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BACKBENDING WORKSHOP with Lauren (I.AM.YOU, NYC)
Saturday, September 18th
2:00pm-4:30pm
£35
Hunching over your computer for hours on end, crouching over as you clackity clack on your mobile, drudging through the tube with your bag... There are better things for your back than daily London living. A strong, flexible back is crucial to a strong, flexible body and mind. A tight or spasming back can lead to headaches, foggy thought, leg pain, and overall dullness. I.AM.YOU. Backbending Workshop will open, strengthen, and relax your backside, so that you can float down the street, in the office, on the tube, and through life.
In Spring 2009 Lauren resigned her job at Morgan Stanley to launch I.AM.YOU yoga studio in Manhattan. Lauren teaches intense, fun, and athletic Vinyasa classes, each set to unique music. Lauren graduated from Conquering Lion Teacher Training, a program that unites Tibetan Philosophy with the Indian Hindu Traditions. She also received an Advanced Teacher Certification from Kula Yoga School. She gives thanks to all her teachers, especially Kelly Morris (Conquering Lion), Schuyler Grant (Kula), and Yogeswari and Lady Ruth from Jivamukti.
For more information on Lauren/I.AM.YOU studio: www.IAMYOUstudio.com
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GLOBAL MALA SATSANG
with Manizeh & Gabi
Screening of EARTHLINGS
Sunday, September 19th
6:45pm (after 5pm class)
Vegan viewing snacks provided
FREE…as always!
EARTHLINGS is an award-winning documentary film about the suffering of animals for food, fashion, pets, entertainment and medical research. Considered the most persuasive documentary ever made, EARTHLINGS is nicknamed “the Vegan maker” for its sensitive footage shot at animal shelters, pet stores, puppy mills, factory farms, slaughterhouses, the leather and fur trades, sporting events, circuses and research labs. The film is narrated by Academy Award® nominee Joaquin Phoenix and features music by platinum-selling recording artist Moby. Initially ignored by distributors, today EARTHLINGS is considered the definitive animal rights film by organizations around the world. “Of all the films I have ever made, this is the one that gets people talking the most,” said Phoenix. “For every one person who sees EARTHLINGS, they will tell three.” www.earthlings.com
Satsang is a way for yogis and yoginis to come together and deepen their sadhana (spiritual practice)… the evening can include chanting, meditation practice, readings, discussion, screenings, special guests.... simply coming together as a community of like-minded individuals!
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SUNDAY NIGHT KIRTAN with Narayani & Jason Kalidas
Sunday, September 26th
6:45pm-8:15pm
£10
Join Narayani and Jason Kalidas in an evening of devotional singing and music. Meditative and ecstatic chants are led by Narayani’s deeply resonant voice. Sanskrit mantras are set to beautiful, yet simple, melodies with Jason’s dynamic Tabla rhythms and Bansuri Flute. Kirtan is an ancient and effective yogic practice of singing together to open the heart and connect to the Self.
Narayani is a devotional singer, voicework facilitator and Yoga teacher. She leads Kirtan and Voice Workshops throughout the UK and Europe. She first discovered Kirtan when living an ashram in upstate New York, she since has travelled through India and studied with both classical and devotional singers there. Her personal journey with yoga and sound, and the discovery of her own powerful voice, had a profound and transformative impact on her life. www.onebodyonesound.com
Primarily a Tabla and Bansuri (Indian Classical Flute) Player, Jason’s focus is with devotional music and Sacred/healing sound. He performs world wide with top kirtan (chant) artists and Indian Classical musicians. Sharing his connection and love of Healing Sound Jason leads Yoga/Sound and Voice/Kirtan workshop and retreats in collaboration with Yoga teachers throughout Europe and the U.S combining therapeutic music, restorative yoga, voice work and kirtan. Jason has been immersed in the study of Indian Classical music for 12 years now, studying with master musicians in the sacred city of Varanasi. www.myspace.com/jasonkalidas
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BHAKTI IMMERSION with Shyamdas
Thursday, September 30th & Friday, October 1st
7:30pm-9:30pm
£15 each night / £25 for both nights
Shyamdas (featured in the 2009 yoga documentary Enlighten Up!), a Vedic scholar and Sanskrit translator, presents ecstatic Kirtan chanting with stories and teachings from India.
