The Meditation Center

New AHYMSIN Community Mantra Japa Practice via Zoom with Chris Young - August 12, 2022
2022-08-12 19:00 - 20:00 (America/Chicago)
New AHYMSIN Community Mantra Japa Practice via Zoom
with Chris Young
Friday, August 12, 2022
Time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
We will meet every other Friday to recite the mantra together.
For those that would like to practice together the japa of the Ganesha Gayatri Mantra, we will meet every other Friday with Chris Young via Zoom. Chris will guide us in the recitation of 1 mala of the new mantra and then tell stories and tales from the life of Ganesha.

Gaṇeśa Gāyatrī Mantra Recitation by Swami Veda Bharati (108 times) can be heard here.

If you would like to learn proper recitation of the Gaṇeśa Gāyatrī Mantra and the Mother Gāyatrī prayer, Pandit Priyadarsana (Pierre Lefebvre) has shared word-by-word slow recitations, which can be heard here.

Chris 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.

Class cancelled for August 17, 2022 - Wednesday Mornings via Zoom – Gentle Hatha Yoga (Drop-In) with Sig Martell and Rosann Chamberlain
2022-08-17 10:30 - 12:00
Class cancelled for August 17, 2022
WEDNESDAY MORNINGS VIA ZOOM – GENTLE HATHA YOGA (DROP IN)

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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!

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Hybrid Thursday Satsang via Zoom: "Inspirations from Swami Veda Bharati"- August 18, 2022
2022-08-18 19:00 - 20:30
Hybrid Thursday Satsang via Zoom
August 18, 2022
“Inspirations from Swami Veda Bharati”

A showing of a video released on the occasion of the 2019 AHYMSIN Sangha Gathering

7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
If you come to TMC, you can view the video on TMC’s TV screen.

6:00-7:00 p.m.: Guided Hatha Yoga by Nicole Roberts

7:00-7:30 p.m.: Guided Meditation with Paul Emerson

7:30-8:30 p.m.: Viewing of video “Inspirations from Swami Veda Bharati”

8:30-8:40 p.m.: Evening Prayers

Swami Veda Bharati’s teachings had an extremely vast, almost endless scope and levels of depth. This compendium video of our beloved Swamiji’s teaching puts together many of his favorite themes, and allows us to discover the several facets of his amazing personality.

It was originally released on the occasion of the 2019 AHYMSIN Sangha Gathering, held at Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama, Rishikesh, India.

Thursday Satsang In-Person at TMC and via Zoom: Kirtan with Chris Young - August 25, 2022
2022-08-25 19:00 - 20:30
Thursday Satsang In-Person at TMC and via Zoom – August 25, 2022
Kirtan with Chris Young

6:00-7:00 p.m.: Guided Hatha Yoga
7:00 p.m.: Meditation with Swami Radha Bharati
7:30-8:30 p.m.: Kirtan with Chris Young
8:30-8:40 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)

Chris 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.

New AHYMSIN Community Mantra Japa Practice via Zoom with Chris Young - August 26, 2022
2022-08-26 19:00 - 20:00
New AHYMSIN Community Mantra Japa Practice via Zoom
with Chris Young
Friday, August 26, 2022
Time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
We will meet every other Friday to recite the mantra together.
For those that would like to practice together the japa of the Ganesha Gayatri Mantra, we will meet every other Friday with Chris Young via Zoom. Chris will guide us in the recitation of 1 mala of the new mantra and then tell stories and tales from the life of Ganesha.

Gaṇeśa Gāyatrī Mantra Recitation by Swami Veda Bharati (108 times) can be heard here.

If you would like to learn proper recitation of the Gaṇeśa Gāyatrī Mantra and the Mother Gāyatrī prayer, Pandit Priyadarsana (Pierre Lefebvre) has shared word-by-word slow recitations, which can be heard here.

Chris 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.

On Summer Break until Fall 2022 - Sunday Book Club/Satsang: with Swami Radha Bharati, Michael Smith, and Jim Nelson
2022-08-28 10:00 - 11:30
Sunday Book Club/Satsang on Summer Break until Fall 2022
with Swami Radha Bharati, Michael Smith, and Jim Nelson from 10:00 a.m. – 12 Noon

Time: 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 Noon
Swami Radha, Jim, and Michael will continue the study of a spiritual book in Fall of 2022. Stay tuned for announcements regarding the start date for September 2022 and the new book club reading selection.

