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SUMMARY:AHYMSIN Community Mantra Japa Practice via Zoom with Chris Young - September 6\, 2023
DESCRIPTION:New AHYMSIN Community Mantra Japa Practice via Zoom\nwith Chris Young\nWednesday\, September 6\, 2023\nTime: 7:00 p.m. CDT \nWe will meet every other Wednesday to recite the mantra together.\nॐ गं गणपतये नमः ।\n\n“Om Gam Gaṇapataye Namaha”\nOm\, Gam\, salutations to Lord Ganesha\n\n	\n\n\n\nGayatri Prayer\n\nगायत्री मातः। हे गुरो। श्री गुरो।\nसद् बुद्धिं मे प्रयच्च।\nचित्तं मे निर्मलं शान्तं प्रसन्नं भूयात्।\nसर्वे मे भावाः शुध्यन्ताम्।\nमैत्री भावनया क्षमां याचितुं आत्मबलं मे देहि।\nॐ तत्सद् ब्रह्मार्पणम् अस्तु॥\n\n\ngāyatrī mātaḥ | he guro | śrī guro |\nsad buddhiṁ me prayacca |\ncittaṁ me nirmalaṁ śāntaṁ prasannaṁ bhūyāt |\nsarve me bhāvāḥ śudhyantām |\nmaītrī bhāvanayā kṣamāṁ yācituṁ ātma balaṁ me dehi |\nom tat-sad brahmārpaṇam astu ||\n\nMother Gayatri\, Oh Gurudeva\, Shri Gurudeva\nGrant me pure buddhi.\nMay my mind become immaculate\, quiet\, peaceful\, clear and pleasant.\nMay all my emotions be purified.\nGrant me the spiritual strength to ask for forgiveness with a sentiment of amity.\nOm. That (alone is) Real.\nMay (all this endeavor) be (accepted as my) surrender and offering to Brahman.\n\nChris will guide us in the recitation of the Gayatri Prayer and of 1 mala of the new mantra\,”Om Gam Gaṇapataye Namaha”.\n\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/ahymsin-community-mantra-japa-practice-via-zoom-with-chris-young-july-12-2023-2/
CATEGORIES:Special Events
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SUMMARY:Thursday Satsang In-Person and Via Zoom : "What Is Selfless Service?"A Discussion with the TMC Spiritual Committee with an introduction by Stephen Parker (Stoma) - September 7\, 2023
DESCRIPTION:Thursday Satsang In-Person and Via Zoom – September 7\, 2023\n“What Is Selfless Service?”\nA Discussion with the TMC Spiritual Committee\nwith an introduction by Stephen Parker (Stoma)\n7:00-8:30 p.m. CDT\nNew Time – 5:30-6:45 p.m.: Gentle Hatha Yoga with Michael Snodgrass\n7:00-7:30 p.m.: Guided Meditation with Swami Ma Radha Bharati\n7:30-8:30 p.m.: “What Is Selfless Service?”\na discussion with the TMC Spiritual Committee; an introduction by Stoma.\n8:30 p.m.: Evening Prayers\n8:40 p.m.: Snacks\n\nJoin us tonight for a wonderful discussion regarding selfless service with some members of the TMC Spiritual Committee\, Swami Radha Bharati\, Stephen Parker (Stoma)\, Emilio Bettaglio\, and Eric Ness. \n…One benefit of making the wise choice to render selfless service is that the Divine Guru is keeping His eye on you… \n…Remember\, the true Ashram is in a selfless loving heart. \nFrom “Love\, Meditation\, and Service” by Swami Veda Bharati \nRead entire article here courtesy of AHYMSIN.org
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/thursday-satsang-in-person-and-via-zoom-what-is-selfless-servicea-discussion-with-the-tmc-spiritual-committee-with-an-introduction-by-stephen-parker-stoma-september-7-2023/
CATEGORIES:Thursday Satsangs
