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Special Global Webinar Sunday 31st May | Healing Our Earth with Brahma Kumaris
28 May 2020
Dear friends
A special opportunity to link in with different regions of the world to hear eminent guests speaking about Healing Mind and Planet.
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Brahma Kumaris in collaboration with Healing Our Earth
Dear Brothers & Sisters,
We are delighted to send you news of a global webinar planned for Sunday 31st May. It is the inspiration of a good friend of the BKs in the UK to help people during lockdown due to Covid-19. The theme is Healthy Mind - Healthy Planet.
The webinar will start at 11am (BST) in Australia and on the hour will change to a new region. Each hour will have a BK speaker, a guest speaker and musicians together with input from Healing Our Earth contributors. The programme will close at 6pm (British Summer Time). Please go www.healingourearth.com and click on future events to see the amazing line up of participants from each region.
It is a wonderful chance for your contacts and the public and so we would appreciate you sharing this event widely.
With many thanks for your co-operation.
With love
in Baba's yaad
BK Jayanti
What's Online from 25/5 for TWO weeks from Global Co-operation House
26 May 2020
ONLINE OPPORTUNITIES FOR NEXT TWO WEEKS STARTING MONDAY, 25TH MAY 2020.
GLOBAL CO-OPERATION HOUSE, LONDON.
For more detail please also visit www.globalcooperationhouse.org .
RAJA YOGA MEDITATION COURSES... STARTING IN JUNE
Experience peace, inner strength and wisdom through 'yoga for the mind'.
Learn how to:
* Meditate anytime, anywhere.
* Experience the beauty of the true self.
* Understand the nature of consciousness.
* Connect with the Divine.
* Use your 8 spiritual powers.
BOOKING ESSENTIAL to receive the online link.
Weekday Mornings
A four-week course: 2 sessions per week, 10.00am - 11.30am Mondays and Wednesdays.
It is essential to attend all 8 sessions.
Starts: Monday 1 June, 10:00am - 11:30am
Saturday Mornings
A four-week course: 1 session per week, 10.00am - 11.30am Saturdays.
It is essential to attend all 4 sessions.
Starts: Saturday 6 June, 10:00am - 11:30am
Fast Track In Hindi - Daily Evenings | सहज राजयोग की विधि - सात दिन मे
A 7-days course: 1 session per day, 5.00pm - 6.30pm from Sunday 7th June to Saturday 13th June.
It is essential to attend all 7 sessions.
Starts: Sunday 7 June, 5:00pm - 6:30pm
MEDITATION
STEP INTO... FOR 30 MINS: GUIDED MEDITATION
Evenings from 7:00pm to 7:30pm
Step into... for 30 mins on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday.
DAILY LIVE MORNING MEDITATION
Every morning from 10:30am to 11:00am
Only on Social media.
CREATIVE MEDITATION
Every Friday evening from 7:00pm - 7:30pm
These evenings are open to everyone, from absolute beginners to those wanting to deepen their meditation experiences.
REGULAR EVENT
WOMEN AND SPIRITUALITY (WandS)
Every Tuesday Online from 10:30am - 12:15pm
For further info, please email wands@uk.brahmakumaris.org
SPIRITUALITY AND MEN
Sunday 7 June 2:00pm - 3:00pm
All Men Welcome | Booking Essential
WEDNESDAY TALK
TALK IN HINDI: ESSENCE OF GITA
Wednesday 3 June, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
गीता का सार
THURSDAY TALKS
BOOSTING YOUR IMMUNE SYSTEM
Thursday 28 May, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Knowing how to boost your immunity to negative emotions like worry, anger and fear can offer an alternative but vital line of protection.
MISTAKE RESPONSE
Thursday 4 June, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Do we recover from mistakes and can they even be the making of us?
WEBINAR
RELAX MORE, STRESS LESS
Saturday 30 May, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
An interactive session exploring the impact stress has on our health and mental well-being. How to recognize the signs of stress and tools to deal with it in these challenging times, particularly in the area of relationships.
Booking essential to receive online link.
What's Online for next TWO weeks from Global Co-operation House
22 May 2020
ONLINE OPPORTUNITIES FOR NEXT TWO WEEKS STARTING MONDAY, 18TH MAY 2020.
GLOBAL CO-OPERATION HOUSE, LONDON.
