Thursday Satsang In Person and Via Zoom: "Devas East and West" with Paul Emerson PhD - October 30, 2025
2025-10-30 19:00 - 20:30 (America/Chicago)
Thursday Satsang In Person at TMC and via Zoom
October 30, 2025
Devas East and West” with Paul Emerson, PhD
7:00-8:30 p.m. CDT

5:30-6:45 p.m. – Gentle Hatha Yoga – TBD
7:00-7:30 p.m. – Meditation with Swami Radha Bharati
7:30 -8:30 p.m. – Devas East and West” presented by Paul Emerson Ph.D.
8:30 p.m. Evening Chants
8:40 p.m. Join Us for Birthday Cake in Honor of Paul Emerson

When the seasons change and light becomes less, imagination stirs. We remember departed souls, tell stories of ghosts and think about other creatures that go “bump” in the night. Let us remember the beings of light. Details to come.
Paul Emerson is a biomedical engineer with a Ph.D. He is the authority on the physiology of breathing for The Meditation Center and has been teaching yoga for over 30 years. Paul has worked as a research scientist, has been a manager of clinical research with a major biomedical company and a university instructor. In addition, he holds eight patents in the areas of dialysis and sleep therapy. he is a scholar of ancient yoga texts. Paul was certified by the Rockford School of Yoga and began teaching in 1975.

Thursday Satsang Via Zoom and In-Person Viewing at TMC - November 6, 2025 - Video Presentation of the Late Dr. Dale Buegel's Talk at the St. Olaf Gathering in July 2024 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. CT
2025-11-06 19:00 - 20:30
Thursday Satsang Via Zoom and In Person Viewing at TMC
November 6, 2025
Video Presentation of the Late Dr. Dale Buegel’s Talk
at the St. Olaf Gathering in July 2024
7:00 – 8:30 p.m. CT
Everyone is welcome

5:30-6:45 p.m. – Gentle Hatha Yoga with Michael Snodgrass
7:00-7:30 p.m. – Meditation with Paul Emerson Ph.D.
7:30 -8:30 p.m. -Video Presentation of the Late Dr. Dale Buegel’s Talk at the St. Olaf Gathering in July 2024
8:30 p.m. Evening Chants
8:40 p.m. Tea and Snacks

Join us to honor Dr. Dale Buegel, who passed away on October 21, 2025. We will show his recorded talk from the July 2024 AHYMSIN Americas gathering at St. Olaf College.
Dr. Buegel was a student of Swami Rama and had practiced and taught hatha yoga and meditation for over 40 years in seminars, teacher training programs, and specialty workshops. His expertise in the fine points of yoga techniques had earned him the respect and appreciation of students in the U.S. and abroad.
Dale authored two books, Practical Yoga Sutras and Practical Samaya Tantra

To support the work of The Meditation Center and register you can donate here or make a general donation by clicking on the “donate” button on the “Support TMC” website page.

Thursday Satsang Via Zoom and In-Person Viewing at TMC: "Mindfulness, Memory & Remembrance, Part I" with Gary Gran CYT, DAy - November 20, 2025
2025-11-20 19:00 - 20:30
Thursday Satsang – November 20, 2025
The speaker will join us via Zoom
The talk will can also be viewed on the TV screen at TMC
“Thursday, November 20: “Mindfulness, Memory & Remembrance – Part I”
with Gary Gran, CYT, DAy.
Everyone is Welcome!
7:00-8:30 p.m. CT

5:30-6:45 p.m.: In-Person Gentle Yoga with Chris Young
7:00-7:30 p.m.: Guided Meditation with Gary Gran, CYT, DAy.
7:30-8:30 p.m.: “Mindfulness, Memory & Remembrance – Part I” with Gary Gran, CYT, DAy.
8:30 p.m.: Evening Prayers

These days, the practice of mindfulness promises us everything from better health and better relationships to success in business and sports. The American Psychological Association’s website provides a list of proven benefits including less somatic distress, reduced depressive symptoms, lower anxiety, less neural reactivity and less emotional reactivity. In addition, there are positives including better working memory, better-sustained attention, better focus, more cognitive flexibility, greater relationship satisfaction, more self-insight, enhanced intuition, more equanimity, greater morality, greater empathy, and greater compassion. With a list like that, what are we waiting for?
How do we strengthen our practice of mindfulness? What’s the relationship of mindfulness to yoga? How is mindfulness connected to memory? What happens to our memory as we age? What are the important things to remember?
In this series of talks, we’ll take a deep dive into the long history of mindfulness practice. We’ll listen deeply and reflect on the rich treasure trove of mindfulness and memory practices. And we’ll share specific practices as passed down in the Himalayan Tradition.
All are welcome.
“This practice of constant mindfulness is taught universally by the yogis of the Himalayas, irrespective of their affiliations.”
– Swami Veda Bharati
Gary Gran, CYT, DAy. Gary and his wife Cynthia 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 educators. They have published more than eighty articles on yoga, meditation and Ayurveda. They are currently in winter residence in Tucson, Arizona, enjoying winter gardening, cooking, and hiking.

