Date: Sep 12, 2010
Time: 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Price: $18.00
Spaces Available: 11

The power of restorative yoga lies in its ability to nurture ones own internal healing processes. Using soothing and deeply supportive restorative yoga postures, this profoundly relaxing practice can shift your attitude, clear your mind, and heal your body. Often called the yoga of 'non-doing', restorative yoga works with props to fully support the body in long-held postures, offering space and opportunity to renew, heal and tune in to bliss! All levels welcome. No previous yoga experience is necessary. Class size is limited to 12 people so that you will have the attention and guidance you need. Pre-register to ensure your spot. This class is offered on September 12 and 26. $18 each or $30 for both. Stephanie Johnson is a certified Restorative Yoga instructor, a certified Jivamukti Yoga Instructor and has received certification from the Yoga Studies Institute teacher training program. She teaches yoga and leads retreats here in Asheville with her husband, Michael. She is a core instructor at the new Bodhana Yoga School.

Date: Sep 14, 2010 - Oct 05, 2010
Time: 4:00pm - 4:45pm
Price: Donation/Sliding-Scale
Spaces Available: 12

A fun filled 5 week series designed especially for the older kids (6-9yrs) with Cody Hughey, certified children's yoga instructor and children's music teacher. Together the kids will embody animals, move, make sounds, find quiet space, stretch, play with partner yoga, and have a great time. Yoga builds kids who are strong, confident, flexible, and able to quiet their minds. No previous yoga experience is needed. COST is $30 per child for entire 4 week series. $10 drop-in any of the weeks.

Date: Sep 18, 2010
Time: 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Price: $35.00
Spaces Available: Unlimited

Part One • Sat, Sept 18 • 1-4pm Uncover Your Passion: The Future Awaits When we live aligned with our core values and deepest yearnings, our lives are filled with passion, meaning, and authenticity. We can, and must, follow our hearts' desire in order to feel complete. What is your heart's desire? This workshop will explore the nature of Callings, and how we identify them. It will include exercises to allow you to hear your own inner guidance. Discover the infinite potential of the future that's waiting for you! $35 each workshop or $60 for both days. You can register here for just this event. If you will be attending BOTH sessions, then please register under the Event heading for Find Your Calling Both Sessions. Many thanks, beauties. Bio: Kimberley Theresa brings a modern voice to ancient wisdom and is widely-recognized for her profound knowledge of Buddhism, Yoga, mysticism and psychology. She is the co-Founder and Executive Director of the Yoga Studies Institute (YSI), a global not-for-profit educational organization that trains yoga teachers on the inner and outer methods of yoga practice. Prior to YSI she worked 15 years in the corporate world.

Date: Sep 18, 2010 - Sep 19, 2010
Time: 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Price: $60.00
Spaces Available: Unlimited

This is the registration for both sessions with Kimberley Theresa, Find Your Calling Parts 1 and 2.

Date: Sep 18, 2010
Time: 7:30pm - 9:30pm
Price: Donation/Sliding-Scale
Spaces Available: Unlimited

Mystic Cafe with Woven Tongues brings together elements of Sacred Ritual and Theatre to facilitate a communal event. By the use of multi cultural musical traditions, movement, and poetry all invited collaborate in the opening and presence of Wonder, Power, and Delight....

Date: Sep 19, 2010
Time: 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Price: $35.00
Spaces Available: Unlimited

Part Two • Sun, Sept 19 • 1-4pm Reach Your Dreams: The Ultimate Cross Training We are evolving beings, half-way between animal and angel. In order to become the person we dream of, we must develop a practice that works specifically for us, capitalizing on our unique interests and talents. This course combines the wisdom of ancient spiritual traditions with modern psychology and physiology, to create a daily life practice that is do-able, sustainable, and relevant to YOU. Come create your personalized Ultimate Cross Training Plan: spiritually, intellectually, physically, and emotionally. $35 each workshop or $60 for both days You can register here for just this evening. If you will be attending BOTH sessions, then please register under the Event heading for Find Your Calling Both Sessions. Many thanks, beauties. Bio: Kimberley Theresa brings a modern voice to ancient wisdom and is widely-recognized for her profound knowledge of Buddhism, Yoga, mysticism and psychology. She is the co-Founder and Executive Director of the Yoga Studies Institute (YSI), a global not-for-profit educational organization that trains yoga teachers on the inner and outer methods of yoga practice. Prior to YSI she worked 15 years in the corporate world.

Date: Sep 25, 2010
Time: 7:30pm - 9:30pm
Price: Donation/Sliding-Scale
Spaces Available: Unlimited

BY DONATION Suggested donation $10-$15 Join us for an evening of call and response chanting in the ancient language of sanskrit with a modern twist. Kalidas is a fantastic musician, tantric priest, pujari, and weaver of ancient and modern musical explorations. Expect beautiful melodies, rich sound, and that wild raucous crescendo that keeps us coming back to Kalidas over and again to be uplifted, letting our spirits fly! Kalidas will be joined by Alvin Young on bass, Jeff Schmitt on percussion, Cat Matlock and Doah Chabot on response and harmonies, and perhaps a few more surprises! Look forward to seeing you there...

