Archive · 2016

Last Chance Course: Effortless Mind Meditation with Ajayan Borys on 4/26/15

Dates: Sunday, 4/26/15, 9-5PM at Hot Yoga for Life Beaverton

Dates: Sunday, 4/26/15, 9-5PM at Hot Yoga for Life Beaverton

If you’ve been looking for a consistently deep experience of meditation that is sublimely effortless, this is it—whether you have never meditated before or have been meditating for years!

Effortless Mind Meditation Effortless Mind offers a direct experience of exceptionally deep meditation yet is readily accessible to all, whether you have never meditated before or have been meditating for years. This full-day course, open to anyone, represents the culmination of the 40 years Ajayan has dedicated to exploring and teaching meditation worldwide. You will not find an easier, more effective program of meditation anywhere!

The class is from 9am–5pm and includes breaks and a 45-minute lunch break. The day consists of both discussion and practice. You may look forward to a stimulating, educational, and entertaining day, shared with many quality people like yourself who are interested in self-improvement and growth. We’ll cover the following content:

Dates: Saturday, 1/10/15, Saturday, 2/7/15, Sunday, 4/26/15 Time: 9-5PM Location: Hot Yoga for Life, Beaverton, Studio B Cost: $89; register online here.

Ajayan Borys has been exploring and teaching a variety of meditation practices since 1970. In the early 70’s, he spent several years studying in residence under Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, founder of the Transcendental Meditation Program®. For the next ten years, Ajayan taught the TM Program®. Since then he has traveled the globe continuing an exploration of consciousness and developing human potential through various meditation and yogic practices. Having made a study of meditation his life, and having instructed and guided thousands in meditation in North America, Australia, Europe, and India, Ajayan has gained wide renown as a consummate meditation teacher. Ajayan is author of Effortless Mind: Meditate with Ease (New World Library, 2013), The Way of Marriage: A Journal of Spiritual Growth through Conflict, Love, and Sex (Purna Press, 1991; HarperCollins, 1993), The Sacred Fire: Love as a Spiritual Path (HarperCollins, 1994), and numerous articles on meditation and relationships as a spiritual path.

This page is preserved from the Hot Yoga For Life historical archive (2016). For current class schedules and offerings, see our homepage.

About This Workshop Format

Specialty workshops at Hot Yoga For Life addressed topics that regular vinyasa classes couldn't cover adequately — inversion fundamentals requiring extended progressive work, aroma yoga combining essential oils with practice, acro and partner work building communication between practitioners, and the annual 108 sun salutations endurance event. Each workshop drew its own audience subset; some students attended every workshop while others came only for specific topics that matched their interests.

Workshop pricing at Hot Yoga For Life followed industry-standard rates for specialty yoga events, with full member pricing offered alongside drop-in rates that brought in students from outside the regular studio community. Multi-session workshop packages allowed deeper engagement for students wanting to commit to specific topic areas. The Sunday workshop format was particularly popular — practitioners could give a full afternoon to a topic without it conflicting with weekday schedules.