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SUMMARY:Thursday Satsang In-Person and Via Zoom: "Remembering Swami Veda Bharati" Seventh Anniversary Commemoration of Swami Veda Bharati's Mahasamadhi - July 14\,2022
DESCRIPTION:Hybrid Thursday Satsang\nVia Zoom and In-Person\nJuly 14\, 2022\n“Remembering Swami Veda Bharati”\n7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. CDT\n\n6:00-7:00 p.m.: In-Person Hatha Yoga\n7:00 p.m.: Meditation with Swami Radha Bharati\n7:30- 8:30 p.m.: Commemoration of the Mahasamadhi of Swami Veda\n8:30 p.m.: Evening Prayers\n8:40: Snacks\, fruit\, nits\, cookies\n\nJoin us to remember Swami Veda Bharati. Thursday\, July 14th\, is the commemoration of Swami Veda’s Mahasamadhi.\n\nStephen Parker (Stoma)\, Psy.D.\, RYT-500\, will do a reading of the commentary Swami Veda wrote on the topic of death. Following the talk\, there will be a slide show presentation and then an opportunity for stories and sharing.\n\n\nJoin us\, either in person or via Zoom\, for a special Thursday Satsang to commemorate the seventh anniversary of the Mahasamadhi of Swami Veda Bharati. Swami Veda entered Mahasamadhi on July 14\, 2015.\n\nTMC policy for those entering the building or participating in outdoor ceremonies will be requesting all to practice non-violence – being fully vaccinated or wearing a mask w/social distancing. Staff and volunteers will not be asking for vaccine certification cards as trust of community will be sufficient.  All are welcome. \nTo further protect the community\, an Iso-Aire purification movable unit has been purchased to use in all rooms of TMC where people gather. These units have pre-filter\, hospital quality HEPA filters\, and a bi-polar ionization unit to remove pollen to pathogens.
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/seventh-anniversary-commemoration-of-swami-veda-bharatis-mahasamadhi/
CATEGORIES:Thursday Satsangs
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SUMMARY:Cancelled for July 21st - Thursday Evenings – In-Person Hatha for Everyone! 6:00pm – 7:00pm
DESCRIPTION:THURSDAY EVENINGS – HATHA FOR EVERYONE!\nCancelled for July 21\, 2022\nTime: 6:00pm – 7:00pm \nInstructor: (Rotates weekly) \nFees: $10.00 drop-in fee for everyone \n*No pre-registration necessary. Just show up for drop-ins! \nDrop-In Hatha Classes (Ongoing) \nEveryone is Welcome \nThese classes are for all levels. Instructors excel at leading the class in relaxation\, gentle asana (yoga positions) and pranayama (breath). Relieve stress\, achy joints\, improve balance at all levels and increase your sense of well-being. No registration necessary\, just show up.
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/thursday-evenngs-in-person-hatha-for-everyone-600pm-700pm-2022-07-21/
CATEGORIES:Hatha Yoga,Thursday Satsangs
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220804T213000
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SUMMARY:Hybrid Thursday Satsang via Zoom and In-Person: "The Ocean and Its Waves" with Michael Smith - August 4\, 2022
DESCRIPTION:Hybrid Thursday Satsang\nVia Zoom and In-Person Zoom Viewing at TMC\nAugust 4\, 2022\n“The Ocean and Its Waves” with Michael Smith\n 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.\n\nIf you come to The Meditation Center\, we will be showing the Thursday program via Zoom on The Center’s TV screen \nin the Hall of the Tradition. \n6:00-7:00 p.m.: Guided Hatha Yoga with Chris Young – 2nd Floor Hatha Room\n7:00-7:30 p.m.: Guided Meditation by Swami Ma Radha Bharati\n7:30 – 8:30 p.m.: Talk by Michael Smith\n8:30-8:40 p.m.: Evening Prayers\n\nThe Ocean and Its Waves\n\nThis guiding metaphor of this talk — “the Ocean and its Waves” — was one of Swami Veda’s favorites\, but I never fully appreciated its profundity until I heard Shi Hong’s lecture at the HYT-TTP Virtual Workshop last March. This talk will explain how this metaphor not only explains the art of “action in inaction” in theBhagavad Gita\, but also relates to the “Four Levels of Mind\,” the “Five Pillars of Sadhana\,” Yoga-Nidra\, the virtues of Silence\, Tattvavalokanam\,” “Quality Movement\,” “Karma Yoga as Hatha Yoga\,” “Sattvic Multi-Tasking\,” “Witnessing\,” Mindfulness\, and how to communicate deeply and effectively in daily life. This talk is especially recommended for yoga teachers and for those aspiring to\nteach yoga.\n\nMichael Smith has been practicing and teaching yoga for over 50 years and is currently a curriculum coordinator for the International Himalayan Yoga Teachers Association. He has also been certified by the Himalayan Institute Teachers Association and the Behram Guard School of Yoga Meditation (an Iyengar-based Hatha Yoga School). He was a public school teacher for 35 years and also a professor of Comparative Religion at North Hennepin Community College. He has edited and/or illustrated several books on yoga and has lectured widely on stress management (the topic of his Masters Thesis) and also on holistic health. His main work has been to transcribe and to get the teachings of Swami Rama\, Swami Veda\, and the Himalayan teachers out to as many people as possible.\n\nTo support the work of The Meditation Center and register you can donate here (suggested donation $15.00) for Thursday Satsang or make a general donation by clicking on the “donate” button on the “Support TMC” website page.
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/hybrid-thursday-satsang-via-zoom-and-in-person-the-ocean-and-its-waves-with-michael-smith-august-4-2022/
CATEGORIES:Thursday Satsangs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220811T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220811T203000
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SUMMARY:Hybrid Thursday Satsang: "What is a Sangha?" with Stephen Parker (Stoma) Psy.D.\, E-RYT 500
DESCRIPTION:Hybrid Thursday Satsang\nVia Zoom and In-Person Zoom Viewing at TMC\nAugust 11\, 2022\n“What is a Sangha?”\nwith Stephen Parker (Stoma) Psy.D.\, E-RYT 500\n 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.\n\nIf you come to The Meditation Center\, we will be showing the Thursday program via Zoom on The Center’s TV screen\nin the Hall of the Tradition.\n\n\n6:00-7:00 p.m.: Guided Hatha Yoga by Nicole Roberts and Chetna Tandon\n7:00-7:30 p.m.: Guided Meditation by Stephen “Stoma” Parker\, Psy.D.\, E-RYT 500\n7:30-8:30 p.m.: Presentation by Stephen “Stoma” Parker\, Psy.D.\, E-RYT 500\n8:30-8:40 p.m.: Evening Prayers\n9:00-10:00 p.m. – Full Moon Meditation\n\n\nJoin Stoma in discussing the question “What is a Sangha?”  Consider these other ideas and concepts in relation to this question. “The different types of Sanghas?” “The Three Jewels of Buddhism\,” “Why Sanghas are Important\,”  “Spiritual Sanghas\,” “The Himalayan Yoga Tradition Sangha\,” “Yoga Schools and Lineages\,” “The Morning Prayer\,” “Hiranyagarbha\,” “The Bharati Lineage.” “Linages that We are Connected With.” \nDr. Stephen Parker was initiated in the Himalayan Yoga tradition by Swami Veda Bharati and was given the initiate name Stoma in 1971. Among the first teachers certified by the Himalayan International Teachers’ Association\, H.I.T.A.\, he began teaching hatha yoga in 1974. During that time he also studied Sanskrit with Swami Veda and South Asian languages and culture for his B.A. at the University of Minnesota. \nStoma is an Experienced Registered Yoga Teacher at the 500-hour level of the Yoga Alliance (E-RYT 500). A member of the International Association of Y.T.\, he serves on the faculties of the Meditation Center in Minneapolis and the Sadhaka Grama ashram in Rishikesh\, India. He is also a senior faculty member of the Himalayan Yoga Tradition Teachers’ Training Program. He has lectured on yoga\, meditation\, yoga psychology\, and spiritual practice in the U.S. and Canada as well as in Caribbean countries\, Holland\, Italy\, Austria\, Hungary\, Lithuania\, South Africa\, Korea\, Hong Kong\, and India. In 2004 he helped originate and teach the first course on yoga in an American medical school at the University of Minnesota Academic Medical Center. In 2007 he received preliminary vows of renunciation from Swami Veda and the Shankaracharya of Karvirapitha. \nStoma has been a licensed psychologist in private practice in St. Paul\, MN since 1985. He also serves as Adjunct Assistant School Professor of Counseling and Psychological Services at Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota and Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Graduate School of Professional Psychology at the University of St. Thomas in Minneapolis\, MN. He teaches on the faculty of the Introductory Workshops of the Minnesota Society of Clinical Hypnosis. In addition to authoring journal articles and book chapters\, Dr. Parker edited volume two of Swami Veda’s definitive scholarly work on the “Yoga-Sutras of Patanjali” and he has been a peer review editor for the “Journal of Men’s Studies\,” the “American Journal of Orthopsychiatry\,” the I”nternational Journal of Yoga T. and Yoga Mimamsa.” He is also the author of “Clearing the Path\, The Yoga Way to a Clear and Pleasant Mind: Yoga\, Neuroscience and Emotion” (2017) published by AHYMSA publishers.
