Thursday Satsang Via Zoom Only: "Ayurveda Study Group, Core Principles of Ayurveda"with Gary Gran CYT, DAy. and Cynthia Gran on May 11, 2023 , 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. CDT
2023-05-11 19:00 - 20:30 (America/Chicago)
Thursday Satsang Via Zoom and In-Person Viewing at TMC – May 11, 2023
“Ayurvedic Study Group: Core Principles of Ayurveda”
with Gary Gran, CYT, DAy. and Cynthia Gran, E-RYT 500, YACEP
7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. CDT
6:00-7:00 p.m.: Gentle Hatha Yoga with Eric Ness

7:00-7:30 p.m.: Guided Meditation with Swami Radha Bharati

7:30-8:30 p.m.: Ayurveda Study Group
” with Gary Gran, CYT, DAy. and Cynthia Gran E-RYT 500, YACEP

8:30 p.m.: Evening Prayers

8:40 p.m. – Snacks

Please join us for the second meeting of our Ayurvedic study group. Attendance at the first meeting is not required. All are welcome. We’ll continue with Chapter One of the Charak Samhita with more sutras, commentary, and discussion. Please bring your ‘beginner’s mind’ and join us as we listen deeply and reflect on the words of the sages.

“Ayurveda is that which deals with good, bad, blissful and sorrowful life,
with what is wholesome and unwholesome for life and longevity,
and with what ayu (life) is in itself.”
– Charak Samhita, Sutrasthana, 1.41

Cynthia and Gary Gran have been treading the Himalayan path since the late 1970s. They met at the old Glenview Center in Illinois and have served the Tradition in various capacities over the years. They are both certified yoga teachers and Ayurvedic practitioners. Gary and Cynthia have published more than eighty articles on yoga, meditation and Ayurveda. They are currently enjoying desert gardening, cooking, and hiking at their home in Tucson, Arizona.

Cynthia Gran, E-RYT 500, YACEP
Gary Gran, CYT, DAy.

Gary’s blog is ayurvedalessons.com.

Cancelled - Happy Mother's Day!!! - Sunday Book Club / Satsang via Zoom with Swami Radha Bharati, Michael Smith, and Jim Nelson
2023-05-14 10:00 - 23:30 (America/Chicago)
Happy Mother’s Day!!!
Cancelled – Sunday Book Club/Satsang via Zoom
with Swami Radha Bharati, Michael Smith, and Jim Nelson
10:00 A.M. – 11:30 A.M.
The Sunday Book Club will meet on May 21st

Time: 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Swami Radha, Jim, and Michael will continue the study of spiritual topics in 2023. The Book Club is now reading “Signs of Spiritual Progress” by Swami Veda Bharati.

AHYMSIN Community Mantra Japa Practice via Zoom with Chris Young - May 17, 2023
2023-05-17 19:00 - 20:00 (America/Chicago)
New AHYMSIN Community Mantra Japa Practice via Zoom
with Chris Young
Wednesday, May 17, 2023
Time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
We will meet every other Wednesday to recite the mantra together.
ॐ गं गणपतये नमः ।

“Om Gam Gaṇapataye Namaha”
Om, Gam, salutations to Lord Ganesha

Gayatri Prayer

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

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

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

Chris will guide us in the recitation of the Gayatri Prayer and of 1 mala of the new mantra,”Om Gam Gaṇapataye Namaha”.

Chris Young was initiated into the Himalayan Yoga Tradition in 2005, but has been connected with The Tradition in some way since birth, with his parents being early members and faculty of The Meditation Center in Minneapolis. Chris occasionally leads Kirtan at the Meditation Center’s Thursday satsang, and helps with some IT aspects of the HYT Teacher Training Program. Chris finds the thread of yoga and meditation that has been taught through the Tradition and its teachers, and cultivated through practice, to always keep him returning to his heart’s path – the path of Yoga – and he is grateful to be a part of the local and global communities that are working to further the mission of The Himalayan Yoga Tradition. He is the father of two amazing boys, he enjoys singing and playing music, and is ready to help with your ocular asanas through eye-roll-inducing dad jokes.

Thursday Satsang In Person at TMC and Via Zoom: "Introduction to the 2023 40-Day Spiritual Festival" - May 18, 2023
2023-05-18 19:00 - 20:30 (America/Chicago)
Thursday Satsang In Person at TMC and Via Zoom
May 18, 2023
Intro to the 2023 40-Day Spiritual Festival
7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. CDT
6:00-7:00 p.m.: Hatha Yoga with Susan Guthrie
7:00-7:30 p.m.: Meditation guided by Swami Radha Bharati
7:30-8:30 p.m.: Intro to the 2023 40-Day Spiritual Festival
8:30 p.m.: Evening Prayers
8:40 p.m.: Snacks
Like 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.”

Join us for an in-person talk on the theme of the 2023 40-Day Spiritual Festival on Thursday, May 18th. This special satsang will also be offered via Zoom to those who can not join in person at The Center.

Save the date...during Art-A-Whirl Weekend in NE Minneapolis... TMC Spring Fling Fundraiser 2023 Saturday, May 20, 2023 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m
2023-05-20 09:00 - 13:00 (America/Chicago)
Save the date…during Art-A-Whirl Weekend in NE Minneapolis
TMC Spring Fling Fundraiser 2023
Saturday, May 20, 2023
9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m

Come one; Come all! To The Meditation Center on Saturday, May 20, 2023, as we kick off spring and raise funds for roof repair, while having fun in the process!

We are planning the following activities:

Gentle Hatha Yoga session with Eric Ness – 9:00-9:45 a.m.
Morning Meditation with Swami Ma Radha – 10:00 a.m.

