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WYC 2008 in Quebec City, Canada
About this event: World Youth Congress 2005 - Scotland
Related to country: Canada

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It's been a while since I've posted, but it's with good reason I'm writing now, as the World Youth Congress is just a few days away and this time it's in Quebec City, Canada. But you probably already new that. ;-)

Unfortunately I won't be able to go this year, but I have a lot of friends who will be there and it's a great chance to shout out about it. Last time we were in Sterling Scotland and the vibe was quite refreshing and eye opening, learning first hand from other people that were there from all over the world. I heard some chatter from other delegates with respect to issues such as actually achieving the millennium development goals (which keep getting pushed back) or actually making a difference on a grander scale with respect to the role of the congress before the United Nations and other international organizations, .. and while this is totally credible, to me the best parts of the congress take place on the person to person level. It's about who you meet, what you talk about and what you learn. And you learn a truck load in just the few days that you are all there together, mixed up, shaken up and moved around.

While I won't be there myself, I've been helping setup a new project this year called 'meditate to regenerate' that aims to introduce meditation as a way to improve effectiveness of active projects around the world. It's practically a no-cost option that can be tried by both organizers and the audience group of any project and easily provides benefits of health and well being, attention, awareness, relaxation, sustainability and also a cool head, which we can really help everyone. Projects can be tough and trying and we're learning stuff all the time in every context and environment.

Anyway you can find out more about the project at http://www.meditatetoregenerate.com which takes you to the TIG project. We're still gearing up to the congress, but be sure to check out the About page, the blog and coming soon, some proper documentation that scopes out what the project will be providing. If you want to get in touch with the project, just write to meditatetoregenerate [at] gmail.com

Take care,
Gautama



August 6, 2008 | 2:50 PM Comments  0 comments



Zephyr: At the World Youth Congress, August 2005
About this event: World Youth Congress 2005 - Scotland
Related to country: United Kingdom


from left to right: Rylan (Hong Kong/UK), Gautama (Canada), Liam (UK), Liane (Hong Kong/UK), Jai (India/Italy), Amy (Scotland), Devadat (Italy), Gita (UK), Bhakti (Lithuania), Emma (Scotland), Elena (Italy), Mirjam (Austria), Shailaja (Italy), Celeste (Australia).

September 17, 2005 | 10:00 AM Comments  0 comments

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1 month later, and still the experience is so fresh!
About this event: World Youth Congress 2005 - Scotland
Related to country: United Kingdom


Hi, its been a little while and I just wanted to post some photos from of our group from the World Youth Congress and say thanks to Sohail for taking it and to all the other friends we met there who were so vibrant and inspiring.

After the Congress, we travelled up to Edinburgh and Glasgow to see the cities and then further up in Scotland to see the landscape, coming back down to a small village called Meagle, near Perth and joining up with a national seminar for Sahaja Yoga meditation. This was really wonderful as always and with the real feeling of coming back home, we were able to share about WYC and again perform some of the music as well as a much wider range.

In the last month we have been sharing our experience with friends around the world and keeping in touch with new friends that we made there. I'll see what I can do, whether I am able to summarize an excerpt of the whole experience and share it with you here, and if I can get the momentum up, I'll try to post more regularly to share some more about whats going on with us, what we like to do, and what we are all interested in. If I do a good job, we'll be able to connect better and I hope help to make a difference in the things we believe in around the world.

Since the World Youth Congress, I am also keeping very much in touch with my clan (number 38!) on a Yahoo! Group, and then by email.

Keep in touch,
Gautama

September 17, 2005 | 9:51 AM Comments  0 comments

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Music and Meditation at the World Youth Congress in Sterling, Scotland
About this event: World Youth Congress 2005 - Scotland
Related to country: United Kingdom


I am here at the World Youth Congress in Sterling, Scotland, attending as a cultural performer with our group Zephyr. We will be performing music this friday which draws on cultures from all around the world such as Indian, English, Muslim, Medievil Latin and Gospal American. A tad bit nervous, but looking forward to it.

Our group's basis is founded in a meditation that we all practice called Sahaja Yoga and which has it's roots in India. Along with our global music we also bring with each of us our own diversity in nationality with group members coming from Italy, England, Lithuania, Canada, Austria, Scotland, Australia and Hong Kong/Vietnam.

We express in our music and way of life, a global culture that transcends all boundaries of nation, person or belief and brings us together in something that is much more whole, sustainable and balanced. The meditation gives us a practical basis that helps us to live more peacefully in both personal and social spheres of our lives.

Check out some more information about the meditation at http://www.sahajayoga.org and also take a look at a Youth focused tour that is taking place right now, travelling down the east coast of the United States at http://www.realizeamerica.com

I'll write more soon,

August 1, 2005 | 7:12 AM Comments  0 comments

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