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SUMMARY:New Meditation I: Learning the Basics via Zoom with Eric Ness - A Four-Week Series
DESCRIPTION:New Meditation I: Learning the Basics\nA Four-Week Series via Zoom with Eric Ness\n  Wednesdays: November 17\, December 1\, 8\, and 15\, 2021\nThere will be no class on November 24th\n 6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.\nFee: $50\nMinimum of 3 students; Maximum of 12 students. \nRegister here\nThis class introduces the student to the basics of meditation in the Himalayan Tradition. Relaxation techniques\, pranayama (yogic breath)\, ideal sitting postures\, and the use of mantra will be taught to help the student focus the mind and relax the body. Beginning Raja yoga philosophy is also included in this class. Treat yourself to the many benefits of a regular meditation practice.\n\n	\n\n\nEric has been teaching meditation and yoga for over ten years. His teaching is based on the experiences that he had while immersed in a meditative environment. He deepened his study of meditation while participating in the residential program at The Meditation Center. He also trained for three years at the Swami Rama Institute for Meditation in India. His calm teaching style brings students the tools they need to move toward a peaceful state of mind.\n\n	\n\n\nIf you have already taken Meditation I and would like to attend this class\, the cost is $25.00. Email us at info@themeditationcenter.org stating your intention to retake Meditation I and we will register you at half the cost.\n\n	\n\n\nAfter 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.
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/new-meditation-i-learning-the-basics-via-zoom-with-eric-ness-a-four-week-series/2021-11-17/
CATEGORIES:Classes,Meditation
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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\non  November 14 \, 2021\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-2-2021-11-14/
CATEGORIES:Meditation,Sunday Satsangs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20211111T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20211111T203000
DTSTAMP:20260404T112932
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SUMMARY:Thursday  Satsang via Zoom:“Remembrance of  the Mahasamadhi  of H.H.S. Swami Rama of the Himalayas” November 11\, 2021
DESCRIPTION:Thursday  Satsang via Zoom – November 11\, 2021\n“Remembrance of  the Mahasamadhi  of H.H.S. Swami Rama of the Himalayas”\n  \n\nTo receive the zoom link for this event\, please subscribe to The Meditation Center’s e-newsletter on the home page of this website.\n\n\n\n\n\nProgram Schedule\n7:00 p.m.: Brief introduction on the meaning of Māhasamadhi\n7:05 p.m.: Showing of a video entitled “A Gift of Eternal Gratitude” \n7:30 p.m.: Flower Havan\n7:50 p.m.: Guided Meditation by Swami Radha Bharati\n8:15 p.m.: Community sharing of stories and memories of H.H.S. Swami Rama\n8:30 p.m.: Evening Prayers\n\n25th Anniversary\n H.H.S. Swami Rama’s Māhasamadhi\nNovember 13\, 1996\n\nH.H.S. Swami Rama of the Himalayas left his body on November 13\, 1996.  Please join us on Thursday\, November 11\, 2021 for a celebration and memorial of the life and teachings of this great master from The Himalayan Yoga Tradition. H.H.S. Swami Rama was a yogi\, scientist\, researcher\, writer\, and humanitarian. \n“In 1996\, this fully enlightened Master and representative of the ancient lineage of yogis left his body. His memorial today is in the hearts of his disciples and students who carry his work. He is most remembered for his great love for all and the magnetic power of his spirit\, such that as he walked\, one felt pulled to follow behind him. The full impact of his legacy will be realized perhaps in a century.”\n\nOm\nGurave namaḥ.\nParama-gurave namaḥ.\nParameṣhṭhi-gurave namaḥ.\nParamparā-gurubhyo namaḥ.\n\n~ Swami Veda Bharati ~\nfrom Swami Veda’s Blog\nOn the First Maha-Samadhi Anniversary of H.H. Swami Rama\nPublished: 13 November 2015 | Written by Swami Veda Bharati\n\n\nOn the First Maha-Samadhi Anniversary of H.H. Swami Rama\nPhone Address by Swami Veda\nThe Meditation Center\, Minneapolis\, Minnesota USA\nNovember 2\, 1997 \nOM! OM! OM! \nThe days become sacred when a sacred being imparts a special grace or energy to the forces in the universe. All the annual cycles of celebration and commemorations are built around those occasions. In our present day society and thinking\, the human being is no longer a unit in the universe; he views himself as something outside the universe\, trying to control the universe as an outsider. This view is incorrect\, we are part of the universe\, the energy and life that flows through us is the same one through whose rhythms and waves\, all the planets\, stars\, constellations\, breath patterns\, respond. That enlightenment is not an individual event; it is a cosmic or ultra-cosmic event. The coming into body of a sacred being\, an enlightened being\, also is not an individual event. It is not something over which only the immediate physical relatives rejoice; it is something of universal importance. It is a universal event. It is beyond the category of the birth of planets. It is said that when an enlightened being sits for his final enlightenment session all the saints\, past Buddhas\, and enlightened ones attend upon him. And thereafter\, his rhythms are not the rhythms of an individual. Those of us who were fortunate to see the Master walking\, who recall at times walking with him and feeling as though we paced together with the universal force\, with some unseen\, unknown magnet – those of us who experienced that phenomenon will never forget it\, because it was not an individual but the condensation\, the convergence of an unknown number of universal forces passing through that particular space\, time\, matter coordinate that we call an individual. \nI’ve said\, “The days become sacred.” Those of us who have been taught to be in tune\, even to a minor degree\, to be attuned to those rhythms\, to the beat to which a master walks\, find that on those sacred days\, certain special waves touch us. These are not the waves of a physical energy\, but rather something happens within the consciousness. We do not realize that it is all synchronized\, that the events of consciousness are synchronized with the events in the universe. Or rather\, to put it more correctly\, the events in the universe are projections of the events in consciousness… (an excerpt)
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/thursday-satsang-via-zoomremembrance-of-the-mahasamadhi-of-h-h-s-swami-rama-of-the-himalayas-november-11-2021/
CATEGORIES:Thursday Satsangs
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SUMMARY:New Thursday Evening Drop-In Hybrid - Gentle Hatha Yoga Class with Nicole Roberts
DESCRIPTION:New Thursday Evening Hybrid Drop-In\nGentle Hatha Yoga Class with Nicole Roberts\n\nNovember 11\, 2021\n5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. CDT\nFee: $10.00\n\nSection 1: Limited In-Person\n-8 students max-\n\nRegister Here for In-Person Option\n\nSection 2: Via Zoom\n\nDonate here for Zoom Option\n\nOr donate through PayPal.\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.
