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Workshops of the 1980sGeorge taught a series of workshops during the 1980s, which have been discontinued. We present them here because they will give you some background on how his workshops evolved over time. A Consumer's Guide to Meditation His first workshop was A Consumer's Guide to Meditation, which he taught in 1984 for Learning Adventures (now Learning Annex). This first popular treatment of meditation included
The class included a small work book. George began offering Light Sittings during 1985 and 1986 to provide support and guidance for the spiritual growth of those who took the Mudrashram® Master Course in Meditation, and for other interested aspirants. Light Sittings are always offered free of charge. He continues to give Light Sittings today, working primarily with his advanced meditation students. You may find out more about Light Sittings by clicking here. The Raja-Vipassana Meditation Workshop Vipassana is a Buddhist form of meditation that observes and monitors present time experience for extended periods of time. Maintaining this unbroken awareness of your experience in the present time is called mindfulness. Typically the focus for Vipassana meditation begins with the sensations that arise within the body, and progresses to feelings, thoughts, and subtler aspects of experience. Alternately, some schools of Vipassana begin with watching the breath in the present time; Zen Buddhism also favors this method. Samatha is another type of meditation used by Buddhist meditation Masters. Samatha means to concentrate or focus the attention on a selected object of meditation. In Hindu traditions this practice is called Raja Yoga. Raja-Vipassana meditation combines the selection of a focal point of samatha or Raja Yoga meditation with monitoring present time experience at that focal point. It is a hybrid between two different styles of meditation that combines the best features of both. The Raja Vipassana Workshop was taught during 1986 and into 1987. Swami Prem Dayal introduced this hybrid meditation style in response to a meditation student's intense curiosity about vipassana, after this student was first exposed to vipassana in the Mudrashram® Master Course in Meditation. The Attunement Meditation Workshop This short seven week class taught in 1987 explored the Seven Rays. The Attunement Meditation Workshop gave workshop participants the opportunity to directly experience the energy and quality of the Seven Rays, and to channel the light of the Seven Rays to others. Attunement, the ability to receive Light and Grace from a spiritual Master and then transmit it using intention, is an important aspect of becoming a disciple. This is the first time an element of disciplic training was presented by the Mudrashram® teachers to the public. After George completed his training in Alcohol Drug Counseling at UCLA Extension in 1987, he started facilitating weekly Recovery Groups for Adult Children of Dysfunctional Families. These were topic-focused explorations of issues shared by people who grew up in alcoholic and drug-abusing families. These weekly groups continued until early 1990. Workshops of the 1990sIn 1991, he coupled a Meditation for Recovery Workshop with a lecture of the same name at the Whole Life Expo. An optional workbook was made available for this class for interested participants. Flying: the Ultimate Spiritual Adventure WorkshopThis class was first conducted 1/8/92. It was a presentation of the teachings of the Mudrashram® lineage that focused on mastery of the attentional principle and learning to work with the Light. The class combined guided meditation with Light Immersion and inspired spiritual guidance (Satsang) from the teachers of the Mudrashram® lineage. CLASS ONE: Leaving the body focus – the inner secret of Raja Yoga CLASS TWO: Bringing the body into the Light – the first attunement CLASS THREE: Bringing the emotions into the Light – the second attunement CLASS FOUR: Bringing the mind into the Light – the third attunement CLASS FIVE: Bringing the will into the Light – the fourth attunement CLASS SIX: Awakening the Higher Mind – the fifth attunement CLASS SEVEN: The Mystery of the God Within – the sixth attunement CLASS EIGHT: Meeting the Master in the Heart of God – the seventh attunement CLASS NINE: Traveling in the Higher Planes – the freedom of flying CLASS TEN: Bringing back a gift for humanity How to Read Your Own Past Lives WorkshopThis workshop was first offered in 1994. It showed workshop participants how to to explore their past lives using a variety of techniques in a supportive setting. This workshop continues to be taught today. This workshop covers: Major tracks of experience in past life recall Tratakam on the human form (Swa Dhyan and Dwija Dhyan) Accessing past lives using Process Meditation Reviewing past lives using Receptive Meditation The Time Travel method Metavisional viewing of the Akashic Records