Date: Sep 26, 2010
Time: 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Price: $18.00
Spaces Available: 12

The power of restorative yoga lies in its ability to nurture ones own internal healing processes. Using soothing and deeply supportive restorative yoga postures, this profoundly relaxing practice can shift your attitude, clear your mind, and heal your body. Often called the yoga of 'non-doing', restorative yoga works with props to fully support the body in long-held postures, offering space and opportunity to renew, heal and tune in to bliss! All levels welcome. No previous yoga experience is necessary. Class size is limited to 12 people so that you will have the attention and guidance you need. Pre-register to ensure your spot. This class is offered on September 12 and 26. $18 each or $30 for both. Stephanie Johnson is a certified Restorative Yoga instructor, a certified Jivamukti Yoga Instructor and has received certification from the Yoga Studies Institute teacher training program. She teaches yoga and leads retreats here in Asheville with her husband, Michael. She is a core instructor at the new Bodhana Yoga School.

Date: Oct 08, 2010 - Oct 10, 2010
Time: 7:00pm Friday - 5:00pm Sunday
Price: $250.00
Spaces Available: 24

If you register for this immersion, please make sure you also register for your accommodations or commuting below. Thanks! We are incredibly honored to be the first in this region to host Namadeva (Thomas Ashley Farrand) for a powerful weekend immersion in the path of chanting sanskrit mantras. The weekend will auspiciously begin on Friday, Oct. 8, 2010, the first night of Navaratri, the 9 nights festival to honor the Goddess, and Namadeva will be performing a special puja ceremony chanting 1008 names of the Goddess and invoking her into our energy fields. This is indeed an extraordinary event! You can register below just for the puja or register at the bottom of this description for the entire weekend immersion. Please see Namadeva's bio on our Teacher's Page or visit his website at www.sanskritmantra.com. The weekend: The mystical Sanskrit language works directly through the chakras. Directing energy into the subtle body, Sanskrit mantras prepare us to receive higher amounts of kundalini energy into the spine. This energy solves problems, eradicates karma, and aids us in fulfilling our desires. During this workshop, Namadeva will teach mantra methods for addressing life’s problems in the areas of health, relationship, abundance, employment, family issues and others. In addition to solving problems, most us want to advance spiritually. Mantra methods for quickening spiritual evolution will be presented. Group Mantra practice will take place at all sessions. Highlights: Participants will • Learn details for constructing your mantra practice, and methods for reaching Mantra Siddhi, or the beginning of upper levels of attainment with a given mantra. • Hear mythical stories that are combined with powerful mantras for manifestation in the subtle and physical realms. Some mantras will be presented that appear in none of his books. • Understand the mystical underpinnings of creation of Ganesha by Parvati and the interdiction of Shiva. • Learn mantras for removal of various classes of obstacles. • Understand how the creation of Subramanya and mantras lead one to become a spiritual adept. • Understand the Eastern teaching that the very nature of power is feminine. Whether from the Shiva Sutras or the Lakshmi Tantra, the message is the same: The Nature of Power is Feminine. Various feminine mantras and their results will be taught including advanced mantra for Saraswati, Lalita, Kali and others. • The creation of the Cosmos and its evolution into our physical universe will be discussed from the Eastern point of view. • Learn about great rishis created long before their appearance on our physical plane. These great beings have interacted with our plane of existence since its inception. Why? Surprising answers will be given as well as explanation of the work of the Avatars of Vishnu and human evolution. Saints, sages, gurus, sadgurus, siddhas and masters and others will be discussed. • Learn the great master mantra for enlightenment, the Gayatri Mantra. • Hear a discussion of the great work done by the Buddha and learn a selection of Buddhist mantras and archetypes. • Participate in a healing session of Dr. Wright’s Cleaning Out Technique. • Have the opportunity to ask Namadeva (Thomas Ashley-Farrand) questions. With accompaniment from his tamboura, Namadeva will lead Kirtan, devotional singing, in Sanskrit. PLEASE READ THIS NOTE ABOUT THE COST: The cost for the retreat with Namadeva is $250 and there is an additional cost of $150 for dormitory lodging and all vegetarian meals included. If you do not intend to stay at the Prama Institute you will still need to pay $100 for your meals (gourmet vegetarian meals will be provided the entire weekend) and the facility cost. Thank you for your understanding. Location will be The Prama Institute in Marshall. See the facility at www.pramainstitute.org

Date: Oct 08, 2010
Time: 7:30pm - 10:00pm
Price: $30.00
Spaces Available: 40

Navaratri is the Nine Nights Festival of the Goddess in India. There, the Goddess is celebrated in her three major forms of Durga, Lakshmi, and Saraswati with each Goddess form celebrated all day and night for three nights. The Mantra immersion weekend with Namadeva begins on the first night of Navaratri so he will be offering a very special puja to the Goddess on this night for us. We will chant the 1008 names of the Goddess and do a special fire ceremony to bring her into our own hearts. If you are participating in the weekend immersion with us, you DO NOT have to register for the puja as it is included in your tuition. If you would like only to participate in the puja, please register below. the puja will include a fire ceremony, offerings to the Goddess, and chanting her names.