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SUMMARY:Qigong for Winter: Wudang Mountain Five Animal Tortoise Qigong  with Nikki Strong\, Saturday: December 9\, 2023 - Live-Streamed via Zoom from 9:00-10:30 a.m.
DESCRIPTION:Qigong for Winter:\nWudang Mountain Five Animal Tortoise Qigong\nwith Nikki Strong\n\n	\n\n\nRegister Today….\nONLINE CLASS:\nWintertime Qigong – Wudang Tortoise Qigong\nwith Nikki Strong\nSaturday: December 9\, 2023\nZoom Only\n9:00 – 10:30 a.m. CST\nCost: $15.00\nRegister here.\nAs the days become chillier and snow begins to fall… let us gather to warm our soul and body with healing movement for wintertime…. \nLive-streamed on Zoom. Class recording and handouts provided for all registered class participants. \nIn this class we will learn and practice the Wudang Five Animal Tortoise form. This class will serve both as an introduction to the practice as well as an excellent review for those that participated in the live class last weekend. This class is open to ALL. No previous experience necessary.
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/qigong-for-winter-wudang-mountain-five-animal-tortoise-qigong-with-nikki-strong-saturday-december-2-2023-in-person-and-live-streamed-via-zoom-2023-12-09/
CATEGORIES:Workshops
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231214T203000
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SUMMARY:Thursday Satsang In Person and Via Zoom: The Meditation Center's Holiday Program 2023\, "Celebration of the Season of Silence\, Light\, and Hope" December 14\, 2023
DESCRIPTION:Thursday Satsang In Person and Via Zoom\nDecember 14\, 2023\nThe Meditation Center’s Holiday Program 2023\n“Celebration of the Season of Silence\, Light\, and Hope”\n7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.\n\n\n\nHoliday Program Schedule\n5:30-6:45p.m. No Hatha Yoga Drop-In Class Tonight \n7:00-7:30 p.m. “Meditation on Light” guided by Swami Ma Radha Bharati \n7:30-7:45 p.m. Welcome Message and Annual Board of Directors Report by Sunita Gangopadhyay \n7:45-7:50 p.m. Lighting of the Menorah on the Last Night of Hanukkah \nwith Daniel Hertz and Nikki Strong \n7:50 -8:00 p.m. Music by Chris Young \n8:00 -8:05 p.m. Eric Ness Reading Swami Ritavan’s Holiday Message 2023 \n8:05-8:30p.m. Spiral of Light Candle Lighting Ceremony Accompanied with Music by Chris Young \n8:30 p.m. Chris Young and Community Singing Silent Night \nRead here the lyrics of “Silent Night” \n8:40 Vegan Soup by Paul Emerson and Trimmings \nIf you can\, please bring a savory dish or a sweet to share  with the community.
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/thursday-satsang-in-person-and-via-zoom-the-meditation-centers-holiday-program-2023-celebration-of-the-season-of-silence-light-and-hope-december-14-2023/
CATEGORIES:Special Events,Thursday Satsangs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231221T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231221T203000
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CREATED:20231120T230214Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231221T015158Z
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SUMMARY:Thursday Satsang in Person and via Zoom: "Lost in Mist and Clouds in the Wudang Mountains:  Images and stories from temples and remote mountain places of Wudang" with Nikki Strong - December 21\, 2023
DESCRIPTION:“Lost in Mist and Clouds in the Wudang Mountains:\nImages and stories from temples and remote mountain places of Wudang”\n with Nikki Strong\nDecember 21\, 2023\nNew Time – 5:30-6:45 p.m.: Gentle Hatha Yoga with Michael Snodgrass \n7:00-7:30 p.m.: Guided Meditation with Swami Radha Bharati \n7:30-8:30 p.m.: “Lost in Mist and Clouds in the Wudang Mountain:Images and stories from temples and remote mountain places of Wudang” with Nikki Strong \n8:30 p.m.: Prayers \n8:40 p.m.: Snacks \nNikki Strong will present us  with an insightful peak at this very spiritual and extraordinary place…the Wudang Mountains. Details to come.
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/thursday-satsang-in-person-and-via-zoom-lost-in-mist-and-clouds-in-the-wudang-mountains-images-and-stories-from-temples-and-remote-mountain-places-of-wudang-with-nikki-strong-december-21-202/
CATEGORIES:Thursday Satsangs
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231224T233000
DTSTAMP:20260403T145358
CREATED:20231011T140249Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231221T020319Z
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SUMMARY:Cancelled for Christmas Eve - Via Zoom - Sunday Book Study Group/Satsang with Swami Ma Radha Bharati \, Michael Smith\, and Jim Nelson
DESCRIPTION:Cancelled for Christmas Eve – Sunday Book Study Group/Satsang Via Zoom\nwith Swami Ma Radha Bharati \, Michael Smith\, and Jim Nelson\n10:00 A.M. – 11:45 A.M.\nWill resume on January 7\, 2024\nTime:  10:00 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. \nSwami Radha\,  Jim\, and Michael will continue the study of spiritual topics in 2023. The Book Club is now reading “Sacred Journey_ Living Purposefully and Dying Gracefully” by Swami Rama \n  \nSacred Journey\nLiving Purposefully and Dying Gracefully\nWe hope you’ve had a wonderful summer and are enjoying yourselves this fall. \nThe Book Study will resume Sunday morning October 15th at 10:00 a.m. with Swami Rama’s SACRED JOURNEY. This book complements the Ten-Year Plan\, outlined by Swami Ritavan\, which focuses on Vanaprastha and devising a blueprint for the rest of one’s life.
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/via-zoom-sunday-book-study-group-satsang-with-swami-ma-radha-bharati-michael-smith-and-jim-nelson-2023-12-24/
CATEGORIES:Sunday Satsangs
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SUMMARY:Global Full Moon Meditation  Zoom Only  9:00-10:00 p.m. CST
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday\, December 26\, 2023\nGlobal Full Moon Meditation\nZoom Only\n9:00-10:00 p.m. CST\nThe Meditation Center will not be open for a group meditation gathering this evening. \nThis Full Moon Meditation via Zoom will begin guided by Stoma\, followed by a silent meditation until 10:00 p.m. \nThis event is courtesy of the Chicago Himalayan Yoga & Meditation Center – HYMC. \nTo get the Zoom link and for more information aregarding the global full moon meditation schedule \nvisit HYMC’s website here. \n“You are lovingly invited to sit in meditation for an hour wherever you are\, in your home or with friends. Total beginners and longtime practitioners\, non-initiates and initiates are welcome. If you cannot sit for the entire hour\, sit as long as you are able; as Swami Veda has said\, ‘Let the quietness of the mind continue even after you rise..'” (Courtesy of AHYMSIN.org January 2023 newsletter). \nEveryone is welcome! \n“Yoga Philosophy views the mind as Universal field; its waves passing through us and becoming our individual minds. This Universal mind is a radiant force and is also known as a Universal Guru within.” \n“When all sit together at the same time even in different parts of the world\, they connect to the Universal Guru mind and generate a strong field\, like so many magnets being joined together and forming a much stronger magnet; the strength of each then equals the combined strength of all.” \n– Swami Veda Bharati –
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/global-full-moon-meditation-zoom-only-900-1000-p-m-cst-2/
CATEGORIES:Full Moon Meditation
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231227T120000
DTSTAMP:20260403T145358
CREATED:20230104T204513Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231130T134434Z
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SUMMARY:Cancelled for December 27th Wednesday Mornings via Zoom – Gentle Hatha Yoga (Drop-In) with Sig Martell and Rosann Chamberlain
DESCRIPTION:Cancelled for the December 27th – WEDNESDAY MORNINGS VIA ZOOM – GENTLE HATHA YOGA (DROP IN)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTime:  10:30am to Noon \nInstructors: Sig Martell and Rosann Chamberlain \nFees: $12.00/class ($10.00 for seniors and students) \nDROP-IN HATHA CLASSES (ONGOING)\nEveryone is Welcome! These classes are for all levels. Instructors excel at leading the class in relaxation\, gentle asana (yoga positions) and pranayama (breath). Relieve stress\, achy joints\, improve balance at all levels and increase your sense of well being. No registration necessary\, just show up.
