This sangha, this awareness training, this mondo process is about waking up, both spiritually and emotionally. So that one can bring this awareness into their life whatever they are doing. This sangha is led by Yudo Robert Yorga, a priest-in-training in the Hollow Bones Rinzai Zen Order, a student of Junpo Kando Denis Kelly, Abbot and Founder of Hollow Bones & Mondo Zen. We practice zazen (seated meditation) and offer mondo zen sessions. "Mondo Zen training is one of the most important, creative …

If you are interested in all that is psychic and self development, whether this is new for you or not, this could be a group to explore.,  A meeting is held once a month of comprising of two parts. First, a discussion of a particular topic of interest,  we can share ideas, experiences, techniques or eduction. The second part of the group will devoted to actual practice time with each other, either in small groups or all together. Practice could be meditation, readings or healings. The goal for t …

Welcome! Come experience and learn through stories of human transformation , expand your vision and connect with open minded community. We show spiritual films once a month. Stay tuned! Blessings, Rev. Lucille

Welcome! The Minneapolis Flute Circle is for you if you'd like to play the flute as a way to explore sound, meditate with sound, and find your inner music. This is a judgment-free, collaborative, exploratory, and meditative zone led by an experienced flutist, ensemble coach, and meditator. Our focus is on breath, sound, and connection through music, on process -- not performance. And while the flute circle can bring profound experiences of healing and beauty, we bring a strong dose of fun, ease, …

Meditate Minneapolis is a community organization that brings meditation workshops and classes to the greater Minneapolis area. We aim to provide an atmosphere of peace and tolerance, welcoming a diverse population as meditation and Buddha's teachings can help all people regardless of age, gender, race, sexuality, or religious tradition. By discovering inner peace through meditation and Buddha's teachings, we can have lasting peace and happiness and help others do the same. The group began as all …

Greetings, I'm your host, Steve Sklar. Welcome to MN Sound Healing Meetup Group! My goal in starting this group is to provide a place for people in and around Minnesota and the Upper Midwest to network, teach, learn, and share. The focus of the group relates primarily to the use of sound as a healing/therapeutic modality, and can include, workshops, performances, approaches to and ideas about sound healing treatments, shamanic uses of sound, and related topics. We are going to try and let member …

Hello and welcome to the Twin Cities Energy & Holistic Workers Meetup Group (TCEHW)! Everyone is welcome here, whether you are an experienced healer/worker or just curious and want to learn more. You will find that this group isn't all "Light and Fluff" nor is it all "Dark and Dirty" ...instead, it is a mixture of all the colors, creating the grey in-between all the colors, contributed to by all the frequencies, and in doing this, you allow for a much more potent and powerful transformation. We …

Kirtan Gatherings is your source for events related to kirtan, chanting, meditation and more in and around the Minneapolis/St. Paul area. These gatherings are supportive of the personal exploration of the spiritual path and living in community with an open heart and mind. Our organizers and event hosts make every effort to list all available events that may be of interest to our community. Please check the calendar for a list of events such as: Kirtan Meditation Workshops Classes Special celebr …

Loving-Kindness Meditation Group is dedicated to the practice of Samatha Vipassana, also called Tranquil Wisdom meditation. Concentration yoked with Insight. Using the Brahma-Viharas or the breath as the object of meditation, we cultivate the Jhanas and Insight simultaneously as described in the Pali canon. Interestingly, if these instructions are followed closely, results described in the texts are attainable.  The instructions and practice are simple and easy to apply to everyday life. The goa …

This is a study group focused on the course called The Art of Spiritual Peacemaking, from a book by the same name. It is a 99-day course designed to create permanent change in underlying beliefs, and everyday emotions and actions. There is usually only one course running at any given time, so it is important to contact the instructor to find out when the next course will begin. We urge you to take the journey from the intellectual mind to the Illumined Mind, then to the Awakened Heart, and final …

Have you had a spiritual experience? Meet other people who have had experiences like you. * Dreams * Past-life recall or having a sense that you have lived before * Out-of-body (near-death/ Soul Travel) * Seeing an inner light * Hearing an inner sound * Inner guide––angel, spiritual master, voice * Knowingness––coincidence/déjà vu * Divine love––from a family member, friend, pet, etc. * Sense of oneness or loving presence * Connection with all life * Intuition--direct knowingness/coin …

