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SUMMARY:IN-PERSON MEDITATION  I : LEARNING THE BASICS WITH AARON MEANS\, PSY.D.   Sundays\, April 3 – May 8\, 2022
DESCRIPTION:IN-PERSON MEDITATION  I : LEARNING THE BASICS\nWITH AARON MEANS\, PSY.D.\nIf you would like to retake Meditation I at half the cost please email us at info@themeditatationcenter.org.\nDates of Series:  Sundays\, April 3 – May 8\, 2022 \nTime:  4:30 p.m. – 6:oop.m.   \nInstructor : Aaron Means\, Psy.D. \nFee: $75.00 \nRegister here. \n12 spaces available \nThis 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. \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.\n\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.\n\nTMC policy for those entering the building or participating in outdoor ceremonies will be requesting all to practice non-violence – being fully vaccinated and practicing social distancing. Staff and volunteers will not be asking for vaccine certification cards as trust of community will be sufficient.  All are welcome.\n\nTo 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
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/in-person-meditation-i-learning-the-basics-with-aaron-means-psy-d-sundays-april-3-may-8-2022/2022-04-03/
CATEGORIES:Meditation
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SUMMARY: Sunday Book Club/Satsang via Zoom: with Swami Radha Bharati\, Michael Smith\, and Jim Nelson\, "The Art of Joyful Living" by Swami Rama from 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
DESCRIPTION: Sunday Book Club/Satsang via Zoom\nwith Swami Radha Bharati\, Michael Smith\, and Jim Nelson\,\n“The Art of Joyful Living” by Swami Rama\nfrom 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.\n  \nTime:  10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. \nSwami Radha\, 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.”
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/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-1000-a-m-1130-a-2022-04-03/
CATEGORIES:Sunday Satsangs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220402T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220402T233000
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SUMMARY:Monthly "Bhagavad Gita" Study Group via Zoom with Sandra Uyterhoeven and Randall Krause - April 2\, 2022
DESCRIPTION:Monthly “Bhagavad Gita” Study Group via Zoom\nwith Sandra Uyterhoeven and Randall Krause\nApril 2\, 2022\n10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.\nDonation: $15.00/session\nThis class will meet the 1st Saturday of every month.\nRegister here.\nThe “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.\n\nIn 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.”\n\nBecause 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.\n\nLeaders: Sandra Uyterhoeven and Randall Krause\nSandra 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.\n\nRandall 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).
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/18837/
CATEGORIES:Classes,Philosophy
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220402T110000
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SUMMARY:Saturday Morning Hybrid Drop-In Gentle Hatha Yoga Class with Nicole Roberts - Occurs Weekly
DESCRIPTION:Saturday Morning Hybrid Drop-In\nGentle Hatha Yoga Class with Nicole Roberts\n9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. CDT\nFee: $12.00\n\n\n\nSection 1: In-Person\n\nRegister Here for In-Person Option\n\nSection 2: Via Zoom\n\nRegister here for Zoom Option\n\n\nThese 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.\n\nNicole Roberts is the current resident and caretaker at The Meditation Center. Nicole has been guiding hatha yoga since 2010 and is 250-RYT certified with Yoga Alliance. She trained in the Jivamukti yoga lineage and the Himalayan Tradition yoga meditation lineage. Nicole was initiated in 2016 in the Himalayan Tradition. Nicole is part of our DEI team teaching outreach hatha classes. Nicole has guided the gentle hatha class on Thursday evenings and Saturday mornings.
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/saturday-morning-hybrid-drop-in-gentle-hatha-yoga-class-with-nicole-roberts-occurs-weekly-2022-03-26-2022-04-02/
CATEGORIES:Classes,Hatha Yoga
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220331T203000
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SUMMARY:Thursday Satsang In Person and via Zoom: "The Promises and Disappointments of Utopia: new ways to use your Vril staff" with Paul Emerson Ph.D. - March 31\, 2022
DESCRIPTION:Thursday Satsang In Person and Via Zoom – March 31\, 2022\n\n“The Promises and Disappointments of Utopia: new ways to use your Vril staff”\nwith Paul Emerson Ph.D.\n7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. CDT\n  \n7:00 p.m.: Meditation with Swami Radha Bharati\n7:30-8:30 p.m.: Talk with Paul Emerson\, Ph.D.\n8:30 p.m.: Evening Prayers\n\n	\n\n\n\nJoin Paul in person or via Zoom on Thursday\, March 31\, 2022\n\n	\n\n\nCertainly the war in the Ukraine and the threat of nuclear annihilation leads one to consider other types of social organization. To this end a variety of Utopian ideas have been proposed over the last several thousand years and some have actually been tried out to varying degrees of success. I’d like to consider some of these ideas and experiences to see if there is any commonality or lessons to be learned particularly from those which didn’t quite work out as planned. If nothing else they make for some interesting stories.\n\n	\n\n\nPaul Emerson is a biomedical engineer with a Ph.D. He is the authority on the physiology of breathing for The Meditation Center and has been teaching yoga for over 30 years. Paul has worked as a research scientist\, has been a manager of clinical research with a major biomedical company and a university instructor. In addition\, he holds eight patents in the areas of dialysis and sleep therapy. he is a scholar of ancient yoga texts. Paul was certified by the Rockford School of Yoga and began teaching in 1975.
