These sessions are designed to help us bring spiritual teachings into our day-to-day life. They will cover areas such as work, marriage, children, religion, freedom, and so on. The sessions will be based mainly on the Bhagavad Gita and the Prophet (by Kahlil Gibran). Each session will begin with a talk, which will be followed … Continue reading Everyday Spirituality
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The Essentials of Meditation: A 5-week course with Charu and Vaishali
Meditation is not a matter of trying to achieve ecstasy, spiritual bliss or tranquility, nor is it attempting to become a better person. It is simply the creation of a space in which we are able to expose and undo our neurotic games, our self deceptions, our hidden fears and hopes. —Chogyam Trungpa Come and … Continue reading The Essentials of Meditation: A 5-week course with Charu and Vaishali
Sitting With Your Life
Meditation is often thought of as a practice more suited to people interested in spirituality, who are somewhat detached from worldly life. Many spiritual texts speak of it being essential to realizing God or our true nature. It brings to mind monks and monasteries, renunciation and seclusion, quiet places and an unmoving body. In all … Continue reading Sitting With Your Life
Dharana & Dhyana: A Somatic Perspective
by Vaishali Iyer The eight limbs of yoga described in Patanjali's Yoga Sutras are often taught as a step-by-step ascent, or a process of deepening interiorization which culminates with samadhi in formal sitting meditation. Many times we approach this framework sequentially, beginning with our action in the world, moving through asana and pranayama and only … Continue reading Dharana & Dhyana: A Somatic Perspective