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/wednesday-mornings-via-zoom-gentle-hatha-yoga-drop-in-with-sig-martell-and-rosann-chamberlain-2023-12-27/
CATEGORIES:Classes,Hatha Yoga,Other
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20231228T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20231228T203000
DTSTAMP:20260403T145358
CREATED:20231207T201338Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231228T221755Z
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SUMMARY:Thursday Satsang In Person Viewing of Recorded Video and via Zoom: "Patañjali in Eternity: the Legend of Śhri Patañjali – the Ṛiṣhi Sage of Yoga" with Salvatore Zambito  Shown on March 25\, 2021 - December 28\, 2023
DESCRIPTION:Thursday Satsang via Zoom – December 28\, 2023\nRecorded Session of “Patañjali in Eternity: the Legend of Śhri Patañjali – \nthe Ṛiṣhi Sage of Yoga” recorded on March 25\, 2021\nwith Salvatore Zambito\n7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.\n5:30- 6:45 p.m. – Gentle Hatha Yoga guided by Michael Snodgrass \n7:00 p.m. – Meditation with Swami Radha Bharati \n7:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. –  Recorded talk by Salvatore Zambito \n8:30-8:45 p.m. – Evening Prayers \n  \nJoin us for this recorded March 25\,2021  talk on “Patañjali in Eternity: the Legend of Śhri Patañjali  \n– the Ṛiṣhi Sage of Yoga”  \nSwami Veda included it in his second edition of his elucidation of the “Samadhi Pada”
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/thursday-satsang-in-person-viewing-of-recorded-video-and-via-zoom-patanjali-in-eternity-the-legend-of-shri-patanjali-the-%e1%b9%9bi%e1%b9%a3hi-sage-of-yoga-with-salvatore-zambito-show/
CATEGORIES:Thursday Satsangs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231231T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231231T233000
DTSTAMP:20260403T145358
CREATED:20231011T140249Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231221T020615Z
UID:20574-1704016800-1704065400@themeditationcenter.org
SUMMARY:Cancelled for New Year's Eve Via Zoom - Sunday Book Study Group/Satsang with Swami Ma Radha Bharati \, Michael Smith\, and Jim Nelson
DESCRIPTION:Cancelled for New Year’s Eve – Sunday Book Study Group/Satsang Via Zoom\nwith Swami Ma Radha Bharati \, Michael Smith\, and Jim Nelson\n10:00 A.M. – 11:45 A.M.\nWill resume on January 7\, 2024\nTime:  10:00 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. \nSwami Radha\,  Jim\, and Michael will continue the study of spiritual topics in 2023. The Book Club is now reading “Sacred Journey_ Living Purposefully and Dying Gracefully” by Swami Rama \n  \nSacred Journey\nLiving Purposefully and Dying Gracefully\nWe hope you’ve had a wonderful summer and are enjoying yourselves this fall. \nThe Book Study will resume Sunday morning October 15th at 10:00 a.m. with Swami Rama’s SACRED JOURNEY. This book complements the Ten-Year Plan\, outlined by Swami Ritavan\, which focuses on Vanaprastha and devising a blueprint for the rest of one’s life.
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/via-zoom-sunday-book-study-group-satsang-with-swami-ma-radha-bharati-michael-smith-and-jim-nelson-2023-12-31/
CATEGORIES:Sunday Satsangs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240103T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240103T120000
DTSTAMP:20260403T145358
CREATED:20230104T204513Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241121T022714Z
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SUMMARY:Wednesday Mornings In Person and via Zoom – Gentle Hatha Yoga (Drop-In) with Sig Martell and Rosann Chamberlain
DESCRIPTION: WEDNESDAY MORNINGS In Person and Via Zoom – GENTLE HATHA YOGA (DROP IN)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTime:  10:30am to Noon \nInstructors: Sig Martell\, Rosann Chamberlain\, and Susan Guthrie \nFees: $12.00/class ($10.00 for seniors and students) \nDROP-IN HATHA CLASSES (ONGOING)\nEveryone is Welcome! These classes are for all levels. Instructors excel at leading the class in relaxation\, gentle asana (yoga positions) and pranayama (breath). Relieve stress\, achy joints\, improve balance at all levels and increase your sense of well being. No registration necessary\, just show up.
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/wednesday-mornings-via-zoom-gentle-hatha-yoga-drop-in-with-sig-martell-and-rosann-chamberlain/2024-01-03/
CATEGORIES:Classes,Hatha Yoga
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240104T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240104T203000
DTSTAMP:20260403T145358
CREATED:20240110T162108Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240110T162108Z
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SUMMARY:Thursday Satsang In Person and Via Zoom: New Year's Blessing for 2024\, Talk by Swami Ritavan Bharati\, Flower/Water Havan with Swami Ritavan\, Emilio Bettaglio\, and Chris Young.
DESCRIPTION:Thursday Satsang In Person and Via Zoom – January 4\, 2024\nNew Year’s Blessing for 2024\nTalk by Swami Ritavan Bharati\nFlower/Water Havan with Swami Ritavan\, Emilio Bettaglio\, and Chris Young.\n7:00 – 8:30 p.m.\n  \n 5:30-6:45 p.m.: Gentle Hatha Yoga with Chris Young\n7:00-7:30 p.m.: Guided Meditation with Swami Ritavan Bharati\n7:30-8:30 p.m.: Remarks by Swami Ritavan followed by a Flower/Water Havan with Swami Ritavan\, Emilio Bettaglio\, and Chris Young.\n8:30 p.m.: Evening Prayers\n8:40 p.m.: Vegan Soup by Paul Emerson and Snacks\nPlease join Swami Ritavan Bharati\, Emilio Bettaglio\, and Chris Young for an evening of inspiration as we welcome 2024 on the first Thursday of the year. \nThe Havan Mantras will be: \nGanapati Mantra \nAkhanda Mandala \nMaha Mrityunjaya \nLakshmi Gayatri \nPurna Ahuti \nRead or print here. \nTo support the work of The Meditation Center and register you can donate here (suggested donation $15.00) for Thursday Satsang or make a general donation by clicking on the “donate” button on the “Support TMC” website page. \nOr donate through PayPal. \nNote: There is parking available for TMC visitors in the St. Boniface lot across the street from the Center.
