Yoga and meditation courses

Vipassanā

About

Vipassanā meditation has been reintroduced in the Theravada-tradition by Ledi Sayadaw and Mogok Sayadaw and popularized by Mahasi Sayadaw,[2][3][4] S. N. Goenka, and the Vipassana movement, [5] in which mindfulness of breathingand of thoughts, feelings and actions are being used to gain insight into the true nature of reality. Due to the popularity of Vipassanā-meditation, the mindfulness of breathing has gained further popularity in the west as mindfulness.

The technique of Vipassana is a simple, practical way to achieve real peace of mind and to lead a happy, useful life. Vipassana means "to see things as they really are"; it is a logical process of mental purification through self-observation.

Course info

http://www.vridhamma.org/VRI-Introduction

https://www.dhamma.org/en/schedules/schpaphulla

Other Useful link

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJSuen3l7ns -> Before and after the course

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mr-CL8z32Jo -> explains Why this meditation

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBZSeHKmiUg -> Lecture at IIT Bombay

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vipassan%C4%81

https://www.dhamma.org/en-US/index

Rama Krishna Mission

About

Ramakrishna Mission (Bengali: রামকৃষ্ণ মিশন) is an Indian organization which forms the core of a worldwide spiritual movement known as the Ramakrishna Movement or the Vedanta Movement.[1] The mission is a philanthropic, volunteer organisation founded by Ramakrishna's chief disciple Swami Vivekananda on 1 May 1897. The mission conducts extensive work in health care, disaster relief, rural management, tribal welfare, elementary and higher education and culture. It uses the combined efforts of hundreds of ordered monks and thousands of householder disciples. The mission bases its work on the principles of karma yoga.[2]

Course info

http://www.ramakrishnamath.in/daily_schedule.html -> Meditation evening 2 hour class

Other useful link

http://www.ramakrishnamath.in/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramakrishna_Mission

http://www.rkmath.org/yogaetc

http://rkmathbangalore.org/campus.html

ISha Yoga

About

Isha Foundation is a volunteer-based, non-profit organization founded by Sadhguru, to create an inclusive culture towards global harmony and progress. Its powerful yoga programs for inner transformation and inspiring projects for society and the environment are appreciated worldwide, reflected in Isha's consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council. Isha Foundation is an essential resource for those who wish to explore the ancient science of yoga in all its depth and dimensions. Offering a variety of programs that provide methods for anyone to attain physical, mental, and spiritual wellbeing, it aims to enable people to deepen their experience of life, and reach their ultimate potential.

Course info

http://www.ishayoga.org/program/bangalore/index

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zu6ft1GlPBw -> Experience yoga

Other useful link

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MAXvlJ9Jr0 -> Conversation with Sadhguru

http://www.ishayoga.org/

Brahma Kumaris

About

The Brahma Kumaris teaches a form of meditation that focuses on identity as souls (as opposed to bodies). They believe that all souls are intrinsically good and that God is the source of all goodness.[4] The university teaches to transcend labels associated with the body, such as race, nationality, religion, and gender, and aspires to establish a global culture based on what they call "soul-consciousness".[2][5]

In 2008, the movement claimed to have more than 825,000 regular students, with over 8,500 centers in 100 countries

Course info

http://www.brahmakumaris.org/wisdom/courses-we-offer

Other useful link

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJbMUhdgebQ -> Why spirituality

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5VEFS6h7FQ

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brahma_Kumaris

http://www.brahmakumaris.org/

Art of living Yoga by Pandit Ravisankar

About

The Art of Living Foundation is a volunteer-based, humanitarian and educational non-governmental organizations (NGO).[3] It was founded in 1981 by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar.[4] The Art of Living Foundation is spread over 156 countries and is considered the world's largest volunteer-based NGO.[5]

The Foundation is working in special consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)[6]of the United Nations. The International Association for Human Values[7] is a partner NGO that Shankar founded, that focuses on the upliftment of human values at the grassroots level.

Course info

http://www.artofliving.org/in-en/bangalore

http://www.artofliving.org/in-en/happiness-program#distance=10&sSearch=India&st=&lat=&lng=&ctype=51879,12519,274798,12517,266225,12371&acol=0&c=&cc=&d1=&d2=

Other useful link

https://www.youtube.com/user/ArtOfLivingTV -> Art of living TV

http://www.artofliving.org/in-en

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_of_Living_Foundation