To support the work of The Meditation Center and register you can donate here or make a general donation by clicking on the “donate” button on the “Support TMC” website page.
Or donate through PayPal.
There is parking available for TMC visitors in the St. Boniface lot across the street from the Center.

Thursday Satsang Via Zoom and In-Person Viewing at TMC: "Mindfulness, Memory & Remembrance, Part II" with Gary Gran CYT, DAy followed by a Full Moon Puja, December 4, 2025
2025-12-04 19:00 - 20:50
Thursday Satsang – December 4, 2025
The speaker will join us via Zoom
The talk will can also be viewed on the TV screen at TMC
“Thursday, November 20: “Mindfulness, Memory & Remembrance – Part II”
with Gary Gran, CYT, DAy.
Everyone is Welcome!
7:00-8:50 p.m. CT

5:30-6:45 p.m.: In-Person Gentle Yoga with Michael Snodgrass
7:00-7:30 p.m. Guided Meditation by Gary Gran
7:20-7:30 p.m.: “Mindfulness, Memory & Remembrance – Part II” by Gary Gran
8:30-8:50: Full Moon Puja. (see below)
9:00-10:00 p.m.: Global Full Moon Meditation
10:00 p.m.: Evening Chants
These days, the practice of mindfulness promises us everything from better health and better relationships to success in business and sports. The American Psychological Association’s website provides a list of proven benefits including less somatic distress, reduced depressive symptoms, lower anxiety, less neural reactivity and less emotional reactivity. In addition, there are positives including better working memory, better-sustained attention, better focus, more cognitive flexibility, greater relationship satisfaction, more self-insight, enhanced intuition, more equanimity, greater morality, greater empathy, and greater compassion. With a list like that, what are we waiting for?
How do we strengthen our practice of mindfulness? What’s the relationship of mindfulness to yoga? How is mindfulness connected to memory? What happens to our memory as we age? What are the important things to remember?
In this series of talks, we’ll take a deep dive into the long history of mindfulness practice. We’ll listen deeply and reflect on the rich treasure trove of mindfulness and memory practices. And we’ll share specific practices as passed down in the Himalayan Tradition.
All are welcome.
“This practice of constant mindfulness is taught universally by the yogis of the Himalayas, irrespective of their affiliations.”
– Swami Veda Bharati
Gary Gran, CYT, DAy. Gary and his wife Cynthia 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 educators. They have published more than eighty articles on yoga, meditation and Ayurveda. They are currently in winter residence in Tucson, Arizona, enjoying winter gardening, cooking, and hiking.

“Long Night Super Full Moon Puja”
(also known as the Cold Full Moon)
December 4, 2025
8:30-8:50 p.m.

After the talk by Gary Gran and before the Full Moon Meditation, there will be a short puja of invocation of and gratitude to the Great Mother as Maha Lakshmi. Her boons of generosity, fertility, stability, and wisdom have benefitted to our Meditation Center building and community during this fall’s fund raising efforts.
Below is the mantra that will be recited during the puja.
Maha Lakshmi Gayatri
OM
Maha Lakshmyai cha vidmahe
(We meditate upon the Great Mother as fully-endowed Lakshmi)
Vishnu patnyai cha dhimahi
(To that Shakti of Preservation may we “be en-wisdomed”, may light imbue our buddhi, awakening wisdom.)
Tan no Lakshmih prachodayat
(May Divine Mother’s Grace impel and guide our mind in the direction of growing the spiritual prosperity
of our collective mindfield as initiates of the Tradition here for the Meditation Center.)

To support the work of The Meditation Center and register you can donate here or make a general donation by clicking on the “donate” button on the “Support TMC” website page.
Or donate through PayPal.
There is parking available for TMC visitors in the St. Boniface lot across the street from the Center.

