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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20191205T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20191205T210000
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SUMMARY:Thursday Satsang: Nuri Hassumani Will Speak About His Book\, "Infinite Mind"- December 5\, 2019
DESCRIPTION:Thursday Satsang – December 5\, 2019  \nNuri Hassumani Will Speak About His Book\, “Infinite Mind” \n \nFollowing his presentation signed copies of his book will be available for purchase. \n“We are never supposed to be imprisoned in the “ordinary”\, the daily tedium that limits us to our five senses. We are nonordinary!  We are a part of an amazing greater whole\, which links us to infinite intelligence and power. However\, as pointed out by scholar and teacher\, Nuri Hassumani\, PhD.\, we let our fears take over. Rather than embrace the available wisdom\, we filter it out. And so\, we remain small. \nWeaving together stories of extra-special events and the science of the miraculous\, Nuri reveals our true potential. The seemingly supernatural abilities like healing\, telepathy\, remote viewing\, manifesting\, and interactive dreaming are inherent to us all\, because we are a part of the conscious universe. By accessing this skein of brilliance\, we can join the quest for the exceptional. Every sentence in Nuri’s book left me breathless and ready for more\, committed to rising above the mundane to dance among the stars.” Quote regarding Nuri’s book from Cyndi Dale\, author of 27 bestselling books about energy medicine and healing. \n  \n6:00 p.m. Hatha Yoga\n7:00 p.m. Meditation with Swami Radha Bharati\n\n7:30 p.m.  Presentation by  Nuri Hassumani\n\n8:30 p.m. Vegan Soup and Clean-Up\n9:00 p.m. Prayers and Meditation
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/thursday-satsang-nuri-hassumani-will-speak-about-his-book-infinite-mind-december-5-2019/
CATEGORIES:Special Events,Thursday Satsangs
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20191208T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20191208T120000
DTSTAMP:20260405T165933
CREATED:20181227T040913Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191203T033420Z
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SUMMARY:No Sunday Satsang: At The Center with Michael Smith and Jim Nelson 10:00 a.m. – 12 Noon
DESCRIPTION: No Sunday Satsang:   At The Center with Michael Smith and Jim Nelson\n10:00 a.m. – 12 Noon\nJoin Nikki Strong. Ph.D. for her “Yoga Danda Workshop” from 10:00 a.m. – Noon. \n\nTime:  10:00 a.m. – 12:00 Noon \n \n  \nSunday Community Gathering (Satsang)\nSunday Satsang sessions are informal gatherings of people who are interested in refining their meditative practices and their lifestyles following the teachings of the Himalayan Yoga Tradition. \nSenior Teachers Jim Nelson and Michael Smith host each session: \n\nMeet from 10:00 AM – 12 Noon\n45-minute Guided Meditation\nPresentation and a Discussion\n\nThere are some Sundays when Sunday Satsang is not held or when other events and presentations replace the Sunday Satsang sessions. When that occurs\, we try to notify all interested people in advance on The Meditation Center website. \nTo receive personal email announcements from Michael about the status of the Sunday Satsang sessions and/or the focus of the week’s offerings\, please call The Meditation Center office at 612-379-2386.
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/sunday-satsang-at-the-center-with-michael-smith-and-jim-nelson-1000-a-m-12-noon-2019-12-08/
CATEGORIES:Satsangs,Sunday Satsangs
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20191215T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20191215T120000
DTSTAMP:20260405T165933
CREATED:20181227T040913Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200105T195252Z
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SUMMARY:Sunday Satsang: At The Center with Michael Smith and Jim Nelson 10:00 a.m. – 12 Noon
DESCRIPTION: Sunday Satsang:   At The Center with Michael Smith and Jim Nelson 10:00 a.m. – 12 Noon\n\nTime:  10:00 a.m. – 12:00 Noon \nJim and Michael will continue the study of spiritual topics in 2019. \n  \nSunday Community Gathering (Satsang)\nSunday Satsang sessions are informal gatherings of people who are interested in refining their meditative practices and their lifestyles following the teachings of the Himalayan Yoga Tradition. \nSenior Teachers Jim Nelson and Michael Smith host each session: \n\nMeet from 10:00 AM – 12 Noon\n45-minute Guided Meditation\nPresentation and a Discussion\n\nThere are some Sundays when Sunday Satsang is not held or when other events and presentations replace the Sunday Satsang sessions. When that occurs\, we try to notify all interested people in advance on The Meditation Center website. \nTo receive personal email announcements from Michael about the status of the Sunday Satsang sessions and/or the focus of the week’s offerings\, please call The Meditation Center office at 612-379-2386.
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/sunday-satsang-at-the-center-with-michael-smith-and-jim-nelson-1000-a-m-12-noon-2019-12-15/
CATEGORIES:Satsangs,Sunday Satsangs
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20191219T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20191219T210000
DTSTAMP:20260405T165933
CREATED:20191107T043739Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191227T022649Z
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SUMMARY:Thursday Satsang: A Talk on "The Art of Joyful Living" by Lynn Hasel - December 19\, 2019
DESCRIPTION:Thursday Satsang – December 19\, 2019\nA Talk on “The Art of Joyful Living” by Lynn Hasel\n  \nDetails coming. \n  \nAll are welcome! Come for the entire evening\, or join at any time. There is no need to make reservations. Simply show up and enjoy yourself!\nWeekly Format:\n6:00 – 7:00: Hatha Yoga for Everyone! ($10)\n7:00 – 7:30: Guided Meditation (free!)\n7:30 – 8:30: Inspiring Presentation and discussion (donation appreciated)\n8:30 – 9:00: Vegan soup (suggested donation $3)\n9:00: Evening Prayers and Clean-up
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/thursday-satsang-a-talk-on-the-art-of-joyful-living-by-lynn-hasel-december-19-2019/
CATEGORIES:Thursday Satsangs
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20191226T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20191226T210000
DTSTAMP:20260405T165933
CREATED:20191220T015232Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191220T015232Z
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SUMMARY:There Will Be No Thursday Satsang on December 26\, 2019 - Have a Happy Holiday Week
DESCRIPTION:No Thursday Satsang on December 26\, 2019\n  \nThere  will be Thursday Satsang on December 26\, 2019. The Meditation Center will be closed for the evening. \nThursday Satsang will resume on January 2\, 2020.  Join us in the New Year!  Happy Holidays!
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/there-will-be-no-thursday-satsang-on-december-26-2019-have-a-happy-holiday-week/
CATEGORIES:Thursday Satsangs
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20191229T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20191229T120000
DTSTAMP:20260405T165933
CREATED:20181227T040913Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191226T234425Z
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SUMMARY:Sunday Satsang Will Not Meet on December 29\, 2019 - Sunday Satsang: At The Center with Michael Smith and Jim Nelson 10:00 a.m. – 12 Noon
DESCRIPTION:Sunday Satsang Will Not Meet on December 29\, 2019\nHave a Happy New Year!\n Sunday Satsang:   At The Center with Michael Smith and Jim Nelson\n10:00 a.m. – 12 Noon\n\nSunday Satsang will resume on January 5\, 2020. \n\n\nTime:  10:00 a.m. – 12:00 Noon \nJim and Michael will continue the study of spiritual topics in 2019. \n  \nSunday Community Gathering (Satsang)\nSunday Satsang sessions are informal gatherings of people who are interested in refining their meditative practices and their lifestyles following the teachings of the Himalayan Yoga Tradition. \nSenior Teachers Jim Nelson and Michael Smith host each session: \n\nMeet from 10:00 AM – 12 Noon\n45-minute Guided Meditation\nPresentation and a Discussion\n\nThere are some Sundays when Sunday Satsang is not held or when other events and presentations replace the Sunday Satsang sessions. When that occurs\, we try to notify all interested people in advance on The Meditation Center website. \nTo receive personal email announcements from Michael about the status of the Sunday Satsang sessions and/or the focus of the week’s offerings\, please call The Meditation Center office at 612-379-2386.
