From staff reports Published: Tuesday, October 25, 2011 at 3:15 a.m. last Modified: Monday, October 24, 2011 at 2:14 p.m.

Winyah Cares: needs volunteers to provide support to terminally ill patients and their families. 864-541-7159.

Overeaters Anonymous: 7 p.m. Mondays. YMCA of Greater Spartanburg, 226 S. Pine St. 621-7901.

Salsa dance classes: 7:45 p.m. Thursdays. Ages 13 and up. Ballet Spartanburg. First class is free. 583-0339.

Bipolar Disorder Support Group: 6:30 p.m. First and third Mondays of each month. Spartanburg Regional Medical Center, 101 N. Pine St. 590-1592.

Federation of Families for Children’s Mental Health of the Piedmont: 7-8:15 p.m. third Monday of each month. 384-4295. New Day Club House, 1530 Asheville Highway.

Parkinson’s dance class: second Thursday of the month. Free. Led by Ballet Spartanburg Artistic Dress comfortably. Call 583-0339.

Gentle Beginners Yoga: 6:30-7:30 p.m. Thursdays. Instructor Liz Connell. Wear loose, comfortable clothes. Mats provided (you may bring your own.) Ballet Spartanburg, Chapman Cultural Center, Saint John St. 583-0339.

Bounce Back Support Group: 6-8 p.m. every second and fourth Tuesday of the month. a free, confidential drug and alcohol group. New Day Baptist Church, 2090 S. Church St. Ext. Call 573-7592.

Partner yoga workshop: 7 p.m. First Friday of each month. Limited to first five pairs. $15 per couple. Soul Flow Yoga Studio, 2811 Reidville Road, Suite 12. Email yogi@soulflowyogi.com to sign up.

Journey to Recover from Addiction: 9 a.m. Saturdays. Bible-based. 150 S. Forest St., Spartanburg. Call 864-205-9742.

Yoga Bootcamp: 9:15-10:30 a.m. Monday, Wednesday. Chapman Cultural Center, Dance Studio 4 of Ballet Spartanburg, East St. John Street. 864-612-8333.

Beginner yoga classes: 6 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays. YOGAlicious, 100 E. Main St., Suite R8A. YOGA-licious.com.

Free Tuesdays at Curves: All Curves locations. 864-325-9004.

Silver Sneakers/Silver & Fit: 9-11 a.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays. All Curves locations. 864-325-9004.

Nicotine Anonymous meeting: 6-7 p.m. Tuesdays. Free. No pre-registration required. Conference Room, Medical Office Building, Village at Pelham, 250 Westmoreland Road, Greer. 864-560-4472.

Anger management classes: 6 p.m. Mondays, Thursdays. 10 a.m. Tuesdays, Saturdays. for men. must be pre-registered. PACE Center, 145 N. Church St. 877-223-9097.

Anger management classes: 6 p.m. Tuesdays, 5 p.m. Wednesdays, 10 a.m. Thursdays. for women. must be pre-registered. PACE Center, 145 N. Church St. 877-223-9097.

Spartanburg Parks Commission’s Stroller Moms Walking Club: 10 a.m. Mondays. Dads and other guardians welcome. Cleveland Park Amphitheater, 141 N. Cleveland Park Drive. 562-4150.

Domestic violence support group: 4:30-6 p.m. Tuesdays. SAFE Homes-Rape Crisis Coalition, 236 Union St. 583-9803.

Kids’ domestic violence support group: 4:30-6 p.m. Tuesdays. SAFE Homes-Rape Crisis Coalition, 236 Union St. 583-9803.

Sexual violence support group: 4:30-6 p.m. Tuesdays. SAFE Homes-Rape Crisis Coalition, 236 Union St. 583-9803.

LGBT interpersonal violence support group: 4:30-6 p.m. Thursdays. SAFE Homes-Rape Crisis Coalition, 236 Union St. 583-9803.

Tai chi for cancer survivors: 5:30-6:30 p.m. Tuesdays. Free. Gibbs Cancer Center, 101 E. Wood St. 560-6747.

Yoga for cancer survivors: 5:30-6:45 p.m. Thursdays. Free. Gibbs Cancer Center, 101 E. Wood St. 560-6747.

TOPS: 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays. Take off Pounds Sensibly. Rosecrest Community Center, 200 Fortress Road, Inman. 864-439-4746.

QiGong Class: 5:30 p.m. Wednesdays. An interior martial art. Beginners to come at 5:15 p.m. Free. Jhon Akers, instructor. Gibbs Stadium, Wofford College, 429 N. Church St. 597-5022.

Announcements

Agape Hospice is looking for volunteers who can help enrich the lives of local patients living with a terminal illness. Volunteers visit patients, provide caregiver relief, share music, books, Scripture. Free training provided. for information, call 492-5140.

Spartanburg Regional Hospice has joined with Wade’s restaurant to provide a special Thanksgiving dinner for patients and their families. for information on how to support the meals program, visit regionalfoundation.com or call 560-6727.

