Yoga Psychology and happiness with Devamrita Swami, InSpirit 2010Posted by admin on March 26th, 2010

Title: Yoga Psychology and happiness with Devamrita Swami
Location: Urbanedgeyoga, 324 Bloor St W
Date: Friday, Jun 11 2010
Time:07:00 PM till 09:30 PM

Event fee $ 10 includes vegan dinner

Do you have inkling there’s more to life than your average everyday experiences? Come explore essential human quest for ‘happiness’ with an esteemed author and Monk Devamrita Swami who is visiting us from New Zealand for special Yoga lifestyle festival Inspirit. Not to mention the beautiful meditative chants (Kirtan) that he will introduce for us to experience a flavor of happiness not limited by time and space. To top it all we have a delicious vegan dinner and dessert for all our guests.
Yoga psychology – in knowledge and practice – aims at reactivating and cultivating within each individual the essential strength and introspective talents, the powers of self knowledge and self transformation that lay dormant within. Then we can walk in greater harmony with ourselves, others and our environment. Real happiness lies not in the race but in the harmony within.
We need to discover who we truly are, beyond induced convictions, acquired identities and false behavioral models that limit our potential and our deepest aspirations. A time to explore the deeper mysteries of life…

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Kirtan Konnection with Badahari Dasa – InSpirit 2010Posted by admin on March 26th, 2010

Title: Kirtan Konnection with Badahari Dasa
Date: Saturday, Jun 05 2010

Venue : Yoga sanctuary Danforth, 95 Danforth Avenue, Suite 301, Toronto
Time:07:30 PM till 09:30 PM

Event fee $20 includes delicious vegan dinner

Let the calming waves of ancient melodies nourish your heart and soul. Relax in the glowing presence of a Monk as he chants some of the most ancient and powerful mantras in the universe. Relish delicious vegan desserts and dinner prepared by yogis specially for rejuvenating your body and mind. Join us this summer, Sat Jun 5 for an evening of Kirtan (Meditational music) and Mantra meditation with Badahari Dasa, a monk, Kirtan master and a musician for over 35 years who has performed at several spiritual concerts in every continent.

Badahari dasa has a degree in music and has released several music albums and trained many budding artists on classical Kirtan music and instruments. He will enchant you with his deep and devotional voice blended to the expert play of fingers on an ancient instruments ‘The Harmonium’. Accompanying him will be a group of expert musician yogis on eastern instruments like the hand cymbals and Mridanga-drum. Witness the transformation within as Badahari dasa explains the power of the mantras he will sing. A not to miss evening for all spiritual enthusiasts.

Kirtan connection is a unique opportunity to connect with the Supreme pleasure through the simple art of chanting ancient mantras with ancient monks.

InSpirit Mantra meditation – ancient chants and timeless musicPosted by admin on March 21st, 2010

Title: Mantra meditation – ancient chants and timeless music
Location: Room 321, Student centre, York University
Date: Tuesday, Jun 08 2010
Time:06:30 PM till 08:30 PM

Event fee: $5 (includes vegan dinner)

The sounds from our demanding jobs, classes, families and friends fill our lives and can exhaust our body, mind and spirit. Rushing through our busy lives, at every step we try to carve out a passage through this jungle of never-ending sounds we live in. Perhaps in those precious quiet moments you may have wondered what it means to be happy and at peace. Perhaps you have contemplated meditation and yoga to re-connect within yourself to experience happiness.

This workshop will present possibilities about how we can expand our pleasure beyond our present limitations. It will demonstrate how inner happiness can be experienced immediately by anyone, through the mystical power of transcendental sound vibrations. Mantra meditation deals with a pleasure principle that operates beyond the bounds of time and space and emanates from the very innermost part of our being.

This summer we present to you a rare and precious opportunity to experience Mantra meditation with Devamrita Swami, a Bhakti Yoga monk for about 4 decades who has introduced Mantra meditation to thousands of aspirants in every continent of the globe. He brings with him a life of meditation, travels, realizations and sacred sounds sung to classical instruments from ancient east.

Join us for an evening of heart inspiring Kirtan (musical chants), a delicious Vegan dinner, spiritual insights and some floor tapping!