Coffee, tea, muffins, scones, and other homemade baked goods will be available to purchase through a donation.

Purchase a raffle ticket at TMC or online for a chance to win the following:

1) “Gardener’s Pot” and 3 hours of gardening help from the “Plant Nurse” Kathryn Dopkins or…

2) An Ayurveda consultation with Cynthia or Gary Gran, either in person or via Zoom.

Make a $20.00 donation per raffle ticket for a chance at winning.

Donate here for a raffle ticket.

The NE Farmers Market will be held across the street at St. Boniface’s parking lot.

And May 20th is part of Art-A-Whirl weekend 2023.
Join in the NE Minneapolis festivities.

Please join us for this special event. After a long winter, we are looking forward to being together again!

Bring your family and friends, Everyone is welcome!

Thursday Satsang In Person at TMC and Via Zoom: "Sankalpa and Puja to Introduce the 2023 40-Day Spiritual Festival" - May 25, 2023
2023-05-25 19:00 - 20:30 (America/Chicago)
Thursday Satsang In Person at TMC and Via Zoom
May 25, 2023
Intro to the 2023 40-Day Spiritual Festival
7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. CDT
6:00-7:00 p.m.: Hatha Yoga with Eric Ness
7:00-7:30 p.m.: Meditation guided by Swami Radha Bharati
7:30-8:30 p.m.: Sankalpa and Puja Introduce to the 2023 40-Day Spiritual Festival
8:30 p.m.: Evening Prayers
8:40 p.m.: Snacks
Like 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.”

Join us for an the Sanklapa and Puja on for 2023 40-Day Spiritual Festival on Thursday, May 25th. This special satsang will also be offered via Zoom to those who can not join in person at The Center.

Saturday Morning Roof Fundraiser: Introduction to the Healing Arts of Qigong and Tai Chi with Nikki Strong on May 27, 2023 at TMC … 9:00 a.m. -12:30 p.m.
2023-05-27 09:00 - 12:30 (America/Chicago)
Saturday Morning Roof Fundraiser at The Meditation Center
Introduction to the Healing Arts of Qigong and Tai Chi with Nikki Strong
May 27, 2023
9:00 a.m. -12:30 p.m.
$36 for the entire workshop

Register Here

9:00 am – 10:30 am
Introduction to the Healing Art of Qigong
What is Qigong? How does it work? How can it help us find balance and meaning in our lives? Help us cultivate Love, Wisdom, and Vitality as a stand alone practice or adjunct practice to others (e.g. Yoga/ Meditation) that we currently have…. Please join us for an insightful discussion of these questions via fun hands on exercise that demonstrates… the power of Qi!

10:30 am-11 am
Longevity Teas, Infusions, and HealthE Snacks – short between session break

11 am-12:30 pm
Introduction to the Healing Art of Tai Chi
What is Tai Chi? What makes it a unique healing art form? How can it help us find balance in our daily lives? Through the practice of movement, gently guided, we will explore how tai chi can help empower us to move through life with grace and a renewed sense of health and purpose… as a stand alone practice or adjunct practice to others (e.g. Yoga/ Meditation) that we currently have…. Please join us for a morning of discovery through movement. All Ages… abilities…All are welcome!!

AHYMSIN Community Mantra Japa Practice via Zoom with Chris Young - May 31, 2023
2023-05-31 19:00 - 20:00 (America/Chicago)
New AHYMSIN Community Mantra Japa Practice via Zoom
with Chris Young
Wednesday, May 31, 2023
Time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
We will meet every other Wednesday to recite the mantra together.
ॐ गं गणपतये नमः ।

“Om Gam Gaṇapataye Namaha”
Om, Gam, salutations to Lord Ganesha

Gayatri Prayer

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

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

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

Chris will guide us in the recitation of the Gayatri Prayer and of 1 mala of the new mantra,”Om Gam Gaṇapataye Namaha”.

Chris Young was initiated into the Himalayan Yoga Tradition in 2005, but has been connected with The Tradition in some way since birth, with his parents being early members and faculty of The Meditation Center in Minneapolis. Chris occasionally leads Kirtan at the Meditation Center’s Thursday satsang, and helps with some IT aspects of the HYT Teacher Training Program. Chris finds the thread of yoga and meditation that has been taught through the Tradition and its teachers, and cultivated through practice, to always keep him returning to his heart’s path – the path of Yoga – and he is grateful to be a part of the local and global communities that are working to further the mission of The Himalayan Yoga Tradition. He is the father of two amazing boys, he enjoys singing and playing music, and is ready to help with your ocular asanas through eye-roll-inducing dad jokes.

Thursday Satsang In Person and via Zoom: "The Wizard of Oz as a Spiritual Quest" with Daniel Hertz, MS, BCB, E-RYT 500 - May 25, 2023
2023-06-01 19:00 - 20:30 (America/Chicago)
Thursday Satsang In Person and via Zoom – June 1, 2023

“The Wizard of Oz as a Spiritual Quest”
with Daniel Hertz, MS, BCB, E-RYT 500
7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

6:00-7:00 p.m.: Gentle Hatha Yoga with Chris Young

7:00-7:30 p.m.: Guided Meditation with Swami Radha Bharati

7:30-8:30 p.m.: “The Wizard of Oz as a Spiritual Quest”
with Daniel Hertz, MS, BCB, E-RYT 500

8:30 p.m.: Evening Prayers

8:40 p.m.: Snacks

The Wizard of Oz is consistently ranked as one of the greatest films of all time. For more than eighty years viewers have watched Dorothy face and overcome many obstacles along the Yellow Brick Road. But is there a deeper meaning to this entertaining story? Is the Wizard a Guru? Is Dorothy a yogic disciple on the path of self-realization? Daniel will present and discuss examples of why this fairy tale represents a mystical journey.

