For the charitable benefit of the Continuing Education Program for Seniors at Montgomery College in Houston Texas, Doug Keller gave a lecture on the understanding of emotion as ‘Rasa’ in yoga philosophy and Ayurveda.

This account describes the Nine ‘Rasas’ or essences of emotional experience as being like the flavor and fragrance of food: they are essential to our experience and understanding of the world. Experience is barren without them.

But what is emotion, and how does it enter into our perception of the world? Why do we experience emotion so differently from one another, and do we have some choice and freedom — and even responsibility — in how and when we experience emotion? How do we make a shift from less desirable to more desirable and fulfilling emotional experience?

The talk explores the relationship of emotion or the ‘Rasas’ to our individual physical and mental constitution or ‘Prakrti’ as it is understood by Ayurveda.

Practical techniques of pranayama are explored as the means to making shifts in our emotional experience, giving a very different and enlightening perspective on our relationship to emotion through yoga.

The talk is on two audio CD’s, with an extra track of Doug’s interview with ‘Yoga for Peace Radio’ in Houston. Also included is the slide show that accompanied Doug’s talk in ‘Quicktime’ format. It can be viewed on any computer using Apple Computer’s Quicktime viewer software, which can be downloaded for free from their web site.

$20

In June of 2006 Doug Keller gave a one day workshop on ‘The Awakened Breath,’ exploring the power of the Kundalini as it is experienced in the forms of yogic practice.

In these lectures and guided practices of pranayama and meditation, he draws upon his own personal experience of this awakening, as well as from a number of tantric texts and respected works, including Sir John Woodroffe’s ‘The Serpent Power,’ Harish Johari’s ‘Chakras,’ and the classic work, ‘Devatma Shakti.’

These lectures are an excellent introduction to the Kundalini tradition at the heart of yogic practice.

$20

In Portland Maine Doug Keller gave a talk that speaks directly to anyone who has ever wondered about the compatibility of yoga with Christian spirituality.

In simple yet fascinating detail, he delves into the basic assumptions behind classical yoga and christianity, both of which were formed at the same time in history and have shaped our thought for centuries.

Tantra as well as the Christian mysticism of the middle ages — with Meister Eckhart as its greatest spokesman — were rebellions against these assumptions, and both forms of mysticism issued a call to let go of deeply engrained ideas of the fall of the soul, and embraces the presence of the Divine within ourselves and in all things.

This talk is a must-hear for anyone wanting to more deeply understand yoga and christianity, and the vision they share.

$20

This audio CD provides you with tools for your meditation practice: how to begin with a traditional invocation, and how to use Vedic and tantric meditation mantras - the Gayatri, Hamsa and Panchakshari Mantras.

Includes explanations and guided meditations drawn from the Vijnanabhairava, as well as insights into the spiritual purpose of yoga practice. Ideal for anyone who wants to go deeper into the spiritual experience of meditation.

$15

An instructional audio CD that guides you through relaxing and meditative reclining practices of pranayama. It provides an ideal learning tool for beginners, and is insightful for all practitioners.

$15