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Raja Yoga For Teens

  • Ananda Community 240 Monroe Drive Mountain View, CA, 94040 United States (map)

4 week immersion, Wednesdays Aug 2, 9, 16, 23 & Saturday, Aug 19 10am - 4pm

Amidst the intensity of life, there are tools within us to access, at well, calmness, contentment, clarity, and strength. Meditation is proven to heal stress and anxiety and is known to help cultivate success, joy, positivity, and balanced well-being.

Empower yourself with the skills and habits to cultivate joy, navigate challenges and live a meaningful life. Join with fellow teens throughout the Bay Area to learn how to meditate and access your highest potential.

6-7PM Yoga (1 hr)
7-7:25 Meditation & Pranayama (25 min)
7:30-8:00 Potluck
8:00-8:15 Introduction to Topic
8:15-8:30 Experiential Exercises / Discussion
8:30-8:45 Deepening Concepts
8:45-9:00 Final Integration, Application, and Sharing

In this weekly teen circle we will learn and practice:

  • Attitudes and habits for right living

  • Yoga postures, breathing techniques & meditation

  • Affirmations & the power of thought

  • The power of concentration, energy, and personal magnetism

  • Techniques of self-mastery

  • The nature of happiness

  • How to cultivate an fulfilling inner life

Discussion points for the course:

  • The History & Paths of Yoga

  • Ashtanga Yoga and the Yamas

  • Niyamas & Life is a Battlefield

  • Affirmations

  • Energy & Magnetism

  • The Inner Life/Universe (Living from the inside out)

Early bird price through May 31st $300, Regular price $350

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Brahmacharini Lakshmi

Lakshmi is an Ananda minister and one of the co-managers of Ananda Palo Alto. She also serves as an English teacher and a mediator at a local high school, dedicated to merging mindfulness and academics in a professional setting. She is a thoughtful and delightfully engaging teacher at Ananda, as well. Lakshmi serves Ananda Palo Alto in many ways, with a rare gift for organizing major projects with ease.

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Kshama Kellogg

Kshama is a long-time teacher in Living Wisdom School, and herself a former student. This deep immersion in the experience and ideals gives her a unique sensitivity to the needs of students. She is a gifted mentor/coach to young people. She is also a skilled yoga and meditation instructor, athlete, singer, and actor.

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Keshava Betts

Keshava is a teacher at the Living wisdom high school in Palo Alto. He is a lifelong performing artist—cellist, vocal soloist and actor. Unusually, he is also a lifelong student of Yogananda’s teachings, immersed since birth at Ananda Village. Keshava also has a deep love of astrology and has studied with Vedic astrologer, Drupada MacDonald. As a teacher, astrologer, and musician, Keshava aims to share the transformative vibration of wisdom and joy in everything he does.

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Hazemach

Hazemach has taught at Living Wisdom High School since 2019, in the subjects of personal development, mathematics, literature, and physics. He is a life-long yogi, a world-level competitor in Karate, and a graduate of Living Wisdom School. Hazemach’s love of wisdom shines through in his teaching as he explains concepts with clarity and joy. His dedication to truth makes his classes nuanced and impactful. Hazemach is always expanding his horizons through continued study, self-reflection, and meditation.

Earlier Event: July 30
Sunday Worship Service - Keshava
Later Event: August 2
Guided Sadhana - Movement & Meditation