Author: yoga shobha

National Level Trainers Camp in IAM, Amrita Yoga and AYUDH

National Level Trainers Camp in IAM, Amrita Yoga and AYUDH

Mar 6, 2016 | , |

A National Level Trainers Camp for the Integrated Amrita Meditation (IAM) Technique, Amrita Yoga, and Amrita Yuva Dharma Dhara, AYUDH, was organized in Amritapuri from the 25th of December, 2015 to the 31st of December, 2015. Trainers from all across the country participated in the camp with enthusiasm. Participants came all the way from Uttarakhand in the Himalayas up north to the southernmost tip of Kerala and Tamil Nadu in the south, and stretching from West Bengal in the east to Gujarat in the west. Swami Amritaswaroopananda Puri, the Senior disciple of Sri Mata Amritanandamayi Devi (also known as AMMA), inaugurated...

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Amrita University VC Dr. P. Venkat Rangan in Committee on Yoga Education in Universities, HRD Ministry

Amrita University VC Dr. P. Venkat Rangan in Committee on Yoga Education in Universities, HRD Ministry

Feb 29, 2016 | , |

NEW DELHI: The Smriti Irani led Human Resource Development (HRD) ministry has set up a Committee on Yoga Education in Universities headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Yoga guru Prof. H.R. Nagendra, Chancellor, Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana, Samsthana, Bengaluru. The Committee will identify Yoga courses to offer and the syllabus for conducting NET in Yogic Art and Science. The Committee has been set up following a Consultative meeting on Yoga Education in Universities chaired by Irani on 2 January, 2016. It was decided at this meeting with Vice chancellors to set up Department of Yogic Art and Science in the Universities...

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From Darkness to Light

From Darkness to Light

Feb 28, 2016 | , |

FROM DARKNESS TO LIGHT “Out of one thousand, one seeks me, and out of one thousand who seek me, one knows me.” — Lord Krishna in Srimad Bhagavad Gita.   What if you were that lucky one?   All is possible with love, grace, perseverance and the mind fixed on the goal. The faithful devotee is then able to know God in this life time. But sometimes, no matter our efforts, this happy ending seems to be so far away.   This perception is because of our expectations. Even in spiritual life, we expect to get results as soon...

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Dreams and Lessons

Dreams and Lessons

Feb 23, 2016 | , |

Dreams and Lessons Many of my Amma-devotee friends have recently told me, one after another, that they were going to spend Christmas and New Year’s Eve in Amritapuri. I have to say I have thought about going myself too, wishing to spend some time with my Mother and spiritual family, and thus continuing my accelerated evolving process by Her side. But, this time, Amma had different plans for me, and duty made me stay with my family in my home town in Spain. I accepted it with great honor and happiness, eager to be of use here or at...

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Amrita Yoga Kids Retreat, ages 12-15

Amrita Yoga Kids Retreat, ages 12-15

Jan 31, 2016 | , |

The first Amrita Yoga Retreat for 12 to 15-year-olds was the final in a series of three consecutive retreats that started on the New Year 2016. This retreat was a smaller group of only three: 12-year-old Nityanand from Spain, 11-year-old Tapasya, also from Spain, and 15-year-old Aisha from Ireland. The retreat comprised three sessions of yogasana, a juggling class, and an IAM session. Because of its small size, it ended up having a more personalized and informal structure catering to the specific needs and talents of each child. The asana class began with a lovely sequence to strengthen the...

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