Life in Portland, 2007

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In Syda Yoga, our local center closed (I took pictures of the local center in the spring, so we have been meeting in people's homes. About once a month we visit Vas and Tuk's house, the Blue Pearl Farm, shown above here, and below. It is West of the Portland metropolitan area in an area still zoned for farms, so there is only one house for every ten acres. It is a really lovely house in a lovely location, as you can see.	=0=
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Their living room looks out on a pasture (shown here) and is where we have our chants and such. They have mowed a labyrinth into the pasture (shown above) making a suprisingly long path to the stones in the center (a lot like life, with the goal so close you can almost touch it (in your own heart to be precise), but many adventures and excursions to complete the path). To the left of the pasture is an old dairy barn. After the program there are often pot luck snacks / dinner with the kitchen and dining area shown below.	=0=
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At work, Dennis' wife, Suzanne visited with their daughter Olivia and they are shown above (you have to figure out which is the wife and which is the daughter). The 'off-shore' contractors also started their visit. Here is Krishna at his desk. This is the view from my desk, just to the right (Doug is directly in front of my view). Below is Raj and Patricia at Raj desk which is just beyond Doug's. Next to that is Sangeetha. She visited us from the San Carlos, CA office for a week to join in the training.	=0=
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