Prana Mandir - Kundalini Yoga Studio

" On every atom is found a Buddha sitting amidst countless Bodhisattvas.
In this infinite sphere of mystic beings, I gaze with eyes of faith." 
- His Holiness, The Dalai Lama - verse from the
Seven Limbed Prayer


 
 

PRANA MANDIR (Temple for Life-Energy) is moving to a permanent home!
Where: 66 West 39th St.
When: Monday, April 28

 

Until April 27 we are holding all classes at our current location, 66 West 39th St. Please come bless our current space with an "attitude of grattitude" as we say goodbye to the little yellow sanctuary.

We are very pleased to invite you to join us on April 28 - the first day of classes at our new permanent home. See you there! Our new address: PRANA MANDIR Yoga Studio 4 West 43rd Street - fifth floor, NYC

What has inpired our move?
A graceful space, all ours. Between 5th and 6th Avenues, but nearer to
5th. Conveniently located close to Grand Central but still only a few blocks from all Times Square trains.

This handsome building houses several floors of non-profit organizations. Once owned by Columbia Universtity, now owned by a church, it is a NYC historical landmark.

We are constructing a unique, Yoga haven with earth-friendly bamboo floors, recycled glass tiles, even eco-freindly paints. Come enjoy our next incarnation.

 
 

Sex: From the Phallic to the Cephalic!
With Ranjan, 10 Park Avenue
Saturday, May 17

 


A seminar on leading edge research into sexuality. With Ranjan Saturday, May 17 Hosted by Michele Risa at a location to be anounced shortly. You may register through PRANA MANDIR

Traditionally we have thought that the purpose of sex is reproduction or recreational pleasure. The latest research in neuroscience reveals it's not so!

In a sexual relationship, each partner's brain sends "broadcasts." Over time they delete the sub-dominant neural pathways of their partner, replace them with their own dominant neural pathways and work in tandem. The actual physical structure of the brain is transformed. The neural stability tha results creates the deepest feelings of satisfaction. According to the neuroscientist James Prescott failing to achieve this neural stability is the cause of promiscuity. The implications are profound: we may need to revamp our sex lives if we want to be happy.

Science fiction or science fact? Join us and find out!

 
 

Belief Becomes Biology
With Ranjan, at Prana Mandir Studio
Sunday, May 18, 10am - 5pm

 


That our thoughts and feelings could affect our health used to be a perspective of the mystic and looney fringe. Since Descartes, educated thinking has been that the immaterial could not act on the material. But quantum physics and cell biology has changed all that. For example, matter is now understood to be energy, just the same as thought is. So it is not so far-fetched to think of them acting on each other. For example, in The Biology of Belief Bruce Lipton has shown that a cell has receptors for invisible fields like sound and thought not just for material things like pharmaceuticals. What is more, genetic determinism has been destroyed by his data. He has mapped the mechanisms through which the cell can be re-programmed to transcend our genetics. Hard science now gives us the physiological basis through which visualisation impacts our body. He has shown it is through the ability of the cell to receive mental signals.

For the student of yoga, the workshop will provide tools to augment the benefit you get from your daily practice. For example, most students are told to visualise. Here you learn how to train your imagination so you can visualise better. Improving the clarity of the sights and sounds you can imagine compacts the time and increases the effectiveness of your daily practice.

Come join us and learn a whole repertoire of skills for greater awareness, greater energy and a stronger immune system. Come learn to taste life more sweetly!

Ranjan is a published author with an international outreach through his workshops and individual healing sessions, conducted as far afield as Sydney, Colombo, Karachi, Bath, London, Chicago and New York. His individual energy sessions and health management coaching have attracted celebrity clientele such as the Duchess of York. His healing ability has been researched at Harvard University Medical School. Visit his blog HealthwithRanjan2.blogspot.com for more information.

$108/pre-registered
$120/at the door

 
         
 
 

Balancing Pitta: Understanding Fire Imbalance in the Body
With Robert E. Svoboda, BAMS
Wednesday, June 4, 7pm-9:30pm

 


PranaMandir Yoga Studio and Dinacharya present an evening with celebrated mentor and lucid vaidya Robert Svoboda, author of 14 books on ayurveda, including *Ayurveda for Women* and the *Aghora* series. Emphasizing roganidaan of pitta vikriti, Dr. Svoboda will work with participants to understand the symptoms and diseases that imbalance of pitta brings, including indigestion, auto-immune diseases and inflammatory states, and what we can do to rebalance our system as we enter pitta season.

Suggested donation - $45
Pre-registration requested.

 
         
 
 
 

Living our Yoga: Practicing Ahimsa On and Off the Mat
With Marcel and Sujata Ringawa
Sunday, June 8, 2pm - 5pm

 


The yoga tradition speaks about an ethical value that is particularly relevant for the 21st century: Ahimsa - translated as non-harming or non-injury. Ahimsa challenges us to look at our own tendencies and the choices we make in our lives. Ahimsa is also a lens with which to view the journey of human evolution and our sacred relationship to the earth's environment.

Inspired by the teachings of Patanjali's Yoga Sutras dating back to the 2nd century, this workshop opens a door to applying yogic ethical values to our yoga practice and our life. The dynamic Anusara Yoga style combined with the reflective study of classical.yoga teachings aligns us with our own unique expression of Ahimsa - and brings us into the heart of living our yoga.

$50/pre-registered
$60/at the door

 
         
             
 
 

Satsanga with Mother Maya
Sunday, July 13, 7pm-8:30pm

 


Living Ahimsa: The Power of Peace

Strive to cultivate inner harmony and good health and you’ll find peace everywhere
- Mother Maya

Come and be present in the beautiful Light of the Mother as she guides you into a profound practice of Living Ahimsa™. This timeless practice helps you to unlock your power of inner harmony. At this critical juncture in the evolution of life, it is imperative that we strive to achieve the knowledge necessary to reawaken the heart of individual health, and communal prosperity and peace. If you are striving to break seemingly impregnable blueprint of being ill and stuck and unhappy in your life, do not miss this precious occasion to be with the Mother and through this unique meditative practice recover your living freedom from hurt, violence and despair. Come and breathe and chant and meditate with Mother to release karmic patterns that may be preventing you from owning your sacred ability to prosper.

During this powerful practice, Mother reminds us of the necessity of cultivating the spirit of Living Ahimsa in our thoughts, mind, and actions. By this means, we may help our family, community and humanity at large to nourish and heal into consciousness. Mother’s powerful transmission will help you to restore your power to peace in every thought, desire and intention. Come and let the Mother guide you into the sankalpa- sacred intention- to make Living Ahimsa your greatest priority.

Living Ahimsa™ is a dynamic inner-harmony education & services developed by Mother Maya and based in the ancient Vedas that has been applied by the Rishis for thousands of years. This practice is the most effective way for you to immediately free yourselves from the pile-up of hurt, illness and despair.

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