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SUMMARY:Qigong for Winter: Wudang Mountain Five Animal Tortoise Qigong  with Nikki Strong\, Saturday: December 2\, 2023 - In person and live streamed via Zoom
DESCRIPTION:Note the change in time and date for the Zoom class… ***\nQigong for Winter:\nWudang Mountain Five Animal Tortoise Qigong\nwith Nikki Strong\nSaturday: December 2\, 2023\nIn Person Only\n9:00 a.m. – Noon CST\nCost: $15.00\n\n	\n\n\n***Saturday: December 9\, 2023\nZoom Only\n9:00 – 10:30 a.m. CST\nCost: $15.00 \nRegister here. \nRegister here.\nWe will explore and practice Tortoise Qigong from the Wudang Mountain Five Animal series\, a beautiful qigong practice for winter… with both walking and standing movements. At the end of the session we will also learn some sitting qigong practices for promoting health and wellness in the winter season. Tea and snacks provided. All levels of experience and ability are welcome. \nSaturday\, December 2\, 2023 \n9:00-11:00 a.m. : Wudang Mountain Five Animal Tortoise Qigong \n11:00-11:30 a.m. : Tea Break \n11:30 a.m.-Noon : Sitting Longevity Practices for Winter \nInstructor : Nikki Strong
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/qigong-for-winter-wudang-mountain-five-animal-tortoise-qigong-with-nikki-strong-saturday-december-2-2023-in-person-and-live-streamed-via-zoom/2023-12-02/
CATEGORIES:Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231203T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231203T233000
DTSTAMP:20260420T174036
CREATED:20231011T140249Z
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SUMMARY:Via Zoom - Sunday Book Study Group/Satsang with Swami Ma Radha Bharati \, Michael Smith\, and Jim Nelson
DESCRIPTION:Sunday Book Study Group/Satsang Via Zoom\nwith Swami Ma Radha Bharati \, Michael Smith\, and Jim Nelson\n10:00 A.M. – 11:45 A.M.\n\nTime:  10:00 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. \nSwami Radha\,  Jim\, and Michael will continue the study of spiritual topics in 2023. The Book Club is now reading “Sacred Journey_ Living Purposefully and Dying Gracefully” by Swami Rama \n  \nSacred Journey\nLiving Purposefully and Dying Gracefully\nWe hope you’ve had a wonderful summer and are enjoying yourselves this fall. \nThe Book Study will resume Sunday morning October 15th at 10:00 a.m. with Swami Rama’s SACRED JOURNEY. This book complements the Ten-Year Plan\, outlined by Swami Ritavan\, which focuses on Vanaprastha and devising a blueprint for the rest of one’s life.
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/via-zoom-sunday-book-study-group-satsang-with-swami-ma-radha-bharati-michael-smith-and-jim-nelson-2023-12-03/
CATEGORIES:Sunday Satsangs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231207T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231207T203000
DTSTAMP:20260420T174036
CREATED:20231120T223332Z
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SUMMARY:Hybrid Thursday Satsang In Person Viewing at TMC and via Zoom - Path of Fire & Light: 'From the Beginning' Last Four Lectures continued with Gary Gran\, CYT\, DAy - December 7\, 2023
DESCRIPTION:Hybrid Thursday Satsang In Person Viewing at TMC and via Zoom – November 9\, 2023\n“Path of Fire & Light: ‘From the Beginning’ ” Last Four Lectures\nwith Gary Gran CYT\, DAy\n7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.\n\n	\n\n\n5:30-6:45 p.m.: Gentle Hatha Yoga with Michael Snodgrass\n7:00-7:30 p.m.: Guided Meditation by Swami Ma Radha Bharati\n7:30-8:30 p.m.: Path of Fire & Light: ‘From the Beginning’ ” Last Four Lectures\nwith Gary Gran CYT\, DAy\n8:30 p.m.: Evening Prayers\n8:40 p.m.: Snacks\n\n\n	\n\n\nSwami Rama taught the first of several “Path of Fire & Light” seminars from July 24-31\, 1986\, in Honesdale\, PA. There were eight full days of lectures and workshops given in support of the book “Path of Fire & Light: Advanced Practices of Yoga”\, the first of two volumes on the subject. Swami Rama called the first volume ‘an encyclopedia of yoga.’ In his series of lectures\, he gave a systematic account of all the teachings known as the path of fire & light. Please join us as we share the contents of his first four lectures. On December 7th\, we will detail the last four lectures. There will be plenty of quotes from Swamiji to inspire us. All are welcome. \nGary Gran\, CYT\, DAy. was in attendance at the seminar and will be sharing the teachings from his personal notes. He and his wife Cynthia have been treading the Himalayan path since the late 1970s. They met at the old Glenview Center in Illinois and have served the tradition in various capacities over the years. They are both certified yoga teachers and Ayurvedic educators. They have published more than eighty articles on yoga\, meditation and Ayurveda. They are currently residing in Tucson\, Arizona where they enjoy desert gardening\, cooking and hiking.