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/new-thursday-evening-drop-in-hybrid-gentle-hatha-yoga-class-with-nicole-roberts-2021-11-11/
CATEGORIES:Hatha Yoga
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20211107T081500
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20211107T091500
DTSTAMP:20260404T112932
CREATED:20210908T155152Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211230T015508Z
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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\non December 5  \, 2021\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-2-2021-11-07/2021-11-07/
CATEGORIES:Meditation,Sunday Satsangs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20211104T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20211104T203000
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SUMMARY:Thursday Satsang via Zoom: "Free Will" with Pandit Tejomaya - November 4\, 2021
DESCRIPTION:Thursday Satsang via Zoom – November 4\, 2021\n“Free Will” with Pandit Tejomaya\n7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.\n7:00 p.m.: Meditation with Swami Radha Bharati\n7:30-8:30 p.m.: Talk by Pandit Tejomaya\n8:30 p.m.: Evening Prayers\n\n	\n\n\nTo receive the zoom link for this event\, please subscribe  to The Meditation Center’s e-newsletter on the home page of this website.\n\n\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWith each of our actions\, from the simplest to the most complex\, from the grossest to the most subtle\, we act according to our will. And while there are countless influences ready to colour our actions\, it is us and us alone who choose each act in complete freedom. Understanding this process at all of its levels and strengthening the instruments whereby we harness the infinite power of our will are tremendous efforts for any Sadhaka. In the words of Gurudev “You are the architect of your life and thus have the capacity to change and shape your destiny.” \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-free-will-with-pandit-tejomaya-november-4-2021/
CATEGORIES:Thursday Satsangs
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20211104T183000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20211129T193003Z
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SUMMARY:New Thursday Evening Drop-In Hybrid - Gentle Hatha Yoga Class with Nicole Roberts
DESCRIPTION:New Thursday Evening Hybrid Drop-In\nGentle Hatha Yoga Class with Nicole Roberts\n\nNovember 4\, 2021\n5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. CDT\nFee: $10.00\n\nSection 1: Limited In-Person\n-8 students max-\n\nRegister Here for In-Person Option\n\nSection 2: Via Zoom\n\nDonate here for Zoom Option\n\nOr donate through PayPal.\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.
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/new-thursday-evening-drop-in-hybrid-gentle-hatha-yoga-class-with-nicole-roberts-2021-11-04/
CATEGORIES:Hatha Yoga
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20211102T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20211102T200000
DTSTAMP:20260404T112932
CREATED:20211025T214513Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211025T214715Z
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SUMMARY:Meditation II Hybrid Class - Superconscious Meditation:  Tuesdays: November 2 – December 7\, 2021
DESCRIPTION:Meditation II Hybrid Class – Superconscious Meditation\nTuesdays: November 2 – December 7\, 2021\n\nInstructors: Lori Beron\, Paul Emerson\, Ph.D.\, and Aaron Means\, Psy.D.\n6:30 p.m.- 8:00 p.m.\nSection 1: (live at the Meditation Center\, can zoom when you can’t make it):\n12 max\nSection 2 (zoom only): 12 max\nRegister here.\n\nMeditation 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. \nLori 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.\n\nLori 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.)\n\n\nPaul Emerson is a biomedical engineer with a Ph.D. He is the authority on the physiology of breathing for The Meditation Center and has been teaching yoga for over 30 years. Paul has worked as a research scientist\, has been a manager of clinical research with a major biomedical company and a university instructor. In addition\, he holds eight patents in the areas of dialysis and sleep therapy. he is a scholar of ancient yoga texts. Paul was certified by the Rockford School of Yoga and began teaching in 1975.\n\n\n\nAaron Means began practicing yoga in 1994 while in college to ease his own afflictions at the time. Soon thereafter he studied and practiced yoga and meditation while living at The Meditation Center and other associated Himalayan Yoga Tradition institutions in the US and India. Aaron completed his first yoga teacher training through the HImalayan Institute Teachers’ Assoc. in 1997\, and started a RYT training program in 2019. He has periodically taught yoga and meditation in the community throughout the years\, as well as at The Meditation Center. Aaron (Arunadeva) has been a student and initiate of Swami Veda Bharati since 1997. His teaching style is reflective of what he has learned under his spiritual preceptor (Swami Veda)\, as well as studies of psychology\, compassion and mindfulness.\n\nAaron earned a doctorate in clinical psychology (PsyD) in 2015\, and has been a practicing licensed psychologist in the Twin Cities since 2016. He is married with two children and enjoys spending time with family and friends\, being outdoors\, playing tennis and strategy board games.\n\n\n\nAfter 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.\n\n\n\nTMC policy for those entering the building or participating in outdoor ceremonies will be requesting all to practice non-violence – being fully vaccinated or wearing a mask w/social distancing. Staff and volunteers will not be asking for vaccine certification cards as trust of community will be sufficient.  All are welcome.\n\nTo further protect the community\, an Iso-Aire purification movable unit has been purchased to use in all rooms of TMC where people gather. These units have pre-filter\, hospital quality HEPA filters\, and a bi-polar ionization unit to remove pollen to pathogens
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/18466/2021-11-02/
CATEGORIES:Classes,Meditation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20211031T081500
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20211031T091500
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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\non October 31\, 2021\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-2-2021-10-31/
CATEGORIES:Meditation,Sunday Satsangs
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20211028T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20211028T203000
DTSTAMP:20260404T112932
CREATED:20211012T140456Z
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SUMMARY:Hybrid Thursday Satsang In Person and Via Zoom: "Deja Vu All Over Again: Different Ways to Come Back" with Paul Emerson\, Ph.D. - October 28\, 2021