Thursday Satsang Via Zoom and In-Person Viewing at TMC: "Mindfulness, Memory & Remembrance, Part III" with Gary Gran CYT, DAy - December 11, 2025
2025-12-11 19:00 - 20:30
Thursday Satsang – December 11, 2025
The speaker will join us via Zoom
The talk will can also be viewed on the TV screen at TMC
“Thursday, November 20: “Mindfulness, Memory & Remembrance – Part III”
with Gary Gran, CYT, DAy.
Everyone is Welcome!
7:00-8:30 p.m. CT

5:30-6:45 p.m.: In-Person Gentle Yoga
7:00-7:30 p.m.: Guided Meditation with Gary Gran, CYT, DAy.
7:30-8:30 p.m.: “Mindfulness, Memory & Remembrance – Part III” with Gary Gran, CYT, DAy.
8:30 p.m.: Evening Prayers

These days, the practice of mindfulness promises us everything from better health and better relationships to success in business and sports. The American Psychological Association’s website provides a list of proven benefits including less somatic distress, reduced depressive symptoms, lower anxiety, less neural reactivity and less emotional reactivity. In addition, there are positives including better working memory, better-sustained attention, better focus, more cognitive flexibility, greater relationship satisfaction, more self-insight, enhanced intuition, more equanimity, greater morality, greater empathy, and greater compassion. With a list like that, what are we waiting for?
How do we strengthen our practice of mindfulness? What’s the relationship of mindfulness to yoga? How is mindfulness connected to memory? What happens to our memory as we age? What are the important things to remember?
In this series of talks, we’ll take a deep dive into the long history of mindfulness practice. We’ll listen deeply and reflect on the rich treasure trove of mindfulness and memory practices. And we’ll share specific practices as passed down in the Himalayan Tradition.
All are welcome.
“This practice of constant mindfulness is taught universally by the yogis of the Himalayas, irrespective of their affiliations.”
– Swami Veda Bharati
Gary Gran, CYT, DAy. Gary and his wife Cynthia 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 educators. They have published more than eighty articles on yoga, meditation and Ayurveda. They are currently in winter residence in Tucson, Arizona, enjoying winter gardening, cooking, and hiking.

To support the work of The Meditation Center and register you can donate here or make a general donation by clicking on the “donate” button on the “Support TMC” website page.
Or donate through PayPal.
There is parking available for TMC visitors in the St. Boniface lot across the street from the Center.

New Year's Day at The Meditation Center, January 1, 2026 - There will be no Thursday Evening Satsang on January 1st - Happy New Year!
2026-01-01 19:00 - 20:50
New Year’s Day at The Meditation Center
January 1, 2026
There will be no Thursday Evening Satsang on January 1st.
Happy New Year!

Poetry of life has a rhyme…
~Swami Veda Bharati~

Poetry of life has a rhyme;
The rhymes are the festivals.
The verse of life has a rhythm;
The rhythms are the months, seasons, years.
As you celebrate the new season
and enjoy the festival
of annual renewal,
resurrection and rebirth
of your spiritual sun,
know that every breath
is a rite of passage
and vow to make every breath
a verse – a poem
with rhythm and rhyme.
May your entire next year
be a symphonic sonorous song.
I wish you a festival all year long.
May you have a celebration
the whole year long.
May you and yours ever become
a festival of rhythmic dance and song.

A happy season
and a very prosperous New Year
to you all.
(Revelries in Sanctity, page 7)

Thursday Satsang Via Zoom and In-Person Viewing at TMC: "Mindfulness, Memory & Remembrance, Part IV" with Gary Gran CYT, DAy - January 8 , 2026
2026-01-08 19:00 - 20:30
Thursday Satsang – January 8, 2026
The speaker will join us via Zoom
The talk will can also be viewed on the TV screen at TMC
“Thursday, November 20: “Mindfulness, Memory & Remembrance – Part IV”
with Gary Gran, CYT, DAy.
Everyone is Welcome!
7:00-8:30 p.m. CT

5:30-6:45 p.m.: In-Person Gentle Yoga
7:00-7:30 p.m.: Guided Meditation with Gary Gran, CYT, DAy.
7:30-8:30 p.m.: “Mindfulness, Memory & Remembrance – Part III” with Gary Gran, CYT, DAy.
8:30 p.m.: Evening Prayers

