May 2019 
 
May in North Carolina is one of the most beautiful places to be!
Come join us this month for a Thursday night class, and check out the informational meeting about teacher training if you've been curious!

 
 

 
 
Class Schedule 
Location: 305 Glenwood Drive, Chapel Hill, NC
call for more info/directions: 919-257-7814 or email: hardarshan@matashaktiashram.org
 
Thursdays 6:15 - 7:45 pm 
Fee: $15 drop in or $10 per class when purchasing a 5 class pass.
 
Class topics for this month:
 
May 2: "Happy Helpers"
Kundalini yoga set: The Love From Above
Meditation: Old Gyspy Way of Calling on the Spirit
 
May 9: "Jump for Joy"
Har Aerobic Yoga Kriya
Meditation for Elevation, Connection, and Joy
Come to class and stay for the informational meeting about teacher training! Look at the textbooks, talk to past graduates, have some yogi tea, and get your questions answered! 
 
May 16: "Animated Adventures"
Yoga Kriya for the Positive Mind
Meditation for Positive Mind
 
May 23: "Sharing Leads to Happiness"
Yoga Kriya for Magnetic Field and Heart Center
Meditation for the Fourth Chakra
(You will need to bring 2 apples to class for the meditation. There will be extras if you need them!)
 
May 30: "Get Sensual"
Yoga for the Pituitary Gland
Meditation to Connect with the Self-Sensory System
 
 
 
 
 
  
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Kundalini Yoga Teacher Training, Level One                             
 
Free Informational Meeting about Teacher Training!
Thursday May 9 at 8 pm after regular yoga class
Have some Yogi tea, talk with past graduates, look at the textbooks, and get your questions answered!
Register by June 1 and save $200

Level One Kundalini Yoga teacher training takes place each year in Chapel Hill and is held one weekend per month from September - June. Interviews for the next course are under way. Apply now!
Contact me for more info:
hardarshan@matashaktiashram.org
 
 
 
 
Sacred Words
this month's wisdom quote
 
"Love is a River. Swim in it."
Rumi
 
 
Sacred Table
this month's recipe for health and happiness!

Raspberry Thumbprint Cookies
This recipe is from the book "Thyroid Healing" by Anthony William
Makes 4 - 6 servings

Ingredients:
1 cup plus 2 TB almond flour
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. sea salt
1/2 cup tahini
1/2 cup coconut sugar or maple sugar
1/2 tsp. alcohol free vanilla extract
1/2 cup white sesame seeds
1/2 cup raspberry jam (if buying commercially, make sure to get one with not added harmful ingredients or preservatives. If you wish to make your own raspberry filling, mash fresh, ripe raspberries (or frozen that have been thawed), with honey or maple syrup to desired consistency is reached)
 
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Whisk together the almond flour, baking soda, and sea salt in a mixing bowl and set aside. Process together the tahini, coconut or maple sugar, and vanilla extract in a food processor and pulse until well combined. If mixture is still crumbly, add water by the tablesppon as needed until smooth dough forms. 
Form the dough into 1 inch balls and roll them in the sesame seeds before placing them onto a baking tray lined with parchment paper. Leave at least 2 inches between the cookies. Press a thumbprint into the center of each cookies and place the cookies into the oven. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes.
Remove the cookies from the oven and fill each one with 1 tsp. of raspberry jam. Place the cookies on a wire rack to cool.
Enjoy!
 
 
website to check for class schedules, etc.,  www.matashaktiashram.org.
  FengShui/sacred space consultations: www.sacrednest.com
   For psychotherapy services: www.sacredlistener.com
(Next HSP class will be held on May 8)
 
 
 
Service Opportunity
Mata Shakti Ashram welcomes your support! How can you help?
Time and Talent: help with yard and garden maintenance, upkeep of classroom and workshop/training spaces, vegetarian raw food prep, help with social media and technology. Talk to your friends and personal community about Mata Shakti Ashram, for we are truly "grass roots"!
Finance/Funds: Donations of money to assist Mata Shakti Ashram pay the overhead cost for the current space, pay guest teachers, and provide some scholarships to those in need. Let us know how much you are willing to pledge monthly or yearly over the next year to 5 years, as we prepare the non-profit status. Every donation will receive a class pass to share with a friend to acquaint them with the ashram.
Thanks to Kevin Millar, Lisa Brown, Sahej Anand Kaur, Jennifer Pittman, Lindy Hoeft, Joni Liebel, Michelle Hill, Sat Inder Kaur and Karta Purkh Singh of Kansas City's Param Tirath Ashram, Elke/Keval McCalla, Ranpreet Kaur, Shirin Negmodjanova, Connie Boston, Mary Radulescu, Barbara Lynn Freed, Updesh Kaur, Florence, Wasalisa Davison, Harbhajan Khalsa and Ashley Jackson, who have already given their support!
Stay tuned for an open house, and contact HarDarshan for more information: 919-257-7814 or hardarshan@matashaktiashram.org
 
Sacred Listener, Transpersonal Counseling and Kundalini Yoga, Chapel Hill, NC