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Dear Self,
Namaskaram.
We are happy to bring you the newsletter for October
2009
Contents
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Lingabairavi consecretion
· Ishaanga
· Isha
Yoga Programs - Chennai
· Sathsangs
– Chennai
· Programs
at the Isha Yoga Center
· Q&A
with Sadhguru
· Click here to search for any Isha program anywhere
in the world
Lingabairavi consecretion
The temple for Linga Bhairavi is being created near the Dhyanalinga
Temple at the Velliangiri Foothills, Coimbatore. Linga Bhairavi will
be consecrated by Sadhguru through prana prathista, a
mystical process that uses life energies to transform mere stone into a
deity.
The Linga Bhairavi consecration offers the once-in-many-lifetimes
opportunity to witness and participate in an extraordinary mystical
phenomenon – a process that involves nothing less than transforming
the physical into the non-physical to establish energy form that will be a
doorway to the beyond.
This 3-day event is going to take place from 28th to 30th Jan
2010. The powerful consecration process requires a committed
atmosphere . To create awareness about the consecration work a
Pre-Consecration Meet will be conducted. Registration is
mandatory to participate.For registration and further details pls contact
your local center organiser or chennai office -24333185.
Ishaanga
Many thousands
of years ago - after Adi Yogi Shiva first imparted Yoga to the Saptarishis,
Agastya Muni who was one of the them, then came towards Southern India. He
moved around to wherever there were people, and put this element of
spirituality into them. He did this to such an extent that in South India,
people often say “Agastya Muni came here, meditated here, he did this
there”. Just by walking, all over this area, he planted the seeds of
spirituality. And today, we are still reaping the benefits of his
work.
We have a
wonderful piece of the lineage with us now. As Sadhguru says, Isha means
tremendous energy, it is the energy that rules over everything. But it
needs limbs to move and spread.
In this
context, during the “In the Lap of the Master”/
Sadhguruvin sannadhiyil Sathsang in April, Sadhguru
opened the possibility of being an Ishaanga- a limb of
Isha.
“Isha means, the
word Isha literally means a boundless energy, that which is the source of
creation is Isha. So this is a limitless energy but it needs limbs to move.
If it has to reach many, many, many people, it needs limbs to move. So we
are doing a training program for Ishaangas, the limbs of Isha who can do
certain things, who are trained to do certain simple things so that this
lap of grace becomes more available to people. That’s the
possibility.”-Sadhguru
Ishaanga is a way to
deepen your involvement with Isha and further your growth on this path.
This training is being made available to those who are willing. The first
Ishaanga training will be happening October 21-25, 2009 at Isha Yoga
Center, Coimbatore. You need to please arrive by 5pm on 21st and the
program will conclude at 8pm on 25th.
Those
who registered for Ishaanga at the “In the Lap of the
Master” or Sadhguruvin sannadhiyil Sathsang in
April and gave their photos for id card can
attend the training. Otherwise to attend the training, you must have
volunteered for three Isha yoga Programs and
volunteered for three Bhava Spandana program.
For
enquiries or to register for the training, please
contact 9442504638
Isha Yoga Programs in Chennai
This program offers Shambhavi Maha Mudra, along with several
other simple yet practical tools to the general public, taught by
experienced teachers. No matter what one’s age or , people
participate together and take back this powerful tool which can be applied
to create a more healthy, joyous life and inner balance.
Program Schedule:-
· Wednesday
1. Introductory Session(6pm to
7.30pm)(Open to all)
2. Session(7.30pm to
9.00pm)(Registered Participants)
· Thursday
to Tuesday
1. Morning(6am to 9am)
2. Noon (10am to 1pm) (
please check this with local center )
3. Evening(6pm to 9pm)
· Sunday
Full day.
Note:- Program always starts on Wednesday . Participation in
all days of the program is mandatory.