These days, the practice of mindfulness promises us everything from better health and better relationships to success in business and sports. The American Psychological Association’s website provides a list of proven benefits including less somatic distress, reduced depressive symptoms, lower anxiety, less neural reactivity and less emotional reactivity. In addition, there are positives including better working memory, better-sustained attention, better focus, more cognitive flexibility, greater relationship satisfaction, more self-insight, enhanced intuition, more equanimity, greater morality, greater empathy, and greater compassion. With a list like that, what are we waiting for?
How do we strengthen our practice of mindfulness? What’s the relationship of mindfulness to yoga? How is mindfulness connected to memory? What happens to our memory as we age? What are the important things to remember?
In this series of talks, we’ll take a deep dive into the long history of mindfulness practice. We’ll listen deeply and reflect on the rich treasure trove of mindfulness and memory practices. And we’ll share specific practices as passed down in the Himalayan Tradition.
All are welcome.
“This practice of constant mindfulness is taught universally by the yogis of the Himalayas, irrespective of their affiliations.”
– Swami Veda Bharati
Gary Gran, CYT, DAy. Gary and his wife Cynthia 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 educators. They have published more than eighty articles on yoga, meditation and Ayurveda. They are currently in winter residence in Tucson, Arizona, enjoying winter gardening, cooking, and hiking.

To support the work of The Meditation Center and register you can donate here or make a general donation by clicking on the “donate” button on the “Support TMC” website page.
Or donate through PayPal.
There is parking available for TMC visitors in the St. Boniface lot across the street from the Center.

Change of Plans for Thursday Satsang - January 22, 2026 - Via Zoom Only Because of the Frigid Temperatures - Showing of the Video "Inspirations from Swami Veda" - January 22, 2026
2026-01-22 19:00 - 20:30
Thursday Satsang Via Zoom Only
January 22, 2026
Because of the forecast for frigid temperatures tonight,
the talk by Michael Showalter has been postponed.
Michael Showalter’s talk is being rescheduled
for a Thursday in February 2026
“Inspirations from Swami Veda”
57.11 minutes
7:00-8:30 p.m. CT
Take care and stay warm!!!

5:30-6:45 p.m.: In-Person Gentle Yoga – Cancelled
7:00-7:30 p.m. Meditation by Swami Radha Bharati via Zoom
7:30-8:30 p.m. Showing of the video via Zoom
“Inspirations from Swami Veda Bharati”
8:30 p.m.: Evening Chants

Swami Veda Bharati’s teachings had an extremely vast, almost endless scope and levels of depth. This compendium video of our beloved Swamiji’s teaching puts together many of his favourite themes, and make us discover the several facets of his amazing personality.
It was originally released on the occasion of the 2019 AHYMSIN Sangha Gathering, held at Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama, Rishikesh, India.

Thursday Satsang Via Zoom and In-Person Zoom Viewing at TMC: "The Five Pillars of Sadhana with Cynthia Gran - January 29, 2026
2026-01-29 19:00 - 20:30
Thursday Satsang Via Zoom and In-Person Zoom Viewing at TMC – January 29, 2026
The Five Pillars of Sadhana” with Cynthia Gran DAy, E-RYT 500, YACEP
7:00-8:30 p.m.

5:30-6:45 p.m.: Gentle Hatha Yoga
7:00-7:30 p.m. Guided Meditation with Swami Ma Radha Bharati
7:30-8:30 p.m. “The Five Pillars of Sadhana” with Cynthia Gran
8:30 p.m.: Evening Chants
Details to come.
Cynthia Gran, DAy, E-RYT 500, YACEP, has been treading the Himalayan path since the late 1970s. Cynthia and her husband, Gary, DAy. CYT, first attended the old Glenview Center in Illinois where they met and have served the tradition in various capacities over the years. They are both certified yoga teachers and Ayurvedic educators. They have published more than eighty articles on yoga, meditation and Ayurveda. They are currently in Minnesota for the summer teaching at The Meditation Center. They enjoy desert gardening, cooking and hiking at their home in Tucson, Arizona.

Thursday Satsang Via Zoom and In-Person Viewing: Meditation on Political Action" with Stephen Parker (Stoma) Psy.D., E-RYT 500 - February 5, 2026
2026-02-05 19:00 - 20:30
Thursday Satsang – February 5, 2026
Via Zoom and In-Person Viewing at TMC
“Meditation on Political Action.”
Stephen Parker (Stoma) Psy.D., E-RYT 500
7:00-8:30 p.m. CT
Everyone is Welcome!

5:30-6:45 p.m.: Gentle Hatha Yoga with Maya Radovanlija
7:00-7:30 p.m: Guided Meditation
with Stephen Parker (Stoma) PsyD, E-RYT 500
7:30-8:30 p.m. ” Meditation on Political Action”
with Dr. Stephen Parker (Stoma) Psy.D., E-RYT-500
8:30 p.m.: Evening Chants

Join us on Thursday, February 5, 2026 for an inspiring talk by Stoma, “Meditation on Political Action” Can we maintain balance and equanimity through yogic principles in times of change and uncertainty?.
Stephen Parker (Stoma) 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 took preliminary vows of renunciation from Swami Veda and the Shankaracharya of Karvirapitha.
Stoma has been a licensed psychologist in private practice in St. Paul, MN since 1985. He also served 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 has taught 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,” and the “International Journal of Yoga Therapy.”

