Welcoming the New Year-Special New Year's Day Morning via Zoom- Meditative Walking, Sitting Meditation, Yoga Nidra on Saturday, January 1, 2022, 9:00–10:30 a.m.
2022-01-01 08:30 - 21:30 (America/Chicago)
Meditative Walking, Sitting Meditation, Yoga Nidra
New Year’s Morning via Zoom
with Swami Radha Bharati and Nikki Strong
on Saturday, January 1, 2022
9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.

To receive the zoom link for this event, please subscribe to The Meditation Center’s e-newsletter on the home page of this website.

Given the icy chill and nip of low winter temperatures… we are moving our “Walks in Nature” series…indoors… for some early morning meditative walking followed by silent meditation, and finishing with a beautiful Yoga Nidra practice (led by Swami Ma Radha Bharati) to carry us in peace and harmony into the new year…

Please join us for this free online event…no fee to register… but registration required.

Register Here.

Via Zoom – Sunday Morning Guided Meditation with Swami Radha Bharati from 8:20 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.
2022-01-02 08:20 - 09:15 (America/Chicago)
Via Zoom – Sunday Morning Guided Meditation
with Swami Radha Bharati
8:20 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.

Join for Morning Prayers: 8:20-8:30 a.m.
Sunday Morning Meditation: 8:30-9:15 a.m.

To receive the zoom link for this event, please subscribe to The Meditation Center’s e-newsletter on the home page of this website.

Join Swami Radha Bharati on Zoom for a guided meditation on Sunday from 8:20 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.

Sunday Book Club/Satsang via Zoom: with Swami Radha Bharati, Michael Smith, Jim Nelson, and Kay (Shanta) Gendron "The Art of Joyful Living" by Swami Rama from 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
2022-01-02 10:00 - 11:30 (America/Chicago)
Sunday Book Club/Satsang via Zoom
with Swami Radha Bharati, Michael Smith, Jim Nelson, and Kay (Shanta) Gendron
“The Art of Joyful Living” by Swami Rama
from 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

Time: 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Swami Radha, Shanta, Jim, and Michael will continue the study of spiritual topics in 2022 The book chosen for the Book Club is “The Art of Joyful Living.”

Wednesday Mornings via Zoom - Gentle Hatha Yoga (DROP IN) with Sig Martell and Rosann Chamberlain
2022-01-05 10:30 - 12:00 UTC
Wednesday Mornings via Zoom – Gentle Hatha Yoga (DROP IN)

To receive the zoom link for this event, please subscribe to
The Meditation Center’s e-newsletter on the home page of this website

To support the work of The Meditation Center and register you can click here for this class (regular fee, $12.00, or for seniors, $10.00)

Time: 10:30am to Noon
Instructors: Sig Martell and Rosann Chamberlain
Fees: $12.00/class ($10.00 for seniors and students)
Drop-In Hatha Classes (Ongoing)
Everyone 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!

Thursday Satsang Via Zoom: "The Goddesses Lakshmi and Lalita with Stephen Parker (Stoma) Psy.D. 500-RYT - January 6, 2022
2022-01-06 19:00 - 20:30 (America/Chicago)
Thursday Satsang Via Zoom Only
January 6, 2022
“The Goddesses Lakshmi and Lalita
with Stephen Parker (Stoma) Psy.D. 500-RYT

To receive the zoom link for this event, please subscribe to The Meditation Center’s e-newsletter on the home page of this website.
To support the work of The Meditation Center you can donate here (suggested donation $15.00) for Thursday Satsang.

Join Stephen (Stoma) Parker, Psy.D., 500-RYT for a discussion of the Divine Mother in her forms as Lalita and Lakshmi. The introduction to these manifestations of the Divine Mother is in preparation for your participation in the Lakshmi Gayatri purascharana, which begins on Thursday, January 13, 2022. Hope you can join us in the recitation of the Lakshmi Gayatri mantra from January 13-17, 2022.

“My Phantom Lady”
(an excerpt)
by H.H.S. Swami Rama

…”Mystic being from the subtle world, had I not received Thy love, I do not know what shape the rest of my life would have taken. Thou revealest to me the melody and the magic of the deeper realms, with all Thy loving care. Thy soul comes and goes as a messenger in this world from the shore of the ocean of mystery. It is Thee of whom I now and then catch a glimpse in the dewy autumn morning, in the scented night of spring, in the innermost recesses of my being. Sometimes I strain skyward to hear Thy eternal whispers.”

A burning desire lives in my heart, an earnest longing to realize the Infinite in the finite. An unceasing endeavor to explore the limits of the limitless is a dominant theme of my life. Mere forms and names of the world are amusing but not fulfilling. Satyam, shivam, sundaram—peace, happiness, and bliss—is the only goal of my life. (Love Whispers, pages 13-14)

Dr. 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.

Stoma is an Experienced Registered Yoga Teacher at the 500-hour level of the Yoga Alliance (E-RYT 500). A member of the International Association of Y.T., he serves on the faculties of the Meditation Center in Minneapolis and the Sadhaka Grama ashram in Rishikesh, India. He is also a senior faculty member of the Himalayan Yoga Tradition Teachers’ Training Program. He has lectured on yoga, meditation, yoga psychology, and spiritual practice in the U.S. and Canada as well as in Caribbean countries, Holland, Italy, Austria, Hungary, Lithuania, South Africa, Korea, Hong Kong, and India. In 2004 he helped originate and teach the first course on yoga in an American medical school at the University of Minnesota Academic Medical Center. In 2007 he received preliminary vows of renunciation from Swami Veda and the Shankaracharya of Karvirapitha.