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/hybrid-thursday-satsang-what-is-a-sangha-with-stephen-parker-stoma-psy-d-e-ryt-500/
CATEGORIES:Thursday Satsangs
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220825T203000
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SUMMARY:Thursday Satsang In-Person at TMC and via Zoom: Kirtan with Chris Young - August 25\, 2022
DESCRIPTION:Thursday Satsang In-Person at TMC and via Zoom – August 25\, 2022\nKirtan with Chris Young\n\n6:00-7:00 p.m.: Guided Hatha Yoga\n7:00 p.m.: Meditation with Swami Radha Bharati\n7:30-8:30 p.m.: Kirtan with Chris Young\n8:30-8:40 p.m.: Evening Prayers\n  \nJoin us for an evening of kirtan and chanting with Chris Young to celebrate Love\, the ancient traveler. \nJoin Chris in this kirtan\, it being an opportunity\, a vehicle\, to receive an experience of Beauty; a time to drop the worry and the hurry\, set aside the intellect\, and simply be… with people who are beautiful\, in a setting that is beautiful\, and with beautiful music. \n\n\n“Kirtan is a spiritual practice that originated in India centuries ago. The word “kirtan” means singing\, chanting\, and praising the Divine. It is a sacred practice anyone can do; no special training is required. The music does the work for you\, carrying you to a state of tremendous joy and mental clarity…\n\n\n\n…But the most important instrument in kirtan is the voice\,’There is a sacredness in everyone’s voice. It is like hearing your own soul’\, shares Milwaukee-based kirtan wallah Ragani. who leads one of the largest ongoing monthly kirtan events in North America. Your voice comes from within; it is uniquely yours. Unlike an instrument which acts on you\, emanating from the outside in\, the voice acts internally\, emanating from the inside out. When you sing kirtan\, you can literally feel the sound resonating inside you. ‘massaging’ your inner organs with sacred mantras…”\n\n(Kirtan! Chanting as a Spiritual Path. pages 7 and 9)\n\nChris Young was initiated into the Himalayan Yoga Tradition in 2005\, but has been connected with The Tradition in some way since birth\, with his parents being early members and faculty of The Meditation Center in Minneapolis. Chris occasionally leads Kirtan at the Meditation Center’s Thursday satsang\, and helps with some IT aspects of the HYT Teacher Training Program. Chris finds the thread of yoga and meditation that has been taught through the Tradition and its teachers\, and cultivated through practice\, to always keep him returning to his heart’s path – the path of Yoga – and he is grateful to be a part of the local and global communities that are working to further the mission of The Himalayan Yoga Tradition. He is the father of two amazing boys\, he enjoys singing and playing music\, and is ready to help with your ocular asanas through eye-roll-inducing dad jokes.
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/thursday-satsang-in-person-at-tmc-and-via-zoom-kirtan-with-chris-young-august-25-2022/
CATEGORIES:Thursday Satsangs
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220915T203000
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SUMMARY:Thursday Satsang via Zoom: Showing of the Video\, "Ishopanishad Lecture 1" with H.H.S. Swami Rama  - September 15\, 2022
DESCRIPTION:Thursday Satsang via Zoom – September 15\, 2022\nShowing of the Video\, “Ishopanishad Lecture 1” with H.H.S. Swami Rama\n7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.\n6:00-7:00 p.m.:  Guided Hatha Yoga\n7:00-7:30 p.m.: Guided Meditation with Swami Radha Bharati\n7:30-8:30 p.m.: Showing of the Video\,”Ishopanishad Lecture 1″ with H.H.S. Swami Rama\n8:30-8:40 p.m.: Evening Prayers\n\nThe Ishopanishad is considered to be the foundation stone of Upanishadic Knowledge…The answer to all the important questions of life are to be found in this short Upanishad. It is an ideal book of Vedantic philosophy. ~Swami Rama
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/thursday-satsang-via-zoom-showing-of-the-video-isopanishad-lecture-1-with-h-h-s-swami-rama-september-15-2022/
CATEGORIES:Thursday Satsangs
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220922T203000
DTSTAMP:20260409T122531
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SUMMARY:Thursday Satsang via Zoom: "The Days of Awe" with Daniel Hertz  - September 22\, 2022
DESCRIPTION:Thursday Satsang via Zoom – September 22\, 2022\n“The Days of Awe” with Daniel Hertz\n7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.\n6:00-7:00 p.m.: Guided Hatha Yoga\n7:00-7:30 p.m.: Guided Meditation with Swami Radha Bharati\n7:30-8:30 p.m.: Talk by Daniel Hertz\n8:30-8:40 p.m.: Evening Prayers\n\nThe Meditation Center will be open to view the evening’s Thursday Satsang talk on the Center’s TV screen. \nThe “Days of Awe” are the ten days between the Jewish High Holidays of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. The blowing of the shofar on Rosh Hashanah is a call to wake up to the urgency of each moment. This period of celebration\, contemplation\, and atonement is somewhat comparable to Lent and Ramadan.  The dates also coincide with the Hindu holiday Navaratri. The relentlessness of the High Holidays– the long days at the synagogue\, the constant repetition of the prayers\, the fasting– wears down our defenses and helps us open to the truth of our lives. We will discuss and explore how these “Days of Awe” have the potential to be a journey of self-transformation.\n\nDaniel Hertz (MS\, BCB\, E-RYT 500) has been on the faculty of The Meditation Center\nsince 1995. He has been giving individual Biofeedback sessions at the Center since 2007. His most recent book\, Everything is a Little Bit Alright: Yoga\, Meditation\, and a Dog named Roy\, can be found at this Amazon link: https://www.amazon.com/Everything-Little-Bit-Alright-Meditation/dp/1951651294
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/thursday-satsang-via-zoom-the-days-of-awe-with-daniel-hertz-september-22-2022/
CATEGORIES:Thursday Satsangs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220929T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220929T203000
DTSTAMP:20260409T122531
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SUMMARY:Hybrid Thursday Satsang In Person and via Zoom: "Message on the 50th Anniversary of The Meditation Center" with Swami Ritavan Bharati - September 29\, 2022
DESCRIPTION:Hybrid Thursday Satsang In Person and via Zoom – September 29\, 2022\n“Message on the 50th Anniversary of The Meditation Center”\nfrom Swami Ritavan Bharati “\n7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.\n6:00-7:00 p.m.: Guided Hatha Yoga with Eric Ness\n7:00-7:30 p.m.: Guided Meditation with Swami Ritavan Bharati\n7:30-8:30 p.m.: Talk by Swami Ritavan Bharati\n8:30-8:40 p.m.: Evening Prayers\n\n\n“Message from Swami Ritavan Bharati on the 50th Anniversary”\n\nOn behalf of the Himalayan Tradition Lineage\, Swami Ritavan welcomes all initiates and students of the Meditation Center for the 50th Anniversary of the Building acquisition and dedication with a re-dedication. This sacred space serves to reflect a guiding light for all spiritual seekers through the illustrious teachers\, guides\, and our own Master and Acharya\, then\, now\, and into the future. Each and every day is filled with the timeless revelation of the Tradition through sadhana\, meditation\, prayer\, and contemplation. The esoteric teaching\, of the past millenniums of yogis\, sages\, and saints\, has become practical spiritual guidance in today’s world. Swamiji will guide a meditation and provide a review of sadhana practices\, as well as\, insights into the future mission of the Himalayan Tradition through the Meditation Center. Swamiji also wishes to acknowledge the contributions of the countless many who\, through their selfless service\, have echoed the presence of Love as the “rasa” — the essence of the Himalayan Yoga Meditation Lineage.