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/sunday-satsang-at-the-center-with-michael-smith-and-jim-nelson-1000-a-m-12-noon-2019-12-29/
CATEGORIES:Satsangs,Sunday Satsangs
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200102T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200102T210000
DTSTAMP:20260405T165933
CREATED:20191227T023352Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191227T023352Z
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SUMMARY:Thursday Satsang: "Silence in a Noisy World" with Michelle Skally Doilney - January 2\, 2020
DESCRIPTION:Thursday Satsang – January 2\, 2020\n“Silence in a Noisy World” with Michelle Skally Doilney\nHow can we maintain silence and balance in the midst of political polarities\, road traffic\, and the stories our minds tell us? Join in to discuss how focusing on breath and how simple adjustments to your environment can help you navigate the beeps\, bleeps\, memes\, and mind chatter of 2020. \nMichelle Skally Doilney is a student and initiate in the Himalayan Tradition since 1997. She is a Certified Feng Shui Consultant\, working with private and corporate clients\, and teaching practical do-it-on-your-own Feng Shui since 2003. Michelle is currently working on several writing projects drawing from her love of travel and photography\, and from her yoga and Feng Shui experiences. \nwww.practicalenvironments.com \nAll are welcome! Come for the entire evening\, or join at any time. There is no need to make reservations. Simply show up and enjoy yourself!\nWeekly Format:\n6:00 – 7:00: Hatha Yoga for Everyone! ($10)\n7:00 – 7:30: Guided Meditation (free!)\n7:30 – 8:30: Inspiring Presentation and discussion (donation appreciated)\n8:30 – 9:00: Vegan soup (suggested donation $3)\n9:00: Evening Prayers and Clean-up
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/thursday-satsang-silence-in-a-noisy-world-with-michelle-skally-doilney-january-2-2020/
CATEGORIES:Thursday Satsangs
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200105T080000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200105T170000
DTSTAMP:20260405T165933
CREATED:20200105T195731Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200105T201416Z
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SUMMARY:Sunday Satsang:   At The Center with Michael Smith and Jim Nelson 10:00 a.m. – 12 Noon
DESCRIPTION:Sunday Satsang:   At The Center with Michael Smith and Jim Nelson 10:00 a.m. – 12 Noon\n\nTime:  10:00 a.m. – 12:00 Noon \nThe general theme in the Sunday Sessions in 2019 has been space-clearing (on all levels) — external objects\, physical toxins (as with Ayurveda)\, emotional baggage\, unhelpful thoughts\, bad habits etc. – especially pertaining to taking Vanaprastha Vows. \nA new phase of our studies begins this week as we delve within into the study of the mind. \n Swami Rama said\, “You are the architect of your life\,” but new research on neuroplasticity tells us that we can be the architects of our minds. \n  \n* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * \nThis Sunday we will review what was covered on December 22nd and discuss \nTen Questions from FINDING MEANING IN THE SECOND HALF OF LIFE  by James Hollis  \nIs the life you are living too small for your soul’s desire? \nWe all retain an intuitive tie to that great\, immortal sea from whence we came – hence the re-cognition\, the re-membrance. Additionally\, there are moments in one’s life when things are meant to happen\, when outer and inner are aligned. We have mastered the language of the outer world through physics and chemistry\, but the principle of synchronicity acknowledges that there is an inner world of causality as well. When the moment is ripe for us to hear\, then the word is spoken. Perhaps the word is always being spoken\, but it takes our readiness to hear. \nWhy does the idea of the soul both trouble you and feel familiar\, like a long-lost companion? \nThe soul (anima\, alma\, ame\, Seele\, psyche) is simply the word for our intuited sense of a presence that is other than the ego\, larger than the ego\, and sometime in conflict with the ego. The soul is the archetype of meaning and the agent of organic wholeness…. \nThe idea of the soul…asks something of us; that is\, it summons ego consciousness to an accounting. The soul asks for a larger frame of reference\, to an eternal perspective amid our time-bound egos and their reductive\, fear-driven agendas. Such a presence reminds us that we are never alone when alone\, that is another that provides continuity to our fractured days\, organic unity to our broken selves\, and transcendence to our fallen condition. The soul is intuited in childhood\, pushed aside by the adaptive choices of consciousness\, and recovered in adulthood only when we are willing to open to it. \nI was in my fourth year of analysis at Zurich…before it really hit home to me that there was an active place of wisdom\, deeper than my conscious knowing\, that had been speaking to me all the while. What an obvious recognition\, yet how recalcitrant my consciousness had been. That trek from head to heart took four years. \nWhen we ask the meaning of a mood\, reflect upon our history\, inquire into the dynamics of a physical symptom\, ponder a dream\, we are in dialogue with soul. When we are wrung by life\, flung into dismal depths\, then lifted higher than we thought possible\, transformed from what we were to what we become\, we are in the presence of soul. \nIn a poem titled “Autumn\,”  Rilke describes how not only the leaves are falling\, but all things\, this heavy earth\, all falling through space\, and we with it. Yet\, he concludes: \n“And still there is one who in his hands gently \nHolds this falling endlessly.” \nThe poet does not name the one whose hands hold the cosmos\, but he does intuit that all that fall are sustained nonetheless by something even larger. So the idea of the soul\, the felt presence of the soul intimidates while is sustains\, and the summons to the ego is to relinquish its fantasy of sovereignty and be held in that fall. \nConsider these questions. Answer them honestly to yourself or they will prove of no value. If they hurt a bit\, or intimidate a lot\, then they are hitting home for you. Answer them honestly\, and you are on the way to the insight that leads to wisdom\, the wisdom that leads to change\, and change that leads to a larger life\, and the larger life that ultimately provides healing because it is the life the gods intended for you. \n  \n***************************************************** \n  \n \n  \nSunday Community Gathering (Satsang)\nSunday Satsang sessions are informal gatherings of people who are interested in refining their meditative practices and their lifestyles following the teachings of the Himalayan Yoga Tradition. \nSenior Teachers Jim Nelson and Michael Smith host each session: \n\nMeet from 10:00 AM – 12 Noon\n45-minute Guided Meditation\nPresentation and a Discussion\n\nThere are some Sundays when Sunday Satsang is not held or when other events and presentations replace the Sunday Satsang sessions. When that occurs\, we try to notify all interested people in advance on The Meditation Center website. \nTo receive personal email announcements from Michael about the status of the Sunday Satsang sessions and/or the focus of the week’s offerings\, please call The Meditation Center office at 612-379-2386.