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/thursday-satsang-in-person-and-via-zoom-the-promises-and-disappointments-of-utopia-new-ways-to-use-your-vril-staff-with-paul-emerson-ph-d-march-31-2022/
CATEGORIES:Thursday Satsangs
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SUMMARY: Postponed Until April 3rd - Sunday Book Club/Satsang via Zoom: with Swami Radha Bharati\, Michael Smith\, and Jim Nelson "The Art of Joyful Living" by Swami Rama from 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
DESCRIPTION: Postponed until April 3rd – Sunday Book Club/Satsang via Zoom\nwith Swami Radha Bharati\, Michael Smith\, and Jim Nelson\n“The Art of Joyful Living” by Swami Rama\nfrom 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.\n  \nTime:  10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. \nSwami 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.”
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/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-1000-a-m-1130-a-2022-03-27/
CATEGORIES:Sunday Satsangs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220325T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220325T210000
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SUMMARY:March 2022 Virtual Silence Weekend Retreat with Swami Radha Bharati\, Emilio Bettaglio\, and Daya Seeley
DESCRIPTION:March 2022 Virtual Silence Weekend Retreat\nwith Swami Radha Bharati\,  Emilio Bettaglio\, and Daya Seeley\nMarch 25-27\, 2022\nCost: $60.00\nRegister here.\nHatha Yoga Sessions\, Contemplative Walks\,\nBreathing/Pranayama\, Subtle Body Practices\, and Meditations\n\nA revised silence weekend retreat schedule is coming.\n\n\n“Sprinkle silence out the windows of your eyes\, of your senses\, out of your heart and through your words. Convey your inner peace\, stillness and emotional equilibrium. See how this silence “speaks” to other minds at that deep level. Silence impacts the psyche as no spoken word can.”\n-Swami Veda Bharati-\n\n\n\n“Only those who have learnt to merge their speech into the sea of silence\nhave found the fount of wisdom.\nImmerse yourself in that sea.”\n\n-Swami Veda Bharati-\n(Silence Light Beyond Mind\, page 160)\n_____________________________\n\nSwami Ma Radha Bharati took her vows of Sanyasa in 2007 from Swami Veda Bharati. She earned an M.A. Degree and further formal studies in Comparative Philosophy at the University of Hawaii and an M.A. in Public Policy at the University of Minnesota\, Humphrey School of Public Policy. Swami Ma Radha has been a disciple of Swami Rama of the Himalayas since 1971\, and has been serving as Academic Director of Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama in Rishikesh\, India\, for the past ten years.\n\nEmilio Bettaglio was initiated into the Himalayan Yoga Tradition in 1971 by then Pandit Usharbudh Arya\, and has been a regular practitioner since. He has received instruction on Pranayama practices from various teachers in the tradition over the years and most recently from Pandit Dabral. In 2019\, Emilio took Vanaprastha vows and is currently a member of the Meditation Center’s Spiritual Committee.\n\nDaya Seeley has been teaching Hatha Yoga classes since 2002. In late 2000\, Daya found yoga/meditation courses offered through the Community Education programs in her town. Soon after\, Daya collaborated with her yoga teacher in teaching small classes in a space that had been the local funeral home. This was before it was required to have a yoga certification. Daya went on to study yoga with a popular fitness-center-based teacher training program that required 11 levels of courses. She took them all\, but wanted more. In 2002\, Daya discovered the Institute of the Himalayan Tradition and was taught classical Hatha Yoga by Ma Devi\, Swami Jaidev\, and Maynard Speece. In 2007\, Daya was initiated. This milestone was followed by a trip to India in 2009. In 2010\, Daya entered a year-long Meditation Teaching Certification course through IHT. Since then she has been teaching yoga and meditation classes in the traditional way and has taught hatha yoga in silence retreats for both IHT and The Meditation Center. Daya continues her education through seminars and classes from fabulous teachers within the Himalayan Tradition Yoga community.
