around 1997 i was initiated, (indoctrinated) into the nityananda, muktananda, rudrinanda (rudi) chetanananda (michael schumacher open eye meditation. is is written about by da free john (adi da etc) and others. had been practicing baths yoga a lot for several years and was looking to 'deepen the practice' the small santa monica, ca group was a devoted offshoot of swamiji's portl
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i moved to a small off-grid community in august 2019. mid life, very alone, with great dog. looking to begin again. 'the town' is actually two teeny tiny towns within a few miles of each other about 25 miles south of santa fe. the public face of both towns is similar. geared to tourists along 'the turquoise trail' route 14 between santa fe and albuquerque. good tourist bait. i
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