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/sunday-satsang-at-the-center-with-michael-smith-and-jim-nelson-1000-a-m-12-noon-2/
CATEGORIES:Satsangs,Sunday Satsangs
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200112T080000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200112T170000
DTSTAMP:20260405T165933
CREATED:20200105T195731Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200105T221505Z
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SUMMARY:Sunday Satsang: "From Cradle to Grave through the Lens of Yoga" with Swami Ritavan At The Center from 10:00 a.m. – 12 Noon
DESCRIPTION:Special Sunday Satsang with Swami Ritvan Bharati\n 10:00 a.m. – 12 Noon\n\nTime:  10:00 a.m. – 12:00 Noon \nPresentation:  “From Cradle to Grave through the Lens of Yoga”\nMeditation\, presentation\, and discussion.\n  \nSunday Community Gathering (Satsang)\nSunday Satsang sessions are informal gatherings of people who are interested in refining their meditative practices and their lifestyles following the teachings of the Himalayan Yoga Tradition. \nSenior Teachers Jim Nelson and Michael Smith host each session: \n\nMeet from 10:00 AM – 12 Noon\n45-minute Guided Meditation\nPresentation and a Discussion\n\nThere are some Sundays when Sunday Satsang is not held or when other events and presentations replace the Sunday Satsang sessions. When that occurs\, we try to notify all interested people in advance on The Meditation Center website. \nTo receive personal email announcements from Michael about the status of the Sunday Satsang sessions and/or the focus of the week’s offerings\, please call The Meditation Center office at 612-379-2386.
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/sunday-satsang-at-the-center-with-michael-smith-and-jim-nelson-1000-a-m-12-noon-2-2020-01-12/
CATEGORIES:Satsangs,Sunday Satsangs
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200116T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200116T210000
DTSTAMP:20260405T165933
CREATED:20191227T021233Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191227T021709Z
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SUMMARY:  Thursday Satsang: "Making Clear Yoga is Abhyasa and Vairagya" with Swami Ritavan - January 16\, 2020  
DESCRIPTION:  Thursday Satsang – January 16\, 2020  \n “Making Clear Yoga is Abhyasa and Vairagya” with Swami Ritavan  \n \n7:00 p.m. –  Meditation\n\n\n\n\n7:30 p.m.  – “Making Clear Yoga is Abhyasa and Vairagya”\n\n\nAll are welcome! Come for the entire evening\, or join at any time. There is no need to make reservations. Simply show up and enjoy yourself!\nWeekly Format:\n6:00 – 7:00: Hatha Yoga for Everyone! ($10)\n7:00 – 7:30: Guided Meditation (free!)\n7:30 – 8:30: Inspiring Presentation and discussion (donation appreciated)\n8:30 – 9:00: Vegan soup (suggested donation $3)\n9:00: Evening Prayers and Clean-up
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/thursday-satsang-making-clear-yoga-is-abhyasa-and-vairagya-with-swami-ritavan-january-16-2020/
CATEGORIES:Thursday Satsangs
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200119T080000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200119T170000
DTSTAMP:20260405T165933
CREATED:20200105T195731Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200105T221103Z
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SUMMARY:Sunday Satsang:   At The Center with Michael Smith and Jim Nelson 10:00 a.m. – 12 Noon
DESCRIPTION:Sunday Satsang:   At The Center with Michael Smith and Jim Nelson 10:00 a.m. – 12 Noon\n\nTime:  10:00 a.m. – 12:00 Noon \nJim and Michael will continue the study of spiritual topics in 2020. \n  \n \n  \nSunday Community Gathering (Satsang)\nSunday Satsang sessions are informal gatherings of people who are interested in refining their meditative practices and their lifestyles following the teachings of the Himalayan Yoga Tradition. \nSenior Teachers Jim Nelson and Michael Smith host each session: \n\nMeet from 10:00 AM – 12 Noon\n45-minute Guided Meditation\nPresentation and a Discussion\n\nThere are some Sundays when Sunday Satsang is not held or when other events and presentations replace the Sunday Satsang sessions. When that occurs\, we try to notify all interested people in advance on The Meditation Center website. \nTo receive personal email announcements from Michael about the status of the Sunday Satsang sessions and/or the focus of the week’s offerings\, please call The Meditation Center office at 612-379-2386.
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/sunday-satsang-at-the-center-with-michael-smith-and-jim-nelson-1000-a-m-12-noon-2-2020-01-19/
CATEGORIES:Satsangs,Sunday Satsangs
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200123T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200123T210000
DTSTAMP:20260405T165933
CREATED:20200105T203817Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200203T232449Z
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SUMMARY:Jim Nelson's Talk has Been Postponed Until February 20th - Thursday Satsang - "Conscience—Gateway to the  Superconscious Mind and Perfect Wisdom" with Jim Nelson - January 23\, 2020
DESCRIPTION:Postponed until February 20th. Thursday Satsang  – January 23\, 2020\n“Conscience—Gateway to the\nSuperconscious Mind and Perfect Wisdom”\nwith Jim Nelson\nPsychologist Jim Nelson (Jiminy Nelson—Jiminy Cricket’s half-brother) will facilitate an exploration of the importance of coordinating the four functions of our mind\, if we are to enliven our yoga sadhana. The four interconnected functions of mind are: Manas (sensory—logic mind)\, Chitta (unconscious mind)\, Ahamkara (ego driven mind)\, Pure Buddhi (Conscience/intuitive mind). Each of these has an essential role to play in our sadhana. \nIf\, however\, our thoughts\, words\, and actions aren’t aligned and guided by Conscience and pure intuition (downloads from the superconscious mind)\, we are destined to suffer physically\, mentally\, emotionally\, relationally\, and spiritually. In an interactive forum\, we will explore how to coordinate the four functions of our mind. And\, importantly\, how to purify our buddhi and open to intuition insights\, so our conscience will serve as an unblemished mirror receiving infallible guidance from the Superconscious mind. Then we can walk in the Tao with enthusiasm\, creativity\, and joy. \nAll are welcome! Come for the entire evening\, or join at any time. There is no need to make reservations. Simply show up and enjoy yourself!\nWeekly Format:\n6:00 – 7:00: Hatha Yoga for Everyone! ($10)\n7:00 – 7:30: Guided Meditation (free!)\n7:30 – 8:30: Inspiring Presentation and discussion (donation appreciated)\n8:30 – 9:00: Vegan soup (suggested donation $3)\n9:00: Evening Prayers and Clean-up
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/thursday-satsang-conscience-gateway-to-the-superconscious-mind-and-perfect-wisdom-with-jim-nelson-january-23-2020/
CATEGORIES:Satsangs,Thursday Satsangs
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200130T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200130T210000
