Greetings.  Thank you for taking an interest in my little blog.  For those of gifted with curiosity, I'll just give you some little tib-bits about me, the author, webmisteress, or what have you...

Name(s): GypsySoul (Since I was terribly young, I was fascinated by gypsy culture.  Being a yogi, it greatly interested me, the idea of tribes of people leaving India, traveling to and from gifting us with different divination arts & remedies.  While so little is known about the culture a lot of it has been romanticized, but alas...I get swept up in the idea), Bhavani (My spiritual name I received during my stay at the ashram.  Another name for Parvati, Shiva's consort, Bhavani is the creative force of destruction.  I'm rather fond of the name.)

Birthday: August 4th.  I'm blessed to share a birthday with individuals such as Carol Jung.  But of course I am a Leo!  And very much so.  In the fact, astrologically, I have Leo sun, Leo Mars, & Leo Venus.  The rest being primarily Sagittarius.  I relate more to the Sag. side of my nature...but it’s the Leo nature I have to answer for the most!

Occupation: I work personally with individuals, providing therapeutic yoga classes for individuals, who for one reason or another, don't find a group class experience for them.  I'm incredibly blessed to be doing something I so dearly love.  I also work with ayurvedic counseling & meditation.  I'm hoping to go back to school to become a master herbalist.  Time will tell.

Spirituality: Fluid.  I have a hard time grasping a title.  I fear limitation and I am defiantly eclectic but I don't consider myself a "New Ager".  In fact, I find the term rather offensive.  I have always been fascinated by ancient magical arts (the craft) and the deep connection to the earth, I enjoy the yogic approach to spiritual development, and I find solace in the teachings of the Buddha.  Like a person wandering from here to there, I have collected different aspects I like about varying spiritual practices and find it works fine for me.

How I spend my free time: Painting, yogic practices, writing, photography, spending time with my beautiful son, lots of reading, traveling (when I can) and web design. 

I hope you enjoy this blog and feel free to send comments or suggestion to me: vanillamoon_2005@live.com

As Gandhi would have liked it...I strive to make my life, my message.

Om Shanti