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SUMMARY:Cancelled - Postponed until 2024 - "Feel Better\, Go Deeper" - September Workshop with Charles and Carol Crenshaw\, September 8-10\, 2023
DESCRIPTION:Cancelled – Postponed until 2024\nA September Workshop with Charles and Carol Crenshaw\n“Feel Better\, Go Deeper”\nSeptember 8-10\, 2023\nRegister here\n\nAll sessions: $90.00\nEach single session: $20.00\n\nThis workshop will cover ways to balance your body-mind complex so that you can deepen your meditation. Emphasis will be on increasing the subtlety of your awareness.\n\n\n	\n\n\nWe will cover these three areas:\n\n	\n\n\nPhysical Body Balance\nLearn some basics of Hanna Somatics and Pilates\, simple exercises for all levels that\nwill enhance and complement your asana practice.\n\n	\n\n\nEnergy/Emotional Balance\nIn these sessions\, we will cover some key exercises related to the energy body (subtle\nbody). They will help to effectively balance your energy system. You will also learn\nEmotional Stress Release and The Emotion Code\, user-friendly techniques to release\nnegative emotions and leave you clearer to laser focus your concentration.\n\n	\n\n\nRefining Relaxation and Breathing\nThis section will include: a) a class on Pranayama\, where you will glean pointers on how to refine your breathing\, b) a Levels of Relaxation class\, where you will see how the practices of our tradition are organized to progressively go to subtler levels of your being. Both theory and practice will be included.\n\n	\n\n\nFriday\, September 8th: \n7:30-9:00 p.m. – Hanna Somatics\n\n	\n\n\nSaturday\, September 9th:\n10:00-11:30 a.m. – Pilates\n1:30-3:00 p.m. – Energy Body Exercises\n3:30-5:00 p.m. – Emotional Stress Release / Emotion Code\n7:00-8:30 p.m. – Levels of Relaxation\n\n	\n\n\nSunday\, September 10th:\n9:00-10:30 a.m. – Pranayama\n\n11:00-11:30 a.m. – Questions and Answers\n\n	\n\n\nCarol Crenshaw\, M.S.\, Ed.M.\, E-RYT 500\, C-IAYT Certified Therapist\, received her Master’s in EasternStudies/Comparative Psychology/Holistic Health. She served as a yoga therapist and biofeedback trainer in the Combined Therapy Program at the Himalayan Institute Headquarters in PA\, and the Center for Holistic Medicine in NYC. Carol has taught yoga and meditation for over 30 years\, has trained yoga teachers since the 1980’s and is an initiator in the Himalayan Tradition. Carol is a Certified Clinical EFT Practitioner\, co-author of EFT For Meditation\, contributing author to Clinical EFT Handbook\, Consulting Hypnotist and Certified Hypnosis Instructor\, and Certified NLP Practitioner. She presently teaches at Inner Peace Yoga Center in Indianapolis and worldwide.\n\n	\n\n\n\nCharles B Crenshaw Jr.\, M.S.\, E-RYT 500\, C-IAYT Yoga Therapist: Charles is a graduate of the Eastern Studies Program created by Swami Rama presented in an ashram (gurukulam) setting. He was trained directly by Swami Rama and Swami Veda Bharati among other notables in our Himalayan Tradition. He is the Author of “Pathless Path: God\, Grace\, Guru” and Co-author of “EFT for Meditation.”
