{"id":1472,"date":"2024-03-06T00:55:11","date_gmt":"2024-03-06T00:55:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mohanji.org\/usa\/?p=1472"},"modified":"2024-08-27T19:45:24","modified_gmt":"2024-08-27T19:45:24","slug":"heart-2-heart-at-mcb-usa-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mohanji.org\/usa\/experience\/heart-2-heart-at-mcb-usa-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Heart 2 Heart at MCB USA 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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< Back to Experience Sharing – Mohanji USA<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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What an amazing Heart To Heart Women\u2019s Circle program at the new USA Mohanji Center of\u00a0Benevolence in Dugspur, VA! On Saturday, February 17, eight very excited women met to participate in our very first session. We laughed, we cried, we danced, we read poetry, we held hands and gave warm hugs and kisses. It truly was a special moment to be sitting with such a diverse group of women of all ages, religions and cultures whose connection to one another was through our hearts, as we shared personal stories of the challenges we have faced growing up, as well as, those that naturally occur later on in life when we naturally expand the length and breath of our many roles as women.<\/p>

In reflection of her wondrous memory of the first gathering of our Heart To Heart Women\u2019s Circle,\u00a0Sai Prabha\u00a0<\/span>sent the beautiful quotation above and, with a poet\u2019s vision, was moved to write,<\/span>\u00a0\u201c Here we were, in the rolling hills at the feet of the Blue Ridge Appalachian Mountains, at the breathtaking Mohanji Center of Benevolence, following in the footsteps of centuries of women who have gathered together in circles to celebrate life and womanhood. It\u2019s so true that when women gather in such an authentic and loving way, the natural happening creates and holds a strong container for each other.\u201d<\/span><\/p>

Runa\u00a0expressed her own feelings most eloquently,\u00a0\u201c It struck me deeply that regardless of life’s trials, we had traversed them with an innate elegance, compassion, and a willingness to be available for others\u2014never retreating from life’s challenges.\u00a0So many perspectives surfaced during this special time together.\u00a0Savi\u00a0had a realization that women have the unique ability to support and strengthen each other\u2026\u201dWe have persevered so much through our experiences in life, both good and bad, but having each other to lean on is what builds strength!<\/span><\/p>

There were also tears of joy as we shared our deep appreciation for people who also have influenced us most in life who, embodying the highest of human values, became role models of how to overcome adversity.\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>Lata remarked that,\u00a0\u201cThe determination to live our lives with courage and confidence, despite our varied circumstances, revealed the power of the supreme feminine energy in all of us.<\/em><\/p>

No doubt, the beautiful background music and sitting together in a cozy circle provided the safe and assuring atmosphere we needed to trust one another with long held emotions that, once freed, connected us to a higher understanding of what makes us the unique souls that we are today. Truly listening to one another was a freeing experience as articulated by Kalaka, who felt that the process of sharing heart to heart was transformative,\u00a0\u201c Before I opened my heart, I felt very heavy.\u00a0 During the program, when I told my story, there was lightness in my body; everything that was stored for a long, long time came out.\u00a0 What a healing and blessing!\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>Sonal, who felt the same way, was overwhelmed with gratitude for having a chance to share from the heart with fellow caring and compassionate women,\u00a0\u201c I am so grateful to each one of you for giving me the opportunity to open up my heart and share with you the things which were bothering me for a very long time.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>To be able to share freely was important to Sai, \u201cThose impeccable womanly instincts were honored without the presence of anyone domineering or taking control or making their own suggestions or remedies. Just the silence, just the power of love and the container held the energy and presence of all the women in this sacred circle.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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