Our next FREE Community Conversation


Greetings Reader -

Our free monthly series, Community Conversations, continues next week.

This month, we're going to begin my looking back over the past 12 months and talk about how the world has changed, how we've changed, what personal and political events impacted us the most, and which spiritual teachings or practices helped us adapt, grow, keep our balance, and otherwise get through a year that exceeded all of our expectations in so many ways.

Then we'll turn our gaze to the future: what do we expect 2026 to be like? What are we hoping it will be like? How might it be different from 2025? How has this year prepared you for next year?

We'll explore these and other related questions in our next

COMMUNITY CONVERSATION

a free monthly study group

Live via Zoom @ 12:00 pm Eastern Time

NEXT CONVERSATION: Wednesday, December 10th, 2025

TOPIC: "THE YEAR IN REVIEW — THE YEAR AHEAD"

Registration is freeCLICK HERE to get updates and the Zoom link!

This conversation will be recorded - if you can't join us live you can watch the replay anytime.

Community Conversation is a FREE monthly online gathering where we connect spiritual ideas to real life by talking about personal challenges we all share, difficult issues we all face, and how the ancient spiritual teachings of the yoga tradition offer practical guidance for navigating our way through life in the modern world.

If you haven't registered for our free monthly Community Conversations yet, CLICK HERE to get updates and the Zoom link for the live discussion, and (usually) the recording link so you can listen to the replay if you can't join us live.

If you're already registered, you'll get reminder emails with the Zoom link next week and receive a link to the recording soon after the live conversation.

Hoping to see you next Wednesday,

- Hari-k

P.S.: My next live online workshop will be about how to navigate the intersection of yoga and religion. The nuanced connection between yoga and religion presents a challenge for both teachers who want to explain it and practitioners who want to understand it. In this 90-minute workshop, we'll dive into a comprehensive exploration of how yoga philosophy intersects with concepts of divinity and explore practical ways to lead meaningful conversations about yoga’s theological dimensions in secular settings. Save the date: Sunday, December 14th at 12:00 pm EST. CLICK HERE for complete information and registration.

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Hari-kirtana is an author, mentor, and yoga teacher who shares his knowledge and experience of how the yoga wisdom tradition can guide us toward meaningful and transformative spiritual experiences.

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