DTSTAMP:20260405T165933
CREATED:20200105T222142Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200203T231524Z
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SUMMARY:Nikki's Talk Postponed until February 13th Due to TMC's Hallway Renovation- No Thursday Satsang: "Introduction to Qigong" with Nikki Strong - January 30\, 2020
DESCRIPTION:Due to TMC’s Hallway Renovation…\n\nthere will be no Satsang on January 30\, 2020 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n Thursday Satsang with Nikki Strong Is Postponed until February 13\, 2020  \n \nJoin Nikki then for… \n \n\nIntroduction to the Healing Art of Qigong: Discussion and Mini-Practice of Its Use to Balance and Cultivate LOVE\, WISDOM\, and VITALITY\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhat is Qigong? How does it work? How can it help us find balance and meaning in our lives? Help us cultivate  Love\, Wisdom\, and Vitality as a stand alone practice or adjunct practice to others  (e.g. Yoga/ Meditation) that we currently have…. Please join us for an insightful discussion of these questions and a fun hands on exercise that demonstrates… the power of Qi!!!!\n\nNikki Strong Ph.D.\, is a long time practitioner of Chinese Martial Arts\, Yoga\, and Meditation as well as a practitioner  and student of Traditional Chinese Medicine. She has studied under the wings of Masters  of Wudang\, Shaolin\, and Emei  styles of Qigong and is an Internationally  Certified Trained Qigong Teacher under Master Robert (Jihui) Peng (Elixir Light Qigong). Nikki offers private qigong sessions as well as teaches group classes and workshops. For more information please contact her at: Nikki@HealingArtsMN.com\n\n\n\nAll are welcome! Come for the entire evening\, or join at any time. There is no need to make reservations. Simply show up and enjoy yourself!\nWeekly Format:\n6:00 – 7:00: Hatha Yoga for Everyone! ($10)\n7:00 – 7:30: Guided Meditation (free!)\n7:30 – 8:30: Inspiring Presentation and discussion (donation appreciated)\n8:30 – 9:00: Vegan soup (suggested donation $3)\n9:00: Evening Prayers and Clean-up
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/thursday-satsang-an-evening-with-nikki-strong-january-30-2020/
CATEGORIES:Satsangs,Thursday Satsangs
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200202T080000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200202T170000
DTSTAMP:20260405T165933
CREATED:20200105T195731Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200202T063918Z
UID:16479-1580630400-1580662800@themeditationcenter.org
SUMMARY:No Sunday Satsang Due to Hallway Construction:   At The Center with Michael Smith and Jim Nelson 10:00 a.m. – 12 Noon
DESCRIPTION: No Sunday Satsang on February 2nd:   At The Center with Michael Smith and Jim Nelson 10:00 a.m. – 12 Noon\n\nTime:  10:00 a.m. – 12:00 Noon \nJim and Michael will resume Sunday Satsang on February 9th. Stay tuned for any changes. \n  \n \n  \nSunday Community Gathering (Satsang)\nSunday Satsang sessions are informal gatherings of people who are interested in refining their meditative practices and their lifestyles following the teachings of the Himalayan Yoga Tradition. \nSenior Teachers Jim Nelson and Michael Smith host each session: \n\nMeet from 10:00 AM – 12 Noon\n45-minute Guided Meditation\nPresentation and a Discussion\n\nThere are some Sundays when Sunday Satsang is not held or when other events and presentations replace the Sunday Satsang sessions. When that occurs\, we try to notify all interested people in advance on The Meditation Center website. \nTo receive personal email announcements from Michael about the status of the Sunday Satsang sessions and/or the focus of the week’s offerings\, please call The Meditation Center office at 612-379-2386.
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/sunday-satsang-at-the-center-with-michael-smith-and-jim-nelson-1000-a-m-12-noon-2-2020-02-02/
CATEGORIES:Satsangs,Sunday Satsangs
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200206T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200206T210000
DTSTAMP:20260405T165933
CREATED:20200204T011232Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200204T024836Z
UID:16709-1581012000-1581022800@themeditationcenter.org
SUMMARY:Thursday Satsang: “Treasured Echoes” Festival of An Archive of Dr. Arya’s Audios with Eric Ness - February 6 \, 2019
DESCRIPTION: Thursday Satsang – February 6\, 2019\n“Sleep and the Universe”\nwith Eric Ness\n“Treasured Echoes” Festival of An Archive of Dr. Arya’s Audios\n  \n\n\nIn his lectures\, Swami Veda often expands our perspective past the mundane topics of a typical health and wellness talk. This lecture starts with how our personal sleep relates to divine sleep and continues deeper into the world of sleep from there. The talk gives you an excellent understanding of how sleep fits into the system of yoga philosophy. Highly recommended for students of Stoma’s Yoga Sutras classes. \n  \nAll are welcome! Come for the entire evening\, or join at any time. There is no need to make reservations. Simply show up and enjoy yourself!\nWeekly Format:\n6:00 – 7:00: Hatha Yoga for Everyone! ($10)\n7:00 – 7:30: Guided Meditation (free!)\n7:30 – 8:30: Inspiring Presentation and discussion (donation appreciated)\n8:30 – 9:00: Vegetarian soup (suggested donation $3)\n9:00: Evening Prayers and Clean-up
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/thursday-satsang-treasured-echoes-festival-of-an-archive-of-dr-aryas-audios-with-eric-ness-february-6-2019/
CATEGORIES:Satsangs,Thursday Satsangs
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200209T080000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200209T170000
DTSTAMP:20260405T165933
CREATED:20200105T195731Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200211T034856Z
UID:16480-1581235200-1581267600@themeditationcenter.org
SUMMARY:Cancelled - Sunday Satsang:   At The Center with Michael Smith and Jim Nelson 10:00 a.m. – 12 Noon
DESCRIPTION:Cancelled – Sunday Satsang:   At The Center with Michael Smith and Jim Nelson 10:00 a.m. – 12 Noon\n\nTime:  10:00 a.m. – 12:00 Noon \nJim and Michael will continue the study of spiritual topics in 2020. \n  \n \n  \nSunday Community Gathering (Satsang)\nSunday Satsang sessions are informal gatherings of people who are interested in refining their meditative practices and their lifestyles following the teachings of the Himalayan Yoga Tradition. \nSenior Teachers Jim Nelson and Michael Smith host each session: \n\nMeet from 10:00 AM – 12 Noon\n45-minute Guided Meditation\nPresentation and a Discussion\n\nThere are some Sundays when Sunday Satsang is not held or when other events and presentations replace the Sunday Satsang sessions. When that occurs\, we try to notify all interested people in advance on The Meditation Center website. \nTo receive personal email announcements from Michael about the status of the Sunday Satsang sessions and/or the focus of the week’s offerings\, please call The Meditation Center office at 612-379-2386.