August 31, 2022 is "Maha Ganesha Caturthi" Join Us for a Puja at TMC
2022-08-31 19:00 - 21:00
August 31, 2022 is “Maha Ganesha Caturthi”
The puja begins at 7:00 p.m. in the Hall of the Tradition.

Please come together in person or via zoom and join Emilio Bettaglio and Chris Young in a special Ganesha puja ceremony at The Meditation Center at 7:00 p.m. on August 31st.

The fourth day after the new moon of the month of Bhādrapada (August/ September) is considered the most auspicious day of the year for invoking and paying homage to Ganesha. This year it falls on August 31st. Some people consider it Ganesha’s birthday and it’s a day of auspicious beginnings.

During this ceremony on this particular day, participants will have an opportunity to make a resolution (sankalpa). With the help of Ganesha, the remover of obstacles, the resolution is given enhanced strength.

If moved to, bring a special sweet or fruit to share as prasada after the ceremony.

Ganesha Gayatri Mantra.

ॐ तत्-पुरुषाय विद्महे
वक्रतुण्डाय धीमहि ।
तन्नो दन्ती प्रचोदयात्॥

Om tat-puruṣāya vidmahe
Vakratuṇḍāya dhīmahi ।
Tanno dantī pracodayāt ॥

We seek to know that supreme divine person.
We meditate upon the one with the curved trunk.
(The curved trunk represents the base of consciousness as seen in the writing of the letter OM)
May that one who has one tooth inspire us.
(the one tooth represents the principle whereby dualities are merged into oneness)

Gayatri Prayer
गायत्री मातः। हे गुरो। श्री गुरो।
सद् बुद्धिं मे प्रयच्च।
चित्तं मे निर्मलं शान्तं प्रसन्नं भूयात्।
सर्वे मे भावाः शुध्यन्ताम्।
मैत्री भावनया क्षमां याचितुं आत्मबलं मे देहि।
ॐ तत्सद् ब्रह्मार्पणम् अस्तु॥

gāyatrī mātaḥ | he guro | śrī guro |
sad buddhiṁ me prayacca |
cittaṁ me nirmalaṁ śāntaṁ prasannaṁ bhūyāt |
sarve me bhāvāḥ śudhyantām |
maītrī bhāvanayā kṣamāṁ yācituṁ ātma balaṁ me dehi |
om tat-sad brahmārpaṇam astu ||

Mother Gayatri, Oh Gurudeva, Shri Gurudeva
Grant me pure buddhi.
May my mind become immaculate, quiet, peaceful, clear and pleasant.
May all my emotions be purified.
Grant me the spiritual strength to ask for forgiveness with a sentiment of amity.
Om. That (alone is) Real.
May (all this endeavor) be (accepted as my) surrender and offering to Brahman.

Hybrid Thursday Satsang In-Person at TMC and via Zoom: “An Idiot’s Guide to the Devas: The Energies Behind Your Mantra”, A panel discussion with the TMC Spiritual Committee
2022-09-01 19:00 - 20:30
Hybrid Thursday Satsang – September 1, 2022
In-Person at TMC and via Zoom
“An Idiot’s Guide to the Devas: The Energies Behind Your Mantra”

A panel discussion with Swami Radha, Stoma, Paul Emerson,
Lori Beron, Emilio Bettaglio, Kay Gendron, Jim Nelson, and Michael Smith.

7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

6:00-7:00 p.m.: Guided Hatha Yoga with Chris Young
7:00-7:30 p.m.: Guided Meditation with Swami Radha Bharati
7:30-8:30 p.m.: A panel discussion with Swami Radha, Stoma, Paul Emerson, Lori Beron, Emilio Bettaglio, Kay Gendron, Jim Nelson, and Michael Smith.
8:30-8:40 p.m.: Evening Prayers
Devas can be thought of as “archetypes” or “energies.” Swami Veda call them “forces of nature.” Their names come up in mantras, asanas, and chants. Sometimes they are called “gods.” Please come with any questions you might have pertaining to them — and any insights pertaining to how they relate to your personal sadhana and your meditational practice.

