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Online Meditation Gathering<\/h1>\n\n\n\n
The Journey You Own Online Meditation Gatherings are free sitting meditation sessions held online via Zoom. <\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n
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About JYO Meditation Gathering<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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The Journey You Own Meditation Gathering is a free, sitting meditation session designed to offer a shared, supportive space to explore grounding practices. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sessions are held online via Zoom and take place on Tuesday mornings, Wednesday evenings, and Saturday mornings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These are low-key sessions, and you are free to join with your camera on or off. There\u2019s no expectation to speak unless you’d like to share. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Register only once and you’re welcome to join any of the upcoming sessions. Just be sure to add them to your calendar so you don\u2019t miss out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We hope to see you in this community of practice.<\/p>\n\n\n

\n\nREGISTER TODAY<\/a>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Next Meditation Gathering Sessions<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/path><\/svg><\/span>Saturday, October 4, 2025<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/path><\/svg><\/span>8:00am PT | 10:00am CT | 11:00am ET<\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/path><\/svg><\/span>60 minutes<\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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<\/path><\/svg><\/span>Wednesday, October 8, 2025<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/path><\/svg><\/span>5:00pm PT | 7:00pm CT | 8:00pm ET<\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/path><\/svg><\/span>45 minutes<\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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<\/path><\/svg><\/span>Tuesday, October 14, 2025<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/path><\/svg><\/span>6:30am PT | 8:30am CT | 9:30am ET<\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/path><\/svg><\/span>30 minutes<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n
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ABOUT THE HOST<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Jyothi V. Robertson<\/strong> <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Jyothi V. Robertson<\/strong> is a student of meditation practice for 40+ years and trauma-sensitive grounding practices formally for the past three years. She was raised by parents who practice meditation and lead spiritual teachings for members of their Indian community. She began pursuing her own formal exploration of spirituality as an anthropology major at Princeton University and conducted fieldwork for her thesis while living at an ashram (spiritual center) in India in 1996. As a veterinarian, she is interested in highlighting the spiritual connection between all living beings.<\/div>\n\n\n\n
Jyothi has completed certifications in trauma-sensitive mindfulness, advanced trauma-sensitive meditation, deep listening, DEI, and since 2019, has been receiving training in Buddhist meditation practices and philosophy. As a student learning meditation, she is interested in exploring these practices with others in community.<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n
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Recent Guided Meditations<\/h2>\n\n\n
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Revisiting a Lived Moment of Joy<\/a><\/h3>\n\n
Joy is often remembered as a thought or an image, but it is also a lived experience held in the body. This meditation offers a quiet pause to reconnect … Read more<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n
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Breathing Warmth Into How You Show Up<\/a><\/h3>\n\n
How you show up each day is shaped not only by what you do, but by the inner tone you carry with you. This meditation offers a pause to … Read more<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n
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A Body Scan for Pain Awareness<\/a><\/h3>\n\n
When pain is present in the body, attention often narrows. Thoughts can become fixed on what hurts and why, pulling energy away from the rest of your experience. This … Read more<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n
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Set Your Intention with Breath<\/a><\/h3>\n\n
The start of a day often moves quickly. Before emails, conversations, or decisions begin to shape your attention, there is an opportunity to pause and choose how you want … Read more<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n
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Honoring the Days That Shaped You<\/a><\/h3>\n\n
When a new year is about to begin, it can be easy to focus on what is next and skip over what has already been lived. But the year … Read more<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n
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Settling Into the Body With a Gentle Body Scan<\/a><\/h3>\n\n
Your body has been with you through every moment of the day, holding experiences quietly and faithfully. This gentle body scan meditation offers a chance to turn toward the … Read more<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n
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Expanding Circles of Gratitude<\/a><\/h3>\n\n
Gratitude can be quiet and spacious. It does not always arrive as a big feeling. Sometimes it begins as a simple noticing: the land beneath you, the people in … Read more<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n
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Begin Your Day with Clear Intention<\/a><\/h3>\n\n
So often the day starts before we feel ready for it. The mind wakes up already moving, the body is present, but our attention and intention have not fully … Read more<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n
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Rooted in Winter Reflection and Letting Go<\/a><\/h3>\n\n
As the days grow shorter and darkness arrives a little earlier, something in us often shifts too. The pace of summer begins to fade, and the quieter months invite … Read more<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n
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Light Within – A Guided Visualization for Renewal<\/a><\/h3>\n\n
There are moments when our energy feels dimmed, when we\u2019ve carried too much or forgotten the warmth that\u2019s always been within us. This guided meditation is an invitation to … Read more<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n
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Rooted in Awareness \u2013 Body Scan for Grounding and Intention<\/a><\/h3>\n\n
Many mornings begin in motion before we\u2019ve truly arrived in the day. This meditation offers a way to pause, breathe, and reconnect with the ground beneath you, the rhythm … Read more<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n
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Grounded in Intention<\/a><\/h3>\n\n
So much of how we begin our day shapes the energy we carry forward. Before diving into the to-do lists and responsibilities, this morning meditation offers a space to … Read more<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n
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Loving-Kindness Meditation for Compassion<\/a><\/h3>\n\n
So much of our inner life is spent striving, planning, or replaying what has already happened. Compassion, however, invites us into a different rhythm \u2014 one of softness, kindness, … Read more<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n
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Deepening Presence Through the Senses<\/a><\/h3>\n\n
Our senses shape how we experience the world, yet in the rush of daily life, we rarely pause to notice them fully. We see, hear, taste, and touch without … Read more<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n
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Awaken with Intention – A Morning Body Scan Meditation<\/a><\/h3>\n\n
Mornings set the tone for the day ahead. Yet too often, we rush into tasks, carry leftover tension from the night, or step into the day without pausing to … Read more<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n
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The Path to Lightness – A Twilight Visualization Practice<\/a><\/h3>\n\n
As the day winds down, our minds often hold onto thoughts, worries, and emotions that weigh us down. In this guided meditation, Jyothi V. Robertson invites you to gently … Read more<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n
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Everyone is welcome to join!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Feel free to join anonymously with videos on or off, whatever feels most comfortable to you. Attendees register once and can attend any of the dates listed above. Come when you are able, but we do ask that you keep your microphones muted upon entry, if arriving late. Meditations may be audio recorded to share with those who were unable to attend. The discussion will not be recorded. The sessions will not be video recorded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thank you and we hope to see you in community of practice!<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n

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