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/hybrid-thursday-satsang-in-person-and-via-zoom-introduction-to-the-tmc-50th-anniversary-with-swami-ritavan-bharati-september-29-2022/
CATEGORIES:Thursday Satsangs,Thursday Satsangs
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221006T210000
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SUMMARY:Hybrid Thursday Satsang : “Swami Veda Bharati\, Rishi for the 21st Century” with Dr. David Frawley - October 6\, 2022
DESCRIPTION:Hybrid Thursday Satsang – October 6\, 2022\n“Swami Veda Bharati\, Rishi for the 21st Century”\nwith  Dr. David Frawley\nHybrid\, in person viewing at TMC and via Zoom.\n\n	\n\n\n6:00—7:00 p.m.: Hatha in 2nd floor Hatha Room with Chris Young \n6:30—7:30 p.m.: Vegan Soup \n7:30-9:00 p.m.: Dr. David Frawley: “Swami Veda Bharati\, Rishi for the 21st Century.” Speaking via zoom\, both a lecture and guided meditation. Hall of the Tradition. Hybrid\, in person viewing at TMC and via Zoom.
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/hybrid-thursday-satsang-swami-veda-bharati-rishi-for-the-21st-century-with-dr-david-frawley-october-6-2022/
CATEGORIES:Special Events,Thursday Satsangs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20221013T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221013T203000
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SUMMARY:Thursday Satsang In Person and Via Zoom: "Pilgrimage to the Valley of Flowers Presentation and Kirtan" with Roger Klisch\, Maja Radovanlija\, and David Urban on Drums - October 13\, 2022
DESCRIPTION:Hybrid Thursday Satsang In Person and Via Zoom – October 13\, 2022\n\n“Pilgrimage to the Valley of Flowers Presentation and Kirtan”\nwith Roger Klisch\, Maja Radovanlija\, and David Urban on Drums\n\n	\n\n\nThursday Evening Schedule\n6:00—7:00 p.m.: Gentle Hatha Yoga with Sunita Gangopadhyay\n7:00- 7:30 p.m.: Guided Meditation with Swami Radha Bharati\n7:30-8:30 p.m.: Trip to the Valley of Flowers Presentation and Kirtan\nwith Roger Klisch and Maja Radovanlija playing guitar\, Dave Urban will be drumming.\n8:30 p.m.- 8:40 p.m.: Evening Prayers\n8:40 p.m.: Vegan Soup\n\n	\n\n\nRoger Klisch will join us Thursday for a presentation of his pilgrimage to the Valley of Flowers in north India and perform kirtan for us. Roger will be joined by Maja Radovanlija\, who will play guitar for the kirtan and share some of her photos of the trip. Dave Urban will provide soft drumming for the kirtan. Roger\, Maja\, and Dave expect to do 3 kirtan chants mixed together with the presentation. \nRoger Klisch lived at the Himalayan Institute for 6 weeks in 1980. Shortly after\, in 1981\, he was initiated into the tradition by Dr Arya (Swami Veda Bharati.) He did attend The Meditation Center frequently at that time. Roger has been meditating consistently since then\, although he has broadened his practice. He also began playing kirtan with a group for public events about 7 years ago. Recently Roger joined the Himalayan Institute excursion to the Valley of Flowers and many other great spiritual places in northern India. He is very grateful for that experience and wants to share it with the TMC community.
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/thursday-satsang-in-person-and-via-zoom-a-pilgrimage-to-the-valley-of-the-flowers-with-roger-klisch/
CATEGORIES:Thursday Satsangs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20221020T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221020T203000
DTSTAMP:20260409T122531
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SUMMARY:Hybrid Thursday Satsang In Person and Via Zoom: "Diwali (Deepavali\,) a Festival of Lights" A Presentation by Sunita Gangopadhyay - October 20\, 2022 
DESCRIPTION:Hybrid Thursday Satsang In Person and Via Zoom – October 20\, 2022\n“Diwali (Deepavali\,) a Festival of Lights”\nA Presentation by Sunita Gangopadhyay\n7:00 – 8:30 p.m.\nThursday Evening Schedule\n\n6:00—7:00 p.m.: Gentle Hatha Yoga with Susan Guthrie\n7:00- 7:30 p.m.: Guided Meditation with Swami Radha Bharati\n7:30-8:30 p.m.: Presentation by Sunita Gangopadhyay\n8:40 p.m.: Vegan Soup\nJoin Sunita Gangopadhyay as she shares the meaning and her experiences of Diwali\, the Festival of Lights. \nSunita Gangopadhyay has been associated with The Meditation Center since 2006\, and was initiated in the tradition in 2011. Native of India\, Sunita moved to the US in 1987 for graduate studies (Physics). She has had a keen interest in spirituality\, meditation\, and yoga for many years.  Teachings of the Himalayan Tradition as well as Sunday Satsang with Michael Smith and Jim Nelson have immensely helped deepen her practice and navigate through a busy home and work life. Whenever she gets an opportunity\, she visits the SRSG Ashram at Rishikesh\, India. One of her passions is to take the learning of the tradition to a wider part of the community as well as be of greater service to the center for years ahead. Sunita is married and has two children. She was an Executive in Research and Development department of Seagate Technology. \nTo support the work of The Meditation Center and register you can donate here (suggested donation $15.00) for Thursday Satsang or make a general donation by clicking on the “donate” button on the “Support TMC” website pag
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/hybrid-thursday-satsang-in-person-and-via-zoom-diwali-deepavali-a-festival-of-lights-a-presentation-by-sunita-gangopadhyay-october-20-2022/
CATEGORIES:Thursday Satsangs
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221103T203000
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SUMMARY:Hybrid Thursday Satsang In Person Viewing at TMC and Via Zoom: Showing of the Video "Teachings with Swami Jaidev Bharati - The Scientific Mind Meets Yoga (2000 Conference)" - November 3\, 2022
DESCRIPTION:Hybrid Thursday Satsang In Person Viewing at TMC and Via Zoom\nNovember 3\, 2022\n\nShowing of the Video\n“Teachings with Swami Jaidev Bharati –\nThe Scientific Mind Meets Yoga (2000 Conference)”\n7:00 – 8:30 p.m.\n\n	\n\n\nThursday Evening Schedule\n6:00—7:00 p.m.: Gentle Hatha Yoga with Chris Young\n7:00- 7:30 p.m.: Guided Meditation with Swami Radha Bharati\n7:30-8:30 p.m.: Video of Swami Jaidev Bharati Teaching : “The Scientific Mind Meets Yoga”\n8:30-8:40 p.m.: Prayers\n8:40 p.m.: Assorted Snacks\n“Remember that you carry a dual citizenship. With meditation you can build a bridge between your two worlds\, the world within and the world without. When you successfully manage both worlds\, then the fruits of meditation will bloom.”\n~ H.H.S. Swami Rama as quoted in Walking with a Himalayan Master\, An American Odyssey\, by Justin O’Brien (Swami Jaidev Bharati)\, p.121.\n\n	\n\n\n\nSwami Jaidev Bharati (Dr. Justin O’Brien)\, a leading disciple of Swami Rama of the Himalayas\, is a pioneer in the exploration of consciousness. A former Catholic monk who studied in Israel\, Jordan\, and the Netherlands\, he was a major lecturer as his ground-breaking theology took thousands to deep insights in their spiritual quests.\n\nIn 1972 he met his Guru while he taught theology at Loyola University of Chicago. He helped Swamiji establish the Himalayan Institute and its graduate school and helped create international yoga conferences in England\, Japan\, India\, Nepal\, and the States. He holds a Doctoral degree in the Philosophy of Consciousness\, a Doctorandus in Theology\, and Masters degrees in Philosophy and Religious Studies. He was Senior Research Fellow in Holistic Medicine at the University of London Medical School\, Director of Education at London’s Marylebone Health Clinic\, and Professor of Philosophy at the University of Minnesota.\n\nHe took vows of renunciation on the banks of the Ganges River in 1999. He is author of “Walking with a Himalayan Master\,” “The Wellness Tree\,” “A Meeting of Mystic Paths\,” “Superconscious Meditation\,” “Running and Breathing\,” and several others.\n\nSwami Jaidev Bharati\, left his body on June 19\, 2021.
