<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196172695936577283</id><updated>2011-04-21T19:47:37.651-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Ashrams in India</title><subtitle type='html'>Anand Prakash Ashram is one of the best Ashrams in India was founded by Yogi Vishvketu ji and Chetana Panwar, and had its opening ceremonies on Deepavali, Nov. 9, 2007.</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://spiritualyogameditation.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/196172695936577283/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://spiritualyogameditation.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Shreya</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18233426317495542402</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>15</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196172695936577283.post-5388965606236242978</id><published>2009-01-15T09:03:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-01-15T09:09:05.557-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Yoga Retreats in India</title><content type='html'>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:times new roman;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.anandprakashashram.com/"&gt;Yoga Retreats in Rishikesh&lt;/a&gt; will include four &lt;a href="http://www.anandprakashashram.com/Heritage.html"&gt;yoga classes in India &lt;/a&gt;designed by Yogi Vishvketu ji, such as: -  Akhanda (holistic) Yoga, a balanced flow of postures incorporating pranayama, mantra and meditation &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:times new roman;"&gt;- Hatha-Raja, a meditative flow of postures performed with the sonorous Brahmaree Pranayama; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:times new roman;"&gt;- Classical Kundalini, a dynamic class with oscillating movements, and a lot of breath work stimulating the energy channels via the two nostrils, also including chanting and visualizing the chakras; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:times new roman;"&gt;- Akhanda Five Elements, a class that allows the practitioner to repeat a simple series of postures five times with the focus on the different elements and their healing qualities. To know more, visit www.anandprakashashram.com&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/196172695936577283-5388965606236242978?l=spiritualyogameditation.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://spiritualyogameditation.blogspot.com/feeds/5388965606236242978/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://spiritualyogameditation.blogspot.com/2009/01/yoga-retreats-in-india.html#comment-form' title='5 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/196172695936577283/posts/default/5388965606236242978'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/196172695936577283/posts/default/5388965606236242978'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://spiritualyogameditation.blogspot.com/2009/01/yoga-retreats-in-india.html' title='Yoga Retreats in India'/><author><name>Shreya</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18233426317495542402</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>5</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196172695936577283.post-5934695740305626323</id><published>2009-01-10T10:34:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-01-10T10:37:31.070-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Meditation Retreats in India</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-family:times new roman;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.anandprakashashram.com/"&gt;Yoga Teacher Training&lt;/a&gt;, especially &lt;a href="http://www.anandprakashashram.com/Programs.html"&gt;Meditation Retreats in India&lt;/a&gt; setting can be a transformative experience that brings up issues from the tissues for processing and release. please seek appropriate support before considering embarking on Yoga Teacher Training.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/196172695936577283-5934695740305626323?l=spiritualyogameditation.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://spiritualyogameditation.blogspot.com/feeds/5934695740305626323/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://spiritualyogameditation.blogspot.com/2009/01/meditation-retreats-in-india.html#comment-form' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/196172695936577283/posts/default/5934695740305626323'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/196172695936577283/posts/default/5934695740305626323'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://spiritualyogameditation.blogspot.com/2009/01/meditation-retreats-in-india.html' title='Meditation Retreats in India'/><author><name>Shreya</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18233426317495542402</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196172695936577283.post-782319523255139401</id><published>2009-01-10T10:29:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-01-10T10:33:04.303-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Yoga Teacher Training</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-family:times new roman;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.anandprakashashram.com/"&gt;Yoga Teacher Training &lt;/a&gt;helps to deepen their insights into the science of yoga and Ayurveda, as well as pursue &lt;a href="http://www.anandprakashashram.com/Programs.html"&gt;yoga teaching certification&lt;/a&gt;, this is an ideal opportunity. Imagine delving into an intensive 4-week training at a traditional ashram in Rishikesh, a holy Ganges-side town in the foothills of the Himalayas.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/196172695936577283-782319523255139401?l=spiritualyogameditation.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://spiritualyogameditation.blogspot.com/feeds/782319523255139401/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://spiritualyogameditation.blogspot.com/2009/01/yoga-teacher-training.