A Jyotisha Story

I had dabbled with Jyotisha (Vedic Astrology) chart readings since 2011, but it wasn’t until the summer of 2017 that I really “got” it. I had a reading where we were looking over the chart that denotes career path (great successes). I was telling my Jyotishi how I wanted to grow my yoga business and teaching opportunities, and that I had the dream of opening a studio one day. I already had a name and website hosting and domain paid for, but I hadn’t gotten around to actually creating my website. So we looked at the Dashas (planetary periods) of my chart, and she noted that on August 21st of that year, I’d be transitioning into my Jupiter-Mars period. And what this meant for me (meaning the placement of Jupiter and Mars in my chart) was that the opportunities for my “career” were about to become very fruitful at this time, lasting about a year. She told me that it was time to get ready, because the energy of it would be happening whether I chose to participate or not. And if I wasn’t ready, I could quite possibly be overwhelmed by that energy that was bound to occur. So like the good student I am (can be!), I buckled down and designed my website. I was also actively seeking more yoga teaching opportunities at that time. And I had that August 21st first date in the back of my mind, but I didn’t focus on it too much.

Some of you might know how the rest of the story goes: I had taken the occasional class at Yoga on the Square in downtown Murfreesboro, but I was not a regular student. Well one day (in early August I believe), one of my State Farm students told me that Yoga on the Square was about to close. I was not happy about this, as it was the only Yoga Studio in Murfreesboro at the time. So I figured I’d better get myself over there to take one last class before they closed their doors. And back at home, Tim and I had just heard about a piece of land that was going up for auction in a couple weeks. (We’d been looking for land to build a homestead and future retreat center for about 5 years at that point.) So that following Saturday I headed to the studio for class, and had plans to look at said land with Tim afterwards. Before class I re-introduced myself to Angela, the owner, and told her I was sorry to see the studio close. Had a lovely class, and then had another chat with Angela afterward about the studio. I told her I was a yoga teacher and was really bummed about the studio closing. She told me the story of how a few people had been interested in taking over the business, but those deals fell through, and if I knew anyone who might be interested…? I said goodbye and that I’d let her know. I then walked out to my car, but stopped myself from driving away. I thought of a friend or two who might have the money and the interest to take over the studio… and then I thought, what about me? I had been wanting to open a studio for years now, but the leases I had found around town were too ridiculous to commit to. So I walked back inside, and I asked Angela about the details. She gave me a brief overview, and I went home with my notes. On the drive home, I was so excited about the idea. But I thought that I couldn’t possibly take over a yoga studio at that time, especially since we were possibly about to bid on some land. So I get home, and the first thing Tim says is, “So are you taking over the studio or what?” !!!! How does he know me so well??? I laughed and said,  “How could you possibly think/know that?” So I strapped on my hiking boots and we drove to the land as I shared with him the details of the studio. 

This is already extremely long, so I’m not going to bore you with the rest of the details. (Thank you for even making it this far.) In a nutshell, that following Friday I wrote Angela a check for her business and we agreed I’d take over the studio on September 1st. The next day, Saturday August 19th, we successfully won the auction on our land. And yes, that next year was the busiest I’ve been in a long time! I was still running my dad’s pub in CA, while starting a yoga studio business, helping Tim dream up our future plans for the land, busy with my yoga studies, and on and on! And of course, I looked back at my chart later, and to this day, and I’m still dumbfounded on the timing of that August 21st date, and that Jupiter-Mars energy of the year that followed.