Power Animal Retrieval: Re-Discovering Your Inner Wisdom with Munishwarji Walking Tall Monday, April 16 from 7:30-9:30pm $40 ($35 early registration extended thru Fri., 4/13)
In the Shamanic Tradition, all of existence is animated by Life Force Energy and has innate Power and Wisdom. Power Animals (sometimes called Totem Animals) are Spirit Helpers that take animal form to assist us in experiencing our own True Nature. It is said that Power Animals reside with each individual to accompany them on their life's journey - just like a guardian angel. Power Animals are a foundational component of Metaphysical Shamanic Healing Practice. A Shaman's personal connection with her Power Animals add to the Shaman's experience of her own Inner Power and her ability to facilitate healing for herself and others. Each Power Animal that a Shaman has increases her own Inner Knowledge and Wisdom. Any living creature can serve as a Power Animal, and the gifts that any specific Power Animal offers an individual depend on the nature of the Power Animal and its specific attributes. As you establish a relationship with your own Power Animal, you may experience embodying many of those attributes yourself. Join us for this two-hour hands-on experiential workshop and become more empowered by connecting with your own Power Animal!
Yoga, Meditation & Shamanic Sacred Dance with Melissa Forbes FRIDAY, APRIL 20 FROM 6-8PM followed by Reception & Book Signing from 8-9pm SPECIAL EARLY REGISTRATION PRICE by Wed. 4/18 = $20 REGULAR REGISTRATION = $25 We invite you to join us as author and spiritual teacher Melissa Forbes leads us in an extraordinary evening of Yoga, Meditation & Sacred Shamanic Dance. During the course of this two-hour program, Melissa will transport us into Higher Dimensions through a combination of asanas (postures) to open the body's energy meridians, mudras (hand gestures), Ecstatic Dance in which we open Sacred Space and dance the four Shamanic Archetypes - Snake, Jaguar, Hummingbird & Eagle/Condor and ultimately experience Stillness in the midst of Movement.
The evening program will be immediately followed by a book signing and welcome reception for Melissa, who is the author of NO TEACHING YOGA and the co-founder of the internationally renowned Heart of Yoga program. Join us as we welcome this extraordinary teacher to Atlanta.
ABOUT MELISSA FORBES
For the last 23 years, Melissa Forbes has been a student and teacher of Hatha Yoga. Her interest in yoga became more singularly focused after finding inspiration in the tradition of scholar and yogi Shri T. Krishnamacharya (1888-1989). Beginning in 1990, she had the opportunity to study directly with both his student K. Pattabhi Jois (1915-2009) and his son T. K. V. Desikachar in Mysore and Madras, India, respectively. Both Desikachar and Jois are credited with fueling the resurgence of Hatha Yoga in the Western hemisphere in recent decades. Jois, in particular, was instrumental in popularizing Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga, from which the Power Yoga and Vinyasa Flow styles are derived.
As an instructor, Melissa Forbes began her career teaching Desikachar style yoga in 1997. She later became a co-founder and certified yoga instructor of the internationally renowned Heart of Yoga. She also has taught yoga in numerous schools throughout the United States, including the Omega Institute in upstate New York and the Olive Leaf Wholeness Center in New York City, where she worked closely with Dr. Rudolph Ballentine, a student of Swami Rama, founder of the Himalayan Institute. From 2002 to 2007, Melissa Forbes had the privilege to travel with the Indian sage UG Krishnamurti (1918-2007) throughout the last five years of his life. Melissa Forbes continues her development in the disciplines and practices of yoga and art, as an avid student, teacher, and painter. Learn more about her work and her books at GatherInsight.com or at MelissaForbes.net.
Yantra Painting: A Two-Day Meditative Sacred Art Retreat with Melissa Forbes SAT., APRIL 21 - SUN, APRIL 22 from 10am-4pm $299 SPECIAL EARLY REGISTRATION PRICE Extended thru 4/13 = $250 ENJOY THIS INTERVIEW WITH MELISSA ABOUT THE BEAUTY & MAJESTY OF YANTRAS & SACRED GEOMETRY
About the Retreat Yantras are sacred geometric symbols similar to mandalas. These mystical diagrams are used to bring the viewer into deep states of healing and meditation. In this instructional painting workshop, we will work with the vibrations of Lord Ganesha, Remover of Obstacles. Melissa will teach us the Ganesha Mantra (sacred chant), mudra (sacred hand position), and how to construct the Yantra of this powerful Being. In the Process, participants will remove obstacles in their lives and expand into a meditative flow of artistic expression through Sacred Art.
The Meditative Benefits of Yantra Painting Yantras are sacred geometric symbols that represent various aspects of the Universe and are used for meditation and healing. Yantras focus spiritual and mental energies to improve one’s quality of life or to invoke a particular Divine Vibration. Yantra means “an apparatus” in Sanskrit. A Yantra is a mystical diagram, or visual mantra, composed of geometric shapes that create, by sight, the vibrations and other mystical effects of a mantra. The act of wearing, drawing, or concentrating on a Yantra is said to have spiritual or magical benefits. A Yantra provides a focal point that is a window into the Absolute.