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/march-2022-virtual-silence-weekend-retreat-with-swami-radha-bharati-emilio-bettaglio-and-daya-seeley/2022-03-25/
CATEGORIES:Silence Retreat
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SUMMARY:New AHYMSIN Community Mantra Japa Practice via Zoom with Chris Young - March 25\, 2022
DESCRIPTION:New AHYMSIN Community Mantra Japa Practice via Zoom\nwith Chris Young\n\nFriday\, March 25 \, 2022\nTime: 7:00 p.m. CDT\n\nWe will meet every other Friday to recite the mantra together.\n\nFor 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 3 malas of the new mantra.\n\nGaṇeśa Gāyatrī Mantra Recitation by Swami Veda Bharati (108 times) can be heard here.\n\nIf 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.
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/18907/
CATEGORIES:Special Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220324T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220324T203000
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SUMMARY:Thursday Satsang via Zoom: "Landscape Techniques for Water Conservation" with Fred Rozumalski - March 24\, 2022
DESCRIPTION:Thursday Satsang via Zoom – March 24\, 2021\n“Landscape Techniques for Water Conservation”\nwith Fred Rozumalski\, Landscape Architect\, Ecologist\, and Horticulturist\n7:00 p.m.: Meditation with Swami Radha Bharati\n7:30-8:30 p.m.: Talk by Fred Rozumalski\n8:30 p.m.: Evening Prayers\n\n	\n\n\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. \n  \n\n	\n\n\n2021 was a drought year in MN which followed 2020\, one of the wettest years on record. Gardeners will increasingly be required to address these extremes as the climate continues to change. In this talk Fred will present landscape techniques to address drought tolerance and water conservation along with his favorite drought tolerant plants. It is time to prepare for whatever nature will throw at us this summer. \nJoin us for this important talk on the conservation and preservation of water for our gardens and beloved landscape spaces on this planet earth\, in preparation for future extreme weather fluctuations like we have been encountering these past years. \nFred’s garden was showcased in the May/June 2020 issue of “Northern Gardener.” \n\nRead here  the article “Sustainably Scenic “about Fred’s gardening techniques.\n 
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/thursday-satsang-via-zoom-landscape-techniques-for-water-conservation-with-fred-rozumalski-march-24-2022/
CATEGORIES:Thursday Satsangs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220319T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220319T110000
DTSTAMP:20260403T165444
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SUMMARY:Saturday Morning Hybrid Drop-In Gentle Hatha Yoga Class with Nicole Roberts - Occurs Weekly
DESCRIPTION:Saturday Morning Hybrid Drop-In\nGentle Hatha Yoga Class with Nicole Roberts\n9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. CDT\nFee: $12.00\n\nSection 1: In-Person\n\nRegister Here for In-Person Option\n\nSection 2: Via Zoom\n\nRegister  here for Zoom Option\n\nThese 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.\n\nNicole Roberts is the current resident and caretaker at The Meditation Center. Nicole has been guiding hatha yoga since 2010 and is 250-RYT certified with Yoga Alliance. She trained in the Jivamukti yoga lineage and the Himalayan Tradition yoga meditation lineage. Nicole was initiated in 2016 in the Himalayan Tradition. Nicole is part of our DEI team teaching outreach hatha classes. Nicole has guided the gentle hatha class on Thursday evenings and Saturday mornings.
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/saturday-morning-hybrid-drop-in-gentle-hatha-yoga-class-with-nicole-roberts-occurs-weekly/
CATEGORIES:Classes,Hatha Yoga
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220317T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220317T203000
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SUMMARY:Thursday Satsang via Zoom: "Yoga\, Sound and Devotion" with Chris Young - March 10\, 2022
DESCRIPTION:Thursday Satsang via Zoom  – March 10\, 2022\n“Yoga\, Sound\, and Devotion” with Chris Young\n7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.\nTo receive the zoom link for this event\, please subscribe to The Meditation Center’s e-newsletter on the home page of this website.\n7:00-7:30 p.m.: Meditation with Swami Radha Bharati \n7:30-8:30 p.m.: Talk by Chris Young  \n8:30 p.m.: Evening Prayers\n\nJoin Chris in this talk\, 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  a beautiful discussion about yoga\, sound\, and devotion and their relatedness.\n\nChris 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 it’s 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/thursday-satsang-via-zoom-yoga-sound-and-devotion-with-chris-young-march-10-2022/
CATEGORIES:Thursday Satsangs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220311T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220311T200000
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CREATED:20220310T152915Z
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SUMMARY:New AHYMSIN Community Mantra Japa Practice via Zoom with Chris Young - March 11\, 2022 at 7:00 p.m.