Stoma has been a licensed psychologist in private practice in St. Paul, MN since 1985. He also serves as Adjunct Assistant School Professor of Counseling and Psychological Services at Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota and Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Graduate School of Professional Psychology at the University of St. Thomas in Minneapolis, MN. He teaches on the faculty of the Introductory Workshops of the Minnesota Society of Clinical Hypnosis. In addition to authoring journal articles and book chapters, Dr. Parker edited volume two of Swami Veda’s definitive scholarly work on the “Yoga-Sutras of Patanjali” and he has been a peer review editor for the “Journal of Men’s Studies,” the “American Journal of Orthopsychiatry,” the I”nternational Journal of Yoga T. and Yoga Mimamsa.” He is also the author of “Clearing the Path, The Yoga Way to a Clear and Pleasant Mind: Yoga, Neuroscience and Emotion” (2017) published by AHYMSA publishers.

Thursday Satsang via Zoom: "Introduction to the Lakshmi Gayatri Mantra" with Swami Ritavan Bharati - January 13, 2022
2022-01-13 19:00 - 20:30 (America/Chicago)
Thursday Satsang via Zoom – January 13, 2022

“Commencing the Maha Lakshmi Gayatri Mantra”
with Swami Ritavan Bharati
7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
To receive the zoom link for this event, please subscribe to The Meditation Center’s e-newsletter on the home page of this website.
To support the work of The Meditation Center you can donate here (suggested donation $15.00) for Thursday Satsang.

7:00 p.m.: Meditation with Swami Ritavan Bharati
7:30-8:30 p.m.: Commencing the Maha Lakshmi Gayatri mantra, continuing
with a puja and havan for the greater TMC community.
8:30 p.m.: Evening Prayers
Listen to the meaning of purascharana by Stephen Parker (Stoma), Psy.D, E-RYT 500

https://themeditationcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Purascharana-1-1.mp3
Maha Lakshmi Gayatri
OM
Maha Lakshmyai cha vidmahe
vishnu-patnyai cha dhimahi
tanno Lakshmi prachodayat.
Listen to the Maha Lakshmi Gayatri recited by Stephen Parker (Stoma), Psy.D, E-RYT 500
https://themeditationcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/MahaLakshmiGayatri-Recitation.mp3
To sign up for participation and keep track of the number of malas send an Email at the end of the day to MotherLakshmi108@gmail.com (Note the “H” in the spelling of Lakshmi)
Read here the instructions for signing up for participation in the half-purascharana.
Friday, January 14, 2022: Personal meditations with Lakshmi Gayatri japa
Saturday, January 15, 2022: Personal meditations with Lakshmi Gayatri japa
Sunday, January 16, 2022:
8:30-9:45 a.m.: Morning prayers, guided meditation with Swami Ritavan, and japa of Maha Lakshmi Gayatri

10-11:30 a.m. Listen to recitation of Lalita Sahasranama and continuing with collective silent japa of Maha Lakshmi Gayatri.

https://themeditationcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/1000-Names-of-Mother-Divine-Lalita_Sahasranam-SVB.mp3

Full Moon Monday, January 17, 2022: Personal meditations with Lakshmi Gayatri japa;

Evening Zoom Program:
6:30 p.m.: Listen to recitation of the Lalita Sahasranama
7:45-8:45 p.m.: Lakshmi Gayatri Puja and japa
9:00-10:00 p.m.: Full Moon Meditation

For those who would like to intensify the practice, in addition to their japa, include the following:

Click here to read the Lalita Sahasranama
Listen here and follow the 1,000 Names of Lalita, the Mother Divine, Sri LalitaSahasranama recited by Swami Veda Bharati

Friday, January 14, 2022: Lakshmi Gayatri Japa continues; at Noon recitation of the Lalita Sahasranama
2022-01-14 00:00 - 23:30 (America/Chicago)
Mother Divine Worship through the Lakshmi Gayatri Dedication
Friday, January 14, 2022
Lakshmi Gayatri japa continues: at Noon recitation of the Lalita Sahasranama
To sign up for participation and keep track of the number of malas send an Email at the end of the day to MotherLakshmi108@gmail.com (Note the “H” in the spelling of Lakshmi)
Read here the instructions for signing up for participation in the half-purascharana.
Listen here the meaning of purascharana by Stephen Parker (Stoma) Psy.D., E-RYT 500
https://themeditationcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Purascharana-.mp3
Maha Lakshmi Gayatri
OM
Maha Lakshmyai cha vidmahe
vishnu-patnyai cha dhimahi
tanno Lakshmi prachodayat.
Listen to the Maha Lakshmi Gayatri recited by Stephen Parker (Stoma), Pay.D. E-RYT 500
https://themeditationcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/MahaLakshmiGayatri-Recitation.mp3
Saturday, January 15, 2022: Lakshmi Gayatri japa continues: at Noon recitation of the Lalita Sahasranama
Sunday, January 16, 2022: Morning schedule of meditation with Swami Ritavan, followed by recitation of Lalita Sahasranama; and continue with Lakshmi Gayatri japa until 11:30 am (no other Sunday Program)
Monday, January 17, 2022, Lakshmi Gayatri japa continues: at Noon recitation of the Lalita Sahasranama
6:30 p.m.: Recitation of the Lalita Sahasranama
7:45-8:45 p.m.: Lakshmi Gayatri Havan
9:00-10:00 p.m.: Full Moon Meditation with Saumya mantra japa.
Click here to read the Lalita Sahasranama
Listen here and follow the 1,000 Names of Lalita, the Mother Divine, Sri Lalita Sahasranama recited by Swami Veda Bharati
https://themeditationcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/1000-Names-of-Mother-Divine-Lalita_Sahasranam-SVB.mp3