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Date
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Location
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Place
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Language
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Contact
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07 – 13 Oct 2009
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Sri Ramnayak Arangam ,274, Thiruvottriyur High Road
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Washermanpet
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Tamil
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9840042515
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07 – 13 Oct 2009
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Sterling Cllub ,136A, Sterling Road
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Nungambakkam
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English
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9444118306
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07 – 13 Oct 2009
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Thiyagarajan Mahal,8,MTH Road (opp to Ivan Stefford Hospital)
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Ambattur
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Tamil
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94441 2233
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07 – 13 Oct 2009
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Sri Lakshmi Mahal ,New Colony Main Road (near Adambakkam
police station)
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Adambakkam
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Tamil
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9444911747
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21 – 27 Oct 2009
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to be Fixed
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Anna nagar
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English
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9444902058
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21 – 27 Oct 2009
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St.Marks Matriculation SchoolRadha Nagar Main Road
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Chromepet
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Tamil
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9840980494
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28 Oct – 03 Nov 2009
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Sri Kamadhenu Kalyana Mandapam,Kamadhenu Complex,New
No.8,Old No.178 Luz Church Road
Mylapore.
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Mylapore
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Tamil
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9940322238
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28 Oct – 03 Nov 2009
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to be Fixed
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Besant Nagar
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English
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9444070757
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11 – 17 Nov 2009
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Meenakshi Kalyana Mandapam,150, Velachery Main Road (near UCO Bank)
Tambaram.
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Tambaram
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Tamil
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9444552660
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11 – 17 Nov 2009
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Pandian Hall
10/18A, Station Road
West Mamballam.
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West Mamballam
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Tamil
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9941189525
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Sathsangs in Chennai
Sathsangs are offered for Isha Yoga meditators as a vital support
system for the quest for inner peace. Being in the company of other Isha
meditators helps reaffirm the practices in a supportive environment and
allows one to grow. Sathsang is an opportunity to correct/ restart
practices, clarify all questions that we may have. Please maintain the
empty stomach condition when you attend sathsang.Sathsangs happen once in a
month at following centers on the specified day and time. You can get in
touch with the numbers given below for the sathsang dates.
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Date
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Day
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Time
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Place
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Center
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Contact
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12 OCT 2009
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Monday
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6.00PM
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St.Immaculate Girls High School, Near Avadi Check post.
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Avadi
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99400
56482
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13 OCT 2009
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Tuesday
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6.00AM
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Sri Krishna mool chand Vivekanandha Metriculation school
Nachiyaar chatram,
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Thiruninravur
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94450 35023
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13 OCT 2009
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Tuesday
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6.00PM
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to be Fixed
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Poondamalle
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9790967718.
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14 OCT 2009
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Wednesday
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6.15PM
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Mangaiyarkarasi Magalir Mandram, No.3, 11th cross street, Sastri
Nagar, Chennai - 20.
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Adyar
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99406 62465
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15 OCT 2009
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Thursday
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6.15PM
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Dhanalakshmi Kalyana Mandapam, 51/17 North Mada Street,
Thiruvanmiyur, Chennai- 41
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Thiruvanmiyur
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99406 62465
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18 OCT 2009
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Sunday
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6.15AM
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Hindu Hr,Sec School, Big St.,Triplicane
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Triplicane
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9840223632
98412 85177
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19 OCT 2009
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Monday
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6.15PM
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To be fixed
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Nanganallur
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97907 62127
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20 OCT 2009
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Tuesday
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6.15PM
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P.S. Hr. Sec. School, R.K.Mutt Road, Mylapore
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Mylapore
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99406 95776
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21 OCT 2009
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Wednesday
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6.15PM
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Meenakshi College
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Nungambakkam
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98416 80977
94441 18306
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22 OCT 2009
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Thursday
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6.15PM
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Sundharshree Mahal, No.1, Kaaliamman Koil Street,Ganpathraj
Nagar, Virugambakkam ( Near Elango Nagar Bus
stop)
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Alwarthirunagar
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99419 11750
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23 OCT 2009
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Friday
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6.15PM
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10/18A,Pandian Hall,
Station Road, West mambalam
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West Mambalam
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99411 32010
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23 OCT 2009
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Friday
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6.15PM
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Raja kalyana mandapam,Velachery main road
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Velachery
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99520 31667
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25 OCT 2009
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Sunday
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6.15AM
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Annadhana Samajam, Meenakshi Street, Near Iyyappan Temple
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Perambur
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98400 88543
99623 03280
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25 OCT 2009
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Sunday
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6.15PM
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Isha Yoga Center,No.9 TH Road,Tolgate, Vikki Travels
Premises,Thiruvottriyur
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Washermanpet
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98400 42515
94449 35767
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26 OCT 2009
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Monday
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6.15PM
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Sethu Baskara Matric Higher School, 59 Valliammal Street, Pudhur
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Ambattur
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94441 22333
98412 86376
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27 OCT 2009
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Tuesday
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6.15PM
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to be Fixed
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Anna Nagar
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99406 33255
98412 90421
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Programs at the Isha Yoga Center
Bhava Spandana Program (BSP)
This advanced meditation program is designed by Sadhguru to provide
the opportunity to experience higher levels of consciousness beyond the
limitations of body and mind. BSP offers the experience of a world of
limitless love and joy.