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/feel-better-go-deeper-september-workshop-with-charles-and-carol-crenshaw-september-8-10-2023/2023-09-08/
CATEGORIES:Workshops
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230911T210000
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SUMMARY:Yoga Sutras” Fall 2023 Series - Vibhuti Pada with Dr. Stephen Parker (Stoma) Psy.D.\,  500-RYT
DESCRIPTION:“Yoga Sutras” Fall 2023 Series – Vibhuti Pada\nwith Dr. Stephen Parker (Stoma) Psy.D.\,  500-RYT\n  \nMondays: September 11\, 18\, 25 and October 9\, 2023\nNo class on October 2nd\n7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.\nBegins at 7:00 p.m. with Meditation guided by Stoma\n  \nStudy of the “Yoga Sutras of Patanjali” with Dr. Stephen Parker (Stoma) Psy.D.\,  500-RYT\n\nChapter 3\, the Vibhuti Pada\n\n	\n\n\n\nCost: $55.00 for the series\n$15.00 for drop-in either in person or via Zoom\nIf you live in a time zone that does not allow for you to attend the Yoga Sutras sessions in real time\, register for the 4-week series and you will  be sent Vimeo links to the recorded sessions as soon as they are uploaded to Vimeo \n\n\nRegister here for the 4-sessions series.\n\nRegister here for a Single Session on September 11\, 2023\n\nRegister here for a Single Session on September 18\, 2023\n\nRegister here for a Single Session on September 25\, 2023\n\nRegister here for a Single Session on October 9\, 2023\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Fall 2022 series of the “Yoga Sutras” with Stoma is being offered  to anyone who desires to learn more regarding the gifts of meditation and yoga given through this text.\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/yoga-sutras-fall-2023-series-vibhuti-pada-with-dr-stephen-parker-stoma-psy-d-500-ryt/2023-09-11/
CATEGORIES:Classes,Philosophy
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230914T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230914T203000
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SUMMARY:Thursday Satsang In-Person and Via Zoom: "The Yamas\, Five Pearls of Raja Yoga\, the Foundation of the Royal Path " with Dr. Stephen Parker (Stoma) Psy.D.\, 500-RYT - September 14\, 2023
DESCRIPTION:Thursday Satsang In-Person and Via Zoom – September 14\, 2023\n“The Yamas\, Five Pearls of Raja Yoga\, the Foundation of the Royal Path “\nwith Dr. Stephen Parker (Stoma) Psy.D.\, 500-RYT\n7:00-8:30 p.m. CDT\n  \nNew Time – 5:30-6:45 p.m.: Gentle Hatha Yoga with Lori Beron\n7:00-7:30 p.m.: Guided Meditation\nwith Dr. Stephen Parker (Stoma) Psy.D.\, 500-RYT\n7:30-8:30 p.m.: The Yamas\, Five Pearls of Raja Yoga\, the Foundation of the Royal Path “\nwith Dr. Stephen Parker (Stoma) Psy.D.\, 500-RYT\n8:30 p.m.: Evening Prayers\n8:40 p.m.: Snacks\n  \nJoin us on tonight for a talk with Stoma regarding the Yamas\, the first rung of Raja Yoga\, the Royal Path\, also known as Astanga Yoga\, the 8-limbed Yoga\, and their importance as guidelines for our lives in creating a yogic approach to living. This foundation in understanding the yamas assists us in choosing right attitudes in thought\, speech\, and action towards others with whom we are in relationship. \n“…Yamas may be translated as “ethical restraint.” This is because the first of these attitudes is ahimsa (nonharm\, nonviolence)\, and the other four yamas are extensions of that attitude. There must be someone or something towards which we practice the yamas\, so they are intrinsically relational… \n…Whenever Patanjali makes a list in the sutras\, the order of the items on the list is significant. So it means something that he has placed the work with yama and niyama first and second in the process of moving towards Self-realization. As if that were not enough\, he explicitly highlights the importance of relationship in sutra II.31. He states that the principles of the yamas apply ‘ at all times\, in all conditions\, at all levels of practice and attainment.’ From beginning to end\, Yoga is about relationship… \n(From Clearing the Path\, The Yoga Way to a Clear & Pleasant Mind: Patanjali\, Neuroscience\, and Emotion\, pages 87-88 written by Stephen Parker\, PsyD). \n  \n“The Yamas are five restraints which regulate one’s relationship with other beings. They are Ahimsa or non-violence\, Satya or truthfulness\, Asteya or non-stealing\, Brahmacharya or abstinence from sensual indulgence and Aparigraha or non-possessiveness…”  \n(From Lectures on Yoga\, Practical Lessons on Yoga by Swami Rama\, pages 17–19. This book was later published with the title The Royal Path\, Practical Lessons on Yoga.