Saturday, January 15, 2022: Lakshmi Gayatri Japa continues; at Noon recitation of the Lalita Sahasranama
2022-01-15 00:00 - 23:30 (America/Chicago)
Mother Divine Worship through the Lakshmi Gayatri Dedication
Saturday, January 15, 2022
Lakshmi Gayatri japa continues: at Noon recitation of the Lalita Sahasranama
To sign up for participation and keep track of the number of malas send an Email at the end of the day to MotherLakshmi108@gmail.com (Note the “H” in the spelling of Lakshmi)
Read here the instructions for signing up for participation in the half-purascharana.
Listen here the meaning of purascharana by Stephen Parker (Stoma) Psy.D., E-RYT 500
https://themeditationcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Purascharana-.mp3

Maha Lakshmi Gayatri
OM
Maha Lakshmyai cha vidmahe
vishnu-patnyai cha dhimahi
tanno Lakshmi prachodayat.
Listen to the Maha Lakshmi Gayatri recited by Stephen Parker (Stoma) Psy.D. E-RYT 500.
https://themeditationcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/MahaLakshmiGayatri-Recitation.mp3
Sunday, January 16, 2022: Morning schedule of meditation with Swami Ritavan, followed by recitation of Lalita Sahasranama; and continue with Lakshmi Gayatri japa until 11:30 am (no other Sunday Program)
Monday, January 17, 2022, Lakshmi Gayatri japa continues: at Noon recitation of the Lalita Sahasranama
6:30 p.m.: Recitation of the Lalita Sahasranama
7:45-8:45 p.m.: Lakshmi Gayatri Havan
9:00-10:00 p.m.: Full Moon Meditation with Saumya mantra japa.
Click here to read the Lalita Sahasranama
Listen here and follow the 1,000 Names of Lalita, the Mother Divine, Sri Lalita Sahasranama recited by Swami Veda Bharati
https://themeditationcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/1000-Names-of-Mother-Divine-Lalita_Sahasranam-SVB.mp3

Via Zoom – Sunday Morning Guided Meditation with Swami Ritavan Bharati from 8:20 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.
2022-01-16 08:20 - 09:15 (America/Chicago)
Via Zoom – Sunday Morning Guided Meditation
with Swami Ritavan Bharati
8:20 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.

Join for Morning Prayers: 8:20-8:30 a.m.
Sunday Morning Meditation: 8:30-9:15 a.m.

To receive the zoom link for this event, please subscribe to The Meditation Center’s e-newsletter on the home page of this website.

Join Swami Ritavan Bharati on Zoom for a guided meditation on Sunday from 8:20 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.

Join Swami Ritavan at 10:00 a.m. - Cancelled...Sunday Book Club/Satsang via Zoom
2022-01-16 10:00 - 11:30 (America/Chicago)
Join Swami Ritavan at 10:00 a.m.
Cancelled…Sunday Book Club/Satsang via Zoom
from 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

Time: 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Swami Radha, Shanta, Jim, and Michael will continue the study of spiritual topics in 2022 The book chosen for the Book Club is “The Art of Joyful Living.”

Sunday Morning Satsang via Zoom: Recitation of the Lalita Sahasranama; Lakshmi Gayatri Japa Continues - January 16, 2022
2022-01-16 10:00 - 11:30 (America/Chicago)
Mother Divine Worship through the Lakshmi Gayatri Dedication
Sunday, January 16, 2022
10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Listen to sound file of Lalita Sahasranama by Swami Veda Bharati from 10:00 to 10:45 a.m., then continue Lakshmi Gayatri Japa until 11:30 a.m. (no other Sunday Program)
To sign up for participation and keep track of the number of malas send an Email at the end of the day to MotherLakshmi108@gmail.com (Note the “H” in the spelling of Lakshmi)
Read here the instructions for signing up for participation in the half-purascharana.
Listen here the meaning of purascharana by Stephen Parker (Stoma) Psy.D., E-RYT 500.
https://themeditationcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Purascharana-.mp3

Maha Lakshmi Gayatri
OM
Maha Lakshmyai cha vidmahe
vishnu-patnyai cha dhimahi
tanno Lakshmi prachodayat.
Listen to the Maha Lakshmi Gayatri recited by Stephen Parker (Stoma) Psy.D., E-RYT 500
https://themeditationcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/MahaLakshmiGayatri-Recitation.mp3
Monday, January 17, 2022, Lakshmi Gayatri japa continues: at Noon recitation of the Lalita Sahasranama
6:30 p.m.: Recitation of the Lalita Sahasranama
7:45-8:45 p.m.: Lakshmi Gayatri Havan
9:00-10:00 p.m.: Full Moon Meditation with Saumya mantra japa.
Click here to read the Lalita Sahasranama
Listen here and follow the 1,000 Names of Lalita, the Mother Divine, Sri Lalita Sahasranama recited by Swami Veda Bharati
https://themeditationcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/1000-Names-of-Mother-Divine-Lalita_Sahasranam-SVB.mp3

Mother Divine Worship through the Lakshmi Gayatri Dedication and Havan - January 17, 2022
2022-01-17 12:00 - 22:00 (America/Chicago)
Mother Divine Worship through the Lakshmi Gayatri Dedication and Havan
Monday, January 17, 2022
10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

Lakshmi Gayatri japa continues: at Noon recitation of the Lalita Sahasranama
6:30 p.m.: Recitation of the Lalita Sahasranama
7:45-8:45 p.m.: Lakshmi Gayatri Havan
9:00-10:00 p.m.: Full Moon Meditation with Saumya mantra japa.

