On 12th August, we, the candidates of SJTC Lonavala, had a beautiful and remarkable three days experience on self – awareness which was facilitated by Sr. Santana Pereira. Sr. Santana helped us to become aware of who we truly are: ‘divine beings’ precious and unique. She enabled us to know our personality type in the Enneagram which is designed to reflect an aspect of the Divine. Sister personally made us understand what further course of reflection and action is needed to become holistic beings.
The meditations which Sister animated for us were something different because it made us concentrate on our third eye i.e. the center point of our body to meditate or locate our own sacred space within. We had a beautiful and tangible God’s experience through the dancing meditation reflecting on the Magnificat. We spent some time dancing and experiencing God’s healing touch in each one of us. This helped us to be our true spontaneous selves overcoming our inhibitions of fear and shyness. Our sharing of personal experiences enriched the others as well.
The daily adorations deepened our relationship with Jesus praising and praying for children and adult children in varied situations. On the last day, each one thanked God for coming to know oneself while the rest of us supported her with our soft whispers of praise, thanks, and blessing. The three-day animation was ended with the beautiful thought which says “We all have the potential of showing the divine to others”.