For more detail please also visit https://globalcooperationhouse.org
MEDITATION
STEP INTO... FOR 30 MINS: GUIDED MEDITATION
Evenings from 7:00pm to 7:30pm
STEP INTO... FOR 30 MINS: GUIDED MEDITATION
Evenings from 7:00pm to 7:30pm
Step into... for 30 mins on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday.
DAILY LIVE MORNING MEDITATION
Every morning from 10:30am to 11:00am
Only on Social media.
INTERFAITH VIGIL FOR WORLD PEACE
Tuesday 19 May, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Please tune in and have an hour wherever you are, of silence, meditation and prayer to add your vibrations of peace and love to people of all faith and none.
CREATIVE MEDITATION
Every Friday evening from 7:00pm - 7:30pm
These evenings are open to everyone, from absolute beginners to those wanting to deepen their meditation experiences.
REGULAR EVENT
WOMEN AND SPIRITUALITY (WandS)
Every Tuesday Online from 10:30am - 12:15pm
For further info, please email wands@uk.brahmakumaris.org
WEDNESDAY TALK
TALK IN HINDI: UNDERSTANDING SELF-AWARENESS
Wednesday 20 May, 6:00pm - 6:45pm
स्वयं को पहचानिये
THURSDAY TALKS
SOUL CONSCIOUSNESS – A NEW SENSE OF FREEDOM
Thursday 21 May, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
When we no longer have external freedom, the only free choice we have left is to experience the relief of just ’being’.
BOOSTING YOUR IMMUNE SYSTEM
Thursday 28 May, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Knowing how to boost your immunity to negative emotions like worry, anger and fear can offer an alternative but vital line of protection.
WEBINAR
RELAX MORE, STRESS LESS
Saturday 30 May, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
An interactive session exploring the impact stress has on our health and mental well-being. How to recognize the signs of stress and tools to deal with it in these challenging times, particularly in the area of relationships.
Booking essential to receive online link.
RAJA YOGA MEDITATION COURSE
Experience peace, inner strength and wisdom through 'yoga for the mind'.
Learn how to:
* Meditate anytime, anywhere.
* Experience the beauty of the true self.
* Understand the nature of consciousness.
* Connect with the Divine.
* Use your 8 spiritual powers.
New Raja Yoga Courses will be starting from 1st June. Bookings open next weekend.
“Make your Mind your Healer” – Online Talk on Tuesday, May 19th
19 May 2020
Wembley ( UK ): Inner Space Meditation and Self Development Centre,
Wembley, is organizing an Online Talk on the topic “Make your Mind your Healer” on Tuesday 19th May, 6:45 pm – 7.45 pm (UK Time).
We have often heard the phrase “healthy mind, healthy body.” Increasingly it is recognized by scientists and the medical profession that our minds are a very important tool in healing our physical bodies. Just as stress and negative thinking are now known to cause various illnesses, the reverse is also true. A positive mindset, meditation and other practices can and do heal. Our minds are amazing servants but fearful masters. Let us learn how to use this incredible tool to heal and lead happy and healthy lives.
Speaker : Jan Alcoe
Jan Alcoe is a registered clinical hypnotherapist with a background in research, training and publishing in health and social care. She co-founded Pavilion Publishing in 1986, and directed the company for 20 years. Jan used the ideas behind Values in Healthcare, and her personal experience of cancer, to develop “Lifting Your Spirits: seven tools for coping with illness,” a practical guide with 2 CDs for patients coping with serious illness. She then created a second CD-based self-help guide called “Heart of Well-Being: seven tools for surviving and thriving.” Jan was also involved in editing, co-writing and producing Values in Healthcare: a spiritual approach, a modular development programme for healthcare practitioners. All of the above products were published by the Janki Foundation for Spirituality in Health Care.
Registration required: https://wembley.innerspace.org/discover/inspiring-talks/registration/63543-me-time-online/213402
Boost Your Emotional Strength, May 17, 11:00:00 AM (BST)
15 May 2020
Are you OK? It’s OK if your emotions are all over the place, especially in times like these. And it’s at times like these, that we have to keep our emotional strength boosted. Because our emotions have an effect on our health, happiness and resilience.
How to build emotional strength? Toughen up without becoming hard-hearted? Empathise without draining your emotional strength?
