Day one, May 11

10.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m.

 

• Welcome and introductions

• Why meditation

• Initiation into meditation on the Knower, your own space awareness

• The science of pranayam, learn a sensitizing pranayam exercise with mudras

• Morning tea break

• The power of mantra 

• Guided meditation 

• Developing or maintaining a meditation practice, common myths dispelled

• Lunch 1.00 pm to 2.00 pm

• What is satsang 

• Learn (or relax and listen to) a chant in Hindi that unfolds freedom and awareness

• Afternoon tea break

• Secret of meditation, why is it secret and how to unfold your own true Self

• Pranayam, learn a revitalizing pranayam exercise 

• Meditation 

• Questions and answers and expression

• Practice for the week

 

Day Two May 18

10.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m.

 

• Welcome and introductions

• What is the state of meditation—Sat-Chit-Anand (Pure Existence, Pure Consciousness, and Pure Bliss)

• Guided meditation on the Knower, your own space awareness

• Relationship between breath and the mind, learn balancing and tranquilizing pranayams with mudras

• Morning tea break

• Master free and master bound

• Thoughts to cherish and thoughts to ignore, beyond positive and negative thinking

• Mantra, the four levels of sound

• Meditation techniques

• Lunch break 1.00 pm-2.00 pm 

• Overview of Bhagavad Gita, applying wisdom in our modern age from an ancient text

• Learn a Sanskrit verse from the Bhagavad Gita

• Afternoon tea break

• Meet your true Self secret revealed, the meaning of satsang and yog

• Pranayam, learn pran chintan, “The Meditator’s Best Friend” 

• Meditation

• Questions and answers and expression  

 

On both days there will be inspiring and uplifting stories of knowledge from Indian scriptures. Gift and workshop pamphlet will be given.