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SUMMARY:Wednesday Mornings via Zoom – Gentle Hatha Yoga (Drop-In) with Sig Martell and Rosann Chamberlain
DESCRIPTION:WEDNESDAY MORNINGS VIA ZOOM – GENTLE HATHA YOGA (DROP IN)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTime:  10:30am to Noon \nInstructors: Sig Martell and Rosann Chamberlain \nFees: $12.00/class ($10.00 for seniors and students) \nDROP-IN HATHA CLASSES (ONGOING)\nEveryone is Welcome! These classes are for all levels. Instructors excel at leading the class in relaxation\, gentle asana (yoga positions) and pranayama (breath). Relieve stress\, achy joints\, improve balance at all levels and increase your sense of well being. No registration necessary\, just show up.
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/wednesday-mornings-via-zoom-gentle-hatha-yoga-drop-in/2022-07-06/
CATEGORIES:Classes,Hatha Yoga
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SUMMARY:Via Zoom – Sunday Morning Guided Meditation with Swami Radha Bharati
DESCRIPTION:Via Zoom – Sunday Morning Guided Meditation\nwith Swami Radha Bharati\n8:20 A.M. – 9:15 A.M.\nJoin for Morning Prayers: 8:20-8:30 a.m.\nSunday Morning Meditation: 8:30-9:15 a.m.\n\nJoin Swami Radha Bharati on Zoom for a guided meditation on Sunday from 8:20 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/in-person-at-tmc-and-via-zoom-sunday-morning-guided-meditation-with-swami-radha-bharati/2022-07-03/
CATEGORIES:Sunday Morning Meditation
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SUMMARY:Cancelled - 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-5-2022-2022-07-05/
CATEGORIES:Classes,Philosophy
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220701T200000
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SUMMARY:New AHYMSIN Community Mantra Japa Practice via Zoom with Chris Young -  Friday\, July 1\, 2022\, Time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
DESCRIPTION:New AHYMSIN Community Mantra Japa Practice via Zoom\nwith Chris Young\nFriday\, July 1 \, 2022\nTime: 7:00 p.m. CDT \nWe will meet every other Friday to recite the mantra together. \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 1 mala of the new mantra followed by the reading of tales and stories of the life of Ganesha\,\n\n	\n\n\nGaṇeśa Gāyatrī Mantra Recitation by Swami Veda Bharati (108 times) can be heard here.\n\n	\n\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.\n\n	\n\n\nChris Young was initiated into the Himalayan Yoga Tradition in 2005\, but has been connected with The Tradition in some way since birth\, with his parents being early members and faculty of The Meditation Center in Minneapolis. Chris occasionally leads Kirtan at the Meditation Center’s Thursday satsang\, and helps with some IT aspects of the HYT Teacher Training Program. Chris finds the thread of yoga and meditation that has been taught through the Tradition and its teachers\, and cultivated through practice\, to always keep him returning to his heart’s path – the path of Yoga – and he is grateful to be a part of the local and global communities that are working to further the mission of The Himalayan Yoga Tradition. He is the father of two amazing boys\, he enjoys singing and playing music\, and is ready to help with your ocular asanas through eye-roll-inducing dad jokes.
