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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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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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220609T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220609T203000
DTSTAMP:20260403T140027
CREATED:20220601T191826Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220601T191826Z
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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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220609T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220609T190000
DTSTAMP:20260403T140027
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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220605T082000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220605T091500
DTSTAMP:20260403T140027
CREATED:20211230T022526Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220601T202420Z
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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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220604T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220604T233000
DTSTAMP:20260403T140027
CREATED:20220106T202924Z
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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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220604T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220604T110000
DTSTAMP:20260403T140027
CREATED:20220315T151105Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220531T163156Z
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SUMMARY:Saturday Morning Hybrid Drop-In Gentle Hatha Yoga Class with Nicole Roberts - Occurs Weekly
DESCRIPTION:Saturday Morning Hybrid Drop-In\nGentle Hatha Yoga Class with Nicole Roberts\n9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. CDT\nFee: $12.00\n\n\n\nSection 1: In-Person\n\nRegister here for In-Person Option\n\nSection 2: Via Zoom\n\nRegister here for Zoom Option\n\n\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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220603T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220603T200000
DTSTAMP:20260403T140027
CREATED:20220408T175352Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220601T194219Z
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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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220602T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220602T203000
DTSTAMP:20260403T140027
CREATED:20220601T142735Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220601T174140Z
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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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220601T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220601T120000
DTSTAMP:20260403T140027
CREATED:20220518T233224Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220518T234312Z
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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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220528T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220528T110000
DTSTAMP:20260403T140027
CREATED:20220315T151105Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220526T151632Z
UID:18879-1653730200-1653735600@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\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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220526T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220526T203000
DTSTAMP:20260403T140027
CREATED:20220426T204817Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220525T155746Z
UID:18995-1653591600-1653597000@themeditationcenter.org
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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220525T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220525T120000
DTSTAMP:20260403T140027
CREATED:20220518T234623Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220518T234623Z
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SUMMARY:Cancelled for Wednesday: May 25\, 2022 - Drop-In Gentle Hatha Class via Zoom with Sig Martell and Rosann Chamberlain
DESCRIPTION:Cancelled for Wednesday: May 25\, 2022\n10:30 a.m. – Noon\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-may-25-2022-drop-in-gentle-hatha-class-via-zoom-with-sig-martell-and-rosann-chamberlain/
CATEGORIES:Classes,Hatha Yoga
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220523T210000
DTSTAMP:20260403T140027
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LAST-MODIFIED:20220526T141005Z
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SUMMARY:Via Zoom: “Yoga Sutras” Spring 2022 Series with Dr. Stephen Parker (Stoma) Psy.D.\,  500-RYT
DESCRIPTION:Join us via Zoom…\n“Yoga Sutras” Spring 2022 Series – Vibhuti Pada\nwith Dr. Stephen Parker (Stoma) Psy.D.\,  500-RYT\n  \n Mondays: May 23 and 30 and June 13\, 20\, and 27\, 2022\nNo classes on June 6th\n7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.\n  \nBegins at 7:00 p.m. with Meditation\nStudy of the “Yoga Sutras of Patanjali”\n\nwith Dr. Stephen Parker (Stoma) Psy.D.\,  500-RYT\nChapter 3\, the Vibhuti Pada\n\nCost: $55.00 for the series\n$15.00 for drop-in either in person or via Zoom\nIf you live in a time zone that does not allow for you to attend the Yoga Sutras sessions in real time\, register for the 4-week series and you will  be sent Vimeo links to the recorded sessions as soon as they are uploaded to Vimeo. \nNew Registration Link\n\nRegister here for the 4-sessions series.\n\nRegister here for a Single Session on May 23\, 2022\n\nRegister here for a Single Session on June 13\, 2022\n\nRegister here for a Single Session on June 20\, 2022\n\nRegister here for a Single Session on June 27\, 2022\n\n\n\n\nThe late spring 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.\n\n\nEveryone is welcome!\n\n\n\nJoin Dr. Stephen Parker (Stoma) for this special ongoing study of the text\, the “Yoga Sutras of Patanjali.” We are continuing the study of the  the third chapter\, the “Vibhuti Pada.”\n\nWe will be using the text\, either “The Yoga Philosophy of Patanjali\,”  or “The Yoga Philosophy of Patanjali with Bhasvati\,” both by Swami Hariharananda Aaranya.  Or you can use any commentary on the “Yoga Sutras” that you have available.