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/sunday-satsang-at-the-center-with-michael-smith-and-jim-nelson-1000-a-m-12-noon-2-2020-02-09/
CATEGORIES:Satsangs,Sunday Satsangs
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200213T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200213T210000
DTSTAMP:20260405T165933
CREATED:20200203T231344Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200212T020920Z
UID:16705-1581616800-1581627600@themeditationcenter.org
SUMMARY:Thursday Satsang: "Introduction to the Healing Art of Qigong: Discussion and Mini-Practice of Its Use to Balance and Cultivate LOVE\, WISDOM\, and VITALITY" with Nikki Strong\, Ph.D. - February 13\, 2020
DESCRIPTION:Thursday Satsang – February 13\, 2020\n“Introduction to the Healing Art of Qigong:\nDiscussion and Mini-Practice of Its Use to Balance\nand Cultivate LOVE\, WISDOM\, and VITALITY”\nwith Nikki Strong\, Ph.D.\n\n\n\nWhat is Qigong? How does it work? How can it help us find balance and meaning in our lives? Help us cultivate  Love\, Wisdom\, and Vitality as a stand alone practice or adjunct practice to others  (e.g. Yoga/ Meditation) that we currently have…. Please join us for an insightful discussion of these questions and a fun hands on exercise that demonstrates… the power of Qi!!!!\n\n\n\nNikki Strong Ph.D.\, is a long time practitioner of Chinese Martial Arts\, Yoga\, and Meditation as well as a practitioner  and student of Traditional Chinese Medicine. She has studied under the wings of Masters  of Wudang\, Shaolin\, and Emei  styles of Qigong and is an Internationally  Certified Trained Qigong Teacher under Master Robert (Jihui) Peng (Elixir Light Qigong). Nikki offers private qigong sessions as well as teaches group classes and workshops. For more information please contact her at: Nikki@HealingArtsMN.com\n\n\nAll are welcome! Come for the entire evening\, or join at any time. There is no need to make reservations. Simply show up and enjoy yourself!\nWeekly Format:\n6:00 – 7:00: Hatha Yoga for Everyone! ($10)\n7:00 – 7:30: Guided Meditation (free!)\n7:30 – 8:30: Inspiring Presentation and discussion (donation appreciated)\n8:30 – 9:00: Vegan soup (suggested donation $3)\n9:00: Evening Prayers and Clean-up
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/thursday-satsang-introduction-to-the-healing-art-of-qigong-discussion-and-mini-practice-of-its-use-to-balance-and-cultivate-love-wisdom-and-vitality-with-nikki-strong-ph-d-february-13-202/
CATEGORIES:Satsangs,Thursday Satsangs
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200216T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200216T120000
DTSTAMP:20260405T165933
CREATED:20200105T195731Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200212T020658Z
UID:16481-1581847200-1581854400@themeditationcenter.org
SUMMARY:Sunday Satsang: “Qigong for Opening and Healing the Heart”  A Special Qigong Practice for Cultivating Love and Compassion with Nikki Strong Ph.D. from 10:00 a.m.–12 Noon
DESCRIPTION:“Qigong for Opening and Healing the Heart”\nA Special Qigong Practice for Cultivating Love and Compassion\nwith Nikki Strong Ph.D.\n10:00 a.m. – 12 Noon\n\nSunday\, February 16\, 2020 (10:00 AM – 12:00 PM) “Qigong for Opening and Healing the Heart”\nA Special Qigong Practice for Cultivating Love and Compassion\nThe movements\, breath awareness\, and intention used in this simple yet powerful qigong practice will balance and invigorate all the organ meridians\, particularly the heart\, kidneys\, and lungs. We will use sound to liberate stuck emotions… freeing your heart to welcome in more love and healing energy and in turn create a happier\, healthier\, and more loving you. The session will end with a powerful group  “heart-centered” healing practice. This workshop is open to all. No previous experience required. \nAbout the instructor: Nikki Strong Ph.D.\, is a long time practitioner of Qigong\, Yoga\, and Meditation as well as a practitioner and student of Traditional Chinese Medicine. She has studied under the wings of Masters of Wudang\, Shaolin\, and Emei  styles of Qigong and is an Internationally Certified Trained Qigong Teacher under Master Robert (Jihui) Peng (Elixir Light Qigong). Nikki offers private qigong sessions as well as teaches group classes and workshops. For more information please contact her at: Nikki@HealingArtsMN.com \n  \n  \nSunday Community Gathering (Satsang)\nSunday Satsang sessions are informal gatherings of people who are interested in refining their meditative practices and their lifestyles following the teachings of the Himalayan Yoga Tradition. \nSenior Teachers Jim Nelson and Michael Smith host each session: \n\nMeet from 10:00 AM – 12 Noon\n45-minute Guided Meditation\nPresentation and a Discussion\n\nThere are some Sundays when Sunday Satsang is not held or when other events and presentations replace the Sunday Satsang sessions. When that occurs\, we try to notify all interested people in advance on The Meditation Center website. \nTo receive personal email announcements from Michael about the status of the Sunday Satsang sessions and/or the focus of the week’s offerings\, please call The Meditation Center office at 612-379-2386.
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/sunday-satsang-at-the-center-with-michael-smith-and-jim-nelson-1000-a-m-12-noon-2-2020-02-16/
CATEGORIES:Satsangs,Sunday Satsangs
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200220T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200220T210000
DTSTAMP:20260405T165933
CREATED:20200203T233503Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200220T040005Z
UID:16707-1582221600-1582232400@themeditationcenter.org
SUMMARY:Thursday Satsang: "Conscience—Gateway to the Superconscious Mind and Perfect Wisdom" with Jim Nelson - February 20\, 2020
DESCRIPTION:Thursday Satsang  – February 20\, 2020\n“Conscience—Gateway to the\nSuperconscious Mind and Perfect Wisdom”\nwith Jim Nelson\nPsychologist Jim Nelson (Jiminy Nelson—Jiminy Cricket’s half-brother) will facilitate an exploration of the importance of coordinating the four functions of our mind\, if we are to enliven our yoga sadhana. The four interconnected functions of mind are: Manas (sensory—logic mind)\, Chitta (unconscious mind)\, Ahamkara (ego driven mind)\, Pure Buddhi (Conscience/intuitive mind). Each of these has an essential role to play in our sadhana. \nIf\, however\, our thoughts\, words\, and actions aren’t aligned and guided by Conscience and pure intuition (downloads from the superconscious mind)\, we are destined to suffer physically\, mentally\, emotionally\, relationally\, and spiritually. In an interactive forum\, we will explore how to coordinate the four functions of our mind. And\, importantly\, how to purify our buddhi and open to intuition insights\, so our conscience will serve as an unblemished mirror receiving infallible guidance from the Superconscious mind. Then we can walk in the Tao with enthusiasm\, creativity\, and joy. \n  \nAll are welcome! Come for the entire evening\, or join at any time. There is no need to make reservations. Simply show up and enjoy yourself!\nWeekly Format:\n6:00 – 7:00: Hatha Yoga for Everyone! ($10)\n7:00 – 7:30: Guided Meditation (free!)\n7:30 – 8:30: Inspiring Presentation and discussion (donation appreciated)\n8:30 – 9:00: Vegan soup (suggested donation $3)\n9:00: Evening Prayers and Clean-up
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/thursday-satsang-conscience-gateway-to-the-superconscious-mind-and-perfect-wisdom-with-jim-nelson-february-20-2020/
CATEGORIES:Satsangs,Thursday Satsangs,Thursday Satsangs
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200223T080000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200223T170000
DTSTAMP:20260405T165933
CREATED:20200105T195731Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200219T023944Z
UID:16482-1582444800-1582477200@themeditationcenter.org
SUMMARY:Sunday Satsang:   At The Center with Pandit Tejomaya 10:00 a.m. – 12 Noon
DESCRIPTION:Sunday Satsang:   At The Center with Pandit Tejomaya\n10:00 a.m. – 12 Noon\n\nTime:  10:00 a.m. – 12:00 Noon \nFor the past several years Pandit Tejomaya has mainly been in isolation deeply exploring the Vanaprastha Stage of Life\,\nand doing intense meditation practices alone on a remote island in British Columbia.\n\nBecause of his decades-long study and immersion in the Himalayan Yoga Tradition\, he has a wealth of wisdom to share with us.\n  \n \n  \nSunday Community Gathering (Satsang)\nSunday Satsang sessions are informal gatherings of people who are interested in refining their meditative practices and their lifestyles following the teachings of the Himalayan Yoga Tradition. \nSenior Teachers Jim Nelson and Michael Smith host each session: \n\nMeet from 10:00 AM – 12 Noon\n45-minute Guided Meditation\nPresentation and a Discussion\n\nThere are some Sundays when Sunday Satsang is not held or when other events and presentations replace the Sunday Satsang sessions. When that occurs\, we try to notify all interested people in advance on The Meditation Center website. \nTo receive personal email announcements from Michael about the status of the Sunday Satsang sessions and/or the focus of the week’s offerings\, please call The Meditation Center office at 612-379-2386.