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/new-ahymsin-community-mantra-japa-practice-via-zoom-with-chris-young-friday-april-8-2022-time-700-p-m-cdt-2022-07-01/
CATEGORIES:Special Events
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SUMMARY:Hybrid Thursday Satsang Via Zoom and Zoom Viewing at TMC: “Are we there yet?  Thoughts about evaluating our “progress” in meditation and sadhana with Kay Gendron\, Ph.D. (Shanta)" - June 30\, 2022
DESCRIPTION:Hybrid Thursday Satsang Via Zoom – June 30\, 2022\nThe Center will be open for an in-person Zoom TV viewing on Thursday.\n“Are we there yet?”\nThoughts about evaluating our “progress” in meditation and sadhana.\nwith Kay (Shanta) Gendron Ph.D.\n7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. CDT\n6:00-7:00 p.m.: In-Person Hatha Yoga\n7:00-7:30 p.m.: Guided Meditation with Swami Radha Bharati\n7:30-8:30 p.m.: Presentation by Kay (Shanta) Gendron\, Ph.D.\n8:30 p.m.: Evening Prayers\n\n\nKay (Shanta) Gendron\, Ph.D. will talk on the topic of “Are we there yet?”\, ….thoughts about evaluating our “progress” in meditation and sadhana.\n\nWhether we have been meditating for years or decades\, we often wonder whether we are actually making progress in our practice.\n\n What do Swami Veda and Swami Rama and our tradition say about the issue of progress and how we define it?\n\nKay Gendron\, PhD. (Shanta) has been a student of meditation since meeting and being initiated by Swami Veda in 1970 and receiving initiation by Swami Rama soon after. She worked closely with Swami Rama on most of the main books he wrote during his time in the US. She received her Doctorate in Psychology from the University of Minnesota and taught psychology at several universities and Yoga Psychology at the Program in Eastern Studies at the Institute. On behalf of our lineage\, she has studied and taught Meditation in the US\, Canada\, India and the far East. She is interested in the practical aspects of deepening meditation by working with the barriers created by mind and emotions. She continues to work as a Licensed Psychologist\, spiritual coach\, and Classical Homeopath. \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-in-person-at-tmc-and-via-zoom-an-evening-with-kay-gendron-ph-d-shanta-june-30-2022/
CATEGORIES:Thursday Satsangs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220626T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220626T113000
DTSTAMP:20260403T152821
CREATED:20211230T030633Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220614T201135Z
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SUMMARY:On Summer Break until Fall 2022 - Sunday Book Club/Satsang via Zoom: with Swami Radha Bharati\, Michael Smith\, and Jim Nelson
DESCRIPTION:Sunday Book Club/Satsang on Summer Break until Fall 2022\nwith Swami Radha Bharati\, Michael Smith and Jim Nelson from 10:00 a.m. – 12 Noon\n  \nTime:  10:00 a.m. – 12:00 Noon \nSwami Radha\, Jim\, and Michael will continue the study of spiritual topics in Fall of 2022.  Stay tuned for announcements regarding the start date in September 2022. \n 
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-2022-06-26/
CATEGORIES:Sunday Satsangs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220626T082000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220626T091500
DTSTAMP:20260403T152821
CREATED:20211230T022526Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220608T193636Z
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SUMMARY:In-Person and Via Zoom – Sunday Morning Guided Meditation with Swami Radha Bharati from 8:20 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.
DESCRIPTION:In-Person and Via Zoom  – Sunday Morning Guided Meditation\nwith Swami Radha Bharati\n8:20 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.\n  \nJoin for Morning Prayers: 8:20-8:30 a.m.\nSunday Morning Meditation: 8:30-9:15 a.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\nJoin Swami Radha Bharati on Zoom for a guided meditation on Sunday from 8:20 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/via-zoom-sunday-morning-guided-meditation-with-swami-radha-bharati-from-820-a-m-915-a-m-3-2022-06-26/
CATEGORIES:Sunday Morning Meditation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220625T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220625T110000
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CREATED:20220601T203056Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220621T202014Z
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SUMMARY:On Summer Hiatus Until Fall - Saturday Morning Hybrid Drop-In  Gentle Hatha Yoga Class with Nicole Roberts from 9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. CDT
DESCRIPTION:On Summer Hiatus Until Fall\nSaturday 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\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-930-a-m-1100-a-m-cdt-2022-06-25/
CATEGORIES:Hatha Yoga
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220623T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220623T203000
DTSTAMP:20260403T152821
CREATED:20220601T194755Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220621T204827Z
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SUMMARY:Hybrid Thursday Satsang In Person at TMC for Zoom Viewing and via Zoom Worldwide: An Evening with Stephen (Stoma) Parker\, Psy.D. E-RYT 500 - June 23\, 2022