DESCRIPTION:Hybrid Thursday Satsang\nIn-Person and via Zoom\nOctober 28\, 2021\n\n“Deja Vu All Over Again: Different Ways to Come Back”\nwith Paul Emerson\, Ph.D.\n\n7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.\n\n\nTo receive the zoom link for this event\, please subscribe  to The Meditation Center’s e-newsletter on the home page of this website.\n\n\n\n\n7:00 p.m.: Meditation with Swami Radha Bharati \n7:30-8:30 p.m.: Talk by Paul Emerson Ph.D. \n\n8:30 p.m.: Evening Prayers\n\n\n\n\n\nAlthough this year it may have seemed like we were blessed with eternal summer\, the change of leaves\, Halloween\, All Saints’ Day\, and All Souls’ Day remind us again of the ending of things. And endings in turn remind us of rebirth. The concept of reincarnation has long been a part of yoga as well as a variety of other traditions both eastern and western. In fact\, roughly 50% of those who believe in an afterlife believe in some form of it. But like other ideas\, reincarnation has a variety of forms and nuances. In honor of the season we’ll spend some time exploring the different reincarnation models people have used both in yoga and without.\n\n\nPaul Emerson is a biomedical engineer with a Ph.D. He is the authority on the physiology of breathing for The Meditation Center and has been teaching yoga for over 30 years. Paul has worked as a research scientist\, has been a manager of clinical research with a major biomedical company and a university instructor. In addition\, he holds eight patents in the areas of dialysis and sleep therapy. he is a scholar of ancient yoga texts. Paul was certified by the Rockford School of Yoga and began teaching in 1975.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTMC policy for those entering the building or participating in outdoor ceremonies will be requesting all to practice non-violence – being fully vaccinated or wearing a mask w/social distancing. Staff and volunteers will not be asking for vaccine certification cards as trust of community will be sufficient.  All are welcome.\n\n\n\n\n\nTo further protect the community\, an Iso-Aire purification movable unit has been purchased to use in all rooms of TMC where people gather. These units have pre-filter\, hospital quality HEPA filters\, and a bi-polar ionization unit to remove pollen to pathogens.
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/hybrid-thursday-satsang-in-person-and-via-zoom-an-evening-with-paul-emerson-ph-d/
CATEGORIES:Thursday Satsangs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20211024T081500
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20211024T091500
DTSTAMP:20260404T112932
CREATED:20210908T155152Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210908T162242Z
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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\non October 24\, 2021\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-2-2021-10-24/
CATEGORIES:Meditation,Sunday Satsangs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20211021T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20211021T203000
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SUMMARY:Thursday Satsang via Zoom: "The Beauty of Sri and the Present Moment" Kirtan with Chris Young - October 21\, 2021
DESCRIPTION:Thursday Satsang via Zoom – October 21\, 2021\nKirtan with Chris Young”\n“The Beauty of Sri and the Present Moment”\n\n 7:00 P.M. – 8:30 P.M. CDT\n  \n\nTo receive the zoom link for this event\, please subscribe to The Meditation Center’s e-newsletter on the home page of this website.\n\n  \n7:00 p.m.: Meditation with Swami Radha Bharati\n7:30- 8:30 p.m.: Kirtan with Chris Young\n8:30 p.m.: Evening Prayers\n\n	\n\n\nLet us chant together this Thursday for healing and renewal for all beings with the music of Chris Young. Let us celebrate!\n\n	\n\n\nThe Divine Mother\, “Sri”\, is an experience of the present moment and of beauty. Join Chris in this kirtan\, it being an opportunity\, a vehicle\, to receive an experience of Beauty; a time to drop the worry and the hurry\, set aside the intellect\, and simply be… with people who are beautiful\, in a setting that is beautiful\, and with beautiful music.\n\n	\n\n\n\n“Kirtan is a spiritual practice that originated in India centuries ago. The word “kirtan” means singing\, chanting\, and praising the Divine. It is a sacred practice anyone can do; no special training is required. The music does the work for you\, carrying you to a state of tremendous joy and mental clarity…\n\n	\n\n\n…But the most important instrument in kirtan is the voice\,’There is a sacredness in everyone’s voice. It is like hearing your own soul’\, shares Milwaukee-based kirtan wallah Ragani. who leads one of the largest ongoing monthly kirtan events in North America. Your voice comes from within; it is uniquely yours. Unlike an instrument which acts on you\, emanating from the outside in\, the voice acts internally\, emanating from the inside out. When you sing kirtan\, you can literally feel the sound resonating inside you. ‘massaging’ your inner organs with sacred mantras…”\n\n	\n\n\n(Kirtan! Chanting as a Spiritual Path. pages 7 and 9)
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/18450/
CATEGORIES:Thursday Satsangs
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20211020T220000
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SUMMARY:Full Moon Havan with Emilio Bettaglio and Full Moon Meditation with Swami Ritavan Bharati - October 20\, 2021
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday – October 20\, 2021\nFull Moon Havan\nwith Emilio Bettaglio\n8:00 p.m. – 8:45 p.m. CDT\nand\nFull Moon Meditation\n9:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. CDT\n\n\n\n\n\n\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\nIf zoom participants wish\, they may join the process by performing their own flower/water puja in their homes. All that is needed is a large bowl\, such as a clean salad or mixing bowl\, some water to fill the bowl about two-thirds full\, a candle\, and some flower petals. Flower petals can be obtained at most flower shops or use petals from your garden. Approximately 200 offerings will be made into the havan\, each with a petal offering.\n\n\n\n\n\n\nView and listen here  to Swami Ritavan’s \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFull Moon Meditation Message and Blessings \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSwami Ritavan invites you to join us for a group meditation starting at 9 o’clock in the evening.  Or if you are not able to be present during the zoom meeting\, meditate wherever you are at that time.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\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-havan-with-emilio-bettaglio-and-full-moon-meditation-october-20-2021/
CATEGORIES:Full Moon Havan,Full Moon Meditation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20211017T081500
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20211017T091500
