In this weekend you will:
- Learn an effective technique* to calm the mind and heart
- Practice affirmations and visualizations to open your heart to others
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Connect with your innate wisdom to get greater perspective on relationships
- Experience the gifts of your meditation to help you understand others and connect in better ways.
- Tools to practice compassion in the midst of life’s challenges, and experiencing inner freedom.
One of the 4 basic meditation or energy control techniques taught by Paramhansa Yogananda in the Kriya Yoga Path. We teach the Hong-Sau Technique of Concentration in almost every program we offer at The Expanding Light.
Hong-Sau technique is profound in its simplicity and its power. Yogananda called it “one of India’s greatest gifts to the world.” Most guests who have tried to learn meditation on their own are thrilled at how much more effective the Hong-Sau technique is.
Extending the kingdom of your heart
"O Divine Mother, teach me to use the gift of Thy love in my heart to love others.
"The sun and moon and earth and all things are held together by the bonding force of God’s love. If we want to know Him, we must not keep our love isolated and small, but conjoin it to divine love.”
—Paramhansa Yogananda
Tips for Meditation for Freedom and Compassion
1. For one day, view others as an extension of your own self.
2. Step into another person’s point of view, and try to see life from their perspective.
3. Listen to your motivation within your heart, and correct it when necessary.
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Nayaswami Diksha
A popular Expanding Light teacher since 1997, Diksha McCord is the Director of the Ananda Meditation Teacher Training program in person and the Ananda Meditation Teacher Training Online. Nayaswami Diksha, a native Israeli who came to the U.S. in 1990, is a powerful and dynamic woman who has shared yoga postures and yogic teachings across the United States, in Canada and Europe. What is a Nayaswami?
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Prices are all-inclusive and cover accommodations, meals, classes or activities, and course materials.
Learn to Meditate for Freedom & Compassion starts the afternoon of the first date listed and ends with lunch on the last date listed. Check-in is anytime between 1:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. at our Front Desk. Your room will be available by 3:00 p.m. Dinner is at 6:30. The first gathering of your group is after dinner.
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Learn to Meditate for Freedom & Compassion starts the afternoon of the first date listed. It’s ideal to arrive before 4 pm, if you are able to. That way, you can join in the afternoon session of yoga and meditation, which begins at 4:45 pm. Dinner is at 6:30. The first real gathering of your group is at 7:30 pm. If you need to arrive here after 5 pm, that’s fine, but it helps us if you let us know at 800-346-5350. We can also put aside a dinner for you if you need to arrive after 7 pm. The program ends with lunch on the last date. Please see our Daily Schedule.
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