DESCRIPTION:  \nHybrid Thursday Satsang – June 23\, 2022\nIn Person at TMC and Via Zoom\n“An Evening with Stephen Parker (Stoma)\, Psy.D.\, 500-RYT”\n7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. CDT\nThe Center will be open for an in-person Zoom viewing on Thursday Evening.\n  \n6:00-7:00 p.m.: In-Person Hatha Yoga\n7:00-7:30 p.m.: Guided Meditation with Stephen Parker (Stoma)\, Psy.D.\, 500-RYT\n7:30-8:30 p.m.: Presentation by Stephen Parker (Stoma)\, Psy.D.\, 500-RYT\n8:30 p.m.: Evening Prayers\n8:40 p.m.: Snacks…cookies\, fruit\, and nuts\nJoin Stoma for this Thursday’s Satsang offered as both an in-person Zoom viewing at TMC and via Zoom from any location. Stoma will talk on the themes of mantra and meditation. \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 
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/thursday-satsang-in-person-at-tmc-and-via-zoom-an-evening-with-stephen-stoma-parker-psy-d-e-ryt-500-june-23-2022/
CATEGORIES:Thursday Satsangs
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220619T113000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20220614T200616Z
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SUMMARY:On Summer Break until Fall 2022: Sunday Book Club/Satsang via Zoom with Swami Radha Bharati\, Michael Smith\, and Jim Nelson
DESCRIPTION:Sunday Book Club/Satsang on Summer Break until Fall 2022\nwith Swami Radha Bharati\, Michael Smith and Jim Nelson from 10:00 a.m. – 12 Noon\n  \nTime:  10:00 a.m. – 12:00 Noon \nSwami Radha\,  Jim\, and Michael will continue the study of spiritual topics in Fall of 2022.  Stay tuned for announcements regarding the start date in September 2022. \n 
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-2022-06-19/
CATEGORIES:Sunday Satsangs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220619T082000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220619T091500
DTSTAMP:20260403T152821
CREATED:20211230T022526Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220608T193507Z
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SUMMARY:In-Person and Via Zoom  – Sunday Morning Guided Meditation with Swami Radha Bharati from 8:20 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.
DESCRIPTION:In-Person and Via Zoom  – Sunday Morning Guided Meditation\nwith Swami Radha Bharati\n8:20 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.\n  \nJoin for Morning Prayers: 8:20-8:30 a.m.\nSunday Morning Meditation: 8:30-9:15 a.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\nJoin Swami Radha Bharati on Zoom for a guided meditation on Sunday from 8:20 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/via-zoom-sunday-morning-guided-meditation-with-swami-radha-bharati-from-820-a-m-915-a-m-3-2022-06-19/
CATEGORIES:Sunday Morning Meditation
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220618T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220618T110000
DTSTAMP:20260403T152821
CREATED:20220601T203056Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220614T204101Z
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SUMMARY:Saturday Morning Hybrid Drop-In  Gentle Hatha Yoga Class with Nicole Roberts from 9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. CDT
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\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\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-930-a-m-1100-a-m-cdt-2022-06-18/
CATEGORIES:Hatha Yoga
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220617T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220617T200000
DTSTAMP:20260403T152821
CREATED:20220408T175352Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220601T194049Z
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SUMMARY:New AHYMSIN Community Mantra Japa Practice via Zoom with Chris Young -  Friday\, June 17 \, 2022\, Time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
DESCRIPTION:New AHYMSIN Community Mantra Japa Practice via Zoom\nwith Chris Young\nFriday\, June 17 \, 2022\nTime: 7:00 p.m. CDT \nWe will meet every other Friday to recite the mantra together. \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 1 mala of the new mantra and then share tales and stories of the life of Ganesha.\n\n	\n\n\nGaṇeśa Gāyatrī Mantra Recitation by Swami Veda Bharati (108 times) can be heard here.\n\n	\n\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.\n\n	\n\n\nChris Young was initiated into the Himalayan Yoga Tradition in 2005\, but has been connected with The Tradition in some way since birth\, with his parents being early members and faculty of The Meditation Center in Minneapolis. Chris occasionally leads Kirtan at the Meditation Center’s Thursday satsang\, and helps with some IT aspects of the HYT Teacher Training Program. Chris finds the thread of yoga and meditation that has been taught through the Tradition and its teachers\, and cultivated through practice\, to always keep him returning to his heart’s path – the path of Yoga – and he is grateful to be a part of the local and global communities that are working to further the mission of The Himalayan Yoga Tradition. He is the father of two amazing boys\, he enjoys singing and playing music\, and is ready to help with your ocular asanas through eye-roll-inducing dad jokes.
