120 YOGA JOURNAL
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THE LAST WORD
WHEN I FIRST
ARRIVED IN INDIA,
I TOUCHED THE
SAFFRON-COLORED
EARTH. “I AM HERE,”
I WHISPERED.
“YOU ARE HOME,”
I HEARD.
I FINALLY FELT
A CONNECTION
THAT COULD
NEVER AGAIN BE
TA KE N F RO M M E.
—SUSANNA BARKATAKI
PHOTO: MICHELLE SARKISSIAN SHARED WITH PERMISSION BY IGNITE YOGA AND WELLNESS INSTITUTE