On Summer Break until Fall 2022 - Sunday Book Club/Satsang with Swami Radha Bharati, Michael Smith, and Jim Nelson
2022-09-04 10:00 - 12:00

Hybrid Thursday Satsang In-Person at TMC and via Zoom: Part II - “An Idiot’s Guide to the Devas: The Energies Behind Your Mantra”, A panel discussion with the TMC Spiritual Committee
2022-09-08 19:00 - 20:30
Hybrid Thursday Satsang – September 8, 2022
In-Person at TMC and via Zoom
“An Idiot’s Guide to the Devas: The Energies Behind Your Mantra – Part II”

A panel discussion with Swami Radha, Stoma, Paul Emerson,
Lori Beron, Emilio Bettaglio, Kay Gendron, Jim Nelson, and Michael Smith.

7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

6:00-7:00 p.m.: Guided Hatha Yoga with Chris Young
7:00-7:30 p.m.: Guided Meditation with Swami Radha Bharati
7:30-8:30 p.m.: A panel discussion with Swami Radha, Stoma, Paul Emerson, Lori Beron, Emilio Bettaglio, Kay Gendron, Jim Nelson, and Michael Smith.
8:30-8:40 p.m.: Evening Prayers
Devas can be thought of as “archetypes” or “energies.” Swami Veda call them “forces of nature.” Their names come up in mantras, asanas, and chants. Sometimes they are called “gods.” Please come with any questions you might have pertaining to them — and any insights pertaining to how they relate to your personal sadhana and your meditational practice.

AHYMSIN Community Mantra Japa Practice via Zoom with Chris Young - September 9, 2022
2022-09-09 19:00 - 20:00
New AHYMSIN Community Mantra Japa Practice via Zoom
with Chris Young
Friday, September 9, 2022
Time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
We will meet every other Friday to recite the mantra together.
For those that would like to practice together the japa of the Ganesha Gayatri Mantra, we will meet every other Friday with Chris Young via Zoom. Chris will guide us in the recitation of 1 mala of the new mantra and then tell stories and tales from the life of Ganesha.

Gaṇeśa Gāyatrī Mantra Recitation by Swami Veda Bharati (108 times) can be heard here.

If you would like to learn proper recitation of the Gaṇeśa Gāyatrī Mantra and the Mother Gāyatrī prayer, Pandit Priyadarsana (Pierre Lefebvre) has shared word-by-word slow recitations, which can be heard here.

Chris 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.

Full Moon Meditation on Friday: September 10, 2022 - 9:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. CDT
2022-09-10 21:00 - 22:00
September Full Moon Meditation
9:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. CDT
Friday: September 8, 2022

Swami Ritavan invites you to join him 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.”

May you become so large as to encompass all space
with your subtle body.
May your heart strings be played by the Master Musician
of the universe.
May you radiate a golden glow in a dark room.
May you give back to Nature twice what you receive from Her.

~Swami Veda Bharati~
(Blessings, page 43)

“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.”

“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.”

~ Swami Veda Bharati ~

Begins on September 11, 2022 - Sunday Book Club/Satsang: with Swami Radha Bharati, Michael Smith, and Jim Nelson
2022-09-11 10:00 - 11:30
Sunday Book Club/Satsang – September 11, 2022
with Swami Radha Bharati, Michael Smith, and Jim Nelson from 10:00-11:30 am

Time: 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m
“Inspirations from Swami Veda” — This is an hour-long video of some of Swami Veda’s core teachings. Each segment is about 10 minutes long. After each session, we will stop the video and discuss the things that Swamiji said as they apply to our own yoga practice. And, if the group wishes, we could give more time to any of Swami Veda’s specific teachings in later Book Club sessions.

We’re looking forward to welcoming new participants and reconnecting with old ones after the Summer Break. When the Book Club begins at 10:00, we’ll come together and share what’s been happening over the past few months.

Up ahead — Before Swami Veda took his 5-year Vow of Silence in 2013, he strongly recommended that everyone study his book, SADHANA IN APPLIED SPIRITUALITY — so this will most likely be the book that we will work with when we start rolling.

