PORTLAND, OREGON, USA, December 1, 2005: Lokenath Divine Life Fellowship (LDLF) hosted Sri Shuddhaanandaa Baba’s semi-annual US tour in October-November, 2005. Baba brought the ageless wisdom of the Vedas and Yoga to a wide variety of audiences from all levels of society through his Simple Art of Managing Stress (SAMS). Baba inspired each audience to honor and appreciate the gift of the body as the vehicle for life and to calm the mind through the transformative powers of the breath and meditation. He spoke to the homeless; hospitalized mentally ill patients; university, high school & kindergarten students; city and county employees; church groups; health clubs; corporate executives; and juvenile detention residents.
After Baba’s talk, one homeless participant said, “[T]oday I realized there was hope again!” A mental patient commented, “I felt energy, breath and connectedness to all beings.” Sixty-five Multnomah County, Oregon, workers have indicated interest in an advanced, 6 hour SAMS workshop. One juvenile detainee in Portland wrote that the program, will “help me control my panic anxiety disorder,” while another said, “I now know how to deal with my [depression] .”
Baba also participated with LDLF officers in procuring and making a donation of boxes to a Seattle community group sending Pakistani Earthquake Relief supplies to survivors. All tour presenter fees are being donated by LDLF to Mercy Corps’ Hurricane and Earthquake Relief Funds.