The Night of Lord Siva
Pujas (ritual worship), vigil, kirtan, chanting
Friday, February 12th, starts at 9:30pm

We will be celebrating the night of Sivaratri the traditional way with several pujas (a form of ritual worship) and "kirtan" or chanting which will continue through the night, finishing early on Saturday morning. Please feel free to attend any part of the night's celebrations, it is not required to participate for the whole night (we usually end at around 5am) although attendance for the whole night is considered to be most auspicious!

There is no charge for attendance, donations of flowers or "prasad" are welcome.

Yoga Open House
Free Introduction to Yoga and Meditation

Take this opportunity to get to know the Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Center, the oldest established Yoga Center in Chicago. Our Open House is designed to give newcomers to Yoga a practical, holistic and easy to understand introduction to Yoga practice. The day's schedule will be as follows:

• 10:30am-12:00pm: Talk, "Yoga for Health and Peace of Mind" and demonstration of Yoga Asanas
• 12:15pm-1:30pm: Introductory, Beginner Yoga Class. Please wear or bring loose, comfortable clothing. Mats will be provided
• 1:45pm: We will be serving a vegetarian lunch
• 2:30pm-3:30pm: Talk, "Introduction to Meditation"

Thers is no charge for the day's Open House activities.
Pre-registration is not required. Please call (773) 878-7771 with any questions, or send email to chicago@sivananda.org

Bhagavad Gita Study
Every Friday 7:30pm-8:45pm

"The Gita embodies in itself a solution to the immediately pressing problems of mankind and it...gives a positive promise of salvation and makes a person fearless" - Swami Sivananda

Learn precious lessons about how to conduct your life from one of the most important scriptures of Yoga, the Bhagavad Gita. Life is compared to a battlefield and clear instruction is given on how to become a spiritual warrior, well- equipped to fight the inner battle, guided by divine wisdom.

This will be an "ongoing" class, students are free to join at any point. Please feel free to call the Center with any questions. (773 878 7771)

No charge is made for the class, donations to support the Center's work are welcome.