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/via-zoom-yoga-sutras-spring-2022-series-with-dr-stephen-parker-stoma-psy-d-500-ryt/2022-05-23/
CATEGORIES:Classes,Philosophy
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220521T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220521T110000
DTSTAMP:20260403T140027
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SUMMARY:Cancelled for the 21st - Join the Free TMC Open House Hatha Class at 9:00 a.m. - Saturday Morning Hybrid Drop-In Gentle Hatha Yoga Class with Nicole Roberts - Occurs Weekly
DESCRIPTION:Join the Free TMC Open House Hatha Class at 9:00 a.m.\nCancelled  for May 21st – 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\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-2022-03-26-2022-05-21/
CATEGORIES:Classes,Hatha Yoga
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220521T130000
DTSTAMP:20260403T140027
CREATED:20220518T224849Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220518T234748Z
UID:19032-1653123600-1653138000@themeditationcenter.org
SUMMARY:Stop by The Meditation Center's Open House during NEMAA's Art-A-Whirl® Weekend\, May 21\, 2022\, 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. 
DESCRIPTION:Stop by The Meditation Center’s Open House\nduring NEMAA’s Art-A-Whirl® Weekend\nSaturday: May 21\, 2022\n9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.\n\nVisit the Meditation Center on May 21st..  Experience the Center’s class offerings by taking a free hatha class at 9:00 a.m. and a free meditation class at 10:30 a.m.\n\nBrowse our bookstore\, have a cup of tea\, and chat with some of our members and teachers to learn more about our classes\, workshops and retreats. Come enjoy the peaceful\, quiet\, and serene space that is The Meditation Center.\n\nEveryone is welcome!\nWe would love to meet you.
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/stop-by-the-meditation-centers-open-house-during-nemaas-art-a-whirl-weekend-may-21-2022-900-a-m-100-p-m/
CATEGORIES:Special Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220520T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220520T190000
DTSTAMP:20260403T140027
CREATED:20220408T175352Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220408T191239Z
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SUMMARY:New AHYMSIN Community Mantra Japa Practice via Zoom with Chris Young -  Friday\, May 20\, 2022\, Time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
DESCRIPTION:New AHYMSIN Community Mantra Japa Practice via Zoom\nwith Chris Young\nFriday\, May 20 \, 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 3 malas of the new mantra.\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-2022-05-20/
CATEGORIES:Special Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220519T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220519T203000
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CREATED:20220426T221417Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220512T230016Z
UID:18998-1652986800-1652992200@themeditationcenter.org
SUMMARY:Thursday Satsang via Zoom: "What’s your “Why?” with Dr. Phil Nuernberger - May 19\, 2022
DESCRIPTION:Thursday Satsang via Zoom – May 19\, 2022\nWhat’s your “Why?” with Phil Nuernberger\, Ph.D.\n  \nNote Program Schedule  – Talk Comes First\n7:00-8:00 p.m.: Talk by Dr. Phil Nuernberger\n8:oo p.m.: Meditation Guided by Dr. Phil Nuernberger\n8:30 p.m.: Evening Prayers\nOur busy culture makes it challenging to maintain sadhana\, An active life can create a lot of distractions that easily create unnecessary obstacles\, Most all of these distractions are self-made. In order to maintain a successful practice\, your “Why….” has to be bigger than your “But…”. “Let’s explore your ”Why” for engaging in a spiritual practice.