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Participants
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Language
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Date
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Session Info
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Ladies
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English
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25 - 28 Oct 2009
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Arrive by: 4:00 PM on the start date.
Program
ends: 6:00 PM on the end date.
Food and Accommodation will be arranged.
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Gents
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Tamil
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29 -01 Nov 2009
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Gents
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English
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18 -21 Nov 2009
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Gents
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Tamil
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22 -25 Nov 2009
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Ladies
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Tamil
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26 - 29 Nov 2009
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BSP Experience
“I never knew I had so much of energy within me. I can
feel every cell in body burning, it was so intense. For the
first time in my life I was able to feel someone within me for a moment,
which never happened in my life before. The situation in the Spandha
hall and the energies inside the hall was so intense and powerful which is
unimaginable. The three and a half days passed like few seconds with so
much of energy, I was not even tired for a single second. I can feel
some changes in me in the perspective of life. It is
wonderful”.
- Chandrasekaran, Dinesh Kumar,
Cognizant
BSP Participant, 23-27 sep
2009
Inner Engineering Retreat
Inner Engineering is offered as an intensive program for personal
growth. This program conducted at Isha Yoga Center supports to establish
the possibility to explore the higher dimensions of life and offers tools
to re-engineer one's self through the inner science of yoga. Program
components include guided meditations and transmission of the sacred
Shambhavi Maha Mudra.
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Language
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Date
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Session Info
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English
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22 - 25 Oct 2009
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English
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19 - 22 Nov 2009
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Arrive by: 6 PM on start date
Program ends: 6 PM on end date
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English
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24-27 Dec 2009
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Shoonya Meditations
Shoonya meditations is a refined and intensive advanced offering
designed by Sadhguru to allow truth to be experienced, not just
learned.
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Language
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Date
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Session Info
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Tamil
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05 - 08 Oct 2009
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Arrive by: 6 PM on start date
Program ends: 9 PM on end date
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English
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16 - 19 Jan 2010
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Hata Yoga
The program features the
simple physical yogasanas taught by the experienced teachers. Specially
designed food is also a part of the program.
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Language
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Date
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Session Info
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Tamil
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13 - 15 Oct 2009
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Arrive by: 4:00 PM on start date
Program ends: 5:30 PM on end
date
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Pancha Bhutha Aradhana
The Pancha Bhuta
Aradhana stabilizes body and mind and is particularly beneficial for those
suffering from physicl ailments, a weak constitution, psychological
instabilities, disturbed sleep and a constant sense of fear. The Aradhana
is also supportive for the fulfillment of one’s ambitions. It’s
a one day event happening in the Ashram every month on
Shivarathiri.
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Language
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Date
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Session Info
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English/Tamil
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16 Oct 2009
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Arrive by: 4 PM
Program ends: 6.30 PM
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English/Tamil
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15 Nov 2009
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Pre Samyama Meet
Pre Samyama meet is meeting organized for meditators who wish to attend
Samyama program conducted by Sadhguru. Participating in this meet is
mandatory to attend Samyama.
