Events
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40 Day Yoga Challenge with Michael Johnson Date: Jan 23, 2012 - Mar 02, 2012 Are you ready to take your practice to another level? Join this 40 day challenge of getting a daily yoga and meditation practice in every morning with Michael. We often underestimate the benefits that a modest, daily yoga practice can have in our own lives, or how our practice can benefit our loved ones and the world around us over time. In this 40 day immersion, we will explore how to make yoga and meditation into a daily routine like brushing our teeth. Plus, we'll explore optimal alignment techniques, vinyasa sequences to build strength and increase flexibility where we need it most, all kinds of breathing techniques and ancient wisdom for modern times. Class will meet Mondays-Fridays only and you will be encouraged to do your own practice on the weekends for consistency. All levels are welcome and all asana will be offered with modifications for beginners to seasoned practitioners. Cost is $240. Price includes all 30 sessions of yoga! Michael Johnson has been a full-time yoga teacher for 11 years and teaching yoga teacher trainings since 2003. He enjoys meeting people wherever they happen to be and encouraging them to have fun while they increase their strength and flexibility on many levels. We need a minimum of 8 people to sign up for this to run so encourage your friends and do it together! More Info... | |
Community Kirtan with Kalidas February 5 at 7:30pm Date: Feb 05, 2012 - Dec 23, 2012 The wonderful Kalidas is happy to offer monthly kirtan in a very relaxed atmosphere which encourages audience participation. These devotional evenings will be low-tech and bhakti yogis are invited to bring their own instruments and join in the music or even lead a chant if they like. By donation. First Sundays of each month. Dates for the rest of the year are: Sunday, Nov 6, and Dec 4. Kalidas is a classically trained musician who found his true musical path in devotional music. After years of performing as a travelling kirtan walla, Kalidas grew weary of feeling like an entertainer and felt something was missing from his "performances." In his years living at his Guru's ashram, kirtan was a simple affair. Using only acoustic instruments and hand percussion made all involved equal participants in the chanting. For Kalidas it was this type of chanting that really captured the essence of the devotional offering. He wishes to bring this spirit to his community kirtan evenings at our studio. You are invited to bring whatever instruments you think will add to the harmony of the group and let's create an offering together of the music of our hearts. A "love offering" (aka donation) will be accepted to cover the use of the space and to support the formation of a non-profit entity to build a Temple to the Universal aspect of the Goddess. For more info visit www.mahashaktimandir.org. More Info... | |
Crystals of Consciousness: Kundalini Yoga Workshop to benefit orphans in India Date: Feb 12, 2012 This workshop is a benefit for the Sunrise Academy of India to improve school conditions and build an orphanage for the children that do not have a home. ALL PROCEEDS will go directly to the Sunrise Academy and the instructor and the yoga studio are not taking any compensation for this event. Help us help the kids with a great yoga evening! Join Ranprem Kaur for this magical practice using the ancient science of Kundalini Yoga and Meditation to help carry you into newer dimensions of 2012. You will breathe, sweat, dance, chant, deeply relax, and be led on a meditative journey during the event. Evening ends with a cleansing gong relaxation. Crystallize your Consciousness! Cleanse energetic blocks and learn new tools to live the bliss you were meant to live. This practice is suitable for beginners to advanced practitioners. PRE-REGISTER BY MAKING A DONATION OF $25 WITH THE COMMENT "YOGA WORKSHOP" TO www.childrenofindia.bbnow.org or bring $30 at the door. Ranprem will be traveling to the academy next month and will be bringing your donations to the children herself. PLEASE DO NOT PAY THE STUDIO WITH YOUR DONATION. Just register below to reserve your space and then either make your donation directly to the Sunrise Academy or bring your donation the night of the event. THANK YOU! May you be richly blessed in return for helping these kids. More Info... | |
Couples Connection: This one SOLD OUT. See new date added on Feb 24. Date: Feb 18, 2012 Take some time out from your busy-ness and connect with your beloved. This class is always different and is appropriate for couples with a lot or no experience in either yoga or chi kung. The focus of the evening is to honor and celebrate your love with breathing, massage techniques, simple partner yoga, chi kung, and gazing into the eyes of your love. The class begins with Jeff leading some chi kung to raise your own energy and then we move into simple partner yoga poses led by Cat. After some yoga, Jeff leads some more tai chi/chi kung which you practice together and which includes some visualization exercises. We'll then move to the floor and do a few more partner yoga postures and then a massage section where you are instructed on how to safely and effectively massage and stretch your partner while taking care of your own body. Class ends with snuggling together in a sweet savasana while Cat sings to you. PLEASE NOTE: When you register online, you just register for 1, not 2, for a couple. So just say that you are registering for 1 and all will be well. THANKS! | |
Yoga and Herbs for Digestion: Illuminating the Navel Center Date: Feb 19, 2012 The sages illuminated many techniques and right ways of living to find balance and wholeness in one’s life---both physically and spiritually. At the center point of many of these techniques lies the One Truth, the secret of the yogis...which is the fact that health my friend, begins at the navel. When our bellies are out of whack, our digestion overloaded with fats and sweets, our livers burdened with environmental chemicals, toxic emotions & attitudes...our whole body is affected. IBS, Crohn’s disease, Celiac, food allergies are all results of a weak navel center. When this vital place is out of balance we become irritated, feel sad and depressed, have a loss of inspiration or courage and can even become dull, fearful, anxious or confused. This workshop is designed to lay the groundwork for how to keep ourselves balanced by bringing strength, power and health to our navel center. We will discuss particular yoga postures and techniques as well as supportive herbs that grow locally here in NC (and many other places in the US!). Each of us will sample a taste of these herbs and do a practice that will give you tools to take home for keeping your belly luminous! Workshop participants will receive discounted prices on the herbal tinctures for digestion and consultations (of which they can email her directly or set up an appointment after class) A mini consult $45 or full Yoga and Herbs consult $95. About Brooke: Brooke Sullivan, RYT-500 is a yogini, herbalist, mother and performer for an international family band Secret Agent 23 Skidoo. As a child she was always upside-down, either hanging from trees or doing headstands. This unique view of the world encouraged a crazy path as an adult, one filled with rich experiences and amazing teachers. Her unique style is very Ashevillian (home sweet home), blending the wisdom of the Himalayan Sages, Traditional Herbalism, Classical Yoga, Para Yoga and Ayurveda into one big yummy soup...called Tantra. Now this is not the sexy kind, but what the sages referred to as both an expansion and a weaving of wise tools for success in the external world as much as the inner. Check out her website at ashevilleyogaandherbs.com for upcoming events, amazing tonics, private consultations and other tidbits to deepen your yoga experience! | |
Saraswati Yoga Nidra with Cat Matlock Date: Feb 19, 2012 Yoga nidra is a deeply relaxing meditation in which you are guided into the state of consciousness where you are in between wakefulness and deep sleep. In this state you bring your intention of what you are creating into your subtle body channels and all of your physical being. In this special evening's practice, we enter this state with Saraswati, the Goddess of Creation and Divine Wisdom, to assist our making good choices in what we wish to create. In the nest of winter we will call on Saraswati to guide us into our deepest knowing to assist our releasing that which we no longer need and to bring to Light that which we are creating. Evening begins with simple movement and asana for all levels of practitioner. We will then chant the root mantra of the Goddess Saraswati to welcome her into our beings. We proceed to then lie in savasana for the yoga nidra guided meditation, bringing you deeply into your consciousness to the place where you are most powerful in manifesting your desires. When here, you will state your sankalpa, or intention, into all your cells and subtle body channels. The evening concludes with a warm cloth annointed with special oil placed on your forehead while Cat sings to you. Cat spends long periods of time preparing the special oils and chanting mantras over the cloths used for the "picchu" warm cloth for the ending of the practice. This practice is deeply soothing, restoring, and a powerful magical tool for bringing the energies of the universe in alignment with your greatest intentions. It is an honor to share this with you. The nidra practices usually sell out ahead of time so pre-registration is highly recommended to reserve your space. Hari OM. | |
Couples' Connection NEW DATE ADDED Date: Feb 24, 2012 Due to the long waiting list for this class, we have decided to open up another time for you sweet couples to get together and celebrate your love together. This class is happening the weekend after the original, on FRIDAY FEB. 24. Take some time out from your busy-ness and connect with your beloved. This class is always different and is appropriate for couples with a lot or no experience in either yoga or chi kung. The focus of the evening is to honor and celebrate your love with breathing, massage techniques, simple partner yoga, chi kung, and gazing into the eyes of your love. The class begins with Jeff leading some chi kung to raise your own energy and then we move into simple partner yoga poses led by Cat. After some yoga, Jeff leads some more tai chi/chi kung which you practice together and which includes some visualization exercises. We'll then move to the floor and do a few more partner yoga postures and then a massage section where you are instructed on how to safely and effectively massage and stretch your partner while taking care of your own body. Class ends with snuggling together in a sweet savasana while Cat sings to you. PLEASE NOTE: When you register online, you just register for 1, not 2, for a couple. So just say that you are registering for 1 and all will be well. THANKS! | |
Beginner Yoga Series with Jacci Date: Feb 26, 2012 - Mar 18, 2012 Our own beloved Jacci, one of the area's most popular yoga teachers for those new to the practice, is offering a special series for beginners to help you get yoga into your body. Register soon. We need at least 8 people signed up for this series to run, so bring a friend! Yoga for Beginners: An Introduction by Jacci Lea Explore the benefits of yoga in this introdutory series designed for beginners new to yoga and those who want to learnt he basics of yoga in a safe environment. This 4 week series will cover the fundamentals of yoga including basic yoga postures and proper alignment, breathing techniques, yoga terminology, and deep relaxation. This informative series will give any sudent the confidence to continue their yoga journey. A basic yoga practice can: increase strength, flexibility, and stamina improve core strength and posture reduce stress and improve mental clarity. Yoga benefits all bodies! No matter your age, weight, or ability you can succeed! Jacci brings detail as well as fun to her Basic Yoga Classes. She believes that anyone can benefit from the practice of yoga and strives to make her classes accessible and used friendly. Makes a great gift to yourself or someone else for Valentine's Day! | |
"Yoga for the Good Life" 3 weekend immersion through the Bodhana Yoga School Date: Sep 14, 2012 - Oct 11, 2012 The Yoga for the Good Life Immersion consists of three weekends centered around the practices of yoga such as asana, pranayama, mantra, meditation and cultivating a daily practice. This immersion is for those who want to study yoga more deeply but who may not necessarily want to be teachers. Topics of Study will include: Cultivating a Daily Practice, Mantra, Anatomy and Alignment, Pranayama and the Subtle Energy Body, Meditation, Nada Yoga / Kirtan, Yoga Philosophy & Ancient Wisdom, Ancient Yogic Texts, the Koshas or 5 layers of being, and more. For students who are interested in becoming a yoga teacher, this series of immersions lays the foundations of yoga deep in your roots so that you may continue brilliantly on to the Teacher Training Program. The cost of the Yoga for the Good Life Immersion is $700 if paid in advance or $250 per weekend. More Info... |
