Pacific Meditation Center http://www.pacificmeditation.com A Center for Yoga and Meditation Tue, 27 Apr 2010 05:17:08 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Now Enrolling Summer 2010 Our Bala Vihar program has been a great success for the 2009-2010 academic year. We had a great group of kids from all walks of life learn about yoga and meditation through stories, art, and music. Our classes are highly interactive: not just lectures, but real learning; not just a monologue but a dialog . . . → Read More: Now Enrolling Summer 2010]]> http://www.pacificmeditation.com/2010/04/26/now-enrolling-summer-2010/ Now Enrolling Spring 2010 Bala Vihar We are now enrolling for Spring 2010 for Bala Vihar. As our program grows in popularity, we’ve been featured in the San Jose Mercury News and the Palo Alto Daily News. We provide a great learning environment for kids from grades K-5 to learn about Yoga, Meditation, and enjoy Slokas, Kirtan, and Arts and . . . → Read More: Now Enrolling Spring 2010 Bala Vihar]]> http://www.pacificmeditation.com/2009/11/01/now-enrolling-spring-2010-bala-vihar/ Front Page News On October 15, 2009 Bala Vihar was featured on the front page of The Daily News. Last week a photographer came to take pictures of the meditation and yoga class.  You can click on the image to view the full page .pdf.

This fall has been a wonderful time for community expansion.  It is always such a . . . → Read More: Front Page News]]> http://www.pacificmeditation.com/2009/10/15/front-page-news/ A Day of Art and Stories

Bala Vihar kids putting together art projects

Today was a day filled with art and stories about Krishna. After a session of opening prayers, yoga, and meditation, we all got ready to do an art project. Savitri, our art teacher, assembled kits for each child filled with colored tissue paper, pictures of Baby Krishna and . . . → Read More: A Day of Art and Stories]]> http://www.pacificmeditation.com/2009/09/26/a-day-of-art-and-stories/ All are Welcome I am often asked whether people from different religions and backgrounds can come to our programs. I appreciate the question very much because it shows that the person who asks wishes to be respectful of what we are doing. I always have the same answer: all are welcome. Our spiritual tradition has . . . → Read More: All are Welcome]]> http://www.pacificmeditation.com/2009/09/25/all-are-welcome/ Chanting, meditation, yoga and kids “Does anyone know the meaning of Shanthi?” asks Ashok, the Director, to a group of elementary school kids who have just finished reciting a verse (or Mantra) from ancient India.  This is the Bala Vihar class, founded by the Pacific Meditation Center, a group that meets every Saturday morning, to experience the peace and serenity of ancient . . . → Read More: Chanting, meditation, yoga and kids]]> http://www.pacificmeditation.com/2009/08/28/chanting-meditation-yoga-and-kids/ Teaching Kids Yoga I have had the joy and privilege to be a teacher on the Bala Vihar staff as the kid’s yoga instructor. My name is Savitri and I have been doing yoga and meditating for about 8 years (3 on my own and 5 as a member of the Shambhava Yoga community). I find so much bliss . . . → Read More: Teaching Kids Yoga]]> http://www.pacificmeditation.com/2009/08/26/teaching-kids-yoga/ Yoga and Meditation for Children Arrives in Mountain View For Immediate Release CONTACT: Alicia Hovey, Public Relations, Pacific Meditation Center 415-309-3787, alicia_hovey@yahoo.com

Bala Vihar Classes Integrate Art, Music, Stories, Yoga, and Meditation to Develop Healthy and Vibrant Children

Mountain View, Calif. (August 26, 2009) – Pacific Meditation Center, a non-profit organization that offers yoga and meditation instruction for children and adults, is launching Bala Vihar classes for children in grades . . . → Read More: Yoga and Meditation for Children Arrives in Mountain View]]> http://www.pacificmeditation.com/2009/08/25/yoga-and-meditation-for-children-arrives-in-mountain-view/ Bala Vihar for 2009-2010 School Year We are happy to announce that due to the great success of last year’s programs, we are launching a new program for the 2009-2010 School Year.  We have a great new space and are admitting children between Grades K-5 for our program.  Some details:

Bala Vihar classes are the perfect opportunity to give your children instruction in . . . → Read More: Bala Vihar for 2009-2010 School Year]]> http://www.pacificmeditation.com/2009/07/21/kids-yoga-program-for-2009-2010-school-year/ Welcome Pacific Meditation Center is a non-profit organization that offers yoga and meditation instruction for children and adults.  We are located in Mountain View, California. We are launching a new program for children to teach yoga and meditation.  Check out the . . . → Read More: Welcome]]> http://www.pacificmeditation.com/2008/03/16/welcome/