit at a very lovely centre and then spent days together afterwards getting to know one another in Delhi. Apparently it took a trip to India for this to happen when in fact we have lived on the same street for years in Whitehorse and never once spent time together. India does this!
From Delhi I travelled north to Rishikesh where I fell in love with the foothills and later the Himilayan mountains themselves. There, I practised Ashtanga yoga with Louise Ellis who turns out to be a teacher and woman I absolutly love. I have not resonated with a female teacher like that in a very long time, if ever. It was so beautiful.
In Rishikesh I was walking down the road one day and literally bumped into a girl I met weeks ago in Gujarat and never thought I would see again. A nice little reminder of life's syncronicities, but here is the clincher....
I was trying hard to get out of Rishikesh and get into the mountains before my next Vipassana course. For some reason, unknown to me at the time, things kept holding me there, even after yoga with Louise ended.
So, finally, I awoke early one day to catch a shared jeep about 6 hours north to a town called Uttarkashi. From there I knew I could go another 4 hours to get right into the mountains and experience their splendor. It turns out that the exact jeep I got in made my time in the north and perhaps my time in India, the most memorable of all.
A very lovely Indian woman named Sumitra was taking the same shared jeep home to Uttarkashi. Ok, so fair enough, the only 2 woman in the jeep start talking and well, the rest is history as they say. I swear we were once sisters or at least absolutly meant to cross paths and become friends. We are SO much alike! She does yoga and meditates and shares so many similar views and outlooks on life. She is a wonderful school teacher, in her mid 30's and not married and not interested in marriage, which is shocking for an Indian woman.
Needless to say we hit it off right away and become really good friends. She invited me to stay with her in Uttarkashi and it flowed so easily.... effortlessly. We had a blast. I feel like I was instantly accepted into the community thanks to her. We visited such kind, kind people, ate local foods, chatted, shared, ate more local foods and she even dressed me up in one of her Saree's for the day! She helped me plan my trip further up into the Himilayas where I stayed the night in the most northern village of the State (next to the Tibetan border) with another beautiful family that only spoke Hindi and then travelled to Gangotri temple that was surrounded with snow capped peaks. Yes, I was loving it, every minute of it!
I could go on but I think you get the picture. Sumitra and I were totally meant to meet and share and experience one another. I am so incredibly grateful. It was the most perfect near ending to my time in India.
As of tomorrow, April 10th, I will be in Thailand where I will remain open to another whole world of experiences, whatever they may be!
Sending love and light to you all,
I will write more soon!