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/new-ahymsin-community-mantra-japa-practice-via-zoom-with-chris-young-friday-april-8-2022-time-700-p-m-cdt-2022-06-17/
CATEGORIES:Special Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220616T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220616T203000
DTSTAMP:20260403T152821
CREATED:20220601T193830Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220601T193856Z
UID:19070-1655406000-1655411400@themeditationcenter.org
SUMMARY:Thursday Satsang In Person and Via Zoom: "Tips and Pointers for Spiritual Retreats" with Paul Emerson\, Ph.D. - June 16\, 2022
DESCRIPTION:Thursday Satsang In Person and Via Zoom – June 16\, 2022\n “Tips and Pointers for Spiritual Retreats”\nby Paul Emerson\, Ph.D.\n  \n7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. CDT\n\n The Center will be open for an in person talk on Thursday\, June 16th.\n\n\n7:00-7:30 p.m.: Meditation guided by Swami Radha Bharati\n7-8:30 p.m.: Talk by Paul Emerson Ph.D.\n8:30 p.m.: Evening Prayers\n\n\nJoin us for an Thursday evening with Paul Emerson Ph.D.  More details to come soon.
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/thursday-satsang-in-person-and-via-zoom-tips-and-pointers-for-spiritual-retreats-with-paul-emerson-ph-d-june-16-2022/
CATEGORIES:Thursday Satsangs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220614T210000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220614T220000
DTSTAMP:20260403T152821
CREATED:20220608T200901Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220608T201026Z
UID:19139-1655240400-1655244000@themeditationcenter.org
SUMMARY:Full Moon Meditation Tuesday\, June 14\, 2022  from 9:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
DESCRIPTION:Full Moon Meditation\nTuesday\, June 14\, 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. You are invited to sit in meditation for an hour wherever you are\, in your home or with friends. Total beginners and longtime practitioners\, non-initiates and initiates are welcome. If you cannot sit for the entire hour\, sit as long as you are able; as Swami Veda has said\, “Let the quietness of the mind continue even after you rise..”\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/19139/
CATEGORIES:Full Moon Meditation
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220614T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220614T220000
DTSTAMP:20260403T152821
CREATED:20220614T203306Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220614T203306Z
UID:19167-1655236800-1655244000@themeditationcenter.org
SUMMARY:Hybrid Full Moon Flower/Water Ceremony In Person and Via Zoom  8:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. and Full Moon Meditation In Person  9:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
DESCRIPTION:Hybrid Full Moon Flower/Water Ceremony\nIn Person and Via Zoom\n8:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.\n\nFull Moon Meditation\nIn Person\n9:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.\n\nTuesday: June 14\, 2022\n\nJoin Swami Ritavan\, Swami Radha\, Emilio\, and others in the Hall of the Tradition at TMC for a full moon flower havan at 8:00 p.m. Then stay for the full moon meditation at 9:00 p.m.\n\nThe Havan mantras will be:\n\nOm Gam Ganapataye Namah – 11 repetitions\nAkhanda Mandala – 11 repetitions\nSaumya Taara – 11 repetitions\nGanesha Gayatri – 108 repetitions\nAkhanda Mandala – 11 or 21 repetitions\nPurna Ahuti – 1 repetition\n\nIf participants at home wish\, they may join the process by performing their own puja in their homes. All that is needed is a large bowl\, such as a clean salad or mixing bowl\, some water to fill the bowl about two-thirds full\, a candle\, and some flower petals. Flower petals can be obtained at most flower shops or can be harvested from your own gardens. Approximately 200 offerings will be made into the havan\, each with a petal offering.\n\nMantras for June 14\, 2022 in pdf format for your use and to print.
