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Workshops | |
SuperHealth Specialty Training
with Mukta Kaur
March 16-24, 2012
Espanola, NM
Join us in beautiful Espanola, New Mexico, USA for a first-ever, comprehensive 8-day course in SuperHealth, the time-tested system of yogic science and technology. SuperHealth has been at the forefront of helping people break addictive habits and behaviors for many years.
Read more details here >
Relax, Rejuvenate, Release
Meditation Workshop
with Jivan Joti Kaur, PhD
March 17, 2012, in Santa Fe
Set up and maintain a daily meditation practice and help your clientelle do the same. Go home with meditations to cope with: managing stress, developing self-esteem, reducing depression and anger, developing prosperity, controlling the mind...and more.
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Restaurant Review | |
Annapurna's
World Vegetarian Cafe
1620 St. Michaels Dr.
Santa Fe, NM 87505
(505)550-9502
(there are also two locations in Alb)
"I had a delicious vegetarian sandwich that was satisfying and tastey, called an "A.B.L.T" ( vegie bacon, avacado, lettuce and tomato), with a cilantro/lime spread, served on focaccia bread. Came with a house salad, and a choice of either a cup of soup or masala fries." Guru Meher Kaur,Jr
Breakfast options include:
tofu scramble, breakfast quinoa, and cardamom pancakes. Large selection of vegan and gluten-free items. They are under new management at the new location, and the quality of the food has improved dramatically.
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Would you enjoy
writing a Restaurant Review? | |
Express Yourself!! Write a two line comment about a favorite restaurant, and describe your favorite dish served there. Please send to the Editor of the monthly ashram Newsletter, to be printed in a future month's edition. |
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Businesses | |
BlueLink IT Solutions
is beginning its 5th year in business, and would like to thank the many sangat-owned businesses who are valuable customers. BlueLink provides computer support services for business and residential customers in Espanola, Taos, Santa Fe, and Albuquerque. Clients include: Santa Clara Pueblo Housing Authority, The Wildlife Center, EACH, and the State of New Mexico.
Exciting news is that BlueLink is about to launch "SaberSync", a service which allows you to sync your files in the cloud while providing a high level of security. To learn more, email info@sabersync.com
BlueLink wants to remind you to verify you have a functioning anti-virus package, and observe safe browsing habits to protect yourself from virus infestations.
BlueLink offers a free system analysis and quote, prior to performing work.
Contact BlueLink at:
505.216.2136
BlueLink IT Solutions Team: Dharam Singh, Lakshmi Kaur, Simran Singh |
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Espanola Community Market | |
To place your order for cases of food from the Espanola Community Market, go to their website:
http://www.espanolacommunitymarket.com/
and click the "Shop Now!" button on the left.
Note: You need to be a member to place an order, and can join on their website.
Need Help? If you cannot log in online, please email us at: espanolacm@gmail.com or call 505-747-3006 to speak with a Market volunteer about your username & password. We can also meet with you in person at the Market office to show you how to shop. |
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Donate to HGRD! | |
Your consistent monthly donations help support the Mother Ashram. Give what you can, and receive many blessings from the Universe!
Consider becoming a monthly contributor - give any amount you feel comfortable with, on a regular basis.
What inspires you to give? We would love to hear your ideas, suggestions and feedback.
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Shakti Parwha's
Movie Reviews |
Check out Shakti's blogspot of movie reviews. She watches many the most recent movies and you'll be pleasantly surprised by her point of view! |
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Classified Ads | Send Your Classified Ads to: hgrdads@gmail.com
Thanks to the volunteer efforts of Darshan Kaur, we now keep the classified ads current and up-to-date. Click the link on the home page of the ashram website, under Sangat Notices, to view the latest classified ads. |
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Hacienda de Guru Ram Das Ashram
1A Ram Das Guru Place
Espanola, NM 87532
505-753-6341
To view the Ashram Website,
click here:
This monthly ashram newsletter is sent out via email, by the first Friday of each month. It is compiled by the editor, Kirpal Kaur. Feel free to submit articles, restaurant reviews and photos for possible publication in future editions:
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You in Community February 2012 |
February Events
Feb 2 - Yogi Bhajan Video Class, Langar Hall, 6:30 pm Feb 6 - 6th of Month Gurdwara, Wish & Dish Langar, 6 pm Feb 6, 13, 20 & 27 - Bhangara w/Ravi in Langar Hall, 6 pm Feb 7 - Yogi Bhajan Video Class, Langar Hall, 6:30 pm Feb 9 - Yogi Bhajan Video Class,Langar Hall,6:30pm Feb 14 - Valentine's Day
Feb 17-20 - Amandeep Singh's Guru Ram Das Weekend Course |
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Yogi Bhajan Video Classes in the Langar Hall
Only two classes left in this Series!
