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FIVE LECTURES ON SELF MANAGEMENT
(Based on Patanjali's Yoga Sutras)

1. YOGIC WORLD VIEW
The world is made of two principles – matter and consciousness. Matter evolves into ego, mind, sense organs, motor organs, five elements, time-space events, evolutionary historical processes and human habitat and the present culture. The whole process unfolds and enfolds in the presence of a detached consciousness. This holistic worldview is central to Yoga vision and practice.

2. YOGIC PSYCHOLOGY
Yoga psychology goes deep into the structure of the mind – its causal, subtle and gross aspects; its functions and dysfunctions; its limitations and enormous potentialities. Mind binds as well as liberates. The key is mindfulness.

3. JOURNEY OF THE INDIVIDUAL SOUL
The mystic realm of Yoga, near death experience and beyond death. What does the soul carry through life after life. Life regression and mental purification and health. The karma baggage and depth psychology. God as an enlightened soul. Linear and cyclical evolution. The key point is relax, for the soul is immortal.

4. YOGIC GOAL OF LIFE
Samadhi and Kaivalya states of bliss. Enjoyment and enlightenment goals. Yogic experience of world and suffering. Mental powers and siddhis. Spirit over matter. Realizing dreams and desires. Progress versus transcendence. Everlasting bliss is our goal as a well as our nature.

5. YOGIC SADHANA
Kriya-ashtanga-nirodha yoga paths leading to discernment. Meditation and wisdom. Management of body-mind-spirit and realization of human potential. A tool kit for enlightened management of life and its challenges.

Swami Bodhananda brings years of study of Vedanta, Yoga, Sankhya and management into focus in these five lectures for benefit of modern practicing managers and leaders desirous of success, creativity and fulfillment.

 

FIVE CHAKRA MEDITATIONS

Swami Bodhananda has been teaching meditation in AMA for many years. This year his teaching will focus on the seven Chakras or energy centers in the human body. Because of bad life style, negative thought processes and hurt feelings these chakras remain inactive in many of us, resulting in low energy, tension, fear and anger. Through a process of chanting, pranayama, mudras, visualization and meditation, Swami Bodhananda helps you reactivate those chakras and release immense energy and free you from all negativities and illnesses. Which leads the practitioner to total health, joy and inner peace. These five meditations will not only reactivate chakras, but also awaken the inner serpent power uniting it with the center of consciousness in the brain for the experience of enlightenment.