814 West 24th •
Eugene, Oregon 97405
541-344-0553
• rlogan@igc.org
In the late 1960s I began
a personal study of Eastern mysticism and practice-oriented approaches to
spirituality. I was particularly drawn to yoga due to its systematic and
holistic approach to human development. In 1969 I took Swami Kriyananda’s yoga
correspondence course, and in 1970 I took initiation in meditation from Acharya
Vimalananda Avadhuta, a teacher of Ananda Marga yoga. I eventually learned the
full meditation system given by Ananda Marga.
In 1972 I took an
intensive training at the AMRIT Center in Los Altos, California and began
teaching yoga. In 1974 I introduced yoga in Jamaica, then went to Benares,
India to attend the Seva Dharma acharya training program. In the early 1990s I
made six trips to Russian, giving programs on both yoga and new paradigm social
theory. I have traveled to India on six occasions, attending international
spiritual gatherings and seeing my spiritual teacher, Shrii Shrii Anandamurti.
In 1996 I began a two
year higher training program through Ananda Seva Mission and in 1998 received
ordination as an acharya, qualifying me to give initiation into individualized
meditation practices. I now have an active schedule of classes and personal
instruction in meditation and yoga and am active in the Eugene Yoga Teachers
Association.
I attended Dartmouth
College and the University of Oregon, receiving a BS in psychology and an MS in
counseling. I live in Eugene, Oregon with my wife Madhuliika, and daughters
Melissa and Asha.
The meditation system I
teach is based in the durable traditions of Tantra and Ashtanga Yoga, as
adapted for the modern mind by Shrii Shrii Anandamurti.
I have found that yoga
has helped me unbind the patterns of mind that obscure awareness of my inner
divinity; it has given me balance, health and vitality; and it has enabled me
to relate to others with increased love and compassion.
Yoga should not only be
valued for its use in the holistic and integrated development of individuals,
but also for its capacity to nurture the humanistic development of society.
Yoga provides an experientially based, practice-oriented, and non-sectarian approach
to the liberation of consciousness, an approach well-suited to helping humanity
attain unity in spirit.
Classes
‘Yoga Meditation – For Mental
Peace and Vitality’
Lane
Community College, Downtown Center
call
726-3958 for information
‘Introduction
to Yoga Meditation’
Four
Winds Yoga Center
call
484-6100 for information
‘Meditation
and Yoga for Youth’
call
344-0553 for information
Individual Instruction
I
give individual instruction in meditation and yoga postures an my home studio,
including initiation into personal meditation practice. For the most part, this
instruction is free of charge.
Those
who take initiation into meditation and are interested may enter a mentored
program of integrated development through yoga.
Call
344-0553 for information.
Om Madhu – creation is sweet