Events for
June 12th - 14th 2015
  Visit our website for information on Classes,  Note:  Following is information about things happening this weekend at the Couch, along with other local and upcoming events.  

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Movie Night
Movie:  The Last Samari
Date:    Friday June 12th 2015
Time:   8:00pm   (optional:  bring a dish or snack)
Optional:    Yoga and the Movie   ...  Yoga from 5:30 - 7:30 pm 
Click to view The Last Samari trailer 

Starring:  Tom Cruise, Timothy Spall, Ken Watanabe, Billy Connolly, Tony Goldwyn, Hiroyuki Sanada, Koyuki

Directed by:   Edward Zwick
Screenplay by:  John Logan, Edward Zwick, Marshall Herskovitz
Story by:  John Logan
Produced by:  Marshall Herskovitz, Edward Zwick, Tom Cruise, Paula Wagner, Scott Kroopf, Tom Engelman

Genre:  Drama, war
Running Time:  90 minutes 

An American military adviser embraces the Samurai culture he was hired to destroy after he is captured in battle.   
:) happy....Hope  to see you there.


Group Meditation
Sunday June 14th
1:00 - 2:00pm
The musical toning by Tom Kenyon entitled:
This is a special meditation to facilitate the release of stress.

Followed by:

Piano Recital for Cheryl's students
2:30 - 4:00pm

Followed by

Matt Kahn's latest video
"The Secret of Spiritual Success"


-----------Other Local Events---------

The Indian Community Center (ICC) presents a charity fundraising event:
Stand with Nepal Earthquake Victims
Featuring:  Dances from the Himalayas and Music of the World 
performed by:  
The Bhutanese-Nepali dancers from Utica, N.Y., and
 “Watercolors” a contemporary jazz group
that blends jazz, funk and world music into a unique, vibrant sound.
Sunday, June 14, 2015
from 5:00 - 7:00 pm
at the 
Indian Community Center (ICC)
1595 NYS Route 26S, Vestal, NY

$10 per person (includes light refreshments)
All collections will be donated to Nepal earthquake victims through the Berkeley, California based non-profit organization, SEVA Foundation

For Information: 607-821-8890; info@iccbinghamton.org
Raja Yoga Class and Satsang
Raja Yoga is the royal yoga that brings the nature of our True Self to our awareness.  This awareness cannot be gained through perception or intellectual knowledge, it can only be known through cognition, like the knowledge that I am, that I exist, it needs no proof, but without this knowing, experience remains limited and misunderstood.  Come join us as we explore our True Self through: 
Silence, Meditation, Breathing, and gentle relaxing Postures.

at the Indian Community Center (ICC) building
1595 Route 26, Vestal NY

Sundays  8:30-10:00am
with Edmond Cotton

Cost:  $ 10.00

Bring your own yoga mat

For more information
Call:  232-6410 or e-mail:  e_cotton@yahoo.com

Unity In the Southern Tier
June 14th at 11:30 am
 at
30 Main Street, Binghamton

For more information, contact:
Barb Parcells: parcekb@gmail.com or visit the website: Unity in the Southern Tier


Theosophical Society Study Group
meetings every alternate
 Tuesday at 8:00pm 
Next meeting June 23rd.
at
Vishnu's Couch Yoga Studio
61 Prospect Ave. 4th floor.
 
Current discussion Chapters 26-39 of Paramahansa Yogananda's 
"Autobiography of a Yogi" Online Version available here.
 
for more info, contact Tom at:  tmoberg@frontiernet.net



-----------Upcoming Events----------

Pyramid Wellness Center presents
 Summer Solstice Celebration
Including:  Gong Bath and singing bowls, Fire Labyrinth and Bonfire
Saturday June 20th
from 7:00 - 11:00pm
at
4 Bates Rd Johnson City NY 13790

Drumming, bring your drums
If it looks like rain we may move it to Friday or Sunday.
Check the website for more information.
or call Jeff Gregory 607-206-1127

KaivalyaDhama Health & Yoga Research Center, USA presents:
World Yoga Day
Sunday, June 21, 2015
at the 
Indian Community Centre (ICC)
1595 NYS Route 26S, Vestal, NY
  
Free Traditional Hatha Yoga Class
from 11:00 am — Noon
Bring your own yoga mat

For more information contact
Pratima at yogaintention@gmail.com
Matt Venuti
 
  Composer, singer and masterful instrumentalist Matt Venuti will be performing a special concert singing his heart inspiring songs while playing the Hang, the most exciting new acoustic instrument of the 21st Century and one of the most captivating and versatile of all time.  Matt is one of the world’s premier players of the instrument. He is also debuting a new instrument from the Hang makers called a Gubal, which has a powerfully deep resonance and sublime qualities.  This concert promises to be a rare and memorable event. 

 Saturday June 27th 2015 
Concert at 7:30pm
  and
Sunday June 28th
Free Flow Meditation at 1:00pm
   
"Free Flow" was birthed from Matt's concerts where people felt an irresistible urge to move often in the context of yoga or dance but without any instruction.  Participants are encouraged to explore the idea of freedom by moving at their own pace, on or off the yoga mat, and in their own creative flow by simply listening and feeling the melodies and rhythms that Matt generates from the Hang.  
    
Cost for each event:  $15.00 advanced,  $20.00 at the door
 Space is limited so please reserve your seat by contacting
Cheryl at 607 232-6189 or cherylyrica@yahoo.com

For more information about Matt, visit:  http://www.mattvenuti.com/
 
The Binghamton Buddhist Meditation Group presents:
Lovingkindness and Joy
A Silent Meditation Retreat
Friday, July 24 (6 p.m.) – Tuesday, July 28 (2 p.m.)
at
Light on the Hill Retreat Center, Van Etten, New York
Lead by:  Dr. Charles Goodman
This residential, silent meditation retreat will focus on the immeasurable emotions of lovingkindness and joy.  These profound and beautiful states can deeply enrich our practice and our life, even as they strengthen our commitment to work for the benefit of others.
We will learn several practical, effective techniques for connecting with the actual experience of lovingkindness and joy. We will also explore the nature of these emotions and their role in Buddhist practice through the teachings of Shantideva and other spiritual masters.
      
Cost:  $400, or $250 for the weekend only. 
Lodging at Light on the Hill and all meals are included. 
    
    Dr. Charles Goodman studied Korean Zen and Tibetan Buddhism in the United States and India.  He is an Associate Professor at Binghamton University and author of Consequences of Compassion:  An Interpretation and Defense of Buddhist Ethics.  In 2003, he helped found the Binghamton Buddhist Meditation Group.
   
Contact Zen  zenaidas@gmail.com or
William Spangler  spangler@binghamton.edu   or call (607) 777-2563
 
Blue Spirit Wheel band
Members: Ian Boccio (voice, bass guitar) Stephanie Kohler (voice, harmonium) Joey Dukes (percussion) Scott Pridgen (percussion) Jeffrey Lidke (voice, tabla)
 
 September 2015
For more information visit www.bluespiritwheel.com
More details to come...
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