meditation

Sri Janani Yoga is honored to host instructors of The IAM®—Integrated Amrita Meditation Technique®–a powerful tool for our spiritual growth. This meditation acts on a very subtle level, eliminating our negative tendencies, slowly but surely, and gives obvious practical results very fast. When practiced regularly, we see all aspects of our lives improve over time. Since meditation is an essential part of any yoga practice, we will be offering even more meditation classes in the future.

“Meditation increases your vitality and strengthens your intelligence; your beauty is enhanced; your mental clarity and health improve. You acquire the patience and fortitude to face any problem in life. So, meditate! Only through meditation will you find the treasure you are seeking.”
— Amma

 Meditation for Peace

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Chant for some time or even for 108 times:

Om Lokah Samastha Sukhino Bhavantu, Om shanti, shanti, shantihi

May all the beings in the Universe be peaceful.

Putting Mindfulness into Practice

By Nichole Proffitt

What is my favorite mindfulness practice? My favorite practice is Keeping it simple.
Whether it is in how we do formal meditation practice, or how we show up for life, I have found that the more we can just keep it simple, the more general spaciousness we will experience. Think of this way: The present moment is always at hand. But what blocks us from being present is all the clutter we add to our lives. It is not up to the present moment make itself worthy of our attention. It is up to us to slow down enough to see it is right there, waiting to show us its magic.

So, keep it simple!

Embodied Wholeness: A mindfulness and counseling group for women living with chronic illness

Starting February 4th, Embodied Wholeness is bi-weekly, committed group and is open to 10 participants. We will meet every other Friday, 10am-12pm PST, via Zoom. New members can be admitted to the group every three months.

Embodied Wholeness group members will learn to navigate the ups and downs of chronic illness or health conditions with ease, a sense of humor and empowerment. Through supportive pathways such as mindfulness and embodiment practices, practices to help calm and regulate the nervous system, emotion regulation, peer support, creative practices, and learning to manage the stressors of chronic illness, participants will forge a new and vital connection with life.

You will learn to…

  • Come home to your body

  • Make peace with your illness

  • Cultivate a whole new relationship with wellness based on compassion and acceptance

  • Stop fighting and resisting

  • Navigate the stress of chronic illness with ease

  • Reconnect with your wholeness, regardless of your state of wellness

  • Remember that you are a whole being and have a life beyond your illness

  • Appropriately grieve and process the sense of loss that often comes with chronic illness

  • Reconnect with beauty, joy and wonder

  • Reconnect with pleasure in your body, even if your condition is still active

  • And whatever else you want to explore

If this sounds like the next step in your healing (and not so harrowing) heroine's journey give me a call or send me an email… I would love to talk to you about joining Embodied Wholeness!

Nichole Proffitt: Mindfulness, Somatic Counseling and Coaching

510-612-6211

nichole@nicholeproffitt.com

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IAM®-20 Course
(3-hour COURSE)

Meditation and yoga have been found to be effective tools in re-establishing inner balance, clarity and peace of mind. The IAM-20 version of the IAM-Integrated Amrita Meditation Technique® is streamlined to meet the demands of busy lives. (A longer IAM®-35 Course, for those deeply interested in spiritual practice, is offered at another time.)

IAM-20 offers an integration of gentle relaxation exercises with an effective and easy-to-practice meditation technique that can be comfortably performed by anyone in just 20 minutes. This is a wonderful opportunity to experience a powerful meditation technique created by an internationally recognized humanitarian and spiritual teacher (Mata Amritanandamayi Devi, widely-known as “Amma”). Benefits include reducing stress and anxiety, increased energy, creativity, productivity and more.

There is no charge for learning the IAM Technique, however a small donation is requested to contribute towards class materials, snacks and facility expenses.

IAM®-20 Course

For IAM-20 courses visit:
https://amma.org/groups/north-america/projects/iam-meditation-classes

IAM®-35 Course

For IAM-35 courses visit:
https://amma.org/groups/north-america/projects/iam-meditation-classes