The Meditation Center

Himalayan Yoga Tradition

Serving The Twin Cities Yoga Community for over 30 years!

 Stillness. Contentment. Satisfaction. Peace.

Authentic Yoga Meditation classes from a 6,000 year old Tradition

Transform Your Life.

The Meditation Center of The Himalayan Yoga Tradition invites you to transform your life. Through meditation and yoga, you will reduce your stress, enhance your focus and sense of purpose and experience transformational growth. The Meditation Center is located in the northeast Minneapolis artists district and offers meditation and yoga classes for all age groups and stages of meditative practice. Students are taught in small groups by experienced instructors and are given personal, one-on-one attention.

The Meditation Center of The Himalayan Yoga Tradition welcomes people of every race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, creed, religious background, ability and disability.

                                                                                           Photo by Stoma (Dr. Stephan Parker)

"Yoga is a Journey of the self, through the self to the self" 

-Swami Veda Bharati

The Meditation Center was founded nearly 40 years ago by Swami Veda Bharati, a spiritual teacher recognized throughout the world. Swami Veda remains an active volunteer teacher with The Meditation Center today; as does Swami Ritavan Bharati who is also a highly trained and experienced yoga and meditation teacher. Their inspiration comes from the teaching and guidance of Swami Rama of The Himalayas. The guidance of these senior teachers is supplemented by numerous other male and female teachers, who volunteer their time and expertise, in order to share what they have attained with others.

  Swami Veda Bharati           Swami Ritavan Bharati

The Himalayan Tradition of Yoga Meditation is distinguished in that it is the most comprehensive, and the most all-inclusive of the major meditative traditions. Himalayan yoga includes breath awareness, repetition of the mantra (sound), posture, Kundalini breathing and more.

Benefits of Meditation include:

* Stress reduction

* Greater flexibility and balance

* expanded self-knowledge

* Body awareness

* Anger self-management

* Greater focus and productivity

* Clarity of purpose

* Peacefulness

* Joyfulness

* Energy

* Spiritual growth for whatever journey you're on

* An increased capacity for love

For Nearly 40 years The Meditation Center has been a guide and resource for the Twin Cities yoga community using the unique philosophy and science of Raja Yoga (8 limbs of yoga).  This system of yoga has helped many achieve contentment, more harmonious relationships, and refinement of personality, health and well-being.

The Meditation Center's Bookstore and Office hours
   Monday - 10:30am to 4:30pm

Tuesday-10:30am to 4:30
   Wednesday - 10:30am to 4:30pm 
   Thursday - 11:00am to 7:00pm 

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612.379.2386

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