To sign up for participation and keep track of the number of malas send an Email at the end of the day to MotherLakshmi108@gmail.com (Note the “H” in the spelling of Lakshmi)
Read here the instructions for signing up for participation in the half-purascharana.

Maha Lakshmi Gayatri
OM
Maha Lakshmyai cha vidmahe
vishnu-patnyai cha dhimahi
tanno Lakshmi prachodayat.
Listen to the Maha Lakshmi Gayatri recited by Stephen Parker (Stoma), Psy.D. E-RYT 500.
https://themeditationcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/MahaLakshmiGayatri-Recitation.mp3
Click here to read the Lalita Sahasranama
Listen here and follow the 1,000 Names of Lalita, the Mother Divine, Sri Lalita Sahasranama recited by Swami Veda Bharati
https://themeditationcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/1000-Names-of-Mother-Divine-Lalita_Sahasranam-SVB.mp3

Full Moon Meditation from 9:00 p.m.–10:00 p.m., Monday, January 17, 2022
2022-01-17 21:00 - 22:00 (America/Chicago)
Monday, January 17, 2022
Full Moon Meditation from 9:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.

View and listen here to Swami Ritavan’s
Full Moon Meditation Message and Blessings

Swami Ritavan invites you to join us for a group meditation starting at 9 o’clock in the evening. Or if you are not able to be present at TMC, meditate wherever you are at that time.

Swami Ritavan Bharati has said, “The full moon meditations are an opportunity for us to come together in connecting with the universal mind-field bringing unity, harmony, peace, and love. Go into your silence; exhale-release, inhale-accept, forgive and fulfill, with purified heart and mind receive the blessings of the Lineage.”

Meditation I: Learning the Basics via Zoom: A Four-Week Series with Eric Ness
2022-01-18 18:30 - 20:00 (America/Chicago)
Meditation I: Learning the Basics
A Four-Week Series via Zoom with Eric Ness
Tuesdays: January 18 – February 8, 2022
6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Fee: $50
Minimum of 3 students; Maximum of 12 students.
Register here
This class introduces the student to the basics of meditation in the Himalayan Tradition. Relaxation techniques, pranayama (yogic breath), ideal sitting postures, and the use of mantra will be taught to help the student focus the mind and relax the body. Beginning Raja yoga philosophy is also included in this class. Treat yourself to the many benefits of a regular meditation practice.

Eric has been teaching meditation and yoga for over ten years. His teaching is based on the experiences that he had while immersed in a meditative environment. He deepened his study of meditation while participating in the residential program at The Meditation Center. He also trained for three years at the Swami Rama Institute for Meditation in India. His calm teaching style brings students the tools they need to move toward a peaceful state of mind.

If you have already taken Meditation I and would like to attend this class, the cost is $25.00. Email us at info@themeditationcenter.org stating your intention to retake Meditation I and we will register you at half the cost.

After you sign-up for the class on the The Meditation Center’s website, a Zoom registration link (to join the meeting) will be sent to you the day before the first class begins.

Via Zoom - Meditation III: Mantra: The Key to Deeper Meditation (Prereq: Meditation II and Meditation I) with Jennifer Manion
2022-01-19 18:30 - 20:00 (America/Chicago)
Via Zoom – Meditation III: Mantra: The Key to Deeper Meditation (Prereq: Meditation II and Meditation I)
The class is limited to a maximum for 12 students.
The Zoom link will be set to you the day before the first class. This link will be a recurring link for all 6 sessions.
Series: Wednesdays: January 19 – February 23, 2021
Time: 6:30pm – 8:00pm
Instructor: Jennifer Manion
Fee: $85
Register here.
Meditation III fee includes 11 CD series
Learn the science of mantra in meditation and how it is a tool to help focus your mind and move through blocks to a deeper meditative experience.
This class opens the opportunity for the student to receive a personal mantra. We will also cover the use of a mala, japa practice and akhandajapa, as well as what to expect during mantra initiation. The cost of the class includes the CDs of Swami Veda’s Mantra and Meditation lectures.

Thursday Satsang Via Zoom: "The Path of the Arrow" with Michael Smith - January 20, 2022
2022-01-20 19:00 - 20:30 (America/Chicago)
Thursday Satsang Via Zoom – January 20, 2022
“The Path of the Arrow” with Michael Smith
7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
To receive the zoom link for this event, please subscribe to The Meditation Center’s e-newsletter on the home page of this website.
7:00 p.m.: Meditation with Swami Radha Bharati
7:30-8:30 p.m.: Talk by Michael Smith
8:30 p.m.: Evening Prayers

The ARROW has many interesting aspects to it, such as a directional symbol, or its straightness or speed, or as a weapon, but the ARROW’S most interesting aspects pertain to one’s spiritual sadhana.
This Thursday Michael will talk about the symbolism of the ARROW will and cite stories and teachings from Buddhism, the Mahabharata, the Upanishads — and Swami Veda about the significance of the ARROW.

To 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.

Or donate through PayPal.

Michael Smith has been teaching yoga for over 38 years and is currently a curriculum coordinator for the International Himalayan Yoga Teachers Association. He has also been certified by the Himalayan Institute Teachers Association and the Behram Guard School of Yoga Meditation (an Iyengar-based Hatha Yoga School). He was a public school teacher for 35 years and also a professor of Comparative Religion at North Hennepin Community College. He has edited and/or illustrated many books on yoga and has lectured widely on stress management (the topic of his Masters Thesis) and also on holistic health. Currently he is very interested in the cultivation of a yoga-based life style, incorporating the principles of Ayurveda.

