Radhanath Swami

Due to his work with feeding children from the slums of Mumbai, through the Midday Meals program, Radhanath Swami was asked to be a featured speaker at the Bent on Learning annual Gala Event. Bent On Learning is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving the physical fitness and cognitive, social and emotional skills of New York inner-city children by providing regular instruction in yoga and meditation through the public schools. On Wednesday, April 28th, they held their annual Gala Event fund raiser at the Puck Building in lower Manhattan. Hosted by Eddie Stern of Ashtanga Yoga New York, the event was attended by an influential audience with an interest in the healing potential of yoga. Among the guests were musicians Madonna, Mike D of the Beastie Boys, and Julian Lennon, music producer/activist Russell Simmons, actresses Gwyneth Paltrow and Heather Graham and director/artist Julian Schnabel. You can find a transcription of Radhanath Swami’s talk below and more information on Bent On Learning here. read more »

Radhanath Swami was invited as  a featured speaker at the annual wanderlust festival held on July 31 2010. He spoke on the deeper spiritual message of yoga and ecology and its significance in today’s world.

As a part of the festival he was also invited by Shiva Rea to perform the sacred invocation of mantras accompanied by Dave Stringer.  He also had his book signing event at the festival where the guests had an opportunity to get personal copies of his autobiography “Journey Home”.

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