Tues & Thurs, Feb 7 & 9, 6:30 pm
Rebirthing Series -
2 classes left in this four-part
lecture series by Siri Singh Sahib Ji
Yogi Bhajan. Please join us in the Langar Hall, at 6:30pm, for these inspiring, uplifting, powerful and fun recorded classes of the Master! Cost is $11 per class. All proceeds go to support our ashram, Hacienda de Guru Ram Das. Hope to see you there! |
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Bibiji's Birthday Party
Sunday, February 22 - HGRD Langar Hall
We celebrated the birthday of our beloved Bibiji, Yogi Bhajan's wife, after Gurdwara, on Sunday, January 22. Kulbir Singh, Bibiji and Yogi Bhajan's son, and Sukhwinder Singh, made a delicious Langar, in her honor.
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2012 NM Legislative Opening Activities
Santa Fe, NM - Jan 17, 2012
by SatSundri Kaur Khalsa
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The Opening Day of the NM Legislature is a busy day for the NM Sikh Community who hosts a luncheon for public officials following the Governor's State of the State Address at the Legislature. This is the 18th year. The big news was Speaker Ben Lujan's opening address to the House that he would not be running for the office he has held since 1975 due to a health challenge that has plagued him since fall of 2009. Senator Udall, Congressman Heinrich, Attorney General King, Land Commissioner Powell, Cabinet Secretaries, members of the Judiciary, state officials and two other Senatorial candidates and friends attended. |
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 Turbaned Lion Logo
designed by Gurujot Singh
Maggie Macnab, a Santa Fe-based designer and educator, was recently featured in the Santa Fe Pasatiempo Magazine (January 13, 2012). Her design philosophy incorporates the use of the five basic shapes--the equidistant cross, the spiral, the triangle, the square, and the circle. Gurujot Singh of Sikhnet, a student of Macnab's, was also featured in the article. Macnab referres to a logo he created of a singing lion wearing a turban, which integrates the five shapes. She wrote, "It is an expression of who he is, not just a logo, and that's what this design approach is all about."
Congratulations, Gurujot Singh, for a job well done! |
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Guru Ram Das - The Throne of Raj Yog!
A weekend course, led by Amandeep Singh, Feb 17 - 20.
FREE INTRO CLASS - Friday, Feb. 17, 6:30 - 8 PM, in Lungar Hall. FULL COURSE - Saturday through Monday, February 18 to 20, Anthony's at the Delta, Espanola, New Mexico. www.SoulAnswer.com/raj_yog_grd.html
If you have ever yearned for a full explanation of Raj Yoga, how Guru Ram Das occupied the "Throne," of Raj Yog, and its relationship with the Siri Singh Sahib and Kundalini Yoga, here's your chance! Our beloved Master, Yogi Bhajan, instructed Amandeep Singh to do scholarly research on our history and its foundations, and then teach it to us. Amazingly, the knowledge that he shares, powerfully connects long-time practitioners of Kundalini Yoga, to our very real roots in a most profound way.
Attendees report that, during Amandeep Singh's presentations on Raj Yog, they actually experience the very real, very pure and pristine presence of Guru Ram Das, Lord of Miracles, our precious guardian and guide. View Entire Article
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Gurunam Singh performs at Sat Nam Fest 2011
Gurunam Singh channels Guru Gobind Singh's energy via this entrancing version of Jai Te Gang, sung before the gathering at Sat Nam Fest, 2011. 11 minutes into this 16 minute video clip, the chant changes to: "Dukh Par Har Sukh Ghar Le Jaee", which SSS translated to mean: "Give your pain to God, and take home peace." This takes the energy of the group to a very elevated place. Beautiful shots of the sangat dancing, etc. Check it out!
