If you have been looking at my posts on Instagram and/or Facebook lately you know that over the past 2 weeks I was on the Big Island of Hawaii attending at teaching at our Huna workshop.
There are people from all walks of life, religions and spiritual backgrounds that attend because Huna is not a religion. It can be a spiritual path for some and it can also help to enhance one’s own individual path if it isn’t Huna. That is what I love about it. It is entirely inclusive and flexible enough to take in and embrace any and everyone that is called to it.
A large part of the path is learning the true meaning of the word Aloha. For most people, they attribute that word to being a greeting or a farewell in Hawaii. It can most certainly be that and there is so much more to the word than that. Much like the word Namaste in India.
A part of the meaning of the word Aloha is Aho Nui or patient perseverance. Every time I come to Huna I walk away with a bunch of life lessons and one always stands out more than the rest.
This time the lesson for me started from the moment I landed on the island. It has been that of Aho Nui. Now, I must give you some background. If you know me, you know that I pretty much do everything in an accelerated fashion. From trainings, to the speed at which I process and speak, to how I drive. But the most profound example is really how I entered this world. I was ready to be here and I wasn’t wasting any time.
From the time my mom went into labor to the time I popped out was about 30 minutes. In fact her delivery was so fast, that her uterus was still contracting after I came out. It was like her body didn’t realize I had made my way out.
From that moment on, it has been like that in my life. Always in “Go” mode. Always moving fast. I mean there is a reason why New York City used to be my favorite place on the planet (I must admit the Big Island has bumped NYC to the number 2 spot). I like to MOVE FAST!
But my lesson here has been to slow down. Whether behind the wheel of my car (yes I have a few speeding tickets) or progressing down a spiritual path of learning and teaching this body of work.
I remember when I was at my level 1 of Huna. I just wanted to learn everything right there and then. I thought, “seriously, I have to wait until level 4 to know some of this stuff?” But the truth is that a spiritual path (well any path really) isn’t about your destination or getting there already. It is about the lessons you learn along the way. The incredible feedback of falling down face first on the path and what it takes to pick yourself up, dust yourself off and try again.
I am no stranger to resilience and the lesson I got at this Huna is that sometimes you just have to wait. Calmly, patiently, even uncomfortably, wait. The answer always and inevitably comes and usually when you least expect it. The healing always comes. And it usually sneaks up on you. You just wake up one day and realize that the hurt, the sadness, the grief has finally passed. You wake up one day and your body has healed or all the work you have been doing to be healthy and fit is now just your new normal. You wake up one day and the career of your dreams has manifested. You wake up one day and the relationship you have dreamed of your whole life is suddenly a reality.
So dear one. May you find the peace, the grace, and the patient perseverance to get up and keep going.
From my loving heart to yours…
With Aloha,
Pegah
