Swami Vivekananda was born in Shimla Pally‚ Calcutta at 6:33 a.m on Monday‚ 12 January 1863‚ and was given the name Narendranath Datta. His father Vishwanath Datta was an attorney of Calcutta High Court. He was considered generous‚ and had a progressive outlook in social and religious matters. His mother Bhuvaneshwari Devi was pious and had practiced austerities and prayed to Vireshwar Shiva ofVaranasi to give her a son. She reportedly had a dream in which Shiva rose from his meditation and said
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Explain what is meant by the term ‘a religious experience’. (45 marks) In 1969 Alister Hardy set up the Religious Experience Research Unit (RERU) with the aim of examining the extent and nature of the religious experiences of people in the UK. The experiences recorded were quite different from other types of experiences that people had. According to Alister Hardy the religious experience ‘… usually induces in the person concerned a conviction that the everyday world is not the whole of reality;
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Core Power Principles Principle One Postures (Asanas) Asanas allow moving meditation that nurtures the mind‚ body and soul. They act as a tool for yogis to connect there spirit and physical form and strengthen from the inside out. The C1 sequence I will use allows asanas to be practiced with Vinyasa flow. Throughout class I will lead my students into and out of the postures by a set of directions following "breath‚ posture‚ cue" and "verb‚ your body part‚ direction" directional guidelines. Principle
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The Bhagavad Gita The Bhagavad Gita is a conversation between Arjuna and Krishna. Arjuna is the brother of Yudhishthira and believes that his brother should be king of their kingdom‚ but Dhritarashtra‚ who is the blind king now‚ wants to give the kingdom to his son Duroydhana. Krishma is Arjuna’s charioteer who tries to push Arjuna to fight by telling him what all this means and does. Therefore‚ a battle is brought up‚ Arjuna’s members against Dhritarashtra’s members. When it becomes time to battle
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Pravrajika Ishtaprana Mataji‚ dear elders‚ loving brothers and sisters. My talk for this evening is based on the importance of spiritual practices. I recall in the June holidays‚ Sapna and I stayed over at ashram for a week‚ rejuvenating and doing karma yoga all in the service of mother‚ master and swamiji. It’s 9 pm on a Wednesday night. We are getting our things ready so we don’t get late for the early morning aarthi. Sapna receiving a bbm from a friend. Too busy to chat - she says she is staying over
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YOGA AND PILATES INSTRUCTOR No. 356 January 2012 Introduction Yoga and Pilates instructors provide one-to-one sessions and group workshops either on a mobile basis‚ renting space in venues such as community centres and gyms‚ or from their own studios. Yoga‚ which has its origins in ancient Indian religion but is now practised globally as a fitness activity‚ promotes physical strength and relaxation through a series of postures‚ meditation and breathing techniques. Pilates is closely linked to yoga
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In my search for a yoga class‚ I found an online video called Yin Yoga that allowed me to observe and participate at my pace. The instructor in the video is Travis Eliot‚ he happens to teach multiple yoga classes in Santa Monica‚ California at Studio Power Yoga West. The video was published on February 11‚ 2015 and runs about one hour and seven minutes long. The yoga class takes place in a vast open floor studio in the evening. The pitch black darkness can be seen shining through the large bay windows
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October 1‚ 2010 When we did yoga on Thursday during class time‚ it was so much fun. I had never done yoga before and I thought it was going to be hard‚ but it actually came very easy to me. It worked out every core in my body‚ especially in the abdominal area. I had imagined before I did yoga that I was going to be out of breathe a lot‚ but then again I didn’t really know what yoga consisted of. I think we did it‚ to work out our muscles and joints in our body. Every body is different‚ so every
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John Q. Yoga Class Karma Yoga Presentation Karma Yoga What is Karma yoga? Karma means “action” or “work” so Karma yoga means “Union of actions” (what goes around comes around) Karma Yoga is taking responsibility for all of our actions‚ physical‚ mental and spiritual actions. It also means to perform work to the best of our ability and awareness‚ without being overly attached to the outcome. Its knowing you can control what lie inside of you but the the things around you. So you adapt your
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David Koller Yoga Tuesday‚ April 24th I now eat at least one vegetable a day‚ drink 8 glasses of water and have oatmeal to start each day. I now do yoga at least 3 times a week‚ ride my bike everyday during the week and also lift weights on days that I take yoga in the wellness center. Through use of meditation and pranayama I manage the stress that life presents‚ I also have stopped drinking caffeinated beverages which helps keep me calm and relaxed. I now eat a wider variety of
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