Mother India
by Tabby Biddle
I am packing for my trip to India. I am leaving in a few days. This is not just any ordinary trip. This is a trip to get married!
My fiancé and I met two years ago on a New Year's yoga retreat here in California. We felt it only appropriate to have our special wedding day this New Year's in yoga’s birthplace, India.
I have been a big fan of India for many years. I spent six months there a decade ago on a spiritual journey. I thought it was a trip of a lifetime and that it would be many years before I returned. But then, two years later, India called me again. This time, I would meet up with my best friend in South India at the turn of the millennium.
Here I am, eight years later, packing my wedding dress for my return to the beautiful motherland of India.
I call India "Mother India," as I think many people do, because it has the nurturing aspects of a Mother. It cradles, hugs and smiles with deep love. On the other side, it can present challenging realities of the world that we have to find a way to cope with.
I have heard many people say that they are fascinated with India, but are too scared to go. Scared of the poverty, scared of the possibility of getting sick, and scared of the unknown. Well, I have to agree that India is not for the faint of heart. What it is, however, is a place for discovery, unfolding and magic.
I look forward to sharing some of the magic with you in these coming weeks!
Tabby Biddle, M.S. Ed. is a writer and editor specializing in helping women entrepreneurs and emerging authors get their message out. Additionally she is the founder of Lotus Blossom Style, a yoga lifestyle company created to support women in their personal transformation. She lives in Santa Monica, CA.