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/196172695936577283/posts/default/782319523255139401'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/196172695936577283/posts/default/782319523255139401'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://spiritualyogameditation.blogspot.com/2009/01/yoga-teacher-training.html' title='Yoga Teacher Training'/><author><name>Shreya</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18233426317495542402</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196172695936577283.post-8164035507328622933</id><published>2009-01-08T10:34:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-01-08T10:48:26.320-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Yoga Classes In India</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-family:times new roman;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.anandprakashashram.com/Programs.html"&gt;Yoga classes In India&lt;/a&gt; at Rishikesh are twice a day – 6-7:30 Am and 4-5:30PM. We teach a flowing sequence of Yoga postures interwoven with pranayama teaching, Yoga retreats and concluding with Yoga and meditation. We call our approach to yoga classes Akhanda Yoga meaning holistic or unbroken tradition. For more information on Akhanda Yoga, please visit the &lt;a href="http://www.anandprakashashram.com/aboutus.html"&gt;About Us page&lt;/a&gt;. We ask that all residents attend the &lt;a href="http://www.anandprakashashram.com/groups.html"&gt;yoga classes &lt;/a&gt;when staying at the Ananda Prakash Ashram to preserve the atmosphere of yoga sadhana.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/196172695936577283-8164035507328622933?l=spiritualyogameditation.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://spiritualyogameditation.blogspot.com/feeds/8164035507328622933/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://spiritualyogameditation.blogspot.com/2009/01/yoga-classes-in-india.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/196172695936577283/posts/default/8164035507328622933'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/196172695936577283/posts/default/8164035507328622933'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://spiritualyogameditation.blogspot.com/2009/01/yoga-classes-in-india.html' title='Yoga Classes In India'/><author><name>Shreya</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18233426317495542402</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196172695936577283.post-4988050060084473314</id><published>2009-01-03T08:59:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-01-03T09:01:40.527-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Satsang In India</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-family:times new roman;"&gt;Yoga teacher training in India has been provided in  Anand Prakash Yoga Ashram which is tapovan agni hotra centre founded by Yogi Vishvketu ji and Chetana Panwar. She enjoys leading kiirtan at &lt;a href="http://www.anandprakashashram.com/akhanda_yoga.html"&gt;satsang gatherings&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt; She developed the curriculum and manual for World Conscious Yoga Family’s Yoga Teacher Training Classes.Kiirtan is usually three times a week: Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 7:30-9PM. Kiirtan is the chanting of names, or archetypes. It is a melodious, uplifting practice which encourages the surrender of the ego, and letting go of constructs which hold us back from free-flowing energy and opening the heart. There is no need to be a good singer, or to know a lot of information about the ‘names’. Whether the kiitran be related to ‘Krisha’ and unconditional love, or Shiva, and welfare or transformation, by chanting kiirtan you will experience on your own what this practice has to reveal to you.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/196172695936577283-4988050060084473314?l=spiritualyogameditation.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://spiritualyogameditation.blogspot.com/feeds/4988050060084473314/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://spiritualyogameditation.blogspot.com/2009/01/satsang-in-india.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/196172695936577283/posts/default/4988050060084473314'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/196172695936577283/posts/default/4988050060084473314'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://spiritualyogameditation.blogspot.com/2009/01/satsang-in-india.html' title='Satsang In India'/><author><name>Shreya</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18233426317495542402</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196172695936577283.post-5065954469238082274</id><published>2009-01-03T08:55:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-01-03T08:59:52.914-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Health and Beauty</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://www.markethealth.com/?aid=128646"&gt;MarketHealth.com&lt;/a&gt; is now the world's largest integrated online marketing company in the health and beauty industry.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/196172695936577283-5065954469238082274?l=spiritualyogameditation.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://spiritualyogameditation.blogspot.com/feeds/5065954469238082274/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://spiritualyogameditation.blogspot.com/2009/01/health-and-beauty.