October 2024 News
October 2024
In the early weeks of September, I attended a retreat in Casa Santosha, La Alqueria near Malaga. The retreat was hosted by Emma Brown and her husband Paul with a very appreciated special visit from Swami Govindananda, my Teacher of 20 years, who flew all the way from India to enlighten us and offer his expert knowledge.
“It was ten days of full immersion in yoga, pranayama, and Vedanta philosophy, with fantastic food and great company.
I completely switched off from work, Instagram, and everything to truly immerse myself in this rare and wonderful opportunity.
Swami Nivedananda is an expert in Yantra yoga. Yantras represent the deity that is the object of meditation. A yantra typically has several geometric shapes radiating concentrically from the centre, including triangles, circles, hexagons, octagons, and symbolic lotus petals.
It was mesmerising to see the making of the yantras, their designs, and the precision in their creations.
The colours used are all-natural, the black is made with rice husk, the dark red with Curcuma and white rice powder, the lighter red and vibrant pink are made by adding more white rice powder to the dark red, and the green comes from Albisia leave powder and the yellow from turmeric. So much work and dedication.
Everything is temporary, nothing is permanent.
Be good, do good. Adapt, adjust, accommodate. A precious lesson.”
Colour of the Month
This month, Propezia’s Neutral has been absolutely adored! Soothing and calm with a touch of purple to make it just that little bit mysterious, this earthy tone is a confident companion to any colour, be it calm or fierce. Its neutrality derives from the use of natural earth pigments, offering a grounded and timeless quality.
Have a wonderful October,
Francesca
