Schedule for Restless Spirit - February

FEBRUARY

UPDATE:

The Kirtan evenings with Ram for February will not run due to illness.

However, in place of the kirtan, there is the
Heart Path Meditation on Thursdays from now on!

Please join us!

Schedule for Restless Spirit looks like this:

*Tuesdays - 6:30-9pm - Open Mic Night for Spoken Word, Recitals, Music, etc.

*Wednesdays - 6:15-6:45pm - Q&A; 7-8:30pm - Kirtan!

Thursdays- 6:15-6:45pm - Intro to Meditation; 7-8:30pm Heart Path Meditation!

*Tuesdays and Wednesdays will come together for March
(please contact me if you would like to perform either for Tuesdays or Wednesdays)

Thursdays are running.

Please Call, Text, FB, or Email to confirm your spot. Space is limited!

Always love.

Always love.

There's a difference between being vulnerable and loving deeply, and giving away your power. In vulnerability, the power is in the one who submits. There’s a lot to be learned from that.

Christine U

Kirtan with Ram Vakkalanka at Restless Spirit!

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We're starting the year off right with Mantra chanting! Ram Vakkalanka is coming to lead the chanting on three Thursday evenings! I am so excited! If you haven't attended a Kirtan before it is a beautiful way to imbue your life with Spiritual Energy. These mantras have been sung for centuries and so carry the blessings of the souls who have gone before us. If you have attended Kirtan before but it's been a while - I can tell you that these three Thursday sessions will remind you why you loved it so much! And if you're a regular - welcome!

Welcome to all who come to ignite the fire of the Spirit with the vibrations of the Universe!

Revitalize yourself thru Mantra chanting:Mantras are unique Vibrations that embody specific energies of the Universe. Repetition of Mantras attracts the Cosmic Energies, channels them inward and ignites corresponding energies inside the practitioner. Mantras help energize and centre ourselves, calm the negative chatter of the mind, deal with addictions, improve self-image, break thru obstacles in life and induce inner peace and harmony. Mantra chanting promotes concentration, leads to deep meditative state and helps discover your inner source of strength, courage, peace and well-being. In these Kirtan and Mantra chanting sessions, we will not only chant Mantras in a call-and-response fashion but also learn about the various Cosmic Energies, accurate pronunciation of a few energizing Mantras and practical applications of Mantras. Music may be used sometimes for extra fun in chanting Mantras but participants need not have any musical skills/training.

Please join us for the three first Thursdays in February:

When: Feb 6th, 13th or 20th

Time: 7 - 8:30pm

Where: Restless Spirit 688 Richmond St. W. Ground Floor, #103, Toronto, ON, Canada

Cost: $20 (includes HST) at the door

Ram is inspiring in his devotion to passing on this lineage of this practice.

Bio of Ram Vakkalanka:

Ram Vakkalanka is an internationally known Nada Yogi, Sanskrit expert, Yoga philosopher and Meditation instructor.

Ram is a Master of sound energy and vibrations.  So far, ten CDs and one DVD of his works have been released with a book on its way. For more about Ram, please visit www.aksharayoga.com.

Letting Go...

Vulnerability IS the human condition. Yes - You ARE vulnerable to EVERYTHING.

We get on a plane - we can catch a cold or worse. We could fall out of the sky - yet we fly!

We live, work, ride on buses, drive on highways, interact with people who are in variant stages of insanity (including us) yet most of us get home every night. By the GRACE of the Universe, we do not live in a war zone!

We get up every morning and we step into the world in some form or another.

We are by virtue of being human - Vulnerable.

What a cruel joke it is that at a moments notice you could be gone - heart attack, stroke, getting hit by a car - simply being at the wrong place at the wrong time... or is it right place at the right time... There are countless stories about people 'cheating' death in one instance and weeks/months later It catching up with them.

Our hearts are vulnerable - how many of us have lost those near and dear to us, family, friends, lovers one way or another? Everyone has! Being in relationship is part of the human condition which is what makes vulnerability a part of the human condition. You can't "fight" it - it is not "like height". It is not measurable, it is not material - it is as it is.

Stop fighting it. Let go!

Beyond the layer of fear is a place of warmth that is the embrace of the Divine. The Ecstatic Surrender. Do this and vulnerability will not be your enemy. Look at the sculpture of the "Ecstasy of St. Teresa" by Bernini - it is her surrender to the Will of God - Ecstasy through Grace.

To know and live through your own heart is to know the Divine - and isn't that ultimately what we are here for!?

Give up the need for control. Shit happens for better or worse. If you must, learn from it. We always want reasons for everything - 'why' is a question that can never be answered. Especially to our satisfaction - so let go.

Everything makes sense when you die to your own idea of yourself. Fear of vulnerability comes from an Identification with the small self. Me and I; an attachment to you and your physical and mental ability to stave off intruders. To protect oneself at all costs - to the cost of one's Heart (not the sentimental heart though).

Non-attachment is key.

This energy that we live, flows through us whatever we are masquerading as - take it off - take off your costume and live as you truly are.