Shakti /Christine Robyn's Life Journey
I have a great love and appreciation of humanity and have been digging into its workings consciously since 1979. It was then in Melbourne at a Siddha Yoga intensive that I glimpsed the state of being; unimaginable, blissful, beyond any ideas of "who I thought" I was. I experienced myself as everything at all times, free of body and mind and yet more real than ever, there was no I. From then I knew from my own experience, what the ancient mystics were referring to. That "God dwells within us all". My life took a radical turn and I became focused and passionate, like a bee to the honeypot, to become established in this experience. It was as though I had uncovered a diamond and it needed to be honed to shine.
This became the root of my choices and I left my teaching job in the education department and began travelling America & India with Swami Muktanada. 20 years of dedication to this path saw my life transform. I married, had two children, lived in India and America in the ashrams there. Returned to Melbourne to grow homes, careers, babies and community. We then began running a Siddha Yoga centre and became teaching the way of Self Knowledge whilst living as a house holder. Life was ordinary and extraordinary. Full of love and challenges, with the teachings to guide us. The practices of meditation, mantra, selfless service, chanting, mindful living and hatha yoga and relaxation was a way of keeping the balance within it all.
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As this stage I began seeking help to navigate the challenges of living and staying centred. Although my yogic practices were alive and potent, I needed a different kind of help at this time. This is when I began my journeying into a variety of ways, "to peel the onion" so to speak. I was drawn to energy, healing, creative, relational and transforming processes.
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I found so many ways, too many to name, but I am grateful to them all as it opened my capacity to engage with life more fully to find my way. I found many gems, and studied and trained in a variety of modalities, some of which I now bring into these offerings at The Valley Studio and some of which I have listed below.
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23 years ago I discovered Shantimayi, an extraordinary teacher and guide for those interested in awakening to the wisdom within all. She and the Sacha lineage have been at the centre of my enquiry ever since. Her teachings are a masterful guide to open to the inner sanctuary of the Hearts wisdom and to live true to it. I travel to India and Europe annually to be in retreat with Shantimayi and continue my learning.
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Now I am an elder in the community. I am very interested in seeing the beauty in all life, living true to myself and supporting the shift in consciousness which is upon all humanity.
This commitment and love now supports these crone years from which, with deep gratitude, I make these offerings.
