"I see a time of Seven Generations when all the colors of mankind will gather under the Sacred Tree of Life and the whole Earth will become one circle again. In that day, there will be those among the Lakota who will carry knowledge and understanding of unity among all living things and the young white ones will come to those of my people and ask for this wisdom. I salute the light within your eyes where the whole Universe dwells. For when you are at that center within you and I am that place within me, we shall be one.”

– Tasunka Witko (Crazy Horse), Oglala Lakota Nation

It seems that all indigenous traditions carry this wisdom. Our modern world has become so disconnected from our indigenous roots (including Indigenous Europe) that we have forgotten.

Our Heart Team are deeply honoured to be learning so much from our dear Lakota and Anishinaabe relatives as we co-create a special Heart Meditation Facilitator training for Native Nations relatives.

Through this work, we are seeing that the wisdom of yoga is the original indigenous teachings of what is now called India kept alive through careful transmission over generations upon generations.

The centre that Tasunka Witko refers to here is what we call Hridaya in yoga -- the spiritual heart centre. This is where we know our oneness -- with each other, with the Earth, with the whole universe. It's not an idea in the mind, but a direct awareness through the Heart.

If you would like to experience this for yourself, to help honour the Earth, you're welcome to get in touch to find out more.

Happy Earth Day, every One!

Love,
Vishwam

Artwork: Gloria di Simone