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/hybrid-full-moon-flower-water-ceremony-in-person-and-via-zoom-800-p-m-900-p-m-and-full-moon-meditation-in-person-900-p-m-1000-p-m/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220612T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220612T113000
DTSTAMP:20260403T152821
CREATED:20211230T030633Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220614T200815Z
UID:18672-1655028000-1655033400@themeditationcenter.org
SUMMARY: On Summer Break Until Fall 2022  - Sunday Book Club/Satsang via Zoom: with Swami Radha Bharati\, Michael Smith\, and Jim Nelson\, 
DESCRIPTION:Sunday Book Club/Satsang on Summer Break until Fall 2022\nwith Swami Radha Bharati\, Michael Smith and Jim Nelson from 10:00 a.m. – 12 Noon\n  \nTime:  10:00 a.m. – 12:00 Noon \nSwami Radha\,  Jim\, and Michael will continue the study of spiritual topics in Fall of 2022.  Stay tuned for announcements regarding the start date in September 2022. \n 
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-2022-06-12/
CATEGORIES:Sunday Satsangs
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220612T082000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220612T091500
DTSTAMP:20260403T152821
CREATED:20211230T022526Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220608T193237Z
UID:18646-1655022000-1655025300@themeditationcenter.org
SUMMARY:In-Person and Via Zoom – Sunday Morning Guided Meditation with Swami Radha Bharati from 8:20 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.
DESCRIPTION:In-Person and Via Zoom  – Sunday Morning Guided Meditation\nwith Swami Radha Bharati\n8:20 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.\n  \nJoin for Morning Prayers: 8:20-8:30 a.m.\nSunday Morning Meditation: 8:30-9:15 a.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\nJoin Swami Radha Bharati on Zoom for a guided meditation on Sunday from 8:20 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/via-zoom-sunday-morning-guided-meditation-with-swami-radha-bharati-from-820-a-m-915-a-m-3-2022-06-12/
CATEGORIES:Sunday Morning Meditation
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220611T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220611T113000
DTSTAMP:20260403T152821
CREATED:20220601T201441Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220608T193011Z
UID:19074-1654941600-1654947000@themeditationcenter.org
SUMMARY:Cancelled for June 11th - Monthly "Bhagavad Gita" Study Group via Zoom with Sandra Uyterhoeven and Randall Krause - June 11\, 2022
DESCRIPTION:Cancelled for June 11\, 2022\nJoin us on July 2\, 2022\nMonthly “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\nCheck the TMC website periodically for changes in the schedule.\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.” \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. \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. \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/monthly-bhagavad-gita-study-group-via-zoom-with-sandra-uyterhoeven-and-randall-krause-june-11-2022/
CATEGORIES:Philosophy
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220611T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220611T110000
DTSTAMP:20260403T152821
CREATED:20220601T203056Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220608T201747Z
UID:19101-1654939800-1654945200@themeditationcenter.org
SUMMARY:Saturday Morning Hybrid Drop-In  Gentle Hatha Yoga Class with Nicole Roberts from 9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. CDT
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\nSection 1: In-Person\n\n\n\n\nRegister here for In-Person Option\n\nSection 2: Via Zoom\n\nRegister here for Zoom Option\n\n\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-930-a-m-1100-a-m-cdt/
CATEGORIES:Hatha Yoga
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220609T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220609T203000
DTSTAMP:20260403T152821
CREATED:20220601T191826Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220601T191826Z
UID:19069-1654801200-1654806600@themeditationcenter.org
SUMMARY:Thursday Satsang In Person at TMC and via Zoom: "Everything You Wanted To Know About Meditation (And Its Practice)\,  But Were Afraid to Ask" with Members of the TMC Spiritual Committee - Part 4
DESCRIPTION:Thursday Satsang In Person at TMC and via Zoom – June 9\, 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 4\n\nSwami Radha Bharati\, Lori Beron\, Emilio Bettaglio\, Paul Emerson\,\nKay (Shanta) Gendron\, Jim Nelson\, Stephen (Stoma) Parker\, and Michael Smith\n7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.\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-in-person-at-tmc-and-via-zoom-everything-you-wanted-to-know-about-meditation-and-its-practice-but-were-afraid-to-ask-with-members-of-the-tmc-spiritual-committee-part-4/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220609T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220609T190000
DTSTAMP:20260403T152821
CREATED:20220608T192714Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220621T202847Z
UID:19137-1654797600-1654801200@themeditationcenter.org
SUMMARY:Thursday Evenings – In-Person Hatha for Everyone! 6:00pm – 7:00pm
DESCRIPTION:THURSDAY EVENINGS – HATHA FOR EVERYONE!\nTime: 6:00pm – 7:00pm \nInstructor: (Rotates weekly) \nFees: $10.00 drop-in fee for everyone \n*No pre-registration necessary. Just show up for drop-ins! \nDrop-In Hatha Classes (Ongoing) \nEveryone is Welcome \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. No registration necessary\, just show up.