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/hybrid-thursday-satsang-in-person-viewing-at-tmc-and-via-zoom-path-of-fire-light-from-the-beginning-last-four-lectures-continued-with-gary-gran-cyt-day-december-7-2023/
CATEGORIES:Thursday Satsangs,Thursday Satsangs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231209T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231209T103000
DTSTAMP:20260420T174036
CREATED:20231120T222027Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231207T133800Z
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SUMMARY:Qigong for Winter: Wudang Mountain Five Animal Tortoise Qigong  with Nikki Strong\, Saturday: December 9\, 2023 - Live-Streamed via Zoom from 9:00-10:30 a.m.
DESCRIPTION:Qigong for Winter:\nWudang Mountain Five Animal Tortoise Qigong\nwith Nikki Strong\n\n	\n\n\nRegister Today….\nONLINE CLASS:\nWintertime Qigong – Wudang Tortoise Qigong\nwith Nikki Strong\nSaturday: December 9\, 2023\nZoom Only\n9:00 – 10:30 a.m. CST\nCost: $15.00\nRegister here.\nAs the days become chillier and snow begins to fall… let us gather to warm our soul and body with healing movement for wintertime…. \nLive-streamed on Zoom. Class recording and handouts provided for all registered class participants. \nIn this class we will learn and practice the Wudang Five Animal Tortoise form. This class will serve both as an introduction to the practice as well as an excellent review for those that participated in the live class last weekend. This class is open to ALL. No previous experience necessary.
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/qigong-for-winter-wudang-mountain-five-animal-tortoise-qigong-with-nikki-strong-saturday-december-2-2023-in-person-and-live-streamed-via-zoom-2023-12-09/
CATEGORIES:Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231214T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231214T203000
DTSTAMP:20260420T174036
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SUMMARY:Thursday Satsang In Person and Via Zoom: The Meditation Center's Holiday Program 2023\, "Celebration of the Season of Silence\, Light\, and Hope" December 14\, 2023
DESCRIPTION:Thursday Satsang In Person and Via Zoom\nDecember 14\, 2023\nThe Meditation Center’s Holiday Program 2023\n“Celebration of the Season of Silence\, Light\, and Hope”\n7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.\n\n\n\nHoliday Program Schedule\n5:30-6:45p.m. No Hatha Yoga Drop-In Class Tonight \n7:00-7:30 p.m. “Meditation on Light” guided by Swami Ma Radha Bharati \n7:30-7:45 p.m. Welcome Message and Annual Board of Directors Report by Sunita Gangopadhyay \n7:45-7:50 p.m. Lighting of the Menorah on the Last Night of Hanukkah \nwith Daniel Hertz and Nikki Strong \n7:50 -8:00 p.m. Music by Chris Young \n8:00 -8:05 p.m. Eric Ness Reading Swami Ritavan’s Holiday Message 2023 \n8:05-8:30p.m. Spiral of Light Candle Lighting Ceremony Accompanied with Music by Chris Young \n8:30 p.m. Chris Young and Community Singing Silent Night \nRead here the lyrics of “Silent Night” \n8:40 Vegan Soup by Paul Emerson and Trimmings \nIf you can\, please bring a savory dish or a sweet to share  with the community.