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Language
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Date
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Session Info
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English
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03 Jan 2010
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Registration Starts by: 7:30 AM
Meeting Starts by: 11:00
AM
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Samyama
Samyama is
an intensive eight-day residential program conducted by Sadhguru at the
Isha Yoga Center. Samyama meditations provide the experiential possibility
to liberate one from the bonds of karma and purify the body-mind to receive
higher levels of energy. Samyama presents the potential for participants to
reach heightened levels of consciousness and experience high states of
meditativeness.
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Language
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Date
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Session Info
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English
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15 -- 22 Feb 2010
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Arrive by: 3:00 PM on start date
Program ends: 1:00 PM on end
date
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Sadhguru in the Media
Every day at 10:00 PM - 10:30 PM in SANSKRUTHI
(In English)
Every Sunday at 11.00 AM - 12.00 Noon in AASTHA (In
English)
Every Sunday at 10.00 PM - 10.30 PM in SSMUSIC (In
English)
Every Week Article by Sadhguru in Anandha Vikatan
Every week article in kumudham about Kailash Yatra with
sadhguru
Sadhguru’s Message on Your Mobile
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Isha Shoppe
www.ishashoppe.com
Isha's very own online store -
Isha Shoppe is open! Now, from the comfort of your own home (or office) you
can select from over 200 Isha made products. We are currently only shipping
within India, but have plans for international shipping in the coming year.
Isha Shoppe Features:
Isha Publications - books, CDs, DVDs, audio cassettes in English,
Tamil and other languages.
Isha Crafts - Woodwork, bags, stone carvings, natural fiber
baskets, trays, metalwork and more
Isha Raiment - Our very own line of organic fiber clothes:
T-shirts, tops and pants for both ladies and gents.
Q&A with Sadhguru
Questioner: Sadhguru, what is the
greatest thing that one can do for the world? Sadhguru: The best thing that
you can do to this world is not service, not spiritual teaching; the
greatest thing that you can do to this world is being a joyous
person.
Sadhguru: The best thing that you
can do to the people around you is that you are a joyous person. Isn't it
so? What kind of people do you want to work with? What kind of people do
you want to live with, miserable people or joyous people? So the best thing
that you can do to anybody in this world, the greatest thing that you can
offer this world is to be a joyous person. Isn't it? So, why are you
becoming miserable? Everybody wants to be joyous. By choice they want to be
joyous, but they have become miserable because they are unconsciously
choosing misery. Their whole life happens in unconsciousness. Please see,
in twenty-four hours time, how many moments are you truly conscious of who
you are? How many moments? Very few, isn't it? So your whole life is
happening unconsciously. And the majority of the people around you are
anyway miserable. So, this is a democracy and in a democracy the majority
rules. When it happens unconsciously, your whole life is accidental. When
it is accidental, whatever the situation around you, you become that. When
you are an accident, at any moment you may become a calamity. Now you came
here with nothing. All these things, your identity, your name, your
clothes, your gods, your beliefs, your heaven, your hell, everything you
picked up on the way. Everything that you know has been taught to you,
including your gods and demons, everything. You only picked it up on the
way. When you go, anyway you have to go empty handed. So when you came with
nothing, whatever is happening here, you are in profit. Isn't it? So you
must be happy always. You are going about your life as if you came here
with a big investment. You did not come with any investment. Did you? You
came with nothing, so no matter what is happening with your life; you are
always in profit. Sadhguru, founder of Isha Foundation is a yogi, mystic
and spiritual master with a difference. An arresting blend of profundity
and pragmatism, his life and work serve as a reminder that inner sciences
are not esoteric philosophies from an outdated past, but a contemporary
science vitally relevant to our times.
Please make use of the Chennai center for doing your sadhana and
practice correction with the help of resident teachers.
Contact us
Isha Yoga Center,
No: 81, Manoharan Street,
South West Bogh Road,
T. Nagar,
Chennai -600024
Phone: 24333185, 94425 15557
Or write to: info.c...@ishafoundation.org
www.ishafoundation.org
Pranam,
Isha Foundation
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