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/thursday-satsang-in-person-and-via-zoom-new-years-blessing-for-2024-talk-by-swami-ritavan-bharati-flower-water-havan-with-swami-ritavan-emilio-bettaglio-and-chris-young/
CATEGORIES:Thursday Satsangs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240107T082000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240107T093000
DTSTAMP:20260403T145358
CREATED:20240109T172542Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240110T001948Z
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SUMMARY:Via Zoom – Sunday Morning Guided Meditation with Swami Radha Bharati
DESCRIPTION: Via Zoom – Sunday Morning Guided Meditation\nwith Swami Radha Bharati\n8:20 A.M. – 9:15 A.M.\nJoin for Morning Prayers: 8:20-8:30 a.m.\nSunday Morning Meditation: 8:30-9:15 a.m.\n\nJoin Swami Radha Bharati on Zoom for a guided meditation on Sunday from 8:20 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/via-zoom-sunday-morning-guided-meditation-with-swami-radha-bharati-2/
CATEGORIES:Sunday Morning Meditation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240107T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240107T113000
DTSTAMP:20260403T145358
CREATED:20240110T003849Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240110T003849Z
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SUMMARY:Sunday Book Study Group / Satsang Via Zoom with Swami Ma Radha Bharati\, Michael Smith\, and Jim Nelson
DESCRIPTION:Sunday Book Study Group/Satsang Via Zoom\nwith Swami Ma Radha Bharati\, Michael Smith\, and Jim Nelson\n10:00 A.M. – 11:45 A.M.\nTime:  10:00 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. \nSwami Radha\,  Jim\, and Michael will continue the study of spiritual topics in 2024. The Book Club is continuing to read “Sacred Journey_ Living Purposefully and Dying Gracefully” by Swami Rama.  Join us for very interesting discussions. Everyone is welcome. \n  \nSacred Journey\nLiving Purposefully and Dying Gracefully\nThe Book Study is continuing  the reading and discussion in 2024.with Swami Rama’s SACRED JOURNEY. This book complements the Ten-Year Plan\, outlined by Swami Ritavan\, which focuses on Vanaprastha and devising a blueprint for the rest of one’s life.
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/sunday-book-study-group-satsang-via-zoom-with-swami-ma-radha-bharati-michael-smith-and-jim-nelson/2024-01-07/
CATEGORIES:Sunday Satsangs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240110T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240110T200000
DTSTAMP:20260403T145358
CREATED:20240110T001219Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240110T001219Z
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SUMMARY:AHYMSIN Community Mantra Japa Practice via Zoom with Chris Young - January 10\, 2024
DESCRIPTION:New AHYMSIN Community Mantra Japa Practice via Zoom\nwith Chris Young\nWednesday\, January 10\, 2024\nTime: 7:00 p.m. CST \nWe will meet every other Wednesday to recite the mantra together.\nॐ गं गणपतये नमः ।\n\n“Om Gam Gaṇapataye Namaha”\nOm\, Gam\, salutations to Lord Ganesha\n\n	\n\n\n\nGayatri Prayer\n\nगायत्री मातः। हे गुरो। श्री गुरो।\nसद् बुद्धिं मे प्रयच्च।\nचित्तं मे निर्मलं शान्तं प्रसन्नं भूयात्।\nसर्वे मे भावाः शुध्यन्ताम्।\nमैत्री भावनया क्षमां याचितुं आत्मबलं मे देहि।\nॐ तत्सद् ब्रह्मार्पणम् अस्तु॥\n\n\ngāyatrī mātaḥ | he guro | śrī guro |\nsad buddhiṁ me prayacca |\ncittaṁ me nirmalaṁ śāntaṁ prasannaṁ bhūyāt |\nsarve me bhāvāḥ śudhyantām |\nmaītrī bhāvanayā kṣamāṁ yācituṁ ātma balaṁ me dehi |\nom tat-sad brahmārpaṇam astu ||\n\nMother Gayatri\, Oh Gurudeva\, Shri Gurudeva\nGrant me pure buddhi.\nMay my mind become immaculate\, quiet\, peaceful\, clear and pleasant.\nMay all my emotions be purified.\nGrant me the spiritual strength to ask for forgiveness with a sentiment of amity.\nOm. That (alone is) Real.\nMay (all this endeavor) be (accepted as my) surrender and offering to Brahman.\n\nChris will guide us in the recitation of the Gayatri Prayer and of 1 mala of the new mantra\,”Om Gam Gaṇapataye Namaha”.\n\n\n	\n\n\nChris Young was initiated into the Himalayan Yoga Tradition in 2005\, but has been connected with The Tradition in some way since birth\, with his parents being early members and faculty of The Meditation Center in Minneapolis. Chris occasionally leads Kirtan at the Meditation Center’s Thursday satsang\, and helps with some IT aspects of the HYT Teacher Training Program. Chris finds the thread of yoga and meditation that has been taught through the Tradition and its teachers\, and cultivated through practice\, to always keep him returning to his heart’s path – the path of Yoga – and he is grateful to be a part of the local and global communities that are working to further the mission of The Himalayan Yoga Tradition. He is the father of two amazing boys\, he enjoys singing and playing music\, and is ready to help with your ocular asanas through eye-roll-inducing dad jokes.
