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This section contains press materials relating to Kashi and Ma Jaya.
For more information about Kashi public and media relations, please contact: Sita Gange Public Relations Director for Ma Jaya and Kashi l-800-226-1008, ext. l03 |
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ARTICLES ON KASHI AND MA JAYA(In chronological order)
A&U: October 2004Faith & Healing: Activists and clergy try to get the world's religions on the same page about fighting AIDS By Judy Martin
Florida Today: July 2004Kashi takes AIDS fight to Spain By Breuse Hickman
Florida Fitness Magazine: May 2004Yoga of Humanity
Hometown News Article: 4/30/2004Interfaith community serves, educates and enlightens By Liz Brennan
Miracle Journey Article: January February 2004Service, the Heart of Life. An interview with Ma Jaya Sati Bhagavati By Sorah Dubitsky, PhD
What is Enlightenment Article: Spring Summer 2001Don't Ask Why - just do something! An interview with Ma Jaya Sati Bhagavati. By Andrew Cohen
Hinduism Today Article: February 1999The Selfless Life of serving Siva in All. By Lavina Melwani
Yoga Journal: April 1996The Agony and the Ecstasy By Mark Matousek
PRESS RELEASES
T’AI CHI FOR ENLIGHTENMENT: AN EVENING AND WEEKEND WORKSHOP WITH JOHN P. MILTONDecember 10, 13 & 14, 2008
Contact: Dr. Doug Canterbury-Counts
John was invited to the Wudang Monastery in 2005, honored for his commitment to classical T’ai Chi, and sought as a consultant by the Taoist priests. Easy to learn and practice, the Enlightenment form can be learned completely during the workshop. The practice is energizing and uplifting, bringing the “chi” (energy) of heaven and earth into union in the body. Feelings arise of expanded energy, deep relaxation, opening of the heart, inner serenity, and spiritual awareness. “This is a rare visit to our area with a genuine T’ai Chi Master,” said Dr. Douglas Canterbury-Counts. “All participants are in for a real treat. John has devoted many years of study, deep training and spiritual cultivation in some of the world's most profoundly enlightening, earth-connected traditions. What he will be teaching is a culmination of many years of solo immersion and spiritual practice in the wilderness. Join us for an unforgettable weekend at Kashi.”
Mr. Milton graduated from the University of Michigan with Bachelor and Master of Science degrees in Ecology and Environmental Conservation. Since the 1950's, Mr. Milton has conducted numerous expeditions and field projects in wilderness areas. These have included rhino and tiger conservation in Nepal, protection of the mountains ecosystems of Nepal and Bhutan, preservation of Alaska's wilderness, and rain forest and wild lands protection in Mexico, Central America, Brazil, Peru, Ecuador, Venezuela, Thailand, Indonesia, India, Cambodia, Laos, and East Africa. Between 1963 and 1972 Mr. Milton directed the International Programs Division of the Conservation Foundation/World Wildlife foundation. He played an instrumental role in the birth of the environmental movement, serving on President Johnson’s council that developed the Environmental Protection Act. Since 1972, Mr. Milton has served as president of Threshold, a public foundation involved in a wide variety of domestic and international environmental projects, also serving on the U.S. President’s Council of Economic Advisers as the first ecologist to do so in the early 1970’s, serving as Professor of Environmental Studies at the University of Illinois and past Director of their Center for Urban and Regional Studies. Mr. Milton has written nearly one hundred books and articles on ecology, environmental conservation and inner development.
The cost of the workshop is on a sliding scale from $81 to $306. It will be held Saturday, December l8 from 9 – 4 pm and Sunday, December l4 from 9-3 pm. For more information, please contact Dr. Doug Canterbury-Counts at sacredpsyc@aol.com or 772 569-2239.
November 18th, 2007: Voice Celebration Workshop with Deva Premal & MitenSunday, November l8th ll:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Deva Premal is living a musician’s dream career. Barely a blip on the mainstream music industry's radar, she has sold over half a million albums and performed for hundreds of thousands of fans (or friends, as Deva would say), a loyal community that grows with each tour.
As one ardent admirer says, "when Deva Premal sings, the gods listen.” Deva and Miten consider their music to be “a gift, an offering…we don’t care if we play for one person or one million people." This approach has resulted in increasing legions of devoted listeners (numbering much closer to the one million mark), including such notables as His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Tony Robbins, Edward James Olmos and Cher, as well as yoga communities, spas, and healing and meditation practitioners worldwide. Deva Premal and Miten will tour North America this fall performing in 25 cities and three countries. Kashi is delighted to announce its workshop with Deva and Miten on Sunday November l8 from ll:00 – 5:00 p.m.
The German-born singer's first and still most-beloved album, The Essence, was recorded in 1998 as a teaching tool for workshops on mantra (translated from Sanskrit as “to free the mind”). Her new release, Deva Premal Sings the Moola Mantra from White Swan Records honors all spiritual paths, creeds and traditions. Deva’s extraordinary voice -- a silky, unmistakable, sustained vibrato -- moves the mantra through a serene soundscape of sitar, bansuri, dotar, strings, piano, tabla and ambient electronica, in a suite of treatments of the single mantra. The workshop at Kashi will consist of two parts: Satsang: Meditation with Music and Chanting from 11am-12:30 pm , and Voice Celebration from 2-5pm.
