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Dec 11

The Real Centre of Life 

Hello 🙂 

🕉 Om Amriteswaryai Namah 🕉 

“Regardless of all we have accumulated or are striving to accumulate, for most people life still feels incomplete – like the letter ‘C’. This gap, or lack, will always be there. Only spiritual knowledge and realisation of the Self can fill this gap and unite the two ends which will make it like the letter ‘O’. The knowledge of ‘That’ alone will help us feel well grounded in the real centre of life.” ~ Amma 

Please note : I will be with Amma in India 28th Dec – 21st March. I will miss you all very much. I am sorry for the short notice – I only knew myself a few days ago. I plan to open my full schedule while there, so private sessions and Groups will run as usual 🙂  

The next Free Online Group Healing is tomorrow 12th December @ 1pm London time.If you feel drawn to do so, please let your friends / fam / etc. know by sharing this link with them. Please book your place if you can remain on Zoom for the duration (1hr) in a quiet space free from distractions. Thank you🙏 

During Europe Tour, Amma kept saying in Her speeches that without the passport of compassion, we cannot gain the visa of liberation. This is so true… It also somehow reminded me of something Adyashanti once said, that Truth is not Truth without Love. He went on to explain that if we tell a truth to somebody without the heart of love in it, then it becomes not the truth at all. My belief is that for either of these, we need to be in touch with the Divine Feminine, which resides inside all beings. The effulgent inner waters of patience, love, compassion and empathy bring the most delicate wisdom to our interactions, situations and dilemmas. 

For online private sessions, book here (NB : ‘Schedule’ button must be pressed after payment, or the booking is not accepted and money returned):-

Please do not contact me regarding scheduling, rearranging or cancelling. Instead, please utilise the email you receive from Calendly for this. It can end up in your junk mail, so please check. (NB: lateness, no-showing, cancelling or rescheduling less than 24 hrs in advance of the session time will result in you being charged in full.) 

I believe it was Brahmacharini Amrita Chaitanya who recounted this beautiful story, during a speech she gave on Europe Tour. There was a schoolteacher who came to Amma for darshan and spoke about an incident at her school, where she taught Maths to young refugee children. The children were learning about fractions and the teacher was conveying the difference between 1/2 and 1/4. She asked them, if they were offered chocolate, would they take 1/2 or 1/4 of it? The children replied that they would take 1/4. “Oh no”, thought the teacher, “They haven’t understood the lesson – they don’t know that 1/4 is less than 1/2.” So she asked them why they had chosen 1/4. As she was recounting this part to Amma, her eyes filled with tears. The children said they would take 1/4 so that other children could have some, who might not otherwise be able to have any. These refugee children had nothing, yet they thought of those less fortunate than themselves. If we all had such compassion in our hearts, what more would be needed to make this earth a heaven? 

Love,

xDaisy 

Aug 20

Grow Up and Let Go and Fall 

Hello 🙂 

The next Free Online Group Healing is this Friday 22nd August @ 1pm London time. If you feel drawn to do so, please let your friends / fam / etc. know by sharing this link with them (NB: these Groups are fortnightly). Please book your place if you can remain on Zoom for the duration (1hr) in a quiet space free from distractions. Thank you 🙏 

There is a Foundational Class in Vortex Healing coming up very soon 🙂  

If you missed my interview on national radio (NBC) in America last week, the recording can be streamed or downloaded wherever you are, on the following channels (plus Audible or Podbean) :-

And here is the link for YouTube :- 

For online private sessions, book here (NB : ‘Schedule’ button must be pressed after payment, or the booking is not accepted and money returned):-

Please do not contact me regarding scheduling, rearranging or cancelling. Instead, please utilise the email you receive from Calendly for this. It can end up in your junk mail, so please check. (NB: lateness, no-showing, cancelling or rescheduling less than 24 hrs in advance of the session time will result in you being charged in full.) 

Someone said something very beautiful this week, about the awakening path. Having woken up on her own, between sessions, she commented : “You have to just grow up and let go and fall.” 

Love,

xDaisy 

Jul 16

Back in London now :-) 

Hello 🙂 

The next Free Online Group Healing is Friday 25th July @ 1pm London time. If you feel drawn to do so, please let your friends / fam / etc. know by sharing this link with them. Please note that these Groups are now back to being fortnightly. 