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/thursday-satsang-in-person-and-via-zoom-the-yamas-five-pearls-of-raja-yoga-the-foundation-of-the-royal-path-with-dr-stephen-parker-stoma-psy-d-500-ryt-september-14-2023/
CATEGORIES:Thursday Satsangs
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SUMMARY:Cancelled for Tonight - Next Session on October 4th  - AHYMSIN Community Mantra Japa Practice via Zoom with Chris Young - September 20\, 2023
DESCRIPTION:Cancelled for tonight….next session on October 4th\nNew AHYMSIN Community Mantra Japa Practice via Zoom\nwith Chris Young\nWednesday\, September 20\, 2023\nTime: 7:00 p.m. CDT \nWe will meet every other Wednesday to recite the mantra together.\nॐ गं गणपतये नमः ।\n\n“Om Gam Gaṇapataye Namaha”\nOm\, Gam\, salutations to Lord Ganesha\n\n	\n\n\n\nGayatri Prayer\n\nगायत्री मातः। हे गुरो। श्री गुरो।\nसद् बुद्धिं मे प्रयच्च।\nचित्तं मे निर्मलं शान्तं प्रसन्नं भूयात्।\nसर्वे मे भावाः शुध्यन्ताम्।\nमैत्री भावनया क्षमां याचितुं आत्मबलं मे देहि।\nॐ तत्सद् ब्रह्मार्पणम् अस्तु॥\n\n\ngāyatrī mātaḥ | he guro | śrī guro |\nsad buddhiṁ me prayacca |\ncittaṁ me nirmalaṁ śāntaṁ prasannaṁ bhūyāt |\nsarve me bhāvāḥ śudhyantām |\nmaītrī bhāvanayā kṣamāṁ yācituṁ ātma balaṁ me dehi |\nom tat-sad brahmārpaṇam astu ||\n\nMother Gayatri\, Oh Gurudeva\, Shri Gurudeva\nGrant me pure buddhi.\nMay my mind become immaculate\, quiet\, peaceful\, clear and pleasant.\nMay all my emotions be purified.\nGrant me the spiritual strength to ask for forgiveness with a sentiment of amity.\nOm. That (alone is) Real.\nMay (all this endeavor) be (accepted as my) surrender and offering to Brahman.\n\nChris will guide us in the recitation of the Gayatri Prayer and of 1 mala of the new mantra\,”Om Gam Gaṇapataye Namaha”.\n\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/ahymsin-community-mantra-japa-practice-via-zoom-with-chris-young-september-20-2023/
CATEGORIES:Special Events
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230921T203000
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SUMMARY:Thursday Satsang Via Zoom and In-Person Viewing Only: "Ayurvedic Study Group: Rasa: The Heart of Ayurveda" with Gary Gran CYT\, DAy. and Cynthia Gran on September 21\,  2023 at 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. CDT
DESCRIPTION:Thursday Satsang Via Zoom and In-Person Viewing at TMC – September 21\, 2023\n“Ayurvedic Study Group: Rasa: The Heart of Ayurveda”\nwith Gary Gran\, CYT\, DAy. and Cynthia Gran\, DAy. E-RYT 500\, YACEP\n7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. CDT\n6:00-7:00 p.m.: Gentle Hatha Yoga with Susan Guthrie\n\n7:00-7:30 p.m.: Guided Meditation with Swami Radha Bharati\n\n7:30-8:30 p.m.: “Ayurvedic Study Group: Rasa: The Heart of Ayurveda”\nwith Gary Gran\, CYT\, DAy. and Cynthia Gran DAy. E-RYT 500\, YACEP\n\n8:30 p.m.: Evening Prayers\n\n8:40 p.m. – Snacks\n\n	\n\n\n\nPlease join us for the next meeting of our Ayurvedic study group. Attendance at prior meetings is not required. All are welcome. For this class\, we’ll move to Chapter 26 of the Charaka Samhita to continue our discussion of rasa\, the six tastes. Here\, we’ll learn of an historic conference of the sages who raised questions about rasa\, and we’ll hear what they concluded. This will give us a chance to raise our own questions about rasa\, and to deepen our appreciation of ‘the heart of Ayurveda’. Please bring your ‘beginner’s mind’ and join us as we listen deeply and reflect on the words of the sages. \n  \n“Taste occurs as a sensation on the tongue. The underlying elements of taste are water and earth. Variations in taste are caused by the other three elements of fire\, air\, and