Adventures of my life...

During a traineeship there are many moments when you wonder...'oh my God, this is really something I have never done before. What's gonna happend now?'..well I had this moment during the last weekend when I spend 1,5 days in Osho International Meditation Resort...I have to say that when I told local AIESECers that I joined Osho, they jumped 1 meter back and said: "Wooooow...are you sure? Have you heard the gossips about that place?". So in next half an hour I was briefed and warned how nobody really knows what is happening there, you need to do an HIV test before you enter, you were maroon ropes the whole day, there might be some orgies or something....blablabla...so my curiosity grew and grew and grew and on Saturday morning I was walking through the gates of Osho slightly worried, nervous but also excited.

I bought my marron rope and waited for all the new comers to gather for the so called 'Welcome Morning'. They took us to a empty room, closed the door, played some music and started to dance...I had a bit of a deja vu (in 2002 walking into my first AIESEC conference as a newie I was trying not to laught and joined everyone in dancing. (now I can really recall the newie feeling - what kind of 'sect' is that???)
Later we were introduced to some of the main meditations that are happening during the whole day and some other courses, programmes, meal system, orientation in the center etc. It started to be more and more interesting since I had problems coping with the 10 min taster meditation and could not imagine myself doing this 'for real'...anyways...the morning passed, I talked to several people...all of them had in common one reply to my question 'How was the Osho experience for you so far?' - 'It changed my life!' - 'What exactly has changed in your life since you start doing Osho meditations?' - 'Everything'- ...Hmm...alright, I thought....it should take 7 days for you to change according to Osho...so I thought...let's just experience it myself...and I went for my first 1 hour meditation...

How should I put in words my feelings after shaking, dancing, being still and jumping for 1 hour? Good exercise, feels a bit relax, how can I 'not think of anything', how should I feel now, what will happend next etc.etc.etc....I took 1 hour break and in the evening I joined for the so called 'evening meeting' It's a very special gathering when everyone needs to wear white ropes. It's starts with some dancing then there is some active listening, being present part etc. It was quite interesting, since it was held in a big pyramid which can gather up to 5000 people, so I had a feeling that there is really something happening with the energy there. What exactly I cann't say right now, but it felt quite good after the 2 hours....

In the evening there is always some event at the main Plaza. The party on Saturday was quite nice, I chatted with some nice people, danced a lot and then took a free shuttle home.

I came home super hyper, fool of energy and ready to get up early in the morning to go for the propably most famous meditation which happens from 6-7am - the dynamic mediation. The only problem was that I went to bed at 2am, could not fall asleep for like 2 hours (yes, that much energy I had and then got up at 5.30am!!!! When I got to Osho it was still dark. I was just asking myself "what the F... am I doing? Did I get completely crazy already?" So still half asleep I got to the big pyramid. Let me tell you a bit more about this meditation, cause it's really interesting. Maybe you can try it at home. For first 10 min there is intensive crazy really fast exhaling by your nose. This way you get a lot of oxygen to your body. For another 10 min you 'EXPLODE' which means that you basicly go crazy, through yourself around, jump, scream anything that you feel like. Next 10 min you raise your hand above your head and start jumping while saying "HOO HOO" (sound has to come from you navel and you need to land on your flat feet). Than you hear a loud "STOP" so you freeze with your hands still up in the air and you observe what is happening around you, you just breathe. (yes, it does hurt a lot to have you hands up for 20min!). In the last part you dance for 15 min to celabrate the new day and accumulate the energy. (yes, it was the most awaited dance that I have ever experience People say that after this meditation they have a lot of energy for the whole day, I say that if it's your first time you should not sleep only 2 hours before that.

What else I discovered on Sunday? I'm able to sit for 1 hour in silence with my close eyes, not to fall asleep and actually feel very good afterwords. I'm able to dance freely without any judgement without any barrier in the open air, enjoying both the rain and the sun, enjoying the sound of the bomboo trees, just being the dance....wonderful experience....

So to conclude...I will need couple of more times to undestand all the meditation techniques and practise them and see what changes it brings to your life. Definatelly, Osho is a mysterious place, where people from all over the world come and be themselves, be like little kinds, learn about them, be in silence, meet each other, discuss, enjoy....I somehow started to like this 'different world', it's so peaceful, so different...you probably really need to go and experience it yourself.

And about the orgie gossips? No, nothing like that (I guess my post would be much more interesting if I would saw anything like that actually happening...Well, maybe next time - haha