Workshops of 2000George resumed teaching workshops after he completed graduate school, and finished the first draft of the Mudrashram® Correspondence Course in early in 2000. Workshops he brought forward in 2000 included, How to Read Your Own Past Lives Workshop, The Karma Workshop, and The Way of the Heart Workshop. The Karma WorkshopThis class was first held on February 21, 2000. This one night-workshop explored the question "What is Karma?" in depth. It introduced seven new meditations to help workshop participants experience first hand the bands of the unconscious mind where karma is stored. The class covered the following topics: The Primal Substance of the Unconscious The Four Types of Karma The Seven Levels of Karma. Meditation on the Seven Levels of Karma How Do We Get Rid of Karma? The Four Poles of Inner Work The Essential Chakras Meditation The Four Quadrants of Karma Meditation How Karma is Stored Meditation on the Layers of Karma How is New Karma Created? The Octaves of Volition Freedom from Karma Meditation on the Octaves of Volition Understanding the Divine Will Meditation on the Divine Will Karmic Mastery The Importance of Understanding Karma The Sacred Inner Flame Meditation The Way of the Heart WorkshopThis class was first held in April 2000. It presented the teachings of the Mudrashram® lineage on the principle of the individual spirit and its journey homeward to the Divine Beloved. The class included guided meditation with Light Immersion and inspired spiritual guidance (Satsang) from the teachers of the Mudrashram® lineage. CLASS ONE : The Mystery of the Pineal Gland. Absorption into the spirit. CLASS TWO: The Light and Sound of God. Seeing and hearing with the heart. CLASS THREE: Opening the Way. The hidden secret of Bhakti Yoga. CLASS FOUR: The Wayfarer and the Guide. The encounter with the Friend. CLASS FIVE: Bhakti and life. Dealing with a heart overflowing with love. Workshops of 2002The Psychic Powers WorkshopThe Psychic Powers workshop was designed to train George's meditation students about what are the psychic powers and how to develop them. The class also included a segment on guiding others in meditation. This workshop includes: What are the Psychic Powers? Guidelines for Use of the Psychic Powers Why Should I Develop my Psychic Powers? How Do I Activate My Psychic Vehicle? Contemplation of the centers of the psychic vehicle Dropping the Astral Body in the Psychic Flame Contemplation of Your Abilities in the Planetary Realm Using Selected Psychic Powers Manifestation and Dissolution Intuitive Auric Sensing Sending Healing Energy Channeling Your Soul's Guidance to Another (Satsang) Receiving Telepathic Information Guiding Others Practicing the Art of Guiding the Attention Psychic Readings Types of Psychic Readings Structured Readings Intuitive Readings Using Psychic Powers Wisely The Agni Yoga – Attunement Meditation WorkshopThis workshop taught its participants several additional Agni Yoga meditations and went into greater depth into Attunement meditation. This workshop has as its prerequsite completion of either the Mudrashram® Master Course in Meditation or the Accelerated Meditation Program. It includes: What is Agni Yoga? Agni Yoga Across the Seven Rays Will Attunement Meditation Technique Color Healing through the Chakras Meditation Soul Dialogue Meditation Conscience Clearing Meditation Inspired Work Love Attunement Meditation The Rainbow Technique What is Attunement Meditation? The Five Minor Attunements The Five Major Attunements Differences between Agni Yoga and Attunement Meditation Dawning of the Powers of Attunement Attunement at Different Levels of the Great Continuum Abilities Gained on the Path of Discipleship Practicing the Five Minor Attunements The Advanced Raja Yoga Meditation WorkshopThis workshop went into greater depth into Raja Yoga meditation, and explored alternate tracks for projecting the attentional principle from its ground state. This workshop has as its prerequsite compleition of either the Mudrashram® Master Course in Meditation or the Accelerated Meditation Program. It includes: The Activity of the Disciple Using the Mirrors of Inner Development Meditation upon the Mirrors of Development The Paths of Raja Yoga across the Seven Rays Benefits of Raja Yoga Landmarking Yantra and Mandala Meditation Meditation upon Vehicles of Consciousness Symbolic or Archetypal Meditation Symbol and Archetype Meditation Rhythmic Meditation (Laya Yoga and Kirtan) Chakra and Deity Meditation Meditation on the path of the spirit (Nada Laya) Advanced Sound Current Meditation Direct Projection Meditation on the Essential Chakras (Atma Rupa) The Seven Dimensions of Meditation The Advanced Kundalini Meditation WorkshopThis workshop went into greater depth into Kundalini meditation, and explored the different perspectives that meditators visualize the chakras at differnt stations of the path. This workshop has as its prerequsite completion of either the Mudrashram® Master Course in Meditation or the Accelerated Meditation Program(AMP). [We prefer that those students who have completed AMP will have also opted to receive their kundalini consultation.] It includes: Signs of Kundalini Awakening Kundalini within the Vehicles Levels of Kundalini Awakening Discussion about the Methods for Awakening the Kundalini Shakti
