A few more photos (Ananda East LA)

I completely dropped the ball when it came to taking photos at our Saturday workshop in East LA. Suffice it to say that everything was beautiful and we had a small but enthusiastic group of attendees….singers who also happened to be the choir members, and who spent the second half of the workshop rehearsing songs for Sunday service with us.

Service on Sunday was my first time serving as an “official” Lightbearer; this also went quite well. Then, after a brief rest, Dharana and Pritha drove us to Forest Lawn cemetery, so we could visit Yogananda’s crypt. It was so peaceful and inspiring; I was really glad we made the time to go there.

Finally we arrived back at the ashram, ready to join the residents in some major “relax & have fun” time — namely, pizza and a movie! (I was also finally able to remember to take a few pics.)📷

Hanuman, Lucia, and Pritha blessing the pizza
Hanuman describing our pizza choices while Lucia and Dharana look on
Tony, Lucia, Yogini, and Ramesha: ready for the movie, “Encanto”
So relaxed and comfortable! Pritha, Dharana, Tony, Lucia, Yogini, and Ramesha’s knee
Hanuman and Aumkara, together with Sri Yukteswar

Movies worth watching

A scene from the exuberant Disney movie, “Encanto”

We’ve been having good luck with our movie choices lately.

A few weeks ago we watched The Kid Who Would Be King and thoroughly enjoyed it. A fun mix of humor, adventure, and lessons about living up to one’s potential.

I was also interested in Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, though it looked a little intense for me. But it was so great! Humorous, amazing martial arts sequences, and portions of it were set in San Francisco (which makes everything more fun).

And last night we watched Disney’s latest, Encanto, and I truly was enchanted by this movie. The colors, the music, the characters, the sense of kaleidoscopic movement…all supporting a story that has you reflecting on life’s meaning and purpose. Absolutely beautiful.

If you’re a bit of a movie wimp like me — who wants to enjoy movies and end up feeling better after you’ve watched one — then check these out.