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/ahymsin-community-mantra-japa-practice-via-zoom-with-chris-young-january-10-2024/
CATEGORIES:Special Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240111T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240111T203000
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SUMMARY:Thursday Satsang In Person and Via Zoom: An Evening with Stephen Parker (Stoma) PsyD\, E-RYT-500  "Silence\, Transitions\, and Transformation\, Liminal Spaces of Spiritual Unfoldment"  - January 11\, 2024
DESCRIPTION:Thursday Satsang In Person and Via Zoom  – January 11\, 2024\nAn Evening with Stephen Parker (Stoma) PsyD\, E-RYT-500\n“Silence\, Transitions\, and Transformation\, Liminal Spaces of Spiritual Unfoldment”\n7:00 – 8:30 p.m.\n  \n5:30-6:45 p.m.: Gentle Hatha Yoga with Sunita Gangopadhyay\n7:00-7:30 p.m.: Guided Meditation with Stephen Parker (Stoma)\n7:30-8:30 p.m.: Talk with Stephen Parker (Stoma) PsyD\, E-RYT-500\n8:30 p.m.: Evening Prayers\n8:40 p.m.: Snacks\nJoin Stoma on Thursday\, January 11th\, to talk about silence and the creativity arising out of the liminal spaces ..the energy of spiritual unfoldment. \nDr. Stephen Parker was initiated in the Himalayan Yoga tradition by Swami Veda Bharati and was given the initiate name Stoma in 1971. Among the first teachers certified by the Himalayan International Teachers’ Association\, H.I.T.A.\, he began teaching hatha yoga in 1974. During that time he also studied Sanskrit with Swami Veda and South Asian languages and culture for his B.A. at the University of Minnesota. \nStoma is an Experienced Registered Yoga Teacher at the 500-hour level of the Yoga Alliance (E-RYT 500). A member of the International Association of Y.T.\, he serves on the faculties of the Meditation Center in Minneapolis and the Sadhaka Gram ashram in Rishikesh\, India. He is also a senior faculty member of the Himalayan Yoga Tradition Teachers’ Training Program. He has lectured on yoga\, meditation\, yoga psychology\, and spiritual practice in the U.S. and Canada as well as in Caribbean countries\, Holland\, Italy\, Austria\, Hungary\, Lithuania\, South Africa\, Korea\, Hong Kong\, and India. In 2004 he helped originate and teach the first course on yoga in an American medical school at the University of Minnesota Academic Medical Center. In 2007 he received preliminary vows of renunciation from Swami Veda and the Shankaracharya of Karvirapitha. \nStoma has been a licensed psychologist in private practice in St. Paul\, MN since 1985. He also serves as Adjunct Assistant School Professor of Counseling and Psychological Services at Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota and Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Graduate School of Professional Psychology at the University of St. Thomas in Minneapolis\, MN. He teaches on the faculty of the Introductory Workshops of the Minnesota Society of Clinical Hypnosis. In addition to authoring journal articles and book chapters\, Dr. Parker edited volume two of Swami Veda’s definitive scholarly work on the “Yoga-Sutras of Patanjali” and he has been a peer review editor for the “Journal of Men’s Studies\,” the “American Journal of Orthopsychiatry\,” the “International Journal of Yoga T. and Yoga Mimamsa.” He is also the author of “Clearing the Path\, The Yoga Way to a Clear and Pleasant Mind: Yoga\, Neuroscience and Emotion”(2017) published by AHYMSA publishers. \nTo support the work of The Meditation Center and register you can donate here (suggested donation $15.00) for Thursday Satsang or make a general donation by clicking on the “donate” button on the “Support TMC” website page. \nOr donate through PayPal. \nNote: There is parking available for TMC visitors in the St. Boniface lot across the street from the Center.
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/thursday-satsang-in-person-and-via-zoom-an-evening-with-stephen-parker-stoma-psyd-e-ryt-500-silence-transitions-and-transformation-liminal-spaces-of-spiritual-unfoldment-janua/
CATEGORIES:Satsangs,Thursday Satsangs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240114T082000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240114T093000
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SUMMARY:Via Zoom – Sunday Morning Guided Meditation with Lori Beron
DESCRIPTION: Via Zoom – Sunday Morning Guided Meditation\nwith Lori  Beron\n8:20 A.M. – 9:15 A.M.\nJoin for Morning Prayers: 8:20-8:30 a.m.\nSunday Morning Meditation: 8:30-9:15 a.m.\n\nJoin Swami Radha Bharati on Zoom for a guided meditation on Sunday from 8:20 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/via-zoom-sunday-morning-guided-meditation-with-swami-radha-bharati-2-2024-01-14/
CATEGORIES:Sunday Morning Meditation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240118T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240118T203000
DTSTAMP:20260403T145358
CREATED:20240110T171002Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240110T171051Z
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SUMMARY:Thursday Satsang In Person and Via Zoom: "Panel Discussion and Q&A with Members of the TMC Spiritual Committee and Senior Teachers  January 18\, 2024
DESCRIPTION:Thursday Satsang In Person and Via Zoom  – January 18\, 2024\n“Panel Discussion and Q&A with\nMembers of the Spiritual Committee and Senior Teachers\n7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. CST\n\n\n5:30-6:45 p.m.: Gentle Hatha Yoga with Susan Guthrie\n\n7:00-7:30 p.m.: Guided Meditation with Swami Ma Radha Bharati\n\n7:30-8:30 p.m.: “Panel Discussion and Q&A with Members of the Spiritual Committee and Senior Teachers\n\n8:30 p.m.: Evening Prayers\n\n8:40 p.m.: Snacks\n\n\n\nTo begin the New Year 2024 bring your questions and thoughts regarding strengthening your spiritual practice for the year. Join a panel of senior teachers for a lively discussion and on the problems and promises of keeping a meditation practice. How does one keep meditation “fresh”? Why aren’t I “enlightened” yet? What are the tricks for keeping a regular meditation time? Am I making spirtual progress?  What does spiritual progress look like\, feel like?\n\nFormulate your own particular questions now for Thursday Satsang.
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/thursday-satsang-in-person-and-via-zoom-panel-discussion-and-qa-with-members-of-the-tmc-spiritual-committee-and-senior-teachers-january-18-2024/
CATEGORIES:Satsangs,Thursday Satsangs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240124T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240124T200000
DTSTAMP:20260403T145358
CREATED:20240110T004221Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240110T004221Z
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SUMMARY:AHYMSIN Community Mantra Japa Practice via Zoom with Chris Young - January 24\, 2024
DESCRIPTION:New AHYMSIN Community Mantra Japa Practice via Zoom\nwith Chris Young\nWednesday\, January 24\, 2024\nTime: 7:00 p.m. CST \nWe will meet every other Wednesday to recite the mantra together.\nॐ गं गणपतये नमः ।\n\n“Om Gam Gaṇapataye Namaha”\nOm\, Gam\, salutations to Lord Ganesha\n\n	\n\n\n\nGayatri Prayer\n\nगायत्री मातः। हे गुरो। श्री गुरो।\nसद् बुद्धिं मे प्रयच्च।\nचित्तं मे निर्मलं शान्तं प्रसन्नं भूयात्।\nसर्वे मे भावाः शुध्यन्ताम्।\nमैत्री भावनया क्षमां याचितुं आत्मबलं मे देहि।\nॐ तत्सद् ब्रह्मार्पणम् अस्तु॥\n\n\ngāyatrī mātaḥ | he guro | śrī guro |\nsad buddhiṁ me prayacca |\ncittaṁ me nirmalaṁ śāntaṁ prasannaṁ bhūyāt |\nsarve me bhāvāḥ śudhyantām |\nmaītrī bhāvanayā kṣamāṁ yācituṁ ātma balaṁ me dehi |\nom tat-sad brahmārpaṇam astu ||\n\nMother Gayatri\, Oh Gurudeva\, Shri Gurudeva\nGrant me pure buddhi.\nMay my mind become immaculate\, quiet\, peaceful\, clear and pleasant.\nMay all my emotions be purified.\nGrant me the spiritual strength to ask for forgiveness with a sentiment of amity.\nOm. That (alone is) Real.\nMay (all this endeavor) be (accepted as my) surrender and offering to Brahman.\n\nChris will guide us in the recitation of the Gayatri Prayer and of 1 mala of the new mantra\,”Om Gam Gaṇapataye Namaha”.\n\n\n	\n\n\nChris Young was initiated into the Himalayan Yoga Tradition in 2005\, but has been connected with The Tradition in some way since birth\, with his parents being early members and faculty of The Meditation Center in Minneapolis. Chris occasionally leads Kirtan at the Meditation Center’s Thursday satsang\, and helps with some IT aspects of the HYT Teacher Training Program. Chris finds the thread of yoga and meditation that has been taught through the Tradition and its teachers\, and cultivated through practice\, to always keep him returning to his heart’s path – the path of Yoga – and he is grateful to be a part of the local and global communities that are working to further the mission of The Himalayan Yoga Tradition. He is the father of two amazing boys\, he enjoys singing and playing music\, and is ready to help with your ocular asanas through eye-roll-inducing dad jokes.
