This class has two parts. A yoga class at 10am, and a meditation portion at 11:30.

Prerequisite: any Ananda meditation class (including Raja, Course in Meditation, Learn to Meditate and Meditation for Starters).

We invite graduates of the meditation classes to deepen your meditation practice with renewed inspiration, insights into refinements and variations on meditation practices, and a sharing with one another. We’ll begin with an optional yoga segment (just like in Raja yoga class).

Presented by Nayaswami Hriman, a lifelong meditator and an Ananda kriyacharya and Vahini Sleighter, Ananda Yoga teacher and minister. Hriman will share from his upcoming book on meditations from the Yoga Sutras.

Part 1 – 10 to 11:15 a.m. Ananda Yoga with Vahini – hatha yoga has long been an excellent preparation for preparing the body-mind to enter into meditation.

comfort break

Part 2 – 11:30 to 2:00  Hriman and Vahini will review the finer aspects of:
1. Sitting posture
2. Selecting which pranayams to work with and when
3. Deepening your Hong Sau practice
4. Chanting for anyone and everyone
5. Energizing the chakras
6. The need for devotion and the heart’s natural love