At any moment, see what your mind is doing. It is going into the past or the future. It is angry about the past or anxious about the future, isn't it? When this oscillation of the mind stops, THAT is when you get in touch with the source of energy, which is YOU. All the human values that we treasure and cherish - Happiness, Joy, Love, Compassion, Caring, Friendliness, Enthusiasm, Creativity, Relationships - can only be lived and experienced in the present. But, when we are caught up in the chat …

To share the art and science of sound healing with holistic healing and wellness practitioners, massage therapists, transformational leaders and anyone who is drawn to learn more and share their gifts with the group. This is a great place to meet like-minded people interested in transformation, sound healing, and personal growth.  The focus is to use sound and intention to live in the present moment, let go of whatever is not serving you, and to embody a state of Being that you consciously choos …

This group is for all lovers and eager learners of Qi Gong and Tai Chi. Who Should Join? Any Individual interested in the pursuit of health and growth through the use of Qigong and Tai Chi All skill levels are welcome. Beginners:Beginners are especially welcome to this group. If you are brand new, there will be lots of new Qigong and Tai Chi skills to be learned. Free intro classes and lectures will be organized weekly, and even some exciting classes to get your feet wet in experiencing energy a …

Welcome to Dharma Readers. This group is a book club which focuses on books that explore the many different facets of Buddhism. We welcome Buddhists and Non-Buddhists alike. We do not favor any particular form of Buddhism and seek only to deepen our understanding and knowledge of his teaching. This group is for those who want to learn more about the Dharma in a group setting. Format: We do an informal ten minute meditation before we start each meeting. Depending on the type of book we are readin …

This is a group for anyone in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area interested in growing and exploring life through yoga, meditation, health and fun events!

The Conscious Club was born of the ever increasing desire we all have to enjoy a social outing that is fun, informative and uplifting in every way. Created by three gents in Australia on the basis that they and so many of their friends were tired of going to the same old pub or club, yelling at each other for a number of hours before coming home with nothing to show for it except a hoarse voice and a hang over. The guys realised that everyone is going out to clubs and getting UNCONSCIOUS, so the …

Are you ready to take an honest look at your self, your life, your thoughts, your ego and make real transformation? Reveal your life's hidden lessons. Use your intuition, inner strength, and consciousness to choose inner peace, wholeness, and joy. No meditation experience is necessary. In a loving and nonjudgmental atmosphere, gather with others in the twin cities area who are simply wanting to live with more love, joy, presence and wholeness. No other requirements are necessary - just a trust …

We are a group of peacemakers committed to the Art of Spiritual Peacemaking course and on a journey to build our inner peace muscle and transform our lives.

Happiness is a state of mind or feeling characterized by contentment, satisfaction, pleasure, or joy. Happiness comes from deep within, and not from people, situations, or circumstances. According to Researchers from Harvard Medical School and the University of California, San Diego: “When an individual becomes happy, the network effect can be measured up to three degrees. One person’s happiness triggers a chain reaction that benefits not only his friends, but his friends’ friends, and his frien …

Create the Life You Want! * Do you sometimes feel like you’re not good enough? * Do you need to love and care for yourself more? * If you felt good, what would you attract into your life? Using a powerful heart healing process, Messages from Love programs & workshops help create new feelings of worthiness, self-acceptance and trust so you can feel good.  When you feel good, you show up for life from a different vantage point and can create the life you desire. To live your best life, it's import …

Explore the meaning and the experience of a sacred connection to our own sexuality.

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From the outside it looks like we are holding hands, singing the Names of God from all around the world, and doing easy round dance forms. From the inside we are having quick and radical shifts in awareness as an entire group. The Persian poet Rumi speaks of "the Wine of Love". Jesus speaks of "the Peace that passes understanding." The Buddha speaks of "the Emptiness", not as absence but as potentiality. These and more are available, not as poetic ideas but as direct experience.  Easy and direc …

The meet up group is being formed to be an extension of the ideas started by Kris Carr's Crazy Sexy Life Blog, books and DVD. The goal of the group is to create a community of people in the Twin Cities area who desire to lead a more healthy life to include: • What they eat • What they think • How they physically treat their body • How they experience and interact with the environment around them Because the group initially will be based on ideas from Kris Carr’s books it is highly suggested th …

We gather to explore various ways to connect with ourselves and with others. Through dancing, laughter, drumming, yoga, singing, sharing, learning, exploring, stretching our bodies and minds, we are building shared visions for our community. Our events occur mainly at the Resonant Connection Center, a physical space dedicated to personal development, creative exploration and social interactions to grow conscious community.