Postponed until October - Sunday In-Person Meditation I : Learning the Basics with Aaron Means, Psy.D., September 11 – October 16, 2022
2022-09-11 16:30 - 18:00
Postponed Until October: In-Person Meditation I : Learning the Basics
with Aaron Means, Psy.D.
Dates of Series: New October/November dates to be determined.
Time: 4:30 p.m. – 6:oop.m.
Instructor : Aaron Means, Psy.D.
Fee: $75.00
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.
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

Thursday Satsang via Zoom: Showing of the Video, "Ishopanishad Lecture 1" with H.H.S. Swami Rama - September 15, 2022
2022-09-15 19:00 - 20:30
Thursday Satsang via Zoom – September 15, 2022
Showing of the Video, “Ishopanishad Lecture 1” with H.H.S. Swami Rama
7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
6:00-7:00 p.m.: Guided Hatha Yoga
7:00-7:30 p.m.: Guided Meditation with Swami Radha Bharati
7:30-8:30 p.m.: Showing of the Video,”Ishopanishad Lecture 1″ with H.H.S. Swami Rama
8:30-8:40 p.m.: Evening Prayers

The Ishopanishad is considered to be the foundation stone of Upanishadic Knowledge…The answer to all the important questions of life are to be found in this short Upanishad. It is an ideal book of Vedantic philosophy. ~Swami Rama

Sunday Book Club / Satsang via Zoom with Swami Radha Bharati, Michael Smith, and Jim Nelson
2022-09-18 10:00 - 23:30
Sunday Book Club/Satsang via Zoom
with Swami Radha Bharati, Michael Smith, and Jim Nelson
10:00 A.M. – 11:30 A.M.

Time: 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Swami Radha, Jim, and Michael will continue the study of spiritual topics this fall of 2022.
Before Swami Veda took his 5-year Vow of Silence in 2013, he strongly recommended that everyone study his book, SADHANA IN APPLIED SPIRITUALITY — so this will most likely be the book that we will work with when we start rolling.

AHYMSIN Community Mantra Japa Practice via Zoom with Chris Young - September 21, 2022
2022-09-21 19:00 - 20:00
New AHYMSIN Community Mantra Japa Practice via Zoom
with Chris Young
Wednesday, September 21, 2022
Time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
We will meet every other Wednesday to recite the mantra together.
For those that would like to practice together the japa of the Ganesha Gayatri Mantra, we will meet every other Friday with Chris Young via Zoom. Chris will guide us in the recitation of 1 mala of the new mantra and then tell stories and tales from the life of Ganesha.

Gaṇeśa Gāyatrī Mantra Recitation by Swami Veda Bharati (108 times) can be heard here.

If you would like to learn proper recitation of the Gaṇeśa Gāyatrī Mantra and the Mother Gāyatrī prayer, Pandit Priyadarsana (Pierre Lefebvre) has shared word-by-word slow recitations, which can be heard here.

Chris 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.

Thursday Satsang via Zoom: "The Days of Awe" with Daniel Hertz - September 22, 2022
2022-09-22 19:00 - 20:30
Thursday Satsang via Zoom – September 22, 2022
“The Days of Awe” with Daniel Hertz
7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
6:00-7:00 p.m.: Guided Hatha Yoga
7:00-7:30 p.m.: Guided Meditation with Swami Radha Bharati
7:30-8:30 p.m.: Talk by Daniel Hertz
8:30-8:40 p.m.: Evening Prayers

The Meditation Center will be open to view the evening’s Thursday Satsang talk on the Center’s TV screen.
The “Days of Awe” are the ten days between the Jewish High Holidays of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. The blowing of the shofar on Rosh Hashanah is a call to wake up to the urgency of each moment. This period of celebration, contemplation, and atonement is somewhat comparable to Lent and Ramadan. The dates also coincide with the Hindu holiday Navaratri. The relentlessness of the High Holidays– the long days at the synagogue, the constant repetition of the prayers, the fasting– wears down our defenses and helps us open to the truth of our lives. We will discuss and explore how these “Days of Awe” have the potential to be a journey of self-transformation.

Daniel Hertz (MS, BCB, E-RYT 500) has been on the faculty of The Meditation Center
since 1995. He has been giving individual Biofeedback sessions at the Center since 2007. His most recent book, Everything is a Little Bit Alright: Yoga, Meditation, and a Dog named Roy, can be found at this Amazon link: https://www.amazon.com/Everything-Little-Bit-Alright-Meditation/dp/1951651294

Cancelled for the 26th - Yoga Sutras” Fall 2022 Series - Vibhuti Pada with Dr. Stephen Parker (Stoma) Psy.D., 500-RYT
2022-09-26 08:00 - 17:00
“Yoga Sutras” Fall 2022 Series – Vibhuti Pada
with Dr. Stephen Parker (Stoma) Psy.D., 500-RYT

Mondays: September 12 and 19 and October 3 and 10, 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.
Registration coming soon.