January 24th is Cancelled - Date Change: Via Zoom "Yoga Sutras” Winter 2022 Series with Dr. Stephen Parker (Stoma) Psy.D., E-RYT 500 on Mondays: January 31 and February 7, 14, and 21, 2022
2022-01-24 19:00 - 21:00 (America/Chicago)
Class Cancelled for January 24, 2022!
Join us via Zoom…
“Yoga Sutras” Winter 2022 Series
with Dr. Stephen Parker (Stoma) Psy.D., 500-RYT
Class on Monday, January 24, 2022 has been cancelled.
The 4-week series now begins on January 31, 2022
and will end on February 21, 2022

New Dates
Mondays: January 31 and February 7, 14, and 21, 2022

7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

Begins at 7:00 p.m. with Meditation
Study of the “Yoga Sutras of Patanjali”

with Dr. Stephen Parker (Stoma) Psy.D., 500-RYT
Chapter 3, the Vibhuti Pada

Cost: $55.00 for the series
$15.00 for drop-in either in person or via Zoom
If 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.
Register here for the 4-sessions series.

Register here for a Single Session on January 31, 2022.
Register here for a Single Session on February 7, 2022
Register here for a Single Session on February 14, 2022
Register here for a Single Session on February 21, 2022

To receive the zoom link for this event, please subscribe to The Meditation Center’s e-newsletter on the home page of this website.

The late fall 2021 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.

Everyone is welcome!

Join 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.”

We 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.

Thursday Satsang Via Zoom: "My Journey with Swami Rama, Dr. Arya, and Swami Veda and How It Changed My Life" with Patrick Weseman - January 27, 2022
2022-01-27 19:00 - 20:30 (America/Chicago)
Thursday Satsang Via Zoom – January 27, 2022

“My Journey with Swami Rama, Dr. Arya, and Swami Veda
and How It Changed My Life”
with Patrick Weseman
7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

To receive the zoom link for this event, please subscribe to The Meditation Center’s e-newsletter on the home page of this website.

7:00 p.m.: Meditation with Swami Radha Bharati
7:30-8:30 p.m.: Talk by Patrick Weseman
8:30 p.m.: Evening Prayers
Join Patrick as he shares his spiritual journey with stories of his relationships with Swami Rama, Dr. Usharbudh Arya, and Swami Veda.
Patrick Weseman received his certification as a yoga teacher from the Himalayan International Institute of Yoga Science and Philosophy in 1972. Since that time, his journey has lead him to the study and practice of various natural holistic healing and wellness approaches, including Meditation and Ayurveda. In 1991 he founded The Healing Arts. Patrick continues his explorations and teaching of yoga meditation, he is certified as an Unlimited Body and Unlimited Breath Practitioner and has been a consultant to massage practitioners, health spas, and healing centers throughout the U.S. Through his consultations, classes, and private sessions, Patrick brings a sincere desire to share self-knowledge, joy and peace with all who co-journey with him.
To 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.

Or donate through PayPal.

Sunday In-Person Meditation I : Learning the Basics with Aaron Means Psy.D.
2022-01-30 16:30 - 18:00 (America/Chicago)
In-Person Meditation I : Learning the Basics
with Aaron Means, Psy.D.

After you register for this class, you will receive the zoom link the day before the class begins.
If you would like to retake Meditation I at half the cost please email us at info@themeditatationcenter.org.
Dates of Series: Sundays, January 30 – March 6, 2022
Time: 4:30 p.m. – 6:oop.m.
Instructor : Aaron Means, Psy.D.
Fee: $75.00
Register here.
6 spaces available
This class introduces the student to the basics of meditation in the Himalayan Tradition. Relaxation techniques, pranayama (yogic breath), ideal sitting postures, and the use of mantra will be taught to help the student focus the mind and relax the body. Beginning Raja yoga philosophy is also included in this class. Treat yourself to the many benefits of a regular meditation practice.
Aaron 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.

Aaron 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.

TMC policy for those entering the building or participating in outdoor ceremonies will be requesting all to practice non-violence – being fully vaccinated or wearing a mask w/social distancing. Staff and volunteers will not be asking for vaccine certification cards as trust of community will be sufficient. All are welcome.

To further protect the community, an Iso-Aire purification movable unit has been purchased to use in all rooms of TMC where people gather. These units have pre-filter, hospital quality HEPA filters, and a bi-polar ionization unit to remove pollen to pathogens

Date Change: Via Zoom "Yoga Sutras” Winter 2022 Series with Dr. Stephen Parker (Stoma) Psy.D., E-RYT 500 on Mondays: January 31 and February 7, 14, and 21, 2022
2022-01-31 19:00 - 21:00 (America/Chicago)
Join us via Zoom…
“Yoga Sutras” Winter 2022 Series
with Dr. Stephen Parker (Stoma) Psy.D., 500-RYT
Class on Monday, January 24, 2022 has been cancelled.
The 4-week series now begins on January 31, 2022
and will end on February 21, 2022

New Dates
Mondays: January 31 and February 7, 14, and 21, 2022

7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

Begins at 7:00 p.m. with Meditation
Study of the “Yoga Sutras of Patanjali”

with Dr. Stephen Parker (Stoma) Psy.D., 500-RYT
Chapter 3, the Vibhuti Pada

Cost: $55.00 for the series
$15.00 for drop-in either in person or via Zoom
If 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.
Register here for the 4-sessions series.

