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SUMMARY:HYT-TTP Fall 2021 Virtual Workshop on Meditation: The Core Practice of the Himalayan Tradition
DESCRIPTION:We are pleased to announce to our worldwide AHYMSIN spiritual family\, Yoga Teachers and Practitioners that registration is now open for the Fall 2021\, 20-hour HYT-TTP Virtual Workshop. \nAfter the very successful spring 2021 virtual workshop\, where our presenters skillfully addressed different aspects of the practice taken from all the ten subjects of the HYT-TTP syllabus\, for the fall workshop\, the HYT-TTP team is inviting you to dive deeper in the practice of meditation. It is one of the most important practice of the Tradition handed down to us by Gurudev Swami Rama of the Himalayas and Swami Veda Bharati. \nThe Fall workshop will be held in November. It is titled Meditation: The Core Practice of the Himalayan Tradition\, and today we are pleased to share the details of the schedule and invite you to register as soon as possible to secure your place in this important event. \nThis 20-hour Virtual Workshop is designed for all HYT-TTP Students\, Graduates and Teachers\, as well as current Yoga Tutors and serious practitioners. We will provide Yoga Alliance CEUs (Continuing Education Units) for all sessions. \n \nThe Workshop will be held from November 6th to November 21st\, 2021. The sessions will be on Friday evenings at 7:30 PM EST (U.S. eastern standard time)\, and Saturday & Sunday mornings at 9:00 AM EST\, with the exception of November 6th\, which will begin at 10:00 AM EST\, due to Daylight Savings ending in the North American region on November 7th.  (This will not affect the timing in other regions). \nAs in the spring virtual workshop\, the HYT-TTP Faculty will teach sessions of duration of approximately 2 1/2-hours\, including live Q&As. Please find details of the schedule below. \n\nSaturday Nov. 6th: Workshop opening and Basic Elements of Meditation in the Himalayan Tradition – Swami Ritavan Bharati\, with Adhikari Bhoi and Ramprakash Das\nSunday Nov 7th: Hatha Yoga as a Gateway to Meditation – Pt. Ashutosh Sharma\nFriday Nov 12th: Meditative Practices of the Himalayan Tradition – Swami Ma Radha Bharati\nSaturday Nov 13th: Deepening Meditation Practice through Emotional Purification – Dr. Stephen “Stoma” Parker\nSunday Nov 14th: Breath\, Mind\, and Meditation – Carol and Charles Crenshaw\nFriday Nov 19th: Meditation Sadhana as a Way of Life and Full Moon Meditation – Chuck Linke\nSaturday Nov 20th: Advancing Mantra Practice After Initiation – Swami Ritavan Bharati\nSunday Nov 21st: Panel discussion\, questions and answers – All Presenters\n\nClick here to register for the workshop. \nIf you are unable to attend all the live sessions from your time zone\, we will allow video access to the sessions for 3 months\, so that you can schedule a time that is convenient for you to view the sessions. \nTo help sustain the Ashram during this difficult period\, all the proceeds from this workshop will be donated to SRSG. \nWe are recommending a donation of US$180.00 for those that live in High-Income Countries\, US$140.00 for those in Middle-Income Countries\, and US$90.00 for those in Low-Income Countries. Of course\, any additional donations to support the ashram will be appreciated. \nThe registration site is open for constant contact and it will allow you to pay using your credit card or your PayPal account. \nIf you cannot attend or wish to donate to support the mission and ashram of SRSG\, please click here. \nIf you wish to sponsor one or more students from low-income countries\, please click here\, and after providing the donation amount\, fill in the PayPal “Write a Note” box with the purpose of the donation. \nWe hope that we will once again be able to help the sustenance of Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama through your committed support to the tradition and lineage.  We look forward to meeting you in the workshop. \nIn Loving Service\, \nHYT-TTP Administration
URL:https://www.ahymsin.org/event/hyt-ttp-fall-2021-virtual-workshop-on-meditation-the-core-practice-of-the-himalayan-tradition/2021-11-21/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Meditation,Teacher Training
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DTEND;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20211024T190000
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SUMMARY:Bhagavad Gita: Karma Yoga
DESCRIPTION:Swami Rama has explained that “No one can live without performing actions. When you perform actions\, therein you reap the fruits of your actions. “As you sow\, so shall you reap.” Nobody can escape from this law. When you reap the fruits of actions\, those actions inspire you to perform more actions. Seemingly\, there is no end. This creates a sense of helplessness. You cannot live without doing your duty\, but when you do your duty\, you find yourself caught in a whirlpool. You are not happy because duty makes you a slave.” \nThe Bhagavad Gita teaches us how we should engage in actions in a manner that can facilitate our ultimate good\, while interacting in this world. We can thus learn to evaluate the effect of our actions on our life\, and assess whether they lead us towards bondage or liberation. \n \nThe human life is a beautiful and delicate combination of right knowledge and right action. It will be a blind life\, if there is only Karma and no Jnana (knowledge) to guide our actions in life. All efforts turn blind without good judgment\, and intelligence is nonproductive without sincere effort. \nWe must have buddhi (discriminative faculty) as well as karma in our life. If we were to only think deeply and not do anything\, the buddhi would be wasted. If we were to go on working and give no thought to things\, the karmas would be destroyed. Life progresses in the right direction with a combination of both karma and buddhi. \nSwami Rama has further said\, “The first thing you should learn is how to perform your actions\, yet remain unaffected. Your duty should not give you stress and strain. It should not make you a slave. \nIt is possible to live perfectly on earth if one is able to work and to love—to work for what one loves\, and to love what one is working at. \nGet up\, my friends\, arise: attain knowledge\, and dedicate your life to the service of your fellow beings.” \nDonations: Loving donations from the heart may be offered and will support the ashram during the pandemic. Kindly contact us at ahymsin@ahymsin.org for more information. \nTeacher: Rabindra Sahu \nDates: The six sessions will be organized over three weekends (Saturday and Sunday) at 6:00-7:00 IST (Indian Standard Time) from 9 – 24 October 2021. Kindly convert to your country’s time-zone accordingly. \nMedium: Online through Zoom \nLanguage: English \nRequest: Kindly join only if you are able to commit to all 6 sessions\, as the topics are progressive and systematic. \nLast Date for Registration: 8 October\, 2021 (Friday) \nFor Registrations/Enquiries/Donations: ahymsin@ahymsin.org
URL:https://www.ahymsin.org/event/bhagavad-gita-karma-yoga/2021-10-24/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Special Retreats,Bhagavad Gita,Study of Ancient Scriptures
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20211002T180000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20211002T190000
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SUMMARY:Yamas and Niyamas: Yoga Sutras of Patanjali
DESCRIPTION:Yamas & Niyamas: Yoga Sutras of Patanjali\nThe first two limbs of the eight-fold path of yoga sutras—the basic text for classical yoga—are examined in this spiritual guide to the practice of yoga. Foundational to all yogic thought\, they are considered to be the guidelines to the yoga way of living that free individuals to take ownership of their lives\, direct them toward the fulfillment they seek\, and gain the skills to choose attitude\, thought\, and action. \n \nDonations: Loving donations from the heart may be offered and will support the ashram during the pandemic. Kindly contact us at ahymsin@ahymsin.org for more information. \nTeacher: Rabindra Sahu \nDates: The seven sessions will be organized over four weekends (Saturday and Sunday) at 6:00-7:00 IST (Indian Standard Time) from 11 September – 2 October 2021. Kindly convert to your country’s time-zone accordingly. \nMedium: Online through Zoom \nLanguage: English \nRequest: Kindly join only if you are able to commit to all 7 sessions\, as the topics are progressive and systematic. \nLast Date for Registration: 10 September\, 2021 (Friday) \nFor Registrations/Enquiries/Donations: ahymsin@ahymsin.org