\n\n	\n\n\n\nPhil Nuernberger\, Ph.D. is a direct disciple of H.H. Sri Swami Rama and was personally trained by Swamiji since 1970. Dr. Phil is one of the few Americans to receive initiation by Swami Rama into the highest levels of the tantric tradition of the Himalayan Sages. With his Master’s instruction and blessing\, Dr. Phil has been teaching and initiating others in this tradition since 1972. He was instrumental in helping Swamiji build the Himalayan Institute\, and served on its Board of Directors until 1992. \n\n	\n\n\n\n\nDr. Nuernberger is author of six  books. The most recent are  Eternal Self\, Freedom’s Path: The Dancing Soul\, The Warrior Sage: Life as Spirit\, as well as\, Strong and Fearless: The Quest for Personal Power and From Loneliness to Love: A Journey of Spiritual Awakening\n\n	\n\n\nEternal Self provides an insightful look at both the depth and breadth of Tantra Science and its powerful and timely application to modern life. A spiritual science based in experimentation\, replication\, and verification. Tantra science provides the methods and knowledge to live fearlessly and successfully in the world with inner strength and compassion and to experience the Infinite Self that is the foundation of all humanity. Eternal Self explores the full realization of our humanity\, and describes the foundation for a spiritual humanism through specific methods of Tantra science for both transformation and transcendence. This life\, this time\, is the opportunity to become fully human\, free of the ego-self and all its self-created miseries. Tantra science is not a religion\, but a spiritual and experiential science that expands inner awareness\, and awakens us to the inherent strengths\, capabilities\, and bliss that lie within every human being. Discover for yourself the tried and true methods for inner strength\, love\, and joy that is your true inheritance as a complete human being.  (From the back cover)\n\n\nAvailable for purchase on Amazon.
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/thursday-satsang-via-zoom-an-evening-with-dr-phil-nuernberger-may-19-2022/
CATEGORIES:Thursday Satsangs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220516T210000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220516T220000
DTSTAMP:20260403T140027
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SUMMARY:Full Moon Meditation on May 16\, 2022 from 9:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
DESCRIPTION:Full Moon Meditation –\nMonday\, May 16\, 2022\n9:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.\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/full-moon-meditation-on-may-16-2022-900-p-m-1000-p-m/
CATEGORIES:Full Moon Meditation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220516T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220516T210000
DTSTAMP:20260403T140027
CREATED:20220515T233027Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220515T233027Z
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SUMMARY:Postponed - No Class On  May 16\, 2022  “Yoga Sutras” Spring 2022 Series - Vibhuti Pada  with Dr. Stephen Parker (Stoma) Psy.D.\,  500-RYT
DESCRIPTION:Cancelled for May 16\, 2022\n“Yoga Sutras” Spring 2022 Series – Vibhuti Pada\nwith Dr. Stephen Parker (Stoma) Psy.D.\,  500-RYT\n  \nNew Dates\n Mondays: May 23 and June 13\, 20\, and 27\, 2022\nNo classes on  May 30th which is Memorial Day in the U.S. and June 6th\n7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.\n  \nBegins at 7:00 p.m. with Meditation\nStudy of the “Yoga Sutras of Patanjali”\n\nwith Dr. Stephen Parker (Stoma) Psy.D.\,  500-RYT\nChapter 3\, the Vibhuti Pada\n\nCost: $55.00 for the series\n$15.00 for drop-in either in person or via Zoom\nIf you live in a time zone that does not allow for you to attend the Yoga Sutras sessions in real time\, register for the 4-week series and you will  be sent Vimeo links to the recorded sessions as soon as they are uploaded to Vimeo. \nNew Registration Link\n\nRegister here for the 4-sessions series.\n\nRegister here for a Single Session on May 23\, 2022\n\nRegister here for a Single Session on June 13\, 2022\n\nRegister here for a Single Session on June 20\, 2022\n\nRegister here for a Single Session on June 27\, 2022\n\n\n\n\nThe late spring 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.