Register here for the 4-sessions series.

Register here for a Single Session on September 12, 2022

Register here for a Single Session on September 19, 2022

Register here for a Single Session on September 26, 2022

Register here for a Single Session on October 3, 2022

The Fall 2022 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.

Opening Day Puja of Navaratri 2022 In Person at TMC and via Zoom - September 26, 2022 -
2022-09-26 18:00 - 23:30
Opening Day Puja of Navaratri
In Person at TMC and via Zoom
September 26, 2022

Navaratri 2022
September 26th-October 4th

Begins at 7:30 p.m.

The closing Navaratri puja will occur on October 4th, Details to come.

Immortal She is, pervading all things that grow downward and all things that extend upwards. It is by Her brilliance and light that the darkness of ignorance vanishes. She, Devi, the Divine One who has expounded Herself as the very being of the universe and the custodian. Mother Deity, the Divine Mother, Shri who is the refuge of all forms, of all thoughts and sentiments – all Her expressions in the power of will, power of knowledge, power of creativity – Lalita, the tender one, the gentle one, Tripura Sundari, the Beauty of the Three Realms, She whose name is beauty. She, who has revealed Herself in Creation, through the powers of Shree. (The meaning of this event for which Sadhakas celebrate)

During the puja we will be chanting the Saumya Tara Mantra.

Read here the Saumya Tara mantra

The Monday puja will be followed by the initial recitation of “Sri Lalita Sahasranama” (1,000 Names of Mother Divine, Lalita)

Listen here and follow the 1,000 Names of Lalita, the Mother Divine, “Sri Lalita Sahasranama” recited by Swami Veda Bharati

Read here the 1,000 Names of Lalita, the Mother Divine, “Sri Lalita Sahasranama.”
(3 times per day one-hour recitations/contemplations)

Tuesday, September 27 through Tuesday, October 4, 2022 at TMC
8:00 a.m.; noon; 8:00 p.m.
(3 times per day one-hour recitations/contemplations)

2022-09-28 08:00 - 17:00
Closing Day Puja of Navaratri
In Person at TMC and via Zoom
October 4, 2022

Navaratri 2022
September 26th-October 4th

Begins at 7:30 p.m.

Immortal She is, pervading all things that grow downward and all things that extend upwards. It is by Her brilliance and light that the darkness of ignorance vanishes. She, Devi, the Divine One who has expounded Herself as the very being of the universe and the custodian. Mother Deity, the Divine Mother, Shri who is the refuge of all forms, of all thoughts and sentiments – all Her expressions in the power of will, power of knowledge, power of creativity – Lalita, the tender one, the gentle one, Tripura Sundari, the Beauty of the Three Realms, She whose name is beauty. She, who has revealed Herself in Creation, through the powers of Shree. (The meaning of this event for which Sadhakas celebrate)

The Meditation Center 50th Anniversary Homecoming Celebration from October 1-9, 2022
2022-09-29 08:00 - 17:00
The Meditation Center 50th Anniversary Homecoming Celebration
October 1-9, 2022
Includes the Celebration of Navaratri
September 26–October 4, 2022

September 26th –October 4th
Recording–1000 Names of Lalita in Meditation Room with Swami Ritavan
(3 times per day one-hour recitations/contemplations)
8:00 a.m.; noon; 8:00 p.m.

Listen here and follow the 1,000 Names of Lalita, the Mother Divine, “Sri Lalita Sahasranama” recited by Swami Veda Bharati

Read here the 1,000 Names of Lalita, the Mother Divine, “Sri Lalita Sahasranama.”

Reconnect with your practice and community, with a full week of activities.
Join us to reminisce and plan for the next 50 years!