Mental activity stops when the mind is concentrated on a single simple object, and eventually the object is dropped when the mind can remain empty and silent without assistance. Yantras are very often symmetrical and usually designed so the eye is carried into the center. They can be drawn on paper, wood, metal, or earth; or they can be three-dimensional.
About the Artist Melissa Forbes studied Vedic Yantras in India with students of the renowned artist & teacher, Harish Johari. Her art has been exhibited in galleries in New York City, Philadelphia and the United Nations. She maintains a studio in New York while frequently traveling, teaching and painting in majestic locations around the world. Melissa makes her home in the Adirondack Mountains and is an adjunct professor of at the University of New Haven. More information about Melissa is available at her website: www.melissaforbes.net. Sixteen of Melissa’s vibrational Yantra art paintings were featured in the book, “Karttikeyan Yogic Method” by Samyama. Melissa is the author of the book "No Teaching Yoga" published by Gather Insight.
Melissa Forbes
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Satsang - An Evening of Spiritual Growth Our Weekly Meditation & Worship Service - Every Wednesday 7-8:30pm with Munishwarji & Shanti Chaitanya CLICK HERE FOR DIRECTIONS
Satsang meets every Wednesday from 7-8:30pm. Satsang is an ancient Sanskrit word which means "In the company of the Truth." Satsang is open to anyone who is seeking a deeper understanding of their own True Nature. The doors open at 6:30pm for quiet meditation and introspection, and the program begins promptly at 7pm. The event is open to the public; a love offering of $20 to support the Ashram is suggested ($5 for students and young adults under 25 years of age - FREE with Temple Membership). Click here for Temple Membership Information.
Each program begins with an opening talk followed by meditation. There is no need to call or register in advance. Everyone is welcome. We recommend that you arrive early to get centered.
Circle of Light - Affirmative Prayer Circle with Reverend Kimberly Brown - Every Tuesday 7:30-8:30pm Love offering suggested. CLICK HERE FOR DIRECTIONS
“We can be certain that there is an Intelligence in the Universe to which we may come, that will guide and inspire us. The Beloved Spirit is real to the one who believes, to the soul that senses its oneness with all of life.” - Ernest Holmes
Moment by moment we are meeting the eternal realities of life, and to the degree we can align with these eternal realities in love, in peace, in wisdom and in joy – believing and receiving – we are instantly blessed. Our prayers are answered before they are uttered.
If you long to deepen your personal prayers, to share in the power of faith in community, to learn through the practice of using the universal principles of the masters, prayer promises to become the magical, mysterious treasure once experienced only by mystics.
Kundalini-Inspired Yoga with Jamie Fire Feather Serpent Thursday Evenings from 7:30-9:00pm Begining 2/16 $17 per class or $105 for the 7-Class Series Register & Pay the Instructor at the Door
Join Jamie Fire Feather Serpent as we celebrate Yoga, Unity of Self, Community, Mother Earth and the Divine, taking an opportunity to work with the natural prana or life force energy with full intention to release, shift and transform our mental and emotional states. Through this system of chakra-based energy work, we honor, trust and surrender to the Kundalini and awaken the Fire Serpent Within.
This 7-Class Series is suited for every physical level and age group. Jamie's goal is to create and support a practice that honors the natural flow of life, integrating body, emotions, mind, heart, Soul and Spirit. May you transmute your inner lead into Gold, releasing that which no longer serves you. We will use a system of physical poses, breathing techniques and focused meditations to balance and align with our Higher Selves. Click here to email Jamie for more information.
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*Note: We do not have on-site overnight accommodations for out-of-town participants. Participants traveling from out of town to attend our courses may book directly with Staybridge Suites, our official hotel community partner located less than 1 block from our facility. Staybridge Suites has offered negotiated discounted rates of $95 per night for a studio and $105 per night for a one bedroom suite. Staybridge Suites is located at 540 Pharr Road, Atlanta, GA 30305. Click here to book directly online with Staybridge or call 404-842-0800 and ask for the Atlanta Polarity Center/Temple of the Inner Self rate. If you have any difficulty booking our special rate, please ask for Staybridge Suites's Director of Sales, Madhavi Raju.
There are several additional hotel options convenient to our facility. Holiday Inn Express Buckhead is an all-suites hotel located within waling distance of our facility; most guest rooms feature a kitchenette and are designed for extended residential stay. The Holiday Inn's reservations line is 404-262-7880. The Marriott Residence Inn Atlanta Buckhead, located two blocks away from our facility, also offers competitive rates. The reservations line for the Marriott Residence Inn is 404-239-0677.
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