Come to Satnamfest in Joshua Tree,California,April 12-15, 2012 http://www.satnamfest.com |
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Food for Health
This recipe is from El Farol's Restaurant Cookbook (El Farol is a long time Santa Fe favorite Restaurant on Canyon Road, well known for its unique and delicious 'tapas')
Oven-Roasted Garlic Potatoes
2 pounds of either Red or Yukon Gold Potatoes
3/4 cup olive oil
8 cloves garlic, minced
2 Tb. chopped parsley
1 Tb. red chili pepper flakes
salt & pepper
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Scrub potatoes. Toss potatoes with all remaining ingredient in a bowl to coat. Evenly place potatoes on a sheet pan and cover with foil; roast for 30 minutes. Uncover and let bake for another 15 minutes. Serve with Harissa or Romesco sauce.
Romesco Sauce (Almond, garlic, red pepper sauce)
1 cup almonds, toasted
10 cloves garlic
1 cup olive oil
2 Tablespoons sherry vinegar
2 cups charred, peeled and chopped roasted red peppers
salt to taste
Char the red bell peppers over an open flame, on a grill, or in an oven broiler until peppers are blackened on all sides. Remove most of the skin and seeds from the peppers. In a blender or food processor, puree the almonds, garlic, oil, vinegar and chilies until smooth. Add the red bell peppers. Replace the top and pulse until the sauce is just a bit chunky. Salt to taste. Keeps in the Refrig for 4-5 days. |
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Computer Corner
Why I'm Happy That the Forecast is Very Cloudy
By Guruka Singh
There's a very big change afoot in the world of personal computing. It's well underway in the business world, and it's coming to you very quickly. It's called Cloud Computing.
Okay, so what's Cloud Computing and how does it affect me?
Most of us think about our computer as the place we keep all our stuff; documents, photos, music, contact names and addresses, videos, and more. Heck, Windows XP used the folder names "My Documents," My Pictures," etc. We organize our data on our hard drives and backup our data to more hard drives. But Cloud Computing uses a different model. What if your programs and your data, even the operating system itself, didn't reside on your computer, but on multiple Internet servers? That would mean it hardly mattered how new or powerful your computer is, what version of Windows you are running or how much hard drive (storage) space you have.
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Yogi Bhajan, Hence, Tolerance
by Hari Jiwan Singh
What made America great? Well, one great reason is because a bunch of different thinking people came together near the end of the 18th century and made an agreement, an agreement "of the people, by the people, and for the people." This took great flexibility and tolerance. This agreement wasn't to end a war, but to build a nation. It worked. We were on our way to becoming a great nation. Then, the Civil War created a great division. It was such a great division that it needed to be settled by war. Abraham Lincoln did the impossible. He held this country together at the cost of his life. This took great tolerance as well.
This nation became great because it demonstrated the great virtues of tolerance, twice. This country stuck together and worked it out. This flexibility was the American advantage. It taught Americans to tolerate one another. America has the ideals of a truly "Great Society."
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Photo of the Month
by Dev Suroop Kaur - the Baba Siri Chand Statue outside the Gurdwara, dusted with snow.
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Sangat Birthday's for February
Now featured on the ashram website at: http://espanolaashram.com/ |
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Monthly Missal Duties
February 2012
(Listed by Missal numbers )
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Set Up |
Langar |
Clean Up |
Akand Path | |
1/29 - 2/4 |
3 |
4 |
1 |
2 | |
2/5 - 2/11 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
3 | |
2/12-2/18 |
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3 |
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2/19-2/25 |
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3 |
4 |
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2/26 - 3/3 |
3 |
4 |
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If God has guided you here and has given you the virtue to do service here, and has given you that chance, then don't waste it. It's a place to gain and to be what is yours to be. Therefore, I say to you that take the very earth of this place and put it on your forehead. It will rewrite your destiny."
~Yogi Bhajan
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