Please book your place if you can remain on Zoom for the duration (1hr) in a quiet space free from distractions. Thank you 🙏 

I have returned from India early, so I am available for individual sessions. There were three main reasons I went to Amritapuri this time and, once they were all complete, it was as if Amma ‘let me go’ : I can only describe it like this. 

Please note that there is now a new schedule : individual sessions are available Mon to Fri, 10am – 6 30pm UK time. 

For online private sessions, book here (NB : ‘Schedule’ button must be pressed after payment, or the booking is not accepted and money returned):-

Please do not contact me regarding scheduling, rearranging or cancelling. Instead, please utilise the email you receive from Calendly for this. It can end up in your junk mail, so please check.

NB: lateness, no-showing, cancelling or rescheduling less than 24 hrs in advance of the session time will result in you being charged in full.

I would like to tell a little story about my time at the ashram in India with Amma. When my friends and I were reunited in Amritapuri, we received Grace upon Grace continuously for about a week and a half. It was like being in heaven… This is how it can be with Amma sometimes; just beyond…….. During this ecstatic period, each of us could be found at different times literally crying with tears of joy and gratitude, because of the things that kept happening to us. One such time, we were asked by another friend to participate in the seva of passing the Prasad plates during Amma’s Tuesday lunch offering. In order to receive this free food, Indians have been known to travel – by foot – for miles on end to reach the ashram. Obviously this action can be caused by hunger and poverty, but also – and this is one of the things I most love about India – by the cherishing of Divinity. The atmosphere in the entire country is permeated with that; no sooner than you step off the plane, you can begin to sense it. 

So there we were in the Big Hall in Amritapuri, watching hundreds of devotees eagerly lining up to receive a plate of food blessed by Amma. People queue two or three abreast and walk up a ramp to where Amma is seated, handing out plate by plate as they nervously take it from Her. If a devotee is very elderly or disabled, after Amma touches the plate it gets passed down to a line of sevites, who ensure its safe passage into the hands of that devotee, who by then is being helped to walk. Upon entering this seva, I broke down in tears. I felt overwhelmed by the sense of unconditional Love in the air, in my life and by the Grace flowing everywhere. And I just felt so grateful to be there, experiencing this, and towards Amma…I couldn’t hold back my tears. Eventually, I was given the position in the line of sevites whereby I could see the whole of Amma directly. As everything was happening, it was as if She opened a window into Reality for me. As I was passing the plates along, I felt everything slow down, to the point of timelessness : time seemed to evaporate and actions seemed to be as if in slow-motion. Then I felt a kind of motion like the fabric of Reality got consumed / sucked in / absorbed into Mystery. Amma began to reveal to me that She was in control of everyone in the scene. I perceived Her as Divinity moving every single person and manifesting every other movement taking place as well, right from the way people walked, to if the food plate dropped on the floor, to if it didn’t – every tiny detail was included in that Totality. Everything appeared as both moving and still at once. It seemed comical to me when I gazed at people, that they were acting as though they were individuals. Because I could see with clarity that this was not the case. It was like Amma was the centre, so-to-speak, directing Creation; with absolutely no separation between these apparent two. All was being directed by Her Will. 

Love,

xDaisy 

Mar 17

In-Person and Online Sessions are back on :-) 

Hello 🙂

How are you?

I am happy and well here in London 🙂 I was recently thinking about sharing some photos with you, as I felt that you might like to see a bit more of what goes on in Amma’s ashram (Amritapuri). That same day, a friend messaged me from America to say that he had seen me and my dear friend Charusila in Amma’s Maha Shivaratri 2024 video on YouTube 🙂 So, I am including that here :-

I am offering in-person sessions for the next 2.5 weeks, if you live within London tube zones 1 or 2. Please contact me via WhatsApp, Telegram or regular text to arrange this. The price is £100, payable before the start time of the session via bank transfer, cash, PayPal or Wise. 

Here is the link to book online private sessions. Please note that the usual schedule is back on :-

Please do not contact me regarding scheduling, rearranging or cancelling : instead, utilise the email you receive from Calendly for this purpose. It could end up in your spam, so please check.