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/thursday-evenngs-in-person-hatha-for-everyone-600pm-700pm/2022-06-09/
CATEGORIES:Hatha Yoga,Thursday Satsangs
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220605T082000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220605T091500
DTSTAMP:20260403T152821
CREATED:20211230T022526Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220601T202420Z
UID:18645-1654417200-1654420500@themeditationcenter.org
SUMMARY:Via Zoom  – Sunday Morning Guided Meditation with Swami Radha Bharati from 8:20 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.
DESCRIPTION:Via Zoom  – Sunday Morning Guided Meditation\nwith Swami Radha Bharati\n8:20 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.\n  \nJoin for Morning Prayers: 8:20-8:30 a.m.\nSunday Morning Meditation: 8:30-9:15 a.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\nJoin Swami Radha Bharati on Zoom for a guided meditation on Sunday from 8:20 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/via-zoom-sunday-morning-guided-meditation-with-swami-radha-bharati-from-820-a-m-915-a-m-3-2022-06-05/
CATEGORIES:Sunday Morning Meditation
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220604T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220604T233000
DTSTAMP:20260403T152821
CREATED:20220106T202924Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220601T170107Z
UID:18730-1654336800-1654385400@themeditationcenter.org
SUMMARY:Postponed until June 11th - New Monthly "Bhagavad Gita" Study Group via Zoom with Sandra Uyterhoeven and Randall Krause  Begins on Saturday\, February 5\, 2022
DESCRIPTION:Postponed until June 11\, 2022\nNew 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-5-2022-2022-06-05/
CATEGORIES:Classes,Philosophy
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220604T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220604T110000
DTSTAMP:20260403T152821
CREATED:20220315T151105Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220531T163156Z
UID:18880-1654335000-1654340400@themeditationcenter.org
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\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-2022-03-26-2022-06-04/
CATEGORIES:Classes,Hatha Yoga
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220603T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220603T200000
DTSTAMP:20260403T152821
CREATED:20220408T175352Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220601T194219Z
UID:18963-1654282800-1654286400@themeditationcenter.org
SUMMARY:New AHYMSIN Community Mantra Japa Practice via Zoom with Chris Young -  Friday\, June 3\, 2022\, Time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
DESCRIPTION:New AHYMSIN Community Mantra Japa Practice via Zoom\nwith Chris Young\nFriday\, June 3\, 2022\nTime: 7:00 p.m. CDT \nWe will meet every other Friday to recite the mantra together. \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 1 mala of the new mantra and then read tales and stories of the life of Ganesha.\n\n	\n\n\nGaṇeśa Gāyatrī Mantra Recitation by Swami Veda Bharati (108 times) can be heard here.\n\n	\n\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.\n\n	\n\n\nChris Young was initiated into the Himalayan Yoga Tradition in 2005\, but has been connected with The Tradition in some way since birth\, with his parents being early members and faculty of The Meditation Center in Minneapolis. Chris occasionally leads Kirtan at the Meditation Center’s Thursday satsang\, and helps with some IT aspects of the HYT Teacher Training Program. Chris finds the thread of yoga and meditation that has been taught through the Tradition and its teachers\, and cultivated through practice\, to always keep him returning to his heart’s path – the path of Yoga – and he is grateful to be a part of the local and global communities that are working to further the mission of The Himalayan Yoga Tradition. He is the father of two amazing boys\, he enjoys singing and playing music\, and is ready to help with your ocular asanas through eye-roll-inducing dad jokes.