DTSTAMP:20260404T112932
CREATED:20210908T155152Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210908T162005Z
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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\non October 17\, 2021\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-2-2021-10-17/
CATEGORIES:Meditation,Sunday Satsangs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20211014T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20211014T203000
DTSTAMP:20260404T112932
CREATED:20211012T132338Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211012T132958Z
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SUMMARY:Thursday Satsang via Zoom: “The Divine Mother and The Himalayan Tradition” with Stephen Parker (Stoma) PSYD\, E-RYT-500 -  October 14\, 2021
DESCRIPTION:Thursday Satsang via Zoom – October 14\, 2021\n“The Divine Mother and The Himalayan Tradition”\nwith Stephen Parker (Stoma) PSYD\, E-RYT-500\n\n	\n\n\n7:00 p.m.: Meditation with Stephen Parker (Stoma) PsyD\, E-RYT-500\n7:30-8:30 p.m.:  Talk by Stephen (Stoma) Parker PsyD\, E-RYT-500\n8:30 p.m.: Evening Prayers\n\n	\n\n\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“My Phantom Lady”\n(an excerpt)\nby H.H.S. Swami Rama\n\n	\n\n\n…”Mystic being from the subtle world\, had I not received Thy love\, I do not know what shape the rest of my life would have taken. Thou revealest to me the melody and the magic of the deeper realms\, with all Thy loving care. Thy soul comes and goes as a messenger in this world from the shore of the ocean of mystery. It is Thee of whom I now and then catch a glimpse in the dewy autumn morning\, in the scented night of spring\, in the innermost recesses of my being. Sometimes I strain skyward to hear Thy eternal whispers.”\n\n	\n\n\nA burning desire lives in my heart\, an earnest longing to realize the Infinite in the finite. An unceasing endeavor to explore the limits of the limitless is a dominant theme of my life. Mere forms and names of the world are amusing but not fulfilling. Satyam\, shivam\, sundaram—peace\, happiness\, and bliss—is the only goal of my life.\n\n	\n\n\n(Love Whispers\, pages 13-14)\n\n	\n\n\n\nDetails to come.\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n\nDr. Stephen Parker was initiated in the Himalayan Yoga tradition by Swami Veda Bharati and was given the initiate name Stoma in 1971. Among the first teachers certified by the Himalayan International Teachers’ Association\, H.I.T.A.\, he began teaching hatha yoga in 1974. During that time he also studied Sanskrit with Swami Veda and South Asian languages and culture for his B.A. at the University of Minnesota.\n\n	\n\n\nStoma is an Experienced Registered Yoga Teacher at the 500-hour level of the Yoga Alliance (E-RYT 500). A member of the International Association of Y.T.\, he serves on the faculties of the Meditation Center in Minneapolis and the Sadhaka Grama ashram in Rishikesh\, India. He is also a senior faculty member of the Himalayan Yoga Tradition Teachers’ Training Program. He has lectured on yoga\, meditation\, yoga psychology\, and spiritual practice in the U.S. and Canada as well as in Caribbean countries\, Holland\, Italy\, Austria\, Hungary\, Lithuania\, South Africa\, Korea\, Hong Kong\, and India. In 2004 he helped originate and teach the first course on yoga in an American medical school at the University of Minnesota Academic Medical Center. In 2007 he received preliminary vows of renunciation from Swami Veda and the Shankaracharya of Karvirapitha.\n\n	\n\n\nStoma has been a licensed psychologist in private practice in St. Paul\, MN since 1985. He also serves as Adjunct Assistant School Professor of Counseling and Psychological Services at Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota and Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Graduate School of Professional Psychology at the University of St. Thomas in Minneapolis\, MN. He teaches on the faculty of the Introductory Workshops of the Minnesota Society of Clinical Hypnosis. In addition to authoring journal articles and book chapters\, Dr. Parker edited volume two of Swami Veda’s definitive scholarly work on the “Yoga-Sutras of Patanjali” and he has been a peer review editor for the “Journal of Men’s Studies\,” the “American Journal of Orthopsychiatry\,” the I”nternational Journal of Yoga T. and Yoga Mimamsa.” He is also the author of “Clearing the Path\, The Yoga Way to a Clear and Pleasant Mind: Yoga\, Neuroscience and Emotion” (2017) published by AHYMSA publishers.\n\n 
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/thursday-satsang-via-zoom-the-divine-mother-and-the-himalayan-tradition-with-stephen-parker-stoma-psyd-e-ryt-500-october-14-2021/
CATEGORIES:Thursday Satsangs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20211010T081500
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20211010T091500
DTSTAMP:20260404T112932
CREATED:20210908T155152Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210908T161850Z
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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\non October 10\, 2021\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-2-2021-10-10/
CATEGORIES:Meditation,Sunday Satsangs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20211007T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20211007T203000
DTSTAMP:20260404T112932
CREATED:20211005T180142Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211005T181302Z
UID:18443-1633633200-1633638600@themeditationcenter.org
SUMMARY:Thursday Satsang via Zoom: "Everything You Wanted To Know About Meditation (And Its Practice)\,  But Were Afraid to Ask" with Members of the TMC Spiritual Committee - October 7\, 2021
DESCRIPTION:Thursday Satsang via Zoom – October 7\, 2021\n\n“Everything You Wanted To Know About Meditation (And Its Practice)\, But Were Afraid to Ask” with Members of the TMC Spiritual Committee\n\nSwami Radha Bharati\, Lori Beron\, Paul Emerson\, Kay (Shanta) Gendron\, Jim Nelson\, Stephen (Stoma) Parker\, and Michael Smith\n\n\n\n\n\n7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.\nTo receive the zoom link for this event\, please subscribe  to The Meditation Center’s e-newsletter on the home page of this website.\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n\n\n7:00 p.m.: Meditation with Swami Radha Bharati\n7:30-8:30 p.m.: Panel Discussion by the Spiritual Committee\n8:30 p.m.: Evening Prayers\n\n	\n\n\n\nOverview of Presentation\n\n	\n\n\nNew to meditation\, an old sage or somewhere in between\, join a panel of senior teachers for a lively discussion and on the problems and promises of keeping a meditation practice. How does one keep meditation “fresh”? Why aren’t I “enlightened” yet? What are the tricks for keeping a regular meditation time? Am I making progress? Why don’t I see pretty lights? Or what do I do if I do see pretty lights? These and other questions brought by the gathering will be answered.
