Planting Seeds of Love and Wise Action
Mini Home Retreats
First Sundays of the Month in 2021
Live on Zoom
9:00am-1:30pm pacific time
Next date: June 6th
Sangha Sadhana
spiritual practice with our beloved community
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Take refuge and dedicating the day for peace on earth and goodwill to all.
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These home retreats include viniyoga asana for strengthening and deepening our breath capacity as preparation for pranayama practices. Plus Sutra study, mediation, chanting and more…
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• Mirka will keep the practice lively and relevant to the evolution community during the year’s events.
• We will move our bodies in preparation for the pranayama technique of the month in the morning and in the afternoon.
• We’ll incorporate integrated movement with sound, mudras, nyasa.
• We’ll have a mantra, sutra or poems to practice and meditate on for the whole month.
• There will be focused time to connect with the community as we start our day, and when we end with the use of small group breakout rooms.
See the monthly practices below.
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New new times, as some join for just the morning part:
Our days will be divided into two sessions:
• 9:00-11:30am – morning practice
• 11:30-12:00 – lunch break
• 12:00-1:30pm – afternoon practice
All times are Pacific
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Remaining 2021 Dates:
June 6, July 4, Aug 1, Sep 5, Oct 3, Nov 7, Dec 5
For more information or questions contact Mirka.
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Register Now for June 6th:
Planting Seeds of Love and Wise Action
Home Retreat
9:00am-1:30pm pacific time
Suggested donation for one daylong retreat: $25-$125 sliding scale
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May 2021
May 2nd we will focus on the chakras for emotional balancing.
May Chant:
Aad Guray Nameh – Mantra of Protection:
Aad Guray Nameh
Jugaad Guray Nameh
Sat Guray Nameh
Sri Guru Devay Nameh
May poem meditation:
April 2021 Materials
Click an image below to download.
March 2021 PROGRAM
Special focus on the art of pranayama:
Deepening our breath awareness and capacity
• Five Pranas chant
• Function of the pranas in our system
• Integrate simple sound in our movement
• Explore our breath threshold
• 1) Directional flow of breath
• 2) Explore ratio and threshold with our breath
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Listen to the 5 Pranas Chant with Mirka (music by Rafael):
Here is the text of the chant:
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Pranayama for March 7:
This is a traditional way to focus the mind body on breath awareness practices.
FEBRUARY 2021
DOWNLOAD FEBRUARY 7th PRACTICES HERE
Sutra 1-20
Sraddha Virya Smrti Samadhi Praijna Purvakah Itaresam.
SRADDHA = the place where the heart can rest, place of refuge.
VIRJA = courage,energy strong will.
SMRTI = memory, study.
SAMADHI = contemplation, perfect concentration.
PRAJNA = higher knowledge, true wisdom.
PURVAKAH = preceded by, anterior.
ITARESAM = for others
Commentary from Bernard Bouanchaud
Gayatri Mantra
Om Bhur Bhuvaḥ Swaḥ
Tat-savitur Vareñyaṃ
Bhargo Devasya Dheemahi
Dhiyo Yonaḥ Prachodayāt
Mirka’s rendition, with beautiful music by Rafael:
Additional Chant for February:
Asato Ma Sadgamaya
Listen to this version by Ravi Shankar and George Harrison!