URL:https://www.ahymsin.org/event/yamas-niyamas/2021-10-02/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Special Retreats,Study of Ancient Scriptures,Yoga Sutras of Patanjali
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20210828T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20210828T190000
DTSTAMP:20210802T043452Z
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SUMMARY:Understanding the Pancha Koshas
DESCRIPTION:Understanding the Pancha Koshas (The Five Coverings on the Self)\nPancha Kosha is a Sanskrit term made up of two words – Pancha and Kosha. Pancha means ‘’five’’\, and Kosha means ‘’sheath’’ or ‘’layer’’. \nThe concept of Pancha kosha originated from Taittiriya Upanishad. The classical Upanishads were concerned with addressing the nature of the self and one’s relationship to the universe\, and Pancha kosha is thought to be one of the earliest conceptualizations of the human self. \n \nThe Pancha kosha philosophy helps one to understand “Who am I”?. With this knowledge\, one can transcend the grosser layers of one’s being\, tuning into the subtle aspects\, and ultimately gaining knowledge of the true self. As one works through the five sheaths\, eventually one stops identifying oneself with these layers\, be the body\, mind\, or intellect\, and one begins to recognize that the true and real self is beyond these five layers. \nThus\, understanding the coverings/layers of one’s being is key to obtaining peace and joy in life. Now\, let’s learn more about the ‘Pancha Koshas’ with Rabindra Sahu. \nDonations: Loving donations from the heart may be offered and will support the ashram during the pandemic. Kindly contact us at ahymsin@ahymsin.org for more information. \nTeacher: Rabindra Sahu \nDates: The seven sessions will be organized over four weekends (Saturday and Sunday) at 6:00-7:00 IST (Indian Standard Time) from 7-28 August 2021. Kindly convert to your country’s time-zone accordingly. \nMedium: Online through Zoom \nLanguage: English \nRequest: Kindly join only if you are able to commit to all 7 sessions\, as the topics are progressive and systematic. \nLast Date for Registration: 6 August\, 2021 (Friday) \nFor Registrations/Enquiries/Donations: ahymsin@gmail.com
URL:https://www.ahymsin.org/event/understanding-the-pancha-koshas/2021-08-28/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Special Retreats,Study of Ancient Scriptures
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20210822T133000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20210822T150000
DTSTAMP:20210823T022856Z
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SUMMARY:Peace and Stillness
DESCRIPTION:Peace is what everyone seeks for\, yet we often talk about peace in the external world and forget to see our inner peace. In order to have peace of mind and to still the mind\, we need to understand our behaviors and emotions\, and to train our own minds. Throughout this workshop\, you’ll be equipped with the practical knowledge and skills which may help you to have a peaceful mind. \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTopics:\n\nUnderstanding our behavior and emotions\nPurifying the mind and emotion\nMaking the mind a pleasant place\n\nDate: August 7\, 8\, 14\, 15\, 21 and 22\, 2021 \nDay: Saturdays and Sundays \nTime: 5:00-6:30 PM Japan Standard Time (JST) *Kindly adjust to your time zone accordingly.  \nInstructor: Rabindra Sahu *In English with Japanese translation \nFor Registrations\, Donations and more information\, kindly contact:\n\nYuko Metsugi at ahymsin.jp@gmail.com\nAHYMSIN Japan – Peace and Stillness\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n 
URL:https://www.ahymsin.org/event/peace-and-stillness-2021-08-22/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Japanese Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20210821T133000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20210821T150000
DTSTAMP:20210802T044045Z
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SUMMARY:Peace and Stillness
DESCRIPTION:Peace is what everyone seeks for\, yet we often talk about peace in the external world and forget to see our inner peace. In order to have peace of mind and to still the mind\, we need to understand our behaviors and emotions\, and to train our own minds. Throughout this workshop\, you’ll be equipped with the practical knowledge and skills which may help you to have a peaceful mind. \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTopics:\n\nUnderstanding our behavior and emotions\nPurifying the mind and emotion\nMaking the mind a pleasant place\n\nDate: August 7\, 8\, 14\, 15\, 21 and 22\, 2021 \nDay: Saturdays and Sundays \nTime: 5:00-6:30 PM Japan Standard Time (JST) *Kindly adjust to your time zone accordingly.  \nInstructor: Rabindra Sahu *In English with Japanese translation \nFor Registrations\, Donations and more information\, kindly contact:\n\nYuko Metsugi at ahymsin.jp@gmail.com\nAHYMSIN Japan – Peace and Stillness\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n 
URL:https://www.ahymsin.org/event/peace-and-stillness/2021-08-21/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Japanese Events
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20210813T080000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20210813T170000
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SUMMARY:Prashna Upanishad Classes with Siddhartha Krishna
DESCRIPTION:We are happy to share that we will be having daily classes on Prashna Upanishad with Siddhartha Krishna Ji from February 9-14\, 2020\, at Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama (SRSG) in Rishikesh\, India. \nHow did life begin? What is a living being? What is meditation\, why meditate? What is immortal? \nThese are a some of the six fundamental questions asked and answered by the Prashna Upanishad. One of the principal upanishads\, Prashna takes the form of a dialogue between sage Pippalada and six of his students. \nWith great happiness\, we will welcome the world wide recognized teacher and acharya Siddhartha Krishna from February 9th to 14th at Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama. Holding daily session during this special course\, Siddhartha ji will guide his audience through this most important text. \n\nSiddhartha Krishna was raised in the family tradition of yoga. He was educated at the Kailas Ashram Brahma Vidya Pitha\, a monastery focusing on the teaching of vedanta. Later\, he taught courses on Sanskrit grammar and Indian philosophy at the same monastery\, and also edited their publications on Vedanta. Teacher of yoga and vedanta as well as being an author and columnist\, he currently teaches at the Omkarananda Patanjala Yoga Centre in Rishikesh\, India\, and as a guest lecturer abroad. His YouTube channel is Yogic Wisdom with Siddhartha Krishna. \n\nContact: ahymsin@ahymsin.org
URL:https://www.ahymsin.org/event/5898/
LOCATION:Uttarakhand
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20210809T193000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20210814T203000
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SUMMARY:Yoga Yatra: an inner pilgrimage
DESCRIPTION:योग यात्रा: अंतर यात्रा की तरफ\n \nआप सब का स्वागत है। अधिकारी जी के साथ इस सत्संग में\,  हम हमारे स्वाभाव के विभिन्न आयामों के बारे में निरिक्षण करने के साथ साथ स्वयं को ठीक तरह से देख भाल करके स्वयं में नूतनत्व का संचार करें। \n 
URL:https://www.ahymsin.org/event/yoga-yatra/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Hindi Programs,Online Satsang
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20210724T180000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20210724T190000
DTSTAMP:20210722T201553Z
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SUMMARY:Guru Purnima: A Prayer to the Guru
DESCRIPTION:ॐ गुरुर्ब्रह्मा गुरुर्विष्णुर्गुरुर्देवो महेश्वरः।\nगुरुः साक्षात्परं ब्रह्म तस्मै श्रीगुरवे नमः \nOm gurur brahmā gurur viṣṇur gurur devo maheśvaraḥ\,\nguruḥ sākṣāt paraṁ brahma tasmai śrī-gurave namaḥ. \nOm. To that beautiful and benevolent Guru who is Brahmā\, the Creator\, Viṣṇu\, the Maintainer\, and Śiva\, the Great Lord through whom all things return to their origin. To that Guru who is the direct experience of Brahman\, salutations. \nLet us delve deep into the meaning of the Guru Prayer on the auspicious occasion of Guru Purnima. Our Gurudeva Swami Rama has written\, “This day of Guru Purnima is a great day of delight\, celebrated with reverence to the noble heritage of spiritual knowledge. It is the day that makes the aspirant aware that the light of knowledge is everflowing and overflowing internally and externally both.” \nIn this satsanga with Rabindra Sahu\, let us get together on this special occasion and pay homage to the Guru Lineage.