DESCRIPTION:New AHYMSIN Community Mantra Japa Practice via Zoom\nwith Chris Young\n\nFriday\, March 11 \, 2022\nTime: 7:00 p.m. CST\nWe will meet every other Friday to recite the new mantra  together.\n  \nOur new AHYMSIN Sangha Mantra will be the Ganesha Gayatri Mantra.\n\nॐ तत्-पुरुषाय विद्महे\nवक्रतुण्डाय धीमहि ।\nतन्नो दन्ती प्रचोदयात्॥\n\nOm tat-puruṣāya vidmahe\nVakratuṇḍāya dhīmahi ।\nTanno dantī pracodayāt ॥\n\nFor those that would like to practice together the japa of the new mantra\, which was announced by Emilio Bettaglio during Thursday Satsang on February 24th\, we will meet every other Friday with Chris Young via Zoom. Chris will guide us in the recitation of 3 malas of the new mantra.
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/new-ahymsin-community-mantra-japa-practice-via-zoom-with-chris-young-march-11-2022-at-700-p-m/
CATEGORIES:Special Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220310T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220310T203000
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SUMMARY:Thursday Satsang via Zoom: Panel Discussion with Members of the TMC Spiritual Committee - March 3\, 2022
DESCRIPTION:Thursday Satsang via Zoom – March 10\, 2022\n  \n“Everything You Wanted To Know About Meditation (And Its Practice)\,\nBut Were Afraid to Ask” with Members of the TMC Spiritual Committee – Part 3\n\nSwami Radha Bharati\, Lori Beron\, Emilio Bettaglio\, Paul Emerson\, Kay (Shanta) Gendron\, Jim Nelson\, Stephen (Stoma) Parker\, and Michael Smith\n7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.\nTo receive the zoom link for this event\, please subscribe  to The Meditation Center’s e-newsletter on the home page of this website.\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n\n\n7:00 p.m.: Meditation with Swami Radha Bharati\n7:30-8:30 p.m.: Panel Discussion by the Spiritual Committee\n8:30 p.m.: Evening Prayers\n\n	\n\n\n\nOverview of Presentation\n\n	\n\n\nNew to meditation\, an old sage or somewhere in between\, 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 progress? Why don’t I see pretty lights? Or what do I do if I do see pretty lights? These and other questions brought by the gathering will be answered.
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/thursday-satsang-via-zoom-panel-discussion-with-members-of-the-tmc-spiritual-committee-march-3-2022/
CATEGORIES:Thursday Satsangs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220305T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220305T233000
DTSTAMP:20260403T165444
CREATED:20220106T202924Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220208T234111Z
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SUMMARY:Cancelled Because of Date Change - New Monthly "Bhagavad Gita" Study Group via Zoom with Sandra Uyterhoeven and Randall Krause  Begins on Saturday\, February 5\, 2022
DESCRIPTION:Cancelled New Monthly “Bhagavad Gita” Study Group via Zoom\nwith Sandra Uyterhoeven and Randall Krause\n10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.\nDonation: $15.00/session\nThis class will meet the 1st Saturday of every month.\nThe “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.\n\nIn 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.”\n\nBecause 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.\n\nLeaders: Sandra Uyterhoeven and Randall Krause\nSandra 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.\n\nRandall 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).
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/new-monthly-bhagavad-gita-study-group-via-zoom-with-sandra-uyterhoeven-and-randall-krause-begins-on-saturday-february-5-2022-2022-03-05/
CATEGORIES:Classes,Philosophy
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220303T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220303T203000
DTSTAMP:20260403T165444
CREATED:20220222T213708Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220426T203056Z
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SUMMARY:Thursday Satsang via Zoom: “Ahimsa and Shaucha...The Two Sided Coin" with Pandit Tejomaya - March 3\, 2022
DESCRIPTION:Thursday Satsang via Zoom – March 3\, 2022\n“Ahimsa and Shaucha: The Two Sided Coin”\nwith Pandit Tejomaya\n7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.\nTo receive the zoom link for this event\, please subscribe to The Meditation Center’s e-newsletter on the home page of this website.\n7:00 p.m.: Meditation guided by Swami Radha Bharati\n7:30-8:30 p.m.: Talk by Pandit Tejomaya\n8:30 p.m.: Evening Prayers\nPandit Tejomaya will begin the evening with a short reference to Shivaratri\, which falls on March 1st\, and will read Shankaracharya’s “Shivohum. ” His talk will follow. \nHidden among the numberless blessings of Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras is the transformative interplay between the Yamas and the Niyamas. With the first\, we systematically empty ourselves of all our habits which are not helpful on the spiritual path; with the second\, we intentionally fill ourselves with the qualities that are conducive to spiritual growth. Either limb without the other is incomplete. \n\nThis symbiotic relationship\, and the underlying brilliance of Patanjali’s system\, is beautifully exemplified in the relationship between Ahimsa and Shaucha. Each is a sacred practice unto itself with breathtaking potential\, and yet neither practice can be fully realized without the other. \n\nPandit Tejomaya was initiated in the Himalayan Tradition by Swami Veda in 2008. He was initiated as a Pandit by Pandit Dabral\, and received the name Tejomaya in 2012. He took the vows of a Vanaprastha\, or Forest Dweller\, in January of 2017.\n\nPandit Tejomaya resides on Gabriola Island in the Salish Sea of Canada’s British Columbia where he lives a life of sadhana and devotion.