Register here for a Single Session on January 31, 2022.
Register here for a Single Session on February 7, 2022
Register here for a Single Session on February 14, 2022
Register here for a Single Session on February 21, 2022

To receive the zoom link for this event, please subscribe to The Meditation Center’s e-newsletter on the home page of this website.

The late fall 2021 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.

Everyone is welcome!

Join 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.”

We 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.

Mauni Amavasya (Silence Day) - Tuesday, February 1, 2022
2022-02-01 00:00 - 23:30 (America/Chicago)
Mauni Amavasya (Silence Day) – Tuesday, February 1, 2022
Details of events at The Meditation Center coming soon.
Mauni Amavasya (Silence Day) is an annual observance. The observation of Silence Day is a practice that Swami Veda Bharati invited us to practice.
In 2022, Mauni Amavasya is 1st February.
In 2023, Mauni Amavasya is 21st January.
Swami Veda has said, “…there is also an annual silence day in the traditions of India. It is called Mauni Amavasya. Mauni means ‘of or for silence’, and amavasya means ‘no-moon day.’
It occurs on the no-moon day of the Maagha month in the Hindu calendar when sun and moon are both supposed to enter the sign of Capricorn (makara rashi).
It is held in the tradition as the day when Manu, the Archetypal Man first appeared on earth; he wedded Shata-roopa (She of a Hundred Beautiful Forms) and generated humankind.”
He has further explained that the practice of silence is not limited to Indian spiritual traditions only – “On the other hand, if you prefer to be true to some western tradition you may research if there was a day sacred to Harpokrates, the Greek god of silence whose statues have been found as far away as the Gandhara country (present day Afghanistan). Harpokrates was derived from the Egyptian god Harpa-khruti, the child Horus, representing the daily new born sun, the source of light.
Of course, there is an amplitude of Christian saints who have taught silence and there are numerous monasteries of various orders dedicated to silence.”
He further has shared that – “…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.
…If 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.
On 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.
May I ask all our swamis, initiators, spiritual advisers, teachers, centre leaders to kindly popularize this concept and take this year to prepare the people to undertake this one-day vow of silence.”
This sacred day is celebrated at SRSG by all ashramites and visiting sadhakas as well as globally by the AHYMSIN community.
Text Courtesy of AHYMSIN.org

Thursday Satsang Via Zoom: "Cultivating a Sense of Beauty in Life, in Being, and in Our Sadhana" with Stephen Parker (Stoma) Psy.D., E-RYT 500 - 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
2022-02-03 19:00 - 21:00 (America/Chicago)
Thursday Satsang Via Zoom
February 3, 2022

“Cultivating a Sense of Beauty in Life, in Being, and in Our Sadhana”
with Stephen Parker (Stoma) Psy.D., E-RYT 500
7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
To receive the zoom link for this event, please subscribe to The Meditation Center’s e-newsletter on the home page of this website.
7:00 p.m.: Meditation with Stephen Parker Psy.D., E-RYT 500
7:30-8:30 p.m.: Talk by Stephen Parker Psy.D., E-RYT 500
8:30 p.m.: Evening Prayers

Join Stoma on Thursday as he talks about how to cultivate a sense of beauty in Life, in Being, in our sadhana and our practices with the accompanying expansion of self to Self.
Donate and register here.
Dr. 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.

Stoma is an Experienced Registered Yoga Teacher at the 500-hour level of the Yoga Alliance (E-RYT 500). A member of the International Association of Y.T., he serves on the faculties of the Meditation Center in Minneapolis and the Sadhaka Grama ashram in Rishikesh, India. He is also a senior faculty member of the Himalayan Yoga Tradition Teachers’ Training Program. He has lectured on yoga, meditation, yoga psychology, and spiritual practice in the U.S. and Canada as well as in Caribbean countries, Holland, Italy, Austria, Hungary, Lithuania, South Africa, Korea, Hong Kong, and India. In 2004 he helped originate and teach the first course on yoga in an American medical school at the University of Minnesota Academic Medical Center. In 2007 he received preliminary vows of renunciation from Swami Veda and the Shankaracharya of Karvirapitha.

Stoma has been a licensed psychologist in private practice in St. Paul, MN since 1985. He also serves as Adjunct Assistant School Professor of Counseling and Psychological Services at Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota and Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Graduate School of Professional Psychology at the University of St. Thomas in Minneapolis, MN. He teaches on the faculty of the Introductory Workshops of the Minnesota Society of Clinical Hypnosis. In addition to authoring journal articles and book chapters, Dr. Parker edited volume two of Swami Veda’s definitive scholarly work on the “Yoga-Sutras of Patanjali” and he has been a peer review editor for the “Journal of Men’s Studies,” the “American Journal of Orthopsychiatry,” the I”nternational Journal of Yoga T. and Yoga Mimamsa.” He is also the author of “Clearing the Path, The Yoga Way to a Clear and Pleasant Mind: Yoga, Neuroscience and Emotion” (2017) published by AHYMSA publishers.

To 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.

Or donate through PayPal.

New Monthly "Bhagavad Gita" Study Group via Zoom with Sandra Uyterhoeven and Randall Krause Begins on Saturday, February 5, 2022
2022-02-05 10:00 - 23:30 (America/Chicago)
New Monthly “Bhagavad Gita” Study Group via Zoom
with Sandra Uyterhoeven and Randall Krause
10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Donation: $15.00/session
This class will meet the 1st Saturday of every month.
Register here.
The “Bhagavad Gita” is one of the great spiritual books of the world and a core source of Yoga Philosophy. In essence, it is a spiritual discourse given by Krishna, an incarnation of Vishnu, to his disciple, the great warrior Arjuna, on the threshold of a vast war in which both would soon be involved. The teachings of the “Gita” are as meaningful today as they were thousands of years ago.