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/hybrid-thursday-satsang-in-person-viewing-at-tmc-and-via-zoom-showing-of-the-video-teachings-with-swami-jaidev-bharati-the-scientific-mind-meets-yoga-2000-conference-november-3-2022/
CATEGORIES:Thursday Satsangs,Thursday Satsangs
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221110T203000
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CREATED:20221104T201024Z
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SUMMARY:Thursday Satsang In Person and via Zoom:“Remembrance of  the Mahasamadhi  of H.H.S. Swami Rama of the Himalayas” November 10\, 2022
DESCRIPTION:Thursday  Satsang In Person and via Zoom – November 10\, 2022\n“Remembrance of  the Mahasamadhi  of H.H.S. Swami Rama of the Himalayas”\n  \n\nProgram Schedule\n\nThis year\, we celebrate the 26th anniversary of Swami Rama’s MahaSamadhi. Gurudev left his body on November 13\, 1996 in his apartment at the HIHT campus. He was surrounded by his close disciples. A special program (in person and via Zoom) for Thursday’s gathering will be presented as follows:\n\n7:00-7:30 p.m.: Recorded Meditation Guided by Swami Rama\n7:30-8:00 p.m.: Guru Puja\n8:00-8:30 p.m.: Various Readings about Gurudev’s MahaSamadhi\nwith Community Sharing\n8:30 p.m.: Evening Prayers\n8:40 p.m. Vegan Soup\n\n\n\n26th Anniversary\n H.H.S. Swami Rama’s Māhasamadhi\nNovember 13\, 1996\n\nH.H.S. Swami Rama of the Himalayas left his body on November 13\, 1996.  Please join us on Thursday\, November 10\, 2022 for a celebration and memorial of the life and teachings of this great master from The Himalayan Yoga Tradition. H.H.S. Swami Rama was a yogi\, scientist\, researcher\, writer\, and humanitarian. \nGuru Puja Mantras\n\nThe mantras that will be recited at the start of the puja are:\n\nOM Shreem Gurave Namaha – 3 recitations\nOM Gam Ganapataye Namaha – 3 recitations\nGanesha Gayatri – 3 recitations\nAsatoma Sadgamaya – 1 recitation\n\nDuring the puja\, the following mantras will be recited:\n\nLakshmi Gayatri\nGuru Brahma\nAkhanda Mandala Karam\n\n“In 1996\, this fully enlightened Master and representative of the ancient lineage of yogis left his body. His memorial today is in the hearts of his disciples and students who carry his work. He is most remembered for his great love for all and the magnetic power of his spirit\, such that as he walked\, one felt pulled to follow behind him. The full impact of his legacy will be realized perhaps in a century.”\n\nOm\nGurave namaḥ.\nParama-gurave namaḥ.\nParameṣhṭhi-gurave namaḥ.\nParamparā-gurubhyo namaḥ.\n\n~ Swami Veda Bharati ~\nfrom Swami Veda’s Blog\nOn the First Maha-Samadhi Anniversary of H.H. Swami Rama\nPublished: 13 November 2015 | Written by Swami Veda Bharati\n\n\nOn the First Maha-Samadhi Anniversary of H.H. Swami Rama\nPhone Address by Swami Veda\nThe Meditation Center\, Minneapolis\, Minnesota USA\nNovember 2\, 1997 \nOM! OM! OM! \nThe days become sacred when a sacred being imparts a special grace or energy to the forces in the universe. All the annual cycles of celebration and commemorations are built around those occasions. In our present day society and thinking\, the human being is no longer a unit in the universe; he views himself as something outside the universe\, trying to control the universe as an outsider. This view is incorrect\, we are part of the universe\, the energy and life that flows through us is the same one through whose rhythms and waves\, all the planets\, stars\, constellations\, breath patterns\, respond. That enlightenment is not an individual event; it is a cosmic or ultra-cosmic event. The coming into body of a sacred being\, an enlightened being\, also is not an individual event. It is not something over which only the immediate physical relatives rejoice; it is something of universal importance. It is a universal event. It is beyond the category of the birth of planets. It is said that when an enlightened being sits for his final enlightenment session all the saints\, past Buddhas\, and enlightened ones attend upon him. And thereafter\, his rhythms are not the rhythms of an individual. Those of us who were fortunate to see the Master walking\, who recall at times walking with him and feeling as though we paced together with the universal force\, with some unseen\, unknown magnet – those of us who experienced that phenomenon will never forget it\, because it was not an individual but the condensation\, the convergence of an unknown number of universal forces passing through that particular space\, time\, matter coordinate that we call an individual. \nI’ve said\, “The days become sacred.” Those of us who have been taught to be in tune\, even to a minor degree\, to be attuned to those rhythms\, to the beat to which a master walks\, find that on those sacred days\, certain special waves touch us. These are not the waves of a physical energy\, but rather something happens within the consciousness. We do not realize that it is all synchronized\, that the events of consciousness are synchronized with the events in the universe. Or rather\, to put it more correctly\, the events in the universe are projections of the events in consciousness… (an excerpt)
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/thursday-satsang-in-person-and-via-zoomremembrance-of-the-mahasamadhi-of-h-h-s-swami-rama-of-the-himalayas-november-10-2022/
CATEGORIES:Thursday Satsangs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20221117T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221117T203000
DTSTAMP:20260409T122531
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SUMMARY:Hybrid Thursday Satsang In Person Viewing at TMC and Via Zoom: Showing of the Video "Teachings with Swami Jaidev Bharati - "Letting Go" (2016) - November 17\, 2022
DESCRIPTION:Hybrid Thursday Satsang In Person Viewing at TMC and Via Zoom\nNovember 17\, 2022\n\nShowing of the Video\n“Teachings with Swami Jaidev Bharati –\n“Letting Go” (2016)\n7:00 – 8:30 p.m.\n\n	\n\n\nThursday Evening Schedule\n6:00—7:00 p.m.: Gentle Hatha Yoga with Susan Guthrie\n7:00- 7:30 p.m.: Guided Meditation with Swami Radha Bharati\n7:30-8:30 p.m.: Video of Swami Jaidev Bharati Teaching : “Letting Go” (2016)\n8:30-8:40 p.m.: Prayers\n8:40 p.m.: Assorted Snacks\n“Remember that you carry a dual citizenship. With meditation you can build a bridge between your two worlds\, the world within and the world without. When you successfully manage both worlds\, then the fruits of meditation will bloom.”\n~ H.H.S. Swami Rama as quoted in Walking with a Himalayan Master\, An American Odyssey\, by Justin O’Brien (Swami Jaidev Bharati)\, p.121.\n\n	\n\n\n\nSwami Jaidev Bharati (Dr. Justin O’Brien)\, a leading disciple of Swami Rama of the Himalayas\, is a pioneer in the exploration of consciousness. A former Catholic monk who studied in Israel\, Jordan\, and the Netherlands\, he was a major lecturer as his ground-breaking theology took thousands to deep insights in their spiritual quests.\n\nIn 1972 he met his Guru while he taught theology at Loyola University of Chicago. He helped Swamiji establish the Himalayan Institute and its graduate school and helped create international yoga conferences in England\, Japan\, India\, Nepal\, and the States. He holds a Doctoral degree in the Philosophy of Consciousness\, a Doctorandus in Theology\, and Masters degrees in Philosophy and Religious Studies. He was Senior Research Fellow in Holistic Medicine at the University of London Medical School\, Director of Education at London’s Marylebone Health Clinic\, and Professor of Philosophy at the University of Minnesota.\n\nHe took vows of renunciation on the banks of the Ganges River in 1999. He is author of “Walking with a Himalayan Master\,” “The Wellness Tree\,” “A Meeting of Mystic Paths\,” “Superconscious Meditation\,” “Running and Breathing\,” and several others.\n\nSwami Jaidev Bharati\, left his body on June 19\, 2021.
