Daily Practices - Episode 14 : Raja Yoga - Daily Practices to tune in with Raja Yoga The Royal Path.
Welcome to our daily practices podcast. . We believe that incorporating daily practices into your routine can help you improve your well-being, reduce stress, and cultivate inner peace. Each episode, we'll explore a different topic and provide you with practical tips and guidance on how to incorporate daily practices into your life. From meditation and contemplation to gratitude and mindfulness, we'll help you discover the best practices for your unique journey. Thanks for tuning in, and let's get started.

Daily Practices - Episode 14 : Raja Yoga - Daily Practices to tune in with Raja Yoga The Royal Path.

The difficulty with ego is that it is deeply concealed. Most of us don’t even know we have it. It destroys the ability to learn, so there’s no more give and take. No more love. Ego can be overcome by developing humility. If we don't know how to bow, love finishes.

A short talk with a chance to ask questions and ending with a meditation.

Guest Speaker ~ Ash Patel
Ash is a Commercial Director within the IT services sector, and has been a student of Raja Yoga for almost 20 years, working with young adults to nurture potential through understanding and applying inner leadership principles. Today he is in conversation with Linda Lee who co-ordinates Brahma Kumaris' activities in SE England from the City of Brighton & Hove.

Food for the Soul: An Online Series ~ Ego Destroys Love ~ 02Jun23

People spend most of their lives running after things, doing things. They forget that being comes before doing. Those who remember this secret make effort to "be" and discover that when they stop, life brings whatever is needed.

A short talk with a chance to ask questions and ending with a meditation.

Guest Speaker ~ Jackie Hodson
Jackie has been a student and teacher of meditation for almost 30 years, and has had a lifelong interest in learning and helping others learn. She currently lives in Worthing and helps with the work of the Lighthouse Retreat Centre there. Today Jackie is in conversation with Linda Lee who co-ordinates Brahma Kumaris' activities in and around the UK seaside City of Brighton & Hove.

Food for the Soul: An Online Series ~ Make Effort to 'BE' ~ 06Jun23

Even when you feel as though things aren't going well in your life, you have reasons to be grateful. Take time to appreciate the gift of life and all its wonders. Count your blessings and cherish what you have.

Shriram was brought up in a spiritual family and has been practising Raja Yoga Meditation since an early age. Spiritual service has been a driving force in his life. He takes immense pleasure and happiness in sharing the lessons learnt on his spiritual journey. He is a creative event manager, resource manager and likes to inspire everyone to realise their full potential .

'Food For The Soul' - An online series - Do you Count your Blessings? -Shriram Darfalkar 19 Sept

Our situations do not determine our happiness; our response to them determines it. The response begins with the thoughts our mind creates. Feeding the mind with good thoughts is like planting healthy seeds in a fertile space.

Gitte Huldén is the National Coordinator of Brahma Kumaris in Finland and she has practiced yoga for more than 20 years. She has a background in business and marketing. On the spiritual path she values kindness and happiness which creates an atmosphere of easy learning for everyone.

'Food For The Soul' - An online series - Our Responses to Situations - Gitte Huldén - Sept 22, 2023

Your thoughts guide you to your destiny. If you always think the same you will always get to the same place. Think in a new way and you will be a new person. Create peace in your mind and you will create a world of peace around you.

In her professional life Roos Nabben has worked in Health Care settings, especially in maternity nursing, for the last 20 years of her professional life.

She has studied and volunteered with Brahma Kumaris for the last 40 years and is still doing so. All she learned there was applied in her work as well.

'Food For The Soul' - An online series -Try Thinking in a New Way! - Roos Nabben - 26 Sept, 2023

The first lesson on the path of becoming a peacemaker is to stop being at war with yourself. It is only when the turbulence of my mind ceases that I can begin to make peace with the world.

Jim is an educationalist and human resource trainer who shares from years of personal research and experience in philosophy and meditation. He has been a student and teacher with the Brahma Kumaris for over 40 years. He is the author of 6 books on spiritual philosophy and meditation.

Food For The Soul - An online series - 'Stop Being at War with Yourself' - Jim Ryan 13 Oct 2023

When you open your eyes in the morning, sit for a moment and appreciate the gift of a new day, create a peaceful thought, and enjoy some moments of silence throughout the whole day. 
 
Helena has been dedicated to understanding and applying spirituality since a young age, seeing it as the main method for how to make life really work.  Her motto is “Let’s make life beautiful”.

'Food for the Soul' - An online series - 'A Gift of a New Day' - Helena Foggart -3 Oct 2023

We have eight hours to work, eight hours to rest and eight hours to play. When we look at our life are we really in balance? 

Stefania Olafsdottir has practised and taught meditation since 2003 and is part of the national coordinating teams for the Brahma Kumaris in Iceland and Norway. She is part of the Executive Circle of the Spirit of Humanity Forum, a global platform for leaders and change-makers based in Iceland and runs a small company which specialises in producing online meditation material and meditation courses for schools and families in Iceland.

