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  Himalayan Yoga Tradition Teacher Training Program ~ HYT-TTP Dear Members of the AHYMSIN Himalayan Family, As we welcome another year together, the HYT-TTP team wishes you wonderful insights and depth of practice and studies in 2025. Last year marked significant milestones for us, with the HYT-TTP program celebrating 25 years and our Teacher Transformation Program reaching 18 years since its inception at SRSG. Over these years, we have welcomed over 2,000 students who have enriched their lives through our offerings. We invite all AHYMSIN family members to take a dedicated sankalpa to elevate your practice and engage with our HYT-TTP programs. Whether you are pursuing a 200-H, 500-H, or 600-H certification, or seeking personal spiritual growth through continuing education, this is an excellent opportunity to further your journey on this enriching Himalayan Yoga Tradition path.   As we reflect on the past 25 years, we look forward to the next 25 with a sense of responsibility a...
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    God Bless You   by Ranjani Powers   What do the words "God bless you" mean to you? What is your internal response when someone says that to you, and what intentions do you have when you say those words to others?   Contemplation is an essential part of our tradition. In Swami Rama’s book Conscious Living, he states, "There is another school called contemplation: shravana, manana, nidhidhyasana. What is contemplation? It is about discovering what truth is. I am in search of truth; I listen to the sayings of great sages and the scriptures taught by knowledgeable teachers. This is shravana. I think deeply about these sayings and teachings; this is manana. I continuously search, and finally, I understand the truth and integrate it into my life. This is nidhidhyasana.”   Our goal is to discover the truth taught by the scriptures and great sages, but first, we must understand our minds. The more we practice and study the scrip...
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    The Art of Spiritual Progress by Swami Veda Bharati We are here for a purpose; it is an ongoing spiritual process. We are all here for spiritual liberation, and serving the mission is part of that. This becomes the higher mission that all of us are serving, and for this purpose alone we are purifying ourselves of our pride and ego. For these reasons we train ourselves in constant self-observation: to see oneself, to hear oneself, to develop this internal dialogue. I have used one criterion for all my thoughts, my words and my actions: “Is this conducive to spiritual liberation.”   We are still learning to walk on this path and have not yet fully learned to observe the effects of our attitudes and actions on others. For this reason, please allow me to offer some of the ways I have personally used in my own life to guide my attitudes and responses. They have been my experiments in life, and I pass them on for you to experiment with.   1. Say the unpleasant in a ple...
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