Chinmaya Mission Toronto: Parikrama Yatra - Jan to March 8 - From wherever you are!
Join us on a yatra (journey to the Lord), by doing parikrama (going in a circle clockwise/circumambulation around Lord Shiva at home or at the ashram  (i.e. walking around your block, around Shivalaya ashram or even around a room), while chanting the Mantra "Om Namah Shivaya", and carrying Ganga Jal. 

Distance?
It's up to each person / family to choose how many steps to do between January and Mahashivratri (March 8, 2024). - details on sankalpa options are below. 

Who can join? 
Open to all! All ages & all levels of fitness are welcome. 

Please read the entire form for details on:
- sankalpa options
- how the yatra will work
- how to track steps
- how long it will take
- carrying ganga jal
- how to staying connected
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Email *
Participant's Name (one participant per form) *
Participant's city *
Participant's Age *
Parikrama:
We will be walking around Lord Shiva in circumambulation (in a clockwise circle).

Since we have Lord Shiva at the ashram, and in our mandirs at home, we can individually walk around our own blocks, or around Shivalaya.

If someone would like to walk around a trail, they will need to think of a creative way to keep Lord Shiva in the trail.

If someone is not able to leave their home but would like to participate, they can make a space to walk around an altar of Lord Shiva in any room of their home. *
Chanting Om Namah Shivaya:
For the steps to count toward this sankalpa, we must be  chanting "Om Namah Shivaya" all the while. 

For example, walking time spent chatting with friends, on phone calls, or listening to music/lectures/podcasts, do not count towards this sankalpa.  *
Carrying Ganga Jal:
Each participant should carry their own bottle of Ganga Jal. It can be held, or kept in a bag, respectfully.  The Ganga Jal should be kept on our Mandir altar in between walks.

You can get the jal on your own, pick up a bottle at Chinmaya Shivalaya/BV Scarborough, or use some Ganga Jal invoked during your regular puja.

At the end of the sankalpa, we will offer our bottle of Ganga Jal to Lord Shiva during our Mahashivratri Puja. If you do not live in the GTA, you can make your offering on your own Shiva Lingam.
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Distance
Each participant's personal sankalpa (vow) is the number of steps/km you resolve to complete between January and March 8. It should be at least 10,008 steps.

For your Information
It takes approx. 10 minutes to walk 1,000 steps. Over the 2 months:
 - Someone walking daily for 10-12 minutes can finish 54,000 steps
- Someone walking daily for 20-25 minutes can finish 108,000 steps
- Someone walking 3 times a week for 30 minutes can finish 54,000 steps
- Someone walking 3 times a week for 50 minutes can finish 108,000
Bonus: Someone walking daily for 30 minutes can finish 108 km!!

My sankalpa will be:
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Stay connected (optional):

We will send an email with a WhatsApp link for anyone who would like to stay connected and inspired by other yatris and stay inspired!

Volume of messages will be restricted to 1 or 2 a day.

Each participant will be able to share via a poll about their progress daily. *
Keep track of your steps:
Each of us is responsible for keeping track of our own progress.

To help, we will send an email with a printable calendar that you can print and use to keep track of your steps.
The calendar will also be available for pickup at the ashram.

We suggest keeping this sheet of paper on your mandir altar, and each time you return your bottle of ganga jal, you can update your progress. *
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