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December 2008 Blog Posts (7)

Swami Vishnu-devananda's Birthday Celebrations - Today Dec 31st

Swami Vishnu-devananda

Today (December 31st) Thousands of Yoga Aspirants celebrate Yoga Master Swami Vishnu-devananda's 81st birthday. Swami Vishnu-devananda lived 1927-1993. He was one of main the pioneers of Yoga and Meditation in Europe and…

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Added by Sukadev Bretz on December 31, 2008 at 1:00am — No Comments

Painting of Swami Sivananda at the Ganga; from Yoga Vidya Center Frankfurt

Swami Sivananda lived from 1887-1963 and was one of the great Yoga and Meditation Masters of the 20th Century. He founded the Divine Life Society and the Sivananda Ashram in Rishikesh/Himalaya. He lived at the banks of the Ganga. This painting of Swami Sivananda in…

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Added by Sukadev Bretz on December 24, 2008 at 8:30am — No Comments

Meditate on the Breath - for a higher Consciousness

A simple Meditation exercise for peace of mind:

Sit in a confortable position, even in the chair in front of the computer while you read this. Inhale and exhale a few times deeply: Inhale, abdomen out, exhale, abdomen in. Inhalte for about 4 seconds, exhale for about 4 seconds. After 3-5 breaths, let your breath flow naturally. Simply feel how the air flows in and out of your nostrils: When you inhalte your nostrils become a… Continue

Added by Sukadev Bretz on December 23, 2008 at 10:30pm — No Comments

Ayurveda Rose Meditation by Leela Mata

Ayurveda Rose Meditation Guidance

Open your heart, come into inner harmony with you, find yourself, experience bliss, fellowship and unity. Leela Mata from the…

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Added by Sukadev Bretz on December 19, 2008 at 6:16am — No Comments

River - A Poem

River From the source to the destination, I travel from here to here, I carry water, I make sound, I dance in rhythm and sing in joy, O Human, the blessed soul, Don’t you see that I am life? Though I begin the journey towards the end, Yet I have no beginning and no end. -Bijay Raut,
December 2008

Added by Bijay Raut on December 17, 2008 at 3:14pm — No Comments

Look Forward, My Friend! - A Poem

Look Forward, My Friend! Not backward, Not in the past, Not in agony, And not in regret, Look forward, my friend! In a world full of cynics, Individuals regretful of the past and fearful of the future, Where will you find optimism, hope and peace? Nowhere but in the present, And in the present, by looking forward, my friend! Past is history, Put it in a dictionary, Look for a hopeful today and promising tomorrow, By forgetting all that already… Continue

Added by Bijay Raut on December 5, 2008 at 12:00am — 2 Comments