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/sunday-satsang-at-the-center-with-michael-smith-and-jim-nelson-1000-a-m-12-noon-2-2020-02-23/
CATEGORIES:Satsangs,Sunday Satsangs
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200227T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200227T210000
DTSTAMP:20260405T165933
CREATED:20200203T234326Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200220T035530Z
UID:16708-1582826400-1582837200@themeditationcenter.org
SUMMARY:Thursday Satsang: "An Interactive Seminar: On Becoming Your Own Psychologist" with Jim Nelson - February 27\, 2020
DESCRIPTION:Thursday Satsang  – February 27\, 2020\n“An Interactive Seminar: On Becoming Your Own Psychologist”\nwith Jim Nelson\n  \nWe will start with a very brief review of the Feb. 20th talk on Conscience\, Intuition\, and the Four Functions of Mind.  Then people who participated in the experiment for one week to enlist their Conscience in each decision around an area of their Sadhana they want to enhance.  This will be followed up by a fun\, interesting\, and very important experiment with Inner Dialogue. Inner Dialogue can help coordinate and integrate our four functions of mind in real time.  Swami Rama says Inner Dialogue is second only to honoring your daily meditation time in advancing your Sadhana. \n  \nAll are welcome! Come for the entire evening\, or join at any time. There is no need to make reservations. Simply show up and enjoy yourself!\nWeekly Format:\n6:00 – 7:00: Hatha Yoga for Everyone! ($10)\n7:00 – 7:30: Guided Meditation (free!)\n7:30 – 8:30: Inspiring Presentation and discussion (donation appreciated)\n8:30 – 9:00: Vegan soup (suggested donation $3)\n9:00: Evening Prayers and Clean-up
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/thursday-satsang-conscience-gateway-to-the-superconscious-mind-and-perfect-wisdom-part-ii-with-jim-nelson-february-27-2020/
CATEGORIES:Satsangs,Thursday Satsangs
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200312T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200312T210000
DTSTAMP:20260405T165933
CREATED:20200221T070231Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200312T030444Z
UID:16754-1584036000-1584046800@themeditationcenter.org
SUMMARY:Cancelled for March 12\, 2020\, There will be no hatha yoga\, meditation\, or presentation.
DESCRIPTION:Thursday Satsang has been cancelled. There will be no gathering.\nMiriam E. Cameron and Tenzin Namdul will reschedule for later this year.\nTibetan Medicine and You\n\n\nA Path to Wellbeing\, Better Health\, and Joy\n\n\nby Miriam E. Cameron and Tenzin Namdul\n – Foreword by The Dalai Lama\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAll of us want to be happy and avoid suffering. So why are many of us anxious\, angry\, depressed? We suffer from pain\, hypertension\, inflammation\, indigestion\, insomnia\, and addictions. Yet\, too often we make choices that sabotage us rather than reverse what’s wrong. Tibetan medicine\, Tibet’s ancient\, comprehensive science of healing\, offers effective tools for transforming suffering into health and happiness. \nTibetan medicine teaches that the purpose of life is to be happy\, and that after our basic needs are met\, happiness results primarily from our own thinking. When challenges arise\, we can wallow in negativity and get sick – or even sicker – in mind and body. Or we can decide to create health and happiness. Making positive choices won’t solve every problem but will produce better results than poor or thoughtless decisions do. \nThis unique book explains in everyday English how to use Tibetan medicine for self-care and as a complement to modern medicine. Tibetan medicine sheds light on the intricate relationship between mind and body. Each of us is born with a unique combination of energies called our constitution. Understanding our constitution empowers us to make conscious\, informed decisions about our thoughts\, diet\, and behavior to keep our energies in balance. We learn to reduce stress\, create health\, prepare for death\, and be happy \n\n\n\n\n\n\nMiriam E. Cameron\, PhD\, MS\, MA\, RN\, is Lead Faculty\, Yoga & Tibetan Medicine Focus Area\, and Graduate Faculty\, Earl E. Bakken Center for Spirituality & Healing\, University of Minnesota. Since 1994\, she has studied\, conducted research\, and taught graduate courses about Tibetan medicine\, yoga\, nursing\, and ethics. She has published over 65 journal articles\, nine book chapters\, three monographs\, three Internet modules\, and three other books including Karma & Happiness: A Tibetan Odyssey in Ethics\, Spirituality\, & Healing\, with the foreword by His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama. She lives in Minneapolis. \nTenzin Namdul\, PhD\, DTM\, is a medical anthropologist and an experienced Tibetan medicine practitioner. Namdul has published research articles and an Internet module about Tibetan Medicine. He translated from Tibetan to English Tibetan Medical Dietary Book: Vol. I\, Potency & Preparation of Vegetables by Yangbum Gyal. Currently\, he is a faculty member at the Earl E. Bakken Center for Spirituality & Healing\, University of Minnesota. He lives in Atlanta.
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/a-presentation-tibetan-medicine-and-you-a-path-to-wellbeing-better-health-and-joy-a-new-book-by-miriam-e-cameron-ph-d-and-tenzin-namdul-ph-d/
CATEGORIES:Thursday Satsangs
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200315T080000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200315T170000
DTSTAMP:20260405T165933
CREATED:20200105T195731Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200319T025727Z
UID:16485-1584259200-1584291600@themeditationcenter.org
SUMMARY:Cancelled - Sunday Satsang:   At The Center with Michael Smith and Jim Nelson 10:00 a.m. – 12 Noon
DESCRIPTION:Cancelled – Sunday Satsang:   At The Center with Michael Smith and Jim Nelson 10:00 a.m. – 12 Noon\n\nTime:  10:00 a.m. – 12:00 Noon \nJim and Michael will continue the study of spiritual topics in 2020. \n  \n \n  \nSunday Community Gathering (Satsang)\nSunday Satsang sessions are informal gatherings of people who are interested in refining their meditative practices and their lifestyles following the teachings of the Himalayan Yoga Tradition. \nSenior Teachers Jim Nelson and Michael Smith host each session: \n\nMeet from 10:00 AM – 12 Noon\n45-minute Guided Meditation\nPresentation and a Discussion\n\nThere are some Sundays when Sunday Satsang is not held or when other events and presentations replace the Sunday Satsang sessions. When that occurs\, we try to notify all interested people in advance on The Meditation Center website. \nTo receive personal email announcements from Michael about the status of the Sunday Satsang sessions and/or the focus of the week’s offerings\, please call The Meditation Center office at 612-379-2386.