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/ahymsin-community-mantra-japa-practice-via-zoom-with-chris-young-january-24-2024/
CATEGORIES:Special Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240125T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240125T203000
DTSTAMP:20260403T145358
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SUMMARY:Thursday Satsang In Person and Via Zoom: "Continued Panel Discussion and Q&A with Members of the TMC Spiritual Committee and Senior Teachers  January 18\, 2024
DESCRIPTION:Thursday Satsang In Person and Via Zoom  – January 25\, 2024\n“Continued Panel Discussion and Q&A with\nMembers of the Spiritual Committee and Senior Teachers\nfollowed by a Full Moon Flower/Water Puja Emilio Bettglio\n7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. CST\n\n\n5:30-6:45 p.m.: Gentle Hatha Yoga with Eric Ness\n7:00-7:30 p.m.: Guided Meditation with Swami Ma Radha Bharati\n7:30-8:30 p.m.: “Continued Panel Discussion and Q&A with Members of the Spiritual Committee and Senior Teachers\nfollowed by a Full Moon Flower / Water Puja with Emilio Bettaglio\n8:30 p.m.: Evening Prayers\n8:40 p.m.: Snacks\n\n\n\nDetails to come.  A continuation of the January 18th Q&A and a Full Moon Flower/Water Puja.
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/thursday-satsang-in-person-and-via-zoom-continued-panel-discussion-and-qa-with-members-of-the-tmc-spiritual-committee-and-senior-teachers-january-18-2024/
CATEGORIES:Satsangs,Thursday Satsangs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240125T210000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240125T220000
DTSTAMP:20260403T145358
CREATED:20240110T172835Z
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SUMMARY:Global Full  Moon Meditation  In Person  and via Zoom from Chicago\, January 25\, 2024\,  9:00-10:00p.m. CST
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, January 25\, 2024\nGlobal Full  Moon Meditation\nIn Person  and via Zoom\n9:00-10:00 P.M. CST\n\nThis Full Moon Meditation via Zoom will begin guided by Stephen Parker (Stoma\,) followed by a silent meditation until 10:00 p.m.  In Minneapolis you can sit at The Meditation Center on Thursday\, January 18th.\nThis event is courtesy of the Chicago Himalayan Yoga & Meditation Center – HYMC. \nTo get the Zoom link and for more information aregarding the global full moon meditation schedule \nvisit HYMC’s website here. \n“You are lovingly invited to sit in meditation for an hour wherever you are\, in your home or with friends. Total beginners and longtime practitioners\, non-initiates and initiates are welcome. If you cannot sit for the entire hour\, sit as long as you are able; as Swami Veda has said\, ‘Let the quietness of the mind continue even after you rise..’” (Courtesy of AHYMSIN.org January 2023 newsletter). \nEveryone is welcome! \n“Yoga Philosophy views the mind as Universal field; its waves passing through us and becoming our individual minds. This Universal mind is a radiant force and is also known as a Universal Guru within.” \n“When all sit together at the same time even in different parts of the world\, they connect to the Universal Guru mind and generate a strong field\, like so many magnets being joined together and forming a much stronger magnet; the strength of each then equals the combined strength of all.” \n– Swami Veda Bharati –
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/global-full-moon-meditation-in-person-and-via-zoom-from-chicago-january-25-2024-900-1000p-m-cst/
CATEGORIES:Full Moon Meditation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240128T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240128T120000
DTSTAMP:20260403T145358
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LAST-MODIFIED:20240127T211838Z
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SUMMARY: Postponed until later in 2024 - Sunday In-Person Meditation II Series: Superconscious Meditation with Aaron Means PsyD\,  Sundays: January 28\, February 11\, 18\, 25\, and March 3\, 2024
DESCRIPTION:Postponed…class series will not be meeting until later in the year.\n Sunday In-Person\nMeditation II Series: Superconscious Meditation\nwith Aaron Means PsyD\nPostponed until later in 2024\nSundays:  January 28 – March 3\, 2024\n10:00 a.m. – Noon\nInstructor: Aaron Means\nMeditation II focuses on powerful and practical yoga practices that quiet and focus the mind; decreasing our emotional reactivity which often creates stress and pain in our relationships. Students will also receive 8 free CD’s or MP3’s of Swami Veda’s penetrating and inspiring lectures on yoga psychology and philosophy. These audios create an interactive atmosphere for discussion of questions and insights generated by the lectures. \nAaron Means began practicing yoga in 1994 while in college to ease his own afflictions at the time. Soon thereafter he studied and practiced yoga and meditation while living at The Meditation Center and other associated Himalayan Yoga Tradition institutions in the US and India. Aaron completed his first yoga teacher training through the HImalayan Institute Teachers’ Assoc. in 1997\, and started a RYT training program in 2019. He has periodically taught yoga and meditation in the community throughout the years\, as well as at The Meditation Center. Aaron (Arunadeva) has been a student and initiate of Swami Veda Bharati since 1997. His teaching style is reflective of what he has learned under his spiritual preceptor (Swami Veda)\, as well as studies of psychology\, compassion\, and mindfulness. \nAaron earned a doctorate in clinical psychology (PsyD) in 2015\, and has been a practicing licensed psychologist in the Twin Cities since 2016. He is married with two children and enjoys spending time with family and friends\, being outdoors\, playing tennis\, and strategy board games.
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/sunday-in-person-meditation-ii-series-superconscious-meditation-with-aaron-means-psyd-sundays-january-28-february-11-18-25-and-march-3-2024/2024-01-28/
CATEGORIES:Classes,Meditation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240201T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240201T184500
DTSTAMP:20260403T145358
CREATED:20240129T220153Z
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SUMMARY:Thursday Evening In Person:  Gentle Hatha Yoga (Drop In) 5:30-6:45 p.m. Everyone is Welcome
DESCRIPTION:Thursday Evening In Person Gentle Hatha Yoga (Drop In)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTime:  5:30 p.m. to 6:45 p.m. \nInstructors: Varies…Chris Young\, Michael Snodgrass\, Sunita Gangopadhyay\, Susan Guthrie\, Eric Ness \nFees: $10.00/class \nThursday Evening DROP-IN HATHA CLASSES (ONGOING)\nEveryone is Welcome! These classes are for all levels. Instructors excel at leading the class in relaxation\, gentle asana (yoga positions) and pranayama (breath). Relieve stress\, achy joints\, improve balance at all levels and increase your sense of well being. No registration necessary\, just show up.
