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SUMMARY:Vishoka Meditation® Course
DESCRIPTION:A feeling of inner joy that is untouched by any form of sorrow is Vishoka. In this course you will learn a systematic approach to meditation practice that unites the power of the breath and mind and directs them inward to discover your inner joy and radiance. Once you see the joy inside of yourself clearly\, you will more easily experience joy in the world outside. \nVishoka Meditation is grounded in the direct experience of the sages of the Himalayan Tradition\, including Buddha and Patanjali\, and embodies yoga’s essential wisdom on the path of meditation. So far in the west\, partial techniques have been introduced as independent systems of meditation. This tendency compromises the efficacy of such meditative techniques\, and meditators are left with limited results. Vishoka Meditation is not just a technique\, but rather is a complete system to reclaim our inner radiance and train our mind to remain clear\, focused\, firm\, productive\, and joyful in all circumstances and situations in life. \nPandit Rajmani Tigunait\, PhD\nProgram Overview:\nThe Vishoka Meditation® Course is the official companion to Pandit Tigunait’s book Vishoka Meditation: The Yoga of Inner Radiance and is designed to help you comprehensively experience the wisdom and practices described therein. This 6-week on-demand digital course teaches you Vishoka Meditation step-by-step\, and breaks down all the preparatory practices as well as the complete practice of Vishoka Meditation so you can learn each step systematically. \nYou’ll receive guidance on the subtle points of Vishoka Meditation\, which require the direct guidance of a teacher proficient in this practice. This course is designed for students of all proficiencies\, from those just beginning on the path of yoga or meditation\, to experienced meditators and yoga teachers. \nProgram Features:\nLearn the entire system of Vishoka Meditation step-by-step through lectures and practicums\, with a focus on understanding and gaining experiential proficiency in a precise set of meditative techniques designed to unite mind and breath\, and turn them inward.\nBuild a solid foundation for your practice by mastering all of the preparatory skills required for Vishoka Meditation\, including:\nFinding a comfortable and steady sitting posture\nDiaphragmatic breath training\nSystematic relaxation techniques\nNadi Shodhana pranayama\nSo Hum pranayama\nBuilding up to the complete practice of Vishoka Meditation by systematically learning:\nAharana pranayama\nSamikarana pranayama\nThe 5-step main body of Vishoka Meditation\nUnderstanding the role of prana and pranic-awareness in Vishoka Meditation\, including both theory and practice. We’ll explore these concepts in context to asana\, relaxation and meditative pranayamas.\nOverview of the yogic lifestyle that is the foundation of Vishoka Meditation\nOverview of the spiritual origins of Vishoka Meditation and its wisdom tradition\nEvery week includes lectures\, practicums\, and a full guided practice\, to help you have a living experience of each technique that is part of the Vishoka Meditation system.\nOn-demand sessions presented in short chapters to give you flexibility in your schedule.\n5 live Zoom sessions for assimilation\, questions\, and discussion with faculty.\nLifetime access to all course recordings and materials.\nProgram Format:\nThis on-demand + live course is released over 6 weeks. Each week will release on-demand lessons and the corresponding live touchpoint. On-demand lessons will release on Fridays at 8:00 am ET\, starting on Friday\, November 7th\, 2025.\nEach week’s release contains 3 to 4 hours of on-demand video content including lectures\, practicums\, and guided practices. (22 hours in total)\n5 live sessions conducted via Zoom are spaced throughout the program allowing time to ask questions and interact with the faculty and other students. (5 hours)\nLive Sessions Schedule – All sessions are held on Zoom from 7-8pm ET\nLive Session #1 – Thursday\, November 13\nLive Session #2 – Thursday\, November 20\n(No live session on the week of Thanksgiving Holiday)\nLive Session #3 – Thursday\, December 4\nLive Session #4 – Thursday\, December 11\nLive Session #5 – Thursday\, December 18\nOn-demand sessions are broken down into many short video chapters each focusing on a specific practice or concept. This format allows students to replay specific chapters that they are currently working on without having to hunt through a long video.\nPDF handouts are included for each session.