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/196172695936577283/posts/default/5065954469238082274'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/196172695936577283/posts/default/5065954469238082274'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://spiritualyogameditation.blogspot.com/2009/01/health-and-beauty.html' title='Health and Beauty'/><author><name>Shreya</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18233426317495542402</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196172695936577283.post-138748154295990992</id><published>2009-01-03T05:11:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-01-03T05:24:27.690-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Ashrams In Rishikesh</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-family:times new roman;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.anandprakashashram.com/aboutus.html"&gt;Ananda Prakash Ashram&lt;/a&gt; is located in the dynamic international village of spiritual seekers in an area of Rishikesh called Tapovan, about 250 kms. north or Delhi.  The Ganges river valley here is surrounded by mountains on three sides, and it is considered the gateway to the Himalayas.Read More About &lt;a href="http://www.anandprakashashram.com/groups.html"&gt;Meditation Retreats In India&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/196172695936577283-138748154295990992?l=spiritualyogameditation.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://spiritualyogameditation.blogspot.com/feeds/138748154295990992/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://spiritualyogameditation.blogspot.com/2009/01/ashrams-in-rishikesh.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/196172695936577283/posts/default/138748154295990992'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/196172695936577283/posts/default/138748154295990992'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://spiritualyogameditation.blogspot.com/2009/01/ashrams-in-rishikesh.html' title='Ashrams In Rishikesh'/><author><name>Shreya</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18233426317495542402</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196172695936577283.post-3360128016795469751</id><published>2008-12-30T20:34:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-12-30T20:40:31.320-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Yoga Teacher Training In India</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-family:times new roman;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://anandprakashashram.com/"&gt;Yoga Teacher Training In India&lt;/a&gt; teach balancing postures yoga interwoven with &lt;a href="http://anandprakashashram.com/Heritage.html"&gt;pranayama teacher training&lt;/a&gt;, mantra and concluding with relaxation yoga and meditation. We call our approach to&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://anandprakashashram.com/akhanda_yoga.html"&gt;Akhanda holistic Yoga in India&lt;/a&gt; or unbroken tradition. We ask that all residents attend the&lt;br /&gt;yoga classes in India when staying at the ashram to preserve the atmosphere of yoga sadhana.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/196172695936577283-3360128016795469751?l=spiritualyogameditation.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://spiritualyogameditation.blogspot.com/feeds/3360128016795469751/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://spiritualyogameditation.blogspot.com/2008/12/yoga-teacher-training-in-india.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/196172695936577283/posts/default/3360128016795469751'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/196172695936577283/posts/default/3360128016795469751'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://spiritualyogameditation.blogspot.com/2008/12/yoga-teacher-training-in-india.html' title='Yoga Teacher Training In India'/><author><name>Shreya</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18233426317495542402</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196172695936577283.post-4182234703455384069</id><published>2008-12-28T21:34:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-12-28T21:36:01.970-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Benifits Of Yoga</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-family: times new roman;"&gt;As yoga is fundamentally an experiential, inner inquiry, students are encouraged both to be aware of checkpoints, and to explore how the posture feels and manifests in their body during any given yoga experience.  It is this student-centered journey which is at the heart of the Gnostic (experiential) yoga tradition, and which should not be overshadowed by technical instructions.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: times new roman;"&gt;World Conscious Yoga Family’s YTT programs in holistic and Akhanda Yoga include a balance of teaching, discussion and practice of &lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong style="font-family: times new roman;"&gt;six&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: times new roman;"&gt; traditional paths: &lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong style="font-family: times new roman;"&gt;Hatha Yoga&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: times new roman;"&gt; (techniques in  kriya, asana, bandha, pranayama, mudra and meditation), &lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong style="font-family: times new roman;"&gt;Jnana Yoga&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: times new roman;"&gt; (Vedanta philosophy and the concept of Oneness as the essential reality of the  universe), &lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong style="font-family: times new roman;"&gt;Raja/Ashtanga Yoga&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: times new roman;"&gt; (Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras: mindfulness,  meditation, and the eight-fold path), &lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong style="font-family: times new roman;"&gt;Mantra Yoga&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: times new roman;"&gt; (the use of Vedic  mantras for clarity and peace), &lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong style="font-family: times new roman;"&gt;Bhakti Yoga&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: times new roman;"&gt; (kiirtan chanting, contemplation  of devotional aphorisms and the attitude of surrender), and &lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong style="font-family: times new roman;"&gt;Karma Yoga&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: times new roman;"&gt; (discernment of right action, and responsive versus reactive action).  