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Voyager - March
2008 Wake up Little Suzy
Suzy Pool When I was born, way back in 1962 in Bombay (now Mumbai) India, I apparently spent the most of infant days sleeping. My father decided to call me Suzy after the song by the Everley Brothers, Wake up Little Suzy. Little Suzy did wake up, but not really until I was about 38 years old, when I received a Spiritual Wake up call! I moved to London when I was 12 years old to live with my aunt and her family because I had no one left in India to take care of me. As a child I experienced great losses and had to leave all my painful past behind and toughen up to a very new and different world. Although my physical needs were now met in my new London home (which was grossly missing prior to that as both my parents were alcoholics before they tragically died), my emotional needs were far from met. I grew up to be a very good girl, pleasing my parents who adopted me and my new siblings in every possible way I knew how. I was ‘nice’ to everyone and not surprisingly some people took advantage of this. I went into nursing to heal others (and of course myself), got married at the age of 23 and had two very beautiful children. I was looking for love and approval but actually never truly found it; the unconditional love a child experiences from her parents was never really found. I realise I compromised myself in every way, losing my identity which was never really encouraged to develop. I loved singing, acting and dancing and soon gave them all up to study hard and earn money to help support my family. I became a Health Advisor and pursued a career in Stress Management, trying to find a better way to live of life and enjoy it. As a young adult I felt unfulfilled, stressed and found little joy in life. Any attempt I made at finding myself was soon squashed and I returned to a life of hard work and never ending responsibilities – earning only enough cover the bills. There was however always hidden deep underneath a wild and ferocious fire. This finally surfaced when I reached the age of 38. Luckily I saw how dangerous it could be in its primal state and I found myself guided towards yoga and meditation. I found here a way to balance the wild energies and channel them slowly towards making some powerful changes in my life. I separated from my husband, started teaching yoga and began my wakeful journey. In the last eight years I have learned more than I could ever have imagined. I have explored the mind, the body and of course the spirit, from yoga philosophy to Quantum Physics! I have been guided by some of the most inspirational spiritual teachers and continue to learn how much more to me there is than I thought! Meditation has been a huge influence in my life and I teach and practice Tibetan Buddhist Meditation. I am running Stress Management and Meditation courses at the college to hopefully help others experience the benefits of Mental rest and relaxation. I have learned that I am a spiritual being having a human experience and that I have the capacity to create anything I desire as long as I remember that I am connected to a Higher Energy Source. The regular practice of meditation connects us with our Higher Source leaving us open to infinite possibilities and clearing our minds of all the old childhood and other patterns developed in the mind. Other neural pathways are opened and our outer world also changes. We begin to start dreaming again and see our dreams as real possibilities. I believe that this connection can be accessed through our feelings and above all through our passions. As children we may lose this sense of infinite power, only to have the opportunity to reclaim it in our adult life, and this is truly our journey. Deepak Chopra says, it is like a game of hide and seek, ‘God hides Herself to find Herself’. We may even remember what we were passionate about when we were younger and start to feel more confident about living them out. Over a year ago I took something called The Passion Test and discovered how quickly I was able to identify what my top passions were in my life at the time. Having waited for so long in my life to finally feel free to choose exactly what I desired, I was like a child in chocolate shop, wanting it all, all at once. Attached to some of my desires were also some hidden resistances, which were stopping me from allowing them into my life. The Passion Test simply helped me to prioritise them and focus on those which were most important to me at the time. This was powerful in helping to manifest them more quickly and effectively. I take the Passion Test every six months and feel a lot more control over my choices, knowing that the chocolate shop is always there for me and I do not have to eat it all at once! I am running a group session on The Passion Test in the summer and also welcome anyone who wishes to take it as a private one to one session. I am currently on a Transpersonal Psychotherapy Diploma course and I feel like I am finally coming home to myself, living my life as I choose it to be, ‘making each day count’ as Jack said in the film Titanic. I am thrilled to be working here at the college, teaching, learning and sharing valuable experiences with everyone as we come together to raise our spiritual awareness and universal consciousness. © Suzy Pool 2008
Having experienced the positive benefits of Yoga and meditation in her own life, Suzy felt called to help others do the same, and decided to become a yoga /meditation teacher 5 years ago. She has maintained her practice as a Stress Management Consultant and is currently doing a Transpersonal Psychotherapy Diploma. Suzy’s passion has always been to inspire others to reach their full potential in life and release the limiting forces that prevent this from happening. This often takes great courage and will power and a willingness to look deep into ourselves and accept change. Having been on a journey into Self Awareness for many years she is able to support and offer many tools to help individuals to discover themselves and feel free and open to all that life can offer. Suzy has a warm and open manner as a teacher, combining her experiences as a corporate Health Advisor and a spiritual teacher.
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