"When was the last time you really opened your voice in joy and sang from your heart?” Deva Premal asks. “This workshop is for people who have a longing in their hearts to sing "YES" to life, a longing to sing "THANK YOU!" to life, a longing to open the door to their own inner being, to their own inner peace,” she adds.
For those who have never sung in a group before, this is a safe and nurturing environment to connect with the voice without judgment or inhibition. The cost of the workshop is $108. People may register online at www.kashi.org, or call Kashi at (772) 589-1403, ext 112.
Kashi School of Yoga is located at 11155 Roseland Road in Sebastian.
October 5, 2007: MA JAYA TO RECEIVE GANDHI FOUNDATION HUMANITARIAN AWARDMa Jaya Sati Bhagavati, Renowned Spiritual Leader, to be Given Humanitarian Service Award by Gandhi Foundation USA, the King Center and the SCLC ATLANTA, GA, SEPTEMBER 15, 2007 – The Gandhi Foundation USA, the Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change and the Southern Center Leadership Conference (SCLC) will join together on Friday, October 5, 2007 to celebrate the first U.N.-sanctioned International Day of Non-Violence. This coincides with the Gandhi Foundation USA’s annual tradition of celebrating Mahatma Gandhi’s birthday (October 2) and presenting its Humanitarian Service Award. This year Ma Jaya Sati Bhagavati, internationally-acclaimed spiritual teacher, will be honored for her life’s work fighting for the rights of others... more
JUNE 4TH, 2005: MEETING OF TWO WOMEN LUMINARIESKashi Ashram announces an historic meeting of two internationally known women luminaries in Florida for the first time. Humanitarian and Spiritual teacher Ma Jaya Sati Bhagavati honors Dadi Janki, one of the worldwide leaders of the Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual Organization.
(SEBASTIAN, FL May 9, 2005) – The wisdom and compassion of two of this century’s most revered Mother figures come together at Kashi Ashram on June 4th, 2005, when Ma Jaya Sati Bhagavati presents the Annual Kashi Humanitarian Award to Dadi Janki of the Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual Organization. Every year, the Kashi Humanitarian Award recognizes an individual’s contribution to humanity through service, education, social action, or fostering global consciousness. Former recipients of the award include Dr. Jean Houston, a scholar and theologian; Rabbi Zalman Schacter-Shalomi, Founder and Director of the Spiritual Eldering Project; Rev. Marcus Braybrooke of the World Congress of Faiths; and Rev. Father Centurio Olaboro, Director of Uganda Martyrs Orphans’ Project.
The Kashi Humanitarian Award will be presented at Ma Jaya’s birthday celebration, and the theme this year is “Living in the River of Compassion.” These two eminent women will share the stage as humanitarians who have touched the lives of people worldwide - backed by deeply committed organizations dedicated to serving people from all ethnic, religious and socio-economic backgrounds.
Dadi Janki leads the worldwide Brahma Kumaris, which is known for the creation of leadership programs for women, quality education for young people, United Nations global peace initiatives, curriculum that promotes valued–based corporate leadership, and “Images and Voices of Hope,” a media collaboration project that engages the media and the arts in dialogue as a path to social transformation... more.
MAY 26TH 2004: GLOBAL AIDS FILM SHOWINGFilm on Global AIDS Pandemic Reminds Us of Common Humanity
Sebastian, April 30, 2004 -- A new film on the global impact of AIDS celebrates human dignity even as it bears witness to immense human suffering.
A CLOSER WALK will be shown on May 26 at the Richardson Center at the Indian River Community College Mueller Campus in Vero Beach at 7:00 p.m. With narration by Glenn Close and Will Smith, A CLOSER WALK takes us to Africa, Cambodia, India, Ukraine, and the United States to reveal the common humanity of people who are living, suffering, and dying in the worst epidemic in human history.
We will also be joined by Rev. Father Centurio Olaboro, a Catholic priest from Tororo, Uganda, who will briefly describe his work among the thousands of orphans in his parish -- an area where one of every five children has been orphaned by AIDS. Father Centurio will be available for further discussion after the film for those who wish to discover how they can make a difference, either globally or locally... more.
MAY 29TH 2004: MA JAYA'S BIRTHDAYKashi Honors Founder, Ma Jaya, Who Celebrates Her 64th Birthday and the 2004 Kashi Humanitarian Award Winners --Festive Weekend Planned May 28-29th in Sebastian, FL--
SEBASTIAN, FL, APRIL 14, 2004 -- Ma Jaya Sati Bhagavati’s 64th birthday will be celebrated at Kashi Ashram, Sebastian, FL on Saturday, May 29th, 2004. Ma Jaya, a member of the Board of Trustees of the Parliament of World’s Religions, is a world-recognized spiritual teacher, humanitarian, author, artist and human rights activist. Ma Jaya’s birthday weekend has become a tradition that the interfaith community, based in Sebastian, has honored for the past 27 years since the ashram was founded. The event typically hosts approximately 800 people from around the world, including spiritual leaders and students from other U.S. Kashi centers. The theme of this year’s weekend is “Celebrating the Yoga of Humanity.” ... more.