To support the work of The Meditation Center and register you can donate here or make a general donation by clicking on the “donate” button on the “Support TMC” website page..
There is parking available for TMC visitors in the St. Boniface lot across the street from the Center.

Thursday Satsang Via Zoom and In-Person Viewing at TMC : “Mindfulness in Ayurveda: Mindfulness, Memory & Remembrance – Part V” with Gary Gran CYT, DAy. - February 12, 2026
2026-02-12 19:00 - 20:30
Thursday Satsang Via Zoom and In-Person Viewing at TMC
February 12, 2026
“Mindfulness in Ayurveda:
Mindfulness, Memory & Remembrance Part V”
with Gary Gran CYT, DAy.
7:00-8:30 p.m. CT
Gary will be presenting via Zoom from his home in Arizona. The program will be streamed on the Center’s TV in the Hall of the Tradition.

5:30-6:45 p.m.: In-Person Gentle Yoga – TBD
7:00-7:30 p.m. Meditation Guided by Gary Gran CYT, DAy.
7:30-8:30 p.m. “Mindfulness in Ayurveda:
Mindfulness, Memory & Remembrance Part V”, Gary Gran CYT, DAy.
8:30 p.m.: Evening Chants
8:40 p.m. Snacks
How can mindfulness help us during troubled times? How do we heal ourselves and our wounded world? How do we care for ourselves and others when under stress? What are the important things to watch, to remember, to know? How do we protect our minds and our memory? These are important questions, and the answers don’t come easily, or all at once. Please join us for our final session on mindfulness, as we reflect together on the teachings of Ayurveda, the science of healing, remembering our connection to each other and all of life.
“May all beings be happy, may all beings be well, may all beings know peace. And may that peace come unto each of us.”
These days, the practice of mindfulness promises us everything from better health and better relationships to success in business and sports. The American Psychological Association’s website provides a list of proven benefits including less somatic distress, reduced depressive symptoms, lower anxiety, less neural reactivity and less emotional reactivity. In addition, there are positives including better working memory, better-sustained attention, better focus, more cognitive flexibility, greater relationship satisfaction, more self-insight, enhanced intuition, more equanimity, greater morality, greater empathy, and greater compassion. With a list like that, what are we waiting for?
How do we strengthen our practice of mindfulness? What’s the relationship of mindfulness to yoga? How is mindfulness connected to memory? What happens to our memory as we age? What are the important things to remember?
In this series of talks, we’ll take a deep dive into the long history of mindfulness practice. We’ll listen deeply and reflect on the rich treasure trove of mindfulness and memory practices. And we’ll share specific practices as passed down in the Himalayan Tradition.
All are welcome.
“This practice of constant mindfulness is taught universally by the yogis of the Himalayas, irrespective of their affiliations.”
– Swami Veda Bharati
Gary Gran, CYT, DAy. Gary and his wife Cynthia 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 educators. They have published more than eighty articles on yoga, meditation and Ayurveda. They are currently in winter residence in Tucson, Arizona, enjoying winter gardening, cooking, and hiking.
To support the work of The Meditation Center and register you can donate here or make a general donation by clicking on the “donate” button on the “Support TMC” website page. Or donate through PayPal.
There is parking available for TMC visitors in the St. Boniface lot
across the street from the Center.

Maha Shivaratri Observance Via Zoom on Sunday : February 15, 2026 from 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
2026-02-15 19:00 - 20:30
Maha Shivaratri Observance Via Zoom
“The Great Night of Shiva”
Sunday: February 15, 2026
7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Shiva is the Lord of the meditator, the very identity of the meditator. The earliest iconography in human history is a meditative one as divinity sitting in the meditative posture. It is the iconography of Shiva. It is that one by whose grace we are drawn to a life of renunciation to go up the mountain, for he is the dweller of Mount Kailasha, the dweller of the highest mountain within us; the head. From his matted hair, the gushing river of inspiration , knowledge and wisdom flows. The very river descends from the highest of the heavens, comes right into our fontanel, and from there flows downward into the seven worlds (chakras), the seven continents, the seven oceans and becomes our very kundalini. That Shiva. To him I dedicate myself today and chant, “OM NAMAH SHIVAYA”
Join Emilio Bettaglio and Swami Ma Radha Bharati for a Maha Shivaratri program of inward observation and contemplation.
Maha Shivaratri Puja with Aarti: 7:00—7:45 p.m.
Guided Shivaratri Manasa Puja (Internal Sacrifice) by Swami Veda 7:45–8:30 p.m.
Read here…Swami Veda’s, “1996 Shivaratri Address”