NB: lateness, no-showing or cancelling / rearranging less than 24 hrs in advance of the session time, will result in you being charged in full.

There is a wonderful art event being held online for Amma’s charities 🙂 Please contact me directly if you are an artist interested in contributing your own work, or if you are interested in buying :-

Join us on social media to see the beautiful Devotional Art being offered by devotees, with all proceeds going to impoverished communities worldwide from Amma’s vast network of humanitarian charities :  Embracing the World.

Instagram : @ammaprasadartauction

Fb: The Amma Shop group

https://www.facebook.com/groups/www.theammashop.org/?ref=share&mibextid=NSMWBT

Love,

xDaisy

Mar 12

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Breaking Into Bhakti

Hello 🙂

How are you?

I am very well indeed and am now writing to you from London 🙂 

At the end of my stay in Amritapuri, which was filled with peace and happiness this time, I found myself sitting on the floor of the main hall for bhajans. My flight was to leave later on that night, so (in a way) I was saying goodbye to Amma. 

I’m going to try to convey what it feels like to be with this Living Master and perhaps a tiny bit of what She is doing with our paths to God-realisation. It is difficult to do so, partly because you have to have really stayed with Amma for a good amount of time to grok this, and partly because it is so tricky to communicate in words what is totally beyond words. Nevertheless, I feel to try. 

There was a particular bhajan which Amma sang that night which seemed to crack me open completely. I often feel that She takes us from a sort-of habitual mundane emotional state to the uppermost heights of what the passion for Divinity is capable of; and it can happen in a split second when She sings. All She needs is a tiny crack – a hair’s breadth of space – in which to reveal the Great Mystery in all its glory. As I was sitting there singing with everyone, this happened to a whole new degree. Amma leaves the very best til last 😉 

As my heart burst with longing, I started sobbing uncontrollably and there was a surrender which felt almost physical and beyond physicality at the same time, as if my heart opened from the front to the back (spine) and outwards, beyond…….. What I was feeling was a blend of the most immense gratitude, with joy – pure joy – and devotional Love (Bhakti). As my system underwent Amma’s ‘surgery’, I felt the return to Innocence, unconditional Love and the perception (as if for the first time) of what She is doing with us all. I could see in that moment, that Amma is the salvation for the whole of humanity. Ric Weinman once told me that She “has the long-haul job of transforming the heart of humanity” and Adyashanti once created a series about what he describes as ‘Redemptive Love’. It was as if those two insights came alive at once, yet in a brand new way, and then went beyond even that… 

There was this absolutely overwhelming – literally overwhelming – gratitude. It was for all of the above and also for the beyondness of what was being revealed, and yet simultaneously it was uncaused. There was zero sense of specialness, yet a complete sense of being present and available for the transformation happening through this body and heart and through the bodies and hearts of all those around me on that sacred ground. Perhaps it could be said that the small self / me / I suddenly broke open and was consumed by / merged into Divinity / became what it truly had always been. The crying was so intense that I couldn’t contain it in any way. I was floored byTrue Love, fiery devotion (which was also recognised as being choiceless) and the sense of being in the right place at the right time : of pre-destiny. That was mixed with the utter gratefulness for what Amma has done for us all, and how different things could have been if She hadn’t come to Earth during this era. This seeing engendered in me such confidence…….trust, surrender, and faith in the highest. It was breathtaking.

In the taxi on the way to Trivandrum airport afterwards, I noticed that there was complete Peace, “the peace which surpasses all understanding” as Adyashanti puts it. Thoughts would still arise and pass, but ‘witnessing’ – in the most engaged way – would simply perceive them, without interfering. It was a simple seeing, no more no less. I realised that you don’t actually need detachment when Bhakti has taken over. Love ‘becomes’ (so-to-speak) the only thing which makes sense. And the stunning thing is, it doesn’t even need to make sense. 

To discover more about the incredible global impacts of what Amma is doing, check out :-

Humanitarian

“Those who know the Self are always compassionate. They wish to see society thrive in peace and harmony. 

Love is the very foundation, beauty and fulfilment of life. If we dive deep enough into ourselves, we will find that the one thread of universal love ties all beings together.