Daniel Hertz, MS, BCB, E-RYT 500 has been on the faculty of The Meditation Center since 1995. He is the author of a memoir entitled Everything is A Little Bit Alright: yoga, meditation, and a dog named Roy. It is available on Amazon at this link: https://www.amazon.com/Everything-Little-Bit-Alright-Meditation/dp/1951651294

Saturday Special Healing Arts Program with Nikki Strong June 3-July 1, 2023 - 5-Week Elixir Light Qigong and Wudang Style Tai Chi Classes via Zoom
2023-06-03 08:00 - 09:30 (America/Chicago)
Registration

Register here for Elixir Light Qigong Only (5 classes): $36.00

Register here for Wudang Style Tai Chi Only (5 classes): $36.00

Register here for both Qigong and Tai Chi series (10 classes): $60.00

Register here for Special Bundle: Saturday, the 27th, workshop plus both Qigong and Tai Chi 5-week series plus a remote or in-person one-on-one Qigong healing session: $108.00

Global Full Moon Meditation - Will Begin Guided by Swami Ma Radha Bharati - June 3, 2023, 9:00-10:00 p.m.
2023-06-03 21:00 - 22:00 (America/Chicago)
Saturday, June 3, 2023
Via Zoom
Global Full Moon Meditation
9:00-10:00 p.m. CDT

This Full Moon Meditation will begin guided by Swami Ma Radha Bharati,
then followed by a silent meditation until 10:00 p.m.
Swami Ritavan Bharati has said, “The full moon meditations are an opportunity for us to come together in connecting with the universal mind-field bringing unity, harmony, peace, and love. Go into your silence; exhale-release, inhale-accept, forgive and fulfill, with purified heart and mind receive the blessings of the Lineage.”

“You are lovingly invited to sit in meditation for an hour wherever you are, in your home or with friends. Total beginners and longtime practitioners, non-initiates and initiates are welcome. If you cannot sit for the entire hour, sit as long as you are able; as Swami Veda has said, ‘Let the quietness of the mind continue even after you rise..'” (Courtesy of AHYMSIN.org January 2023 newsletter).

Everyone is welcome!

Yoga Sutras” Summer 2023 Series - Vibhuti Pada with Dr. Stephen Parker (Stoma) Psy.D., 500-RYT
2023-06-05 19:00 - 21:00 (America/Chicago)
“Yoga Sutras” Summer 2023 Series – Vibhuti Pada
with Dr. Stephen Parker (Stoma) Psy.D., 500-RYT

Mondays: June 5, 12, and 19 and July 10, 2023
7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Begins at 7:00 p.m. with Meditation
Study of the “Yoga Sutras of Patanjali”

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

Cost: $55.00 for the series
$15.00 for drop-in either in person or via Zoom
If you live in a time zone that does not allow for you to attend the Yoga Sutras sessions in real time, register for the 4-week series and you will be sent Vimeo links to the recorded sessions as soon as they are uploaded to Vimeo

Register here for the 4-sessions series.

Register here for a Single Session on June 5, 2023

Register here for a Single Session on June 12, 2023

Register here for a Single Session on June 19, 2023

Register here for a Single Session on July 10, 2023

The Fall 2022 series of the “Yoga Sutras” with Stoma is being offered to anyone who desires to learn more regarding the gifts of meditation and yoga given through this text.

Everyone is welcome!

Join Dr. Stephen Parker (Stoma) for this special ongoing study of the text, the “Yoga Sutras of Patanjali.” We are continuing the study of the the third chapter, the “Vibhuti Pada.”

We will be using the text, either “The Yoga Philosophy of Patanjali,” or “The Yoga Philosophy of Patanjali with Bhasvati,” both by Swami Hariharananda Aaranya. Or you can use any commentary on the “Yoga Sutras” that you have available.

Thursday Satsang In-Person and Via Zoom: Sutras of The Inner Teacher: The Yoga of the Centre of Consciousness", A discussion with Rodney Huff (Rajni) to honor Dr. Martin Jerry - June 8, 2023
2023-06-08 19:00 - 20:30 (America/Chicago)
Thursday Satsang in-Person and Via Zoom – June 8, 2023
Sutras of The Inner Teacher: The Yoga of the Centre of Consciousness“,
A discussion with Rodney Huff (Rajni) to honor Dr. Martin Jerry.
7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Details to come.

Meditation II Hybrid Class - Superconscious Meditation: Mondays: June 12, 19, 26, July 10 and 17, 2023
2023-06-12 18:30 - 20:00 (America/Chicago)
Meditation II Hybrid Class – Superconscious Meditation
Mondays: June 12, 19, 26, July 10 and 17, 2023
There will be no class on July 3, 2023, Guru Purnima, the July Full Moon celebration.
Instructors: Lori Beron and Paul Emerson, Ph.D.
6:30 p.m.- 8:15 p.m.
Section 1: (live at the Meditation Center, can zoom when you can’t make it)
Section 2 (zoom only)
Register here.

Meditation II focuses on powerful and practical yoga practices that quiet and focus the mind; decreasing our emotional reactivity which often creates stress and pain in our relationships. Students will also receive 8 free CD’s or MP3’s of Swami Veda’s penetrating and inspiring lectures on yoga psychology and philosophy. These audios create an interactive atmosphere for discussion of questions and insights generated by the lectures.
Lori Beron is an initiate and certified teacher through the Himalayan Yoga Tradition as well as a Certified Holistic Nurse, she has an MA in Holistic Health Studies and is employed as an RN on a surgical oncology unit at the University of Minnesota Health.