\nWeekly quizzes (self-assessed) are included to help assimilate the material covered that week.\nYour purchase of this course includes lifetime access to all videos and course materials.\nPrerequisites:\nRequired reading: Vishoka Meditation: The Yoga of Inner Radiance\nAlso available in Kindle ebook\, and Audiobook formats\nContinued Vishoka Meditation Journey:\nVishoka Meditation Course and its companion book\, Vishoka Meditation: The Yoga of Inner Radiance\, are the entry point into a rich learning track.\nThis program is a key prerequisite for the Vishoka Meditation 40-Day Practice and acceptance into the Vishoka Meditation Teacher Training\nThe Vishoka Meditation 40-Day Practice is a 6-week webinar that meets once per week for 90 minutes\, to help you begin or refine your home practice of Vishoka Meditation. This program is open only to those who have done the Vishoka Meditation Course\, and focuses on experiential refinement through a 40-day practice of Vishoka Meditation. This live webinar is offered annually.\nThe Vishoka Meditation Teacher Training certifies students to teach all of the practices covered in this course\, and is offered online biannually.\nVishoka Meditation Retreats are offered annually at the Himalayan Institute campus in Honesdale\, Pennsylvania as well as occasionally at our campus in Khajuraho\, India.\nMany more advanced Vishoka Meditation courses are offered annually or biannually including the Vishoka Meditation Self-Mastery Series and Vishoka Meditation Level Two.
URL:https://himalayaninstitute.org/event/vishoka-meditation-course-nov-2025/
LOCATION:Himalayan Institute Retreat Center\, 952 Bethany Tpke\, Honesdale\, PA\, 18431\, United States
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SUMMARY:Vishoka Meditation® Teacher Training
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SUMMARY:Becoming the Light Within
DESCRIPTION:Let’s begin the new year together– honoring our highest selves and manifesting a bright future. As 2026 approaches\, we have an opportunity to pause\, breathe\, and find ourselves in this chaotic world. We can turn toward the steady light within us for stability and guidance. This inner light is the teacher of all teachers. It is the spark that ignites the sun\, illuminates the planets\, and powers the core of our bodies. It is the voice that speaks through our conscience\, and the guide that always shows the path back towards wholeness. \nWithin each of us lies the power to soften the grip of suffering. As the great teachings say\, only a clear and self-aware mind can merge with the light of our pure nature and flood the darkness of ignorance. Knowledge—the deep knowing of who we are and all that we’re capable of—is the force that intensifies our inner brilliance. \nBecoming the Light Within — A New Year’s Retreat is an invitation to know our own radiance\, dissolve doubt and fear\, and step into the new year with clarity\, vitality\, and a renewed sense of purpose. Members of HI’s core faculty\, along with honored guest presenters\, are excited to offer this transformational retreat that combines inspiration\, practice\, relaxation\, and community fellowship. \nThroughout\, we’ll engage in yoga\, meditation\, and guided reflections to unblock internal pathways and restore our natural brilliance. Nourishing meals\, comforting teas\, free time for integration\, creative exploration\, and moments of fellowship will sustain and uplift us as we ground ourselves in our truest essence. \nStep into 2026 shining your brightest knowing that the same eternal splendor that lights the sun\, moon\, and stars shines its brightest within you. \nSome highlights of this retreat include:\n\nLighting Our Inner Flame\, an intention-setting session with singing bowls that opens the door to several days of self-exploration;\nBreathing Light: Awakening Pranic Flow\, where prana — our lifeforce — is stirred through subtle practices that help us breathe with intention and stoke our inner fire;\nRadiance in Motion\, an active yoga session that directs prana through postures and controlled movement;\nHarmonic Healing: Sound Bath & Deep Rest a relaxing sound bath with singing bowls and gongs that will attune body\, mind\, and spirit to subtle energy\, healing\, and spaciousness;\nLightness of Being\, an embodied all-levels yoga practice that invites playful movement and joyful presence;\nIgniting Creativity: Intention-Setting Through Art\, a hands-on art making session that blends guided intention work with creative expression;\nAkhanda Japa\, connect our hearts and the power of positive intention with a powerful group meditation leading up to midnight on New Year’s Eve;\nAnd much more…
