Wed Jan 26 1:30 Eastern Blue Vraja Dakini Practice Group on Zoom

Melissa Abbott is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: 5 Dakinis Practice Session – Blue Vraja Dakini PracticeTime: Jan 26, 2022 01:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
The room will be open at 1:15pm for those who want to get on and get situated and the practice will begin promptly At 1:30-2:30pm. Please be ready to be seated and we will be meditating during the session. Have any cushions, shawls to contain your meditation energy. You could also have a notepad to jot down any impressions or transformations you feel in the session.
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Hi All, Enlightened Feminine Empowerment Blue Vraja Dakini Meditation Practice Session Wed Jan 26 1:30pm Eastern(room will open at 1:15pm, please be on time)We will be practicing each of the 5 Dakinis meditations in separate zoom sessions and in the final practice (6th) practice session we will put them all together at once in the 5 Dakini Mandala. We are having these zoom sessions Wednesdays at 1:30 Eastern Jan 25, feb 2, 9, 16, 23, March 2
These practices, of the Five Dakini’s, are from the “ Wisdom Rising” book by Lama Tsultrim Allione. These practices come down to us from a Tibetan Tantric Buddhism female practitioner named Machig Lapdron and are over 1000 years old. To buy book:https://www.amazon.com/Wisdom-Rising-Journey-Empowered-Feminine/dp/1501115030/ref=sr_1_1?crid=169RZDIZY9YLM&keywords=wisdom+rising+by+lama+tsultrim+allione&qid=1643138103&sprefix=wisdom+rising%2Caps%2C210&sr=8-1&author-follow=B001HOACAG&
The Five Dakini’s practices work with transforming encumbered energies ( Samskaras) such as procrastination, neediness, envy, jealousy, anger, fear etc into “The Wisdom Energies of the Dakinis evolved/transformed/manifersted to an unencumbered view”. The mandala/circle, elemental energies, directional energies, visualization, seed syllables, Uccara, etc are used in the Dakini practices. Ultimately, the absolute level is beyond gender, how on a relative level men and women get to the ultimate level may be very different paths. Women have long thought they have to act like men to attain anything in this world. The cultural messages truly effect and disempower women on so many levels. This is why the Dakini is so relevant.The Dakini is a messenger of spasciousness, a force of truth, a transitional primal power, a fierce compassion for change and upliftment. I believe the recognition of feminine empowerment holds a key to cultural evolution and that awareness of practices line the Five Dakini’s .I highly recommend you get the book and read it, until you get the book, tho, it is all right to come and practice and get a taste of it and see if it is for you. It is exciting work and I look forward to practicing with you.
Kind Regards, Melissa Abbott

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A lifelong meditator, learner and seeker, Melissa started her journey with a Hatha Yoga class in 1970 at age 17. Later after a stint in Art School and extensive travel, Melissa became a resident at Shree Muktananda Ashram in upstate NY studying Siddha Yoga meditation practices and is a disciple of Gurumayi Chidvilasananda and the Siddha Lineage Of Swami Muktananda and Bhagwan Nityananda. There she became acquainted with Shaiva Tantra Meditation from Kashmir, while studying with Dr. Paul Mueller Ortega, Dr.Douglas Brooks, Sally Kempton aka Swami Durgananda and many other teachers residing there at that time. Melissa also studied Tibetan Buddhist Practices of the Sakya Lineage with Luding Khenchen Rimpoche. Melissa has had a 40+ year meditation practice receiving many initiations and transmissions from many great contemporary teachers. Currently, since 2017 Melissa has been studying with Christopher Wallis a Sanskrit Scholar Phd covering “The Recognition Sutras”, “Vijnana Bhairava”, “Spanda Karikas”, and “Tantraloka”. Melissa is an avid reader, studying with the scholarly works of Christopher Wallis PhD, Alexis Sanderson Phd.Oxford University , Christopher Tompkins PHd Candidate University Of CA Berkley, and James Mallinson from SOAS in London. A member of Academia.org, Melissa keeps up with the latest translations of historic Yogic Writings by contemporary scholars. On the Hatha Yoga front, Melissa has studied Iyengar and Anusara Hatha Yoga in the 1990’s and later took her first hot yoga class 10 years ago with Suzanne Elliott in Merritt Island, FL, becoming a Raja Hot Core Hatha Yoga 500 hour Teacher in 2016 with Craig Villani. In 2017 she became a USA Yoga Coach and started judging video submissions in 2019. In 2018 Melissa studied with Jimmy Barkan Level 2 Hot Vinyasa Training in Ft Lauderdale and 2019 Adi Westerman’s Teaching 26/2 Plus Training. A member of the Original Hot Yoga Asso OHYA and a Hot Yoga Teacher at Steam House Hot Yoga & Pilates in Epping NH www.steamhousenh.com and Blue Yoga Group in Swampscott, MA. “Melissa Abbott Yoga and Meditation” has a weekly Visionary Tantric Yoga & Yoga Nidra Podcast available on Spotify, ITunes Podcasts, Podbean and YouTube.

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