Global Mala for Peace 2010: NYC Events: September 19th
It’s that time of year again! 2010 marks the 8th Annual Global Mala Yoga for Peace, which was founded by Shiva Rea – all around the country and the world, people of all shapes and sizes will be doing 108 Sun Salutations for World Peace. See details from the website:
The purpose of the Global Mala Yoga for Peace is to unite the global yoga community from every continent, school or approach to form a “mala around the earth” through collective practices based upon the sacred cycle of 108 on Sept. 19th or 20th, Fall Equinox as the yoga world’s offering to further the UN International Peace Day.
The Vision
A Life Celebration
Yoga for Peace is the symbol of the paradigmatic shift in consciousness of the world.
This year on Sunday, September 19th 2010, participants from around the world will move to powerful drum beats while completing an invigorating practice of 108 sun salutations, or mala in Sanskrit.
Upon completion of the mala, participants will rest in svasana, a lying meditation, to form a human mandala, or peace wheel.
Prominent figures in the yoga communities around the world will lead the kirtan, chanting, that signals the commencement and closure of the celebration.
As a gesture of support for shared goals, proceeds and spirit from Yoga for Peace will benefit an organization dedicated to spreading peace and demonstrating compassion.
Yoga Mala
In India, yogis celebrate the arrival of Spring with 108 consecutive sun salutations, accompanied by devotional chanting. The mala is intended to mark transition and celebrate change.
The number 108 carries varied significance in Hindu and Buddhist traditions; it is the number of beads in the mala (meditation prayer beads) and the number of Upanishads (sacred vedic texts). 108 is also the product of multiplying 9 and 12, two propitious numbers in Indian culture.
Hundreds of yoga studios and health and spiritual centers around the world have hosted malas to serve social causes, including cancer research, domestic violence support organizations, and charitable funds, which promote wholeness, healing, or peace in the world .
Mandala
The mandala, or sacred diagram of the cosmos, is a radial geometric design created to aid meditation. It’s circular form symbolizes the perfected universe and is intended to establish a feeling of peace and wholeness.
See the flyer below for the NYC events, and click here to learn more about events around the country and the world!
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