Thursday Satsang Via Zoom and In-Person Viewing at TMC : “Supporting Memory as We Age: Mindfulness, Memory & Remembrance – Part VI” with Gary Gran CYT, DAy. - February 12, 2026
2026-03-12 19:00 - 20:30
Thursday Satsang Via Zoom and In-Person Viewing at TMC
March 12, 2026
“Supporting Memory as We Age:
Mindfulness, Memory & Remembrance Part VI”
with Gary Gran CYT, DAy.
7:00-8:30 p.m. CT
Gary will be presenting via Zoom from his home in Arizona. The program will be streamed on the Center’s TV in the Hall of the Tradition.

5:30-6:45 p.m.: In-Person Gentle Yoga – Michael Snodgrass
7:00-7:30 p.m. Meditation Guided by Gary Gran CYT, DAy.
7:30-8:30 p.m. ““Supporting Memory as We Age:
Mindfulness, Memory & Remembrance Part VI”, Gary Gran CYT, DAy.
8:30 p.m.: Evening Chants
8:40 p.m. Snacks
Our last session in this series will be very practical. We’ll detail anAyurvedic protocol for supporting memory as we age that everyone can practice. We’ll detail self-care practices, specific foods & herbs, yoga practices, and lifestyle recommendations that will help keep your mind and memory healthy and happy. Please join us for our final session on mindfulness and memory, as we reflect together on the teachings of Ayurveda and yoga, remembering our connection to each other and all of life.
“Mindfulness that the universe is flowing through us all is called love.”
~Swami Veda Bharati~
These days, the practice of mindfulness promises us everything from better health and better relationships to success in business and sports. The American Psychological Association’s website provides a list of proven benefits including less somatic distress, reduced depressive symptoms, lower anxiety, less neural reactivity and less emotional reactivity. In addition, there are positives including better working memory, better-sustained attention, better focus, more cognitive flexibility, greater relationship satisfaction, more self-insight, enhanced intuition, more equanimity, greater morality, greater empathy, and greater compassion. With a list like that, what are we waiting for?
How do we strengthen our practice of mindfulness? What’s the relationship of mindfulness to yoga? How is mindfulness connected to memory? What happens to our memory as we age? What are the important things to remember?
In this series of talks, we’ll take a deep dive into the long history of mindfulness practice. We’ll listen deeply and reflect on the rich treasure trove of mindfulness and memory practices. And we’ll share specific practices as passed down in the Himalayan Tradition.
All are welcome.
“This practice of constant mindfulness is taught universally by the yogis of the Himalayas, irrespective of their affiliations.”
~Swami Veda Bharati~
Gary Gran, CYT, DAy. Gary and his wife Cynthia 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 educators. They have published more than eighty articles on yoga, meditation and Ayurveda. They are currently in winter residence in Tucson, Arizona, enjoying winter gardening, cooking, and hiking.
To support the work of The Meditation Center and register you can donate here or make a general donation by clicking on the “donate” button on the “Support TMC” website page. Or donate through PayPal.
There is parking available for TMC visitors in the St. Boniface lot
across the street from the Center.

Thursday Satsang In Person and Via Zoom : The Divine Mother and First Day of Navaratri" with Stephen Parker (Stoma) Psy.D., E-RYT 500 - March 19, 2026
2026-03-19 19:00 - 20:30
Thursday Satsang – March 19, 2026
In Person and Via Zoom
“The First Evening of Navaratri and the Divine Mother.”
Stephen Parker (Stoma) Psy.D., E-RYT 500
7:00-8:30 p.m. CT
Everyone is Welcome!

5:30-6:45 p.m.: Gentle Hatha Yoga Cancelled for the 19th
due to renovation of the 2nd floor bathrooms
7:00-7:30 p.m: Guided Meditation
with Stephen Parker (Stoma) PsyD, E-RYT 500
7:30-8:30 p.m.: “The First Evening of Navaratri and the Divine Mother”
with Dr. Stephen Parker (Stoma) Psy.D., E-RYT-500
8:30 p.m.: Evening Chants
8:40 p.m. Recording of the “1,000 Names of the Divine Mother”

Join us on Thursday, March 19, 2026 for an inspiring talk by Stoma, “The First Evening of Navaratri and the Divine Mother”
Stephen Parker (Stoma) 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 took preliminary vows of renunciation from Swami Veda and the Shankaracharya of Karvirapitha.
Stoma has been a licensed psychologist in private practice in St. Paul, MN since 1985. He also served 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 has taught 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,” and the “International Journal of Yoga Therapy.”