Lori took a 3-year Vanaprastha Vow from Swami Veda Bharati during the 2013 Sangha Gathering. (Vanaprastha-a stage in life where one lessens worldly attachments.)

Paul Emerson, Ph.D. is a biomedical engineer who has worked on dialysis, respiratory and cardiac products. At various times he has been a research scientist, manager of clinical research with a major biomedical company, software engineer and a university instructor. He holds 12 patents in the areas of dialysis, sleep therapy and implantable cardiac devices. For the Meditation Center he has been the local go-to person on the physiology of breathing and is a scholar of the ancient yogic texts. He has been teaching yoga and related subjects since 1976 and was certified in 1980 by the Rockford School of Yoga.

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

"Beyond The Asanas: Intermediate Yoga Philosophy and Terms" with Paul Emerson, Ph.D. - Wednesdays: June 14 - July 5, 2023
2023-06-14 18:30 - 20:00 UTC
“Beyond The Asanas:
Intermediate Yoga Philosophy and Terms”
with Paul Emerson, Ph.D.
Wednesdays: June 14 – July 5, 2023
6:30pm – 8:00pm
Cost: $80.00

Register here.

Yoga philosophy can be complicated-different concepts, different language, different practices. Moreover, Indian philosophy is not a single entity but a variety of complementary views. This class will provide a road map and tools for further exploration of yogic texts. We will start with the timeline of Indian literature (week 1), discuss samkhya metaphysics on which the Yoga Sutras are based (week 2), explore the Yoga Sutras (week 3) and finally delve into some of the hatha yoga sanskrit texts (week 4). The overall focus will be on how to make these concepts practical and relevant to our own sadhanas (meditation practices). For texts we will use portions of Swami Rama’s The Royal Path, Swami Veda’s Philosophy of Hatha Yoga as well as various on-line texts.

Paul Emerson, Ph.D. is a biomedical engineer who has worked on dialysis, respiratory and cardiac products. At various times he has been a research scientist, manager of clinical research with a major biomedical company, software engineer and a university instructor. He holds 12 patents in the areas of dialysis, sleep therapy and implantable cardiac devices. For the Meditation Center he has been the local go-to person on the physiology of breathing and is a scholar of the ancient yogic texts. He has been teaching yoga and related subjects since 1976 and was certified in 1980 by the Rockford School of Yoga.

AHYMSIN Community Mantra Japa Practice via Zoom with Chris Young - June 14, 2023
2023-06-14 19:00 - 20:00 (America/Chicago)
New AHYMSIN Community Mantra Japa Practice via Zoom
with Chris Young
Wednesday, June 14, 2023
Time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
We will meet every other Wednesday to recite the mantra together.
ॐ गं गणपतये नमः ।

“Om Gam Gaṇapataye Namaha”
Om, Gam, salutations to Lord Ganesha

Gayatri Prayer

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

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

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

Chris will guide us in the recitation of the Gayatri Prayer and of 1 mala of the new mantra,”Om Gam Gaṇapataye Namaha”.

Chris Young was initiated into the Himalayan Yoga Tradition in 2005, but has been connected with The Tradition in some way since birth, with his parents being early members and faculty of The Meditation Center in Minneapolis. Chris occasionally leads Kirtan at the Meditation Center’s Thursday satsang, and helps with some IT aspects of the HYT Teacher Training Program. Chris finds the thread of yoga and meditation that has been taught through the Tradition and its teachers, and cultivated through practice, to always keep him returning to his heart’s path – the path of Yoga – and he is grateful to be a part of the local and global communities that are working to further the mission of The Himalayan Yoga Tradition. He is the father of two amazing boys, he enjoys singing and playing music, and is ready to help with your ocular asanas through eye-roll-inducing dad jokes.

Thursday Satsang Via Zoom Only: "Ayurveda Study Group, Core Principles of Ayurveda"" with Gary Gran CYT, DAy. and Cynthia Gran on June 15, 2023 , 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. CDT
2023-06-15 19:00 - 20:30 (America/Chicago)
Thursday Satsang Via Zoom and In-Person Viewing at TMC – June 15, 2023
“Ayurvedic Study Group: Core Principles of Ayurveda”
with Gary Gran, CYT, DAy. and Cynthia Gran, E-RYT 500, YACEP
7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. CDT
6:00-7:00 p.m.: Gentle Hatha Yoga with Susan Guthrie

7:00-7:30 p.m.: Guided Meditation with Swami Radha Bharati

7:30-8:30 p.m.: Ayurveda Study Group
” with Gary Gran, CYT, DAy. and Cynthia Gran E-RYT 500, YACEP

8:30 p.m.: Evening Prayers

8:40 p.m. – Snacks

Please join us for the third meeting of our Ayurvedic study group. Attendance at the first two meetings is not required. All are welcome. We’ll continue with Chapter One of the Charak Samhita with more sutras, commentary, and discussion. Please bring your ‘beginner’s mind’ and join us as we listen deeply and reflect on the words of the sages.

• “Life (Ayu) implies the conjunction of the physical body, senses, mind, and soul.” –
Charaka Samhita, Sutrasthana, 1.42

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Cynthia and Gary Gran have been treading the Himalayan path since the late 1970s. They met at the old Glenview Center in Illinois and have served the Tradition in various capacities over the years. They are both certified yoga teachers and Ayurvedic practitioners. Gary and Cynthia have published more than eighty articles on yoga, meditation and Ayurveda. They are currently enjoying desert gardening, cooking, and hiking at their home in Tucson, Arizona.

