My Journey with Yogacharya Dr. Ananda; Dr. Sir!

 

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किसी महापुरुष ने कहा है, ‘The Best teachers teach from the heart, not from the book!’

Yes! Till now, as a 12-year-old, I have been fortunate to attend Dr. Sir’s/Dr Ananda’s 2 courses: Yantra Navangam and Yogasutra Ashtangam! I have been imparted with so much of knowledge and wisdom that would be very useful and beneficial in my upcoming years! All thanks to his relatable examples and humorous correlations! I’m amazed at how anybody could have so much knowledge!!

I enjoy watching his endless youtube  collection full of wisdom that includes: Scintillating Saturdays, Tell Me Appa, Twinkling Thursdays and Dance Dramas at Yognat! 

During my online Music and Bharatanatyam classes at Yoganjali Natyalam, Dr Sir graces us with his presence giving us his valuable inputs on various dance steps/mudras then ends with a great one liner which can be remembered by us for lifetime and then suddenly disappears from our screens by turning off his video!! He surely puts a smile on our faces with his presence and lives up to his name; Ananda 🌝! 

Recently during one of our Bharatanatyam classes, we were doing meaning of the Asam Yukta Hastam when Dr. Sir came along in our class! while explaining the meaning of Katakamukham, he said, ‘This means a crab face, so from next time, if you want to say "you have a crab face" to somebody, point out to them and show this mudra!" We all had a great laugh and a perfect way to memorize the meaning of this Hastam.  

  Dr. Sir teaches us Jeevan Karuna practically by hosting the Vishwa Yoga Prarthana (Global Prayers) live @10am everyday on FB. My family and I don't miss a chance to be with him virtually praying for our Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam.  He is a true example of the phrase 'The show must go on!' No matter what happens, going against all the odds, he manages to light the lamp of wisdom in every heart that comes along his way!

I recently heard a speech by Simon Sinek , where he says ‘Words may inspire, but actions create change!’ and this made me think of our Dr. Sir ! He is a true and living example of this! He lives up to the words he says and inspires us to do the same.

 In my eyes. Dr. Ananda is:

A- A true yogi

N- Never seen unhappy! 

A- Anandam state activated at all times (referring to his name!)

N- Never ending waterfall of knowledge/wisdom

D- Dharma follower

A- Always does the right work at the right time, at the right place with the right people!

You are JUST RIGHT!!