YJA Convention 2012 07 Tampa FL Tenth 027618

Author(s): Young Jains of America (YJA)
Publisher: Young Jains of America YJA USA

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HS/COLLEGE SESSION DESCRIPTIONS
LIVE LIKE A MONK SPEAKER: SADHVI SHREE SHILAPIJI
Have you ever wondered what life is like as a Jain sadhu or sadhviji? Come and see why it is not as hard as you might think to live like a monk! Sadhiviji Shilapiji will show you how to integrate the ways of monkhood into your daily life! Based on a discussion of the 5 mahavratas (great vows) and 12 vows for laymen, Sadhviji will show the path to a simpler and more spiritual life.
MAXIMIZING YOUR NOW I SPEAKER: VIDHI DESAI
As eternal beings, what is our relationship with time? No matter what our past has been, and what our future promises to hold, the fact is that all that we really have is The Now. We will take an experiential look at the present and learn how to maximize this experience. You will learn various ways to shed yourself from the shackles of the past and the anxieties of the future to still yourself in the now and thus enhance your life experience for a fresh and timeless sense of freedom.
MEATLESS MONDAY SPEAKER: MICHELLE ICAHN
Sometimes change is, well, simpler than it looks. We all know that most animals raised for food are jammed and confined inside massive warehouses called factory farms. But, what we may not know is that stopping a lot of that suffering is now happening with a simple action: We're getting millions of Americans to just say no to meat on Monday. Come learn why the Meatless Monday campaign is taking off and, most importantly, how you can personally make it happen at your school. Just think, if we got everyone in the U.S. to do Meatless Monday, we'd save 1.4 billion animals from suffering inside factory farms. Let's make it happen!
MEDITATION AND RELAXATION
SPEAKERS: SHRAMNIJIS
Meditation is one of the most accessible ways to control stress and relax the mind. Come learn from the leaders of Jainism on how to incorporate it into your daily life!
MEDITATION: EMBRACING THE VOICES IN YOUR HEAD SPEAKER: MITESH KAPADIA
Whether we realize it or not, all of us have a continuous dialogue that happens within our mind every single moment. This session is designed to creatively understand and embrace the variety of internal voices we experience. By the end of this session, we'll be more aware and be able to better recognize what goes on within us. Once we are aware, we can move forward in an empowered way by being the master of our mind.
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YJA CONVENTION 2012 | Tampa, FL