Cynthia Gran, E-RYT 500, YACEP
Gary Gran, CYT, DAy.

Gary’s blog is ayurvedalessons.com.

FREE International Day of Yoga Events at The Meditation Center - June 21, 2023
2023-06-21 07:00 - 13:00 (America/Chicago)
On Wednesday, June 21, 2023,
International Day of Yoga
All events are FREE!!!

International Day of Yoga
and
Summer Solstice Meditation
In Person at TMC and Via Zoom
with Swami Radha Bharati
7:00-9:10 a.m.

Wednesday Morning Gentle Hatha Yoga
In-Person and Via Zoom
with Sig Martell and Rosann Chamberlain
10:30 a.m. – Noon

In-Person Lunch Break Noontime Yoga Combo Class
with Daniel Hertz
12:15-1:00 p.m.

International Day of Yoga and Summer Solstice Meditation with Swami Radha Bharati
In Person at TMC and Via Zoom
Wednesday: June 21, 2023
7:00 a.m. – 8:10 a.m.
Morning Prayers: 7:00-7:10 a.m. CDT
Meditation with Swami Radha offered In Person and via Zoom:
7:10-8:10 a.m. CDT

Swami Radha will guide the meditation for the first 30 minutes.
The second 30 minutes of meditation will be held in silence.

Meditation will be followed by tea and snacks: 8:10 a.m
If you wish please bring a light snack or fruit to share.

A wonderful way to begin the solstice day, deepen your practiceand commemorate International Day of Yoga.
A Zoom link will be sent the day before the event.

Join Us on June 21st for a Free Wednesday Morning Gentle Drop-In Hatha Class
with Sig Martell and Rosann Chamberlain
In-Person and Via Zoom
Free class for all to celebrate International Day of Yoga
June 21, 2023
10:30 a.m. – Noon CDT

These 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 sense of well being

And join Daniel Hertz on June 21st for a
Free Lunch Break Noon Time Yoga Combo Class at TMC

Take a midday break with Daniel to stretch, relax, center, nourish, and refresh your body and mind before continuing the tasks of the day or going back to work.
12:15-12:30 p.m. – gentle stretching
12:30-12:45 p.m. – guided relaxation
12:45-1:00 p.m. – guided meditation

Daniel Hertz, MS, BCB, E-RYT 500 has been on the faculty of The Meditation Center since 1995. He is the author of a memoir entitled Everything is A Little Bit Alright: yoga, meditation, and a dog named Roy. It is available on Amazon at this link.

Read here Daniel’s article, “A Winding Path” in the AHYMSIN April newsletter.

Thursday Satsang va Zoom and In-Person Viewing: An Evening Talk with Stephen Parker (Stoma) Psy.D., 500-RYT- June 22, 2023
2023-06-22 19:00 - 20:30 (America/Chicago)
Thursday Satsang va Zoom and In-Person Viewing:
An Evening Talk with Dr. Stephen Parker (Stoma) Psy.D., 500-RYT

6:00-7:00 p.m.: Gentle Hatha Yoga with Sunita Gangopadhaya
7:00-7:30 p.m.: Guided Meditation with Dr. Stephen Parker (Stoma) Psy.D., 500-RYT
7:30-8:30 p.m.: An Evening Talk with Dr. Stephen Parker (Stoma) Psy.D., 500-RYT
8:30 p.m.: Evening Prayers
8:40 p.m.: Snacks
Join Stoma for an evening talk on June 22, 2023. Details to come.
Stephen Parker (Stoma) 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. Stoma is a Experienced Registered Yoga Teacher at the 500-hour level of the Yoga Alliance (E-RYT 500). A member of the International Association of Yoga Therapists, he serves on the faculties of the Meditation Center in Minneapolis and the Sadhanamandir and Sadhaka Gram ashrams in Rishikesh, India. He is also a senior faculty member of the Himalayan Yoga Tradition Teachers’ Training Program. He has lectured on yoga, meditation, and spiritual practice in the U.S. and Canada as well as in Caribbean countries, Holland, Italy, Austria, Hungary, 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 took preliminary vows of renunciation from Swami Veda and the Shankaracharya of Karvirapitha.

Stoma has been a licensed psychologist in private practice in St. Paul, MN since 1985. He also served 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 has taught 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,” and the “International Journal of Yoga Therapy.”

Cancelled - AHYMSIN Community Mantra Japa Practice via Zoom with Chris Young - June 28, 2023
2023-06-28 19:00 - 20:00 (America/Chicago)
Cancelled – New AHYMSIN Community Mantra Japa Practice via Zoom
with Chris Young
Wednesday, June 28, 2023
Time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
We will meet every other Wednesday to recite the mantra together.
ॐ गं गणपतये नमः ।

“Om Gam Gaṇapataye Namaha”
Om, Gam, salutations to Lord Ganesha

Gayatri Prayer

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

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

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

Chris will guide us in the recitation of the Gayatri Prayer and of 1 mala of the new mantra,”Om Gam Gaṇapataye Namaha”.

Chris Young was initiated into the Himalayan Yoga Tradition in 2005, but has been connected with The Tradition in some way since birth, with his parents being early members and faculty of The Meditation Center in Minneapolis. Chris occasionally leads Kirtan at the Meditation Center’s Thursday satsang, and helps with some IT aspects of the HYT Teacher Training Program. Chris finds the thread of yoga and meditation that has been taught through the Tradition and its teachers, and cultivated through practice, to always keep him returning to his heart’s path – the path of Yoga – and he is grateful to be a part of the local and global communities that are working to further the mission of The Himalayan Yoga Tradition. He is the father of two amazing boys, he enjoys singing and playing music, and is ready to help with your ocular asanas through eye-roll-inducing dad jokes.

