[posted with permission from Sam]

In March, 2003, I met Debora Cohen, and about five minutes later she told me about a yoga retreat she and her friend, Samantha, were having at Maya Tulum in May. The last thing in the world I was interested in was a yoga retreat. So two weeks later I e-mailed her and signed up. She had mentioned the retreat once. No hard sell. No arm twisting. But that’s the kind of confidence Debora instills.

The retreat was one of the greatest experiences of my life, and certainly the greatest awakening of my life. I was the oldest person there by 15 years or so, and the only one with absolutely no yoga experience. They made me work, they made me hurt, they made me sweat, and I loved every minute of it. And I loved every person there.

The single event that made the greatest change in me was the energy session I had with Debora and Samantha. Novice that I was, I had no idea what to expect, and I still don’t know exactly what happened, but with no warning at all, tears gushed from my eyes. This happened not once, but twice, and I felt as if a gigantic weight had been lifted from me.

The weight, by the way, has not returned. After the session, I knew that I had been in the presence of two powerful healers, who poured energy into me in the form of pure love.
I now practice yoga almost every day, and I tell everyone who is willing to listen, and some who are less than willing, about my experience with yoga, and about how my dear friends, Debora and Samantha, changed my life.

God bless you,
Sam