Dolphins has taught me much about life. They are great coaches in the art of living simply and with joy. It seems in every encounter with them I come away with something wonderful, something that sinks deep in my bones, sometimes to my very DNA!

Dolphins are recognized for having powerful sonar. Some researchers say it's three times more powerful than our medical ultrasound, others credited it with the ability to change cellular structure. It was during one of our trips to Bimini, in the Bahamas, that I discovered how powerful it can be.

We were swimming with a pod of spotted dolphins that were in a very playful mood. After 15 minutes of swimming up, under and around us, two of them swam up to us and stopped cold. They just hung there, right in front of us.  It took me by surprise, I've never seen a dolphin motionless in the wild before. They're always on the move, even when they're asleep. Here we were face to face with two of them, time was passing, and they were perfectly still. My antennas went right up!

Then they slowly and ever so gracefully turned, tails sinking and heads rising, until they were pointing straight to the surface. They did this without moving a fin, as if some unseen hand was gently turning them. My interest was growing.

They then sank, in unison, toward the bottom. It was eerie watching them drop down without moving a flipper. It takes me a lot of work to get down there. We were in 30 feet of crystal clear water, and they stopped halfway down. I put myself directly above them, knowing something important was happening. I floated there expectantly, waiting to see what was going to happen next as I watched them hang suspended in space below.

Moments passed, all was quiet. Something magical was happening, but everything was perfectly still. I heard a voice whisper to look inside, and as I did, it was like turning a corner into Times Square.

It was a pandemonium of activity. There was a tremendous flow of energy coming from the dolphins. They were transmitting wave upon wave of lights, sounds and colors, spanning frequencies beyond my comprehension. I felt my own self stretch beyond time and space, and yet I was a speck on the canvas which they spun. My body drank in these energies with a relish that scared me, a black hole to humanity sucking up every drop. I expanded to past and present lives, to all humanity, to the oneness we are. I was adrift in creation watching galaxies being born.

And then it was over. They swam back to the surface and resumed playing. I was dumbstruck, wanting to savor the huge charge of shakti I had just received. I heard their gentle message to relax and let it go, the job was done and it was time to play.

And play we did. They engaged us in a wonderful game of seaweed tag, and by the time I got out of the water, I'd almost forgotten the experience. Yet over time, the images came back to me. I came to understand the incredible gift I'd been given, a most powerful transmission of energy and information beyond what I in my humanness could understand. I knew that we had received a tune up, a balancing of subtle energies to bring us more in alignment with our individual destinies. I knew we'd also received an attunement for our collective archetype, a balancing of energies for humanity on many dimensions.

Whenever I try to understand this experience, I'm told it's not necessary.  Over and over again, I'm reminded to simply relax and return to joy. It's a wonderful message, one I'm taking to heart. I am so grateful to these incredibly generous dolphins, they are a living demonstration of a life lived with joy and exuberance.