Thursday Satsang Via Zoom and In-Person Viewing at TMC: Audiobook Reading of Stories from H.H.S. Swami Rama's Living with the Himalayan Masters Chapter 12: "Grace of the Master" - June 29, 2023
2023-06-29 19:00 - 20:30 (America/Chicago)
Thursday Satsang Via Zoom and In-Person Viewing at TMC – June 29, 2023

Audiobook Reading of Stories
from H.H.S. Swami Rama’s
“Living with the Himalayan Masters”
Chapter 12: ‘Grace of the Master’

7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. CDT

6:00-7:00 p.m.: Gentle Hatha Yoga with Eric Ness

7:00-7:30 p.m.: Guided Meditation by Swami Ma Radha Bharati

7:30-8:30 p.m.: Audiobook Reading of Stories
from H.H.S. Swami Rama’s,
“Living with the Himalayan Masters”
Chapter 12: ‘Grace of the Master’

8:30 p.m.: Evening Prayers

8:40 p.m.: Snacks

“Grace of the Master”

“Perfection is the goal of human life, but human efforts are very limited. Happiness does not come merely through human endeavor, but comes through grace. Blessed are those who have the grace of both God and master.” page 389.

Tonight we will listen to some stories from a reading of H.H. Sri Swami Rama’s classic book, Living with the Himalayan Masters. The stories are from Chapter 12, “Grace of the Master.”

The titles of the chosen stories are “Guru is a Stream and a Channel of Knowledge,” “A Weeping Statue,” “My Master’s Photograph,” “Who Can Kill the Eternal?,” “Half Here, Half There,” “How a Young Widow was Rescued,” “My Master Saves a Drowning Man,” “Shaktipata – Bestowed Bliss,” and “Preparing to Tear the Veil.”

To support the work of The Meditation Center and register you can donate here (suggested donation $15.00) for Thursday Satsang or make a general donation by clicking on the “donate” button on the “Support TMC” website page.

Or donate through PayPal.

Note: There is parking available for TMC visitors
in the St. Boniface lot across the street from the Center.

On Summer Break...will return in September 2023 - SUNDAY BOOK STUDY GROUP /SATSANG VIA ZOOM WITH SWAMI RADHA BHARATI, MICHAEL SMITH, AND JIM NELSON
2023-07-02 10:00 - 11:45 (America/Chicago)
On Summer Break…will return in September 2023
SUNDAY BOOK STUDY GROUP /SATSANG VIA ZOOM
WITH SWAMI RADHA BHARATI, MICHAEL SMITH, AND JIM NELSON
10:00 A.M. – 11:30 A.M.
Time: 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Swami Radha, Jim, and Michael will continue the study of spiritual topics in fall of 2023. Start date of the autumn Book Study Group will be announced in September 2023.

Guru Purnima and Full Moon Celebration In-Person and Via Zoom - July 3, 2023
2023-07-03 18:00 - 22:00 (America/Chicago)
“Guru Purnima Celebration” In-Person and Via Zoom
Monday: July 3, 2023
Tonight we will be meeting in The Hall of Tradition performing the water/flower puja, due to the weather forecast for today.
Guru Purnima Program on July 3, 2023
5:45 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. CDT

Global Full Moon Meditation
9:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. CDT

Guru Purnima 2023 Celebration Schedule

5:45-6:45 p.m. – A water/ flower puja/havan will be indoors, with Chris Young and Emilio Bettaglio. The fire ceremony has been cancelled because of the extreme heat forecast for Monday. (Bring your bundle of twigs to be saved at TMC for a future fire ceremony, possibly the the next full moon in August)

6:45-8:15 p.m. – Vegetarian main meal prepared by Amrit Kaurz
and socializing with the TMC community.

Bring an appetizer or dessert to share if you would like,
the vegetarian main meal will be provided.

8:15-9:00 p.m. – Guru Purnima Program with Master of Ceremonies, Rodney Huff (Rajni.) There will be readings, stories, and sharing about the Guru.

9:00-10:00 p.m. – Full Moon Meditation via Zoom
with initial guidance by Swami Ritavan Bharati from SRSG, Rishikesh, India
The Global Full Moon Meditation is hosted by the Himalayan Yoga & Meditation Center, HYMC,
Palatine Il. The Zoom link is available here at HYMC’s website.

For more information regarding the global full moon meditation schedule visit HYMC’s website here.

Read here…H.H.S. Swami Rama’s 1988 Guru Purnima Message.

Read here…Swami Veda Bharati’s 2011 Guru Purnima Blessing

Mantras for the Havan / Puja
21 recitations of Gam Ganapataye Namaha
21 recitations of Maha Mrityunjaya.
1-2 malas of Akhanda Mandalakaram
1 recitation of Purna Ahuti

Mantras available for print here.

Those participating via Zoom 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. For those who are interested in participating with their own flower/ water havan at home, flower petals can be obtained at most flower shops or can be harvested from their own gardens. Approximately 200 offerings will be made into the havan, each with a petal offering.

“Celebrating Guru Purnima is a joy beyond words, a deep stillness that echoes a wholeness and holiness. A wholeness that guru provides the answers to our pursuits, our yearnings and reveals a purpose for life. To live and to love with a heart unconditioned by conflict, and a mind, unified beyond division.”
– Swami Ritavan Bharati-

Here is the Zoom link for the Guru Purnima program. The Global Meditation is another link through the Chicago Center.