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/new-ahymsin-community-mantra-japa-practice-via-zoom-with-chris-young-friday-april-8-2022-time-700-p-m-cdt-2022-06-03/
CATEGORIES:Special Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220602T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220602T203000
DTSTAMP:20260403T152821
CREATED:20220601T142735Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220601T174140Z
UID:19060-1654196400-1654201800@themeditationcenter.org
SUMMARY:Thursday Satsang In Person at TMC and Via Zoom: "Coming Home with Enthusiasm and Pleasant Mindedness on the Path of Truth"  by Swami Ritavan Bharati - 2022 40-Day Spiritual Festival Intro on June 2\, 2022\,  7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. CDT
DESCRIPTION:Thursday Satsang In Person at TMC and Via Zoom\nJune 2\, 2022\n\n2022 40-Day Spiritual Festival\n“Coming Home with Enthusiasm and Pleasant Mindedness on the Path of Truth”\nby Swami Ritavan Bharati\n\n“Love-Serve-Remember as Faith-Hope-Love”\n7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. CDT\n\nThe Center will be open for an in-person Satsang on Thursday.\n  \n7:00-7:30 p.m.: Meditation guided by Swami Ritavan Bharati\n7:30-8:30 p.m.: Talk by Swami Ritavan Bharati\n8:30 p.m.: Evening Prayers\n8:40 p.m.: Vegan Soup\nLike a Benevolent Mother\, She guides and protects those on the Path of Yoga – Path of Wisdom. With sattvic intention and affirmation: “May I attain the Highest Purpose of Life – Here and Now.”\n\nThursday Satsang’s topic: Love-Serve-Remember as Faith-Hope-Love\n\nJoin Swami Ritavan for an in-person talk on the theme of the 2022 40-Day Spiritual Festival on Thursday\, June 2nd. This special satsang will also be offered via Zoom to those who can not join in person at The Center. \n\nRead here the guidelines for the 2022 40-day Spiritual Festival. \nRead here the guidelines for the 2019 40-day Spiritual Festival. \nAHYMSIN.org  guidelines for the 23rd 40-day Spiritual Festival 2022.
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/thursday-satsang-via-zoom-and-in-person-viewing-at-tmc-introduction-to-the-2022-40-day-spiritual-festival-with-swami-ritavan-bharati-june-2-2022-700-p-m-830-p-m-cdt/
CATEGORIES:Thursday Satsangs
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220601T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220601T120000
DTSTAMP:20260403T152821
CREATED:20220518T233224Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220518T234312Z
UID:19038-1654079400-1654084800@themeditationcenter.org
SUMMARY:Cancelled for Wednesday: June 1\, 2022 - Drop-In Gentle Hatha Class via Zoom with Sig Martell and Rosann Chamberlain
DESCRIPTION:Cancelled for Wednesday: June 1\, 2022\n10:30 a.m. – Noon\n\nDrop-In Gentle Hatha Class via Zoom\nwith Sig Martell and Rosann Chamberlain\n\nThese classes are for all levels. Sig and Rosann 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 flexibility\, energy\, and wellbeing.