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/thursday-satsang-via-zoom-everything-you-wanted-to-know-about-meditationand-its-practice-but-were-afraid-to-ask-with-members-of-the-tmc-spiritual-committee-october-7-2021/
CATEGORIES:Thursday Satsangs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20211005T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20211005T210000
DTSTAMP:20260404T112932
CREATED:20211005T171039Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211005T171632Z
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SUMMARY:Navaratri 2021 - Tuesday\, October 5th through Wednesday\, October 13th - The Meditation Center is Celebrating the Nine Days-Nights (Navaratri)\, with Special Events
DESCRIPTION:Navaratri 2021\nThe Meditation Center is Celebrating the Nine Days-Nights (Navaratri)\,\nwith Special Events.\nTuesday\, October 5th through Wednesday\, October 13th\n\nAll events at the Meditation Center.\nOnly Sunday’s Event Will Be On Zoom.\nTo receive the Zoom link to Sunday’s haven please subscribe to the e-newsletter at \nImmortal She is\, pervading all things that grow downward and all things that extend upwards. It is by Her brilliance and light that the darkness of ignorance vanishes. She\, Devi\, the Divine One who has expounded Herself as the very being of the universe and the custodian. Mother Deity\, the Divine Mother\, Shri who is the refuge of all forms\, of all thoughts and sentiments – all Her expressions in the power of will\, power of knowledge\, power of creativity – Lalita\, the tender one\, the gentle one\, Tripura Sundari\, the Beauty of the Three Realms\, She whose name is beauty. She\, who has revealed Herself in Creation\, through the powers of Shree. (The meaning of this event for which Sadhakas celebrate). \nTuesday\, October 5th: 7:00 p.m.\nPujas and initial recitation of “Sri Lalita Sahasranama” (1\,000 Names of Mother Divine\, Lalita)\n\nRead here the 1\,000 Names of Lalita\, the Mother Divine\, “Sri Lalita Sahasranama.”\n\nWednesday\, October 6th through Wednesday\, October 13th\n8:00 a.m.; noon; 8:00 p.m.\n(3 times per day one-hour recitations/contemplations)\n\nListen here and follow the 1\,000 Names of Lalita\, the Mother Divine\, “Sri Lalita Sahasranama” recited by Swami Veda Bharati\n\nSunday October 10th: 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.\nSpecial Mother Divine Havan (japa and prayers with offerings into sacred havan kund)\nThis event will be on Zoom.\nThe link will be made available soon.\n\nAll events at the Meditation Center.\nFor further information please call the Meditation Center (612) 379-2386.\n\n\nTMC Covid-19 Policy\n\nTMC policy for those entering the building or participating in outdoor ceremonies will be requesting all to practice non-violence – being fully vaccinated or wearing a mask w/social distancing. Staff and volunteers will not be asking for vaccine certification cards as trust of community will be sufficient.  All are welcome.\n\nTo further protect the community\, an Iso-Aire purification movable unit has been purchased to use in all rooms of TMC where people gather. These units have pre-filter\, hospital quality HEPA filters\, and a bi-polar ionization unit to remove pollen to pathogens.
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/18432/2021-10-05/
CATEGORIES:Special Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20211003T081500
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20211003T091500
DTSTAMP:20260404T112932
CREATED:20210908T155152Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210908T161745Z
UID:18368-1633248900-1633252500@themeditationcenter.org
SUMMARY:Via Zoom – Sunday Morning Guided Meditation with Swami Radha Bharati from 8:20 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.
DESCRIPTION:Via Zoom  – Sunday Morning Guided Meditation\nwith Swami Radha Bharati\non October 3\, 2021\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-2/
CATEGORIES:Meditation,Sunday Satsangs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210930T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210930T203000
DTSTAMP:20260404T112932
CREATED:20210929T131913Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210929T132601Z
UID:18425-1633028400-1633033800@themeditationcenter.org
SUMMARY:Hybrid Thursday Satsang In Person and via Zoom: “Christian and Yoga Interconnections” with Paul Emerson\, Ph.D. - September 30\, 2021
DESCRIPTION:Hybrid Thursday Satsang\nIn Person and via Zoom\nSeptember 30\, 2021\n\n“Christian and Yoga Interconnections”\nwith Paul Emerson\, Ph.D.\n7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.\n\n	\n\n\nTo receive the zoom link for this event\, please subscribe  to The Meditation Center’s e-newsletter on the home page of this website.\n\n	\n\n7:00 p.m.: Meditation with Swami Radha Bharati\n7:30-8:30 p.m.: Talk by Paul Emerson Ph.D.\n8:30 p.m.: Evening Prayers\n\n	\n\n\nOne of Swami Veda’s interests in his later years was “interfaith dialog”. Along those lines a number of famous spiritual teachers have referred to Jesus as a “mahayogi”–Parahamsa Yogananda and Ramakrishna to name just a few. While the traditions of Christianity and yoga certainly have centuries of divergent history\, theology and occasional conflict it’s sometimes useful to reflect on the commonalities. The Jesus story would certainly not sound unfamiliar to a first century Indian yogi although they might wonder at some of the specific cultural details and nuances. This talk will spend some time looking at the common strands of yoga with both orthodox and less than orthodox Christianity.\n\n	\n\n\n\n\nPaul Emerson is a biomedical engineer with a Ph.D. He is the authority on the physiology of breathing for The Meditation Center and has been teaching yoga for over 30 years. Paul has worked as a research scientist\, has been a manager of clinical research with a major biomedical company and a university instructor. In addition\, he holds eight patents in the areas of dialysis and sleep therapy. he is a scholar of ancient yoga texts. Paul was certified by the Rockford School of Yoga and began teaching in 1975.\n\n\n	\n\n\n\n\nTMC policy for those entering the building or participating in outdoor ceremonies will be requesting all to practice non-violence – being fully vaccinated or wearing a mask w/social distancing. Staff and volunteers will not be asking for vaccine certification cards as trust of community will be sufficient.  All are welcome.\n\n	\n\n\nTo further protect the community\, an Iso-Aire purification movable unit has been purchased to use in all rooms of TMC where people gather. These units have pre-filter\, hospital quality HEPA filters\, and a bi-polar ionization unit to remove pollen to pathogens.