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.anandprakashashram.com/akhanda_yoga.html"&gt;Read More..&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/196172695936577283-4182234703455384069?l=spiritualyogameditation.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://spiritualyogameditation.blogspot.com/feeds/4182234703455384069/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://spiritualyogameditation.blogspot.com/2008/12/benifits-of-yoga.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/196172695936577283/posts/default/4182234703455384069'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/196172695936577283/posts/default/4182234703455384069'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://spiritualyogameditation.blogspot.com/2008/12/benifits-of-yoga.html' title='Benifits Of Yoga'/><author><name>Shreya</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18233426317495542402</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196172695936577283.post-1100507337848644332</id><published>2008-12-28T21:27:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-12-28T21:29:58.301-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Vedic Mantra In India</title><content type='html'>&lt;p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="aboutus"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Agni Hotra Education&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The ashram performs Agni Hotra (fire puja) daily at 8:30AM in the Vedic tradition.  We have handbooks with Vedic mantras in Romanized Sanskrit and the English translation.  Residents and others wanting to join can experience and learn this valuable, ancient Indian ritual.  &lt;/p&gt;      &lt;p class="aboutus"&gt;&lt;strong style="font-family: times new roman;"&gt;Yoga Education Scholarships&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: times new roman;"&gt; Every year the ashram offers scholarships to eligible students in need of assistance, and wishing to continue their yoga education.  Some of these scholarships are given for yoga training with World Conscious Yoga Family, and some are given for study at Gurukul Kangri University for study in the Yoga Department. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;             &lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: times new roman;"&gt; To date, seven students have graduated from the WCYF 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training course having received scholarships.  Many have been offered jobs teaching yoga abroad since graduation; others have become full-time yoga teachers in their communities in India.To know more about Mantras &lt;a href="http://www.anandprakashashram.com/contactus.html"&gt;Join and Contact Us &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/196172695936577283-1100507337848644332?l=spiritualyogameditation.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://spiritualyogameditation.blogspot.com/feeds/1100507337848644332/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://spiritualyogameditation.blogspot.com/2008/12/vedic-mantra-in-india.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/196172695936577283/posts/default/1100507337848644332'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/196172695936577283/posts/default/1100507337848644332'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://spiritualyogameditation.blogspot.com/2008/12/vedic-mantra-in-india.html' title='Vedic Mantra In India'/><author><name>Shreya</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18233426317495542402</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196172695936577283.post-126976530475164971</id><published>2008-12-20T04:49:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-12-20T04:53:07.215-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Yoga Teacher Training</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-family:times new roman;"&gt;Anand Prakash Ashram hosts 200-hour and 500-hour Yoga Teacher Training programs taught by Yogi Vishvketu through World Conscious Yoga Family. The programs are registered with the Yoga Alliance.Read More Here about &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.anandprakashashram.com/Programs.html"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:times new roman;"&gt;Yoga Teacher Training&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:times new roman;"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/196172695936577283-126976530475164971?l=spiritualyogameditation.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://spiritualyogameditation.blogspot.com/feeds/126976530475164971/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://spiritualyogameditation.blogspot.com/2008/12/yoga-teacher-training.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/196172695936577283/posts/default/126976530475164971'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/196172695936577283/posts/default/126976530475164971'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://spiritualyogameditation.blogspot.com/2008/12/yoga-teacher-training.html' title='Yoga Teacher Training'/><author><name>Shreya</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18233426317495542402</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196172695936577283.post-5539734157550066960</id><published>2008-12-18T18:05:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-12-18T18:10:24.633-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Anand Prakash Yoga Ashram</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-family:times new roman;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.anandprakashashram.com/"&gt;Yoga Ashram in Rishikesh &lt;/a&gt;welcomes yoga practitioners who wish to reside at the ashram and take part in the daily yoga sadhana classes. We recommend a minimum stay of two weeks to derive &lt;a href="http://www.anandprakashashram.com/Programs.html"&gt;benefit from the yoga &lt;/a&gt;lifestyle at the ashram, although we will accept requests for shorter stays. There are two yoga classes daily, three meals and time for journaling, contemplation and walks by the Ganges in the middle of the day.