To support the work of The Meditation Center and register you can donate here or make a general donation by clicking on the “donate” button on the “Support TMC” website page..
There is parking available for TMC visitors in the St. Boniface lot across the street from the Center.

Thursday Satsang Via Zoom and In-Person Zoom Viewing at TMC: "Readings for the Season of Lent" with Cynthia Gran - March 26, 2026
2026-03-26 19:00 - 20:30
Thursday Satsang Via Zoom and In-Person Zoom Viewing at TMC – March 26, 2026
“Readings for the Season of Lent”
with Cynthia Gran DAy, E-RYT 500, YACEP
7:00-8:30 p.m.

5:30-6:45 p.m.: Gentle Hatha Yoga
7:00-7:30 p.m. Guided Meditation with Swami Ma Radha Bharati
7:30-8:30 p.m. “Readings for the Season of Lent” with Cynthia Gran
8:30 p.m.: Evening Chants
Details to come.
Cynthia Gran, DAy, E-RYT 500, YACEP, has been treading the Himalayan path since the late 1970s. Cynthia and her husband, Gary, DAy. CYT, first attended the old Glenview Center in Illinois where they met and have served the tradition in various capacities over the years. They are both certified yoga teachers and Ayurvedic educators. They have published more than eighty articles on yoga, meditation and Ayurveda. They are currently in Minnesota for the summer teaching at The Meditation Center. They enjoy desert gardening, cooking and hiking at their home in Tucson, Arizona.

Thursday Satsang In Person and Via Zoom: "Pilgrimage to the Tomb of St. Francis" with Michael Showalter - April 2, 2026
2026-04-02 19:00 - 20:30
Thursday Satsang In Person and Via Zoom
April 2, 2026
“Pilgrimage to the Tomb of St. Francis”
with Michael Showalter
7:00-8:30 p.m. CT

5:30-6:45 p.m.: In-Person Gentle Yoga with Rodney Huff (Rajni)
7:00-8:00 p.m.: Short Meditation by Swami Radha
followed by the talk ” Pilgrimage to the Tomb of St. Francis”
A Presentation by Michael Showalter
8:00-8:30 p.m.: Meditation Guided by Michael Showalter
8:30 p.m.: Evening Chants
8:40 p.m. Snacks
It is said that yoga is a journey of the self, through the self, to the Self. If that is true, how could traveling geographically provide any hope of reaching such a lofty goal? How could going outside of oneself play any part in one’s inner spiritual journey?
Through an improbable set of coincidences, Michael Showalter recently found himself in Assisi, Italy during the week of All Saints Day. He was convinced that this would be a pleasant bit of tourism, but not much more.
Surprisingly, this journey was significantly more. It was a pilgrimage!
In this talk and meditation, Michael will share with you the experience of going on an external and internal pilgrimage to a very sacred place: The tomb of St. Francis located deep within the Basilica di San Francesco.
Please join him Thursday evening as he relates this remarkable personal story.

Thursday Satsang Via Zoom and In-Person Viewing at TMC : Ayurveda Q&A With Gary & Cynthia Gran: Supporting Memory as We Age - Addendum with Gary and Cynthia Gran - April 9, 2026
2026-04-09 19:00 - 20:30
Thursday Satsang Via Zoom and In-Person Viewing at TMC
April 9, 2026
Ayurveda Q&A With Gary & Cynthia Gran:
Supporting Memory as We Age – Addendum
7:00-8:30 p.m. CT
Gary and Cynthia will be presenting via Zoom from their home in Arizona.
The program will be streamed on the Center’s TV in the Hall of the Tradition.

