Niyathi Maya, Niyathi 20220219
Date: 2022 February 19-23
Place: Cuckoo Forest School, Tamil Nadu
Warm smiles welcomed the fifth batch of the Niyathi through the gates of Cuckoo. A sense of joy, connection, and excitement filled the air. The land had already begun a dialogue with each person wanted to explore themselves deeper. The rhythmic sound of claps in the opening session, mentored by Arunima Shankar from Akarmaa, broke the barriers by sharing stories and experiences of participants.
Under the night sky, ‘Shuddhi’ Swathi provided holistic insights about the relationship between food consumption and its reaction with in our system. Next morning, with the barefoot slow walk around the forest, the silence spoke out loud to everyone inducing thoughts within giving an experience of presence and belongingness with the land. Later, As one consciously looked into the hand mirror as directed, the insecurities in everyone were washed away and sowed the seeds of self-love amongst all.
‘Nurpu’ Sivaguru briefed the participants on the need for the younger generation to buy from a local weavers . ‘Motherway’ Gowthami shared her decades of learning on various experiments on the need to consciously clean the system both internally and externally. ‘Siragu’ Uma Venkatachalam, a leading educationalist who never wanted to be a teacher shared the essence of her life.
As the Gong broke the silence of the starry night again, next morning there was magical ‘Venus’ star gracing the land. Dome was prepared for the musical invocation by Bindu Malini, which created an aura of magic in each one present. An experience of maya frozen in time and space.
Later, Padmashree Subburaman of SCOPE, shared his experiences and his journey in creating waterless eco-san toilets followed by Seetha Lakshmi who shared her passionate work towards traditional food, native seeds and the need to protect them. By the dawn, Devdos Gandhi, a living example of consistency and self – discipline shared few of his daily practices that has kept him healthy for more than half a century.
Later, Kuthambakkam R Elango injected the dynamic motivation through his life stories among the participants. Closing circle witnessed participants share their experiences through tears and smiles.
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