Havana, Cuba
Re-Connections
Our group of morning walkers met a runner—well, actually, he kind of danced or pranced around us—just as we were making an about-face at the Malecon sea wall. His name is Steve. "Some people call me Dr. Steve," he remarked in his most jolly way. "I'm from D.C.—Washington—and I teach yoga."
By them, we had all came to a stand-still. He told us he was expecting a group from the U.S. to join him that day for yoga and healing sessions. We introduced ourselves, mostly as Cubans, and three of us from Canada. It's rare to meet an American in Cuba.
"Listen," said Steve, "I apologize for our president. I didn't vote for him, and please just take it as a joke if someone says Toronto will be the 51st state."
We discussed more but we had to walk, and he had to run. I'm hoping to connect with Dr. Steve when I go to D.C. in January. It's always good to build our relationships.
Speaking of which, after Yadunandan Swami, with assistant, Prana Gauranga, conducted three classes at ISECRE, an institution for religious sciences, and I, presented a sadhana program for our local devotees, I led another one of those Nine Devotions Workshops. This program is an almost sure winner for being a feel-good, relations-building experience.
We were happy to see a local person by the name of Laksminath, who had not been active with us for about four years. It sometimes happens that a practitioner steps out of practice for a time, but then experiences a spurt of enthusiasm for reconnecting.
Basically, I've come to Cuba to have my own reconnection, and to instill the same in others.
May the Source be with you!
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