In this study group, in successive monthly sessions, we will slowly walk through the “Gita” from the beginning, discussing each of the verses. This will not be a lecture, but rather a study and discussion group. Although the leaders will officiate and offer brief talks now and then, all of the study group members will read and discuss the verses. Participants will share perspectives from their favorite translations of the verses and commentaries, and this will broaden our understanding of the “Gita.”

Because one of the leaders is a Yoga Alliance Continuing Yoga Education Provider (YACEP), you may count each hour of your participation in this study group as a “Contact” hour of continuing yoga education.

Leaders: Sandra Uyterhoeven and Randall Krause
Sandra Uyterhoeven is an experienced yoga teacher, yoga therapist and loves the Bhagavad Gita. She is an initiate in the Himalayan Yoga Meditation Tradition. Sandra is experienced at leading study groups in yoga philosophy.

Randall Krause is an initiate of the Himalayan Yoga Meditation Tradition and a senior mentor and teacher in the Tradition. He is registered with Yoga Alliance (YA) as an Experienced Yoga Teacher and a Continuing Yoga Education Provider (YACEP).

Thursday Satsang via Zoom: "Love" Reading of the prose and poetry of love, kindness, and compassion with John David Wilson. - February 10, 2022
2022-02-10 19:00 - 20:30 (America/Chicago)
Thursday Satsang via Zoom – February 10, 2022
Satsang: Love
with John David Wilson.
7:00 p.m.: Meditation with John David Wilson
7:30-8:30 p.m.: Talk by John David Wilson
8:30 p.m.: Evening Prayers
To receive the zoom link for this event, please subscribe to The Meditation Center’s e-newsletter on the home page of this website.
On Thursday, February 10th, John David Wilson will guide you in a satsang exploring that most necessary element of your meditative practice, Love. Both Swami Rama and Swami Veda emphasized that without Love, there is no yoga, no community, no progress. What we can build in this world is a space for love and grace to manifest amongst us. Join us on zoom as we meditate, reflect, read and write in loving exploration of this vast aspect of our lives. Take a moment to contemplate your current feelings about and definition of love: how closely is
your life connected by this cosmic force?

Do you have a favorite thought, poem, or example of love that you might share with the community? How open are you to noticing love, to being motivated by love, to being a secret agent of love? Does your ego create barriers to love? Think of some ways yogis expand their hearts to allow infinite love to flow through them.

Have a piece of paper and a pen handy. Write love letters to your deepest Self. We will begin with a few readings and continue mapping out some of the vast field we call love, circling back to our needs, habits, hopes, creating some signposts for our inspiration; hopefully bringing this exercise, this ritual offering, back to our daily practice.

John David Wilson has had the good fortune to have studied with Swami Veda since he first came to the Twin Cities, was initiated by HHSSR over 50 years ago, and is thankful for their continuing love everyday.

To 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.

Or donate through PayPal.

Hybrid Meditation I : Learning the Basics with Paul Emerson, Ph.D. on Tuesdays: February 15 – March 22, 2022
2022-02-15 18:30 - 20:00 (America/Chicago)
Hybrid Meditation I : Learning the Basics
with Paul Emerson, Ph.D.
After you register for this class, you will receive the zoom link the day before the class begins.
If you would like to retake Meditation I at half the cost please email us at info@themeditatationcenter.org.

Hybrid Class on Tuesdays: February 15 – March 22, 2022
An In-Person Option and a Zoom Option Are Being Offered
Instructor: Paul Emerson, Ph.D.
6:30 p.m.- 8:00 p.m.
Cost: $75.00

Section 1: (live at the Meditation Center, can zoom when you can’t make it): 12 max
Section 2 (zoom only): 12 max
Register here
This class introduces the student to the basics of meditation in the Himalayan Tradition. Relaxation techniques, pranayama (yogic breath), ideal sitting postures, and the use of mantra will be taught to help the student focus the mind and relax the body. Beginning Raja yoga philosophy is also included in this class. Treat yourself to the many benefits of a regular meditation practice.
TMC policy for those entering the building or participating in outdoor ceremonies will be requesting all to practice non-violence – being fully vaccinated and wearing a mask w/social distancing. Staff and volunteers will not be asking for vaccine certification cards as trust of community will be sufficient. All are welcome.

To further protect the community, an Iso-Aire purification movable unit has been purchased to use in all rooms of TMC where people gather. These units have pre-filter, hospital quality HEPA filters, and a bi-polar ionization unit to remove pollen to pathogens

Full Moon Meditation on Wednesday, February 16, 2022 from 9:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
2022-02-16 21:00 - 22:00 (America/Chicago)
Full Moon Meditation
Wednesday, February 16, 2022
9:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.

Swami Ritavan invites you to join us for a group meditation starting at 9 o’clock in the evening. Meditate wherever you are at that time.

Swami Ritavan Bharati has said, “The full moon meditations are an opportunity for us to come together in connecting with the universal mind-field bringing unity, harmony, peace, and love. Go into your silence; exhale-release, inhale-accept, forgive and fulfill, with purified heart and mind receive the blessings of the Lineage.”

Thursday Satsang via Zoom: Valentine Week Kirtan, “A Celebration of the Ancient Traveler...Love” with Chris Young - February 17, 2022
2022-02-17 19:00 - 20:30 (America/Chicago)
Thursday Satsang via Zoom – February 17, 2022
Valentine Week Kirtan…
“A Celebration of the Ancient Traveler…Love”
with Chris Young
To receive the zoom link for this event, please subscribe to The Meditation Center’s e-newsletter on the home page of this website.

