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Siddha Yoga Meditation Center of Greater Boston (2009)
Siddha Yoga (Other)
75 North Beacon Street
Watertown MA 02472
Phone: 617-924-2023
Websites:
About
Through the practices of meditation, chanting, selfless service, and contemplation, we seek to uncover the true purpose of our lives, to experience our own divinity, to know God. The Siddha Yoga Meditation Center in Greater Boston is a place for people to come together and engage in these practices.
Description
Description
The Siddha Yoga Meditation Center of Greater Boston in new quarters just outside Watertown Square offers meditation and chanting programs, intensive weekend meditation workshops, hatha yoga courses, study groups and other Siddha Yoga courses.History and Practice
Siddha Yoga comes from an ancient spiritual tradition of India passed on through a lineage of meditation masters known as Siddhas. It was first brought to the United States by Swami Muktananda in the 1970s. Shortly before he passed away in 1982, Swami Muktananda appointed Gurumayi Chidvilasananda as his successor; she is now the spiritual head of the worldwide Siddha Yoga Community. The essence of Siddha Yoga meditation is the gift of shaktipat, a spiritual awakening that enables a seeker to embark on the sacred journey to know the inner self.
Activities and Schedule
For a current schedule of the center's events, please visit their website at www.symcgb.org.Membership
There are approximately 300 participants but there is no formal membership and all are welcome.
Ethnic Composition
Multi-ethnic
Affiliation with Other Communities/Organizations
Worldwide Siddha Yoga Community