URL:https://www.ahymsin.org/event/guru-purnima/
LOCATION:Uttarakhand
CATEGORIES:Study of Ancient Scriptures
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20210717T180000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20210717T190000
DTSTAMP:20210722T215249Z
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SUMMARY:Śhiva Saṅkalpa Sūkta
DESCRIPTION:Śhiva Saṅkalpa Sūkta – a prayer for mind’s purification\, mind’s pacification\nShiva Sankalpa Sukta is a powerful six-verse hymn from the Shukla Yajurveda that leads the mind “to dwell on the auspicious will of the Divine”.\n  \nThe Shiva Sankalpa Sukta is part of the daily evening prayers at Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama. Our Master\, Swami Veda Bharati has said\, “I grew up as a child reciting them with the family before going to sleep every night.” \nHe has further said that this is a prayer “to make the mind one in which\, not by effort but naturally\, [what was that word for ‘naturally’? ‘Sahaja’!]\, in the sahaja way\, only the beneficent\, benevolent\, peaceful\, meditative\, godly Shiva-like divine thoughts\, sentiments\, emotions\, and resolves arise.” \nIn this zoom event with Rabindra Sahu\, we would learn this beautiful prayer in Sanskrit\, while trying to understand and explore the practical\, modern-day applications of the same in our individual lives. \nDonations: Loving donations from the heart may be offered and will support the ashram during the pandemic. Kindly contact us at ahymsin@ahymsin.org for more information. \nTeacher: Rabindra Sahu \nBegins: 26 June\, 2021 (Saturday) \nThe seven sessions will be organized over four weekends (Saturday and Sunday) at 6-7 PM IST (Indian Standard Time) from Jun 26 – Jul 17\, 2021. \nKindly convert to your country’s time-zone accordingly. \nMedium: Online through Zoom \nRequest: Kindly join only if you are able to commit to all the 10 sessions\, as the topics are progressive and systematic. \nLast Date for Registration: 25 Jun\, 2021 (Friday) \nFor Registrations/Enquiries/Donations: ahymsin@gmail.com \nRecommended Readings:\n1.      Practice for the Next Five Years and the Rest of Your Life by Swami Veda Bharati\n2.     Shiva-Sankalpa-Sūktam\n3.     Shiva Sankalpa Sukta Short Translation by Swami Veda Bharati\n4.     Shiva Sankalpa Sukta Extended Commentary by Swami Veda Bharati\n5.     Swami Veda Bharati’s Lectures at the 2013 Sangha Gathering
URL:https://www.ahymsin.org/event/shiva-sa%e1%b9%85kalpa-sukta/2021-07-17/
LOCATION:Uttarakhand
CATEGORIES:Special Retreats,Study of Ancient Scriptures
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20210613T180000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20210613T190000
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SUMMARY:Sthitaprajña - Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 2 (Verse 54-72)
DESCRIPTION:Sthitaprajña – Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 2 (Verse 54-72)\nHow does a man of steady wisdom live in this world?\nHow does the person of steady wisdom speak?\nHow does he sit? How does he walk? \nIn this intensive study with Rabindra Sahu\, we would try to learn and explore the characteristics of a person whose wisdom is steady in matters of both worldly affairs and spiritual life. \n  \n  \nRecommended Readings:\n1. Perennial Psychology of the Bhagavad Gita by Swami Rama\n2. Bhagavad Gita by Swami Madhusudan Saraswati\n3. Audio Talks: Sthitaprajna by Swami Veda Bharati
URL:https://www.ahymsin.org/event/sthitaprajna-bhagavad-gita/2021-06-13/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Bhagavad Gita,Study of Ancient Scriptures
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DTEND;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20200306T210000
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SUMMARY:Advancing Asana Practice with Pandit Ashutosh Sharma
DESCRIPTION:Programme description:\nThis is a rare chance to go deeper into your hatha yoga practice with an internationally renowned hatha yoga teacher and expert. \nThe Himalayan Tradition views the different aspects and techniques of yoga as preparation for the practice of meditation. These practical workshop sessions will help you align your asana practice towards the Prana Vidya style of hatha yoga as taught in the Himalayan Tradition\, deepening your physical and mental stillness to enable you to experience a more profound meditation. \nFaculty:\nAshutosh Sharma: Pandit Ashutosh Sharma is an expert hatha yoga instructor\, who can teach both beginners and advanced students. From an early age\, he studied asanas\, pranayama\, and subtle-body relaxation techniques. In 1992\, he met Swami Rama\, who sent him to Swami Veda Bharati to learn meditation and to intensify his practices in the Himalayan Tradition. Since 1996\, he has been travelling and teaching worldwide. He serves as a senior Hatha Instructor for the Himalayan Yoga Tradition – Teacher Training Program (HYT-TTP) and has trained hundreds of teachers all over the world in the Prana Vidya Hatha Yoga Style of the Himalayan Tradition. \nPre-requisites:\nBasic knowledge of joints & glands movements and hatha yoga asanas is recommended.