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/thursday-satsang-via-zoom-ahimsa-and-shaucha-the-two-sided-coin-with-pandit-tejomaya-march-3-2022/
CATEGORIES:Thursday Satsangs
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220226T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220226T113000
DTSTAMP:20260403T165444
CREATED:20220208T234600Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220208T234902Z
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SUMMARY:Date Change - New Monthly "Bhagavad Gita" Study Group via Zoom  with Sandra Uyterhoeven and Randall Krause
DESCRIPTION:Date Change – New Monthly “Bhagavad Gita” Study Group via Zoom\nwith Sandra Uyterhoeven and Randall Krause\nWe will be meeting February 26\, 2022 rather than March 5\, 2022\,  because of a scheduling  conflict.\n10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.\nDonation: $15.00/session\nRegister here \nfor February 26\, 2022\n\nWe are studying Chapter 2\, “The Way of Self-Knowledge\,”\nfor the February 26th meeting. This meeting date has been changed.\n\nYou can join any time and use any “Gita” commentary.\n\nThe “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.\n\nIn 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.”\n\nBecause 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.\n\nLeaders: Sandra Uyterhoeven and Randall Krause\nSandra 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.\n\nRandall 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).
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/date-change-new-monthly-bhagavad-gita-study-group-via-zoom-with-sandra-uyterhoeven-and-randall-krause/
CATEGORIES:Classes,Philosophy
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220224T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220224T203000
DTSTAMP:20260403T165444
CREATED:20220208T235703Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220222T205813Z
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SUMMARY:Thursday Satsang via Zoom: ""Introduction of the New Practice and New Mantras" with Emilio Bettaglio - February 24\, 2022
DESCRIPTION:Thursday Satsang via Zoom – February 24\, 2022\n“Introduction of the New Practice and New Mantras”\nwith Emilio Bettaglio\n7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.\n  \n7:00 p.m.: Meditation with Swami Radha Bharati\n7:30-8:30 p.m.: Talk by Emilio Bettaglio\n8:30 p.m.: Evening Prayers\nTo receive the zoom link for this event\, please subscribe to The Meditation Center’s e-newsletter on the home page of this website.\nNew practice and new mantras will be introduced as we transition from Saumya mantra to Ganesha mantra practice. \nGanesha Gayatri\n\nTat-puruśāya vidmahe\nVakratundāya dhimahi\nTan no danti pracodayāt\n\nWe meditate upon the purusha of That (Brahman)\nThe one with the crooked trunk;\nMay he inspire and impel our buddhi.\n\n	\n\n\nTranslation by Stoma\n\n	\n\n\nGam Ganapataye Namaha\n\nGam\, salutations to the Lord of Ganas (categories)\n\n	\n\n\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. \n 
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/thursday-satsang-via-zoom-introduction-of-the-new-community-mantra-with-emilio-bettaglio-february-24-2022/
CATEGORIES:Thursday Satsangs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220219T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220219T150000
DTSTAMP:20260403T165444
CREATED:20220208T225644Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220209T164132Z
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SUMMARY:Date Change! Valentine Week's Meditative Walk in Nature with Swami Radha Bharati and Nikki Strong Ph.D. - February 19\, 2022
DESCRIPTION:Valentine Week’s Meditative Walk in Nature\nwith Swami Radha Bharati and Nikki Strong Ph.D.\nSaturday\, February 19\, 2022 (12:00 PM CST)\nRevisiting the Mississippi..  Returning to Wakpa Tanka\nStories\, History\, Meditation\, Contemplation… A Walk in the Woods…Connecting with Nature…\n\nDetails:\nWhen: Saturday\, February 19\, 2022 (12:00 PM CST)\nWhere: Meet-up at the Fort Snelling Parking Lot (Historic Ft. Snelling\, 200 Tower Ave.\, St. Paul\, MN 55111)\nWhat to Bring: WARM CLOTHES. Boots for hiking in snow.\nProvided: a special pre-hike Valentines treat\n\nNo Charge.. This is a Free public event… ALL WELCOME…\nRegistration not required but appreciated! RSVP here.\n\nEvent led by….\nSwami Ma Radha and Nikki Strong\n\nJoin us for stories\, history\, meditation\, contemplation…  a walk in the woods…connecting with Nature.. \nWe 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…
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/valentine-weekends-meditative-walk-in-nature-with-swami-radha-bharati-and-nikki-strong-ph-d-february-12-2022/