Guidelines for Use of the Kundalini Shakti Exercises to Explore the Kundalini Shakti
The Gentle Art of Sublimation Grounding the Kundalini Kundalini from the Standpoint of an Adept The Eight Aspects of the Kundalini Shakti Sitting for Kundalini Awakening Workshops of 2003The Tarot Card Reading WorkshopGeorge first taught the Tarot Card Reading workshop 20 years after he began giving Tarot card readings on Venice Beach in 1983. This workshop was one of his Psychic Development Series workshops, which also included the How to Read Your Own Past Lives Workshop and the Psychic Powers Workshop. This workshop continues to be taught today. This workshop includes: Part One: What is the Tarot? What do the symbols mean? What is the origin of the Tarot? Tarot in Magic, Occultism, and Mystery School teachings How does the Tarot work to reveal the inner life? Synchronicity—the mirror of the inner life The Tree of Life (Kabala) Part Two: Meditating on the Tarot Finding the Tree of Life within Building your symbolic map—activating the symbols Dialoguing with the symbols within Doing a basic reading (the Celtic reading) Doing a four card exploratory reading Part Three: Using the Tarot in Daily Life Tarot's place in the decision-making process Opening the doors of inner process with the tarot Tarot and prediction of future events Meditation for Therapists WorkshopThis workshop is our first professional training workshop for counselors, psychologists, psychotherapists and graduate students in Psychology. For more information about this workshop, please click here. George first conducted this workshop on 3/31/03 at Children's Institute International in Los Angeles. Workshops of 2009The Vision WorkshopThis workshop was developed to teach meditation students to "see" clearly within in meditation. It details the octaves of sight, from physical vision to core sight (seeing with the Soul) and gives specific meditations to explore and activate these inner visioning abilities. Because of the advanced and intensive nature of this workshop, it is suggested that students who take this class will have first taken the Mudrashram® Master Course in Meditation or the Accelerated Meditation Program. This workshop is one of his Psychic Development Series workshops, which also included the How to Read Your Own Past Lives Workshop, The Tarot Card Reading Workshop, and the Psychic Powers Workshop. This in-depth workshop includes: The Octaves of Vision Experiencing the Subtle Bands of Vision Exploring Physical Vision Awakening Attentional Sight Purusa Dhyan Meditation Concentration Using Inner Sound Concentration Using Smell and Taste (nectar) Concentration Using Inner Forms Concentration Using the Symbolic or Personified Essence of the Vehicles Techniques of Internal Tratakam The Hansa Breath Awakening Psychic Sight Viewing with Your Astral Vision Telescopic Astral Vision Penetrating Astral Vision Electromagnetic Spectrum and Information Ether Sensitivity Resonance Ether Sensitivity Empathic Sensitivity Mediated through the Astral Body Metavisonal Sight Contemplating Your Attentional Principle Heart Sight –Seeing from the spirit Exloring the spirit through Inquiry Self Sight – Activating personal Intuition Polling Using Personal Intuition Soul Sight Dimensional Seeing Contemplating the Archetypal Forms of the Soul Listening for the Sounds of the Soul Feeling the Qualities of the Soul Tracing the Kundalini Path Accessing the Fountainhead Center of Wisdom Uniting Attention with the Soul Enlightenment Meditation Hosting Our WorkshopsWe teach these workshops in hosted gatherings at a person's home. You can set up a workshop in a Central or Southern California location by contacting us at classes at mudrashram.com and letting us know you wish to host a workshop. Make sure that your group meets the minimum requirements to take the group. For example, several of the workshops are advanced, and are designed for graduates of the Mudrashram© Master Course in Meditation or the Accelrated Meditation Program. Please see the article, Utilizing Our Services, for guidelines about who is eligible. Hosts receive the course for free. For advanced courses for our basic meditation course completers, we require a minimum of five participants, excluding the host. For courses open to the genral public, we require a minimum of eight participants excluding the host. Upcoming WorkshopsWe will post infomation about George's new workshops on this site as they become available. Please check our quarterly schedule of events to see when our workshops will be held. |
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