Specializing in Haveli Sangeet music and the mystic poets of North India, he has authored more than 15 books on Bhakti Yoga and the Path of Grace and released a collection of beautiful CD albums. Listen to kirtans, read book excerpts and articles, see upcoming events at....www.shyamdas.com
“If you love chanting the sacred names, an evening with Shyamdas is not to be missed!” - Shiva Baum, Executive Producer of Krishna Das’ Breath Of The Heart
“Shyamdas lives, breathes, sings, laughs and recites his love to the Divine.” - Deva Premal and Miten
“Shyamdas is the real thing. His chanting is straight from the heart, infused with authenticity and depth from his years as a temple singer in India.” - Robert Gass
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JIVAMUKTI YOGA IMMERSION-LONDON
With Gabriela, Yogeswari, assisted by cat and Emma Henry
Wednesday, October 13th to Sunday, October 17th
The Cobden Club, 170 Kensal Road, London W10 5BN
(The Cobden Club is on the same street as Jivamukti Yoga London)
£345 -5 day immersion
9:00am to 6:00pm
**Please note that the immersion will start at 2pm on Wednesday, October 13th**
This includes FREE PASS to kirtan with Dave Stringer on Sat 16th Oct at Jivamukti Yoga London
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WHAT IS JIVAMUKTI YOGA IMMERSION?
Jivamukti Yoga Immersions take you deeper into the study of Jivamukti Yoga as they are part of our continuing education project. The curriculum is derived from the Jivamukti Yoga Teacher Training Course and is taught by Advanced Certified Jivamukti teachers who have been on the faculty of a JYTT and/or a past Immersion.
Who might be interested in taking an immersion?
- Jivamukti Yoga teachers who are looking for a refresher course
- Jivamukti Yoga students who are interested in the JYTT course but want to try a sampling first before committing to a whole month
- Yoga students from other disciplines who are looking to broaden their knowledge and techniques of yoga
-Those who are brand new to yoga
-Those who want more than a yoga vacation
-Those who want to work hard under the guidance of qualified teachers
-Those who are interested in becoming enlightened in this lifetime
The immersion schedule includes:
* Meditation instruction and practice
* Daily asana practice, including a deeper look at alignment
* Study of the Bhagavad Gita and Patanjali’s Yoga Sutra
* Practical exploration of the link between yoga and spiritual activism
* Integration of the yogas of karma (service), jnana (knowlwdge) and bhakti (devotion)
* Question-and-answer sessions with faculty
Example of daily schedule:
8:30-9:00 meditation
9:00-11:00 asana class
11:00-12:30 asana practical—inversions
12:30-2:30 lunch
2:30-4:30 scripture exploration: Bhagavad Gita
4:30-5:30 lecture/practical: physical and energetic anatomy of assists
Immersions provide a terrific opportunity to awaken or deepen your yoga practice, meet old and new friends, and build a global yoga community. Immersions are suitable for practitioners of all levels and spiritual disciplines.
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DAVE STRINGER KIRTAN
with Gabi Bozic
Saturday, October 16th
8:00pm
£20 in advance (£25 on the door)
Kirtan (from the Sanskrit word meaning “to sing”) is an East Indian form of mantra chanting that is becoming popular as a participatory live music experience at festivals around the world. As Dave says, at a kirtan “You’re not just listening to the music, you are the music”. Dave’s sound marries the transcendent mysticism of traditional Indian instruments with the exuberant, groove-oriented sound of American gospel music. A spontaneous and articulate public speaker, he probes the dilemmas of the spirit with a sly and unorthodox sense of humor. His work translates the ancient traditions of kirtan and yoga into inspiring and thoroughly modern participatory theatre, open to a multiplicity of interpretations, and accessible to all.
Initially trained as a visual artist and jazz musician, Dave started chanting in the early 1990’s when a film editing project brought him to the ashram of Swami Muktananda in India. When the editing project ended, he remained in India to teach school in a rural village, and continued studying the traditions of yoga with Swami Chidvilasananda. After returning to the US, Dave taught meditation and chanting to prison inmates, and began leading kirtans at yoga studios. In the past six years Dave and his band have toured all over the United States, Canada, Australia and Europe, giving 100-150 performances per year. He has collaborated on recordings with Vas, Rasa, Donna De Lory, Axiom of Choice, Suzanne Teng, and Sheila Nicholls, and has performed with other noted kirtan singers Krishna Das and Jai Uttal. www.davestringer.com
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2ND ANNUAL
JIVAMUKTI TRIBE GATHERING with cat Alip-Douglas, Gabriela Bozic, Jeffrey Cohen, Durga Devi, Jules Febre, Sharon Gannon, Petros Haffenrichter, Emma Henry, Ruth Lauer-Manenti, David Life & Yogeswari
Friday, December 3rd to Monday, December 6th
Jivamukti Tribe Gathering is a three-day Yoga festival celebrating Life and expressing our love and devotion through collective yoga practice, chanting, meditation and satsang. It is an annual coming together of Jivamukti yoga teachers and yoga practitioners from all over the world...for more details, visit www.jivamuktitribe.com
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