CATEGORIES:Special Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220217T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220217T203000
DTSTAMP:20260403T165444
CREATED:20220208T233913Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220208T233913Z
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SUMMARY:Thursday Satsang via Zoom: Valentine Week Kirtan\, “A Celebration of the Ancient Traveler...Love” with Chris Young - February 17\, 2022
DESCRIPTION:Thursday Satsang via Zoom – February 17\, 2022\nValentine Week Kirtan…\n“A Celebration of the Ancient Traveler…Love”\nwith Chris Young\nTo receive the zoom link for this event\, please subscribe  to The Meditation Center’s e-newsletter on the home page of this website.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n7:00 p.m.: Meditation with Swami Radha Bharati\n7:30-8:30 p.m.: Kirtan with Chris Young\n8:30 p.m.: Evening Prayers\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin us for an evening of kirtan and chanting with Chris Young to celebrate Love\, the ancient traveler. \n\n\nJoin 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.\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\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\n(Kirtan! Chanting as a Spiritual Path. pages 7 and 9)\n\n 
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/thursday-satsang-via-zoom-valentine-week-kirtan-a-celebration-of-the-ancient-traveler-love-with-chris-young-february-17-2022/
CATEGORIES:Thursday Satsangs
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220216T210000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220216T220000
DTSTAMP:20260403T165444
CREATED:20220208T231504Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220208T231555Z
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SUMMARY:Full Moon Meditation on Wednesday\, February 16\, 2022 from 9:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
DESCRIPTION:Full Moon Meditation\nWednesday\, February 16\, 2022\n9:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.\n\nSwami 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.\n\nSwami 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.”
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/18808/
CATEGORIES:Full Moon Meditation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220215T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220215T200000
DTSTAMP:20260403T165444
CREATED:20220203T195351Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220803T160459Z
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SUMMARY:Hybrid  Meditation I : Learning the Basics  with Paul Emerson\, Ph.D. on Tuesdays: February 15 – March 22\, 2022
DESCRIPTION:Hybrid  Meditation I : Learning the Basics\nwith Paul Emerson\, Ph.D.\nAfter you register for this class\, you will receive the zoom link the day before the class begins.\nIf you would like to retake Meditation I at half the cost please email us at info@themeditatationcenter.org.\n  \nHybrid Class on Tuesdays: February 15 – March 22\, 2022\nAn In-Person Option and  a Zoom Option Are Being Offered \nInstructor: Paul Emerson\, Ph.D.\n6:30 p.m.- 8:00 p.m.\nCost: $75.00\n  \nSection 1: (live at the Meditation Center\, can zoom when you can’t make it): 12 max\nSection 2 (zoom only): 12 max\nRegister here\nThis 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. \nTMC 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.\n\nTo 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
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/hybrid-meditation-i-learning-the-basics-with-paul-emerson-ph-d-on-tuesdays-february-15-march-22-2022/2022-02-15/
CATEGORIES:Classes,Meditation,Meditation
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220210T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220210T203000
DTSTAMP:20260403T165444
CREATED:20220203T205730Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220208T223443Z
UID:18798-1644519600-1644525000@themeditationcenter.org
SUMMARY:Thursday Satsang via Zoom: "Love" Reading of the prose and poetry of love\, kindness\, and compassion  with John David Wilson. - February 10\, 2022
DESCRIPTION:Thursday Satsang via Zoom – February 10\, 2022\nSatsang: Love\nwith John David Wilson.\n7:00 p.m.: Meditation with John David Wilson\n7:30-8:30 p.m.: Talk by John David Wilson\n8:30 p.m.: Evening Prayers\nTo receive the zoom link for this event\, please subscribe to The Meditation Center’s e-newsletter on the home page of this website.\nOn 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\nyour life connected by this cosmic force?\n\nDo 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.\n\n\nHave 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.\n\n\nJohn 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.\n\n\n\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.\n\nOr donate through PayPal.