7:00 p.m.: Meditation with Swami Radha Bharati
7:30-8:30 p.m.: Kirtan with Chris Young
8:30 p.m.: Evening Prayers

Join us for an evening of kirtan and chanting with Chris Young to celebrate Love, the ancient traveler.

Join Chris in this kirtan, it being an opportunity, a vehicle, to receive an experience of Beauty; a time to drop the worry and the hurry, set aside the intellect, and simply be… with people who are beautiful, in a setting that is beautiful, and with beautiful music.

“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…

…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…”

(Kirtan! Chanting as a Spiritual Path. pages 7 and 9)

Date Change! Valentine Week's Meditative Walk in Nature with Swami Radha Bharati and Nikki Strong Ph.D. - February 19, 2022
2022-02-19 12:00 - 15:00 (America/Chicago)
Valentine Week’s Meditative Walk in Nature
with Swami Radha Bharati and Nikki Strong Ph.D.
Saturday, February 19, 2022 (12:00 PM CST)
Revisiting the Mississippi.. Returning to Wakpa Tanka
Stories, History, Meditation, Contemplation… A Walk in the Woods…Connecting with Nature…

Details:
When: Saturday, February 19, 2022 (12:00 PM CST)
Where: Meet-up at the Fort Snelling Parking Lot (Historic Ft. Snelling, 200 Tower Ave., St. Paul, MN 55111)
What to Bring: WARM CLOTHES. Boots for hiking in snow.
Provided: a special pre-hike Valentines treat

No Charge.. This is a Free public event… ALL WELCOME…
Registration not required but appreciated! RSVP here.

Event led by….
Swami Ma Radha and Nikki Strong

Join us for stories, history, meditation, contemplation… a walk in the woods…connecting with Nature..
We will be revisiting Wakpa Tanka (Haha Wakpa… the Mississippi River) returning to Wita Tanka … from the river banks above, near Fort Snelling. This is sacred Native American ground. Let us walk gently here and contemplate what that means. Let us recall the tale of Dred Scott… his time living here… what his tale teaches us in our modern day. Let us explore tales of romance…. connected to this ground… and enjoy each others company in quite thoughtful wonderings through the beautiful wintery woods of this special place…

Thursday Satsang via Zoom: ""Introduction of the New Practice and New Mantras" with Emilio Bettaglio - February 24, 2022
2022-02-24 19:00 - 20:30 (America/Chicago)
Thursday Satsang via Zoom – February 24, 2022
“Introduction of the New Practice and New Mantras”
with Emilio Bettaglio
7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

7:00 p.m.: Meditation with Swami Radha Bharati
7:30-8:30 p.m.: Talk by Emilio Bettaglio
8:30 p.m.: Evening Prayers
To receive the zoom link for this event, please subscribe to The Meditation Center’s e-newsletter on the home page of this website.
New practice and new mantras will be introduced as we transition from Saumya mantra to Ganesha mantra practice.
Ganesha Gayatri

Tat-puruśāya vidmahe
Vakratundāya dhimahi
Tan no danti pracodayāt

We meditate upon the purusha of That (Brahman)
The one with the crooked trunk;
May he inspire and impel our buddhi.

Translation by Stoma

Gam Ganapataye Namaha

Gam, salutations to the Lord of Ganas (categories)

To 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.

Date Change - New Monthly "Bhagavad Gita" Study Group via Zoom with Sandra Uyterhoeven and Randall Krause
2022-02-26 10:00 - 11:30 (America/Chicago)
Date Change – New Monthly “Bhagavad Gita” Study Group via Zoom
with Sandra Uyterhoeven and Randall Krause
We will be meeting February 26, 2022 rather than March 5, 2022, because of a scheduling conflict.
10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Donation: $15.00/session
Register here
for February 26, 2022

We are studying Chapter 2, “The Way of Self-Knowledge,”
for the February 26th meeting. This meeting date has been changed.

You can join any time and use any “Gita” commentary.

The “Bhagavad Gita” is one of the great spiritual books of the world and a core source of Yoga Philosophy. In essence, it is a spiritual discourse given by Krishna, an incarnation of Vishnu, to his disciple, the great warrior Arjuna, on the threshold of a vast war in which both would soon be involved. The teachings of the “Gita” are as meaningful today as they were thousands of years ago.

In this study group, in successive monthly sessions, we will slowly walk through the “Gita” from the beginning, discussing each of the verses. This will not be a lecture, but rather a study and discussion group. Although the leaders will officiate and offer brief talks now and then, all of the study group members will read and discuss the verses. Participants will share perspectives from their favorite translations of the verses and commentaries, and this will broaden our understanding of the “Gita.”

Because one of the leaders is a Yoga Alliance Continuing Yoga Education Provider (YACEP), you may count each hour of your participation in this study group as a “Contact” hour of continuing yoga education.

Leaders: Sandra Uyterhoeven and Randall Krause
Sandra Uyterhoeven is an experienced yoga teacher, yoga therapist and loves the Bhagavad Gita. She is an initiate in the Himalayan Yoga Meditation Tradition. Sandra is experienced at leading study groups in yoga philosophy.

Randall Krause is an initiate of the Himalayan Yoga Meditation Tradition and a senior mentor and teacher in the Tradition. He is registered with Yoga Alliance (YA) as an Experienced Yoga Teacher and a Continuing Yoga Education Provider (YACEP).
