Beautiful Recovery

I came into the Art of Living family in December, 2006. My husband and I were keen on doing the Basic course much earlier, but somehow nothing worked out because of my mother’s old age and poor health condition. She had dementia, and no one was ready to take her responsibility during the period of the Basic course, when I would be away from home. So unfortunately, I could not experience the course then.
With the passage of time, performing the role of a caregiver to my mother took a toll on me. Slowly by slowly, I started to slip into depression. And soon, I was in a bad condition. I consulted a doctor who gave me anti depressant tablets, and it made my condition worse. After a week of medication, my husband felt that there was no improvement and therefore we decided to consult our family doctor, who was also treating my mother then. This doctor advised me to do the Basic course (AOL), which he said would do me good, rather than getting addicted to medicines. The same day, we telephoned the Ashram to inquire about the ongoing courses, and to my good luck, the course had started that very day. So the next day, I joined the course, along with my husband.

The first day, after doing the Kriya, I did not feel any emotions. The next day after doing Kriya, I lay down, and when I heard Guruji’s voice, I burst into tears. I was sobbing like a child. All my suppressed emotions came out in the form of tears. When I got up, I felt as if my mind has calmed down and become very light. I had never felt this empty before. The first doctor had instructed me to take the medicines for two months. However, after doing the Sudarshan Kriya and experiencing its positive effects, I was able to stop those medicines in just 20 days. Another problem that I had been facing was that I could not get sleep without taking sleeping tablets. This had been happening since the depression had set in. It was worrying me quite a lot. In order to find a solution to this, I visited the Ayurvedic doctor at the Ashram, who advised me to have Sirodhara and Marma treatment for three days. And with Gurujis’ blessings and treatment, I could sleep without any medicines from the fourth day.
Seven years have passed now, and I am a changed person. I have become much more peaceful and calm. Gurudev has given a solution to all my problems. He has healed my mind. Whenever I have any problem, I simply refer to Gurujis’ knowledge sheet, and I always find a way out. The feeling that GURUJI is always with me, to protect me and my family, guides me through all the tough situations and makes me strong and confident. I have now realised that full faith and total surrender saves us from all our problems. My only regret is not having joined the Art of Living family earlier, since I must have missed out on so many precious miracles. But I am sure that my Master will make it up to me. He already is☺
His presence in my life is the biggest miracle ever.
JAIGURUDEV
V.Sreelatha
Trivandrum