Updated Special Guest Speakers and Events Schedule
(times subject to change)

September 26th (Monday)

7:30 p.m. – Navaratri Opening Puja in Hall of Tradition (Emilio), Hybrid, in person and via zoom
8:00 p.m. – Recording of Swami Veda chanting 1000 Names of Lalita, Hybrid, in person and via Zoom

September 29th (Thursday)

6:00-7:00 p.m. Hatha –in 2nd floor Hatha Room with Eric Ness
7:00-8:30p.m. Swami Ritavan Bharati: “An Introduction to the 50th Anniversary Celebration.” in the Hall of the Tradition. Hybrid, in person and via Zoom
8:30 p.m. Prayers
8:40 p.m. Vegan Soup

October 1st (Saturday)

8:30-9:50 a.m. – Hatha and meditation in 2nd floor Hatha Room. (Chris Young)
10:00 a.m.- 12:00 – Noon- Pancake breakfast
11:00 a.m. – Children’s Activities in backyard with Chris Young
Silent Auction and Raffle – ongoing until October 8th
Photo exhibit in upper hall – ongoing
Continuous loop of photos etc. on monitors – ongoing
8:00 p.m. Ananda Bhavanaani. “Remembering My Beloved Kalyana Mitra” Speaking via zoom from India. Hybrid, in person viewing at TMC and via Zoom

October 2nd (Sunday Morning)

8:30- 9:15 a.m – Meditation in Hall of the Tradition (Swami Radha), Hybrid, in person and via Zoom
9:15-10:15 a.m. – Hatha Yoga– in 2nd floor hatha room. (TBD)
10:00–10:30 a.m.- Practice questions and tune ups in Hall of the Tradition —–also by appointment (Teachers and initiators)
10:00-10:30 a.m. Tea available
10:30—12:00 Noon – Prakash Keshaviah: “Meditation in the Himalayan Tradition” in the Hall of the Tradition. Hybrid, in person and via Zoom
12:00 Noon – Brunch Potluck

October 2nd (Sunday Evening)

6:00-7:00 p.m – Sharing stories and experiences in Hall of the Tradition. Hybrid, in person and via Zoom
7:00-8:00 p.m. – Video of Swami Veda lecture. Hybrid, in person viewing at TMC and via Zoom
8:00-9:00 p.m. – Recording of Swami Veda chanting 1000 Names of Lalita, Hybrid, in person and via Zoom

October 4th (Tuesday)

7:30-8:15 p.m. – Recording: 1000 Names of Lalita. Hybrid, in person and via Zoom
8:15 p.m. – Navaratri closing puja in Hall of the Tradition (Emilio). Hybrid, in person and via Zoom

October 6th (Thursday)

6:00—7:00 p.m.- Hatha in 2nd floor Hatha Room. (Chris Young )
6:30—7:30 p.m. – Vegan Soup (Paul Emerson)
7:30-9:00 p.m. – Dr. David Frawley: “Swami Veda Bharati, Rishi for the 21st Century.” Speaking via zoom, both a lecture and guided meditation. Hall of the Tradition. Hybrid, in person viewing at TMC and via Zoom.

October 8th (Saturday)

8:30-9:50 a.m. – Hatha and Meditation in 2nd floor Hatha room. (Sunita Gangopadhyay)
10:00-10:30 a.m. Practice questions and tune ups: in Hall of the Tradition —-also by appointment (Teachers and Initiators)
10:00-10:30 a.m.- Tea available
10:30-11:30 a.m. – Prakash Keshaviah: “Creative Use of Emotions.”Lecture in Hall of the Tradition. Hybrid, in person and via Zoom.
4:30-6:30 p.m. – Community Buffet
6:30-7:00 p.m. Raffle Drawing and Silent Auction. Winners announced.
7:00-8:30 p.m. Panel discussion: “The Next 50 Years.” In Hall of the Tradition (Sunita Gangopadhyay: discussion leader) Hybrid, in person and via Zoom.

October 9th (Sunday Morning)

8:30-9:15 a.m. Meditation in Hall of the Tradition (Swami Radha Bharati) Hybrid, in person and via Zoom.
9:15-10:00 a.m.- Hatha in 2nd floor Hatha Room (TBD)
10:00-10:30 a.m. Practice questions and tune ups: in Hall of the Tradition —-also by appointment (Teachers and Initiators)
10:00-10:30 a.m. Tea available
10:00-11:30 a.m. Prakash Keshaviah: “Bridge between Science and Spirituality.” Lecture in Hall of the Tradition. Hybrid, in person and via Zoom.