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/thursday-satsang-in-person-and-via-zoom-the-meditation-centers-holiday-program-2023-celebration-of-the-season-of-silence-light-and-hope-december-14-2023/
CATEGORIES:Special Events,Thursday Satsangs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231221T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231221T203000
DTSTAMP:20260420T174036
CREATED:20231120T230214Z
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SUMMARY:Thursday Satsang in Person and via Zoom: "Lost in Mist and Clouds in the Wudang Mountains:  Images and stories from temples and remote mountain places of Wudang" with Nikki Strong - December 21\, 2023
DESCRIPTION:“Lost in Mist and Clouds in the Wudang Mountains:\nImages and stories from temples and remote mountain places of Wudang”\n with Nikki Strong\nDecember 21\, 2023\nNew Time – 5:30-6:45 p.m.: Gentle Hatha Yoga with Michael Snodgrass \n7:00-7:30 p.m.: Guided Meditation with Swami Radha Bharati \n7:30-8:30 p.m.: “Lost in Mist and Clouds in the Wudang Mountain:Images and stories from temples and remote mountain places of Wudang” with Nikki Strong \n8:30 p.m.: Prayers \n8:40 p.m.: Snacks \nNikki Strong will present us  with an insightful peak at this very spiritual and extraordinary place…the Wudang Mountains. Details to come.
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/thursday-satsang-in-person-and-via-zoom-lost-in-mist-and-clouds-in-the-wudang-mountains-images-and-stories-from-temples-and-remote-mountain-places-of-wudang-with-nikki-strong-december-21-202/
CATEGORIES:Thursday Satsangs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231224T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231224T233000
DTSTAMP:20260420T174036
CREATED:20231011T140249Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231221T020319Z
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SUMMARY:Cancelled for Christmas Eve - Via Zoom - Sunday Book Study Group/Satsang with Swami Ma Radha Bharati \, Michael Smith\, and Jim Nelson
DESCRIPTION:Cancelled for Christmas Eve – Sunday Book Study Group/Satsang Via Zoom\nwith Swami Ma Radha Bharati \, Michael Smith\, and Jim Nelson\n10:00 A.M. – 11:45 A.M.\nWill resume on January 7\, 2024\nTime:  10:00 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. \nSwami Radha\,  Jim\, and Michael will continue the study of spiritual topics in 2023. The Book Club is now reading “Sacred Journey_ Living Purposefully and Dying Gracefully” by Swami Rama \n  \nSacred Journey\nLiving Purposefully and Dying Gracefully\nWe hope you’ve had a wonderful summer and are enjoying yourselves this fall. \nThe Book Study will resume Sunday morning October 15th at 10:00 a.m. with Swami Rama’s SACRED JOURNEY. This book complements the Ten-Year Plan\, outlined by Swami Ritavan\, which focuses on Vanaprastha and devising a blueprint for the rest of one’s life.
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/via-zoom-sunday-book-study-group-satsang-with-swami-ma-radha-bharati-michael-smith-and-jim-nelson-2023-12-24/
CATEGORIES:Sunday Satsangs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231226T210000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231226T220000
DTSTAMP:20260420T174036
CREATED:20231130T134103Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231130T134103Z
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SUMMARY:Global Full Moon Meditation  Zoom Only  9:00-10:00 p.m. CST
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday\, December 26\, 2023\nGlobal Full Moon Meditation\nZoom Only\n9:00-10:00 p.m. CST\nThe Meditation Center will not be open for a group meditation gathering this evening. \nThis Full Moon Meditation via Zoom will begin guided by Stoma\, followed by a silent meditation until 10:00 p.m. \nThis event is courtesy of the Chicago Himalayan Yoga & Meditation Center – HYMC. \nTo get the Zoom link and for more information aregarding the global full moon meditation schedule \nvisit HYMC’s website here. \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). \nEveryone is welcome! \n“Yoga Philosophy views the mind as Universal field; its waves passing through us and becoming our individual minds. This Universal mind is a radiant force and is also known as a Universal Guru within.” \n“When all sit together at the same time even in different parts of the world\, they connect to the Universal Guru mind and generate a strong field\, like so many magnets being joined together and forming a much stronger magnet; the strength of each then equals the combined strength of all.” \n– Swami Veda Bharati –
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/global-full-moon-meditation-zoom-only-900-1000-p-m-cst-2/
CATEGORIES:Full Moon Meditation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231227T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231227T120000
DTSTAMP:20260420T174036
CREATED:20230104T204513Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231130T134434Z
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SUMMARY:Cancelled for December 27th Wednesday Mornings via Zoom – Gentle Hatha Yoga (Drop-In) with Sig Martell and Rosann Chamberlain
DESCRIPTION:Cancelled for the December 27th – WEDNESDAY MORNINGS VIA ZOOM – GENTLE HATHA YOGA (DROP IN)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTime:  10:30am to Noon \nInstructors: Sig Martell and Rosann Chamberlain \nFees: $12.00/class ($10.00 for seniors and students) \nDROP-IN HATHA CLASSES (ONGOING)\nEveryone is Welcome! These classes are for all levels. Instructors excel at leading the class in relaxation\, gentle asana (yoga positions) and pranayama (breath). Relieve stress\, achy joints\, improve balance at all levels and increase your sense of well being. No registration necessary\, just show up.