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InSpirit Karma Index – Measuring real growthPosted by admin on March 21st, 2010

Title: Karma Index – Measuring real growth
Location: Multifaith centre, 569 Spadina Ave
Date: Wednesday, Jun 02 2010
Time:06:30 PM till 08:30 PM

** Event is now FULL**

Event fee : $10 – includes vegan dinner (Free for CMA members)
Modern civilizations around the globe use sophisticated indices to make a quantitative assessment of the health of a nation/region’s economy and market. Their hope is to try and predict the future of a sector, industry, organization or nation based on some key indicators. Conventional corporate growth indicators like retention, net profits, and stock market index are now set to meet their match.
Recent series of events have started to shape money markets and corporations in ways never seen before. Corporations are beginning to stop and consider the long term impacts of their short term decisions. This thoughtful reflection has spurred an interest in socially responsible investing – a practice that has exploded in recent years and now encompasses about 10 percent of the $24 trillion investment marketplace.
Karma – a key indicator driving the long and short term health of an organization or nation – is almost never accounted for. Join us for an evening of intriguing discussion as Devamrita Swami, a monk, author and founder of the Institute of Sustainability, introduces the concept of ‘Karma Index’ to evaluate business decisions and measure real growth in the cosmic market place.

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InSpirit Yoga of food – Recipes for health and happinessPosted by admin on March 21st, 2010

Title: Yoga of food – Recipes for health and happiness
Location: Lululemon, 342 Queen Street West, Toronto, ON M5V 2A2
Date: Thursday, Jun 03 2010
Time:06:30 PM till 08:30 PM

Event fee $10 (includes vegan dinner)

Join us as Devamrita Swami, a monk and a practicing Vegetarian for over 40 years helps us explore the connection between Food, consciousness and happiness. He has inspired thousands of people in every continent of the globe to embrace a lifestyle of Vegetarianism leveraging this for building not just health, but also happiness. The adage “you are what you eat,” has never been more true as people struggle with poor health and obesity.

Food is central to our lives and it’s only natural for food to be the among the most effective mediums to initiate a change in consciousness. Conscious living spans all thoughts and actions and, living consciously begins with conscious eating.

Food is the most basic necessity of life. Its purpose is to nourish the body, mind, and soul. It has the unique power to bring people together. All of us have had the experience of sitting down to a meal cooked with love and felt an immediate transformation of consciousness filling us with a sense of deep joy and happiness. Food that is old, decomposed, and consisting of dead flesh will pollute the body and consciousness. Food that is fresh, alive, and nutritious will, on the other hand, enrich the body, cleanse the mind, and satisfy the soul. When prepared with love, food can speak any language. Such food has the ability to break down barriers, turn anger into love, fear into trust, and ignorance into enlightenment. Conscious people live their lives in full awareness of their connection to their surroundings.

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InSpirit Mystic Powers – exploring the unknown by Devamrita SwamiPosted by admin on March 21st, 2010

Title: Mystic Powers by Devamrita Swami
Location: Urbanedgeyoga, 324 Bloor St W
Date: Tuesday, Jun 01 2010
Time:06:30 PM till 08:30 PM

Event fee $10 waged, $7 students (Includes Vegan dinner)

The possibility of an alternate reality of magic, mysticism or a paranormal encounter. Some fear it, others desire it and only a few have it. Mystic powers have enchanted the imagination of mankind for generations.

o A free flight where you spread your arms and embrace the winds, soaring up to touch the skies
o The awe associated with an ability of knowing the future before it actually happens
o The wonder of moving things with your mind.

Mystic powers introduce us to a new reality.
Thousands of years down the line people never tire of discussing the Pyramids, Stonehenge and hidden knowledge of ancient tribes.

Devamrita Swami, A Monk for about 4 decades and an internationally acclaimed author has done phenomenal research on Mystic powers as explained by the scientific community and the ancient cultures of the east. Join us as he takes us on a journey through ancient times to explore mystic powers and discover the real mystic power that lies dormant in our hearts. Join us for a journey of discovery , a delicious Vegan desert and enchanting music from ancient east.

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