Caroline Noga is the Executive Director of a not-for-profit childcare organization caring for infant-to-12 year olds in multiple locations. She first visited the Ashram in 2010 and recently returned for a two-week Professional Retreat.
I’ve always been driven to build and create at a pace that is often non-stop. But being at the Ashram, I have this sense of letting go, accepting and breathing into every cell in my being. I can pause and rest, and that allows ideas to emerge.
In the Life Seals workshop I did in 2010, my drawings opened the door to a significant insight. Doing Karma Yoga in the garden, I saw how this insight could manifest in my work. The outcome was the creation of the Clubhouse Farm- a four-acre “backyard” for children to experience the benefits of connecting with nature. The children have blossomed and their sense of self expands as they care for the land and animals. When I returned home I realized that I didn’t have to do everything myself, and I hired a bookkeeper and secretary!
This spring, during my professional retreat, I developed a proposal for a new child care centre. My learning is to step back and make space by delegating responsibility and allowing others to manifest the vision. It’s time for me now to bring balance into my own life and turn my life “right side up.”
I leave with a deeper experience of spiritual life – a kinder and more peaceful vision.
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