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/postponed-no-class-on-may-16-2022-yoga-sutras-spring-2022-series-vibhuti-pada-with-dr-stephen-parker-stoma-psy-d-500-ryt/
CATEGORIES:Classes,Philosophy
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220514T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220514T110000
DTSTAMP:20260403T140027
CREATED:20220315T151105Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220512T145858Z
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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\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-2022-03-26-2022-05-14/
CATEGORIES:Classes,Hatha Yoga
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220512T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220512T203000
DTSTAMP:20260403T140027
CREATED:20220426T210416Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220512T140606Z
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SUMMARY:Thursday Satsang via Zoom: Talk from the Archive of Dr. Usharbudh Arya's Audios  "Unblocking Yourself"\, Introduction by Swami Radha Bharati  - May 12\, 2022
DESCRIPTION:Thursday Satsang via Zoom – May 12\, 2022\n  \nTalk from the Archive of Dr. Usharbudh Arya’s Audios\n“Unblocking Yourself”\nIntroduction by Swami Radha Bharati\n(Postponed  – “Food Sadhana” by Gary Gran\, CYT\, DAy.)\n7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.\n7:00 p.m.: Meditation with Swami Radha Bharati\n7:30-8:30 p.m.: Talk from the Archive of Dr. Usharbudh Arya’s Audios\, “Unblocking Yourself”\n8:30 p.m.: Evening Prayers\nThis Thursday evening we will be presenting another talk from “Treasured Echoes”\, a series of lectures from the archives of Dr. Usharbudh Arya (Swami Veda Bharati.) Come be inspired\, energized\, and transformed. Swami Radha will introduce the recording and its topic of “Unblocking Yourself.” \nTo support the work of The Meditation Center and register you can donate here (suggested donation $15.00) for Thursday Satsang or make a general donation by clicking on the “donate” button on the “Support TMC” website page.\n\nOr donate through PayPal.
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/thursday-satsang-via-zoom-food-sadhana-with-gary-gran-cyt-day-may-12-2022/
CATEGORIES:Thursday Satsangs
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220508T113000
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CREATED:20211230T030633Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220505T202934Z
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SUMMARY: Cancelled for May 8th - Sunday Book Club/Satsang via Zoom: with Swami Radha Bharati\, Michael Smith\, Jim Nelson\, and Kay (Shanta) Gendron "The Art of Joyful Living" by Swami Rama from 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
DESCRIPTION: Cancelled for May 8th – Sunday Book Club/Satsang via Zoom\nwith Swami Radha Bharati\, Michael Smith\, Jim Nelson\, and Kay (Shanta) Gendron\n“The Art of Joyful Living” by Swami Rama\nfrom 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.\nHappy Mother’s Day!\n  \nTime:  10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. \nSwami Radha\,  Shanta\, Jim\, and Michael will continue the study of spiritual topics in 2022  The book chosen for the Book Club is “The Art of Joyful Living.”
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/sunday-book-club-satsang-via-zoom-with-swami-radha-bharati-michael-smith-jim-nelson-and-kay-shanta-gendron-the-art-of-joyful-living-by-swami-rama-from-1000-a-m-1130-a-2022-05-08/
CATEGORIES:Sunday Satsangs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220507T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220507T233000
DTSTAMP:20260403T140027
CREATED:20220106T202924Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220505T202723Z
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SUMMARY:Cancelled for the 7th -New Monthly "Bhagavad Gita" Study Group via Zoom with Sandra Uyterhoeven and Randall Krause  Begins on Saturday\, February 5\, 2022
DESCRIPTION:Cancelled for May 7th –  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-5-2022-2022-04-05/
CATEGORIES:Classes,Philosophy
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220507T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220507T110000
DTSTAMP:20260403T140027
CREATED:20220315T151105Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220426T200402Z