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/cancelled-for-wednesday-june-1-2022-drop-in-gentle-hatha-class-via-zoom-with-sig-martell-and-rosann-chamberlain/
CATEGORIES:Classes,Hatha Yoga
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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\nSection 1: In-Person\n\nRegister Here for In-Person Option\n\nSection 2: Via Zoom\n\n Register here for Zoom Option\n\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-2022-03-26-2022-05-28/
CATEGORIES:Classes,Hatha Yoga
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SUMMARY:Thursday Satsang via Zoom and In-Person Viewing at TMC: 5 Steps to Turn WAR into PEACE by Leonard Perlmutter (Ram Lev) - May 26\, 2022
DESCRIPTION:Thursday Satsang via Zoom and In-Person Viewing at TMC – May 26\, 2022\n5 Steps to Turn WAR into PEACE\nby Leonard Perlmutter (Ram Lev)\n7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.\n7:00 p.m.: Meditation by Leonard Perlmutter (Ram Lev)\n7:30-8:30 p.m.: Talk by Leonard Perlmutter (Ram Lev)\n8:30 p.m.: Evening Prayers\nThis talk was conceived with the understanding that all outer conflict\, including war\, is a manifestation of pre-existing inner\, mental conflict. Without inner\, mental conflict\, outer conflict does not spontaneously manifest in the body\, nor in the world as war. \nIn 2022 we are all experiencing the horrors of war in Ukraine through a flood of digital images. We ask ourselves how inhumane\, premeditated acts of death and destruction could arise in the 21st century. From a yogic perspective the answer comes as simple logic. When our individual and collective outer actions (thoughts\, words and deeds) are based on our inner wisdom\, peace is experienced\, and we are able to fulfill the purpose of our lives. But when our individual and collective outer actions do not follow our inner wisdom\, that interior conflict becomes the mother of all pain and sorrow––including war. \nThis presentation will help attendees to: \n\nDeepen their understanding of certain principles of Yoga Science\, Philosophy and Psychology\n\n\nUnderstand the importance of Coordinating the Four Functions of the Mind: Ego\, Senses\, Unconscious and Conscience (Buddhi).\n\n\nUnderstand how to optimize Your Conscience to enable you to experiment with resolving your own mind’s inner conflicts. By practicing what is learned you will increasingly observe yourself acting out of kindness and compassion\, rather than adding to the outer conflict in the world. Your skillful action will then bring you the purpose\, resolve\, courage\, commitment and clarity you need in order to become a force for peace and prophet of Love.\n\n\nUnderstand how to cultivate will power\, creativity and energy to do what is to be done\, and not do what is not to be done to help turn WAR into PEACE.\n\nBiography: \nLeonard Perlmutter (Ram Lev) is the founder and director of The American Meditation Institute for Yoga Science and Philosophy in Averill Park\, New York. He is also the author of the bestselling books “The Heart and Science of Yoga” and  “YOUR CONSCIENCE\,” and originator of National Conscience Month. Leonard (Ram Lev) also serves as author and editor of “Transformation\,” the quarterly Journal of Yoga Science as Mind/Body Medicine. \nLeonard (Ram Lev) is a direct disciple of Swami Rama of the Himalayas––the man who\, in laboratory conditions at the Menninger Institute\, demonstrated that blood pressure\, heart rate and the autonomic nervous system can be voluntarily controlled. These research demonstrations have been one of the major cornerstones of the mind/body movement. Over the past twenty-five years\, Leonard (Ram Lev) has served on the faculties of the New England Institute of Ayurvedic Medicine in Boston\, Massachusetts and the International Himalayan Yoga Teachers Association in Calgary\, Canada\, and has presented informative workshops on the benefits of meditation and Yoga Science at the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center\, Kaiser Permanente California\, The New York Times forum on Yoga Science\, the Commonwealth Club of California\, numerous medical schools\, and theU.S. Military Academy at West Point. \nSince 2009\, the American Medical Association and the American Nurses Association have certified Leonard’s Foundation Course on Yoga Science as Holistic Mind-Body Medicine. This certification has provided physicians and nurses continuing medical education credits.
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/thursday-satsang-via-zoom-5-steps-to-turn-war-into-peace-by-leonard-perlmutter-ram-lev-may-26-2022/
CATEGORIES:Thursday Satsangs
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