How not to let emotions overpower your reasoning? How not to let people or circumstances control your emotions? How to let go of emotions that don’t empower you? How to let your emotions out in a healthy way?
Join us for tips and tools on how. Registration required: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_mrw2dKlZTDiXQG6t5cuPag
Speaker: Since 1975 Charlie Hogg has been meditating and inspiring people globally how to add spirituality to their daily life. Charlie is currently the Director of Brahma Kumaris Australia.
What's Online this week from Global Co-operation House
14 May 2020
Click here to see a web copy of this email
Brent & Kilburn Times endorsing free online meditations:
ONLINE OPPORTUNITIES THIS WEEK STARTING
MONDAY, 11TH MAY 2020
For more detail please also visit https://globalcooperationhouse.org
RAJA YOGA MEDITATION COURSE
Experience peace, inner strength and wisdom through 'yoga for the mind'.
Learn how to:
* Meditate anytime, anywhere.
* Experience the beauty of the true self.
* Understand the nature of consciousness.
* Connect with the Divine.
* Use your 8 spiritual powers.
BOOKING ESSENTIAL to receive the online link.
Fast Track - Daily Evenings
A 7-days course: 1 session per day, 6.30pm - 7.15pm from Monday 11th May to Sunday 17th May.
It is essential to attend all 7 sessions.
Starts: Monday 11 May, 6:30pm - 7:15pm
MEDITATION
STEP INTO... FOR 30 MINS: GUIDED MEDITATION
Evenings from 7:00pm to 7:30pm
Step into... for 30 mins on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday.
DAILY LIVE MORNING MEDITATION
Every morning from 10:30am to 11:00am
Only on Facebook.
FACEBOOK SPECIAL: MEDITATION FOR WELLBEING WITH SISTER JAYANTI
Thursday 14 May, 1:00pm - 1:30pm
Live Meditation with Sister Jayanti, European Director for the Brahma Kumaris.
CREATIVE MEDITATION
Every Friday evening from 7:00pm - 7:30pm
These evenings are open to everyone, from absolute beginners to those wanting to deepen their meditation experiences.
THURSDAY TALK
FOOD AND FAMILIES
Thursday 14 May, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
An event for National Vegetarian Week and The International Day of Families.
REGULAR EVENTS
WOMEN AND SPIRITUALITY (WandS)
Tuesday 12 May, 10:30am - 12:15pm
Online sessions every Tuesday.
For further info, please email wands@uk.brahmakumaris.org
FAMILY MEDITATION HOUR
Sunday 17 May, 11:00am - 12:00pm
An opportunity for parents with children to spend a relaxed hour together. Creative techniques will be shared based on Raja Yoga meditation.
WORLD MEDITATION HOUR
Sunday 17 May, 6:15pm - 7:45pm
An evening of music, silence and guiding thoughts to help us experience inner peace, connect with the Divine and share loving vibrations with the world.
What's Online this week from Global Co-operation House
8 May 2020
Brent & Kilburn Times endorsing free online meditations:
ONLINE OPPORTUNITIES THIS WEEK STARTING
MONDAY, 4TH MAY 2020
MEDITATION
DAILY LIVE MORNING MEDITATION
Every morning from 10:30 to 11:00am
Only on Social Media.
STEP INTO LOVE FOR 30 MINS: GUIDED MEDITATION
Evenings from 7:00 to 7:30pm
Step into Love for 30 mins on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday.
CREATIVE MEDITATION
Every Friday evening from 7:00 - 7:30pm
These evenings are open to everyone, from absolute beginners to those wanting to deepen their meditation experiences.
WEDNESDAY TALK
TALK IN HINDI | इस समय... आभार की जरुरत
Wednesday 6 May, 6:00 - 6:45pm
THURSDAY TALK
STRENGTHENING INTUITION
Thursday 7 May, 7:00 - 8:00pm
Join us to explore how to strengthen intuition and our ability to listen, trust and follow it.
REGULAR EVENT
WOMEN AND SPIRITUALITY (WandS)
Tuesday 5 May, 10:30am - 12:15pm
Online sessions every Tuesday.
For further info, please email wands@uk.brahmakumaris.org
SERENE FOR WOMEN
Saturday 9 May, 2:30 - 3:45pm
Supporting women to live their lives with assurance and inner clarity.
