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Greetings!
Testimonial of the week!
From now on, every week, we will add a new
testimonial with the hope to give you
a different perspective from different people
who come to experience what we offer.
Testimonial from Amy Appleton
II came to Integral Nutrition because I was
looking to learn more about healthy eating,
losing weight and doing it in such a way that
coincided with my busy work schedule. What I
encountered was so much more! Since going to
see Ricardo, not only have I lost weight,
I've gained a sence of well being that I
didn't know existed. By continuing to take
advantage of the wonderful programs that they
have to offer, my mind and spirit have been
opened to bigger and greater things. I love
doing yoga every Saturday morning and it is
complimented afterwards by the relaxing and
therapuetic ginger compress. Ricardo is great
source of knowledge, advice, and overall
inner peace that I think everyone could
benefit from. I am so grateful that our paths
have crossed. My life has changed and
continues to change for the better. Thanks
Integral Nutrition!
-Amy, 32
Harriman, NY
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Who Am I?
Western psychology identifies the sense of "I
am" with a personality.
A personality is created by identifying
ourselves with our senses and with our mind
through what we think.
Identifying yourself with a personality is
what stops you from realizing who you really
are.
I will be covering each sense in the next
newsletters
The Sense of Seeing
1. Realizing that I am not what I see, but
the one who uses the eyes to see.
When we identify ourselves with what we see,
we identify ourselves with forms.
We see our body and therefore we identify
ourselves as a body and because my body is
different than yours then we see ourselves
different than others and we start judging
others by what their body looks like, by what
kind of clothe they wear, etc
We see the color in our skin and because the
color of my skin is different than yours then
we see ourselves different than others and we
start judging others by their skin color
By identifying ourselves with what we see
through our eyes we fall under the illusion
that we are what we see, when in reality our
true identity, the soul, is formless.
When Jesus said "See God in everyone" he
meant go beyond identifying your self and others
with forms and see what's left, The Soul,
God.
Most people fall under the ilussion of
identifying themselves and others through
what they see.
Couples spent years with each other, and yet
they never get to recognize each other's true
essense, instead all they see is the
personalities "the about" of one an
other.
When you identify your self and others with
"the abouts" you start seeing differences
within each other. It is this differences
that leads to the feeling of separation,
which in relationships leads to an unhappy
marriage...
Marriage means union, union relates not to
unifying two personalities, but to recognize
"that" within ourselves, which is of no
difference from mine or yours.
Use your eyes to see, to enjoy the beauty of
this planet, but realize you are not what you
see, but the one who uses the eyes to
see.
Raghavendra
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News and Events this week:
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Earth Day Events
Saturday, April 21 in Warwick 11AM-9PM
A 2007 County Earth Day Event is planned for
Saturday, April 21 in Warwick. The Earth Day
Event will take place from 11am-5pm in 2
locations: the Warwick Middle School and the
Rogowski Farm in Pine Island/Warwick.
At the Middle School, there will be a Global
Warming Forum with several speakers
discussing our impacts on global warming, and
local and regional solutions to Global
Warming. There will be a showing of the
Inconvenient Truth Slide Show, Green Home
discussion and slide show, Solar and
Geothermal initiatives in NY State, the Food
and Fuel Connection-why local farming is key
to slowing global warming, Warwick School's
energy conservation efforts, Corporate
Responsibility-being a climate neutral
company, Will Steger's Polar Global Warming
Research Expedition and much more.
For more information, please click
here
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Prem Prakash at Ananda Ashram
I have mentioned my friends from the Green
Mountain School of Yoga / Kailash Ashram in
Vermont a
few times in our newsletter and some of you
have heard me read from Prem Prakash's books
in class.
I am happy to announce that Prem Prakash and
his family will be leading a weekend workshop
this coming weekend weekend at Ananda Ashram
in Monroe, NY.
If you want to go deeper into the science of
Yoga, I highly reccomend you attend his
semminar.
For more information, please visit www.anandaashram.com
and www.gmsy.org
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Spiritual Cinema is changing to Monday
nights at 8pm
Most of you voted Yes for Monday Nights at
8pm, thank you for taking the time to
respond.
See below about our upcoming film!
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Silent Retreat ~ Develop The Buddha
Within
Theresa, aka Deva Nartana, and I will be
leading a silent retreat on Saturday April
28th from
6am-6pm. This is a great opportunity for you
delve deeper into yourself, recognize your
true essence ,develop awareness
and inner peace. For more information,
please click
here!
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Gospel of Thomas - A
commentary...
As you know from
last newsletter, I am
working on a commentary on the Gospel of
Thomas. In my opinion this book has the most
fundamental teachings of Jesus. There are
about 100 and so sayings in this gospel.
Every week I will be adding 3 new
commentaries...
To read this week's, please click
here!
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Weekly schedule changes
We have made a few changes to our weekly
schedule, either see the changes below in
each category or click
here to view our weekly schedule
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Help us keep our center open by
making a
$25 donation!
Donation can also be mailed at:
Integral Nutrition, 314 S RT 94, Unit 1,
Warwick, NY 10990
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Weekly Gratitude Affirmation/Intent
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Repeat this affirmation as often as possible
throughout your day. Write it on a piece of paper
and carry around to re-mind yourself
"I am not what I see, but the one who
uses the eyes to see - Raghavendra"
Have a great week!
Raghavendra Giri
aka Ricardo Dacosta
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Steve
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Raghavendra
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Raghavendra
6-7:15 |
Steve
7:15-8:30 |
Raghavendra
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There will be no class this coming
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Ginger Compress ~
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Tuesday & Thursday from
6-7pm. Saturdays from 12-1pm
Highly
Recommended!
The ginger compress is an external &
topical application of fresh, hot ginger
water to
specific areas of the body. Compresses dispel
cold,
stimulate circulation, assist the breakdown
of fat
deposits and relieve stagnation by moving energy
(Qi) on a deep level.
There will be no Ginger Compress this
coming Saturday April 21st
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Raghavendra
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Raghavendra
8:30-9:30 |
Steve
10-12 |
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Steve
7:30-9:30 |
Kirtan
8-9 |
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Note:
*If you are interested in coming to our
morning meditation class, you must let us
know the night before the day you are
planning to come.
* Steve's meditation is part of his Yoga
class which starts at 7:30pm and it goes
through 9:30pm
* Morning meditation are based on the
teachings of our Guru, Maha Yogi Pilot Baba.
They consist on different pranayam (breathing
techniques) known as Kriyas to disconnect the
mind, which makes it easier to reach a
meditative state of mind
* Evening meditation consist of Chanting
mantras (Kirtan style) for 30 min to open the
heart and then silent meditation for another
30 min.
For more information, please click
here
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| Soul Motion TM ~ Thu from 7-8pm |
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Soul Motion TM
SOUL MOTION TM is a form of ecstatic dance.
At the
core is creative expression and relationship -
private, public and devotional. It explores
activity, stillness, sound and silence using the
rhythms of breath and heartbeat.
Soul
Motion is the ultimate
movement meditation.
Join Soul
Motion instructor Ma Deva Nartana, aka
Theresa Bellettiere on Thursdays from
7-8pm!
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| Spiritual Cinema - Mondays at 8pm |
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Next Monday April 23rd, we will be showing
the film Nobelity
For more information about this film, please
click here
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