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/thursday-evening-in-person-gentle-hatha-yoga-drop-in-530-645-p-m-everyone-is-welcome/2024-02-01/
CATEGORIES:Classes,Hatha Yoga
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240201T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240201T203000
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SUMMARY:Thursday Satsang In Person and Via Zoom: "The Song of Silence" with Swami Ma Radha Bharati and Emilio Bettaglio\, February 1\, 2024  7:00 - 8:30 p.m.
DESCRIPTION:Thursday Satsang In Person and Via Zoom – February 1\, 2024\n“The Song of Silence”\nwith Swami Ma Radha Bharati and Emilio Bettaglio\n7:00 – 8:30 p.m.\n  \n5:30-6:45 p.m.: Gentle Hatha Yoga with Michael Snodgrass\n7:00-7:30 p.m.: Guided Meditation with Swami Ma Radha Bharati\n7:30-8:30 p.m.: “The Song of Silence”\nwith Swami Ma Radha Bharati and Emilio Bettaglio\n8:30 p.m.: Evening Prayers\n8:40 p.m.: Snacks\nThe spiritual theme for the month of February 2024 is “Silence.” Join Swami Ma Radha and Emilio as they discuss the purpose and the benefits of the practice of silence for us on our spiritual journeys. \nSwami Radha and Emilio will read passages from Swami Veda’s profound writings on silence. Between readings we will show the 2007 Dunrovin video clips of Swami Veda speaking on the topic of silence and its purpose. In this lecture Swamiji speaks about the intentional practice of silence as a way to elevate humanity to the next level of being. He discusses the cultivation of the independence of mind by disidentifying with unhelpful thought patterns through cleansing and purifying the mind. Swamiji expounds on the themes of wisdom versus knowledge; contemplation vs logic as a source of wisdom; and achieving freedom from our fears through the practices of silence\, stillness\, self -examination\, and contemplation. \nThere will be time for discussion. Bring your questions on Thursday regarding the practice of silence that you always wanted to ask. \nTo support the work of The Meditation Center and register you can donate here (suggested donation $15.00) for Thursday Satsang or make a general donation by clicking on the “donate” button on the “Support TMC” website page. \nOr donate through PayPal. \nNote: There is parking available for TMC visitors \nin the St. Boniface lot across the street from the Center.
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/thursday-satsang-in-person-and-via-zoom-the-song-of-silence-with-swami-ma-radha-bharati-and-emilio-bettaglio-february-1-2024-700-830-p-m/
CATEGORIES:Thursday Satsangs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240205T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240205T210000
DTSTAMP:20260403T145358
CREATED:20231130T133812Z
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SUMMARY:Yoga Sutras” Winter 2024 Series - Vibhuti Pada with Dr. Stephen Parker (Stoma) Psy.D.\,  500-RYT
DESCRIPTION:“Yoga Sutras” Winter 2024 Series – Vibhuti Pada\nVia Zoom\nwith Dr. Stephen Parker (Stoma) Psy.D.\,  500-RYT\n  \nMondays:  February 5\, 12\, March 4 and 11\, 2024\n7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.\nClass will not meet on February 19th or 26th\nBegins at 7:00 p.m. with Meditation guided by Stoma\nStudy of the “Yoga Sutras of Patanjali” with Dr. Stephen Parker (Stoma) Psy.D.\,  500-RYT\n\nChapter 3\, the Vibhuti Pada\nStoma reads from Swami Veda’s unpublished commentary of the “Vibhuti Pada”.\n\n	\n\n\n\nCost: $55.00 for the series\n$15.00 for drop-in \nIf you live in a time zone that does not allow for you to attend the Yoga Sutras sessions in real time\, register for the 4-week series and you will  be sent Vimeo links to the recorded sessions as soon as they are uploaded to Vimeo \n\n\n\nRegister here for the 4-week series or for a single session \nRegister here for a Single Session on February 5\, 2024 \nRegister here for a Single Session on February 12\, 2024 \nRegister here for a Single Session on March 4\, 2024 \nRegister here for a Single Session on March 11\, 2024 \n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Winter 2024 series of the “Yoga Sutras” with Stoma is being offered  to anyone who desires to learn more regarding the gifts of meditation and yoga given through this text.\n\n\nEveryone is welcome!\n\n\n\nJoin Dr. Stephen Parker (Stoma) for this special ongoing study of the text\, the “Yoga Sutras of Patanjali.” We are continuing the study of the  the third chapter\, the “Vibhuti Pada.”  Stoma reads from Swami Veda’s unpublished commentary of the “Vibhuti Pada”.\n\nWe will be using the text\, either “The Yoga Philosophy of Patanjali\,”  or “The Yoga Philosophy of Patanjali with Bhasvati\,” both by Swami Hariharananda Aaranya.  Or you can use any commentary on the “Yoga Sutras” that you have available.
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/yoga-sutras-late-fall-2023-series-vibhuti-pada-with-dr-stephen-parker-stoma-psy-d-500-ryt/2024-02-05/
CATEGORIES:Classes,Philosophy
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240208T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240208T203000
DTSTAMP:20260403T145358
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SUMMARY:Thursday Satsang In Person and Via Zoom: "What is Mauna Amavasya on February's New Moon Day"  with Swami Ma Radha Bharati and Emilio Bettaglio\, February 8\, 2024  7:00 - 8:30 p.m.
DESCRIPTION:Thursday Satsang In Person and Via Zoom – February 8\, 2024\n“What is Mauna Amavasya on February’s New Moon Day”\nwith Swami Ma Radha Bharati and Emilio Bettaglio\n7:00 – 8:30 p.m.\n  \n5:30-6:45 p.m.: Gentle Hatha Yoga with Sunita Gangopadhyay \n7:00-7:30 p.m.: Guided Meditation with Swami Ma Radha Bharati \n7:30-8:30 p.m.: “What is Mauna Amavasya on February’s New Moon Day \nwith Swami Ma Radha Bharati and Emilio Bettaglio \n8:30 p.m.: Evening Prayers \n8:40 p.m.: Snacks \nWe are continuing with the spiritual theme of Silence for the month of February 2024\,  Join Swami Ma Radha and Emilio as they discuss the practice of silence called “Mauna Amavasya” during the new moon day of February 2024. \nSwami Radha and Emilio will read more passages from Swami Veda’s profound writings on silence. Between readings we will show the last three 2007 Dunrovin video clips  of Swami Veda speaking on the topic of silence and its purpose.  \nThere will be time for discussion. Bring your questions on Thursday regarding the practice of silence that you always wanted to ask. \n\nMauna Amavasya (Silence Day) is an annual observance. The observation of Silence Day is a practice that Swami Veda Bharati invited us to practice.\n\nSwami Veda has said – “…I would like many of my friends to set aside at least one day to share the silence with me just as you have shared the full moon day for an hour each month for more than a decade now.\n\nIf you plan from now\, you can arrange your worldly affairs in such a way that they do not interfere with your one-day vow of silence.\n\nOn that day\, no driving (except for emergencies)\, no TV\, no conversation\, just self-observation\, contemplation\, japa and learning (1) to give love in silence while (2) learning to love silence.”\n\nBy way of this period of mauna and reflection\, please read and listen to this short address given by Swami Veda in 2010 in California.  Such a reminder will return you to the innocence and purity of stillness and silence. Honor that sentiment of love this week\, and receive the blessings of the Lineage\, with gratitude\, srb.\n\nMessage from “Mauna Amavasya\, Silence Day – February 11\, 2021.” Courtesy of AHYMSIN.org\n\n______________________________\n\n“Oneness in Silence”\nAsilomar-Contemplative Alliance Conference\nMonterey\, California – October 11\, 2010\nSwami Veda Bharati\n(an excerpt)\n\n“…In such silence a field of divine unity is experienced which is not a unification of many parts but parts exist in that one infinite field. For thousands of years many traditions have taught systematic methods as to how to enter this interior ekanta\, solitudinous silence.\n\nIn my ashram we have people who do ten days of silence\, forty days of silence\, ninety days of silence\, but it is done methodically\, and is scientifically guided. In that silence sooner or later the true face of God makes its appearance. It is not a face with features. It may be\, as described by Arjuna\, the light of ten thousand suns shining simultaneously in the sky.\n\nIn our interior sky which is more minute than the minutest atomic particle\, and\, more expansive than all the expansive space. All within us becomes filled with that light\, with that noor\, with that jyotih of which the Vedas have recited\, of which the “Quran” has spoken\, of which the Christian saints have sung hymns and psalms…”\n\nRead or listen to the entire talk here.