Food for the Soul - 'The Balance of Work, Rest & Play' - Stefania Olafsdottir, 10 Oct. 2023

Χαλάρωση Άνταρ Μόνα
Στο μονοπάτι της Γιόγκα Νίντρα χρησιμοποιούμε την επίγνωση της φυσικής διάστασης για να ενισχύσουμε την εσωτερική όραση και επίγνωση. 
Με την πρακτική των τεχνικών της ράτζα γιόγκα , ειδικά με την γιόγκα νίντρα , αποκτάμε επίγνωση της υποσυνείδητης και ασυνείδητης κατάστασης και μπαίνουμε στην κατάσταση της υπερσυνειδητότητας.

Γιόγκα Νίντρα 2 Οραματισμός Πάρκου - Ναού

There has probably never been a time where there has been so much fear and conflict, not just across oceans and borders but also across the breakfast table. Solutions are found when we step back and detach; the bigger picture can then be seen.

Ruth is based in Manchester. She is a key player in a very small team arranging events in person and online for the Inner Space meditation centre.

Food for the Soul - 'All Solutions are Based on Detachment & Letting Go' - Ruth Liddle, 19 April '24

Honesty does not mean simply speaking your mind. Honesty means to be very clear about everything going on inside you. Where there is honesty, feelings become pure and clean. Genuine honesty cultivated within you is what will reach out and touch others.

Helen Sayers is a former science teacher from Jersey. Helen has lived and worked in a variety of countries and cultures. She spends much of her time in Brittany, France, where she co-created an association that aims to support emotional and spiritual well-being and encourages a spirit of conviviality in the community.

Food for the Soul - 'Genuine Honesty Reaches Out and Touches Others' - Helen Sayers - 9 April 2024

No matter how capable, talented or efficient someone may be, without the co-operation from others you can go nowhere. For example; a singer needs musicians and an audience in order to express themselves. Being open to the contribution of others is what makes tasks successful.   

Rosemary spent many years being an air hostess as well as running a busy MP's business office.  She is now working at the UK national co-ordinating office of the Brahma Kumaris in London where she studies and teaches Raja Yoga meditation and is part of the administration team.  Rosemary has a very warm and open personality and a wealth of insight and experience to share.

Food for the Soul - 'No One is an Island'- Rosemary Turberville-Smith - 12 April, 2024

When "I have to" do something, it can easily turn into an experience of reluctance. If you keep thinking and feeling with reluctance it can become a habit which starts turning up everywhere in your life!  Nothing productive or fulfilling ever gets created with the energy of reluctance.  
 
Valerie has a background in education and health promotion. She is currently helping to co-ordinate the activities of the Brahma Kumaris in Leeds.

Food for the Soul - 'Living with Reluctance' - Valerie Bowker - 23 April, 2024

The gap between what you say and what you do acts like a drain where your integrity and people’s trust in you seep away. If you want to strive towards integrity and gain people's trust, close the gap between what you say and what you do. Sarah became interested in spirituality in 2009 when she took up language teaching in South East Asia. She discovered Raja Yoga with the Brahma Kumaris while in Cambodia and since then has returned to Cambridge to continue her career in teaching and to deepen her understanding of the ‘real interior design’.



Food for the Soul - 'Gaining People’s Trust' - Sarah Fitzgerald - 26 April 2024

Have you ever noticed how cyclic your thoughts are?  Ever tried to stop thinking them and find out moments later you are back to the same old patterns? Lygia is Head of Biology and Psychology in a North London School she is also a qualified Therapeutic Counsellor specialising in the support and care of young people. Lygia has also been a student and teacher of meditation for over 20 years and regularly runs workshops and seminars on a wide range of personal development topics. She is a lively and enthusiastic speaker.

Food for the Soul - 'How to Transform Old Patterns of Thinking' - Lygia Monteiro, 26 March 2024

There are three stress factors that we as human beings have in common:  Uncertainty, Lack of Control and Lack of Information.   If we understand how they manifest in life we are more able to deal with them. Neville Hodgkinson is an author and journalist who specialised for much of his career in writing about health and medicine. He returned to medical journalism in recent years and his latest book 'How HIV/AIDS Set the Stage for the Covid Crisis' looks critically at what happens when medical science goes off track.  Neville has been a student of Raja Yoga for more than 40 years.



Food for the Soul - 'The Three Universal Stress Factors' - Neville Hodgkinson, 29 March 2024

Our subconscious mind has no sense of humour, plays no jokes and cannot tell the difference between reality and an imagined thought or image. What we continually think about eventually will manifest in our lives. Natalie has had a varied career in banking, television and social services working with people with learning disabilities. For the last 7 years she has dedicated her time to co-ordinating activities for the Brahma Kumaris in Loughborough. She has been a BK student for over 30 years.


Food for the Soul - 'How Deep is the Sub-Conscious Mind?' - Natalie Steele - 30 April, 2024

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