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/wednesday-mornings-via-zoom-gentle-hatha-yoga-drop-in-with-sig-martell-and-rosann-chamberlain-2023-12-27/
CATEGORIES:Classes,Hatha Yoga,Other
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20231228T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20231228T203000
DTSTAMP:20260420T174036
CREATED:20231207T201338Z
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SUMMARY:Thursday Satsang In Person Viewing of Recorded Video and via Zoom: "Patañjali in Eternity: the Legend of Śhri Patañjali – the Ṛiṣhi Sage of Yoga" with Salvatore Zambito  Shown on March 25\, 2021 - December 28\, 2023
DESCRIPTION:Thursday Satsang via Zoom – December 28\, 2023\nRecorded Session of “Patañjali in Eternity: the Legend of Śhri Patañjali – \nthe Ṛiṣhi Sage of Yoga” recorded on March 25\, 2021\nwith Salvatore Zambito\n7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.\n5:30- 6:45 p.m. – Gentle Hatha Yoga guided by Michael Snodgrass \n7:00 p.m. – Meditation with Swami Radha Bharati \n7:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. –  Recorded talk by Salvatore Zambito \n8:30-8:45 p.m. – Evening Prayers \n  \nJoin us for this recorded March 25\,2021  talk on “Patañjali in Eternity: the Legend of Śhri Patañjali  \n– the Ṛiṣhi Sage of Yoga”  \nSwami Veda included it in his second edition of his elucidation of the “Samadhi Pada”
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/thursday-satsang-in-person-viewing-of-recorded-video-and-via-zoom-patanjali-in-eternity-the-legend-of-shri-patanjali-the-%e1%b9%9bi%e1%b9%a3hi-sage-of-yoga-with-salvatore-zambito-show/
CATEGORIES:Thursday Satsangs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231231T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231231T233000
DTSTAMP:20260420T174036
CREATED:20231011T140249Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231221T020615Z
UID:20574-1704016800-1704065400@themeditationcenter.org
SUMMARY:Cancelled for New Year's Eve Via Zoom - Sunday Book Study Group/Satsang with Swami Ma Radha Bharati \, Michael Smith\, and Jim Nelson
DESCRIPTION:Cancelled for New Year’s Eve – Sunday Book Study Group/Satsang Via Zoom\nwith Swami Ma Radha Bharati \, Michael Smith\, and Jim Nelson\n10:00 A.M. – 11:45 A.M.\nWill resume on January 7\, 2024\nTime:  10:00 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. \nSwami Radha\,  Jim\, and Michael will continue the study of spiritual topics in 2023. The Book Club is now reading “Sacred Journey_ Living Purposefully and Dying Gracefully” by Swami Rama \n  \nSacred Journey\nLiving Purposefully and Dying Gracefully\nWe hope you’ve had a wonderful summer and are enjoying yourselves this fall. \nThe Book Study will resume Sunday morning October 15th at 10:00 a.m. with Swami Rama’s SACRED JOURNEY. This book complements the Ten-Year Plan\, outlined by Swami Ritavan\, which focuses on Vanaprastha and devising a blueprint for the rest of one’s life.
URL:https://themeditationcenter.org/class/via-zoom-sunday-book-study-group-satsang-with-swami-ma-radha-bharati-michael-smith-and-jim-nelson-2023-12-31/
CATEGORIES:Sunday Satsangs
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