Moksie
Born: Xmas 2009 on the beautiful Mispellaan in Paramaribo, Suriname, South America.
Maha Samadhi : January 27, 2025 Egmond aan Zee
We had bought a house and some land on the  Mispellaan in November 2009 ,left for Amsterdam, and came back again end of January 2010 to start working on our yoga shala. This is when we met.
Her mother Bruintje brought the three pups from down the street getting some food at the neighbours, and her father….well….who knows…! They all three still had blue eyes, just a few weeks old, when we first saw them. Soon we only saw two pups, and we found Moksi eventually under the bushes in our garden more dead than alive.  Poisoned. As people do this to street dogs often in Suriname. We took her to the vet, but he didn’t think anything would still help. She was truly in bad shape. We insisted he’d try something. That first night at our home she peed blood. But a few days later, at ShivaRatri, after we had been chanting in the evening, she got up and barked her first modest barks. There was no more turning back. We had found each other, and we were going on adventure together. Her papers to leave the country were signed by……Dr. Sri Ram ! Arriving in Amsterdam she was adopted by our three cats. Especially Do took it upon her to be her surrogate mother, always washing her and sleeping with her.
That first year she came along with us doing a teacher training in Antwerpen, spending many weekends travelling there. Going back and forth to Suriname in the next years, Moksi flew 11 times back and forth across the Atlantic Ocean, visiting her family for long delicious playful vacations. In Amsterdam she was there when we created the Noord and DownTown yoga shalas, always patient when we were busy. She came to class with Patrick on the bike for many years, being completely comfortable in busy classes and during ecstatic kirtan, and became known as the “Princess of Svaha Yoga” . She was starring in Yoga Magazine and on tv. Sharon Gannon from Jivamukti Yoga called her a Holy Being.
She was there through all the ups and downs….being a support always. When she was only 7 ,she got injured severely getting attacked by dogs….resulting in a spinal injury which again led to nervous disorders. She fell over 4 times a day, and had epileptic seizures. Again she was given up by a doctor, but through natural therapy and acupuncture with golden mini bits she was able to recover over a long period of time. And of course, tons of love. Moksi would sleep on the bed, and it would be me on the floor. Due to the Corona pandemic, we sold the property in Suriname and moved to the seashore in Holland. No more travelling. The last 5 years we spend in heaven, having long walks in the dunes and evening walks on the beach. We are grateful for a life filled with sweet memories together. She brought a pure love into our lives that is unequalled by anything or anyone. She is the most gentle, loving, patient, and beautiful being one could ever meet.
Waka Boeng mi gudu mi lekker.