URL:https://www.ahymsin.org/event/advancing-asana-practice-with-pandit-ashutosh-sharma/
LOCATION:Uttarakhand
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20200301T093000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20200306T210000
DTSTAMP:20210813T005251Z
CREATED:20210812T234606Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210813T005251Z
UID:10000183-1583055000-1583528400@www.ahymsin.org
SUMMARY:Six-day Retreat: Maunam - Guided Silence Practice
DESCRIPTION:Programme description:\n“Silence is such a profound and deep experience of human existence that only when we have understood silence would we understand all the inspiration that has ever flowed to humanity from the minds and mouths of its great saints and sages.” – Swami Veda Bharati \nCome experience deeper levels of your inner self through the practice of silence. This six-day retreat\, away from the business of daily life\, will help you calm down the constant flow of random thoughts and emotions and rejuvenate yourself on all levels. This retreat includes two days of foundations and preparations to silence\, three days of silence practice and introspection\, as well as one day of sharing and assimilation. \nFaculty:\nSRSG ashram resident faculty \nContact:\nahymsin@ahymsin.org
URL:https://www.ahymsin.org/event/six-day-retreat-maunam-guided-silence-practice/2020-03-01/
LOCATION:Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama\, Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama Dhyana Gurukulam\, Virpur Khurd\, Virbhadra Road\, P. O Pashulok\, Rishikesh\, Uttarakhand\, 249203\, India
CATEGORIES:Silence
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200224T093000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200228T210000
DTSTAMP:20220807T055912Z
CREATED:20210814T005812Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220807T055912Z
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SUMMARY:The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali Seminar
DESCRIPTION:Programme description:\nSwami Veda Bharati has been one of the highest level world class exponents of the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali in the late 20th and early 21st centuries This seminar will continue Swamiji’s tradition and legacy of interpreting from the point of view of a practitioner this most unique text which codified and systematized yoga philosophy. With several segments of this seminar held in the next few years in the month of February\, the emphasis of this first seminar will be the overview of the text\, including its different chapters\, sections and topics\, as well as the foundational principles of Sankhya philosophy\, which are mandatory to master to get entry into the deeper meanings of the sutras. The first chapter\, Samadhi Pada\, will also be covered in detail along with the most important points from Sage Vyasa’s commentary. \nA special emphasis will be put on the language and the deeper layers of meanings from the Sanskrit verb roots\, prefixes and suffixes hidden in the terminology\, as Swami Veda often emphasised\, sharing the keys from the language with which we can help unlocking the real meaning of the text. \nFaculty:\nSwami Ritavan Bharati\, Dr. Stephen Parker (Stoma)\, Michael Kissener\, and others. \nPre-requisites:\nPrevious study of Swami Veda’s audio lectures on the Yoga Sutras and Sankhya Philosophy is recommended. Please contact Himalayan Yoga Publications Trust (HYPT) at info@yogapublications.org about purchasing these materials. Also this may interest you: Yoga Sutra Study Material. \nContact:\nahymsin@ahymsin.org
URL:https://www.ahymsin.org/event/the-yoga-sutras-of-patanjali-seminar/
LOCATION:Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama\, Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama Dhyana Gurukulam\, Virpur Khurd\, Virbhadra Road\, P. O Pashulok\, Rishikesh\, Uttarakhand\, 249203\, India
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20200223T093000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20200228T210000
DTSTAMP:20210813T222036Z
CREATED:20210811T005757Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210813T222036Z
UID:10000173-1582450200-1582923600@www.ahymsin.org
SUMMARY:Six-day Retreat: Superconscious Meditation – Level One
DESCRIPTION:Programme description:\nThis six-day programme is as much appropriate for beginners as for more advanced seekers treading the path of spirituality. The foundation stones of meditation will be approached in a scientific and systematic manner. Preparations and progressions of meditation practice will be shared step by step. This course will give you the tools to establish and pursue a regular personal meditation practice. \nIn his book Meditation and Its Practice\, Swami Rama of the Himalayas wrote: “For thousands of years\, the science of meditation has been studied and practiced by aspirants who sought to make their lives more serene\, creative and fulfilling. Meditation will give you the capacity to improve your health\, your relationships and the skilfulness with which you perform your activities. This is because meditation can do something no other technique can accomplish – it introduces you to yourself on all levels and finally leads you to the center of consciousness within\, the higher self\, which is called Atman.” \nFaculty:\nSRSG ashram resident faculty \nContact:\nahymsin@ahymsin.org
URL:https://www.ahymsin.org/event/six-day-retreat-superconscious-meditation-level-one/2020-02-23/
LOCATION:Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama\, Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama Dhyana Gurukulam\, Virpur Khurd\, Virbhadra Road\, P. O Pashulok\, Rishikesh\, Uttarakhand\, 249203\, India
CATEGORIES:Meditation
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20200209T093000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20200214T210000
DTSTAMP:20210813T230645Z
CREATED:20210813T230629Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210813T230645Z
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SUMMARY:Prashna Upanishad Classes with Siddhartha Krishna
DESCRIPTION:We are happy to share that we will be having daily classes on Prashna Upanishad with Siddhartha Krishna Ji from February 9-14\, 2020\, at Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama (SRSG) in Rishikesh\, India. \nHow did life begin? What is a living being? What is meditation\, why meditate? What is immortal? \nThese are a some of the six fundamental questions asked and answered by the Prashna Upanishad. One of the principal upanishads\, Prashna takes the form of a dialogue between sage Pippalada and six of his students. \nWith great happiness\, we will welcome the world wide recognized teacher and acharya Siddhartha Krishna from February 9th to 14th at Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama. Holding daily session during this special course\, Siddhartha ji will guide his audience through this most important text. \n\nSiddhartha Krishna was raised in the family tradition of yoga. He was educated at the Kailas Ashram Brahma Vidya Pitha\, a monastery focusing on the teaching of vedanta. Later\, he taught courses on Sanskrit grammar and Indian philosophy at the same monastery\, and also edited their publications on Vedanta. Teacher of yoga and vedanta as well as being an author and columnist\, he currently teaches at the Omkarananda Patanjala Yoga Centre in Rishikesh\, India\, and as a guest lecturer abroad. His YouTube channel is Yogic Wisdom with Siddhartha Krishna. \n\nContact: ahymsin@ahymsin.org
URL:https://www.ahymsin.org/event/prashna-upanishad-classes-with-siddhartha-krishna/
LOCATION:Uttarakhand
CATEGORIES:Special Retreats,Study of Ancient Scriptures
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190929T093000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20191005T210000
DTSTAMP:20210814T001156Z
CREATED:20210814T001106Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210814T001156Z
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SUMMARY:Special Retreat: Mantra after Initiation / Your Next Steps After Mantra Diksha (retreat for initiates)
DESCRIPTION:Programme description:\nThis special retreat is offered especially for those who have previously visited Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama (SRSG)\, perhaps once or on several occasions\, and who have had the basic lessons and have also received initiation into a personal mantra. \nNow\, the fundamental questions remain: \nhow to refine our meditation practice after initiation\,\nhow to deepen and refine the use of one’s personal diksha mantra and\,\nhow does one progress towards the next steps. \nAll those will be skilfully and systematically approached by the qualified retreat guide. Come attend this week long retreat and give yourself the opportunity to advance your practice to the next levels of depth in your journey towards the center of consciousness. \n“The mantra in meditation is that thought which replaces the knife cutting edge of all rational and emotional associations so that the mind may come to a center.” – Swami Veda Bharati \nFaculty:\nRaghavendra Adiga: Raghavendra is an engineering graduate from Bangalore University. He was in business by profession and taught martial art (karate) for many years. He met Gurudeva Swami Rama in June\, 1995\, and had some basic guidance in meditation. He received initiation by Swami Veda Bharati in December 1996. Then\, onwards\, he started teaching yoga and meditation according to the Tradition. He received training and became a mantra initiator in 2008. He visited and taught yoga meditation in Denmark and South Korea. Raghavendra lives in Tumkur\, South India\, and travels to Rishikesh\, Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama ashram\, regularly to teach and practice further. \nPre-requisites:\nMantra initiation in the Himalayan Tradition \nContact:\nahymsin@ahymsin.org
URL:https://www.ahymsin.org/event/special-retreat-mantra-after-initiation/
LOCATION:Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama\, Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama Dhyana Gurukulam\, Virpur Khurd\, Virbhadra Road\, P. O Pashulok\, Rishikesh\, Uttarakhand\, 249203\, India
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190804T093000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190810T210000
DTSTAMP:20210814T000810Z
CREATED:20210813T055647Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210814T000810Z
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SUMMARY:Special Workshop: Mantra and Meditation (retreat for non-initiates)
DESCRIPTION:Programme description:\nThis retreat is addressed to those who have previously visited Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama (SRSG) and have completed the basic lessons of sitting\, breathing\, joints & glands movements\, relaxation and meditation. Swami Veda Bharati repeatedly emphasized the importance of refreshing and refining the foundations to subtler and subtler levels. Swamiji highlighted that a strong and solid foundation is the key to progress in our personal practice. Come join this six-day retreat to deepen your knowledge and practices\, and to prepare yourself for mantra initiation\, your next step on the journey of yoga in the Himalayan Tradition. \nFaculty:\nBorim Whang (Murali): Borim is an English literature graduate from Anyang University with a graduate school degree in Social Work from Sungkoghoe. She has also studied Chinese classic literature and taken counselling training. She started learning yoga from the Korean Yoga Association in 1993 and joined the Himalayan tradition in 1996. She was initiated by Swami Veda in 1999 and started teaching in Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama (SRSG) from 2004. Residing in Korea\, she comes regularly to practice and teach at SRSG. Borim has taught yoga in Korea\, India\, Sri Lanka\, Iran\, and Malaysia.