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/sunday-satsang-at-the-center-with-michael-smith-and-jim-nelson-1000-a-m-12-noon-2-2020-03-15/
CATEGORIES:Satsangs,Sunday Satsangs
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200319T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200319T210000
DTSTAMP:20260405T165933
CREATED:20200226T005538Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200319T072112Z
UID:16765-1584640800-1584651600@themeditationcenter.org
SUMMARY:Join Us Via Zoom at 7:00 p.m. -Thursday Satsang: Meditiation and Presentation - "Songs of Nature and Renewal"- Celebration of the First Day of Spring with Chris Young - March 19\, 2020
DESCRIPTION:Join us Via Zoom\nThursday Satsang – March 19\, 2020\nFirst Day of Spring\nMeditation with Nikki Strong at 7:00 p.m\nAn Evening of Music with Chris Young at 7:30 p.m.\n“Songs of Nature and Renewal”\nAn evening of music with Chris Young on the first day of spring …songs of nature and renewal. Come join in welcoming the season of rebirth and renewal.. \nRead lyrics here. Spring Kirtan \nTopic: Thursday Satsang 3/19/2020  – Meditation and Presentation\nTime: Mar 19\, 2020 07:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada) \nJoin Zoom Meeting\nhttps://zoom.us/j/402442798 \nMeeting ID: 402 442 798 \nOne tap mobile\n+13126266799\,\,402442798# US (Chicago)\n+16468769923\,\,402442798# US (New York) \nDial by your location\n+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)\n+1 646 876 9923 US (New York)\n+1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)\n+1 408 638 0968 US (San Jose)\n+1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose)\n+1 253 215 8782 US\n+1 301 715 8592 US\nMeeting ID: 402 442 798 \nFind your local number: https://zoom.us/u/aUZsmMw7I \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/thursday-satsang-songs-of-nature-and-renewal-celebration-of-the-first-day-of-spring-with-chris-young-march-19-2020/
CATEGORIES:Thursday Satsangs,Thursday Satsangs
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200322T080000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200322T170000
DTSTAMP:20260405T165933
CREATED:20200105T195731Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200322T001229Z
UID:16486-1584864000-1584896400@themeditationcenter.org
SUMMARY:Cancelled - Sunday Satsang:   At The Center with Michael Smith and Jim Nelson 10:00 a.m. – 12 Noon
DESCRIPTION:Cancelled – Sunday Satsang:   At The Center with Michael Smith and Jim Nelson 10:00 a.m. – 12 Noon\n\nTime:  10:00 a.m. – 12:00 Noon \nJim and Michael will continue the study of spiritual topics in 2020. \n  \n \n  \nSunday Community Gathering (Satsang)\nSunday Satsang sessions are informal gatherings of people who are interested in refining their meditative practices and their lifestyles following the teachings of the Himalayan Yoga Tradition. \nSenior Teachers Jim Nelson and Michael Smith host each session: \n\nMeet from 10:00 AM – 12 Noon\n45-minute Guided Meditation\nPresentation and a Discussion\n\nThere are some Sundays when Sunday Satsang is not held or when other events and presentations replace the Sunday Satsang sessions. When that occurs\, we try to notify all interested people in advance on The Meditation Center website. \nTo receive personal email announcements from Michael about the status of the Sunday Satsang sessions and/or the focus of the week’s offerings\, please call The Meditation Center office at 612-379-2386.
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/sunday-satsang-at-the-center-with-michael-smith-and-jim-nelson-1000-a-m-12-noon-2-2020-03-22/
CATEGORIES:Satsangs,Sunday Satsangs
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200329T080000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200329T170000
DTSTAMP:20260405T165933
CREATED:20200105T195731Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200329T051108Z
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SUMMARY:Via Zoom - Sunday Satsang:   At The Center with Michael Smith and Jim Nelson 11:00 a.m. – 12 Noon
DESCRIPTION:Join us via Zoom at 11:00 a.m….\nSunday Morning Satsang\nwith Jim Nelson and Michael Smith  \nMarch 29\, 2020\n11:00 a.m. – Noon\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Meditation Center is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. \nTopic: Sunday Satsang w/ Jim & Michael\nTime: Mar 29\, 2020 11:00 AM Central Time (US and Canada) \nJoin Zoom Meeting\nhttps://zoom.us/j/134488195 \nMeeting ID: 134 488 195 \n\n\n\n\nHere’s a helpful YouTube video that explains how to accept and join Zoom meetings. Hope that you find this helpful and you can join Swami Radha for Sunday Morning Meditation.\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHow to Join a Meeting\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nInstructions on how to join a meeting by phone. View here.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOne tap mobile\n+16468769923\,\,134488195# US (New York)\n+13126266799\,\,134488195# US (St. Paul – Minneapolis) (Chicago) \nDial by your location\n+1 646 876 9923 US (New York)\n+1 312 626 6799 US (St. Paul-Minneapolis) (Chicago)\n+1 253 215 8782 US\n+1 301 715 8592 US\n+1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)\n+1 408 638 0968 US (San Jose)\n+1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMeeting ID: 134 488 195\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFind your Zoom Dial-In International Numbers: https://zoom.us/u/aUZsmMw7I\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n \n  \nSunday Community Gathering (Satsang)\nSunday Satsang sessions are informal gatherings of people who are interested in refining their meditative practices and their lifestyles following the teachings of the Himalayan Yoga Tradition. \nSenior Teachers Jim Nelson and Michael Smith host each session: \n\nMeet from 10:00 AM – 12 Noon\n45-minute Guided Meditation\nPresentation and a Discussion\n\nThere are some Sundays when Sunday Satsang is not held or when other events and presentations replace the Sunday Satsang sessions. When that occurs\, we try to notify all interested people in advance on The Meditation Center website. \nTo receive personal email announcements from Michael about the status of the Sunday Satsang sessions and/or the focus of the week’s offerings\, please call The Meditation Center office at 612-379-2386.
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/sunday-satsang-at-the-center-with-michael-smith-and-jim-nelson-1000-a-m-12-noon-2-2020-03-29/
CATEGORIES:Satsangs,Sunday Satsangs
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SUMMARY:Thursday Satsang via Zoom: An Evening with Stephen (Stoma) Parker\, PsyD\, E-RYT 500  on April 2\, 2020
DESCRIPTION:Thursday Satsang via Zoom\nApril 2\, 2020\n\n\nAn Evening with  \nStephen (Stoma) Parker\, PsyD\, E-RYT 500  \n7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.\n\n\nJoin Stoma for meditation and a talk on April 2nd.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Meditation Center is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. \nTopic: An Evening w/ Stephen (Stoma) Parker PSYD\, E-RYT 500\nTime: Apr 2\, 2020 07:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada) \nJoin Zoom Meeting\nhttps://zoom.us/j/970060692 \n\n\n\n\nHere’s a helpful YouTube video that explains how to accept and join Zoom meetings.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHow to Join a Meeting\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nInstructions on how to join a meeting by phone. View here.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMeeting ID: 970 060 692 \nOne tap mobile\n+13126266799\,\,970060692# US (St. Paul-Minneapolis) (Chicago)\n+16468769923\,\,970060692# US (New York) \nDial by your location\n+1 312 626 6799 US (St. Paul-Minneapolis) (Chicago)\n+1 646 876 9923 US (New York)\n+1 408 638 0968 US (San Jose)\n+1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose)\n+1 253 215 8782 US\n+1 301 715 8592 US\n+1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMeeting ID: 970 060 692\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFind your Zoom Dial-In International Numbers: https://zoom.us/u/aUZsmMw7I\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nStephen 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. Stoma is a Experienced Registered Yoga Teacher at the 500-hour level of the Yoga Alliance (E-RYT 500). A member of the International Association of Yoga Therapists\, he serves on the faculties of the Meditation Center in Minneapolis and the Sadhanamandir and Sadhaka Gram ashrams in Rishikesh\, India. He is also a senior faculty member of the Himalayan Yoga Tradition Teachers’ Training Program. He has lectured on yoga\, meditation\, and spiritual practice in the U.S. and Canada as well as in Caribbean countries\, Holland\, Italy\, Austria\, Hungary\, 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 and took preliminary vows of renunciation from Swami Veda and the Shankaracharya of Karvirapitha.  Stoma is author of Clearing the Path\, The Yoga Way to a Clear & Pleasant Mind: Patanjali\, Neuroscience\, and Emotion.