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/hybrid-thursday-satsang-in-person-and-via-zoom-christian-and-yoga-interconnections-with-paul-emerson-ph-d-september-30-2021/
CATEGORIES:Satsangs,Thursday Satsangs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210926T081500
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210926T091500
DTSTAMP:20260404T112932
CREATED:20210907T174106Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210908T152213Z
UID:18330-1632644100-1632647700@themeditationcenter.org
SUMMARY:Cancelled - Via Zoom  – Sunday Morning Guided Meditation with Swami Radha Bharati from 8:20 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.
DESCRIPTION:Cancelled Via Zoom  – Sunday Morning Guided Meditation\nwith Swami Radha Bharati\non September 26 \, 2021\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 next Sunday\, October 3rd\,  from 8:20 a.m. – 9:15 a.m. \nJoin the Fall Silence Retreat from September 24th – September 28th.
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/via-zoom-sunday-morning-guided-meditation-with-swami-radha-bharati-2021-09-26/
CATEGORIES:Meditation,Sunday Satsangs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210924T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210924T210000
DTSTAMP:20260404T112932
CREATED:20210908T153839Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210908T154028Z
UID:18362-1632510000-1632517200@themeditationcenter.org
SUMMARY:Virtual Fall 5-Day Silence Retreat 2021 with Swami Radha Bharati\, Jim Nelson\, Emilio Bettaglio\, and Daya Seeley - September 24 – September 28\, 2021
DESCRIPTION:Virtual Fall Silence Retreat 2021\nwith Swami Radha Bharati\, Jim Nelson\, Emilio Bettaglio\, and Daya Seeley\nFIVE-DAY SILENCE RETREAT\nFriday Evening\, September 24 –  Tuesday Afternoon\, September 28\, 2021\nCOST: $179.00\nRegister here. \n“Only those who have learnt to merge their speech into the sea of silence\nhave found the fount of wisdom.\nImmerse yourself in that sea.”\n\n-Swami Veda Bharati-\n(Silence Light Beyond Mind\, page 160)\n_____________________________\n\n“Silence gives us ultimate peace\, happiness and bliss.”\n\n“There is no other way for peace but to go to the deep silence\nwhere She resides in Her majesty.\nJoy lies in silence and stillness.”\n\n-H.H.S. Swami Rama –\n(The Ancient Traveler Writings on Love\, pages 78-79)\n“Silence is the deepest and most authentic form of communication\, both with others and within ourselves. It is the language that transcends the constant noise of our minds and allows us to experience our true Self\, that purest state of Being\, a state of peace\, joy\, and love.”\n– Quotation from Jim Nelson – \nGuided by Swami Radha Bharati and Jim Nelson and the light of Swami Veda Bharati\, the schedule will include daily meditations\, hatha yoga\, and contemplative walks. Subtle body sessions will add depth to your silence experience. Staff will provide every support to guide your experience of silence. \nSwami Ma Radha Bharati took her vows of Sanyasa in 2007 from Swami Veda Bharati.  She earned an M.A. Degree and further formal studies in Comparative Philosophy at the University of Hawaii and an M.A. in Public Policy at the University of Minnesota\, Humphrey School of Public Policy.  Swami Ma Radha has been a disciple of Swami Rama of the Himalayas since 1971\, and has been serving as Academic Director of Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama in Rishikesh\, India\, for the past ten years. \n\nJim Nelson has taught psychology and worked as a Consulting Psychologist for over twenty-five years at a Mental Health Clinic and in the Public School Systems.  He has spent the past twelve years working with at-risk youth until his recent retirement.  He was a member of the Who’s Who of American Teachers and was one of the first recipients of Medtronic’s Outstanding Teacher Award.  He has taught yoga and meditation for thirty years and currently is Vice President of AHYMS-A an association of North and South American Meditation Centers dedicated to non-violence and spreading the teachings of the Himalayan Tradition.  Jim has hosted many Silence retreats and spoken nationally and internationally on a broad range of Philosophical and Psychological topics.  He has recently completed his Book:  Running on Empty—The Seduction\, Destruction\, and Transformation of Our Youth. \n\nEmilio Bettaglio was initiated into the Himalayan Yoga Tradition in 1971 by then Pandit Usharbudh Arya\, and has been a regular practitioner since. He has received instruction on Pranayama practices from various teachers in the tradition over the years and most recently from Pandit Dabral. In 2019\, Emilio took Vanaprastha vows and is currently a member of the Meditation Center’s Spiritual Committee.\n\nDaya Seeley has been teaching Hatha Yoga classes since 2002. In late 2000\, Daya found yoga/meditation courses offered through the Community Education programs in her town. Soon after\, Daya collaborated with her yoga teacher in teaching small classes in a space that had been the local funeral home. This was before it was required to have a yoga certification. Daya went on to study yoga with a popular fitness-center-based teacher training program that required 11 levels of courses. She took them all\, but wanted more. In 2002\, Daya discovered the Institute of the Himalayan Tradition and was taught classical Hatha Yoga by Ma Devi\, Swami Jaidev\, and Maynard Speece. In 2007\, Daya was initiated. This milestone was followed by a trip to India in 2009. In 2010\, Daya entered a year-long Meditation Teaching Certification course through IHT. Since then she has been teaching yoga and meditation classes in the traditional way and has taught hatha yoga in silence retreats for both IHT and The Meditation Center. Daya continues her education through seminars and classes from fabulous teachers within the Himalayan Tradition Yoga community. Virtual Silence Retreat Schedule\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRetreat Schedule coming soon.
