Raja Yoga Summer Camp: Jai Ganesha Study Night

When:  Wed. June 5, 2013, 7-8:30 pm

Where:  Strathcona County Public Library  Meet at the top of the stairs by the couches and if possible we will move to a more private study area.

Study Topic:  Stories of Ganesha, the Remover of Obstacles, his names, mantras, adornments, weapons, qualities, family tree, favorite sweets and more!

Plus prepare for a Raja Yoga Summer Camp field trip to the Mahaganapathy Temple!

There is no charge for this event, but donations for study materials are gratefully accepted.

My handstamped Ganesha Greeting Cards

My Ganapati Greeting Cards will also be available for purchase.  Each one is uniquely handstamped in shades of sandalwood, saffron, and turmeric.

If you, or someone you know would like to join Raja Yoga Summer Camp, sign up on the right side of this blog to get posts from Kali's Kitchen sent to your email box. 

And email me directly at:  tarawoltjen@yahoo.ca to get on the private invitation list!

Hey, just in case you can't make it this time, here's a beautiful video with chanting by Harish Johari and illustrations by Pieter Weltevrede. 

Plus I've created and posted a fun word search puzzle for you, all about Ganesha!  Jai Ganesha Word Search Puzzle 

Good luck!

New Kali's Kitchen Puzzles!

I've been getting great feedback from the Yoga Sutra Word Search Puzzles I posted, so here are some new ones for you:

Kali's Kitchen Word Search Puzzle

Kali's Kitchen Word Scramble

and

Kali's Kitchen Crossword Puzzle

The words in the Word Search are the same terms used in the Word Scramble and the Crossword Puzzle.

Again, they're posted for public use on Armored Penguin so you can play and share them for the next two months.  Have fun!

Yoga Sutra Word Searches

I've just created three fun Yoga Sutra Word Search Puzzles to help you practice your Sanskrit vocabulary. 

They are listed for public use on Armored Penguin which means you're welcome to use and share them for the next two months, as you wish. 

Thank you to Christina for sending me the link!  And thanks to the Wall Family for the cheery Buddha card at the left!  Yes!!

For a sattvic good time, just click on the titles. 

Good luck!  And let me know what you think.  If you like 'em, I'll make more!

Raja Yoga Word Search:

The first, and most advanced path of Raja Yoga is described in the first chapter of the "Yoga Sutras of Patanjali", called the "Samadhi Pada" or the chapter on meditation and super-consciousness.  This classical definition of yoga as "stopping the disturbed mental waves" describes five kinds of thoughts: right understanding, wrong understanding, imagination, sleep, and memory.

Kriya Yoga Word Search:

The second path of Raja Yoga is described at the beginning of the second chapter of the "Yoga Sutras of Patanjali", called the "Sadhana Pada", or the chapter on the path and practice of yoga.  Kriya Yoga has three aspects: austerities, self-study, and surrender to the divine.  Here the author Patanjali also describes the five types of mental afflictions:  ignorance, egoism, desire, aversion, and the fear of death.

Ashtanga Yoga Word Search:

The eight-limbed path of Ashtanga or Raja Yoga is described in the second chapter of the "Yoga Sutras of Patanjali", called the "Sadhana Pada" or the chapter on the path and practice of yoga.  Ashtanga yoga involves ethical precepts, physical postures, breathing exercises, withdrawal of the senses, concentration, meditation, and super-consciousness.