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SUMMARY:Cancelled for May 7th - Saturday Morning Hybrid Drop-In Gentle Hatha Yoga Class with Nicole Roberts - Occurs Weekly
DESCRIPTION:Cancelled for May 7\, 2022\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\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-2022-03-26-2022-05-07/
CATEGORIES:Classes,Hatha Yoga
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220506T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220506T190000
DTSTAMP:20260403T140027
CREATED:20220408T175352Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220408T191115Z
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SUMMARY:New AHYMSIN Community Mantra Japa Practice via Zoom with Chris Young -  Friday\, May 6 \, 2022\, Time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
DESCRIPTION:New AHYMSIN Community Mantra Japa Practice via Zoom\nwith Chris Young\nFriday\, May 6 \, 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 3 malas of the new mantra.\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-2022-05-06/
CATEGORIES:Special Events
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SUMMARY:Thursday Satsang via Zoom: "Life Among the Gunas" with Pandit Tejomaya - May 5\, 2022
DESCRIPTION:Thursday Satsang via Zoom – May 5\, 2022\n“Life Among the Gunas” with Pandit Tejomaya\n7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.\n  \n7:00 p.m.: Meditation guided by Swami Radha Bharati\n7:30-8:30 p.m.: Talk by Pandit Tejomaya\n8:30 p.m.: Evening Prayers\n\nSwami Veda once said “In order to have complete understanding of anything\, you must experience all of its layers of subtlety\, simultaneously.”  I think he may have said it more than once.  These mysterious words can inspire a lifetime of inner Sadhana.  With layers upon layers of reality to be explored\, and intricate relationships between the gross\, subtle and causal worlds to be observed\, it is a gloriously expansive way of being in the world.\n\nOne such exploration is to observe the world and yourself through the perspective of the Gunas: Rajas\, Tamas\, Sattwa.  Invisible to the eye and all scientific instruments\, the Gunas never-the-less exert their constant influence over the manifest world.  Ever wonder why we became so calm when Swami Veda entered the room? or why we get so sleepy after eating certain foods? or why a stadium full of soccer fans can turn into destructive mob when their club looses?  It is because of the power of the Gunas.   When we begin to see these events both from their expression in the gross world as well as their subtle “Gunic” reality\, we can then begin to intelligently strengthen our resolve to live spiritual lives of unwavering peace at all times and all conditions.\n\n\n\nPandit Tejomaya was initiated in the Himalayan Tradition by Swami Veda in 2008. He was initiated as a Pandit by Pandit Dabral\, and received the name Tejomaya in 2012. He took the vows of a Vanaprastha\, or Forest Dweller\, in January of 2017.\n\nPandit Tejomaya resides on Gabriola Island in the Salish Sea of Canada’s British Columbia where he lives a life of sadhana and devotion.
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/thursday-satsang-via-zoom-life-among-the-gunas-with-pandit-tejomaya-may-5-2022/
CATEGORIES:Thursday Satsangs
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SUMMARY:Saturday Morning Hybrid Drop-In Gentle Hatha Yoga Class with Nicole Roberts - Occurs Weekly
DESCRIPTION:Saturday Morning Hybrid Drop-In\nGentle Hatha Yoga Class with Nicole Roberts\n9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. CDT\nFee: $12.00\n\n\n\nSection 1: In-Person\n\nRegister Here for In-Person Option\n\nSection 2: Via Zoom\n\nRegister here for Zoom Option\n\n\n\nThese classes are for all levels. Instructors excel at leading the class in relaxation\, gentle asana (yoga positions) and pranayama (breath). Relieve stress\, achy joints\, improve balance at all levels and increase your sense of well-being.\n\nNicole Roberts is the current resident and caretaker at The Meditation Center. Nicole has been guiding hatha yoga since 2010 and is 250-RYT certified with Yoga Alliance. She trained in the Jivamukti yoga lineage and the Himalayan Tradition yoga meditation lineage. Nicole was initiated in 2016 in the Himalayan Tradition. Nicole is part of our DEI team teaching outreach hatha classes. Nicole has guided the gentle hatha class on Thursday evenings and Saturday mornings.
