Austin Siddha Yoga Meditation Center

I’ll be the first to admit that chanting in a language I don’t understand (even though the translation runs concurrently), inside a strip mall, to a woman’s portrait on a chair is a bit weird, a bit cultish, a bit get-​me-​outta-​here.
Yet as I’m committed to sample and combine beliefs, this center had an effect on me. Don’t know if it was the full on hour and half weekend service that consistently reiterated positive, just-​go-​with-​it vibes, the nice people who didn’t try to proselytize, the free food at the end, or the children who had made a more beautiful type of the Kabbalah bracelet, and wrapped them around my wrist for my «protection.»
Yeah, it was probably that.
Don’t know if I’ll go back as being a follower of this guru (and I’ll be the first to admit she DOES have a presence) given the commitment, but I won’t rule it out, either.
Gurumayi (I call her Shelia) has a great Intro to Meditation cd that anyone of any belief can benefit from…