Dear Brothers and Sisters,
Jai Shri Mataji!
The MAT Recollections booklet is well-underway, with the editing in final stages. Thank you to all who have shared so far (see below for a lovely sample)! We have received over 60 poems, essays, paragraphs, painting and photos – and cannot wait to share the final product with you.
If you would still like to share your MAT experience as a host collective, touring yogi, organiser or bystander, we are still open! We are particularly looking for more stories/thoughts from yogis in host collectives (locations where the tours passed through), particularly in NSW, VIC and WA! It has certainly been a while since the tour, so here are a few ideas to help trigger your memory:
1. Where and when did you host the tour?
2. Describe one or two moments that you can recall well while hosting the tour.
3. What was the pre-planning that had to be done before the arrival of the tour.
4. What were your expectations when the tour was announced, and did they change?
5. Post-tour feelings.
If you have the desire to contribute, please do! The length and format is totally up to you. We will be accepting submissions until the 14th of October at [email protected] or via WhatsApp to Jahnavi on 0435 289 325.
“…The next day I travelled with Anna and Nick for the program at Maleny Hospital. Once again, the stand-out aspect for me there was the focus these two wonderful young people brought to the event. We had to wait for some time in the reception area near the busy waiting room. While I was looking around at the scenery, Anna immediately went deeply into meditation, followed by Nick. The vibrations were pumping out. The waiting room was no quieter but, all of a sudden, eyes were noticeably bright and animated and the whole mood of that place lifted. As it turned out there was only one lucky seeker who had the program all to themselves. It was a lesson to me though about how much difference you can make just by bringing your A-game to an event right from the start.
We are all still feeling the blessings and growth from this tour and if our desire has anything to do with it, there will be many more.
Jai Shri Mataji!”
From Erin Redfern, Sunshine Coast QLD
All our love and much enthusiasm,
Gabriel, Neelam, Jenny, Kirsty and Jahnavi
MAT Recollections Team