Hope that you attend…if so, I will see you on Zoom.

You are invited to a Zoom meeting.
When: Jul 3, 05:30 PM Central Time (US and Canada)

Register in advance for this meeting:

Click here to register for Zoom access for the Guru Purnima
celebration.

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email from Zoom containing information about joining the meeting.

Here is the Chicago link…

*Following is the Zoom link for July 3, 2023 session;
it will remain the same for each month’s full moon meditation session.

You are invited to a Zoom meeting.
When: July 3, 2023 09:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada)

Register in advance for this meeting:

Click here to register for Zoom access to the Global Full Moon Meditation on June 3, 2023

The meeting ID is 898 2109 4166

Passcode is ahyms!n

After registering, you will receive a Zoom confirmation email containing information about joining the session.

This event is courtesy of the Chicago Himalayan Yoga & Meditation Center – HYMC.

For more information regarding the global full moon meditation schedule visit
HYMC’s website here.

Global Full Moon Meditation - Will Begin Guided by Swami Ritavan Bharati - July 3, 2023, 9:00-10:00 p.m.
2023-07-03 21:00 - 22:00 (America/Chicago)
Guru Purnima
Monday, July 3, 2023
Via Zoom and In-Person Viewing at TMC
Global Full Moon Meditation
9:00-10:00 p.m. CDT

This Full Moon Meditation will begin guided by Swami Ritavan Bharati from SRSG in Rishikesh, India.
then followed by a silent meditation until 10:00 p.m.
Swami Ritavan Bharati has said, “The full moon meditations are an opportunity for us to come together in connecting with the universal mind-field bringing unity, harmony, peace, and love. Go into your silence; exhale-release, inhale-accept, forgive and fulfill, with purified heart and mind receive the blessings of the Lineage.”

“You are lovingly invited to sit in meditation for an hour wherever you are, in your home or with friends. Total beginners and longtime practitioners, non-initiates and initiates are welcome. If you cannot sit for the entire hour, sit as long as you are able; as Swami Veda has said, ‘Let the quietness of the mind continue even after you rise..'” (Courtesy of AHYMSIN.org January 2023 newsletter).

This event is courtesy of the Chicago Himalayan Yoga & Meditation Center – HYMC.

For more information regarding the global full moon meditation schedule and to receive the Zoom link visit
HYMC’s website here.

Everyone is welcome!

Thursday Satsang In-Person and Via Zoom: "Ayurveda Self-Care for Summer" with Cynthia Gran
2023-07-06 19:00 - 20:30 (America/Chicago)
Thursday Satsang In-Person and Via Zoom – July 6, 2023
“Ayurveda Self-Care for Summer”
with Cynthia Gran, E-RYT 500, YACEP

6:00-7:00 p.m.: Gentle Hatha Yoga with Chris Young

7:00-7:30 p.m.: Guided Meditation with Swami Radha Bharati

7:30-8:30 p.m.: Ayurveda Self Care for Summer
Cynthia Gran, E-RYT 500, YACEP

8:30 p.m.: Evening Prayers

8:40 p.m.: Snacks

Details to come.
Cynthia and Gary Gran have been treading the Himalayan path since the late 1970s. They met at the old Glenview Center in Illinois and have served the Tradition in various capacities over the years. They are both certified yoga teachers and Ayurvedic practitioners. They have published more than eighty articles on yoga, meditation and Ayurveda. They are currently enjoying desert gardening, cooking, and hiking at their home in Tucson, Arizona.

Cynthia Gran, E-RYT 500, YACEP

Two Saturday Hybrid Workshops, In-Person and via Zoom: Morning, “Ayurvedic Theory and Practice: An Introduction to Ayurveda for Yoga Students” and Afternoon, “Ritam: The Rhythm of Nature” with Cynthia and Gary Gran - July 8, 2023
2023-07-08 09:00 - 16:15 (America/Chicago)
“A WAVE OF WELLNESS IS HITTING THE MEDITATION CENTER THIS SUMMER.”
Two Saturday Hybrid Workshops, In-Person and via Zoom
with Cynthia and Gary Gran
July 8, 2023
at The Meditation Center
Click Here to Register
Register for the morning session, the morning session with lunch, the afternoon session, both sessions without lunch, or both sessions with lunch
Morning: 9:00am-Noon “Ayurvedic Theory and Practice: An Introduction to Ayurveda for Yoga Students”
Morning: 9:00am-Noon “Ayurvedic Theory and Practice: An Introduction to Ayurveda for Yoga Students” with lunch following the morning class and cooking demonstration
Afternoon: 1:15-4:15pm “Ritam: The Rhythm of Nature” with Cynthia and Gary Gran.
Gary and Cynthia Gran have been treading the Himalayan path since the late 1970s. They met at the old Glenview Center in Illinois and have served the tradition in various capacities over the years. They are both certified yoga teachers and Ayurvedic educators. They have published more than eighty articles on yoga, meditation and Ayurveda. They are currently enjoying desert gardening, cooking and hiking at their home in Tucson, Arizona.

Gary Gran, DAy. CYT
Cynthia Gran, DAy. E-RYT 500, YACEP

AHYMSIN Community Mantra Japa Practice via Zoom with Chris Young - July 12, 2023
2023-07-12 19:00 - 20:00 (America/Chicago)
New AHYMSIN Community Mantra Japa Practice via Zoom
with Chris Young
Wednesday, July 12, 2023
Time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
We will meet every other Wednesday to recite the mantra together.
ॐ गं गणपतये नमः ।

“Om Gam Gaṇapataye Namaha”
Om, Gam, salutations to Lord Ganesha

Gayatri Prayer

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

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

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

Chris will guide us in the recitation of the Gayatri Prayer and of 1 mala of the new mantra,”Om Gam Gaṇapataye Namaha”.

