TRIYOGA FRIENDS WHO HAVE PASSED
We have often wondered if those who pass can hear our words, intuit our feelings, answer our calls, and give us inspiration from their divine abode. It is only natural to want to believe as this gives comfort when close friends leave their physical body. Yet, it is more than comfort; it is a reality that we can feel their presence without the physical form. Most importantly is to feel with the heart. Let the thinking mind rest. As the mind calms and the inner heart feels, one can be receptive to the soul in subtle form. Throughout the world we can hear of varied experiences with those who had communication with the subtle realm. A universal thinker realizes the atman (soul), is eternal. We have three bodies; two that remain. The physical body at some time in everyone’s life will dissolve back into the five elements of earth, water, fire, air, and space. The mind will continue in the subtle body. Upon passing from this physical form, we are still in full remembrance as the mind awareness is still present. We still know one another. It is pretty much the same except for the “WOW, I am still alive but in a subtle form that is so full of light and color it seems I have an even greater form.” And the sublime peace is immediately experienced due to increased knowledge, awareness, and the release of the physical form. And with this, I can feel at peace with my friends passing from physical to the subtle realm. I accept that the great timing of birth and departure are so significant that it must be destiny at play. A destiny we create over eons of time. But nevertheless, we wish our friendships were unbroken even in physical reality. This is where surrender to a higher pure consciousness must take over. We can only achieve peace of mind by such absolute surrender to a higher cause that is far greater and reaching in eternal wisdom to know our time of departure is always in the flow.
These dear TriYoga friends continue to be close at heart. Their presence is not diminished with the release of the physical form, but rather expanded through their subtle form. Jai to Atman, our Eternal Soul. We will remain connected in our hearts… and treasure the thought of our next meeting in this journey…
~ Yogini Kaliji
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Shreedhar
Shreedhar Raj (August 2, 1977 – October 14, 2025) was a devoted TriYoga friend in Mysuru, remembered for his smile, scooter rides to the ashram, and love for Nalini and Adi. Kaliji wrote that he asked her to be with him until his last breath.
Sylvia
Sylvia Ried participated in TriYoga Teacher Trainings, Basics and Level 1, even while living with breast cancer. Remembered as loving, gentle, and always kind, she often said what a beautiful time TriYoga had given her.
Krishna Priya
Krishna Priya connected instantly with Kaliji and the TriYoga flows at a 2006 Charlotte workshop and became certified in 2007. A seasoned Bhakti yoga practitioner devoted to temple service, her teachings and devotion remain in our hearts.
Sondra
Sondra Jean Adams of Rochester, New York, studied yoga for over twenty years and traveled to TriYoga seminars with Kaliji even at 81. She lived her yoga and Buddhist practice with compassion and gratitude, and donated her body to medical education.
Peter
Peter (高銘長 Gao Ming-chang) was a calm and peaceful friend in the Taiwan yoga community, a longtime OKIDO Yoga member who first met TriYoga in 2009. Certified as a TriYoga Basics teacher in 2018, his warmth and dedication are remembered fondly.
Ananda Besk
Ananda left peacefully with the energy of the supermoon on September 19, 2024. A TriYoga teacher, poet, artist, and mother of three, she is remembered for her joyful smile and the bright energy of Bliss. Her poems and art continue to speak for her.
Pavana
Pavana (Carl Thomas) was the seer who predicted TriYoga to Kaliji when she was 21, and continued to share his visions until days before he passed on May 15, 2024. Sri Swamiji named him Pavana—the father of Hanumān, the breath of the Divine. His last words to the TriYoga family were of love.
Monica
Mónica Mejía Valle, born in Barrancabermeja, Colombia, practiced TriYoga with iron discipline after a 2005 lupus diagnosis. She died at home in Germany on July 17, 2022, one month before her 54th birthday, remembered for her tender, joyful nature.
Will
Will Wise, a longtime presence in TriYoga of Central Pennsylvania, left his body on November 12, 2021, with his wife Heather House nearby. Friends remember smoothies at Kaliji’s first program, Native flute at retreat, and a yoga practitioner who could flow in jeans.
Cynthia Wolff
Cynthia Wolff (November 23, 1956–September 14, 2021) practiced with TriYoga Indiana PA and regularly visited TriYoga of Central Pennsylvania. Friends remember her kind smile, her work as a massage therapist, and her last text: “Happy Flowing.”
Abel Jeuland
Family and friends gathered in remembrance of Abel Jeuland—scholar, runner, traveler, and devoted husband and father. Kaliji and Nandi share letters from his memorial, honoring a unique life of books, beaches, and quiet support for TriYoga.
Mr Lin
Mr. Lin (1929–2021) opened the door for Kaliji and TriYoga in Taiwan. After experiencing TriYoga at the 2003 Swiss Yoga Conference, he invited Kaliji to the 2004 Taiwan Okido Autumn Festival. The friendship between Okido Yoga and TriYoga flourished from that meeting.