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/virtual-fall-5-day-silence-retreat-2021-with-swami-radha-bharati-jim-nelson-emilio-bettaglio-and-daya-seeley-september-24-september-28-2021/2021-09-24/
CATEGORIES:Silence Retreat
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210923T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210923T203000
DTSTAMP:20260404T112932
CREATED:20210907T162857Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210921T135947Z
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SUMMARY:Thursday Satsang via Zoom: "Architecting Your Post-Pandemic Life" with Eric Ness - September 23\, 2021
DESCRIPTION:Thursday Satsang via Zoom – September 23\, 2021\n“Architecting Your Post-Pandemic Life” with Eric Ness\n7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.\nTo receive the zoom link for this event\, please subscribe  to The Meditation Center’s e-newsletter on the home page of this website.\n  \n7:00 p.m.: Meditation guided by Swami Radha Bharati\n7:30-8:30 p.m.:  Talk by Eric Ness\, “Architecting Your Post-Pandemic Life”\n8:30 p.m.: Evening Prayers\n\n\n\n\n\nThe pandemic has brought many changes to our lives\, most of them involuntary. Even though the changes didn’t happen the way we would have chosen\, some people are finding that some are to their liking. At some point the pandemic will be over and we’ll have the opportunity to go back to life as we knew it before. Being meditators\, we can approach this transition intentionally instead of just defaulting back to what we knew.\n\nThis talk will present tools to architect your post-pandemic life the way that works for who you are today. We’ll examine which old habits and relationships are worth reintroducing into your life and which ones can be let go of. You’ll walk away with a clear vision of what your new life will look like and the strength to let go of what is no longer needed.\n\nEric has been teaching meditation and yoga for over ten years. His teaching is based on the experiences that he had while immersed in a meditative environment. He deepened his study of meditation while participating in the residential program at The Meditation Center. He also trained for three years at the Swami Rama Institute for Meditation in India. His calm teaching style brings students the tools they need to move toward a peaceful state of mind.
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/thursday-satsang-via-zoom-architecting-your-post-pandemic-life-with-eric-ness-september-23-2021/
CATEGORIES:Thursday Satsangs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210923T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210923T183000
DTSTAMP:20260404T112932
CREATED:20210922T210327Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211129T192141Z
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SUMMARY:New Thursday Evening Drop-In Hybrid - Gentle Hatha Yoga Class with Nicole Roberts
DESCRIPTION:New Thursday Evening Hybrid Drop-In\nGentle Hatha Yoga Class with Nicole Roberts\n\nSeptember 23\, 2021\n5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. CDT\nFee: $10.00\n\nSection 1: Limited In-Person\n-8 students max-\n\nRegister Here for In-Person Option\n\nSection 2: Via Zoom\n\nDonate here for Zoom Option\n\nOr donate through PayPal.\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.
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/new-thursday-evening-drop-in-hybrid-gentle-hatha-yoga-class-with-nicole-roberts/2021-09-23/
CATEGORIES:Hatha Yoga
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210920T210000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210920T220000
DTSTAMP:20260404T112932
CREATED:20211012T143233Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211012T143233Z
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SUMMARY:Join Swami Ritavan Bharati at TMC In Person or Zoom or the September Full Moon Meditation - September 20\, 2021\,  9:00 p.m.-10:00 p.m.
DESCRIPTION:Join Swami Ritavan Bharati at TMC In Person or Zoom\nfor the September Full Moon Meditation\n\nSeptember 20\, 2021\n9:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. CDT\n\nThere will be no full moon havan ceremony with Emilio Bettaglio on September 20th\nA havan will be held on Sunday\, October 10\, 2021 – Stay tuned for details.\nSwami Ritavan invites you to join us for a group meditation starting at 9 o’clock in the evening. If you can not come to The Center tonight meditate wherever you are at that time.\n\nSwami Ritavan Bharati has said\, “The full moon meditations are an opportunity for us to come together in connecting with the universal mind-field bringing unity\, harmony\, peace\, and love. Go into your silence; exhale-release\, inhale-accept\, forgive and fulfill\, with purified heart and mind receive the blessings of the Lineage.”
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/join-swami-ritavan-bharati-at-tmc-in-person-or-zoom-or-the-september-full-moon-meditation-september-20-2021-900-p-m-1000-p-m/
CATEGORIES:Full Moon Meditation
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210919T081500
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210919T091500
DTSTAMP:20260404T112932
CREATED:20210907T174106Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210908T151818Z
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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\non. September 19 \, 2021\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-2021-09-19/
CATEGORIES:Meditation,Sunday Satsangs
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210916T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210916T203000
DTSTAMP:20260404T112932
CREATED:20210908T151005Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210908T151531Z
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SUMMARY:Thursday Satsang via Zoom: "Sadhana" with Stephen Parker (Stoma) - September 16\, 2021
DESCRIPTION:Thursday Satsang via Zoom – September 16\, 2021\n“Sadhana”\nwith Stephen Parker (Stoma) PsyD\, E-RYT-500\n  \n7:00 p.m.: Meditation with Stephen Parker (Stoma) PsyD\, E-RYT-500\n7:30-8:30 p.m.:  Talk by Stephen (Stoma) Parker PsyD\, E-RYT-500 \n8:30 p.m.: Evening Prayers\n\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\nDetails to come.\n\n\n\n\nDr. Stephen Parker was initiated in the Himalayan Yoga tradition by Swami Veda Bharati and was given the initiate name Stoma in 1971. Among the first teachers certified by the Himalayan International Teachers’ Association\, H.I.T.A.\, he began teaching hatha yoga in 1974. During that time he also studied Sanskrit with Swami Veda and South Asian languages and culture for his B.A. at the University of Minnesota.\n\nStoma is an Experienced Registered Yoga Teacher at the 500-hour level of the Yoga Alliance (E-RYT 500). A member of the International Association of Y.T.\, he serves on the faculties of the Meditation Center in Minneapolis and the Sadhaka Grama ashram in Rishikesh\, India. He is also a senior faculty member of the Himalayan Yoga Tradition Teachers’ Training Program. He has lectured on yoga\, meditation\, yoga psychology\, and spiritual practice in the U.S. and Canada as well as in Caribbean countries\, Holland\, Italy\, Austria\, Hungary\, Lithuania\, South Africa\, Korea\, Hong Kong\, and India. In 2004 he helped originate and teach the first course on yoga in an American medical school at the University of Minnesota Academic Medical Center. In 2007 he received preliminary vows of renunciation from Swami Veda and the Shankaracharya of Karvirapitha.\n\nStoma has been a licensed psychologist in private practice in St. Paul\, MN since 1985. He also serves as Adjunct Assistant School Professor of Counseling and Psychological Services at Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota and Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Graduate School of Professional Psychology at the University of St. Thomas in Minneapolis\, MN. He teaches on the faculty of the Introductory Workshops of the Minnesota Society of Clinical Hypnosis. In addition to authoring journal articles and book chapters\, Dr. Parker edited volume two of Swami Veda’s definitive scholarly work on the “Yoga-Sutras of Patanjali” and he has been a peer review editor for the “Journal of Men’s Studies\,” the “American Journal of Orthopsychiatry\,” the I”nternational Journal of Yoga T. and Yoga Mimamsa.” He is also the author of “Clearing the Path\, The Yoga Way to a Clear and Pleasant Mind: Yoga\, Neuroscience and Emotion” (2017) published by AHYMSA publishers.\n\n\nDetails to come.
