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Jennifer Osendarp Yoga & Massage, Wiesbaden (2025)

03/08/2023

receive ~ "take into one's possession, accept possession of," also in reference to the sacrament, from Old North French receivre (Old French recoivre) "seize, take hold of, pick up; welcome, accept," from Latin recipere "regain, take back, bring back, carry back, recover; take to oneself, take in, admit," from re- "back

Receiving ~ Is not always easy. Sometimes we get surprised by what we receive. In some cases we receive without even thinking of it. Sometimes we deeply desire something. And then we suddenly receive it with the result of being surprised, overwhelmed, joyful, confused, grateful, shocked, puzzled, happy…a blend of different feelings can come up.

This was my rollercoaster the last months. Trying to continuously reminding myself of trusting that everything is a divine arrangement. Trusting that the timing is always perfect. Trusting that there is a divine power seeing the bigger picture. And at the same time I observe myself being in an ant like perspective seeing only my duties, my tunnels, my own little tiny ant 🌎 world and what I receive from that bigger picture.

Résumé ~
Receiving can take time.
Receiving sometimes needs acceptance.
Receiving needs integration.

22/06/2023

We get nourished already in the womb of our mothers. Naturally this connection feeds us without doing anything special. It’s there right from the beginning.

We get nourished by Mother Earth with her rich fruits, her valuable resources and her kind heart.

In gratitude I think of my family and friends that nourish me with their presence and kindness. As I am traveling between Germany and the Netherlands now since almost three years I appreciate it even more to be around friends and family. Sometimes being far away I still feel our nourishing connection. And I remember our talks and nourishing moments we spend together.

So how can we nourish each other?
We can cook for each other, listen to each other or a simple hug can be everything that’s needed. As I read the Ramayana (Indian Epic) this is was what Lord Rāma gives to Hanuman after he found Sita in Lanka. Lord Rāma had no possessions as he was living as an ascetic. But what he could give was a compassionate hug to Hanuman.

When do you feel nourished?

And how do you nourish others?

16/06/2023

Slowly fading away.

But the heart stores the memories forever.

Almost three weeks ago we celebrated our Vivaha-Yajna (Vedic Wedding Ceremony) in .official.

Still thankful for that wonderful ceremony amongst all these lovely souls. We feel blessed and are filled with gratitude that we are carried by the divine couple, our family and friends.

A word that was very present after the ceremony was „nourished“. I felt nourished on so many levels. Spiritually, physically, mentally…it is a gift to find a spiritual home that nourishes one. The day of our wedding ceremony reminded me again to not take this gift for granted. Also nourish that little spiritual seed that wants to be nourished. 🌱

13/11/2022

Yamuna Devi

Please purify me from all impurities.

Wash away what does not serve me any longer.

Take me gently into your arms.

Whenever I am at the banks of the Yamuna I can feel such a softening of the heart. Yamuna is so kind and so merciful. Flowing calmly and greeting every being whether it be in the form of a human or an animal. She is so tolerant always waiting for us with open arms.

Yamuna ki jai!

02/05/2022

#007
Serving silence

Silence is the absence of…?

I don’t have the answers. Do you?

It’s a wonderful game for the mind to think about how to serve silence?

I can serve silence by being quite.
I can serve silence by listening.
I can serve silence by being still.

How can you serve silence?

26/04/2022

#006
Serving my enemies

We serve our friends, we serve our family. But what about serving our enemies?

While reflecting about “Serving my enemies” a question arises. Who is my enemy? Do I really have enemies in my life?

Last Sunday during the Sunday class in Goloka Dhama we discussed the beginning of the 6th chapter of the Gita:

Chapter 6, Verse 5
A man must elevate himself by his own mind, not degrade himself. The mind is the friend of the conditioned soul, and his enemy as well.

Chapter 6, Verse 6
For him who has conquered the mind, the mind is the best of friends; but for one who has failed to do so, his very mind will be the greatest enemy.

The enemy seems to reside within me. And sometimes I serve my mind in a way that it becomes my enemy. And I feed my enemy more and more.

So the Bhagavad-Gita already provides us guidance. How to serve our mind that our mind becomes our friend and not our enemy? The progress will come with the process of Bhakti Yoga. Finding out when the mind is the friend or the enemy.

