The following podcast was recorded on April 21, 2013 at The Shala Yoga House in New York City. The session involved discussion of topics including meditation, spiritual practice as well as the difference between psychology and spirituality. Specific exercises addressing anxiety and breath release are addressed. The importance of body centered awareness in daily life →

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Sunday April 21, 2013 @ 6:15 PM MEDITATION MATTERS PART II: MEDITATION AND Q & A In the last session we made a group pact to sit in meditation for thirty days. Thirty days on, let’s examine and share our experience. We will finish discussing the topics around meditation and spiritual practice left over from →

The following podcast was recorded on March 17th, 2013 at The Shala Yoga House in New York City. The importance of a daily practice as well as the deep resistance many of us have to sitting with our selves on a regular basis is discussed. Several styles of meditation are covered and put into practice. →

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The following podcast is is a talk and Q & A that took place on February 18, 2013 at Norma Kamali’s Wellness Cafe in NYC. The main topic of discussion is our idealized self image and our profound suffering around its unconscious service. The podcast is approximately one hour and twenty minutes in length. In →

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The following podcast is the second part of a conversation between Tanja A.W. of Our Humanity Matters (OHM) and Abdi recorded in NYC on February 11, 2013. The broad topic of discussion is the state of modern society and its effects on our consciousness. Specifically, the roles of advertising and media in informing our relationship →

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Monday February 18th, 2013 @ 6 PM DRAMA AND TRAUMA OR VULNERABILITY AND SERENITY: A DAILY CHOICE A discussion with Norma Kamali The Wellness Cafe 11 West 56th Street, NYC Fee: $20 Register at: https://fs20.formsite.com/normakamali/form113/secure_index.html     Sunday March 17th, 2013 @ 6:15 PM MEDITATION MATTERS: MEDITATION AND Q & A We will discuss the →

The following podcast is a conversation between Tanja A.W. of Our Humanity Matters (OHM) and Abdi recorded in NYC on January 7, 2013. The broad topic of discussion is the state of modern society and its effects on our consciousness. Specifically, the roles of culture, commercialism and media in informing our relationship to Self is →

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The following podcast is a follow-up discussion between Abdi Assadi and Dharmabuilt (aka: Barry Fleming) (Barry’s writings on Shamanswell.org) recorded on 11.19.2012 in NYC. This session is a continuation of the previous that broadly covers ritual and ceremony, sacred space, shamanism, dealing with fear, dreams, and sacred medicines. The use of these tools and their →

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The following podcast is a recording of Abdi’s recent guided mediation and healing circle at the Broome Street Ganesha Temple on the evening of Sunday, November 18, 2012. The podcast is approximately 38 minutes long. In email or via RSS, you may use the following link to access/download the podcast directly to your computer (warning: →

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  Meditation on Sunday November 18 at 7:00 PM Abdi is leading a group meditation at 430 Broome Street, 2nd Floor @ the corner of Crosby (SoHo, NYC) at the Ashtanga Yoga New York & Sri Ganesha Temple. You can Google Map it here. The doors will be open at 6:50 PM and we will →