As this awareness dawns within us, peace alone will reign.” ~ Amma

Here is the link to book online private sessions and please note that the usual schedule is now back on :-

Please do not contact me regarding scheduling, rearranging or cancelling : instead, utilise the email you receive from Calendly for this purpose. It could end up in your spam, so please check.

NB: lateness, no-showing or cancelling / rearranging less than 24 hrs in advance of the session time, will result in you being charged in full.

Looking forward to seeing you again 🙂 🙂 🙂 

Love,

xDaisy

Feb 8

2 Comments

Breathe

Hello 🙂

How are you? 

I am currently down with what seems like Covid and that is why I haven’t written until now. I had an incredible start to my journey with Amma though………so I’m definitely not complaining 🙂 Plus, I feel fortunate, since some people in this ashram are now in hospital with this. At one point, I must say, I was extremely ill with fever, nerve pain, unable to breathe properly, streaming nose, sore throat and so weak I couldn’t walk further than across the room. Thank goodness for Vortex Healing! I am still not yet well enough to give sessions, so please stay tuned for that. I hope to begin again in the next few days. I really miss you all and I miss working 😦 The only thing I have been able to offer while totally confined to this room, is to create a mix. It may not be a healing session, but I hope it brings you some enjoyment / dancing / goosebumps at least 🙂 

Right now, you can book online private sessions via the usual link beginning in mid-March :-

Please do not contact me regarding scheduling, rearranging or cancelling : instead, utilise the email you receive from Calendly for this purpose. It could end up in your spam, so please check.

NB: lateness, no-showing or cancelling / rearranging less than 24 hrs in advance of the session time, will result in you being charged in full.

It’s unlikely that I will be able to offer the Free Online Group Healings until my return to London in mid-March. However, once I am back in London I will be offering these, plus private in-person sessions again as before 🙂 

Many people ask me, what is seva (selfless service)? Or, why do that? Here is Amma speaking about seva, in a rare interview. Watch from minute 8 (where she is describing Darshan from Her perspective) and enjoy 🙂

I have rather limited access to reliable connectivity here in rural India, but you can always try me on WhatsApp or Telegram. Please read these newsletters for info about online private sessions from here in Amritapuri. I hope to start within the next few days. 

If you wouldn’t mind mind forwarding the contents of this email to anyone else from the Group Healings who may not be receiving it, so that they know where I am am and what’s happening with my work, I would greatly appreciate it – thank you 🙂 

🕉 Om Amriteswaryai Namah 🕉 

“There are two important days in our life. The first is the day we are born. The second is the day we realize why we are born. But for many people, this second day never comes. They live mechanically from the day they are born until the day they die. We will only be able to appreciate the beauty and magnitude of life when we realize its true purpose.”

 ~ AMMA

Love,

xDaisy

Feb 8

In Wild Heaven 

Hello 🙂

How are you? 

I am great 🙂 Being here with a direct physical incarnation of Divinity, living in harmony with nature,  people and animals and having an awakening focus to everything each day, feels like wild heaven… In fact, I heard a wonderful song of similar name on the plane jukebox flying here: R.E.M’s ‘Near Wild Heaven’. 

It occurs to me that the more we willingly relinquish in favour of Truth, Reality, unconditioned Love – the happier we are. Or at least, the happier we end up: it can involve a process, sometimes a rather long one – lol! I believe this is also why Amma recommends seva (selfless service) as the primary awakening practice for all her devotees. In the deepest place within, it quite simply makes a human being happiest to serve without personal gain. 

My friends and I have been sharing that it is actually difficult to do paid work here at the ashram, because one feels as if going against a great tide…as if, in the very air and atmosphere of Amritapuri, this dharma is flowing.  

As such, I have settled on a new schedule for Private Sessions while I am here with Amma. I have not yet settled on the same for the Groups, I am still feeling into that and patiently awaiting intuition. Therefore, for now I have cancelled all existing Group Healings, so please note this. 

I will be available for one Private Session per day on Zoom in the usual way, but for 7 days per week. Sessions will be at 2 30pm IST (9am GMT) each day. This begins on the 17th February. As a  reminder, I am returning to London on the 12th April and will adjust my availability accordingly at that time. Apologies if any of this is an inconvenience you. 