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/thursday-satsang-in-person-and-via-zoom-what-is-mauna-amavasya-on-februarys-new-moon-day-with-swami-ma-radha-bharati-and-emilio-bettaglio-february-8-2024-700-830-p-m/
CATEGORIES:Thursday Satsangs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240209T060000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240209T210000
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SUMMARY:"Mauna Amavasya Day" a Silence Day on Friday\, February 9\, 2024
DESCRIPTION:Mark your calendars…\nFriday\, February 9\, 2024\n“Mauna Amavasya Day”\nJoin Swami Radha and Emilio Bettaglio for a day of immersion into the vastness of blissful silence during the auspicious day of “Mauna Amavasya\,” on Friday\, February 9th. “Mauna Amavasya” is observed during this special day of No Moon which offers transformative opportunities through silence practice. \n‘You may join for the entire day or at any point during the program for however much time you are able to stay. The schedule will start at 6:00 a.m. with Morning Prayers in the Himalayan Tradition\, and will include practices such as silent Joints and Glands\, Pranayama\, unguided meditation\, silent flower havan\, guided subtle body practices. The program will conclude after evening meditation and evening prayers at 8:00 p.m. \nRSVP here if you intend to come for any part of the day. \nTentative schedule: \n6:00 -6:15 a.m.:Morning Prayers in the Himalayan Tradition \n6:15- 7:00 a.m.: Silent Pranayama and Joints and Glands Practice \n7:00-8:00 a.m.: Meditation (Not Guided) \n8:00-9:15 a.m.z: Breakfast \n11:00-11:30 a.m.z; Silent Community Flower/Water Puja \n12:00-1:00 p.m.: Lunch with Vegan Soup\, Bread\, Fruit \n1:00-6:00 p.m.: Individual Participation in the Flower/Water Puja\, Open Sitting in Meditation\, Ganapati Mantra Practice\, Subtle \nBody Practices \n6:00- 6:30 p.m.: Light Supper \n8:00 p.m.: Meditation and Evening Prayers. \nThe focus throughout the day will be on Ganapati Mantra for enhancing and stabilizing our practice as we travel through this “Decade of Loving Transformation.” \nThis will be an in-person only event.
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/mauna-amavasya-day-a-silence-day-on-friday-february-9-2024/
CATEGORIES:Silence Retreat,Special Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240215T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240215T203000
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SUMMARY:Thursday Satsang In Person at TMC and Via Zoom:  "An Evening of Spiritual Music with Chris Young\, "Songs Dancing into Silence" - February 15\, 2024\,  7:00- 8:30 p.m. CST
DESCRIPTION:Thursday Satsang In Person at TMC and Via Zoom – February 15\, 2024\nAn Evening of Spiritual Music with Chris Young\n“Songs Dancing into Silence”\n7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. CST\n\n5:30-6:45 p.m.: Gentle Hatha Yoga with Susan Guthrie\n7:00-7:30 p.m.: Meditation Guided by Swami Radha Bharati\n7:30-8:30 p.m.: Special Spiritual Music with Chris Young “Songs Dancing into Silence”\n8:30 p.m.: Evening Prayers\n8:40 p.m.: Snacks\nThe music is not in the notes\, but in the silence between. \n~ Mozart~ \nHushhhhh…Listen!  Did you hear the music in the last space? \n~Swami Veda Bharati~ \nJoin Chris in this evening of spiritual music\, it being an opportunity\, a vehicle\, to receive an experience of Beauty; a time to drop the worry and the hurry\, set aside the intellect\, and simply be… with people who are beautiful\, in a setting that is beautiful\, and with beautiful music.\n\n“Kirtan is a spiritual practice that originated in India centuries ago. The word “kirtan” means singing\, chanting\, and praising the Divine. It is a sacred practice anyone can do; no special training is required. The music does the work for you\, carrying you to a state of tremendous joy and mental clarity…\n\n…But the most important instrument in kirtan is the voice\,’There is a sacredness in everyone’s voice. It is like hearing your own soul’\, shares Milwaukee-based kirtan wallah Ragani. who leads one of the largest ongoing monthly kirtan events in North America. Your voice comes from within; it is uniquely yours. Unlike an instrument which acts on you\, emanating from the outside in\, the voice acts internally\, emanating from the inside out. When you sing kirtan\, you can literally feel the sound resonating inside you. ‘massaging’ your inner organs with sacred mantras…”\n(Kirtan! Chanting as a Spiritual Path\, pages 7 and 9)
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/thursday-satsang-in-person-at-tmc-and-via-zoom-an-evening-of-spiritual-music-with-chris-young-songs-dancing-into-silence-february-15-2024-700-830-p-m-cst/
CATEGORIES:Thursday Satsangs,Thursday Satsangs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240222T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240222T203000
DTSTAMP:20260403T145358
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SUMMARY:Thursday Satsang Via Zoom and In-Person Viewing Only: "Ayurvedic Study Group: On the Preservation of Health" with Gary Gran DAy. CYT and Cynthia Gran DAy. E-RYT 500\, YACEP on February 22\, 2024 at 7:00-8:30 p.m. CST
DESCRIPTION:Thursday Satsang Via Zoom and In-Person Viewing at TMC –  February 22\, 2024\n“Ayurvedic Study Group: On the Preservation of Health”\nwith Gary Gran DAy. CYT and Cynthia Gran DAy. E-RYT 500\, YACEP\n7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. CST\n6:00-7:00 p.m.: Gentle Hatha Yoga with Eric Ness\n\n7:00-7:30 p.m.: Guided Meditation with Swami Radha Bharati\n\n7:30-8:30 p.m.: “Ayurvedic Study Group: On the Preservation of Health”\nwith Gary Gran\, CYT\, DAy. and Cynthia Gran DAy. E-RYT 500\, YACEP\n\n8:30 p.m.: Evening Prayers\n\n8:40 p.m. – Snacks\n\n	\n\n\n\n\nPlease join us for the next meeting of our Ayurvedic study group. Attendance at prior meetings is not required. All are welcome. \nWe’ll begin a new section of the “Charaka Samhita” this evening called “On the Preservation of Health.” \nPlease bring your ‘beginner’s mind’ and join us as we listen deeply and reflect on the words of the sages. \n  \n“May we live happily and healthily for 100 autumns\, \nand see each other with love and respect for 100 years.” \n-Atharva Veda \n\n\nGary and 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 once again enjoying desert gardening\, cooking and hiking at their home in Tucson\, Arizona. \nGary Gran\, DAy. CYT \nCynthia Gran\, DAy. E-RYT 500\, YACEP \n\n\n\nGary’s  blog is ayurvedalessons.com.
