As a sound therapist, wanted to upgrade my skills to teach people to conduct their own sound healing sessions. Surrounded with like minded people and a few dozens of different instruments from all over the world, I wanted to play everything which anyway was the idea but guess what, it was the humble and nature's own conch that was the most challenging and challenges are just that – challenges you to get out of your comfort zone, maybe make a fool out of yourself.

But when you are in your fifties, you feel liberated, happy to release your inner child and ensuring that the child in you feels safe to be themselves as you create that space for you and your inner child. Oh yes, the little me came out in full force and blew the conch with full enthusiasm and force just to feel the air coming out, once, twice, thrice..learning from a 9 year old girl who is trying her best to teach me.

Then I spot another girl blowing it effortlessly, giving away the roots immediately. So I change my teacher, sit next to her and ask her to teach me to blow the conch. My new teacher watches me and just says , " You are trying too hard, don't force it and you can blow". And that's exactly what I do and lo the unwielding conch just makes this deep sound.

This simple incident made me realise that in life we try too hard and wonder why things don't happen the way we want it to. Just go with the flow and don't force life to happen. Just surrender and enjoy blowing the conch naturally with ease.

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