Art of Living Classes in Bothell

What makes us happy? Is it when everything goes just right? If so and given life’s propensity to dish out less than favorable circumstances, this would seem to mean our happiness is held hostage to events outside our control.  Learn how to separate your reactions from objective circumstances (or your perception of them). Control your response and you have the first key to being happy all the time! In the final analysis, right attitude separates happy from unhappy people. Learn some simple ways to train your mind and body to response energetically and positively and thus overcome obstacles that would defeat others. This popular class is offered once a year by Larry and Prem-Shanti Rider and is based on the book of the same title by Paramhansa Yogananda.

Nayaswami Jamuna Snitkin presents this glimpse into the dynamic and inspired experience of some of the greatest spiritual heroes of west and east. Stories and lessons from their lives of heroic devotion, meditation and service will guide and inspire us to reach for our own highest potential.

March series: Saints of the West.

• Padre Pio (1887-1968) –the famous stigmatist in southern Italy made famous by many miracles and the devotion of all of Christendom.
• St. Francis (1182-1226) –the saint of the birds and animals and the first to receive the stigmata. Yogananda called Francis his “patron saint.”
• Teresa of Avila (1515-1582) –Known as the “father”of modern psychology and also a great mystic, her wisdom and her spiritual realization have inspired millions.
• Therese Neumann (1898-1962) –Said by Yogananda to be an incarnation of Mary Magdalene, she lived without food or water for decades.
   

The secret of having greater energy, vitality and joy in your life is to discover that their source is within you! Prem-Shanti Rider will share with you one of the best kept secrets and greatest discoveries in the long tradition of yoga: Yogananda’s system of tension, movement and breath control exercises. We call them the Energization Exercises. These 39 movements can be done standing (and many can easily be modified for sitting) and require no specialized knowledge nor any required foundation of strength or state of health. Virtually everyone can benefit. These can be used for dynamic meditation; they can be adapted for healing and recovery from illness or surgery; for increasing mobility and stamina; for reducing fatigue and hunger. Change your life and draw energy at will into the body cells.
 

Don’t you want to be the kind of person who, in a crises, stands calmly, courageously, and confidently when others panic? Studies have shown that it is difficult to predict in advance how a person will respond to crises. And sufficient unto our lives are the crises that come to us even if they not be cataclysmic or even noticed by others. Faith in a higher power goes beyond mere belief. It derives from direct, personal contact with the Source of courage, calmness and confidence. Based on the popular book of the same title by Paramhansa Yogananda, Larry and Prem-Shanti will share with you techniques and attitudes which, if practiced in daily life, can be your salvation under stress and crises.

Nayaswami Jamuna Snitkin presents this glimpse into the dynamic and inspired experience of some of the greatest spiritual heroes of west and east. Stories and lessons from their lives of heroic devotion, meditation and service will guide and inspire us to reach for our own highest potential.

April series: Saints of the East.

• Paramhansa Ramakrishna (1836-1886) –Made famous by his best known disciple, Swami Vivekananda, Ramakrishna was a bhakta (devotional yogi) who worshipped Divine Mother in the form of Goddess Kali. He demonstrated the divine presence in actual inner communion through the “bhav”(devotional worship) of each major religion.
• Anandamayima (1896-1982) –Featured in Yogananda’s famous autobiography, this woman saint, though illiterate, was revered both for her wisdom and her compassion.

For graduates of the Raja Yoga Intensive, this long-awaited follow-up course will provide more time for discussing and practicing meditation and exploring deeper aspects of Vedanta teachings such as karma, death, astral life and rebirth, energy healing, cycles of consciousness and the current age, ego versus soul, and the higher stages of meditation.

Ananda’s most popular and comprehensive course includes meditation, yoga, and the universal philosophy of the Bhagavad Gita and Patanjali’s 8-Fold Path (Ashtanga Yoga).

We use the modern, definitive text written by Swami Kriyananda: The Art and Science of Raja Yoga.
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Raja segment:
Although designed to be taken with the Hatha segment, may be taken separately for $240 plus text & materials

Hatha segment:
Although designed to be taken with the Raja segment, may be taken separately for $155 plus text & materials

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