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/hybrid-thursday-satsang-in-person-viewing-at-tmc-and-via-zoom-showing-of-the-video-teachings-with-swami-jaidev-bharati-letting-go-2016-november-17-2022/
CATEGORIES:Thursday Satsangs,Thursday Satsangs
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221222T203000
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SUMMARY:Thursday Satsang Via Zoom: The Meditation Center's Holiday Program 2022\, "Celebration of the Season of Silence\, Light\, and Hope" December 22\, 2022
DESCRIPTION:Thursday Satsang Via Zoom\nDecember 22\, 2022\nThe Meditation Center’s Holiday Program 2022\n“Celebration of the Season of Silence\, Light\, and Hope”\n7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.\n\nBecause of the harsh winter blizzard conditions predicted for Thursday night and Friday\, the Holiday Party will be via Zoom only. Stay warm and safe!\n\n\nHoliday Program Schedule\n\n7:00-7:30 p.m. “Meditation on Light” guided by Swami Radha Bharati\n\n7:30 p.m. Welcome by Sunita Gangopadhyay\n\n7:35 p.m. Special Christmas Message 2022 from Swami Ritavan Bharati\nread by Swami Radha Bharati\n\n7:40 -8:00 p.m. Readings and Music\n\nPhyllis Vargas reading -(1) “Oh What Joy!” from Swami Veda Bharati\nand (2) “The Body is Mary” from Mevlana Jalaluddin Rumi \ntranslated by Daniel Ladinsky\n\n“The Heart’s Mystery” sung by Chris Young\n\n\n\nSophia Showalter reading from Swami Veda’s “Revelries in Sanctity” \n(1) “Spring comes waving green flags in the sky\,” (2) “May the seasons of your mind be attuned to your Soul-Sun\,” (3) “To All Who Fill My Hands\,” and (4) “You are the gift-laden tree.” \n\n“Jai Gurudev” sung by Chris Young\n\nMichael Smith reading three stories including “The Miraculous Staircase ” and “Three Wise Women.” \n\n“Imagine” sung by Chris Young\n\nLighting of Hanukkah Candles on the Fifth Night of Hanukkah\nby Nikki Strong and Daniel Hertz\n\n8:00 p.m. Instructions on the Process of Lighting of Our Individual Candles at Home \nby Sunita Gangopadhyay\n\n8:05 p.m. A Vedic Prayer\, “Deepa Jyoti” chanted by\nEmilio Bettaglio\n\n\n\n8:10-8:15 p.m. Lighting of Candles Accompanied by the Community Singing of “Silent Night”\n\nRead here the lyrics of “Silent Night”\n\n8:15-8:25 p.m. Silent Meditation\n\n8:25-8:35 p.m. Evening Prayers
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/thursday-satsang-via-zoom-the-meditation-centers-holiday-program-2022-celebration-of-the-season-of-silence-light-and-hope-december-22-2022/
CATEGORIES:Special Events,Thursday Satsangs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20221229T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221229T203000
DTSTAMP:20260409T122531
CREATED:20221228T234943Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221228T234943Z
UID:19871-1672340400-1672345800@themeditationcenter.org
SUMMARY:Thursday Satsang Via Zoom and In Person Viewing at TMC: "Contemplation for the New Year"  Recorded Lecture by Swami Jaidev Bharati  Followed by a Talk with Michael Smith - December 29\, 2022
DESCRIPTION:Thursday Satsang – December 29\, 2022\nVia Zoom and In Person Viewing at TMC\n\n“Contemplation for the New Year”\nRecorded Lecture by Swami Jaidev Bharati\nFollowed by a Talk with Michael Smith\n7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.\n6:00-7:00 p.m. Gentle Hatha Yoga with Eric Ness\n\n7:00-7:30 p.m. Meditation Guided by Swami Radha Bharati\n\n7:30 -8:30 p.m. Recorded Lecture by Swami Jaidev Bharati\nFollowed by a Talk with Michael Smith\n\n8:30-8:35 p.m. Evening Prayers\n\nJoin us for a recorded lecture given by Swami Jaidev Bharati on contemplation followed by a talk with Michael Smith on stories of the Divine Mother in the form of Our Lady of Guadalupe and some comments on the art of contemplation.\n\n\n“There is another school called contemplation\, “shravana manana nidhidhyasana.” What is contemplation? Contemplation is to discover what truth is. I am in search of truth. I listen to the sayings of great sages and to the scriptures taught by competent teachers. This is “shravana.” I think deeply about these sayings and teachings. This is “manana.” I systematically go on searching and finally\, I know truth and integrate it into my life. This is “nidhidhyasana.” And I cannot describe it to anyone…\n\n…In the school of contemplation you learn what is truth. Now you want to contemplate on that teaching. Truth in the world is different from absolute truth…\n\n…A few hints for practice. Don’t speak too much. Those who speak too much speak nonsense most of the time. Speak less\, to the point. Reduce\, if you are speaking too much. Be conscious that I will not speak much. Second point\, “Ok\, I will speak whatever I have to speak but I’ll speak strongly and lovingly.” Don’t keep saying “I mean to say\, I mean to say\, I mean to say.” Many people say\, “I mean to say.” It means there is something they mean to say\, that they are not saying. Be straight\, be gentle when you speak. Your speech will be effective. Those to whom you are speaking will know the language\, it will affect their hearts and minds if you speak properly…\n\nSlowly by understanding the great sayings of the sages\, you start contemplating the great sayings\, “I am atman\, Brahman. The atman is within me. I’m not body\, not the breath\, not the mind\, not my individuality but the atman within me is the same Paramatman.” This type of contemplation\, constant awareness\, is very healthy.” ~ H.H.S. Swami Rama ~
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/thursday-satsang-via-zoom-and-in-person-viewing-at-tmc-contemplation-for-the-new-year-recorded-lecture-by-swami-jaidev-bharati-followed-by-a-talk-with-michael-smith-december-29-2022/
CATEGORIES:Thursday Satsangs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230105T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230105T203000
DTSTAMP:20260409T122531
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SUMMARY:Note Change for Thursday Satsang Via Zoom Only: Showing of the Video\,  "Saundaryalahari\, Part I" with Swami Rama on January 5\, 2023
DESCRIPTION:Note program change because of today’s hazardous road conditions due to this week’s major snow event in the Metro area…stay safe.\n Thursday Satsang Via Zoom Only – January 5\, 2023\nShowing of the Video\,\n“Saundaryalahari\, Part I” with H.H.S. Swami Rama\n7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.\nPlease accept this invitation to all initiates to join this New Year Sadhana Retreat January 5-8\, 2023.\n  \n\n6:00-7:00 p.m.  No Gentle Hatha Yoga Class\n7:00-7:30 p.m. Meditation with Swami Ritavan Bharati\n7:30-8:30 p.m. Showing of the Video\, “Saundaryalahari\, Part I” with Swami Rama \n8:30 p.m – Evening Prayers\nTalk by Swami Rama on Saundaryalahari\, the Wave of Beauty\, which is a prominent text of Sri Vidya Kundalini Tantra Yoga. The wave of creativity\, love\, and bliss of Shakti is one and the same with Shiva. The lectures contain practical advice on advanced meditation practices of Yoga\, Vedanta\, and Tantra. (Courtesy of YouTube)\n\n\nOther events for the New Year Sadhana Retreat January 5-8\, 2023.\n\nFriday\, January 6\, 2023 – In Person and Via Zoom\n6:00 p.m. – Chanting of Lalita Sahasranama\n7:00-7:30 p.m. – Meditation with Swami Ritavan Bharati\n7:30-8:45 p.m. – Lakshmi Full Moon Flower Havan\n9:00-10:00 p.m. – Full Moon Meditation\n\nSaturday\, January 7\, 2023 – In Person and Via Zoom\n(full program with Swami Ritavan)\n9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. – Exercise without Movement\, Shitali-karana\, Pranayama\,\nJapa\, and Meditation\n\nCost: $20.00 In Person\nCost $20.00 Via Zoom\n\n\nRegister here\n\n\nFollowed by lunch. Bring a dish to share.\n\nSunday Morning\, January 8\, 2023 – In Person and Via Zoom\n8:30-9:15 a.m. – Meditation session with Swami Ritavan Bharati\n10:00-11:30 a.m. – Sunday Book Club Study Group with Swami Ritavan Bharati
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/hybrid-thursday-satsang-via-zoom-and-in-person-at-tmc-new-year-renewal-and-abundance-in-divine-grace-with-swami-ritavan-bharati-january-5-2023/
CATEGORIES:Thursday Satsangs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230106T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230106T220000
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SUMMARY:Full Moon Flower Puja and Full Moon Meditation: Change to Schedule for Hybrid Friday Satsang Via Zoom and In Person at TMC: "New Year Renewal and Abundance In Divine Grace" with Swami Ritavan Bharati - January 6\, 2023