MAY 21- 22, 2004: ACHARYA DURGA DAS TO SPEAK AT NATIONAL GLBT SPIRITUAL MEETING IN MICHIGANControversial and Historic Week for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Equality Culminates in National Spiritual Gathering in MI - May 21-22 National Religious-based Support for Gay Rights Continues Building Momentum in Wake of Marriage Equality for Same-sex Couples
(Ypsilanti, MI ) - Emboldened by the victory which ended discrimination against families and same-sex couples in Massachusetts, hundreds of faith-based gay rights activists and religious leaders will gather in Michigan to celebrate and empower one another to continue the struggle for full equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people in our society.
Leaders and activist from across the country will be gathering in Ypsilanti, Michigan, May 21-22, at Together in Faith: Journey into Inclusiveness, a conference intended to give activists the tools to create more inclusive and LGBT-affirming cities and faith communities... more.
MAY 6TH & JUNE 6TH, 2004: KASHI INTRODUCES KALI NATHA YOGA IN MIAMIWorkshops Led by Senior Instructor, Swami Krishnapriya -- Experience Yoga as a State of Grace --
SEBASTIAN, FL, March 30, 2004 – The interfaith community of Kashi in Sebastian has been a haven welcoming yoga practitioners and spiritual seekers from all paths since l976. Senior teachers from Kashi have recently begun offering monthly workshops in Miami teaching Kali Natha Yoga, the “yoga of transformation,” a new yet very ancient form of yoga. The May and June workshops will be held on Sunday May l6th and June 6th from l:00 to 4:00 p.m. at the Botanical Gardens, 2000 Convention Center Drive in Miami Beach, and will be led by Swami Krishnapriya, executive director of Kashi and senior Kali Natha Yoga instructor... more.
MAY 7th& 8th, 2004: KALI NATHA YOGA at the Guthrie Center in Great BarringtonGive Yourself a Gift This Mother’s Day Weekend and “Awaken To the Divine Mother Within”. Join Arlo Guthrie and Swami Krishnapriya of Kashi Ashram For An Experiential Workshop of Kali Natha Yoga
SEBASTIAN, FL, March 29, 2004 – On Friday May 7th at 7:00 p.m. and Saturday, May 8th from l0:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., a unique teaching of Kali Natha Yoga will be given by folk legend, Arlo Guthrie and Swami Krishnapriya, visiting senior Kali Natha Yoga instructor from Kashi Ashram in Florida. The workshop, entitled “Awaken the Divine Mother Within” will be given at the Guthrie Center, an interfaith church and site of the original “Alice’s Restaurant” at 4 Van Deusenville Road in Great Barrington, MA.... more.
APRIL 2004: MA JAYA AT MOREHOUSE COLLEGEFormer South African President F.W. de Klerk and Walter Eugene Massey, President of Morehouse College, unveil oil portrait at the Martin Luther King, Jr. International Chapel of Morehouse College, honoring humanitarian and interfaith spiritual teacher Ma Jaya Sati Bhagavati
"Her life is an anthem of profound selfless service. Ma Jaya, today you are widely believed to be the North American Mother Teresa." - Rev. Dean Lawrence Carter, Morehouse College
(Atlanta, April 4, 2004) - The words of Rev. Dean Lawrence Edward Carter Sr., Ph.D. of Morehouse College spoke volumes about the work of human rights activist and internationally known spiritual teacher Ma Jaya Sati Bhagavati. Dean Carter presided as former South African President F.W. de Klerk and Walter Eugene Massey, President of Morehouse College, unveiled an oil portrait of Ma Jaya on Saturday night at the Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel at Morehouse College.... more.
APRIL 2004: MUKUNDA STILES WORKSHOPMukunda Tom Stiles, Director of the Yoga Therapy Center, To Give Weekend Workshop at Kashi in Sebastian April 24-25th
Mukunda Tom Stiles, director of the Yoga Therapy Center in Boulder, CO will be giving a weekend workshop, entitled “Structural Therapy Yoga” at Kashi on April 24-25th. Mr. Stiles has been involved in yoga since 1969, training under BKS Iyengar as well as many other well-known teachers... more.
APRIL 2004: MA JAYA, GLBT RIGHTS ADVOCATE IN ATLANTA(New York, March 2004) – “The soul has no gender. This is a human rights issue, plain and simple. It’s love touching love, it’s a human being reaching out and saying, ‘I am a human being and I have the right to be married like anyone else.’ As a spiritual teacher I must give everything for this cause. Hate breeds hate, and silence is letting hate run wild.” Ma Jaya/ Human rights activist Ma Jaya Sati Bhagavati returns to Atlanta Friday, April 2 at 7:30pm to speak at the Kashi Atlanta Yoga Studio. The outspoken advocate of the GLBT community will lecture and lead a meditation at Atlanta’s most prominent yoga studio ... more.
BOOKS WITH ARTICLES ABOUT MA JAYA(in chronological order of printing)
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