ether.” – \n“Charaka Samhita”\, Sutrasthana\, 1.64 \nGary and Cynthia Gran have been treading the Himalayan path since the late 1970s. They met at the old Glenview Center in Illinois and have served the tradition in various capacities over the years. They are both certified yoga teachers and Ayurvedic educators. They have published more than eighty articles on yoga\, meditation and Ayurveda. They are once again enjoying desert gardening\, cooking and hiking at their home in Tucson\, Arizona. \nGary Gran\, DAy. CYT \nCynthia Gran\, DAy. E-RYT 500\, YACEP \n\n\n\nGary’s  blog is ayurvedalessons.com.
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/thursday-satsang-via-zoom-only-ayurveda-study-group-core-principles-of-ayurvedawith-gary-gran-cyt-day-and-cynthia-gran-on-september-21-2023-at-700-p-m-830-p-m-cdt/
CATEGORIES:Thursday Satsangs,Thursday Satsangs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230928T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230928T203000
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SUMMARY:Thursday Satsang In Person and Via Zoom: "Savoring the Rasa of Satsanga: with Swami Ritavan Bharati  - September 28\, 2023
DESCRIPTION:Thursday  Satsang In Person and Via Zoom  – September 28\, 2023\n“Savoring the Rasa of Satsanga: with Swami Ritavan Bharati\n7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. CDT\n  \n5:30-6:45 p.m.: Gentle Hatha Yoga with Susan Guthrie\n7:00-7:30 p.m.: Meditation with Swami Ritavan Bharati\n7:30-8:30 p.m.: “Savoring the Rasa of Satsanga”\nwith Swami Ritavan Bharati\n8:30 p.m.: Evening Prayers\n8:40 p.m.: Snacks\n\n	\n\n\nJoin Swami Ritavan for an inspiring talk\,”Savoring the Rasa of Satsanga” on Thursday\, September 28th. \n“What is Rasa?” \nRasa (refers to the creation and reception of a distinct ‘flavor’ or quality of something. As a Sanskrit theological concept\, ‘rasa’ was popularized by specific …Krishna-centered bhakti traditions\, such as Gaudiya Vaishnavism from the fifteenth century. The theological use of the word can be found early\, about two thousand years before the Nimbarka or Chaitanya schools of bhakti\, in a phrase that Chaitanya traditions frequently quote: “Truly\, the Lord is rasa” (raso vai sah) of the “Taittiriya Upanishad” (2.7.1). This statement expresses the view that God is the one who enjoys the ultimate rasa\, or spiritual rapture and emotions. \nIt is believed Rupa Goswami developed\, under the direct guidance of Caitanya\, the articulated and formulated theology of ‘rasa’ as “the soul’s particular relationship with the divinity in devotional love”.  Rupa’s text draws largely from the foundational theory of ‘rasa’ formed by Bharata Muni\, the originator of Sanskrit dramaturgy\, or “Natya Sastra” (perhaps as early as the 2nd century BCE).  These relationships with the divinity in devotional love\, rasa\, can closely resemble the variety of loving feelings that humans experience with one another\, such as beloved-lover\, friend-friend\, parent-child\, and master-servant. Rasas are distinguished as lower and higher and according to “Bhagavad Gita”\,  it appears that the three higher rasas are acknowledged and preferred by Arjuna. The higher rasas are described as loving\, friendly\, and fraternal types of relationships. From Wikipedia.org \n\nOur “Decade of Loving Transformation” is underway and enlivening the spiritual lives of initiates across the globe.\n\n	\n\n\nDuring Swami Ritavan’s yearly visit to the Meditation Center\, the community members are invited to come and experience a deepening understanding of inner peace and total well-being. The theme of “Loving Transformation” will be addressed through the Buddhist Heart Sutra\, the Christian Beatitudes\, along with the Yoga Sutras\, and Yoga Nidra practices. The presentations\, discussions\, and practices will inspire and enhance aspirations for the coming year.