Lunch chats with David Surrenda:

Maybe i am speaking nonsense...but this is what i personally pulled away from a lunch chat with the new CEO of Kripalu...


As human beings we frame meaning for others by teaching and simply being- a steadiness of doing and being. As teachers, directors, lovers, partners, employees, friends…we must not pigeon hole ourselves in a box allowing others to label us before we even speak. Can we avoid this…not always but with each population we speak to we can redefine our language to capture a broader perspective in attempts to meet the general masses.

We must continually show up as students- a student of the world we are currently in. To be fully engaged in this world. It becomes a balance of inner world experience and…watching- observing the way the outer world is working. Attuning attention to both the inward and outward experience and at the same time remaining true to the self. To scan and survey systems, people, relationships, love, work, family…and from this place of awareness and mindfulness we begin to flow with the rise and fall of life instead of getting stuck in drama and story.

The process of self exploration- peeling the layers of the onion is the pathway to our core- our true self. This is the exploration and understanding of meaning. In this room we are able to breathe- listen from with in, sort out the blind spots- peek into the shadows…endlessly becoming-not from rules by another but through our own will. This leads to the process of self assessment-allowing us to build and strengthen versatility. Can we watch and observe each individuals unique gift and then can we look within and find our own unique individual gift…What is the thing that attracts others, that makes others want to follow us or draws others near? What are our strengths?...and on the flip side what are our weak points and of these weak areas, what can be acknowledged, brought to light, and strengthened like a muscle?

How do we each make sense and process our experience-
how do we understand meaning?
- Share and discuss
- Seek teachings
- Teach others
- Continue to show up as a student- ask questions
- Move away from attaining perfection and towards experience

The fractures of our self are the spaces where light enters, the doorway into unraveling and unfolding the truth- our unique truth. Remembering we are a mixture of light and shadow- something we can see and something we can not- a multi-layered being.
Therefore every day life becomes the playing field, a game, a test, a practice…a place where we can hold onto patterns of release- shorten our recovery time- becoming embodied and integrated in every action.

As we engage in the path to self awaken and discover our inner truth…can we eventually bring that out into the world to share our unique gift with others?