Chris Young was initiated into the Himalayan Yoga Tradition in 2005, but has been connected with The Tradition in some way since birth, with his parents being early members and faculty of The Meditation Center in Minneapolis. Chris occasionally leads Kirtan at the Meditation Center’s Thursday satsang, and helps with some IT aspects of the HYT Teacher Training Program. Chris finds the thread of yoga and meditation that has been taught through the Tradition and its teachers, and cultivated through practice, to always keep him returning to his heart’s path – the path of Yoga – and he is grateful to be a part of the local and global communities that are working to further the mission of The Himalayan Yoga Tradition. He is the father of two amazing boys, he enjoys singing and playing music, and is ready to help with your ocular asanas through eye-roll-inducing dad jokes.

Thursday Satsang In-Person and Via Zoom: "Remembering Swami Veda Bharati" Eighth Anniversary Commemoration of Swami Veda Bharati's Mahasamadhi - July 13,2023
2023-07-13 19:00 - 20:30 (America/Chicago)
Hybrid Thursday Satsang
Via Zoom and In-Person
July 13, 2023
“Remembering Swami Veda Bharati”
7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. CDT

6:00-7:00 p.m.: In-Person Hatha Yoga
7:00 p.m.: Meditation with Swami Radha Bharati
7:30- 8:30 p.m.: Commemoration of the Mahasamadhi of Swami Veda
8:30 p.m.: Evening Prayers
8:40: Snacks, fruit, nuts, cookies
Join us to remember Swami Veda Bharati.

Tomorrow, Thursday, July 13th, is the commemoration at TMC of
Swami Veda’s Mahasamadhi Anniversary which falls on July 14th.

We will listen to a recorded message from Swami Veda…”Mahasamadhi 1998 Talk.” Swami Veda speaks about “mahasamadhi” and a student’s relationship with her/his teacher thereafter. There will be time for questions and answers, comments, and stories after the recording.

Join us, either in person or via Zoom, for a special Thursday Satsang to commemorate the eighth anniversary of the Mahasamadhi of Swami Veda Bharati. Swami Veda entered Mahasamadhi on July 14, 2015.

“Awakening the Senses: Outdoor Meditation” with Cynthia Gran, DAy. E-RYT 500, YACEP - Saturday, July 15, 2023, 8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
2023-07-15 08:30 - 09:30 (America/Chicago)
Mark your calendars…join us on Saturday morning!!!
“Awakening the Senses: Outdoor Meditation”
with Cynthia Gran, DAy. E-RYT 500, YACEP
Saturday, July 15, 2023
8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.

RSVP here.
Free Event!!!
After a short introduction about awakening our senses and enhancing our appreciation of Nature, we will walk silently through the park among the tall green trees. We will be outside the whole time, so wear a hat and good shoes, and bring a water bottle and sunscreen if you need.

Class will begin and end at The Meditation Center.

Donations are welcome!

Cynthia Gran, DAy, E-RYT 500, YACEP, has been treading the Himalayan path since the late 1970s. Cynthia and her husband, Gary, DAy. CYT, first attended the old Glenview Center in Illinois where they met and have served the tradition in various capacities over the years. They are both certified yoga teachers and Ayurvedic educators. They have published more than eighty articles on yoga, meditation and Ayurveda. They are currently in Minnesota for the summer teaching at The Meditation Center. They enjoy desert gardening, cooking and hiking at their home in Tucson, Arizona.

Thursday Satsang Via Zoom Only: "Ayurveda Study Group, Core Principles of Ayurveda"with Gary Gran CYT, DAy. and Cynthia Gran on July 20, 2023 , 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. CDT
2023-07-20 19:00 - 20:30 (America/Chicago)
Thursday Satsang Via Zoom and In-Person Viewing at TMC – July 20, 2023
“Ayurvedic Study Group: Core Principles of Ayurveda”
with Gary Gran, CYT, DAy. and Cynthia Gran, DAy. E-RYT 500, YACEP
7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. CDT
6:00-7:00 p.m.: Gentle Hatha Yoga

7:00-7:30 p.m.: Guided Meditation with Swami Radha Bharati

7:30-8:30 p.m.: Ayurveda Study Group
” with Gary Gran, CYT, DAy. and Cynthia Gran DAy. E-RYT 500, YACEP

8:30 p.m.: Evening Prayers

8:40 p.m. – Snacks

Please join us for the next meeting of our Ayurvedic study group. Attendance at prior meetings is not required. All are welcome. We’ll continue with Chapter One of the Charaka Samhita with more sutras, commentary, and discussion. Please bring your ‘beginner’s mind’ and join us as we listen deeply and reflect on the words of the sages.
“The objective of this compendium is achievement of dhatu samya, the equilibrium of the bodily elements.” – Charak Samhita, Sutrasthana, 1.54
Gary & Cynthia Gran have been treading the Himalayan path since the late 1970s. They met at the old Glenview Center in Illinois and have served the tradition in various capacities over the years. They are both certified yoga teachers and Ayurvedic educators. They have published more than eighty articles on yoga, meditation and Ayurveda. They are currently spending the summer in Minneapolis, offering classes and consultations at The Meditation Center. Their home is in Tucson, Arizona where they enjoy desert gardening, cooking and hiking.
Gary Gran, DAy. CYT
Cynthia Gran, DAy. E-RYT 500, YACEP

Gary’s blog is ayurvedalessons.com.