URL:https://www.ahymsin.org/event/special-workshop-mantra-and-meditation-retreat-for-non-initiates/
LOCATION:Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama\, Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama Dhyana Gurukulam\, Virpur Khurd\, Virbhadra Road\, P. O Pashulok\, Rishikesh\, Uttarakhand\, 249203\, India
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20181105T093000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20181109T210000
DTSTAMP:20210811T002107Z
CREATED:20210810T235352Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210811T002107Z
UID:10000163-1541410200-1541797200@www.ahymsin.org
SUMMARY:Breath Retreat
DESCRIPTION:This is a chance to come and immerse yourself in an intensive practice of Pranayama. This retreat will include the foundations and deepening of the subtleties of breathing and pranayama practices\, as they are taught in the Himalayan Tradition. You will learn and practice different techniques; diaphragmatic breathing\, complete breath\, kapalabati\, bhastrika\, brahmari\, ujjayi and nadi shodhanam in a systematic manner\, at beginning and more advanced levels. This seminar can be attended while remaining in silence to deepen your own personal inner journey. \nCarol Crenshaw\nCarol is the co-founder and co-director of Inner Peace Yoga Center in Indianapolis\, Indiana\, USA\, and co-director emeritus of the Himalayan Institute of Yoga Science and Philosophy of New York City. She has been practicing yoga and meditation for over 40 years and holds a Master’s degree in Eastern Studies/Comparative Psychology/Holistic Health from the University of Scranton. She is certified to teach from the Himalayan Institute Teacher’s Association and is an E-RYT Yoga Alliance instructor\, and an IAYT Certified Yoga Therapist. She has taught yoga practices for 35 years in the U.S.\, India\, and Italy. She served as a yoga therapist\, biofeedback trainer\, and wellness counselor both at the Center for Holistic Medicine in New York City and at the Himalayan Institute in Honesdale\, Pennsylvania\, where she also served as a senior teacher. Carol was an adjunct faculty member at the University of Phoenix serving in the Humanities Department. She is a Certified EFT INT practitioner who specializes in weight loss\, a consulting hypnotist and certified NLP practitioner. Carol wrote several articles for Yoga International magazine\, is a contributing author for The Clinical EFT Handbook\, and co-author of EFT for Meditation. \nCharles Crenshaw\nCharles is the co-founder and co-director of Inner Peace Yoga Center in Indianapolis\, Indiana\, USA\, and co-director emeritus of the Himalayan Institute of Yoga Science and Philosophy of New York City. He has been practicing yoga since 1974. He holds a Master’s degree in Eastern Studies/Comparative Psychology/Holistic Health from the University of Scranton. During his tenure in New York\, Charles worked on the staff of the Center for Holistic Medicine as a teacher\, counselor\, yoga therapist\, and biofeedback trainer. He is also an ordained Interfaith Minister from the New Seminary\, New York City\, where he specialized in spiritual counseling and served on the lecture faculty for two years. Charles holds a certificate of training for alcohol & substance abuse counseling from the New School for Social Research in New York City. He also served on the staff of the Himalayan Institute Hospital Trust (Jolly Grant\, Dehra Dun\, India) as a yoga therapist and researcher investigating the benefits of yoga on health. Charles has served as a senior teacher and seminar coordinator at the Himalayan Institute in Honesdale\, Pennsylvania. He is an E-RYT Yoga Alliance instructor.He is a Certified Yoga Therapist through the International Association of Yoga Therapists. Charles is an adjunct faculty member at the University of Phoenix\, where he teaches courses in philosophy and religion. He is a Certified EFT INT practitioner (contributing author for The Clinical EFT Handbook)\, a certified consulting hypnotist\, and Master NLP practitioner. He is author of The Pathless Path: God\, Grace\, Guru. Co-author of EFT for Meditation. \n Contact: ahymsin@ahymsin.org
URL:https://www.ahymsin.org/event/breath-retreat-2018/
LOCATION:Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama\, Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama Dhyana Gurukulam\, Virpur Khurd\, Virbhadra Road\, P. O Pashulok\, Rishikesh\, Uttarakhand\, 249203\, India
CATEGORIES:Special Retreats,Pranayama
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20181022T093000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20181027T210000
DTSTAMP:20210814T013645Z
CREATED:20210814T013636Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210814T013645Z
UID:10000192-1540200600-1540674000@www.ahymsin.org
SUMMARY:2018 Yoga and Martial Arts Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Programme description:\nSwami Veda Bharati has been one of the highest level world class exponents of the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali in the late 20th and early 21st centuries This seminar will continue Swamiji’s tradition and legacy of interpreting from the point of view of a practitioner this most unique text which codified and systematized yoga philosophy. With several segments of this seminar held in the next few years in the month of February\, the emphasis of this first seminar will be the overview of the text\, including its different chapters\, sections and topics\, as well as the foundational principles of Sankhya philosophy\, which are mandatory to master to get entry into the deeper meanings of the sutras. The first chapter\, Samadhi Pada\, will also be covered in detail along with the most important points from Sage Vyasa’s commentary. \nA special emphasis will be put on the language and the deeper layers of meanings from the Sanskrit verb roots\, prefixes and suffixes hidden in the terminology\, as Swami Veda often emphasised\, sharing the keys from the language with which we can help unlocking the real meaning of the text. \nFaculty:\nSwami Ritavan Bharati\, Dr. Stephen Parker (Stoma)\, Michael Kissener\, and others. \nPre-requisites:\nPrevious study of Swami Veda’s audio lectures on the Yoga Sutras and Sankhya Philosophy is recommended. Please contact Himalayan Yoga Publications Trust (HYPT) at info@yogappublications.org about purchasing these materials. Also this may interest you: Yoga Sutra Study Material. \nContact:\nahymsin@ahymsin.org
URL:https://www.ahymsin.org/event/2018-yoga-and-martial-arts-workshop/
LOCATION:Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama\, Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama Dhyana Gurukulam\, Virpur Khurd\, Virbhadra Road\, P. O Pashulok\, Rishikesh\, Uttarakhand\, 249203\, India
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20181010T093000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20181018T210000
DTSTAMP:20210813T014617Z
CREATED:20210813T014049Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210813T014617Z
UID:10000185-1539163800-1539896400@www.ahymsin.org
SUMMARY:Initiates Retreat October 2018