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/thursday-satsang-via-zoom-an-evening-with-stephen-stoma-parker-psyd-e-ryt-500-on-april-2-2020/
CATEGORIES:Thursday Satsangs
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SUMMARY:Via Zoom with New Required Password - Sunday Satsang:   At The Center with Michael Smith and Jim Nelson 11:00 a.m. – 12 Noon
DESCRIPTION:  \n\n\nJoin us via Zoom at 11:00 a.m….\nSunday Morning Satsang\nwith Jim Nelson and Michael Smith \n April 5\, 2020\n\n11:00 a.m. – Noon\n \n\n\n\n\n\nThe Meditation Center \nis inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.\n\n \n\n\n\n\nDear  Community\,\n\n	\n\n\n\nThis is a new Zoom meeting invitation to join Michael and Jim tomorrow for Sunday Satsang.\n\n	\n\n\nBecause of the cyber phenomenon of Zoombombing\, as of April 5th\, Zoom is requiring passwords to join a meeting as an extra security layer in addition to using the meeting ID.  This added step is to aid in the protection and security of the meeting’s host and all attendees.\n\n	\n\n\nThe implementation of the this new security measure occurred today.\n\n	\n\n\n\nDisregard the previous invitation.\n\n \n\n \n\n\nTopic: Sunday Satsang w/ Jim & Michael\nTime: Apr 5\, 2020 11:00 AM Central Time (US and Canada)\n\nJoin Zoom Meeting\n https://zoom.us/j/220079158?pwd=RHAxOUYvVXNPNUsyZXM5Y2VKQ3MvUT09\n\nMeeting ID: 220 079 158   Password: 007685  – Note this new feature.  \n\n \nYou will be prompted to enter both this password number and also the meeting ID number when joining the meeting.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHere’s a helpful YouTube video that explains how to accept and join Zoom meeting: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rzk4vdTIi0c\n\n	\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nInstructions on how to join a meeting by phone.\n\n\n\n\n\nView here.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOne tap mobile\n+13126266799\,\,220079158# US (St. Paul-Minneapolis) (Chicago)\n+16468769923\,\,220079158# US (New York)Dial by your location\n+1 312 626 6799 US (St. Paul-Minneapolis) (Chicago)\n+1 646 876 9923 US (New York)\n+1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)\n+1 408 638 0968 US (San Jose)\n+1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose)\n+1 253 215 8782 US\n+1 301 715 8592 US\n\nMeeting ID: 220 079 158     Password: 007685 \n\n\n	\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFind your Zoom Dial-In International Numbers:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nhttps://zoom.us/u/aUZsmMw7I\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSunday Community Gathering (Satsang)\nSunday Satsang sessions are informal gatherings of people who are interested in refining their meditative practices and their lifestyles following the teachings of the Himalayan Yoga Tradition. \nSenior Teachers Jim Nelson and Michael Smith host each session: \n\nMeet from 10:00 AM – 12 Noon\n45-minute Guided Meditation\nPresentation and a Discussion\n\nThere are some Sundays when Sunday Satsang is not held or when other events and presentations replace the Sunday Satsang sessions. When that occurs\, we try to notify all interested people in advance on The Meditation Center website. \nTo receive personal email announcements from Michael about the status of the Sunday Satsang sessions and/or the focus of the week’s offerings\, please call The Meditation Center office at 612-379-2386.
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/sunday-satsang-at-the-center-with-michael-smith-and-jim-nelson-1000-a-m-12-noon-2-2020-04-05/
CATEGORIES:Satsangs,Sunday Satsangs
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SUMMARY:Happy Easter  - No Sunday Satsang:   At The Center with Michael Smith and Jim Nelson 10:00 a.m. – 12 Noon
DESCRIPTION:Happy Easter – No  Sunday Satsang:   At The Center with Michael Smith and Jim Nelson 10:00 a.m. – 12 Noon\n\nTime:  10:00 a.m. – 12:00 Noon \nJim and Michael will continue the study of spiritual topics in 2020. \n  \n \n  \nSunday Community Gathering (Satsang)\nSunday Satsang sessions are informal gatherings of people who are interested in refining their meditative practices and their lifestyles following the teachings of the Himalayan Yoga Tradition. \nSenior Teachers Jim Nelson and Michael Smith host each session: \n\nMeet from 10:00 AM – 12 Noon\n45-minute Guided Meditation\nPresentation and a Discussion\n\nThere are some Sundays when Sunday Satsang is not held or when other events and presentations replace the Sunday Satsang sessions. When that occurs\, we try to notify all interested people in advance on The Meditation Center website. \nTo receive personal email announcements from Michael about the status of the Sunday Satsang sessions and/or the focus of the week’s offerings\, please call The Meditation Center office at 612-379-2386.
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/sunday-satsang-at-the-center-with-michael-smith-and-jim-nelson-1000-a-m-12-noon-2-2020-04-12/
CATEGORIES:Satsangs,Sunday Satsangs
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SUMMARY:Via Zoom - Sunday Satsang with Michael Smith and Jim Nelson on April 19\, 2020 from 10:30 a.m. – 12 Noon
DESCRIPTION:Sunday Satsang via Zoom\nwith Michael Smith and Jim Nelson\n10:30 a.m. – 12 Noon\n\n\n\n\nMany people now are looking for simple ways to step back behind the noise and commotion and gain emotional balance and  intuitive insight. Because of the anxiety that many people are experiencing\, Jim and Michael want to review some of the Basic Practices in the Himalayan Yoga Tradition – practices which are very effective in bringing clarity and peace to the entire mind-field.\n\nThese sessions will review the fundamental teachings of the Himalayan Yoga Tradition as would be taught to more advanced students. What makes these sessions different from beginning or intermediate Yoga classes is the attention to details and subtleties\n\nthat Swami Veda taught mainly to Yoga teachers. \n\nThe instruction here\, even if you have been practicing yoga for a long time\, will give you techniques to fine-tune your personal practices and share with your family and friends.\n\n\n\n \n  \nSunday Community Gathering (Satsang)\nSunday Satsang sessions are informal gatherings of people who are interested in refining their meditative practices and their lifestyles following the teachings of the Himalayan Yoga Tradition. \nSenior Teachers Jim Nelson and Michael Smith host each session: \n\nMeet from 10:00 AM – 12 Noon\n45-minute Guided Meditation\nPresentation and a Discussion\n\nThere are some Sundays when Sunday Satsang is not held or when other events and presentations replace the Sunday Satsang sessions. When that occurs\, we try to notify all interested people in advance on The Meditation Center website. \nTo receive personal email announcements from Michael about the status of the Sunday Satsang sessions and/or the focus of the week’s offerings\, please call The Meditation Center office at 612-379-2386.
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/sunday-satsang-at-the-center-with-michael-smith-and-jim-nelson-1000-a-m-12-noon-2-2020-04-19/
CATEGORIES:Satsangs,Sunday Satsangs
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