Here is the link to book Private Sessions (NB any which have been previously booked will not be affected and will go ahead) :-

I would like to share a couple of short points, from things I have learned by listening to the satsangs and my experiences here. 

One aspect of compassion is viewing all experiences which come to us – the good, the bad and the ugly – as gifts from God. When this attitude becomes true and real, the mind immediately becomes tranquil. 

Something crucial I find about Darshan with Amma, in particular when asking a question, is that – whatever I bring – Amma consistently responds with such a relaxed feeling and way about Her. It makes me feel that, if Amma is so relaxed about this, perhaps I can relax about it too. That is one of the greatest gifts Amma has given me over the course of my lifetime (and possibly many lifetimes – who knows?). 

One devotee shared a very beautiful thing which Amma once said : “At the end of our days on this earth, after all our successes and failures, the measure of our life will be how much we have loved” ~ Amma  

Love,

xDaisy

Nov 26

Free Online Group Healing : this Wed 30th Nov

Hello 🙂

If you would like to attend the next Free Online Group Healing, it is this Wed 30th Nov @ 1pm GMT. NB: please attend only if you can remain on Zoom for the duration (1hr). Here is the link you need for booking :-

Please note that you need to pre-book. You can also book as many Groups as you like in advance. 

For Private Sessions here is the link. You will receive an email (or text if you request this when booking) with which you can rearrange or cancel up to 24hrs before the start time :- 

Please do not contact me regarding scheduling, rearranging or cancelling : instead, utilise the email you receive from Calendly for this purpose. It could end up in your spam, so please check.

NB: lateness, no-showing or cancelling / rearranging less than 24 hrs in advance of the session time, will result in you being charged in full.

I will be reunited – finally – with my Guru in person after 3 long years 🙂 I am going to India from the 29th Dec – 9th Feb. Please note, I will not be giving sessions or Groups during that period. Most of all though, I want to welcome you to meet / re-encounter Amma if you would like to. I would be happy to see you in Amritapuri 🙂 🙂 🙂 

I would like to draw your attention to a podcast series from a member of this community, Max Buchmann. Check out ‘Heart of a King’ on Apple podcasts (and etc.). In particular, I recommend episode 15 although all of them are excellent. I feel the need for men’s inner work as a strong calling from our world today and I love Max’s approach and the light he brings. I was messaging with him recently because I was thinking about the true masculine and true feminine. Max came up with a succinct description which really encapsulated it :-

True masculine = I am loving, grounded presence

True feminine = life (without the feminine there would be no life and she makes everything truly come alive), openness, expression, connection, flow

By the way, it dawned on me recently to explain something important. I used to think that we weren’t allowed to be friends with our clients – as in the world of psychotherapy, for example. But I wrote to Ric at some point and he said this is not the case. I apologise if I gave anyone the aforementioned impression; it was because I didn’t know. I was once told by a gifted psychic and healer (Chetana Thornton) that it is part of my dharma to create community. So I have been pondering ways to expand upon the Group Healings. Perhaps creating get-togethers in person for anyone who would like that. At the moment, my housing situation won’t support it, but when I get back from India it will be more plausible. It is so enriching to come together as sangha and be in the company of like-hearted souls 🙂 🙂 🙂 

I hope this email finds you well and enjoying your weekend 🙂

Love,

xDaisy 

May 13

Amma’s Covid Relief Aid in India

Hello 🙂

How are you?

If you are looking for a reliable way to donate to the current Covid crisis in India, here are details of how to do so via Amma’s charity:-

The donation link for the “MA Centre U.K. Covid-19 India Relief” fund is now live. All money raised will go directly to India and will be pivotal to the medical and related relief efforts already provided by the Mata Amritanandamayi Math. NB: it is essential for you to choose “COVID-19 India Crisis” from the optional drop down list; if you fail to select this option, volunteers will be unable to categorise your donation into the covid-19 fund. I hope you share this link far and wide with friends, family and colleagues who are looking for a trusted source to donate to.

To obtain the link, please write to the email address provided on the ‘Contact’ page (as I was unsure if it would be appropriate to share this publicly). Apologies for the inconvenience.

The next Free Online Group Healing will be this coming Wednesday (19th May). Details to follow beforehand.

Love,

xDaisy