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  • Coming Home by Randall Krause (Mokshadeva)
  • Love by Miklós Zoltai
  • News from Debrecen, Hungary by Miklós Zoltai
  • Full Moon Meditation with Refugees by Marloes Vervaet
  • Dear Yoga Mentor, My Question Is…
  • Mauni Amavasya, Day of Silence by Joanne Sullivan (Divya))
  • The Search for Eternal Truth by Amy Cui
  • Yoga Youth and Children’s Retreat by Yuko Metsugi
  • 2016 Events and Beyond
  • Full Moon Meditation Dates
  • Location of our SRSG ashram
• AHYMSIN Newsletter Archive

Full Moon Meditation with Refugees

by Marloes Vervaet

Editor’s Note: There was a Full Moon Meditation on 22 February 2016.

21 February 2016

Dearest Ahymsin family members,

Thank you for the reminder [for the Full Moon Meditation]. Since a few months I follow up to the call of Swami Veda to practice the full moon meditations in addition to my usual meditation practices. 

I developed a routine of facilitating the full moon meditations for the students at my yoga centre here in Belgium.

Since I am guiding meditation practices regularly at a refugee center near my home, where approximately 500 refugees are staying, we decided to do the full moon meditation at the center.

About 10 yoga students will join as well as all the refugees that we can interest to come. The world in one room, covered with a grid of love, inspired by the Himalayan yogis and the lineage of the Himalayan Yoga Tradition.

In loving service to this tradition,
Marloes Vervaet

23 February 2016

I'm afraid the quality of the photos is not so good; the vibration at the full moon meditation was!

There were 30 refugees present and about 15 of my yoga students. It was definitely an inspiring event!

Reactions of refugees:

"Wow, I could feel my head becoming clear, as if it was washed. Instead I was so aware of my body!"

"I really need this relaxation".

Reactions of students:

"What a powerful vibrations, what a 'rich' experience!"

"Very unique event! So nice to finally meet the people that our media is writing about as if I should fear them"

Met liefdevolle groet,
Marloes Vervaet

25 February 2016

Someone else took nice pictures [which are included in this article].

Editor’s Note:

Marloes Vervaet teaches yoga in Belgium.  We invite you to visit her website www.yogacoaching.be

Marloes Vervaet received her 500 Hour Certification from HYT-TTP (Himalayan Yoga Tradition - Teacher Training Program) in November 2015; please see HYT- TTP Newsletter, November 2016.