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/thursday-satsang-via-zoom-sadhana-with-stephen-parker-stoma-september-16-2021/
CATEGORIES:Thursday Satsangs
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20210914T183000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20210914T200000
DTSTAMP:20260404T112932
CREATED:20210811T014620Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210811T014620Z
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SUMMARY:Hybrid  Meditation I : Learning the Basics with Paul Emerson\, Ph.D. Tuesdays: September 14 – October 19\, 2021
DESCRIPTION:Hybrid  Meditation I : Learning the Basics\nwith Paul Emerson\, Ph.D.\nAfter you register for this class\, you will receive the zoom link the day before the class begins.\nIf you would like to retake Meditation I at half the cost please email us at info@themeditatationcenter.org.\n  \nHybrid Class on Tuesdays: September 14 – October 19\, 2021\nAn In-Person Option and  a Zoom Option Are Being Offered \nInstructor: Paul Emerson\, Ph.D.\n6:30 p.m.- 8:00 p.m.\nCost: $75.00\n  \nSection 1: (live at the Meditation Center\, can zoom when you can’t make it): 12 max\nSection 2 (zoom only): 12 max\nRegister here\nThis class introduces the student to the basics of meditation in the Himalayan Tradition. Relaxation techniques\, pranayama (yogic breath)\, ideal sitting postures\, and the use of mantra will be taught to help the student focus the mind and relax the body.  Beginning Raja yoga philosophy is also included in this class.  Treat yourself to the many benefits of a regular meditation practice. \nTMC policy for those entering the building or participating in outdoor ceremonies will be requesting all to practice non-violence – being fully vaccinated or wearing a mask w/social distancing. Staff and volunteers will not be asking for vaccine certification cards as trust of community will be sufficient.  All are welcome.\n\nTo further protect the community\, an Iso-Aire purification movable unit has been purchased to use in all rooms of TMC where people gather. These units have pre-filter\, hospital quality HEPA filters\, and a bi-polar ionization unit to remove pollen to pathogens
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/hybrid-meditation-i-learning-the-basics-with-paul-emerson-ph-d-tuesdays-september-14-october-19-2021/2021-09-14/
CATEGORIES:Classes,Meditation,Meditation
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20210912T163000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20210912T180000
DTSTAMP:20260404T112932
CREATED:20210806T012234Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220110T152215Z
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SUMMARY:In-Person Meditation  I : Learning the Basics with Aaron Means on Sundays\, September 12–October 17\, 2021
DESCRIPTION:In-Person Meditation  I : Learning the Basics\nwith Aaron Means\nAfter you register for this class\, you will receive the zoom link the day before the class begins.\nIf you would like to retake Meditation I at half the cost please email us at info@themeditatationcenter.org.\nDates of Series:  Sundays\, September 12 – October 17\, 2021 \nTime:  4:30 p.m. – 6:oop.m.   \nInstructor : Aaron Means\,  \nFee: $75.00 \nRegister here. \nThis class introduces the student to the basics of meditation in the Himalayan Tradition. Relaxation techniques\, pranayama (yogic breath)\, ideal sitting postures\, and the use of mantra will be taught to help the student focus the mind and relax the body.  Beginning Raja yoga philosophy is also included in this class.  Treat yourself to the many benefits of a regular meditation practice. \nTMC policy for those entering the building or participating in outdoor ceremonies will be requesting all to practice non-violence – being fully vaccinated or wearing a mask w/social distancing. Staff and volunteers will not be asking for vaccine certification cards as trust of community will be sufficient.  All are welcome.\n\nTo further protect the community\, an Iso-Aire purification movable unit has been purchased to use in all rooms of TMC where people gather. These units have pre-filter\, hospital quality HEPA filters\, and a bi-polar ionization unit to remove pollen to pathogens
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/in-person-meditation-i-learning-the-basics-with-aaron-means-on-sundays-september-12-october-17-2021/2021-09-12/
CATEGORIES:Classes,Meditation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210912T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210912T113000
DTSTAMP:20260404T112932
CREATED:20210908T164254Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210908T165813Z
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SUMMARY:Fall Sunday Book Club/Satsang with Swami Radha Bharati\, Michael Smith\, Jim Nelson\, and Kay (Shanta) Gendron
DESCRIPTION:Fall Sunday Book Club/Satsang\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.\n  \nTime:  10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. \nSwami Radha\,  Shanta\, Jim\, and Michael will continue the study of spiritual topics in Fall of 2021.  The book chosen for the Fall Book club is “The Art of Joyful Living.” Details to come
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/fall-sunday-book-club-satsang-with-swami-radha-bharati-michael-smith-jim-nelson-and-kay-shanta-gendron/2021-09-12/
CATEGORIES:Sunday Satsangs
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