Monthly Satsang
Coming together in Community.
The human mind is a very receptive instrument. If you place it in negative company, it will acquire negative tendencies. If you place it in holy company, it will acquire divine traits. When thinking of saints, the mind becomes molded into the shape of the qualities of which it thinks, and thereby it becomes pure… Real satsang gives the aspirant inner spiritual strength to face the struggles of life, overcome temptations, manage inner cravings and fill the mind with positive divine thoughts.
Swami Sivananda Saraswati
“Satsang” is a combination of two sanskrit words: sat meaning “Truth” and sanga meaning “in company of”. So when we gather for satsang we are coming together in the company or community of Truth.
The Yoga Academy of North America (YANA),are delighted to be host these monthly informal gatherings of spiritual reflection, discussion, meditation and other practices to support each other on the journey of living yoga from moment to moment.
Each month we invite master teachers (acharyas), aspiring yogis/yoginis, sevaks and devotees of the Satyananda Yoga community to offer support & inspiration on the path of yogic living.
YANA would love to hear how you’re supporting your own local community through classes, devotional practices, service work or any other project being offered in the effort to live yoga of the head, heart and hands.
If you have something you would like to offer or a discussion topic suggestion please email us at info@yogaacademyna.org
Awaken the Higher Mind
A Discussion on Eastern and Jungian Perspectives
with Dr. Swami Shankardev Saraswati
January 12, 2025
6.00pm - 7.15pm EST
ONLINE VIA ZOOM
By Donation*
In this 75 minute satsang , Swami Shankardev will discuss developing mental and emotional resilience through Yogic philosophy and western psychotherapy approaches.
Those in attendance are invited to ask questions and share their own strengths /weaknesses as it pertains to their personal development of resilience, especially in these turbulent times.
The goal of the session is for all who attend to walk away with inspiration and light to sustain a more positive expression and manage the many challenges that life may bring.
The satsang will end with a short meditation practice.
Swami Shankardev Saraswati says…
“In my medical practice I work with various emotional problems. I support people to understand what their emotions are, and how to engage them rather than run away from them or pretend they don’t exist. It’s one thing to have an emotional problem; it’s another to be constantly running from it. I combine specific Eastern and Western healing modalities to achieve this. This lecture will describe my approach.
Clients who use these methods regularly and who engage with their issues with self-awareness become greatly empowered. That empowerment often leads to improvement in many other areas of their lives, as well as alleviating the problem they originally wanted to address. I believe that this is the effect of a holistic approach to healing.”
This event is offered on a donation basis. Your monetary support allows us to continue to offer affordable programming to all. If you wish to make an offering, please CLICK HERE
Dr Swami Shankardev Saraswati, is a renowned medical doctor, psychotherapist, Yoga Acharya (Master of Yoga) and Yoga Therapist.
His journey in yoga, started after he attained in medical degree in 1976; he travelled to India to study at the Bihar School of Yoga, where he remained for 10 years. During this time he wrote several books on yoga and yoga therapy that are still in print today.
His work integrates western mind-body medicine and psychotherapy with eastern methods of mind-body development and awakening consciousness. In his medical practice he treats chronic physical and psychological diseases by combining western medicine with yoga, yoga-tantra, Ayurveda, and other systems of self-development