Year: 2011

  • Swami Ramakrishna to visit China

    Swami Ramakrishnananda Puri will be visiting Shanghai, China for two days, 12 & 13 March. He will give a talk, bhajans and will conduct an IAM meditation class. Talks will be in English and translated into Chinese. Venue: Raja Yoga, Xujiahui, 3rd floor, No 88, Xingeng Road, Xu Hui District. Bus 864/42/Metro Line1 contact: reservations@iamcn.org…

  • Amma in Hyderabad

    27 – 28 February , Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh – Bharata Yatra 2011 Amma’s return to Hyderabad was marked by a significant expansion of her ongoing humanitarian projects—shortly after her first evening program began, a seemingly never-ending line of children flowed across the stage, standing in line patiently to receive a hug and a kiss from…

  • ‘Make India into a Garden’

    24-25 February, Bengaluru, Karnataka –Bharata Yatra 2011 Amma was welcomed to Bengaluru, the capital of Karnataka, by several dignitaries– including the Chief Minister of Karnataka, B. S. Yeddyurappa, Justice P Sivaraj Patil and Justice Gururaj, Retired Supreme Court Justice of India, MN Venkitachalayya, as well as several major figures from the prominent IT industry based…

  • Amma breaks all these barriers

    February 20 and 21, Mysore, Karnataka — Bharata Yatra 2011, Amma visited Mysore for a Brahmastanam Temple Festival. On the first program day Amma shared the stage with S.A. Ramdas, Minister for Medical Education, Karnataka and MP, H. Vishwanath. In his welcoming speech S.A. Ramdas said: ‘Amma is not just someone who fulfills our desires,…

  • Amma in Mananthavady

    Feb 16 – 17, Mananthavady, Kerala – Bharata Yatra 2011 The first program of Amma’s 2011 Northern leg of Bharat Yatra was the Manathavadi Brahmastanam Temple Festival. Located at nearly 3000 ft above sea level in the Western Ghats of Kerala, Manathavadi is known for it’s splendid landscape, mountains, lush greenery and fresh climate. Amma…

  • IAM meditation lowers stress hormones

    1 February 2011 , Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi IAM—Integrated Amrita Meditation Technique lowers stress hormones, according to a study recently published in the 2011 volume of the international journal Evidence-Based Complementary & Alternative Medicine (eCAM), published by the Hindawi Publishing Corporation. The five-year study, titled “The Effect of Meditation on Psycho-Physiological Variables,” examines…

  • Amma in Kovai

    30, 31 Jan, Kovai Tamil Nadu – 2011 Bharata Yatra Amma’s 2nd leg of Bharata Yatra 2011 came to an end with a public program and a one day Brahmastanam Temple Festival in Kovai, Tamil Nadu. Welcoming Amma to the city, Kandasamy MLA said: “Amma, you are doing various projects that no government can do,…

  • Amma is making people live up to their conscience

    28 January, Tanjavur, Tamil Nadu – Bharata Yatra 2011 Amma paid her first visit to the city of Thanjavur and held a program at the Medical College grounds. A massive crowd began to form from very early in the afternoon. By the time Amma arrived in the evening the whole venue was overflowing. Tanjavur is…

  • Singing and dancing in Chennai

    25 – 26 Jan, Chennai – Bharata yYatra 2011 Amma in Chennai From 25 to 26 January 2011, Amma held Brahmastanam festival at Mata Amritanandamayi Math, Chennai. Chennai is the capital of Tamil Nadu and a hub for the south indian music, arts and film industry. Therefore, several renowned musicians and film stars came to…

  • Embrace with eyes and arms at Madurai

    22 Jan, Madurai, Tamil Nadu – Bharata yatra 2011 Madurai is a temple city, home to some remarkable temples including the famous Meenakshi temple. Amma has been paying visits to this city since she was a young girl, even before she began publicly giving darshan. Today Amma once again returned to Madurai and gave a…