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...mind, body and soul. Twice weekly Chitrabhanu lectures at the center--he says his talks are never planned; rather, he speaks extemporaneously as he perceives needs among his students. The center also offers courses on meditation through music, tai chi (a Chinese dance-like movement joining body and consciousness), hatha yoga and vegetarian nutrition and cooking...
Most gurus teach one or another form of yoga (the Sanskrit word means a yoking, or union), practical methods by which the student can strive to unite with Brahman. The discipline that concentrates on psychophysical exercises to purify and strengthen the entire body is called hatha-yoga. Raja-yoga employs meditative exercises to focus the mind, and bhakti is the yoga of love and devotion...
David A. Lee, instructor of the activity, explained yesterday that Kundalini Yoga is subtly different from the Hatha Yoga classes also given here...
...knees." So when he goes on the strip, he is only thinking of a quick and powerful victory. All-American foiler Tom Keller, on the other hand, floats onto the strip as a spiritualist. Unlike most fencers, Keller does not prepare for a match by using calisthenics; he does Hatha yoga postures. "They loosen me up, and calm me down. I want to eliminate all distractions before I walk out on the strip. I also float and dance because I'm a vegetarian, and I don't feel as sluggish," Keller said...
This course is to be patterned on the fourteen week specific discipline described in Omar Garrison's English translation of the Tantric learnings. Prerequisites for participation: adequate mastery of the Hatha Yoga physical positions and diaphragmatic breathing, purchase of the text, and an insouciant attitude toward group nudity...