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SUMMARY:Vishoka Meditation® 40-Day Practice
DESCRIPTION:The Vishoka Meditation 40-Day Practice is a 6-week (once per week) webinar designed to help you begin or intensify your at-home Vishoka Meditation practice. This program is specifically designed for students who have already taken the Vishoka Meditation Course\, and is a 40-day home practice that will focus on experiential refinement of Vishoka Meditation rather than learning the techniques. The key to unlocking the full potential of Vishoka Meditation is systematically cultivating a living experience through practice. \nIn this program\, we’ll deconstruct the Vishoka Meditation system into a series of steps so you can build a strong foundation of preparatory practices before we dive into the complete practice of Vishoka Meditation. Learn how these techniques are sequenced\, refined and integrated into a complete\, living practice. \nVishoka Meditation is the legacy of a long line of masters who realized that transcending pain and sorrow is crucial to finding lasting happiness…The secret of mastering the practice lies in the precision and effortlessness employed in uniting the mind and breath and turning their united forces inward. Mastery further depends on two things: first\, adhering strictly to the sequence of techniques for uniting the mind and breath and turning them inward; and second\, exercising patience. \nPandit Rajmani Tigunait\, PhD\, Vishoka Meditation\nProgram Features\nSystematically unpack all of the teachings from the Vishoka Meditation Course and Vishoka Meditation book and cultivate a living experience of the practice.\nBuild a solid foundation by practicing each preparatory technique step by step\, including:\nFinding your seat\nDiaphragmatic breath training\nSystematic relaxation techniques\nNadi Shodhana pranayama\nSo Hum pranayama\nBuilding up to the complete practice of Vishoka Meditation by sequentially practicing Aharana pranayama\, Samikarana pranayama and the main body of Vishoka Meditation.\nLearn valuable refinements to deepen your practice of Vishoka Meditation\, and establish a home practice.\nImmerse yourself in a 40-day daily practice to cultivate a living experience while building momentum that will take you forward in your personal practice.\nEach session will include a guided practice\, which you can use as your daily practice for that week’s homework assignment.\nProgram Format\nWeekly 90 minute Zoom webinar session at 7pm US Eastern on Tuesdays\, starting from January 6\, 2025 for 6 weeks.\nSessions will be available for on-demand viewing within 24 hours of the live presentation\nAll sessions will continue to be available on-demand after the completion of the program.\nSessions will be a blend of lecture\, Q&A\, and guided practice.\nIn each session\, participants will be given a short daily practice homework assignment for the following week\, with practice resources referenced from the Vishoka Meditation Digital Companion or HI Online Library.\nThis 40-day at-home practice is a powerful compliment to the Vishoka Meditation Course\, and is a key prerequisite for acceptance into the Vishoka Meditation Teacher Training\nProgram Schedule:\nWeekly 90 minute Zoom webinar session at 7pm US Eastern on Tuesdays\, starting from January 6\, 2026 for 6 weeks. \nJanuary 6th: Laying the Foundation: Preparing the Body and Mind\nJanuary 13th: Continuum of Experience: Breath Refinement to Pranic Awareness\nJanuary 20th: Uniting Breath & Mind: Aharana Pranayama\nJanuary 27th: Cultivating Inner Balance: Samikarana Pranayama\nFebruary 3rd: The Complete Practice of Vishoka Meditation\nFebruary 10th: Optimizing your Practice of Vishoka Meditation\nPrerequisites\nThe Vishoka Meditation Course\nRequired reading: Vishoka Meditation\nAlso available in Kindle ebook\, and Audiobook formats\nWebinar Format:\nOnline sessions will be held live on Tuesdays from 7:00pm – 8:30pm EDT starting on Tuesday\, January 6th and ending on Tuesday\, February 10th. \nAll online lectures will be held live over Zoom. \nAll of the live Zoom sessions\, downloadable course materials\, and playback videos will be delivered directly through your HI Online course portal upon signing up. All playback videos will be available within 24 hours after the conclusion of each session.
URL:https://himalayaninstitute.org/event/vishoka-meditation-40-day-practice-jan-2026/
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