www.yoga4peace.org

Welcome to Yoga4peace.org

Dedicated to promoting
Yogic Principles, Philosophy & Practice

We hold the World in which we hold Ourselves sending loving kindness to our Mother  Earth and all living beings....

Namaste

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Upcoming Events


Sept. 10, 2010 Houston

Yoga Groove - Where Beautiful Music Meets Yoga with DJ Derek Jones, Kristin and Michelle.
here

Sept. 11, 2010 Corpus Christi
Master Duncan Wong, developer of the Yogic Arts System.
here

Sept 30 - Oct 5, 2010 Houston
His Holiness Swami Radhanath talks and book signings.
here

 

more events...

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Sept. 6, 2010 
5th Annual
Free Day of Yoga
Opening Ceremony at
Discovery Green

8:30am - 11am

 
Free Day of Yoga at Discovery Green will again be sponsored by Luke's Locker. Lukes is giving each studio two tanks to give on the day of the event. Stop by Lukes if you are a studio owner and pick up your free gift for Free Day 2010 right away. See you at Discovery Green on the stage at 8:30 a.m. Class begins at 9 a.m.!

Then, participating studios across the city will offer free classes as a way for people of every age and every fitness level to try yoga for the first time, experience a new style of yoga or share yoga with family and friends.   For participating studios click here.

Now through
Sept. 11, 2010

in Houston
For Public Events & Lectures

 
       Swami Vidyadhishananda Giri

A Himalayan Monk of the Kriya Yoga Tradition
 
 For a flyer of his activities click here

To listen to a podcast of Swamiji on the
Yoga Sutras,  click here.


 

In The News:

New Media:

What Makes Kids Happy?

UBC Researchers Surprised at the Role Spirituality Plays
By Bud Mortenson

What makes you happy? Spirituality typically accounts for four or five per cent of an adult's happiness, but new research has found a much stronger influence of spirituality in children.  Mark Holder, Assoc. Prof. of Psychology at UBC Okanagan, and graduate student Judi Wallace recently tested 315 children aged 9-12, measuring spirituality and other factors.  "Our goal was to see whether there's a relation between spirituality and happiness," Holder says.  The results were a surprise......To read full article click  here

Putumayo Presents
YOGA

This is Putumayo's first CD release featuring songs selected to accompany yoga practice and serve as a relaxing soundtrack for daily life. Sean Johnson, founder of Wild Lotus Yoga studio in New Orleans, collaborated closely with  Putumayo on this project. Sean's expansive liner notes, including a glossary of yoga terms, will help people better understand the practice of yoga and its relationship to music. Yoga features renowned musicians from around the world.
Release date Sept. 14th.
  For more info click here.

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PleEdSaboase Take this Opportunity to Help a Friend

Ed Sabo 
Needs Your Help

Ed is the publisher of Natural Awakenings Magazine and is a cherished citizen of Houston who has tirelessly given his time and energy to promote and bridge understandings of issues of the mind, body, head and heart.  He has been quietly behind the scenes of many of the activities that we all enjoy.  Now Ed needs your help!

He is in treatment at MD Anderson and is in need of donations of blood and platelets. He needs open-hearted donors to help win the battle against Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma.   

Please rsvp to be placed on the reservation list for your preferred time.
Drop-ins are also welcome.

You can also donate directly at MD Anderson,
Ed's patient ID is 843632.

With Loving Gratitude from Ed and his family
for your heartfelt generosity

 

This is our chance to give back in a way that is truly life-giving

On Saturday, 
August 28th

Organized by
NiaMoves Studio

8:00am - 12:00pm
508 Pecore St
Houston, TX 77009

Contact Kristie:
(713) 864-4260 or Kristie@NiaMoves.com

to schedule your time.
 


On Monday,
September 13th

Organized by Spectrum Center, The Path of Tea,
Lucia's Garden and
Body, Mind & Soul.

Noon - 6:00pm
4100 Westheimer
Houston, TX. 77027

Contact Rosa:
(713) 840-8957 or  rosa235@earthlink.net

to schedule your time.
 

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FYI:


Neti-Pot Usage
and Instructions

      
Using the Neti Pot daily will cleanse sinuses and give temporary relief from allergies. This video is intended to be a guide to using a Neti-Pot.   This demo video was created in Honesdale, PA at the Himalayan Institut

Watch Preview of Yoga, Inc.  Documentary  (Click to start)

 

Synopsis:
World Yoga Champion Esak Garcia and his guru Bikram Choudhury, who has copyrighted his yoga style, want yoga accepted into the Olympics.  Now yoga chains are popping up everywhere.  Can yoga survive with its good karma intact?  You decide.

Freeing the Body-
Freeing The Mind
Writings on the Connections between Yoga and Buddhism
Edited by Michael Stone

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