Nepal: An offering to Ganesha

November 14, 2013 by Jenna Filia Canty

I found this special woman in Bhaktapur, Nepal at a Hindu temple. In the first photo, she is located in the bottom right, dressed in a red salwar and raising her hand to add a dab of paste to her forehead. The same paste is rubbed onto the god as a sign of devotion and respect. I met her after taking the photo and followed her along to prepare and give an offering to Ganesh. She rang the bell to […]

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Nepal: Song of Rain, by Kahlil Gibran

June 13, 2013 by Jenna Filia Canty

Song Of The Rain VII Kahlil Gibran I am dotted silver threads dropped from heaven By the gods. Nature then takes me, to adorn Her fields and valleys. I am beautiful pearls, plucked from the Crown of Ishtar by the daughter of Dawn To embellish the gardens. When I cry the hills laugh; when I humble myself the flowers rejoice; when I bow, all things are elated. The field and the cloud are lovers And between them I am a […]

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Hello, from Shechen monastery in Nepal!

May 27, 2013 by Jenna Filia Canty

We finally arrived last night! It is 7:13am Tuesday morning right now and so far the jet lag isn’t too bad. It took us a total of 32 hours to get here (17 hours in flights and a 15 hour layover in Qatar). We met the group around 7pm last night after their first day of training; it is exciting to see there are women from all over the world, including Haiti, Hong Kong, Switzerland, Canada, and California. We had […]

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Nepal Packing, Part I

May 21, 2013 by Jenna Filia Canty

Jeanne bought us our first item to pack for Nepal…. and I believe it is the most important purchase of all: our journals!  Considering the fact that my journal from Baron Baptiste teacher training in Mexico was stolen and my notebook from India was nearly damaged – I am looking forward to another attempt at documenting my journey. Jeanne found the perfect journal and bought one for me as well. Thank you, Jeanne!  I will be supplying the pens for […]

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