Metta Earth Institute


yoga · meditation · contemplative practice

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An expression of “green yoga”, Metta Earth Yoga refreshes our connection to earth through movement, silence, mindfulness, and other spiritual life practices. The classical forms of yoga including asana (posture), pranayama (breathing), meditation, and kirtan (chanting) provide vital enlivening pathways for healing our relationship with the planet. We balance practice time in community with opportunities for solitude close to nature. Our practice is informed by an affinity with engaged Buddhism and Zen.



Om
purnam adah purnam idam
purnat purnam udatcyate
purnasya purnam adaya
purnam evavasheshyate
~ Yajur Veda & Usha Upanishad


That is whole. This is whole
From the whole the whole becomes manifest.
From the whole, when the whole is negated,
what remains is again the whole.
~ Translation by Sharon Gannon