Saraswati Puja, also known as Vasant Panchami, is the first of two Spring Hindu festivals. It celebrates Saraswati, the goddess of education, music, arts and culture. On this day, books are not used. Instead, students place their books, pens and musical instruments before a statue of the Goddess, so that they might receive […]
5 Benefits of Meditation
People have been meditating for thousands of years to seek enlightenment, mindfulness, relaxation and inner peace. Many researchers speculate that the primitive hunting and gathering communities were the first to discover meditation and the many levels of consciousness while staring into their fires. This ancient practice has a multitude of benefits […]
Singing Bowls-Center the Body
Singing bowls have been used for centuries as a tool to center the body and mind during meditation. Although there is little written history on singing bowls, Tibetan oral tradition dates them to the time of Buddha Shakyamuni. It is believed that Guru Padmasambhava brought them from India to Tibet approximately […]