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  AHYMSIN newsletter, issue - April 2011  
   
   
 
   

2011 Events and Beyond

For a more comprehensive listing of Upcoming Events, please visit http://www.ahymsin.org/main/index.php/Upcoming-Events/upcoming-events.html

2nd to 12th May, Swami Veda will be teaching at SRSG 
Select verses of the Bhagavad-Gita with commentaries of Shankaracharya and Madhusudana Sarasvati

10th – 14th June, West European Retreat in Holland
For more information: http://www.ahymsin.org/main/index.php/European-Events/international-european-retreat-10-13-june-2011.html.

20th – 26th June, Hungary
There will be two programs held this June 2011 in Budapest.

June 20-22. - Yoga Sutras retreat in Budapest with Swami Veda, Swami Ritavan, and Dr. Stoma Parker. More info here (Hungarian) (English). (We will be continuing from the 27th. sutra, chapter two.)
The Patanjali-seminar usually includes one or two hatha yoga sessions and three lectures on the sutras each day. The Patanjali seminar registration fee is 70€ (plus accomodation and meals according to your choice) . The location will be the same as in previous seminars. We only have a limited number of rooms, so if you would like to stay there, then let us know as soon as possible.

23rd – 26th June, Eastern European Retreat in Budapest, Hungary
The main topic will be yoga nidra, please see the links above for Hungarian and English descriptions, with people from Hungary, Slovakia, Bohemia, Poland, Lithuania, Ukraine, Rumania, Rostov-on-Don in Russia, and perhaps St. Petersburg
“YOGA IS SAMADHI: MEDITATION AND INITIATION IN HIMALAYAN TRADITION”
The course will be taught by Swami Veda Bharati and senior teachers within the Himalayan Tradition. Gejza Timcak will be a special guest Teacher. (Hungarian information here). (English information here)

1st – 4th July, Retreat in England
The Joy of Yoga. We often focus on the discipline, the practices and the techniques … now we take time to focus on Joy and returning to who we really are …
A workshop with Swami Veda Bharati and Swami Nityamuktananda

All classes and workshops take place at Aware Yoga, Sucklings Yard, Church Street, Ware, Herts SG12 9EN, United Kingdom. Please see: http://www.awareyoga.co.uk/workshops.php for more information and directions. You can download a detailed schedule and brochure here.

9th -10th July, Satsang in New Jersey with Swami Veda

Congress Poster14th July – 10th August, Himalayan Yoga Meditation Congress 2011, Minnesota, USA
“Creating Joy, The Art and Science of Yoga” which includes a Guru Purnima Silence Retreat, Guru Purnima, a Family Picnic, 5 and 10 day silence retreats, an AHYMS-A meeting and more. Teachers will include Swami Veda, Swami Ritavan, Ma Radha, Ma Sewa, Swami Nityamuktananda, and others. For more information please read the article at: 2011 Congress, Minnesota, USA and download a poster here.

17th – 31st July, Teacher Training Program (TTP)
600 Hour HYT Teacher Training Retreat. Levels I and II are offered as well as Continuing Education for Hatha Yoga and Meditation Teachers (Prana Vidya I July18-22 and Prana Vidya II July 25 - 29): (more details here)
Level II & III Prerequisites: Completing the required home study assignments and receiving mentor and/or faculty approval. http://www.himalayanyogatradition.com/

6th — 12th August, A Week with Swami Veda Bharati with Michele Hebert & Mehrad Nazari,Tecate, Mexico
See: http://www.rancholapuerta.com/activities/events/ev110806.html

13th August, Satsang, La Jolla, California, with Swami Veda
Contact: http://www.rajayogis.net/contact

15th – 19th August, Swami Veda in Calgary, Canada 
Contact: info@himalayanmeditation.com

6th – 19th November, HYT Teacher Training Retreat, Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama
HYT Teacher Training Retreat, Levels 1, 2, and 3 http://www.himalayanyogatradition.com/india.html

10th November, Swami Veda returns to Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama

15th November to 2nd December, Swami Veda will be teaching at SRSG
Prashna Upanishad (The Upanishad of the six questions on Prana) with the commentaries of Shankarachrya.

20th November - 3rd December, HYT Teacher Training Retreat for Chinese speaking students. Level 1, SRSG, Rishikesh, India
Contact:  hyt.ttp@gmail.com 

4th to 10th December, Swami Veda will be teaching at SRSG
Select portions of Upanishads concerning the Mahavakyas (The Great Key Sentences)

12th to 19th December, Swami Veda will be teaching at SRSG
Continuation of Prashna Upanishad

22nd – 31st Dec 2011, Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama, Yoga Youth and Children’s Retreat
 “So that the Grace and the practices and teachings of meditation in our lineage may continue into next generations and meditation may become a family-centered experience.” — Swami Veda Bharati
Please visit article on Swami Veda's upcoming Yoga Youth and Children's Retreat
or the article in the January 2011 Newsletter.

2012 Upcoming Events

January to May, Swami Veda will be teaching at Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama
Texts for January to May 2012 will be announced later.

2013 Upcoming Events

27th February – 20th March, SRSG, All Teachers and Sangha Gathering

  • 28th February – 9th March: 10 days of inspiration from Swami Veda Bharati, other leading teachers and experts.
  • 10th March: Final offering of the current three years of Gayatri practice and introduction of the new AHYMSIN community practice.
  • 10th March: Swami Veda Bharati will begin a five year vow of silence.
  • 11th-19th March: Entire Sangha will take 9 days of silence.

For further information and to confirm you participation in this gathering, please contact the Ahymsin Event Coordinator. You can download a PDF with Swami Veda's invitation here.

Announcements

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We hope that you share the news of what is happening in your centers with us so that the news can be shared with the larger global family, so we can learn more about one another and so we can strengthen one another in sadhana, becoming a true “sangha”.

   
       
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