DESCRIPTION:“New Year Renewal and Abundance In Divine Grace” with Swami Ritavan Bharati\n  \nHybrid Friday Satsang Via Zoom and In Person at TMC – January 6\, 2023\nFull Moon Flower Havan and Full Moon Meditation\n8:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. CST\n8:00-8:45 p.m. Lakshmi Full Moon Flower Havan with Emilio Bettaglio\n\n8:45-9:00 p.m. Break\n9:00-10:00 p.m. Full Moon Meditation with Swami Ritavan Bharati\nThis Full Moon Meditation will begin guided by Swami Ritavan Bharati\, then followed by a silent meditation until 10:00 p.m.\nFull Moon Havan with the mantras: Akhanda Mandala\, Saumya\, Lakshmi Gayatri\, Akhanda Mandala. Read here the mantras to be used.\n\nSwami Ritavan Bharati has said\, “The full moon meditations are an opportunity for us to come together in connecting with the universal mind-field bringing unity\, harmony\, peace\, and love. Go into your silence; exhale-release\, inhale-accept\, forgive and fulfill\, with purified heart and mind receive the blessings of the Lineage.”\n“You are lovingly invited to sit in meditation for an hour wherever you are\, in your home or with friends. Total beginners and longtime practitioners\, non-initiates and initiates are welcome. If you cannot sit for the entire hour\, sit as long as you are able; as Swami Veda has said\, ‘Let the quietness of the mind continue even after you rise..'” (Courtesy of AHYMSIN.org January 2023 newsletter).\n\nEveryone is welcome!\nOther events for the New Year Sadhana Retreat January 5-8\, 2023.\nSaturday\, January 7\, 2023 – In Person and Via Zoom\n(full program with Swami Ritavan)\n9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. – Exercise without Movement\, Shitali-karana\, Pranayama\,\nJapa\, and Meditation\nCost: $20.00\nFollowed by lunch. Bring a dish to share.\n\nSunday Morning\, January 8\, 2023 – In Person and Via Zoom\n8:30-9:15 a.m. – Meditation session with Swami Ritavan Bharati\n10:00-11:30 a.m. – Sunday Book Club Study Group with Swami Ritavan Bharati
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/hybrid-friday-satsang-via-zoom-and-in-person-at-tmc-new-year-renewal-and-abundance-in-divine-grace-with-swami-ritavan-bharati-january-6-2023/
CATEGORIES:Thursday Satsangs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230107T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230107T123000
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SUMMARY:Saturday Morning with Swami Ritavan Via Zoom and In Person at TMC: "New Year Renewal and Abundance In Divine Grace" January 7\, 2023
DESCRIPTION:“New Year Renewal and Abundance In Divine Grace” with Swami Ritavan Bharati\nSaturday\, January 7\, 2023 – In Person and Via Zoom\n(full program with Swami Ritavan)\nCost: $20.00  In Person\nCost: $20.00 Zoom \nRegister here.\n9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. – Exercise without Movement\, Shitali-karana\, Pranayama\, Japa\, and Meditation\nFollowed by lunch. Bring a dish to share.\n  \n\nOther events for the New Year Sadhana Retreat January 5-8\, 2023.\n\nSunday Morning\, January 8\, 2023 – In Person and Via Zoom\n8:30-9:15 a.m. – Meditation session with Swami Ritavan Bharati\n10:00-11:30 a.m. – Sunday Book Club Study Group with Swami Ritavan Bharati
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/saturday-morning-with-swami-ritavan-via-zoom-and-in-person-at-tmc-new-year-renewal-and-abundance-in-divine-grace-january-7-2023/
CATEGORIES:Thursday Satsangs
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SUMMARY:Thursday Satsang Via Zoom and In Person Viewing at TMC: An Evening with Dr. Stephen Parker (Stoma)\, PsyD\, E-RYT-500 - January 12\, 2023
DESCRIPTION:Thursday Satsang Via Zoom and In Person Viewing at TMC – January 12\, 2023\n\nAn Evening with Dr. Stephen Parker (Stoma)\, PsyD\, E-RYT-500\n7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. CST\n  \n6:00-7:00 p.m.: Gentle Hatha Yoga with Sunita Gangopadhyay\n7:00-7:30 p.m.: Meditation guided by Stephen Parker (Stoma)\, PsyD\, E-RYT-500\n7:30-8:30 p.m.: Talk by Dr. Stephen Parker (Stoma)\, PsyD\, E-RYT-500\n8:30 p.m.: Evening Prayers\n8:40 p.m.: Snacks\nJoin Stoma for a talk on nourishing others spiritually in all of the realms and levels of our being…how to feed people. \nDetails to come. \nTo support the work of The Meditation Center and register you can donate here (suggested donation $15.00) for Thursday Satsang or make a general donation by clicking on the “donate” button on the “Support TMC” website page.\n\nOr donate through PayPal.
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/thursday-satsang-via-zoom-and-in-person-viewing-at-tmc-an-evening-with-dr-stephen-parker-stoma-psyd-e-ryt-500-january-12-2023/
CATEGORIES:Thursday Satsangs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230126T190000
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SUMMARY:Thursday Satsang In Person at TMC and via Zoom: "State of The Meditation Center Address 2023 and Onwards"  Talk with Swami Ritavan Bharati\, Sunita Gangopadhyay\, and Georgeann Bianchi - January 26\, 2023
DESCRIPTION:Thursday Satsang In Person at TMC and Via Zoom – January 26\, 2023\n\n“State of The Meditation Center Address 2023 and Onwards”\nTalk with Swami Ritavan Bharati\,\nSunita Gangopadhyay\, and Georgeann Bianchi\n\n7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. CST\n\n\n6:00-7:00 p.m.: Gentle Hatha Yoga with Eric Ness\n7:00-7:30 p.m.: Meditation Guided by Swami Ritavan Bharati\n7:30-8:30 p.m.: Talk with Swami Ritavan Bharati\, Sunita Gangopadhyay\, and Georgeann Bianchi\n8:30 p.m.: Evening Prayers\n8:40 p.m.: Snacks\n  \nSwami Ritavan Bharati will be announcing the vision and themes of 2023\, leadership\, and the new TMC board members. Sunita Gangopadhyay will be sharing the “Proposal for the future sub-committees–next steps from 50th panel discussion”\, and Georgeann Bianchi will be presenting the Center’s financial report for 2022 and moving into 2023.\n\nSwami Ritavan will share the enthusiasm and the diligent work that has been accomplished during January through the blessings of Divine Mother and the Lineage.\n\n…This is just to re-emphasize what we have always known. The Meditation Center is not just a hatha-yoga center but that it is primarily a spiritual center and all the members need to remember this in making their decisions and arriving at their policy and level of participation. The Lineage has established the Center to carry on the spiritual part of the Guru’s work….
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/thursday-satsang-in-person-at-tmc-and-via-zoom-kirtan-with-chris-young-january-26-2023/
CATEGORIES:Thursday Satsangs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230202T190000
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SUMMARY:Thursday Satsang In Person at TMC and via Zoom: Kirtan with Chris Young - February 2\, 2023
DESCRIPTION:Thursday Satsang In Person at TMC and via Zoom – February 2\, 2023\nKirtan with Chris Young\n\n6:00-7:00 p.m.: Guided Hatha Yoga with Sig Martell\n7:00 p.m.: Meditation with Swami Radha Bharati\n7:30-8:30 p.m.: Kirtan with Chris Young\n8:30-8:40 p.m.: Evening Prayers\n  \nJoin us for an evening of kirtan and chanting with Chris Young to celebrate Love\, the ancient traveler. \nJoin Chris in this kirtan\, it being an opportunity\, a vehicle\, to receive an experience of Beauty; a time to drop the worry and the hurry\, set aside the intellect\, and simply be… with people who are beautiful\, in a setting that is beautiful\, and with beautiful music. \n\n\n“Kirtan is a spiritual practice that originated in India centuries ago. The word “kirtan” means singing\, chanting\, and praising the Divine. It is a sacred practice anyone can do; no special training is required. The music does the work for you\, carrying you to a state of tremendous joy and mental clarity…\n\n\n\n…But the most important instrument in kirtan is the voice\,’There is a sacredness in everyone’s voice. It is like hearing your own soul’\, shares Milwaukee-based kirtan wallah Ragani. who leads one of the largest ongoing monthly kirtan events in North America. Your voice comes from within; it is uniquely yours. Unlike an instrument which acts on you\, emanating from the outside in\, the voice acts internally\, emanating from the inside out. When you sing kirtan\, you can literally feel the sound resonating inside you. ‘massaging’ your inner organs with sacred mantras…”\n\n(Kirtan! Chanting as a Spiritual Path. pages 7 and 9)\n\nChris Young was initiated into the Himalayan Yoga Tradition in 2005\, but has been connected with The Tradition in some way since birth\, with his parents being early members and faculty of The Meditation Center in Minneapolis. Chris occasionally leads Kirtan at the Meditation Center’s Thursday satsang\, and helps with some IT aspects of the HYT Teacher Training Program. Chris finds the thread of yoga and meditation that has been taught through the Tradition and its teachers\, and cultivated through practice\, to always keep him returning to his heart’s path – the path of Yoga – and he is grateful to be a part of the local and global communities that are working to further the mission of The Himalayan Yoga Tradition. He is the father of two amazing boys\, he enjoys singing and playing music\, and is ready to help with your ocular asanas through eye-roll-inducing dad jokes.
