Meditation Events
There is much more to yoga than just physical exercise. Sangha Yoga is a holistic community center, a place for healing, learning and self transformation. Join us on Thursdays for these non-movement based sessions which offer a more comprehensive understanding of yoga as spiritual system and meditation art. Come gather with like-minded people who are looking to naturally reduce stress, seek inner wisdom, and cultivate peace and sustainable happiness.
Meditation Workshop with Karina
Select Thursdays: 6:45pm - 8pm
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O.M. (Open Meditation)
Every Thursday: 7:15am - 7:45am- with Kara Aubin
Select Thursdays: 6:45pm-8pm - sign up for your free time slot
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Yoga Nidra (Deep Relaxation)
Select Thursdays: 6:45pm - 7:30pm
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"Yoga Sutra" Study Group
Select Thursdays: 6:45pm - 7:45pm
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Regular Monthly Meditation Workshop with Karina
"Psychology Today" reported on studies conducted on the brain waves of people who meditate: "Neuroscientists have found that meditators shift their brain activity to different areas of the cortex (brain waves in the "stress-prone" right frontal cortex move to the "calmer" left frontal cortex.) This calmer brainwave activity effects more than just the mind, it can help the body heal too. See what the Mayo Clinic has to say about meditation, then join us for a class.
Learn to cultivate a calm, clear and tranquil mind by learning how to meditate as the yogi's have for thousands of years. A talk, some light stretching or a guided relaxation prepares the body to sit comfortably and be guided toward a calm, steady center.
When: one Thursday per month at 6:45pm
Price: $14 at the door (cash or check); $16 card
Dates: see the current Event Schedule
What to Wear & Bring to Meditation Wear comfortable clothes appropriate for sitting on the floor. Bring a notebook and pen to take notes. (Sorry no recording devices allowed) |
O.M. (Open Meditation)
In support of the Year Long Group Meditation at the Himalayan Institute. 
Akhanda Japa (uninterrupted group meditation) is an ancient practice in the Himalayan tradition for creating a spiritually empowered collective consciousness. It engenders individual healing and transformation while exerting a strong positive influence on the entire web of life.
Watch a video of Pandit Rajmani Tigunait discuss the Year Long Group Meditation at the Himalayan Institute.
Two Ways to Participate at Sangha Yoga:
All Thursday Mornings 7:15am - 7:45am - Guided by Kara Aubin - on donation
Join Kara Aubin on any Thursday morning before work at 7:15am. Kara will be guiding a 20-30 minute meditation practice. In exchange for her weekly commitment to guiding others, Kara will collect donations to support the many humanitarian efforts of the Himalayan Institute.
Select Thursday Nights 6:45pm - 8pm - Personal Practice Time Slots - sign up for free
Join other meditators in silence to do your own personal practice on select Thursday nights. Sign up at the studio to commit to a designated time slot once a month. Meditation slots start every 15 minutes, you are welcome to sit for longer. There is no charge for participation. Upon arrival you'll be given some instructions on how to connect to the energy and intention of those who are also sitting in Pennsylvania and across the world. - See the current Event Schedule for dates.
What to Wear & Bring to Meditation Wear comfortable clothes appropriate for sitting on the floor. Bring any meditation supplies (like mala beads or shall if you require them for meditation practice) |
Yoga Nidra (Deep Relaxation)
This 30-45 minute process is quick and easy way to reduce stress while restoring vitality and mental focus!
Many people don’t feel fully rested when they wake up in the morning. Stress can block the mind's ability to access delta brain wave rhythms during sleep which are essential to healing and rejuvenation. Chronic stress can cause a variety of physical and emotional problems.
Yoga nidra is a scientific approach to relaxation. It systematically deprograms tension from the most gross to the most subtle layers of our body and mind. Yoga nidra is a unique state of restful awareness. While lying in shavasana, (the corpse pose) the body often sleeps, the mind is at rest, yet the subconscious remains active. The nidra process can, in thirty minutes, restore the nervous system as if we acquired four hours of sleep.
This guided relaxation time is open to busy downtown professionals, college students, or anyone seeking to recharge. Let a recording of a master teacher guide you into dreamy, delicious rest.
When: Select Thursday nights at 6:45pm
Any attire is fine - On donation - See the current Event Schedule for dates
Yoga Sutra Study Group
"Yogas chitta vritti nirodaha " - Yoga is the stilling of the restless fluctuations of the mind. (YS 1:2)
The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali is the foundation for understanding yoga as a world view and daily practice. The group will
explore one sutra in each session and have focused discussion on it's meaning and impact on liberation from suffering.
There is no one leader of this group. Each session will have a handout of one sutra with commentary by Pandit Rajmani Tigunait and guidelines for group discussion. Feel free to bring your copy of the Yoga Sutras to reference if you have one too.
Any attire is fine - On donation - See the current Event Schedule for dates.