DESCRIPTION:Special Initiates Retreat – Bhakti and Loving Meditations – October 10-18\, 2018\, at Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama (SRSG) in Rishikesh\, India.\nThose of us who have experienced the infinite love and grace of the Himalayan Masters\, of the Guru Lineage through the sacred mantra diksha (Initiation) were blessed with the mantra seed having been sown deep within. When nurtured lovingly\, this mantra seed develops into a tree of spirituality within. The Initiates Retreat has been especially designed to show us exactly how to thus nurture the mantra seed. \nAs Swami Veda has said with regards to the initiate retreat\, “You have been a guest at the Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama\, perhaps once\, perhaps many times\, and have had basic lessons in sitting and breathing etc… You have also received mantra-diksha. Now the question remains: WHAT after mantra? How to refine it; where to go further? There is always need for (a) refreshing\, (b) refining to subtler levels and (c) learning the next steps.” \nThis year’s Initiate Retreat will be during the 9 sacred days dedicated to the Mother Divine\, during Navaratri\, during October 10-18\, 2018\, at Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama (SRSG). We will have non-stop recitation of the 1000 names of the Mother Divine (akhanda japa of the Lalita-sahasra-nama). Navratri is indeed a special time to renew one’s commitment to their sadhana and spiritual life. \nSwami Ritavan Bharati has given the theme of “Bhakti and Loving Meditations” for this special initiates retreat. \nGurudeva Swami Rama has written in his book – Choosing a Path: \n“Bhakti yoga is known as the path of love and devotion. It is the path of self-surrender and dedication of all one’s resources to attain the ultimate Reality. In this path love becomes the Lord of life and motivates the whole being toward Divinity alone. The path of bhakti yoga is the path of love.” (p. 55) \n“In the path of bhakti one of the easiest practices is to remember God’s name—a mantra or a word—constantly. Ajapa Japa\, remembering God’s name constantly\, becomes a part of life and makes one aware of the Lord all the time. Constant remembrance makes a deep groove in the unconscious mind\, for the unconscious mind is actually the seat of habit formation. Once the habit is formed\, then it becomes part of individual life. Ajapa japa is that state of remembering God’s name in which a devotee does all his duties\, yet remembers God all the time\, even during sleep. It is an effortless way of remembering God\, but a constant and long practice of japa is necessary.” (p. 67) \n“In bhakti yoga\, many students use an idol\, an image\, or a statue of a spiritual guide because their minds cannot fathom the attributeless aspect of the Lord. This way of ritual\, or puja\, that they perform helps to make the mind one-pointed and inward. The scriptures explain that there are two level of devotion—devotion for the attributeless\, and devotion with attributes (nirguna and saguna). It is not easy for a student to attain nirguna bhava¸or mood\, and it takes a long time for the student to attain nirguna bhakti. The human mind is accustomed to leaning on certain forms or names. It cannot conceive of and is not able to fathom the unfathomable—the attributeless. Therefore\, very few attain nirguna bhakti\, but saguna bhakti seems to be very easy and pleasing to the students of this path.” (p. 68) \nSwami Veda talking about Loving Meditations said\, “Now there is obviously two translations of this phrase. Loving your meditation\, to love your meditation. That’s one thing and the other is loving meditations. Meditations in which love is important. Both are two sides of the same coin.” \nSwami Veda here adds\, “Meditate silently and meditate lovingly and here love and silence are one and the same because when you pacify the tumultuous noises of the mind that is silence. When you quite the tumultuous noises of the mind that is silence. When you pacify tumultuously destructive emotions that is love. The two are one in the same and if you go from here with a renewed commitment. Commitment to your own spirituality\, commitment to loving the community of disciples\, commitment to helping others through what you receive here.” \nOur beloved Swami Veda has also blessed us with the reminder that “…I wish to assure you that those who are initiated in our Tradition do remain thus enwombed. May these foetuses grow to full maturity of liberation.” \nIf you would like to take part in this special retreat to deepen your own sadhana or are inspired to learn more about the same\, kindly write to us at ahymsin@ahymsin.org. \n\nEditor’s Note: \n  \nRaghavendra Adiga will be guiding this retreat.  Raghavendra is a mantra initiator and a member of the AHYMSIN Adhyatma Samiti\, or Spiritual Committee. He is also the centre leader of Himalayan Centre for Yoga Meditation\, Tumkur\, Karnataka\, India.
URL:https://www.ahymsin.org/event/initiates-retreat-october-2018/
LOCATION:Uttarakhand
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20180806T093000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20180812T210000
DTSTAMP:20210817T042931Z
CREATED:20210817T002422Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210817T042931Z
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SUMMARY:Programs for Non-Initiates
DESCRIPTION:Programs for Non-Initiates \nwith Borim Murali\nat Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama (SRSG)\n in Rishikesh\, India\n  \n\n“You have been a guest at the Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama\, perhaps once\, perhaps many times\, and have had basic lessons in sitting and breathing etc…But\, there is always need for (a) refreshing\, (b) refining to subtler levels and (c) learning the next steps (d) even the explanation on mantra-diksha for those who wish to go in that direction.” \n– Swami Veda Bharati \n\nContact: ahymsin@ahymsin.org \n\nBorim Murali will be teaching the classes for the non-initiates. Academically\, Borim is an English literature graduate from Anyang University with a graduate school degree in Social Work from Sungkoghoe. She has also studied Chinese classic literature and taken counseling training. She started learning yoga from the Korean Yoga Association in 1993 and joined the Himalayan tradition in 1996. She was initiated by Swami Veda in 1999 and started teaching in Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama from 2004. Residing in Korea\, she comes regularly to practice and teach at SRSG and has taught yoga in Korea\, Sri Lanka\, Iran\, and Malaysia.
URL:https://www.ahymsin.org/event/6045/
LOCATION:Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama\, Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama Dhyana Gurukulam\, Virpur Khurd\, Virbhadra Road\, P. O Pashulok\, Rishikesh\, Uttarakhand\, 249203\, India
CATEGORIES:Ashram Events
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180409T093000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180415T210000
DTSTAMP:20210814T040907Z
CREATED:20210814T034025Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210814T040907Z
UID:10000193-1523266200-1523826000@www.ahymsin.org
SUMMARY:2018 Program for Initiates
DESCRIPTION:During 9th -15th April 2018\, there will be a Program for Initiates with Swami Ma Radha Bharati at Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama (SRSG) in Rishikesh\, India. \n“You have been a guest at the Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama\, perhaps once\, perhaps many times\, and have had basic lessons in sitting and breathing etc… You have also received mantra-diksha. Now the question remains: WHAT after mantra? How to refine it; where to go further? There is always need for (a) refreshing\, (b) refining to subtler levels and (c) learning the next steps.” – Swami Veda Bharati \nContact: ahymsin@ahymsin.org. When you write to the AHYMSIN Office about attending this retreat\, please include the name of your mantra initiator and the date of initiation.