21/04/2022

#005
Serving nature

The climate crisis is right there in front of us. Around us. Underneath our feet. Mother Earth is polluted mainly by us humans. Probably ONLY by us. And she is never complaining. She takes it all. And still the consequences are visible.

She is so quite. She never complains. But what can we do?

Serve her with what is possible within our capacities. We can pick up trash and anyway don’t litter. Leave nature as it is. We can avoid to pick plants or other things that should not be picked. Use our cars less. And I guess all these things are known…but we are humans with strong habits.

Sometimes new habits can create new habbiness….or new happiness.

How else can we serve Mother Nature?

12/04/2022

#003
Serving my family

Serving each other in a family constellation is one of the most common things we do. We serve our parents, our sisters and brothers, our grandparents….of course at a young age our family (especially our parents) serves us.

At a certain age we grow, we receive responsibility and enough abilities to give back what we received. There might be the day coming when we serve our parents. Looking at a family from this perspective it paints a wonderful cycle of service.

I am convinced that serving each other in this family mood exists also between friends. But this I keep for another day🙏🏻

11/04/2022

#002
Serving my senses

Quite closely connected to the first post #001 Serving my body is #002 Serving my senses.

We serve our senses on a daily basis. If we want it or not. Most of the times we enjoy our food with our tongue, our eyes and our nose. So our senses are activated when we serve ourselves food. There are many senses involved.

We serve our ears when we listen to beautiful music. We serve our skin when we put on a body lotion or get a massage.

There are definitely many more ways to serve our senses. And I guess one can differentiate the service in different qualities of nature? Let’s strive daily to serve our senses in the mode of goodness. That makes me start reflect about…

How to serve the senses in the mode of goodness 🙏🏻

10/04/2022

#001 SERVING MY BODY

Something that we humans all have in common: We have a gross material body. Every material body is so unique. And at the same time our gross material bodies need nourishment. There is no exception.

We serve ourselves, our bodies, in order to be able to live, to just function and to serve others. We do that for example by drinking and eating as a very active service to ourselves.

Even our language shows that it is service. We say “Serve yourself”, in German “Bediene dich” (it includes Dienen….☺️), “Servez vous” in French. I guess there are also other proofs in other languages? Please share!

08/04/2022

Serving?

When I got in contact with Bhakti Yoga 5 years ago I was very curious. I was reading a lot, I went to the temple in Hamburg by myself and joined different events and met wonderful people along the path of Bhakti Yoga.

On this path I also had to face road bumps and blockages (actually I am still facing them….😁 but trying over and over again to take it more lightly). One big obstacle for me were the very frequently used words “Servant”, “Devotee” or “serving”.

With a cultural background very much influenced by the west growing up in Germany I connected something very different with these words. It always had a negative touch for me. I asked myself “Why should I be a servant?” I was working as a waitress during my time at university. I thought this was my little contribution in my life of being a servant (in a purely materialistic way….🤷🏻‍♀️).

Fortunately I kept my curiosity and kept on asking questions about this topic around “serving”. Who really helped me to pierce through these thick layers of irritation was . She gave me the missing puzzle pieces to see the bigger picture. Thank you so much!

What I wish to do is during this around the topic of serving to take you with me on a journey. Explore and discover new facets of serving and being a servant.

Who’s in? 🙋🏻‍♀️

24/03/2022

Last week in the temple…

…during the Gaura Purnima Festival I felt a deep gratitude for the path of Bhakti Yoga. This broad philosophy, the way we deepen our relationships and especially the way to pray.

The way to pray…

Praying loudly
and praying in silence.

Praying together
and praying in solitude.

Praying out of love
and praying out of joy.

Praying out of separation
and praying out of fear.

Praying during cooking
and praying before eating.

Praying in the morning
and praying in the evening.

Praying in the temple
and praying outside.

Dancing while praying
and sitting while praying.

We pray every time to go back.
Back to godhead.

This is not only what I thought when I was sitting in the temple. I could feel it in my heart. A gratitude for the path of Bhakti Yoga. To live a life connected to God. Aiming to stay connected in each moment and each situation. Knowing that I will fail. And still never loose faith in my own path.

Jennifer Osendarp Yoga & Massage