Category: Meditation
Sharing experience of taking IAM meditation classes
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Programs in Ranchi
5th November 2015, Ranchi We visited one of the premium schools in Ranchi. It was a fun filled session mixed with some interesting discussions about various facets of life. Towards the end we had a short meditation session. Surprisingly there was a pin drop silence in the hall. Some students were in tears after seeing the videos of what Amma has done and is continuously doing for the humanity. Many of them approached us and enquired about how to get a hug from Amma. Earlier, at the Lions club of Ranchi a talk was given on Amma’s Meditation Technique. -Amit…
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Meditation at CRPF Kondagaon
On 1st November we started meditation class early at 6:30am at CRPF Kondagaon headquarters, 188 Batallion. The soldiers felt very good. Even though they were doing yoga, the soldiers had been wanting a meditation technique desperately. After learning IAM Technique, they felt the power and efficacy of the technique. Most soldiers we spoke to, said that just one session of IAM brought them peace and happiness. Ponangi Lakshmipathi Rao, age 49, an Inspector in CRPF said, “This course is very valuable. Kindly permit us to teach these yoga exercise to our childern & wife, to reduce stress level at our…
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Meditation at Raipur
We reached the Raipur (Capital of Chhatisgarh) on 29th october. From there to Kondagaon was a few hours of bus ride. Next morning we taught meditation to students of government school of Deurbal village, which is one of the Amma’s adopted villages. The students were very happy and quite naughty. They did not hesitate to admit that the main reason they were happy was that they did not have to attend the school, since they had to come for meditation class. But as soon as we started, we were surprised to see that they all became quiet and seriously tried…
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Meditating every Step
Yet again another IAM training camp in Chandigarh. The morning was little chilly but soon the bright sun came up. After the introductory talk, there was an interesting Question and Answer session. The real fun began after the tea break with Walking meditation. Walking meditation really opened up every one – there were smiles on every one’s face. People were literally “Meditating Every Step”. But more than that, as the day progressed and the things started getting deeper and deeper, everyone seemed to be in bliss. There was a good mix of the crowd – youth, seniors and middle-aged, all…
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Meditation in the fort of Chandi
18 Oct 2015, Chandigarh The two day, first ever, IAM program was held in Panchkula district of the Union territory of Chandigarh. The name Chandigarh is a blend of “Chandi” and “Garh”. Chandi refers to Goddess Chandi, the warrior form of Goddess Parvati (consort of Shiva) and Garh means fort. The name is derived from Chandi Mandir, an ancient temple devoted to Mother Goddess Chandi near the city in Panchkula. The participants were highly enthusiastic to attend the IAM meditation program, especially because of the spiritual atmosphere of the Navaratri celebrations that are going in with lot of zeal in…
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Youth IAM Meditation at Naples
13 Feb 2012, Naples, Italy A course of Youth IAM® was held at the school Ipsar Rossini, near Naples. “It was 3pm and students were ready well in advance in the room set for meditation. They all had their mats, pillows and blankets; their faces looked intrigued, but also puzzled by their expectations. In the room the silence was full of questions, but none of the students had the courage to break it. After some introductory remarks, the students performed the first part of the technique, involving some relaxation exercises. Students performed this part with great care and were focused…
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IAM at National industrial security academy
A 6 day camp for CISF Jawans of Central Industrial Security force was held at their training institute, National Industrial security Academy, Hyderabad from 6 – 11 June 2011
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Stress management at United Nations
Today we went with Br. Shantamrita to the United Nations Development Program headquarters in Nairobi for a mini workshop on stress management. Br. Shantamrita was invited in to conduct a meditation with 50 members of senior United Nations directors of various UN programs, undergoing a 3-day orientation program for their new assignment in Somalia. In addition to receiving training in security and safety they had a ½ day module on stress management, a badly needed skill in Somalia, torn by war, terrorism and piracy. The psychologist who manages the Somalia UN group told us the staff in Somalia cannot even…
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Children have so much to teach
There is much to learn from virtually everything – from the sunrise, from the blue skies, from the air around us, from the birds and insects,…. from everything. They can teach us so many things – about the nature of the world, about living in harmony, about life and death and so many other things. Children can also teach you something. It is a very valuable thing that they can teach, something that the world needs desperately in these times and like the rest of nature which teaches just by being what they are – children too teach just by…