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/196172695936577283-5539734157550066960?l=spiritualyogameditation.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://spiritualyogameditation.blogspot.com/feeds/5539734157550066960/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://spiritualyogameditation.blogspot.com/2008/12/anand-prakash-yoga-ashram.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/196172695936577283/posts/default/5539734157550066960'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/196172695936577283/posts/default/5539734157550066960'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://spiritualyogameditation.blogspot.com/2008/12/anand-prakash-yoga-ashram.html' title='Anand Prakash Yoga Ashram'/><author><name>Shreya</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18233426317495542402</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196172695936577283.post-6283233995491692015</id><published>2008-12-18T18:03:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-12-28T21:37:31.454-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Akhanda Yoga</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-family:times new roman;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.anandprakashashram.com/akhanda_yoga.html"&gt;Akhanda&lt;/a&gt;, similar to the word yoga in Sanskrit, means indivisible, unbroken tradition, entire, and whole. Akhanda is the first word of a very inspiring Vedic mantra, Akhanda mandala karam – This Cosmos and the manifest universe is one indivisible entity.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/196172695936577283-6283233995491692015?l=spiritualyogameditation.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://spiritualyogameditation.blogspot.com/feeds/6283233995491692015/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://spiritualyogameditation.blogspot.com/2008/12/akhanda-yoga.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/196172695936577283/posts/default/6283233995491692015'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/196172695936577283/posts/default/6283233995491692015'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://spiritualyogameditation.blogspot.com/2008/12/akhanda-yoga.html' title='Akhanda Yoga'/><author><name>Shreya</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18233426317495542402</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196172695936577283.post-8174297820631110368</id><published>2008-12-17T10:00:00.003-08:00</published><updated>2008-12-17T10:00:54.824-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Yoga and Meditation</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-family:times new roman;"&gt;Yoga, since Indian Independence, has been in a process of cultural revival, in which yogis and academics have been literally and figuratively excavating yogic history, philosophy and techniques.  There has also been a need to translate the meaning of yogic lore and practices for the modern Indian and international population.  What does yoga mean for a practitioner living in the society of today, and in family life?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/196172695936577283-8174297820631110368?l=spiritualyogameditation.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://spiritualyogameditation.blogspot.com/feeds/8174297820631110368/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://spiritualyogameditation.blogspot.com/2008/12/yoga-and-meditation_17.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/196172695936577283/posts/default/8174297820631110368'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/196172695936577283/posts/default/8174297820631110368'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://spiritualyogameditation.blogspot.com/2008/12/yoga-and-meditation_17.html' title='Yoga and Meditation'/><author><name>Shreya</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18233426317495542402</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196172695936577283.post-4398396588763393911</id><published>2008-12-17T10:00:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2008-12-17T10:00:54.053-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Yoga and Meditation</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-family:times new roman;"&gt;Yoga, since Indian Independence, has been in a process of cultural revival, in which yogis and academics have been literally and figuratively excavating yogic history, philosophy and techniques.  There has also been a need to translate the meaning of yogic lore and practices for the modern Indian and international population.  What does yoga mean for a practitioner living in the society of today, and in family life?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/196172695936577283-4398396588763393911?l=spiritualyogameditation.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://spiritualyogameditation.blogspot.com/feeds/4398396588763393911/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://spiritualyogameditation.blogspot.com/2008/12/yoga-and-meditation.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/196172695936577283/posts/default/4398396588763393911'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/196172695936577283/posts/default/4398396588763393911'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://spiritualyogameditation.blogspot.com/2008/12/yoga-and-meditation.html' title='Yoga and Meditation'/><author><name>Shreya</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18233426317495542402</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>