October 9th (Sunday Evening)

7:45 p.m. – Full Moon Havan and “Closing Remarks” by Swami Ritavan Bharati (0utside by fire). Hybrid, in person and via Zoom.
9:00-10:00 p.m.- Full Moon Meditation in the Hall of the Tradition.

Everyone is welcome…join us in celebration!

Love, Serve, Remember!

Hybrid Thursday Satsang In Person and via Zoom: "Message on the 50th Anniversary of The Meditation Center" with Swami Ritavan Bharati - September 29, 2022
2022-09-29 19:00 - 20:30
Hybrid Thursday Satsang In Person and via Zoom – September 29, 2022
“Message on the 50th Anniversary of The Meditation Center”
from Swami Ritavan Bharati “
7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
6:00-7:00 p.m.: Guided Hatha Yoga with Eric Ness
7:00-7:30 p.m.: Guided Meditation with Swami Ritavan Bharati
7:30-8:30 p.m.: Talk by Swami Ritavan Bharati
8:30-8:40 p.m.: Evening Prayers

“Message from Swami Ritavan Bharati on the 50th Anniversary”

On behalf of the Himalayan Tradition Lineage, Swami Ritavan welcomes all initiates and students of the Meditation Center for the 50th Anniversary of the Building acquisition and dedication with a re-dedication. This sacred space serves to reflect a guiding light for all spiritual seekers through the illustrious teachers, guides, and our own Master and Acharya, then, now, and into the future. Each and every day is filled with the timeless revelation of the Tradition through sadhana, meditation, prayer, and contemplation. The esoteric teaching, of the past millenniums of yogis, sages, and saints, has become practical spiritual guidance in today’s world. Swamiji will guide a meditation and provide a review of sadhana practices, as well as, insights into the future mission of the Himalayan Tradition through the Meditation Center. Swamiji also wishes to acknowledge the contributions of the countless many who, through their selfless service, have echoed the presence of Love as the “rasa” — the essence of the Himalayan Yoga Meditation Lineage.

50th Anniversary Schedule for Saturday, October 1, 2022
2022-10-01 08:30 - 21:00
50th Anniversary Schedule for Saturday, October 1, 2022
October 1st (Saturday)

8:30-9:50 a.m. – Hatha and meditation in 2nd floor Hatha Room. (Chris Young)
10:00 a.m.- 12:00 – Noon- Pancake breakfast
11:00 a.m. – Children’s Activities in backyard with Chris Young
Silent Auction and Raffle – ongoing until October 8th
Photo exhibit in upper hall – ongoing
Continuous loop of photos etc. on monitors – ongoing
8:00 p.m. Ananda Bhavanaani. “Remembering My Beloved Kalyana Mitra” Speaking via zoom from India. Hybrid, in person viewing at TMC and via Zoom

50th Anniversary Schedule for Sunday, October 2, 2022
2022-10-02 08:30 - 21:00
50th Anniversary Schedule for Sunday, October 2, 2022

October 2nd (Sunday Morning)

8:30- 9:15 a.m – Meditation in Hall of the Tradition (Swami Radha), Hybrid, in person and via Zoom
9:15-10:15 a.m. – Hatha Yoga– in 2nd floor hatha room. (Rodney Rajni Huff)
10:00–10:30 a.m.- Practice questions and tune ups in Hall of the Tradition —–also by appointment (Teachers and initiators)
10:00-10:30 a.m. Tea available
10:30—12:00 Noon – Prakash Keshaviah: “Meditation in the Himalayan Tradition” in the Hall of the Tradition. Hybrid, in person and via Zoom
12 Noon – Brunch Potluck

October 2nd (Sunday Evening)

6:00-7:00 p.m – Community sharing of stories and experiences in Hall of the Tradition. Hybrid, in person and via Zoom
7:00-8:00 p.m. – Video of Swami Veda lecture. Hybrid, in person viewing at TMC and via Zoom
8:00-9:00 p.m. – Recording of Swami Veda chanting 1000 Names of Lalita, Hybrid, in person and via Zoom

Cancelled - Sunday Book Club / Satsang via Zoom with Swami Radha Bharati, Michael Smith, and Jim Nelson
2022-10-02 10:00 - 23:30
Join the 50th Anniversary Celebration on October 2nd…
Cancelled – Sunday Book Club/Satsang via Zoom
with Swami Radha Bharati, Michael Smith, and Jim Nelson
10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

Time: 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Swami Radha, Jim, and Michael will continue the study of spiritual topics this fall of 2022.
Before Swami Veda took his 5-year Vow of Silence in 2013, he strongly recommended that everyone study his book, SADHANA IN APPLIED SPIRITUALITY — so this will most likely be the book that we will work with when we start rolling.

