Group for Meditation enthusiasts in Charlottesville area.

  'Sahaja' means born with you. Sahaja also means spontaneous. 'Yoga' means 'union with the whole' The word “Yoga” is derived from Sanskrit word ‘Yuj’ meaning to ‘Yoke’ or to unite as ‘one’. Yoga in real sense means union of primordial inner energy called ‘Kundalini’  with the all-pervading cosmic energy. The yoga sutra of Patanjali mentioned yoga as the most essential technique to build the body and mind for higher status of mental activity and consciousness.  Originally described in Markandeya …

This group is dedicated to helping individuals discover the benefits of becoming an independent business owner. Open to established independent business owners and to those who are interested in the idea of becoming financially independent with their own business. This is a place for meeting new people, making friends and building a local small/home business network. It is an open information exchange about the pros and cons of starting your own business and is NOT for cross-selling or marketin …

Welcome to the Couples Meet-Up (of Central VA), a place to network and connect with other like-minded (or diverse!) couples/friends to share a coffee, a dinner, an evening out, or form ongoing and long-term friendships. Are you and your partner -- i.e., husband/wife/girlfriend /boyfriend/platonic friend/or significant other -- interested in meeting other friends and couples in the area for conversation, social outings, special events, and more?  Wanna' check out that great Indian restaura …

… For me, this quest is grounded in many years of meditative practice, yoga, and personal and academic study of the mystical writings of Hinduism, Buddhism, and Western contemplatives  like Meister Eckhart and Thomas Merton. My own practice is guided by the teachings of Sri Ramana Maharshi, the Buddha, Swami Sivananda, Bhante Gunaratana, Neem Karoli Baba, and the Dalai Lama. Helped by these teachers, the journey for me has been a gradual movement from a belief in a separate, isolated self toward t …