Connecting East and West Through Meditation in Georgia

Connecting East and West Through Meditation in Georgia

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March 15, 2017

From Estonia to Kazakhstan, from Moldova to Armenia; from Ukraine to Tajikistan; 38 young people from 15 countries in Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia come together to meet at the International Scout Center of Rustavi, Georgia and participate in the 3rd Peace Revolution Bridge Fellowship taking place from March 16 to 19. Together they will learn about the culture of peace, tolerance and conflict prevention through the means of meditation and self-development.

The Fellowship in Rustavi will include a variety of activities, like meditation and yoga sessions, mindfulness practice, lectures and discussions providing participants with the skills for a non-violent resistance, peace education, enhanced creativity and stress-management. Participants will have a chance to explore meditation as a practice which can cultivate skills to deal with daily challenges within peace-building and youth work.

Participant Dāvis from Latvia is checking in. Photo from Peace Revolution archives.

Throughout the training program, participants will enjoy a retreat environment refraining from the use of internet, hurtful speech, luxurious lifestyle, as well as the use of intoxicants instead focusing on the self-development and the cultivation of inner peace.

The activities will be led by a Teaching Monk Venerable John Paramai Dhanissaro from Thailand, as well as certified meditation trainers Anna Oleshkevych and Kateryna Kulyk from Ukraine both representing World Peace Initiative Foundation (WPI).

Teaching Monk LP John Paramai. Photo from Peace Revolution archives.

Bridge Fellowship takes place for the third time and welcomes participants from 15 countries (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Estonia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan). Please see the video of previous fellowships.

Agnija Kazuša
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Agnija Kazuša
Agnija is a former meditation and mindfulness trainer (2015-2020). Having gained a Masters degree in Communication Science, she spent three years teaching English in Egypt, Latvia, Morocco, India and China. In 2015, she became actively involved in the World Peace Initiative Foundation and Peace Revolution project; this opened her eyes to a happier and healthier life thanks to a daily practice of meditation. Since then she has shared inner peace to people from all over the world guiding over 500 meditation sessions and leading workshops in Europe, India, Vietnam and New Zealand (more than 1000 people in total). She has organized meditation workshops and retreats in Latvia inviting Monk John Paramai from Thailand (2016 - 2019) and gathering thousands of people altogether. Agnija believes in the power of goodness and loves to inspire others on their journey to inner peace and happiness. Agnija is currently based in Lielvārde, Latvia. Her blog: Idomeditation.wordpress.com.

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