Closing Day Puja of Navaratri In Person at TMC and via Zoom October 4, 2022 - 50th Anniversary Schedule for Tuesday, October 4, 2022
2022-10-04 19:30 - 21:00
50th Anniversary Schedule for Tuesday, October 4, 2022

Closing Day Puja of Navaratri
In Person at TMC and via Zoom
October 4, 2022
Begins at 7:30 p.m.

October 4th (Tuesday)

7:30-8:15 p.m. – Recording: 1000 Names of Lalita. Hybrid, in person and via Zoom
8:15 p.m. – Navaratri closing puja in Hall of the Tradition (Emilio). Hybrid, in person and via Zoom

Immortal She is, pervading all things that grow downward and all things that extend upwards. It is by Her brilliance and light that the darkness of ignorance vanishes. She, Devi, the Divine One who has expounded Herself as the very being of the universe and the custodian. Mother Deity, the Divine Mother, Shri who is the refuge of all forms, of all thoughts and sentiments – all Her expressions in the power of will, power of knowledge, power of creativity – Lalita, the tender one, the gentle one, Tripura Sundari, the Beauty of the Three Realms, She whose name is beauty. She, who has revealed Herself in Creation, through the powers of Shree. (The meaning of this event for which Sadhakas celebrate)

AHYMSIN Community Mantra Japa Practice via Zoom with Chris Young - October 5, 2022
2022-10-05 19:00 - 20:00
New AHYMSIN Community Mantra Japa Practice via Zoom
with Chris Young
Wednesday, October 5, 2022
Time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
We will meet every other Wednesday to recite the mantra together.
For those that would like to practice together the japa of the Ganesha Gayatri Mantra, we will meet every other Friday with Chris Young via Zoom. Chris will guide us in the recitation of 1 mala of the new mantra and then tell stories and tales from the life of Ganesha.

Gaṇeśa Gāyatrī Mantra Recitation by Swami Veda Bharati (108 times) can be heard here.

If you would like to learn proper recitation of the Gaṇeśa Gāyatrī Mantra and the Mother Gāyatrī prayer, Pandit Priyadarsana (Pierre Lefebvre) has shared word-by-word slow recitations, which can be heard here.

Chris 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.

Hybrid Thursday Satsang : “Swami Veda Bharati, Rishi for the 21st Century” with Dr. David Frawley - October 6, 2022
2022-10-06 18:00 - 21:00
Hybrid Thursday Satsang – October 6, 2022
“Swami Veda Bharati, Rishi for the 21st Century”
with Dr. David Frawley
Hybrid, in person viewing at TMC and via Zoom.

6:00—7:00 p.m.: Hatha in 2nd floor Hatha Room with Chris Young
6:30—7:30 p.m.: Vegan Soup
7:30-9:00 p.m.: Dr. David Frawley: “Swami Veda Bharati, Rishi for the 21st Century.” Speaking via zoom, both a lecture and guided meditation. Hall of the Tradition. Hybrid, in person viewing at TMC and via Zoom.

50th Anniversary Schedule for October 8, 2022
2022-10-08 08:30 - 17:00
50th Anniversary Schedule for October 8, 2022
October 8th (Saturday)

8:30-9:50 a.m. – Hatha and Meditation in 2nd floor Hatha room. (Sunita Gangopadhyay)
10:00-10:30 a.m. Practice questions and tune ups: in Hall of the Tradition —-also by appointment (Teachers and Initiators)
10:00-10:30 a.m.- Tea available
10:30-11:30 a.m. – Prakash Keshaviah: “Creative Use of Emotions.” Lecture in Hall of the Tradition. Hybrid, in person and via Zoom.
4:30-6:30 p.m. – Community Buffet
6:30-7:00 p.m. Raffle Drawing and Silent Auction. Winners announced.
7:00-8:30 p.m. Panel discussion: “The Next 50 Years.” In Hall of the Tradition (Sunita Gangopadhyay: discussion leader) Hybrid, in person and via Zoom.
