Sumati was a long time member of the Floyd/ Blue Mountain School alternative community who had Parkinson’s for the past decade and more and was a pioneer in leaving this world recently. She was a follower of the teachings of Swami Satchidanada, who wrote the book To Know Yourself. Kathy and I went to the opening of Yogaville in VA that was started by him and his followers in the late 80s.
We also did ceremony and Sufi dancing at the celebration.
From the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia I write to synthesize what I'm learning at the time, whether it be poetry, a political commentary, or a letter to my family in Hull, Massachusetts, where I'm originally from. Whenever I don't know exactly what it is I'm doing and it borders on wasting my time, I call it research. 'Dear Abby, How can I get rid of freckles?' was my first published piece at the age of 11.
July 25th, 2022 3:57 pm
Wow! The dancing is special – who is Sumati ? Joe always joins in❤️
July 25th, 2022 5:10 pm
Sumati was a long time member of the Floyd/ Blue Mountain School alternative community who had Parkinson’s for the past decade and more and was a pioneer in leaving this world recently. She was a follower of the teachings of Swami Satchidanada, who wrote the book To Know Yourself. Kathy and I went to the opening of Yogaville in VA that was started by him and his followers in the late 80s.
We also did ceremony and Sufi dancing at the celebration.