Natalia Shapovalova

November 14, 1951 – February 14, 2009

Natalia was just 57. Full of energy and plans for the future, she lived every day to the fullest… and all at once she passed away… Self-motivated and sunny, she gave so much of herself to the people she loved, her parents, her son Dmitri, her three grandsons and her friends. She was successful everywhere. Concise and careful Natalia tried her best to bring goodness and beauty into the world. She ran a small business. She designed and built her own charming, cozy house. She loved her garden where she planted fruit trees and vegetables; the flowers were her favorite. Like a child, she was so excited about every flower. She could talk for hours about them and always invited friends to look at them. She liked travelling very much and visited a lot of historical places in Russia. She was so delighted about mountain trips. Natalia together with her son went the length and breadth of the Caucasus Mountains.

We became friends, Natalia and I, a long time ago, when she was 14 and I was 4 years old. Despite the long separations we met each other again and again, always friends. We also came together in yoga in 1992. I came back to my home town and dreamed about yoga. It turned out that Natalia was interested in yoga, too. The dreams came true when we joined a TriYoga workshop. In 1994, we, again together, met Kaliji in Crimea. Since then TriYoga became a part of Natalia’s life. A curious spirit, Natalia was not only practicing yoga but also interested in other streams. Every time Kaliji visited Russia, Natalia always made an effort to come and meet Kaliji. This made Natalia feel that life is full. It helped her a lot to fulfill her dream and brought so much joy and happiness.

Natalia left her body… there are cherished memories of her in my heart and in the hearts of all her friends. This life is just a moment. My dear friends, please enjoy every bit of this moment.

– Shanti

A Poem
By Anna Morozova

The life is just a moment -
And the time comes,
When we become one with the universe.
We live on the Earth this last time
And it will never be repeated in the same way
Love and Death - this is only and all
What Wise Eternity Laws give us.
People pass away in the cycle of life,
So don't waste a moment of this precious life
To do as much good as you can while you are here.
Kindness and good make us immortal
Not gold, not silver.