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/thursday-satsang-via-zoom-love-is-the-ancient-traveler-reading-of-the-prose-and-poetry-of-love-kindness-and-compassion-with-john-david-wilson-february-10-2022/
CATEGORIES:Thursday Satsangs
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220205T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220205T233000
DTSTAMP:20260403T165444
CREATED:20220106T202924Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220126T164319Z
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SUMMARY:New Monthly "Bhagavad Gita" Study Group via Zoom with Sandra Uyterhoeven and Randall Krause  Begins on Saturday\, February 5\, 2022
DESCRIPTION:New Monthly “Bhagavad Gita” Study Group via Zoom\nwith Sandra Uyterhoeven and Randall Krause\n10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.\nDonation: $15.00/session\nThis class will meet the 1st Saturday of every month.\nRegister here.\nThe “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.\n\nIn 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.”\n\nBecause 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.\n\nLeaders: Sandra Uyterhoeven and Randall Krause\nSandra 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.\n\nRandall 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).
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/new-monthly-bhagavad-gita-study-group-via-zoom-with-sandra-uyterhoeven-and-randall-krause-begins-on-saturday-february-5-2022/
CATEGORIES:Classes,Philosophy
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220203T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220203T210000
DTSTAMP:20260403T165444
CREATED:20220202T223059Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220202T223238Z
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SUMMARY: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.
DESCRIPTION:Thursday Satsang Via Zoom\nFebruary 3\, 2022\n\n“Cultivating a Sense of Beauty in Life\, in Being\, and in Our Sadhana”\nwith Stephen Parker (Stoma) Psy.D.\, E-RYT 500\n7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.\nTo receive the zoom link for this event\, please subscribe to The Meditation Center’s e-newsletter on the home page of this website.\n7:00 p.m.: Meditation with Stephen Parker Psy.D.\, E-RYT 500\n7:30-8:30 p.m.: Talk by Stephen Parker Psy.D.\, E-RYT 500\n8:30 p.m.: Evening Prayers\n  \nJoin 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. \nDonate and register here. \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.\n\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 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.\n\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 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.\n\n\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.\n\nOr donate through PayPal.
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/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-500-700-p-m-830-p-m/
CATEGORIES:Thursday Satsangs
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SUMMARY:Mauni Amavasya (Silence Day) - Tuesday\, February 1\, 2022
DESCRIPTION:Mauni Amavasya (Silence Day) – Tuesday\, February 1\, 2022\nDetails of events at The Meditation Center coming soon. \nMauni Amavasya (Silence Day) is an annual observance. The observation of Silence Day is a practice that Swami Veda Bharati invited us to practice. \nIn 2022\, Mauni Amavasya is 1st February. \nIn 2023\, Mauni Amavasya is 21st January. \nSwami 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.’ \nIt 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). \nIt 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.” \nHe 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. \nOf course\, there is an amplitude of Christian saints who have taught silence and there are numerous monasteries of various orders dedicated to silence.” \nHe 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. \n…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. \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. \nMay 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.” \nThis sacred day is celebrated at SRSG by all ashramites and visiting sadhakas as well as globally by the AHYMSIN community. \nText Courtesy of AHYMSIN.org \n 
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/mauni-amavasya-silence-day-february-1-2022/
CATEGORIES:Special Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220131T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220131T210000
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SUMMARY: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
DESCRIPTION:Join us via Zoom…\n“Yoga Sutras” Winter 2022 Series \nwith Dr. Stephen Parker (Stoma) Psy.D.\,  500-RYT\nClass on Monday\, January 24\, 2022 has been cancelled.\nThe 4-week series now begins on January 31\, 2022\nand will end on February 21\, 2022\n  \nNew Dates \n Mondays: January 31 and February 7\, 14\, and 21\, 2022\n\n7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.\n  \nBegins at 7:00 p.m. with Meditation\nStudy of the “Yoga Sutras of Patanjali”\n\nwith Dr. Stephen Parker (Stoma) Psy.D.\,  500-RYT\nChapter 3\, the Vibhuti Pada\n\n\nCost: $55.00 for the series\n$15.00 for drop-in either in person or via Zoom\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. \nRegister here for the 4-sessions series.\n  \nRegister here for a Single Session on January 31\, 2022. \nRegister here for a Single Session on February 7\, 2022 \nRegister here for a Single Session on February 14\, 2022 \nRegister here for a Single Session on February 21\, 2022 \n  \nTo receive the zoom link for this event\, please subscribe to The Meditation Center’s e-newsletter on the home page of this website. \n\n\n\n\nThe 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.\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.”\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/via-zoom-yoga-sutras-winter-2022-series-with-dr-stephen-parker-stoma-psy-d-500-ryt-on-mondays-january-24-and-31-and-february-7-and-14-2022-2022-01-31/2022-01-31/
CATEGORIES:Classes,Philosophy
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220130T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220130T180000
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SUMMARY:Sunday In-Person Meditation I : Learning the Basics with Aaron Means Psy.D.