RAJA YOGA MEDITATION COURSES
Experience peace, inner strength and wisdom through 'yoga for the mind'.
Learn how to:
* Meditate anytime, anywhere.
* Experience the beauty of the true self.
* Understand the nature of consciousness.
* Connect with the Divine.
* Use your 8 spiritual powers.
BOOKING ESSENTIAL to receive the link.
Weekday Mornings
A four-week course: 2 sessions per week, 10.00am - 11.30am Mondays and Wednesdays.
It is essential to attend all 8 sessions.
Starts: Monday 4 May, 10:00 - 11:30am
Raja Yoga Fast Track Course in Hindi | राज योग फास्ट ट्रैक कोर्स हिंदी में
A 7-days course: 1 session per day, 10.00am - 11.30am from Monday 4th May to Sunday 10th May.
It is essential to attend all 7 sessions.
Starts: Monday 4 May, 10:00 - 11:30am
Saturday Mornings
A four-week course: 1 session per week, 10.00am - 11.30am Saturdays.
It is essential to attend all 4 sessions.
Starts: Saturday 9 May, 10:00 - 11:30am
Women and Spirituality” Online LIVE Event Every Tuesday
8 May 2020
♠ WOMEN’S EVENT
Women have now extended the boundaries which tradition had placed on them, and are much nearer to fulfillment. This is an opportunity for women to discover their spiritual identity and discuss its practical application in daily life.
This event starts today:
Tuesday, 5 May, 2020 10:30 am ( UK Time) or 3 pm IST ( Indian Time).
and will take place every Tuesday at the same time.
♠ Daily LIVE Morning Meditation
Every morning from 10:30 am to 11:00 am
♠ Stepping Into Love for 30 minutes: Guided Meditation
Evenings from 7:00 to 7:30 pm
Step into Love for 30 minutes on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday
To read more and link in to Webcast
♠ Creative Meditation
Every Friday evening, 7:00 – 8:00 pm
These evenings are open to everyone, from absolute beginners to those wanting to deepen their meditation experiences.
To read more and link in to Webcast
For TimeZone Conversion, click here
These events are produced by main Brahma Kumaris centre in London.
Brahma Kumaris are Offering Free Daily Meditations during Lockdown in London
8 May 2020
London (UK): The Brahma Kumaris, the home of Raja Yoga on Pound Lane in London, has seen thousands join their online meditations in recent weeks.
They are now offering daily morning and evening meditations, open to the public, as well as other activities which change from week to week.
BK Sister Maureen Goodman, Programme Director at the Brahma Kumaris Global Co-operation House, said: “We have been getting a great response; there are more people joining online that would fit in a room.”
“We are doing some activities that are for our own students, but we are doing many things that are daily public activities. It looks like people are passing it on to others, and are very keen to connect.”
She added: “There’s still quite a lot of fear around, and uncertainty. Some people are coping very well with the lockdown, doing things with their family, but some people are not coping so well. In Italy, there’s a demand on mental health services now because of isolation, so it’s really important we try and prevent ourselves from getting to that point where we feel that degree of stress.”
She said the guided meditations offer people the opportunity to let go of outside circumstances and go within themselves, where they can, with practice, feel greater stability. You need to have an anchor, and that anchor has to come from within you, because that’s where you find stability,” she said.
“Give yourself time to pause, find space, get a little help from the meditation commentary, which can offer a sense of stability. People have found that useful.”
She also said that the sense of community helps; people are on their own but they are not solitary. “People like to feel that they are connecting with something that is connecting with others. They aren’t meditating in a solitary way. I found that gives people a lot of energy.”
“Instead of thoughts getting caught up in all the fear or worry of what’s going to happen, how’s it going to happen, when’s it going to end, meditation offers a chance to to be present right now and experience inner peace.”
She said it can offer different perspectives, and offer clarity. “It’s like clearing away the clutter. A lot of thinking is not useful to us.”
Daily live meditations are offered every morning, from 10:30 am to 11:00 am (BST, UK time), and a guided 30-minute meditation to “Step into Love” from 7 pm to 7:30 pm (BST, UK time).
Visit globalcooperationhouse.org
“Shrimad Bhagwad The Essence” – Online Talk in Hindi Every Sunday from May 3rd
3 May 2020
Leicester ( UK ): A talk on the Spiritual Significance of Shrimad Bhagwad Gita organized by the Brahma Kumaris Leicester, starts on 3rd May 2020.