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/thursday-satsang-in-person-at-tmc-and-via-zoom-kirtan-with-chris-young-february-2-2023/
CATEGORIES:Thursday Satsangs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230209T190000
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CREATED:20230207T162759Z
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SUMMARY:Thursday Satsang Via Zoom and In-Person Viewing at TMC: An Evening with Michael Smith "Signs of Spiritual Progress" - February 9\, 2023\, 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. CST
DESCRIPTION:Thursday Satsang Via Zoom and In-Person Viewing at TMC – February 9\, 2023\n\nAn Evening with Michael Smith\n“Signs of Spiritual Progress”\n7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. CST\n  \n6:00-7:00 p.m.: Gentle Hatha Yoga with Chris Young\n7:00-7:30 p.m.: Guided Meditation with Paul Emerson Ph.D.\n7:30-8:30 p.m.: An Evening with Michael Smith\n8:30 p.m.: Evening Prayers\n8:40 p.m.: Snacks\n\n\nSwami Veda’s most recent book – just published in India last week – is titled Signs of Spiritual Progress. Those who attend the Sunday Morning Book Study received an advanced copy to read\, and they realize what a profoundly wise and inspirational book it is.\n\nThere is a prayer Swami Veda sometimes quoted in his talks at The Meditation Center:\n\nMay the wicked become good.\nMay the good become enlightened.\nMay the enlightened ones enlighten others.\n\nMany of us have been contemplating these things. We wonder: “What can one do to make the wicked become good?” “How do the good become enlightened?” “What do the enlightened ones do to enlighten others?” Signs of Spiritual Progress\, answers those questions.\n\nIt is a compilation of some of Swami Veda’s most intimate talks in which he shares insights from his own inner explorations — “I am speaking to you out of my personal self-experiments.”\n\nSigns of Spiritual Progress is filled with various practices to refine one’s personality and “polish our egos.” — “Remove the dust from the clean\, clear mirror of your mind and all your problems will be solved. Then the Yamas and Niyamas will develop automatically.”\n\nIn this path of self-effacement\, quietude\, and inner stillness\, how far can the honing-down and polishing go?\n\nMaybe all the way.\n\nThis Thursday Michael will share some of his recent understandings of Swami Veda teachings in relation to Signs of Spiritual Progress.
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/thursday-satsang-via-zoom-and-in-person-viewing-at-tmc-an-evening-with-michael-smith-signs-of-spiritual-progress-february-9-2023-700-p-m-830-p-m-cst/
CATEGORIES:Thursday Satsangs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230223T190000
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SUMMARY:Hatha Yoga Cancelled at TMC - Thursday Satsang Via Zoom Only: "Ayurvedic Self-Care for the Winter Season" with Cynthia Gran\, February 23\, 2023   7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. CST
DESCRIPTION:Thursday Satsang Via Zoom Only – February 23\, 2023\n“Ayurvedic Self-Care for the Winter Season”\nwith Cynthia Gran\n7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. CST\n  \n6:00-7:00 p.m.: Cancelled – Gentle Hatha Yoga with Eric Ness\n\n7:00-7:30 p.m.: Guided Meditation with Emilio Bettaglio\n\n7:30-8:30 p.m.: “Ayurvedic Self-Care for the Winter Season” with Cynthia Gran\n\n8:30 p.m.: Evening Prayers\n\nJoin us for timely techniques to stay warmer and healthier through late winter and into early spring. We’ll cover a few basics of Ayurveda\, emphasizing its winter principles\, exploring techniques that include herbs\, aromatherapy\, and foods with recipes! We will learn about a deep relaxation posture to benefit many systems of the body at once. There will be time for a few questions at the end. No prior understanding of Ayurveda needed.
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/hursday-satsang-via-zoom-and-in-person-viewing-at-tmc-february-23-2023-ayurvedic-self-care-for-the-winter-season-with-cynthia-gran-700-p-m-830-p-m-cst/
CATEGORIES:Thursday Satsangs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230316T190000
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SUMMARY:Via Zoom Only Because of Weather Forecast for Icy Roads - Thursday Satsang Via Zoom: "Panel Discussion and Q&A with Members of the Spiritual Committee and Senior Teachers" - March 16\, 2023
DESCRIPTION:Thursday Satsang Via Zoom Only – March 16\, 2023\n“Panel Discussion and Q&A with\nMembers of the Spiritual Committee and Senior Teachers”\n7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. CDT\n  \n6:00-7:00 p.m.: Cancelled – Gentle Hatha Yoga with Susan Guthrie\n7:00-7:30 p.m.: Guided Meditation with Swami Ma Radha Bharati\n7:30-8:30 p.m.: “Panel Discussion and Q&A with Members of the Spiritual Committee and Senior Teachers\n8:30 p.m.: Evening Prayers\n8:40 p.m.: Snacks\nJoin a panel of senior teachers for a lively discussion and on the problems and promises of keeping a meditation practice. How does one keep meditation “fresh”? Why aren’t I “enlightened” yet? What are the tricks for keeping a regular meditation time? Am I making spirtual progress?  What does spiritual progress look like\, feel like? What is the meaning of the new Ganesha mantra? What are the subtle aspects of the new Ganesha mantra?\n\nThese and other questions brought to the gathering will be answered.\nFormulate your own particular questions now for Thursday Satsang.\n\n\nTo support the work of The Meditation Center and register you can donate here (suggested donation $15.00) for Thursday Satsang or make a general donation by clicking on the “donate” button on the “Support TMC” website page.\n\nNote: There is parking available for TMC visitors in the St. Boniface lot across the street from the Center.
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/thursday-satsang-in-person-at-tmc-and-via-zoom-panel-discussion-and-qa-with-members-of-the-spiritual-committee-and-senior-teachers-march-16-2023/
CATEGORIES:Thursday Satsangs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230323T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230323T203000
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SUMMARY:Thursday Satsang via Zoom and In-Person Viewing: "A Tribute to Swami Veda's 90th Birthday" with Swami Ritavan Bharati - March 23\, 2023
DESCRIPTION:Thursday Satsang via Zoom and In-Person Viewing – March 23\, 2023\n\n“A Tribute to Swami Veda’s 90th Birthday”\nwith Swami Ritavan Bharati\n7:00 – 8:30 p.m.\n6:00-7:00 p.m.: Gentle Hatha Yoga with Eric Ness\n\n7:00-7:30 p.m.: Guided Meditation with Swami Ritavan Bharati\n\n7:30-8:30 p.m.:” Commemoration of the 90th Anniversary of Swami Veda’s Birthday”\nwith Swami Ritavan Bharati\n\n8:30 p.m.: Evening Prayers\n\n8:40 p.m.: Snacks\n\n\nSwami Veda Bharati 90th Birthday tribute 24 March 2023 is a remembrance and marks the beginning of an era. We all cherish and embrace the loving sentiments Swami Veda shared saying: “Tonight you filled me with such love. Everything that you have given me tonight\, I will keep it filled inside me. But I have one desire yet unfulfilled. If you really wish to honor me\, wish to love me\, do two things for me. This\, I am saying to my students. First\, love each other. You all love this Swami\, but you don’t love each other. If you want to love me\, love each other. Secondly\, make yourself adhikarin so that the knowledge coming down from thousands of years of tradition can be passed on and can continue.\n\nAnd the third condition\, if you want to love me\, meditate. That is our true relationship. Silent love is the best love in the universe. And my master\, Swami Rama said “Love is the Lord of All.” And today you have shown that love. But I would be happy when you show that love to each other. I thank you all\, thank you all from the depth of my heart. God bless you.”\n\nOn Thursday join Swami Ritavan in recalling the life and teachings of Swami Veda. He will also introduce the beginning of an era called: Transitions in Transformation – Entering our Decade of Sanctity: 2023-2033. Swamiji’s message describes the process and purpose of Transitions and Transformation\, and invites all to engage in listening to the inner call of the self.\n\nSwami Rama has said in “Sadhana\, the Path to Enlightenment”\, that when a person is on the path of self-transformation (Sadhana)\, she/he comes in touch with the higher potentials within.
