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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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 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 →

The following podcast is a discussion between Abdi and playwright Tommy Smith (http://smithsmith.wordpress.com/) recorded on 8.27.12 in NYC. It covers topics ranging from violence, racism, art, sexuality, relationships and the need to be in relationship with our Self. The recording is approximately one hour. In email or via RSS, you may use the following link →

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This is a podcast recording of a talk and question/answer session with Abdi held at The Shala Yoga House in New York (Union Square) on February 6, 2012. Thanks to everyone who came out on a Monday night to talk about anxiety. And thanks to Barbara Verrochi for the invitation. In email or via RSS, →

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The following podcast was recorded during a one day workshop titled “Integrating the Shadow: Hiding and Seeking on the Spiritual Path” held on October 30, 2011 at the New York Open Center. This workshop ran from 10AM to 5:30PM and the podcast episodes will be published over the next few weeks in 1-hour (approximate) installments. →

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This is the full, extended version (42:12 mm:ss) of Abdi’s talk and meditation held at the Broome Street / Sri Ganesha Temple in NYC on September 19, 2011. In email or via RSS, you may use the following link to access/download the podcast directly to your computer (warning: approximately 19.4 MB): http://abdiassadi.com/podcasts/abdi_assadi_meditation_09192011_v2.mp3 Or, you may →

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The following is an audio recording of a brief talk and group meditation that took place on 9.19.11 at at the Sri Ganesha Temple in NYC. In email or via RSS, you may use the following link to access/download the podcast directly to your computer (warning: approximately 4.08 MB): http://abdiassadi.com/podcasts/abdi_assadi_meditation_09192011.mp3 Or, you may access this →

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Monday, October 25, 2010 at 6:45PM Shadows on the Path: Learning to Unlearn A meditation, talk, and Q&A session with Abdi Assadi The function of a spiritual path is to break us free from our cultural and familial programming that keeps us stuck in our blind unconscious patterns. This is an opportunity to examine whether →