Today

Be the difference …Lowering your Risk for Breast Cancer: 6:30-7:30 p.m. Dr. Steven Corso to lead the discussion on wellness, prevention and ways to lower your risk of breast cancer. Bearden-Josey Center for Breast Health Lobby, 101 E. Wood St. Call 560-6747 to register.

Healthcare Decisions Day: 6:30-7:30 p.m. Coffee and dessert served. Wes Collins, MA, Advance Care Planner, to provide dialogue and assistance for completing important health care documents. Free. Community Center, the Village Hospital, 2755 Highway 14, Greer.

Thursday

NAMI: 6 p.m. Connection for adults with a diagnosed mental illness. St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church, 101 St. Matthew Lane. 541-8522.

NAMI: 6 p.m. Support group for caregivers for adults living with adults with mental illness. St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church, 101 St. Matthew Lane. 541-8522.

Fundraiser: 5-9 p.m. for Kathy Bryant, who has cancer. Sponsored by Liberty Hill Methodist Church. Pizza Inn, 115 W. Wade Hampton Blvd., Greer.

Packaged in Pink: 7-9 p.m. To feature local vendors, live music, dessert, one-of-a-kind artwork painted by breast cancer survivors. Wear pink. Bearden-Josey Center for Breast Health Lobby, 101 E. Wood St.

School’s in: Prevention of Knee Injuries in Young Athletes: 6:30 p.m. Coffee and dessert served. Physical therapists Doug Wix and Todd Johnson to explain how coaches, parents and student athletes can work together to help prevent knee and joint injuries and muscle strain. Community Center, the Village Hospital, 2755 Highway 14, Greer.

Friday

Boo in the Zoo: 5:30-8 p.m. Members-only night. Adults free, children $3. Cash and checks only. Greenville Zoo, 150 Cleveland Park Drive, Greenville.

Mobile mammography: 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Walmart, 2151 E. Main St. Call 560-7999 for appointment.

The deadline for the health/outdoor calendar is Monday at 10 a.m. To submit an event, contact Ashley Dill at ashley.dill@shj.com, 864-562-7272 or fax 864-594-6350 or Ashley Dill, Herald-Journal, P.O. Box 1657, Spartanburg, SC 29304.

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November 7, 2010 in HIndu Ideals

Kriya yoga is most famously associated with Paramahansa Yogananda who wrote the classic spiritual tome Autobiography of a Yogi. Yogananda tried to spread awareness about kriya yoga through his Self-Realization Fellowship organization in the U.S. its Indian offshoot is called Yogoda Satsang Society. after Yogananda passed away, Kriya yoga has been disseminated by his disciples like Swami Kriyananda.

Aim of Kriya Yoga

Kriya yoga is a tool with which we can unite with the Ultimate. it is known as atma vidya (science of the soul). Kriya yoga can make a person pure and true. it renounces all emotions, as emotion occurs in the mind. Kriya yoga is eternal and has no distinctions. it is based on equality.

Our Body Hosts the Divine

All religions teach us that the Divine exists within us. our body contains all knowledge, deities and even God. only those who are unaware of this truth seek God in pilgrimages and external temples. Kriya yoga teaches us to worship internally.

Role of the Breath in Kriya Yoga

When a baby is in the womb it is in a static, non-breathing state. Kriya yoga takes us back to this state by minimizing inhalation and exhalation. this halts all suffering. The static state induced by kriya yoga is a happy, blissful state in which we can be one with everything. By practising kriya yoga we can lead our lives wisely, even while having a job and family. Kriya yoga involves various breathing techniques to help us realize the original, static state.

Relevance of Kriya Yoga

In today’s materialistic world, the focus is on external knowledge. Most people are content with just living at a superficial level, instead of thinking deeper. Kriya yoga can teach us to introspect and analyze the purpose of our lives. If you want to be truly happy, you need to move beyond the five senses.

Another important aspect of kriya yoga is that it can increase group awareness. As more people starting becoming evolved through kriya yoga, they raise group consciousness to a higher level. this healthy development will automatically impact the less evolved and bring them up as well.

What is Kriya Yoga? : Hinduism

I'm going to start a yoga class at school. Where can I buy these mats at? Target? Rite-aid? Walgreens?

academy… got mine for under 10 i think maybe even 5

modells has a good mat and the price is cheap.

Does it have to be a yoga mat? Couldn't a cheaper alternative do? Something you already have laying around the house perhaps?

buy one from a yogi that's moving to another state. or from craiglitriatuhalpa's list.

i got mine at target.

Where can I buy a good and cheap yoga mat?

I have been trying to find a prenatal yoga DVD that incorporates the husband/partner/dad as well for my husband and I to do together. my husband isn't a yogi but has agreed to do it together as part of the pregnancy. Does anyone know of any DVD's? thanks!!

Are there any prenatal yoga DVD's for both mom and partner?

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