DESCRIPTION:In-Person Meditation  I : Learning the Basics\nwith Aaron Means\, Psy.D.\n\nAfter you register for this class\, you will receive the zoom link the day before the class begins.\nIf you would like to retake Meditation I at half the cost please email us at info@themeditatationcenter.org.\nDates of Series:  Sundays\, January 30 – March 6\, 2022 \nTime:  4:30 p.m. – 6:oop.m.   \nInstructor : Aaron Means\, Psy.D. \nFee: $75.00 \nRegister here. \n6 spaces available \nThis 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. \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.\n\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.\n\nTMC 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.\n\nTo 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
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/sunday-in-person-meditation-i-learning-the-basics-with-aaron-means-psy-d/2022-01-30/
CATEGORIES:Classes,Meditation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220127T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220127T203000
DTSTAMP:20260403T165445
CREATED:20220124T212005Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220124T212142Z
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SUMMARY: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
DESCRIPTION:Thursday Satsang Via Zoom – January 27\, 2022\n\n“My Journey with Swami Rama\, Dr. Arya\, and Swami Veda\nand How It Changed My Life”\nwith Patrick Weseman\n7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.\n  \nTo receive the zoom link for this event\, please subscribe to The Meditation Center’s e-newsletter on the home page of this website.\n  \n7:00 p.m.: Meditation with Swami Radha Bharati\n7:30-8:30 p.m.: Talk by Patrick Weseman\n8:30 p.m.: Evening Prayers\nJoin Patrick as he shares his spiritual journey with stories of his relationships with Swami Rama\, Dr. Usharbudh Arya\, and Swami Veda. \nPatrick 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. \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.\n\nOr donate through PayPal.
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/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/
CATEGORIES:Thursday Satsangs
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220124T210000
DTSTAMP:20260403T165445
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LAST-MODIFIED:20220119T192226Z
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SUMMARY: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
DESCRIPTION:Class Cancelled for January 24\, 2022!\nJoin us via Zoom…\n“Yoga Sutras” Winter 2022 Series \nwith Dr. Stephen Parker (Stoma) Psy.D.\,  500-RYT\nClass on Monday\, January 24\, 2022 has been cancelled.\nThe 4-week series now begins on January 31\, 2022\nand will end on February 21\, 2022\n  \nNew Dates \n Mondays: January 31 and February 7\, 14\, and 21\, 2022\n\n7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.\n  \nBegins at 7:00 p.m. with Meditation\nStudy of the “Yoga Sutras of Patanjali”\n\nwith Dr. Stephen Parker (Stoma) Psy.D.\,  500-RYT\nChapter 3\, the Vibhuti Pada\n\n\nCost: $55.00 for the series\n$15.00 for drop-in either in person or via Zoom\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. \nRegister here for the 4-sessions series.\n  \nRegister here for a Single Session on January 31\, 2022. \nRegister here for a Single Session on February 7\, 2022 \nRegister here for a Single Session on February 14\, 2022 \nRegister here for a Single Session on February 21\, 2022 \n  \nTo receive the zoom link for this event\, please subscribe to The Meditation Center’s e-newsletter on the home page of this website. \n\n\n\n\nThe 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.\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.”\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/via-zoom-yoga-sutras-winter-2022-series-with-dr-stephen-parker-stoma-psy-d-500-ryt-on-mondays-january-24-and-31-and-february-7-and-14-2022/
CATEGORIES:Classes,Philosophy
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220120T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220120T203000
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SUMMARY:Thursday Satsang Via Zoom: "The Path of the Arrow" with Michael Smith - January 20\, 2022
DESCRIPTION:Thursday Satsang Via Zoom – January 20\, 2022\n“The Path of the Arrow” with Michael Smith\n7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.\nTo receive the zoom link for this event\, please subscribe to The Meditation Center’s e-newsletter on the home page of this website.\n7:00 p.m.: Meditation with Swami Radha Bharati\n7:30-8:30 p.m.: Talk by Michael Smith\n8:30 p.m.: Evening Prayers\n  \nThe 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. \nThis 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. \n  \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.\n\nOr donate through PayPal.\n\nMichael 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.
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/thursday-satsang-via-zoom-the-path-of-the-arrow-with-michael-smith-january-20-2022/
CATEGORIES:Thursday Satsangs
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