5:30-6:45 p.m.: In-Person Gentle Yoga
7:00-7:30 p.m. Meditation Guided by Gary Gran CYT, DAy.
7:30-8:30 p.m. “Ayurveda Q&A with Gary & Cynthia Gran: Supporting Memory as We Age – Addendum
8:30 p.m.: Evening Chants
8:40 p.m. Snacks
At the last session of the “Mindfulness, Memory & Remembrance” series on March 12th, we presented an Ayurvedic protocol for supporting memory as we age. We detailed self-care practices, specific foods & herbs, yoga practices, and lifestyle recommendations to help keep the mind and memory healthy and happy. The program was well received, but gave rise to more questions than could be answered. So, we have scheduled this extra Q&A session.
In this session, we will review the protocol, taking questions as we go. Attendance at past sessions is not required. Please join us! All are welcome.
“Mindfulness that the universe is flowing through us all is called love.”
-Swami Veda Bharati
Gary & Cynthia 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 educators.
They have published more than eighty articles on yoga, meditation and Ayurveda. They are currently in winter residence in Tucson, Arizona, enjoying winter gardening, cooking, and hiking.
Gary Gran, CYT, DAy.
Cynthia Gran, DAy. E-RYT 500, YACEP
To support the work of The Meditation Center and register you can donate here or make a general donation by clicking on the “donate” button on the “Support TMC” website page. Or donate through PayPal.
There is parking available for TMC visitors in the St. Boniface lot across the street from the Center.

Thursday Satsang In Person and Via Zoom: Introduction to the New AHYMSIN Global Mantra, 'Oṃ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya'" April 16, 2026
2026-04-16 19:00 - 20:30
Thursday Satsang In Person and Via Zoom
April 16, 2026
Introduction to the New AHYMSIN Global Mantra,
“Oṃ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya”
7:00-8:30 p.m. CT

5:30-6:45 p.m.: In-Person Gentle Yoga
7:00-7:30 p.m.: Meditation by Swami Radha Bharati
7:30-8:30 p.m.: Introduction to the New AHYMSIN Global Mantra,
“Oṃ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya”
8:30 p.m.: Evening Chants
8:40 p.m. Snacks

ॐ नमो भगवते वासुदेवाय।
Om Namo Bhagavate Vāsudevāya
Om, I bow to the Lord who dwells within all hearts.
The Vasudeva mantra was given by Swami Ritavan Bharati, the Spiritual Guide of AHYMSIN, on 4th March 2026, and will be practiced by all the members of the AHYMSINSangha for the duration of three years, until the AHYMSIN Sangha Gathering in March 2029.
To learn more, kindly read the Vasudeva Principle by Swami Veda Bharati
To watch the live video of Announcement of the New Sangha Mantra by Swami Ritavan Bharati during the AHYMSIN Sangha Gathering 2026, kindly visit – AHYMSIN Channel on YouTube
To learn more, kindly read the Introduction to the Vasudeva Principle by Swami Ritavan Bharati
To learn more about the meaning of the Vasudeva mantra, kindly visit “https://www.ahymsin.org/om-namo-bhagavate-vasudevaya/” by Rabindra Sahu.
To read the detailed meaning of the Vasudeva mantra, kindly visit https://www.ahymsin.org/meaning-of-vasudeva-mantra/ by Rabindra Sahu.
To learn more about Lord Vasudeva, kindly read “Introduction to Lord Vasudeva” by Raghavendra Adiga.
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Thursday Satsang Via Zoom and In-Person Viewing at TMC : “The Power of Faith in Yoga” with Gary Gran CYT, DAy. - April 23, 2026
2026-04-23 19:00 - 20:30
Thursday Satsang Via Zoom and In-Person Viewing at TMC
April 23, 2026
“The Power of Faith in Yoga” with Gary Gran CYT, DAy.
7:00-8:30 p.m. CT
Gary will be presenting via Zoom from his home in Arizona. The program will be streamed on the Center’s TV in the Hall of the Tradition.

5:30-6:45 p.m.: In-Person Gentle Yoga – TBD
7:00-7:30 p.m. Meditation Guided by Gary Gran CYT, DAy.
7:30-8:30 p.m. ““The Power of Faith in Yoga” with mGary Gran CYT, DAy.
8:30 p.m.: Evening Chants
8:40 p.m. Snacks
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Join the community of TMC for Gary’s talk on April 23rd. Details to come.
All are welcome.
“This practice of constant mindfulness is taught universally by the yogis of the Himalayas, irrespective of their affiliations.”
– Swami Veda Bharati
Gary Gran, CYT, DAy. Gary and his wife Cynthia 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 educators. They have published more than eighty articles on yoga, meditation and Ayurveda. They are currently in winter residence in Tucson, Arizona, enjoying winter gardening, cooking, and hiking.
To support the work of The Meditation Center and register you can donate here or make a general donation by clicking on the “donate” button on the “Support TMC” website page. Or donate through PayPal.
There is parking available for TMC visitors in the St. Boniface lot
across the street from the Center.
