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| The Bhagavad Gita in the style of Charles Shultz, Peanuts, by Rick Sikoryak |
Wednesday, 12 February 2014
Love in the Bhagavad Gita
Tuesday, 11 February 2014
Opening the Anahata Chakra
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Rose, Candice's Garden Tour, Raja Yoga Summer Camp, 2013
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"Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it."
- Rumi, Sufi Mystic
The Heart Centre, or Anahata Chakra, is the main portal through which we relate to and accept ourselves and the world. It is also considered the main knot in our energetic bodies.
Here are a few simple suggestions for opening the heart:
- Volunteer! Karma Yoga or helping others, feels good for everyone and breaks down perceived barriers between "us" and "them".
- Sing! Bhakti Yoga, chanting, singing, dancing, ceremony, arts, crafts and cultivating an connection with the Divine are wonderful ways to release and express pent-up emotions.
- Practice Yoga! Hatha Yoga moves prana or energy, and shifts feelings of stagnation or contraction. Energetic vinyasas like Surya Namaskar are great for strengthening the physical heart, and backward bends like Bhujangasana (Cobra), Dhanurasana (Bow), and Chakrasana (Wheel) are considered excellent "heart openers".
- Breathe! Connecting with your breath is calming for the mind and the nervous system.
- Study the lives of those who live love! Read the poems of Mirabai, Rumi, and Hafez. Celebrate the lives of Jesus, St. Francis of Assissi, Mother Teresa, Mata Amritanandamayi, The 14th Dalai Lama and so many others who live loving-kindness or make a habit of doing small things with great love.
- Stop and smell the roses! Roses have an exceptionally high vibrational frequency. Even if you don't have a bottle of precious rose essential oil at home, you can visit your favorite Middle-Eastern grocer and buy some rose water to use instead of commercial facial toner, spread rose jam on your toast, and infuse dried rose petals in your tea. Or take a trip to your local florist or greenhouse and bury your nose in the most fragrant blossom you can find!
For more inspiration about the Anahata Chakra and more suggestions for exploring your heart, check out this lovely post on the Free People blog.
Monday, 10 February 2014
Reiki for Pets and People Coming to Alberta!
Animal Reiki Classes in Sherwood Park
Do you want to bring more healing into your life? For your loved ones,
your animals and yourself? Everyone can learn Reiki!
Reiki is a gentle and powerful form of non-invasive energy healing that relieves stress, promotes relaxation and can enable profound healing on the mental, emotional, physical and spiritual levels. And animals love it!
Level I & Animal Reiki: The Basics
Saturday, February 15th, 10:00 - 6:00
~ open to all animal lovers ~
Level II & Animal Reiki: Advanced Techniques
Holiday Monday, February 17th, 10:00 - 6:00
~ open to anyone with Reiki Level I or higher in any tradition, who wants to begin working with animals, or to deepen their current connection and practice ~
Level I $150 Level II $200 Level I & II $325
Fees include taxes, certification & a training and resource manual.
Registration and more information at 780-966-1044
Wednesday, 5 February 2014
Yoga Teachers Training this Saturday at Yoga Within
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| Krishna and Arjuna, in The Bhagavad Gita |
Workshop this weekend: Yoga and the Bhagavad Gita
This is a continuation of the Yoga Philosophy section of the Yoga Teachers Training Program at Yoga Within, Edmonton.
When: Saturday, February 8, 2014 from noon - 6pm
Students, please feel free to bring your own copy of the Gita so that we can compare translations, and be prepared to discuss the Yamas and Niyamas assignment from our last session.
Considering taking Hatha Yoga Teacher Training? Find out more about Yoga Within's 200 and 500 hour programs here.
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