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/saturday-morning-hybrid-drop-in-gentle-hatha-yoga-class-with-nicole-roberts-occurs-weekly-2022-03-26-2022-04-30/
CATEGORIES:Classes,Hatha Yoga
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SUMMARY:Thursday Satsang Via Zoom: Lecture by Ashutosh Sharma on Hatha Yoga\, Breath-Awareness\, and a Loving Attitude towards Oneself in our Yoga Practice and Our Life - April 28\, 2022
DESCRIPTION:Thursday Satsang Via Zoom – April 28\, 2022\n\nLecture by Ashutosh Sharma on Hatha Yoga\, Breath-Awareness\,\nand a Loving Attitude towards Oneself in our Yoga Practice and Our Life.\nIntroduction by Michael Smith\n7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. CDT\n\n	\n\n\n7:00 p.m.: Meditation with Swami Radha Bharati\n7:30-8:30 p.m.: A Video with Ashutosh Sharma\,\nIntroduction by Michael Smith\n8:30 p.m.: Evening Prayers\n  \n…Ashutosh talks about his early training in a very strict\, intense school of Hatha and his wonderment when he came to Swami Veda and found that none of his earlier training applied\, and how he had to unlearn all the things that he was so confident about. Swami Veda taught him that by comparing himself with others and forcing the body into advanced poses\, the entire purpose of Yoga\, which is balance\, harmony\, peacefulness\, and joy\, is defeated. \nThere are sections in this talk where Ashutosh talks about certain technical aspects of teachings Hatha in the HYT — such as how to sequence asanas as part of a regular integrated Yoga practice\, how to work with one’s physical limitations and one’s time constraints\, the importance of breath-awareness\, postural stability\, the necessity to relax effort when doing asanas. But he also talked about certain marvelous things that are part of Prana-vidya Hatha Yoga – such as mindfulness of the subtle body and the after-effects of doing an asana\, and how an entire shift of consciousness can occurwhile in centered relaxations in which one goes beyond identification with the body.\n\n	\n\n\nAshutosh’s main theme\, however\, is about creating an attitude of self-acceptance and self-nurturance in one’s sadhana. And the most beautiful part of his talk is at the end where he talks about how Swami Veda taught him to be a “flower-picking” person rather than a “thorn-picking” person\, and about his personal transformation due to Swamiji’s unconditional love.\n\n	\n\n\nExcerpt from the Summary of “Hatha Yoga as a Gateway to Meditation” by Ashutosh Sharma\, HYT-TTP Seminar: November 7\, 2021. The summary was written by Michael Smith.\n\n	\n\n\nPandit Ashutosh Sharma is an expert hatha yoga instructor\, who can teach both beginners and advanced students. From an early age\, he studied asanas\, pranayama\, and subtle-body relaxation techniques. In 1992\, he met Swami Rama\, who sent him to Swami Veda Bharati to learn meditation and to intensify his practices. Since 1996\, he has been travelling and teaching worldwide. He serves as a senior Hatha Instructor for the Himalayan Yoga Tradition – Teacher Training Program (HYT- TTP) and has trained hundreds of teachers all over the world in the Prana Vidya Hatha Yoga Style of the Himalayan Tradition.\n\n	\n\n\n\nTo support the work of The Meditation Center and register you can donate here (suggested donation $15.00) for Thursday Satsang or make a general donation by clicking on the “donate” button on the “Support TMC” website page.\n\nOr donate through PayPal.
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/thursday-satsang-via-zoom-lecture-by-ashutosh-sharma-on-hatha-yoga-breath-awareness-and-a-loving-attitude-towards-oneself-in-our-yoga-practice-and-our-life-april-28-2022/
CATEGORIES:Thursday Satsangs
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SUMMARY:Saturday Morning Hybrid Drop-In Gentle Hatha Yoga Class with Nicole Roberts - Occurs Weekly
DESCRIPTION:Saturday Morning Hybrid Drop-In\nGentle Hatha Yoga Class with Nicole Roberts\n9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. CDT\nFee: $12.00\n\n\n\nSection 1: In-Person\n\nRegister Here for In-Person Option\n\nSection 2: Via Zoom\n\nRegister here for Zoom Option\n\n\n\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-occurs-weekly-2022-03-26-2022-04-23/
CATEGORIES:Classes,Hatha Yoga
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