Every Sunday 5:30pm – 6:30pm ( UK Time) or 10pm-11pm ( Indian Time)
To Watch Online Hindi Talk with BK Sister Sukanti, Please follow the link:
https://www.brahmakumaris.uk/leicesterlive
For Time Zone conversion, click here.
Letter from Spanish Family
2 May 2020
Dear Global Family,
Special greetings of peace from the BK family of Spain. We extend our loving best wishes for the global family to be fine, healthy and in a good spiritual stage.
Fortunately, the BK family is fine, but as you know Spain is one of the countries in which the pandemic has hit more strongly. And it is also one of the countries with more severe restrictions of movements. Now the situation is getting a bit better in terms of the number of infections and deaths and in a few days we will be allowed to go out for a walk.
The pandemic and subsequent lockdown has raised different attitudes and emotions in people. On the one hand there is fear and stress of course, not only fear to get infected, fear to lose the job as well. Many companies are closing down or have already stopped their activities, and subsequently unemployment is rising.
On the one hand, difficult times in terms of material comforts are coming. However, on the other hand, this unexpected situation has raised very positive attitudes in people. In many ways: of course all health staff, the military, the social servers, the volunteers, that are collaborating untiringly, putting themselves in danger. But also people in general are respecting the strict measures of the lockdown for the general safety, and applauding from the balconies and windows every day at 8 pm. It is very touching to see this explosion of gratitude from people from all the flats applauding the servers that are helping in this situation. Another positive effect of the lockdown is that families have time to be together at home, and do activities together, they have plenty of time.
Another effect of this unexpected situation has been to increase the interest for meditation and spiritual knowledge. The BK centres are closed since the starting of the lockdown as are all shops and social events. Previously, before the pandemic, we had already some service on-line and through YouTube, but, with the centres closed we accelerated strongly this service. We are doing different activities online: meditation 8-8.30am, class with meditation 10.30am three days a week, and a short talk with meditation 7-8pm every day. The audience is very large, especially in the evenings, some days nearly one thousand people attend in the evenings. In many Spanish speaking countries of America there are numerous participants as well. We have seen that a short talk about an interesting matter and a long meditation about the same matter is very attractive. The sessions are recorded, and they are in the public domain on YouTube, in some of our channels. And they receive thousands of visits. So we are witnessing that the situation has been a great push for us to take a big jump into the service online.
Another good surprise from this lockdown has been the acceptance of the Raja Yoga course. One session of two hours a week, four sessions in total, has been attended by a thousand people. After the basic course, the course of deepening in Raja Yoga is given, previous registration. 700 hundred people have registered and shown lots of interest to follow it.
The BKs are happy as well with all this service, and many are collaborating, preparing the sessions technically, creating information for the social media prior to the sessions, and after the sessions, and helping in the chats during the sessions. There is a lot of participation and cooperation. Some BKs have expressed their view that all this communication and service is uniting the Spanish BK family even more.
We are following the international plan of tapasya as much as we can, and we are enjoying the special classes and weekly meetings with Sister Jayanti and Sister Mohini. The tapasya we are doing at a global level is creating the proper atmosphere for this flourishing of service. The subtle presence of Dadi Janki is giving us a lot of strength as well in these special moments of drama.
Much, much love for all and our best wishes in Baba´s yaad,
The Spanish BK family
Special event with Richard Barratt and Sr Jayanti: Spirituality in Society
2 May 2020
This event is now available on YouTube youtu.be/XNZSFYgbNzQ
Online Talk: Inner Power Inner Protection, Saturday 2 May, 5:00pm - 5:45pm
2 May 2020
Every day we rely on our inner strength and courage to make the right choices, respond positively to challenges and support those around us. How can we develop a sense of inner security and peace to help ourselves deal better with the situation we are all in right now and also help others? Hosted by Inner Space, Bradford, this program provides some answers.
About the speaker: Rachel Priestman has been practising Raja Yoga meditation for 15 years and is amazed by the changes it is helping her to make in her life, which is now more peaceful and purposeful - and infinitely more enjoyable. She is particularly grateful for the understanding and inner strength it has given her in supporting friends and family members in poor health.
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