For my New Year's collage this year I decided my word for 2015 was going to be Faith. Now, as July comes to an end and August begins, I've been doing a lot of reflecting on this word; especially since it was the theme of my teachers closing words at the recent meditation retreat I went to, and it's also something my family is relying on heavily as we watch death slowly approach my grandfather.I'm so grateful for my faith.

This past summer I had the fortune of spending quite a bit of time with my meditation teacher Shri Anandi Ma. For those of you that don't know, Anandi Ma is a spiritual master in the lineage of Kundalini Maha Yoga. Her mission is to help people reach their true selves through meditation; and she has students all across the world.