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/thursday-satsang-via-zoom-and-in-person-viewing-only-ayurvedic-study-group-on-the-preservation-of-health-with-gary-gran-day-cyt-and-cynthia-gran-day-e-ryt-500-yacep-on-february-22-2024-at-7/
CATEGORIES:Thursday Satsangs,Thursday Satsangs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240223T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240223T233000
DTSTAMP:20260403T145358
CREATED:20240129T235655Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240131T135514Z
UID:20938-1708707600-1708731000@themeditationcenter.org
SUMMARY:Winter Silence & Practice Retreat with Swami Radha Bharati   Mount Olivet Conference & Retreat Center\, Farmington\, Minnesota  February 23-25\, 2024
DESCRIPTION:Winter Silence & Practice Retreat with Swami Radha Bharati\n Mount Olivet  Conference & Retreat Center\nFarmington\, Minnesota\nFebruary 23-25\, 2024\nJoin Swami Radha Bharati for a winter silence and practice retreat.\nGuided by Swami Radha and the light of the Himalayan Tradition\, the retreat schedule will include meditations\, hatha yoga\, and contemplative walks. \nSubtle body practice sessions will add depth to your silence experience. \nBased on our November survey responses\, we have reserved one dorm room for women for Friday night\, February 23rd\, through Sunday\, February 25th. All hotel rooms have been taken. \nDorm rooms can accommodate up to 10 guests. We have 5 spaces available in the women’s dorm room\, 2 roll-away beds and 3 bunk bed spaces (1 lower and 2 upper). \nWomen’s Dorm Room Cost: $297.61 \n(5 spaces are currently available) \nRegister Here for Women’s Dorm Accommodation \nIf at least 4 men are interested in attending this retreat it might be possible to reserve a dorm room for men. Email us at info@themeditationcenter.org with a subject line of “Winter Retreat 2024 – Men’s Dorm”  if you would like to attend and commit to the retreat\, \nRegistration cost is $297.61. There are 10 spaces\, 4 single beds\, 2 roll-aways\, and 2 bunk beds. Let us know of your interest as soon as possible and TMC will reserve a dorm room and registration will be set up if there is enough interest.
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/winter-silence-practice-retreat-with-swami-radha-bharati-mount-olivet-conference-retreat-center-farmington-minnesota-february-23-25-2024/2024-02-23/
CATEGORIES:Silence Retreat,Special Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240224T060000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240224T233000
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SUMMARY:Winter Silence & Practice Retreat with Swami Radha Bharati   Mount Olivet Conference & Retreat Center\, Farmington\, Minnesota  February 23-25\, 2024
DESCRIPTION:Winter Silence & Practice Retreat with Swami Radha Bharati\n Mount Olivet  Conference & Retreat Center\nFarmington\, Minnesota\nFebruary 23-25\, 2024\nJoin Swami Radha Bharati for a winter silence and practice retreat.\nGuided by Swami Radha and the light of the Himalayan Tradition\, the retreat schedule will include meditations\, hatha yoga\, and contemplative walks. \nSubtle body practice sessions will add depth to your silence experience. \nBased on our November survey responses\, we have reserved one dorm room for women for Friday night\, February 23rd\, through Sunday\, February 25th. All hotel rooms have been taken. \nDorm rooms can accommodate up to 10 guests. We have 5 spaces available in the women’s dorm room\, 2 roll-away beds and 3 bunk bed spaces (1 lower and 2 upper). \nWomen’s Dorm Room Cost: $297.61 \n(5 spaces are currently available) \nRegister Here for Women’s Dorm Accommodation \nIf at least 4 men are interested in attending this retreat it might be possible to reserve a dorm room for men. Email us at info@themeditationcenter.org with a subject line of “Winter Retreat 2024 – Men’s Dorm”  if you would like to attend and commit to the retreat\, \nRegistration cost is $297.61. There are 10 spaces\, 4 single beds\, 2 roll-aways\, and 2 bunk beds. Let us know of your interest as soon as possible and TMC will reserve a dorm room and registration will be set up if there is enough interest.
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/winter-silence-practice-retreat-with-swami-radha-bharati-mount-olivet-conference-retreat-center-farmington-minnesota-february-23-25-2024/2024-02-24/
CATEGORIES:Silence Retreat,Special Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240224T210000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240224T220000
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CREATED:20240130T010341Z
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UID:20944-1708808400-1708812000@themeditationcenter.org
SUMMARY:Global Full  Moon Meditation In Person and via Zoom from Chicago\, February 24\, 2024\,  9:00-10:00p.m. CST
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, February 24\, 2024\nGlobal Full  Moon Meditation\nIn Person  and via Zoom\n9:00-10:00 P.M. CST\nThis Full Moon Meditation via Zoom will begin guided by Pandit Cabral followed by a silent meditation until 10:00 p.m.  In Minneapolis you can sit at The Meditation Center on Thursday\, January 18th.\nThis event is courtesy of the Chicago Himalayan Yoga & Meditation Center – HYMC. \nTo get the Zoom link and for more information aregarding the global full moon meditation schedule \nvisit HYMC’s website here. \n“You are lovingly invited to sit in meditation for an hour wherever you are\, in your home or with friends. Total beginners and longtime practitioners\, non-initiates and initiates are welcome. If you cannot sit for the entire hour\, sit as long as you are able; as Swami Veda has said\, ‘Let the quietness of the mind continue even after you rise..’” (Courtesy of AHYMSIN.org January 2023 newsletter). \nEveryone is welcome! \n“Yoga Philosophy views the mind as Universal field; its waves passing through us and becoming our individual minds. This Universal mind is a radiant force and is also known as a Universal Guru within.” \n“When all sit together at the same time even in different parts of the world\, they connect to the Universal Guru mind and generate a strong field\, like so many magnets being joined together and forming a much stronger magnet; the strength of each then equals the combined strength of all.” \n– Swami Veda Bharati –
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/global-full-moon-meditation-in-person-and-via-zoom-from-chicago-february-24-2024-900-1000p-m-cst/
CATEGORIES:Full Moon Meditation
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