Jeenal Mehta
What is a Teacher?
July 20, 2011
By Gerald Grow Division of Journalism Florida A&M University To a mind of flint, the teacher must be iron, and strike sparks. To the empty pitcher, the teacher becomes a well. To the fallow mind, a planter of seeds. To the cluttered mind, a gardener to weed, shape, and clear a space for growing. To…
Yoga in Bali
July 6, 2011
Dear Yoga Enthusiasts, Join us for Yoga in Bali! Early bird discount for Yoga Teacher Training in BALI – Pay USD 2990 instead of 3600 – Book before 1st March 2012! Only for 12 persons Includes – Course, course material, breakfast, lunch & dinner, accomodation in twin sharing basis with private bathroom and hot shower at the beautiful resort Shanti…
Dear Yoga friends, So finally the 240 hours International Yoga Teacher Training Certificate Course in Chiang Mai, Thailand was successfully completed. The days spent here by all the participants from different parts of the world were not any ordinary days, but these were the days of deep knowledge, contemplation and hard work for personal development…
Namaste friends and Yoga enthusiasts, We invite you to join us for Yoga Teacher Training Thailand in June and July 2012. Below are the photos of our previous group going through the 2nd week of our Yoga Teacher Training – 200 hours – International Certification program, in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Participants were from Cadana, USA, Russia & Germany. See…
Vipassana Meditation
May 9, 2011
Namaste friends & Yoga enthusiasts.. I’m posting again a article from our old blog which I wrote originally in November 2008. I talked today to a friend who is going to Vipassana for the first time.. so I thought about sharing this once again. There you go: Hi guys.. I have just come back from my second 10…
Dear friends & Yoga enthusiasts, Following updated information for our Yoga Teacher Training Course in Chiang Mai. Regular fee: USD 3,600 (Original price) For 1st Batch: From 4th June to 2nd July 2011 Discounted fee : USD 2,600 – (For accomodation in twin sharing) Discounted fee : USD 2,990 – (For accomodation in single…
The Middling Stages of Meditation – Part 3
April 25, 2011
In Mahayana Buddhism the aim of all efforts is not only to attain Self-Liberation, but to do so in order to help other sentient beings to rid themselves from suffering and cyclic existence, in other words, to help them to achieve liberation too. This is known as the ideal of the Bodhisattva. In this…
Namaste freinds, With the blessings of our Gurus, Smt. Hansaji Jaydeva Yogendra and Dr. Jayadev Yogendra and all other respected teachers who have imparted the precious knowledge of Yoga to us, we have established our Yoga Academy. WLYA is the acronym for Wise Living Yoga Academy in what is an educational body which imparts Yoga…
Ahimsa – Non-violence
March 26, 2011
Yesterday while passing by the village of Naddi I caressed the tender calf who was probably a few days old. I felt a deep connection. After a while, sitting in the green grass I saw two little..very little bright red bugs with black spots mating. I felt love for them. And in the twilight of…
The Middling Stages of Meditation – Part 2
March 17, 2011
Meditating on Compassion Before beginning meditation proper one can prepare oneself by cultivating suitable mental states. Suitable states are those which bring calm and peace to the mind and help one to achieve a balanced stated. So the instruction to meditate on compassion is given. Here the word “meditate” should be understood more like “contemplate”…