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/thursday-satsang-via-zoom-and-in-person-viewing-commemoration-of-the-90th-anniversary-of-swami-vedas-birthday-with-swami-ritavan-bharati-march-23-2023/
CATEGORIES:Thursday Satsangs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230330T190000
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SUMMARY:Thursday Satsang Via Zoom Only: "Food Sadhana - Part I" with Gary Gran CYT\, DAy. on  March 30\, 2023   7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. CST
DESCRIPTION:Thursday Satsang Via Zoom and In-Person Viewing at TMC – March 30\, 2023\n“Food Sadhana Part I”\nwith Gary Gran\, CYT\, DAy.\n7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. CDT\n6:00-7:00 p.m.: Gentle Hatha Yoga\n\n7:00-7:30 p.m.: Guided Meditation with Swami Radha Bharati\n\n7:30-8:30 p.m.: “Food Sadhana – Part I” with Gary Gran\, CYT\, DAy.\n\n8:30 p.m.: Evening Prayers\n\n8:40 p.m. – Snacks\n\n	\n\n\n\n\nAlways a lively topic\, join us for this discussion of food and diet practices.  Rather than following a prescribed diet from outside\, we’ll reflect on how to develop a diet that is personal\, flexible\, and intuitive. Part I will cover mindful eating and the elements of a balanced diet.\n\n	\n\n\n“The yoga approach to health is extremely simple\, logical\, and practical. It lays stress on the words Yuktahar viharasya – eating and living as they should be done. By simply studying one’s own capacity and learning how to regulate one’s dietary habits\, external activities\, and thinking process\, it is possible for one to gain control over his life and remain healthy. This does not mean that one must do anything unnatural or impossible; there need not be restrictions\, but given the information in these lessons\, one can decide what is best for himself\, and implement whatever changes he chooses\, practicing them according to his own capacity.” – Swami Rama\, A Practical Guide to Holistic Health\, pp. 5-6\n\n	\n\n\nGary Gran CYT\, DAy. is a certified yoga teacher and Ayurvedic practitioner trained in the Himalayan tradition since the 1970s. He lives and practices in Tucson\, Arizona with his wife Cynthia. He has published more than seventy articles on Ayurveda and yoga. His blog is ayurvedalessons.com.\n\n	\n\n\nRead “Food Sadhana Part 1 Mindful Eating” here by Gary Gran CYT\, DAy.\n\nRead “Food Sadhana Part 2 Balanced Diet” here by Gary Gran CYT\, DAy.
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/thursday-satsang-via-zoom-only-food-sadhana-part-i-with-gary-gran-cyt-day-on-march-30-2023-700-p-m-830-p-m-cst/
CATEGORIES:Thursday Satsangs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230406T190000
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SUMMARY:Thursday Satsang Via Zoom Only: "Food Sadhana - Part 2" with Gary Gran CYT\, DAy. on April 6\, 2023 \,  7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. CST
DESCRIPTION:Thursday Satsang Via Zoom and In-Person Viewing at TMC – April 6\, 2023\n“Food Sadhana Part 2”\nwith Gary Gran\, CYT\, DAy.\n7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. CDT\n6:00-7:00 p.m.: Gentle Hatha Yoga with Chris Young\n\n7:00-7:30 p.m.: Guided Meditation with Swami Radha Bharati\n\n7:30-8:30 p.m.: “Food Sadhana – Part 2” with Gary Gran\, CYT\, DAy.\n\n8:30 p.m.: Evening Prayers\n\n8:40 p.m. – Snacks\n\n	\n\n\n\n\nAlways a lively topic\, join us for more discussion of food and diet practices. In our constant search for food\, we often overlook the impact of food on our energy level. In this session\, we’ll expand our concept of mindful eating and take a close look at the sattvic diet favored by yogis.\n\n	\n\n\n\n“When eaten in a regular and balanced manner\, when not overeaten\, food is a source of energy. Overindulgence in food de-energizes us. Food eaten in moderate amounts leaves less residue to block the energy channels of the body. One of the most debilitating and de-energizing factors causing inertia is the residue of foods left in the body which are not properly assimilated or cleaned out. Irregular eating\, constant nibbling and eating between meals do not allow the system sufficient time to rest\, assimilate and clean house. If the dead cells and phlegmatic flows are not eliminated\, if the putrid stuff just lying in the internal organs is never removed\, a de-energizing\, debilitating\, tamasic influence is exerted on the nerves and the mind.” – Swami Veda Bharati\, Himalayan News\, April 1978 \n\n\n	\n\n\nGary Gran CYT\, DAy. is a certified yoga teacher and Ayurvedic practitioner trained in the Himalayan tradition since the 1970s. He lives and practices in Tucson\, Arizona with his wife Cynthia. He has published more than seventy articles on Ayurveda and yoga. His blog is ayurvedalessons.com.\n\n	\n\n\n\n\nRead “Food Sadhana Part 3 “Expanding Mindfulness” here by Gary Gran CYT\, DAy.\n\nRead “Food Sadhana Part 4 “Sattvic Diet” here by Gary Gran CYT\, DAy.
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/thursday-satsang-via-zoom-only-food-sadhana-part-2-with-gary-gran-cyt-day-on-april-6-2023-700-p-m-830-p-m-cst/
CATEGORIES:Thursday Satsangs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230413T190000
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SUMMARY:Thursday Satsang In-Person Viewing at TMC and Via Zoom: You are the Light! The Inner Light is Here!  "Appo Deepo Bhava" with Swami Ma Tripura Shakti Bharati - April 13\, 2023
DESCRIPTION:Thursday Satsang In-Person Viewing at TMC and Via Zoom – April 13\, 2023\n\nYou are the Light! The Inner Light is Here!\n“Appo Deepo Bhava”\nwith Swami Ma Tripura Shakti Bharati\n\nShowing of Swami Ma Tripura Shakti’s talk during\nthe closing session of the 2023 Sangha Gathering at SRSG.\n\n7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. CDT\n  \n6:00-7:00 p.m.: Gentle Hatha Yoga with Sunita Gangopadhyay\n7:00-7:30 p.m.: Guided Meditation with Swami Radha Bharati\n7:30-8:30 p.m.: Showing of Swami Ma Tripura Shakti Bharati’s talk during\nthe closing session of the 2023 Sangha Gathering at SRSG.\n8:30 p.m.: Evening Prayers\n8:40 p.m.: Snacks\nJoin us on April 13th for a showing of Swami Ma Tripura Shakti’s talk during the closing session of the 2023 Sangha Gathering at SRSG.\n\nAn excerpt from Swami Ma Tripura Shakti’s talk… “And the theme of this [is] Inner Light! Sometimes it appears quite weak. Sometimes it appears even lost. But let’s see if right now\, here\, as you’re feeling the physical temple [while] sitting\, as you’re feeling the prana and the breath cleansing and nourishing this temple\, cleaning it — as your thoughts are allowed to go\, whatever they are\, good or bad doesn’t matter\, and the mantra somewhere is roaming around there too\, reverberating in the inner temple in the sanctuary — that right here\, in the depth\, in the core of being itself\, this Light is.\n\nAs Swami Veda said in the title of the book that we all shared\, [in] many languages\, the poem of his\, it is like ten thousand suns. And even if you feel it right now just a little — like a little flame\, something is whispering\, something is calling you\, like a little Deepak in your heart — can you be with it right now? Can you be in awe of it? Can you hold it in as best as you can in your awareness right now\, as the most precious thing that is? But it is not even a “thing” — please forgive my language. It is not whatever; [it is] the most precious existence!
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/20197/
CATEGORIES:Thursday Satsangs
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SUMMARY:Thursday Satsang Via Zoom Only: "Ayurveda Study Group\, The Origin of Ayurveda" with Gary Gran CYT\, DAy. and Cynthia Gran on April 20\, 2023 \,  7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. CDT
DESCRIPTION:Thursday Satsang Via Zoom and In-Person Viewing at TMC – April 20\, 2023\n“Ayurvedic Study Group: The Origin of Ayurveda”\nwith Gary Gran\, CYT\, DAy. and Cynthia Gran\, E-RYT 500\, YACEP\n7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. CDT\n6:00-7:00 p.m.: Gentle Hatha Yoga with Susan Guthrie\n\n7:00-7:30 p.m.: Guided Meditation with Swami Radha Bharati\n\n7:30-8:30 p.m.: “Ayurveda Study Group: The Origin of Ayurveda\n” with Gary Gran\, CYT\, DAy. and Cynthia Gran E-RYT 500\, YACEP\n\n8:30 p.m.: Evening Prayers\n\n8:40 p.m. – Snacks\n\n	\n\n\n\nPlease join us for the first meeting of our Ayurvedic study group. All are welcome. We’ll begin our study with Chapter One of the Charak Samhita\, a classic textbook of Ayurveda. We’ll read the key sutras\, provide some commentary\, and allow time for discussion. Chapter One is called ‘The Quest for Longevity’ and includes sutras that establish the basic principles and practices that define Ayurveda. It also includes the story of the origin of Ayurveda that begins like this:\n“When diseases cropped up creating impediments to long life\, religious vows\, sacred studies and duties relating to living beings\, the holy great sages\, full of compassion for all creatures\, assembled in one of the auspicious valleys of the Himalayas.”\n\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n\nCynthia and Gary Gran have been treading the Himalayan path since the late 1970s. They met at the old Glenview Center in Illinois and have served the Tradition in various capacities over the years. They are both certified yoga teachers and Ayurvedic practitioners. Gary and Cynthia have published more than eighty articles on yoga\, meditation and Ayurveda. They are currently enjoying desert gardening\, cooking\, and hiking at their home in Tucson\, Arizona.\n\nCynthia Gran\, E-RYT 500\, YACEP\nGary Gran\, CYT\, DAy.\n\nGary’s  blog is ayurvedalessons.com.
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