Ok.. I wanted to post some pictures from the Advanced Art of Living (AOL) course I went to last week but the Streamyx internet connection is not helping :( Anyway, the golf resort and country club we stayed in for the 4 days of the course was very nice... with great views of the golf course and nice rooms... Food was nice too. Although all were vegetarian food, they offered a great selection of food for EVERY meal. I especially liked the breakfast. HeHe :) How about the course? 6AM-10PM everyday...... We had yoga, breathing exercises, meditations, doing volunteer work, singing sessions and knowledge sessions. On the first day, we had discussions where we were grouped and regrouped in small groups to talk about the different topics given by the teacher. (by the way, the teacher came all the way from Taiwan to conduct the course and there were over 100 participants from Pg, Kedah, KL and even 2 from Singapore). Starting from the 2nd day till before lunchtime on the last day, we went into Silent Mode. Total silence where we were not even suppose to look at people we know and smile cause that's a form of communication by itself. We were supposed to be with ourselves only. To know ourselves better. It was rather difficult even for me who don't really talk to strangers. Anyway, I would recommend the course to friends and family. Attend the basic course then the advanced course. Letting go of the bad and taking in the good. The meditations were tough for me cause I couldn't sit totally still for such a long time. However, after each session, the body felt rejuvenated and the mind stable, peaceful. Looking back, the 4 days were rather torturous but at the same time rejuvenating. If given a chance, I would want to repeat the course cause I felt I only gave about 90% and not 100% of myself into it. The more focused you are, the better result you'll get from the course. Some people had gone for the advanced course 9 times and will attend more! I cried everyday during the course. Not because I missed home. I'm not the only one. People released their innermost emotions during the meditations. There was this special kind of meditation that was so torturous, people were screaming, crying or laughing to help them through it. But for some people the process was so easy it scared them. Different people had different experiences. Because we are all different. Thus, on the last day we sat in groups of 10 people to share our experiences and the braver ones went on stage to share. There was this man who went on stage and said if we saw his back, we would not accept him. But not knowing that, he looked just like a normal uncle who sang and beat the drums so passionately during our singing sessions. He was a heroine addict and he found back himself through the course and interaction with the people in AOL. There were also many cancer patients and survivors (breast, colon, liver etc.). And there many other different kinds of people, healthy or sick, happy or sad, having the worst period of their lives or having the time of their lives. It was heartening to just be there and in the presence of all these people with the same aim of discovering their true self and live in happiness. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Went to see the Naturopathy Dr I saw in Dec when I first discovered about my disease. Her husband, who is also one of the teachers of the AOL Part I course was there too and he managed to convince my dad to have full confidence in Naturopathy. The teacher himself was a survivor of liver cancer. A very very nice teacher with a constant smile on his face. Anyway, I am following the natural way now. Gone full time vegetarian, taking fruit+vege juice, alkaline water and goat's milk. Practising yoga (I still suck at it cause my body is absolutely not bendable -_-") and breathing exercises every morning. This Saturday afternoon, I am going to stay over at the Naturopathy Dr's clinic for a week to learn how to take care of myself. And also will be following the AOL teacher to his Part I course in Penang island. There will be another girl coming to stay over from KL and she's diagnosed with brain cancer. The teacher said I can help her. I hope :)
My small sis said I'm like a backpacker. 2 days after first coming back from Singapore, I was packed to Lam Wah Ee Hospital for 9 days... then 1 day after discharge, I attended the 6-days Part I course (didn't stay over but spent almost all my time there), then immediately flew to Sg on the last day of the course. In Sg for 3-4 days then back in Butterworth for 3 days before attending a 2-days-2-nights prayer at the temple (didn't stay over also although most of the participants stayed over in the temple..). Rested at home for 3 days before packing off to Sungai Petani for 4 days... And now, being back at home for 5 days and will pack for a week away from home again... -_-"
And teacher said minimise handphone, television and computer... So, if you don't see me online, email me la... :)