URL:https://www.ahymsin.org/event/2018-program-for-initiates/
LOCATION:Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama\, Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama Dhyana Gurukulam\, Virpur Khurd\, Virbhadra Road\, P. O Pashulok\, Rishikesh\, Uttarakhand\, 249203\, India
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20180326T093000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20180331T210000
DTSTAMP:20220413T044216Z
CREATED:20210814T042226Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220413T044216Z
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SUMMARY:Yoga Nidra Retreat in 2018
DESCRIPTION:There will be a Yoga Nidra Retreat 26th – 31st March 2018 at Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama (SRSG) in Rishikesh\, India. The purpose of this retreat is for participants to learn the procedures. \n\nPrerequisite for attendees: \nMantra initiation in our tradition. \nPrevious attendance at a relaxation workshop or two years of practices with advancing relaxation methods within our tradition. \nRegistrations will be accepted upon the discretion of the presenter. \n\nPrintouts will be given for each segment taught. Each segment will be guided separately and then students will practice that segment. There will be homework practice between lessons. \nSegments will include: \n• Makarasana\n• Diaphragmatic breathing\n• Shavasana\, correct position\n• Exercise without Movement\n• Relaxation by first tensing each limb then relaxing\n• Simple relaxation\n• Subtler relaxations: right side\, left side\, finer tissues\, internal organs\n• 31 points\n• 61 points\n• 61 points with blue star\n• 61 points with blue star with one’s mantra\n• Whole body breaths: the feeling of movement\, vayu\, during these exercises is of the pranamaya kosha.\n• 4 different patterns of whole body breaths\n• Short version of quick conscious rest\n• OM kriya\n• Whole body breaths as taught in Path of Fire and Light under “Yoga-Nidra”\n• Yoga nidra proper\n• Explanations of Delta brain waves\n• How to come out of yoga nidra \n\nContact: ahymsin@ahymsin.org \n\nFor more about the topic of yoga nidra\, please see (click on title): \n• Four States of Yoga Nidra by Swami Veda Bharati\n• Defining Yoga-Nidra: Traditional Accounts\, Physiological Research\, and Future Directions by Swami Veda Bharati\, Dr. Stephen Parker (Stoma) and Dr. Manuel Fernandez.\n• Yoga Nidra Refined Silence by Swami Veda Bharati\n•Mastering Yoga Nidra by Swami Veda Bharati\n• Yoga Nidra\, Part 1 (video) with Swami Veda Bharati\n• Yoga Nidra\, Part 2 (video) with Swami Veda Bharati\n• Yoga Nidra (video) with Swami Veda Bharati \n• My Experiments with Yoga Nidra: Inward Perceptions by Swami Veda Bharati \n• A Brief Form of Yoga Nidra by Swami Veda Bharati \n• Dear Yoga Mentor\, My Question Is…“difference between yoga nidra and meditation” by Swami Ritavan Bharati \n• A Successful Yoga Nidra Retreat by Dr. Stephen Parker (Stoma)\n• Use of Yoga Nidra for Creativity and for Enhancing Intuitive Faculty by Swami Nityamuktananda Saraswati\n• After 3 Years of Yoga Nidra by Riccardo Valdettaro\n• After Years of Yoga Nidra I Am Moved from the Inside\n• Conquering Sleep: The Practice of Yoga Nidra by Randall Krause (Mokshadeva) \n\nRecommended study materials: \n• Path of Fire and Light\, Volume 2 by Swami Rama\n• Enlightenment without God by Swami Rama\n• Om the Eternal Witness: Secrets of the Mandukya Upanishad by Swami Rama\n• Exercise without Movement as taught by Swami Rama\, Vol. 1\, by Swami Rama\n• Mandukya Upanishad (Video Series) by Swami Rama: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqWXsj2xZg4&list=PLEF1719C37C7BA62E\n• Proving the Power of Meditation\, Swami Rama in Probe magazine\, 1973:http://www.swamiramasociety.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/swamiramaprobe1973.pdf\n• 1973 Britannica Yearbook of Science and the Future\, Excerpted from “The Psychic Boom” by Samuel Moffat http://www.swamij.com/pdf/swami-rama-britannica-1973.pdf\n• Exercise without Movement audio with Swami Ritavan Bharati\n• My Experiments With Yoga Nidra\, Kindle Edition\, by Swami Veda Bharati \nThere are also three audios below. However\, Swami Veda has listed prerequisites for these; please see http://ahymsin.org/main/himalayan-tradition/standard-reading-list.html \n• Advanced Relaxation audio by Swami Veda Bharati\n• Yoga Nidra Series audios by Swami Veda Bharati\n• OM Kriya audio (as taught by Swami Rama\, recorded by Ma Radha Bharati). \nThe books are available through a number of bookstores; those that are out of print can be found at used bookstores and will come up at sites like Amazon.com. For the audios\, please contact Himalayan Yoga Publications Trust at info@yogapublication.org \n 
URL:https://www.ahymsin.org/event/yoga-nidra-retreat-in-2018/
LOCATION:Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama\, Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama Dhyana Gurukulam\, Virpur Khurd\, Virbhadra Road\, P. O Pashulok\, Rishikesh\, Uttarakhand\, 249203\, India
CATEGORIES:Special Retreats,Yoga Nidra
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SUMMARY:Silence Retreats in 2018
DESCRIPTION:We have scheduled three silence retreats in 2018 in celebration of the finale of Swami Veda’s 5-year Mauna Vrata (silence vow)\, which was taken March 10\, 2013. The continuity has been maintained here at Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama (SRSG) and through various individuals who Swamiji blessed with the same/or similar vow at the 2013 Sangha Gathering. We are planning now for the silence as 40-day\, 21-day or 7-day retreats. More will be said on the silence vow and what it means. \nThe purnahuti for Swami Veda’s 5-year Mauna Vrata will be March 10\, 2018. \nThe silence retreat dates would be: \n7 day retreat – March 4-10\, 2018\n25 day retreat – February 14 – March 10\, 2018\n40 day retreat – January 29 – March 10\, 2018 \nwith silence ending at the close of the Purnahuti Yajna on the 10th \nPlease plan to arrive a couple of days before the starting date and plan to stay at least one day after the silence retreat. This is with approval of the silence guide. Approval may be contingent upon prior systematic silence practice and/or experience in the silence practices of the Himalayan Tradition. \nContact: ahymsin@ahymsin.org
URL:https://www.ahymsin.org/event/5990/
LOCATION:Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama\, Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama Dhyana Gurukulam\, Virpur Khurd\, Virbhadra Road\, P. O Pashulok\, Rishikesh\, Uttarakhand\, 249203\, India
CATEGORIES:Silence
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180310T210000
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SUMMARY:Silence Retreats in 2018
DESCRIPTION:We have scheduled three silence retreats in 2018 in celebration of the finale of Swami Veda’s 5-year Mauna Vrata (silence vow)\, which was taken March 10\, 2013. The continuity has been maintained here at Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama (SRSG) and through various individuals who Swamiji blessed with the same/or similar vow at the 2013 Sangha Gathering. We are planning now for the silence as 40-day\, 21-day or 7-day retreats. More will be said on the silence vow and what it means. \nThe purnahuti for Swami Veda’s 5-year Mauna Vrata will be March 10\, 2018. \nThe silence retreat dates would be: \n7 day retreat – March 4-10\, 2018\n25 day retreat – February 14 – March 10\, 2018\n40 day retreat – January 29 – March 10\, 2018 \nwith silence ending at the close of the Purnahuti Yajna on the 10th \nPlease plan to arrive a couple of days before the starting date and plan to stay at least one day after the silence retreat. This is with approval of the silence guide. Approval may be contingent upon prior systematic silence practice and/or experience in the silence practices of the Himalayan Tradition. \nContact: ahymsin@ahymsin.org
URL:https://www.ahymsin.org/event/silence-retreats-in-2018/
LOCATION:Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama\, Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama Dhyana Gurukulam\, Virpur Khurd\, Virbhadra Road\, P. O Pashulok\, Rishikesh\, Uttarakhand\, 249203\, India
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180129T093000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180310T210000
DTSTAMP:20210817T000913Z
CREATED:20210817T000507Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210817T000913Z
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SUMMARY:Silence Retreats in 2018
