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down under

it is so very nice to be up here, surrounded by all this nature and dear friends.
the nearest we have to what is commonly known as a ‘home’!

deva took these pix on her drive down to the studio

you have to drive slow up here, because you never know who you might meet in the road...

hello – enjoying the sun?..can I come closer...?

wow - you are so cute!

this is no place for you - better get off the road...!

see ya...

we had a sweet day chanting with friends in kamals studio...

 

so beautiful to sing together...

...we returned at night to be welcomed by this guy, who was looking for the mouse who been eating our fruit (he liked passion fruit, but always only ate one – never wasted anything...!)

we never saw that poor little mouse again.

love and blessings for today
miten

saying goodbye to a beautiful year part six

the teachings

the connection

the gratitude

..the fun...

the reason..

happy new year everyone!
love
deva and miten

saying goodbye to a beautiful year part five

‘tantra mantra – a special group for couples - 2008 – maya tulum, mexico’

the men

the women

the meeting

the bliss

the sacred

the location

the tantric temples

saying goodbye to a beautiful year part four

next day we visited chichen itza – one of the largest mayan sacred sites.
deva chanted the gayatri at the foot of the temple...

..and we watched the sunrise above...

this girl sings the gayatri wherever she goes...

..it seems to work...!

a sweet moment with gonzalo and ingrid – thanks beloveds, we had a great time, as usual!

saying goodbye to a beautiful year part three

...we discovered hidden temples...

isolated and undiscovered for hundreds (thousands?) of years...

the sacrificial altar us always in evidence – shades of a different reality

these places felt very ‘otherworldly...’

i felt i was hallucinating...as if in a dream...

saying goodbye to a beautiful year part two

before the group began, we spent a few days re-grouping and reconnecting with rafia and his partner, margriet.
it was sweet to have margriet around, usually she can’t join us due to work commitments, but this time she slipped away from rainy london town and suffered the heat, the sun and the beaches of maya tulum.
rafia was a happy man! (note their stretch limo horse)

we were also reunited with our good friends, gonzalo and ingrid, our guardian angels in tulum...

...who took us on an amazing magical mystery tour into the heart of the mayan underworld...

stroll by the river anyone..?

something i thought i’d never see – deva on horseback

we rode deep into the jungle...

...feeling so grateful to be in such pristine nature...

among the huge trees and the tangled vines...

saying goodbye to a beautiful year part one

with love from australia.
the suitcases are unpacked, our favourite food is in the refrigerator...the guitar spends the days out of its case, either lounging on the sofa, or in my arms...deva and i rest, swim, reconnect with old and dear friends, exercise, sing and meditate together... feeling very fulfilled and relaxed after such a blessed year with you all.
in a few days we begin work on our dvd project, which will be released in spring 2009.

but before that, i want to share our adventures in mexico with you, so...before closing down for a while, let me take you to the land of mystery, imagination, tequila and guacamole – mexico - our last port of call in 2008.

we were in maya tulum to facilitate the ‘tantra mantra mexico 2008’ event – which, true to form, was amazing.
if you are in a couple, i really encourage you to participate in this process at some time, either in corfu, greece, or here in mexico.

we welcomed 62 participants from 14 countries, some who had been together for lifetimes, others who were still getting to know one another.
all ages, all stages.
a precious gathering of kindred spirits

here are a few photos taken during an outing to a nearby mayan temple.

unburdened by government restrictions, the temples are an invitation to explore a mysterious and ancient past...which we did! 

 

mike here, is either a rock climber or a lunatic (actually, both!).

there’s always a certain sacred atmosphere when we sing and chant in such auspicious locations...

we were being ‘satsanged’ by the temple

 

i’ll post a few more pix from tantra mantra later.