\n\n\n\nSeptember 29th : Friday – Full Moon Meditations\nJoin Swamiji in his global full moon meditation sequence at the following times at the Meditation Center:\n7:00-8:00 a.m.\n2:00-3:00 p.m.\n9:00-10:00 p.m.\nAlso\, a Full Moon Havan with Pandit Emilio Bettaglio at 7:30 p.m.\n\nSeptember 30th – October 1st: Seminar “Decade of Loving Transformation”\nBoth Saturday and Sunday 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.\n(see description above)
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/thursday-satsang-in-person-and-via-zoom-savoring-the-rasa-of-satsanga-with-swami-ritavan-bharati-september-28-2023/
CATEGORIES:Thursday Satsangs
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SUMMARY:Full Moon Havan with Pandit Emilio Bettaglio at 7:30 p.m. and Global Full Moon Meditation - September 29\, 2023\, 9:00-10:00 p.m.
DESCRIPTION:September Super Full Moon Havan and\nGlobal Full Moon Meditation\nFriday\, September 29\, 2023\n9:00-10:00 p.m. CDT\nMeditation In Person at TMC and Via Zoom through Chicago Zoom Link\n\n	\n\n\nAttend a Full Moon Havan at TMC with Pandit Emilio Bettaglio at 7:30 p.m.\n\nIn Person at TMC and via Zoom sponsored by HYMC Chicago Center  from 9:00-10:00 p.m.\nAttendance in the Full Moon (Global) meditation is FREE.\nPlease do register in advance to join the meditation by clicking on the link below:\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0ldeiopz8rHNI38xm9GgPRx3pFhiKGRwos\nThe meeting ID: 898 2109 4166 \nPasscode: ahyms!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.”\n\n“You are lovingly invited to sit in meditation for an hour wherever you are\, in your home or with friends. Total beginners and longtime practitioners\, non-initiates and initiates are welcome. If you cannot sit for the entire hour\, sit as long as you are able; as Swami Veda has said\, ‘Let the quietness of the mind continue even after you rise..'” (Courtesy of AHYMSIN.org  January 2023 newsletter).\n\nEveryone is welcome!
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/global-full-moon-meditation-will-begin-guided-by-swami-ritavan-bharati-september-29-2023-900-1000-p-m/
CATEGORIES:Full Moon Meditation
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SUMMARY:Cancelled for Saturday\, September 30 - Seminar "Decade of Loving Transformation" with Swami Ritavan Bharati
DESCRIPTION:Cancelled for Saturday\, September 30th\, due to unforeseen circumstances\nSeminar “Decade of Loving Transformation”\nwith Swami Ritavan Bharati\nOctober 1\, 2023\n 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.\nSuggested donation $20.00 per session\nRSVP here for October 1st\nOur “Decade of Loving Transformation” is underway and enlivening the spiritual lives of initiates across the globe. \n\nDuring Swami Ritavan’s yearly visit to the Meditation Center\, the community members are invited to come and experience a deepening understanding of inner peace and total well-being. The theme of “Loving Transformation” will be addressed through the Buddhist Heart Sutra\, the Christian Beatitudes\, along with the Yoga Sutras\, and Yoga Nidra practices. The presentations\, discussions\, and practices will inspire and enhance aspirations for the coming year.
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/seminar-decade-of-loving-transformation-with-swami-ritavan-bharati-september-30-october-1-2023/
CATEGORIES:Special Events,Workshops
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