DESCRIPTION:We have scheduled three silence retreats in 2018 in celebration of the finale of Swami Veda’s 5-year Mauna Vrata (silence vow)\, which was taken March 10\, 2013. The continuity has been maintained here at Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama (SRSG) and through various individuals who Swamiji blessed with the same/or similar vow at the 2013 Sangha Gathering. We are planning now for the silence as 40-day\, 21-day or 7-day retreats. More will be said on the silence vow and what it means. \nThe purnahuti for Swami Veda’s 5-year Mauna Vrata will be March 10\, 2018. \nThe silence retreat dates would be: \n7 day retreat – March 4-10\, 2018\n25 day retreat – February 14 – March 10\, 2018\n40 day retreat – January 29 – March 10\, 2018 \nwith silence ending at the close of the Purnahuti Yajna on the 10th \nPlease plan to arrive a couple of days before the starting date and plan to stay at least one day after the silence retreat. This is with approval of the silence guide. Approval may be contingent upon prior systematic silence practice and/or experience in the silence practices of the Himalayan Tradition. \nContact: ahymsin@ahymsin.org
URL:https://www.ahymsin.org/event/silence-retreats-in-2018-2/
LOCATION:Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama\, Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama Dhyana Gurukulam\, Virpur Khurd\, Virbhadra Road\, P. O Pashulok\, Rishikesh\, Uttarakhand\, 249203\, India
CATEGORIES:Silence
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20171120T093000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20171125T210000
DTSTAMP:20210814T041454Z
CREATED:20210814T041340Z
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SUMMARY:Christian Meditation Retreat in November 2017
DESCRIPTION:A Christian Meditation Retreat is scheduled for November 20 – 25\, 2017\, at Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama (SRSG)\, Rishikesh\, India. This retreat will be guided by Ma Tureeya Bharati and others. Ma Tureeya\, a practicing Christian nun and the spiritual guide of Jeevan Dhara Sadhana Kutir in Rishikesh\, has also taken sanyasa vows in the Himalayan Tradition with Swami Veda. \nIn the morning of 29th November 2007\, Swami Veda Bharati gave sanyasa-diksha to Sister Tureeya\, who became Ma Tureeya Bharati\, in a ceremony at Sadhana Mandir. At that time\, Donna Marie Anderson (who became Ma Radha Bharati) and Swami Nityamuktananda Saraswati also took vows. \nDr. Prakash Dixit reported that Ma Turiya Bharati explained that as she grew up and began to make her own reflections on life\, she realized that the Indian tradition was open to Jesus\, and that Jesus held the Indian tradition close to His own Heart. \nMa Tureeya said\, “So\, I always had a deep but may be unconscious desire to integrate the two traditions for myself and in my own person. Swami Veda Bharati aptly summed up my desire for an integration of identity in the Divine with the metaphor of the ‘mixing of the waters of the Holy Ganga and the waters of the Jordan’ in which Jesus was initiated into His earthly mission. My embracing of sannyasa\, therefore\, is a witness to this –‘blending’- this communion in the Spirit\, the Divine Source. I now feel that I carry in my person the great and eternal truth experienced by our sages and to which Jesus witnessed by his passing through death into Life.-‘Tat tvam asi’ ‘Aham bramashmi’ or as Jesus put it for the people of his tradition ‘I and the Father are One’ or ‘The Father is in me and I am in the Father.’ ” \nContact: ahymsin@ahymsin.org
URL:https://www.ahymsin.org/event/christian-meditation-retreat-in-november-2017/
LOCATION:Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama\, Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama Dhyana Gurukulam\, Virpur Khurd\, Virbhadra Road\, P. O Pashulok\, Rishikesh\, Uttarakhand\, 249203\, India
CATEGORIES:Meditation
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20171120T093000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20171125T210000
DTSTAMP:20210820T054015Z
CREATED:20171008T053855Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210820T054015Z
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SUMMARY:Christian Meditation Retreat in November 2017
DESCRIPTION:A Christian Meditation Retreat is scheduled for November 20 – 25\, 2017\, at Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama (SRSG)\, Rishikesh\, India. This retreat will be guided by Ma Tureeya Bharati and others. Ma Tureeya\, a practicing Christian nun and the spiritual guide of Jeevan Dhara Sadhana Kutir in Rishikesh\, has also taken sanyasa vows in the Himalayan Tradition with Swami Veda. \nIn the morning of 29th November 2007\, Swami Veda Bharati gave sanyasa-diksha to Sister Tureeya\, who became Ma Tureeya Bharati\, in a ceremony at Sadhana Mandir. At that time\, Donna Marie Anderson (who became Ma Radha Bharati) and Swami Nityamuktananda Saraswati also took vows. \nDr. Prakash Dixit reported that Ma Turiya Bharati explained that as she grew up and began to make her own reflections on life\, she realized that the Indian tradition was open to Jesus\, and that Jesus held the Indian tradition close to His own Heart. \nMa Tureeya said\, “So\, I always had a deep but may be unconscious desire to integrate the two traditions for myself and in my own person. Swami Veda Bharati aptly summed up my desire for an integration of identity in the Divine with the metaphor of the ‘mixing of the waters of the Holy Ganga and the waters of the Jordan’ in which Jesus was initiated into His earthly mission. My embracing of sannyasa\, therefore\, is a witness to this –‘blending’- this communion in the Spirit\, the Divine Source. I now feel that I carry in my person the great and eternal truth experienced by our sages and to which Jesus witnessed by his passing through death into Life.-‘Tat tvam asi’ ‘Aham bramashmi’ or as Jesus put it for the people of his tradition ‘I and the Father are One’ or ‘The Father is in me and I am in the Father.’ ” \nContact: ahymsin@ahymsin.org
URL:https://www.ahymsin.org/event/christian-meditation-retreat-in-november-2017-2/
LOCATION:Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama\, Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama Dhyana Gurukulam\, Virpur Khurd\, Virbhadra Road\, P. O Pashulok\, Rishikesh\, Uttarakhand\, 249203\, India
CATEGORIES:Meditation
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20171031T093000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20171104T210000
DTSTAMP:20210814T052140Z
CREATED:20210814T052127Z
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SUMMARY:Breath Seminar 2017
DESCRIPTION:Marilou Hermens will be teaching the 2017 Breath Seminar 31st October – 4th November 2017 at Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama (SRSG)\, Rishikesh\, India. She will be assisted by senior teachers and the SRSG teaching staff. \nThis retreat will include subtleties of breath practices. \n“An intensive practice of Pranayama’s 3 times a day! It is a true gift to yourself. Complete breath\, kapalabhati (different levels for beginners and advanced)\, bhastrika (different levels for beginners and advanced)\, bhramari\, ujjayi\, nadi shodhanam (different types). All will be built up from the basics as has been taught by Swami Veda Bharati and on different levels for beginners and advanced practitioners. This seminar can be done while remaining in silence to deepen your personal inner journey. Beginners and advanced practitioners are all welcome and will be guided according to their level.” \n– Marilou Hermens \nMarilou: “It is my greatest desire to help as many people to learn to breathe healthy. The effects of a healthy diaphragmatic breathing are unprecedented. The breath is influenced by physical effort\, thoughts and emotions. The special feature is that the breath always keeps going. The trick is to learn to guide the breathing itself: the right place with the diaphragm\, slower\, quieter\, without fits and starts\, silently\, through the nose. The Himalayan Tradition teaches how with just small adjustments your practice and experience of stillness will deepen so much more. As the breathing is always central in all my classes of yoga and meditation and in every second of my daily life\, my senses have been trained to observe and to help others ” \nOpen to all \nCost: Cost of SRSG hospitality plus goodwill offering for instruction. \nMarilou Hermens is a faculty member of HYT-TTP (Himalayan Yoga Tradition – Teacher Training Program)\, teaches at the teacher training retreats at Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama\, and serves as a mentor; she also has a center in the Netherlands. Website: www.yogameditatie.nl \nContact: ahymsin@ahymsin.org
URL:https://www.ahymsin.org/event/breath-seminar-2017/
LOCATION:Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama\, Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama Dhyana Gurukulam\, Virpur Khurd\, Virbhadra Road\, P. O Pashulok\, Rishikesh\, Uttarakhand\, 249203\, India
CATEGORIES:Special Retreats,Pranayama
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