Friday's schedule at a glance:
Intensives: 9:30-12:00 / 12:00-1:30 LUNCH / 1:30-4:00PM
FESTIVAL OPENING CELEBRATION: 4:15-5:45PM
Intensives: 9:30-12:00 / 12:00-1:30 LUNCH / 1:30-4:00PM
FESTIVAL OPENING CELEBRATION: 4:15-5:45PM
Friday Presenters Include:
Scroll down to learn more about each intensive
Scroll down to learn more about each intensive
ALL DAY INTENSIVES 9:30-4PM FRIDAY
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Uttishtha- Rise together!! Indu Arora (5 CEUs)
Embracing and Celebrating Oneness with Yoga Yoga means oneness of all possible dualities, diversities and individualities. There is no other truth but universal collective intelligence and consciousness. In these times of isolation, separation and divisiveness, let us come together with Yoga as one strong force, clear mind, clear intention and create a difference in the quality of life. This workshop is to understand what is Oneness and Yoga, and how to bring your practice towards the goal of awakening and rising with peace. We shall discuss the concept of oneness as laid down in various Yogis and Vedic Texts. Intellectualizing Oneness and Yoga is a matter of real comprehension and practice. Learn the 3-step process of comprehension, which brings us to the realization of Oneness. According to Isopanishad - “He who sees all beings in his self, and his self in all the beings does not hate any one, and knows the truth” |
Join this intensive with Indu Arora where Yoga becomes a work-in and practice becomes sadhana. As we join our hands in Namasate, may our hearts unite as a single beat, may our feet move forward together and may we all rise in Yoga.
- Participants will gain insight into Oneness and Yoga,
- Learn how to bring their practice towards the goal of awakening and rising with peace.
- Appreciate the concept of oneness as laid down in various Yogis and Vedic Texts.
- Learn the 3-step process of comprehension, which brings us to the realization of Oneness.
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Angels, Intuition and the Afterlife, Sunny Dawn Johnston
Join psychic medium, spiritual teacher and best-selling author, Sunny Dawn Johnston, as she presents her full-day workshop - Angels, Intuition and the Afterlife. YOU too can feel the presence of the Angels in YOUR life… and Sunny will teach you how to invoke the Angels and create your own personal relationship with them. They are with you always and are ready to communicate with you, if you will only ask and listen. You will have an experiential opportunity to feel the indescribable energy of unconditional love move thru you and connect you with the divine presence of the Archangels. Sunny will teach you how to invoke the power of the Archangels to help transform your heart from a state of fear to a realization of the love that always exists within. You will also learn:
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Even as the death of a loved one seems so final, Sunny teaches about how the essence of that person - the love - still lives on and can be communicated directly to you. With the support of her soul musician, Kris Voelker, she will help you not only connect with your Angels and develop your intuitive gifts but she will teach you how to communicate with your loved ones in the Afterlife.
Having over thirty years of experience speaking to the Other Side, Sunny will teach you how to tap in to your own unique way of best understanding these messages. You will discover your strongest intuitive gift and learn how to develop it even more. You’ll gain the tools necessary to tune into the signs and signals from your angels, guides and loved ones that have passed on. These tools will allow you to gain a stronger connection and a better understanding of the support and loving guidance you receive from the “unseen” realm. You’ll also learn how to make the connection between the living and those who have passed, whether it be from natural causes, accidents or suicide. This will be an interactive, experiential workshop that will leave you with tools to connect with the afterlife yourself.
If you're missing someone who has passed over or just curious about what messages you might receive from the angels and the other side, join Sunny for this in depth and fascinating workshop. You will leave having experienced the Afterlife.
Having over thirty years of experience speaking to the Other Side, Sunny will teach you how to tap in to your own unique way of best understanding these messages. You will discover your strongest intuitive gift and learn how to develop it even more. You’ll gain the tools necessary to tune into the signs and signals from your angels, guides and loved ones that have passed on. These tools will allow you to gain a stronger connection and a better understanding of the support and loving guidance you receive from the “unseen” realm. You’ll also learn how to make the connection between the living and those who have passed, whether it be from natural causes, accidents or suicide. This will be an interactive, experiential workshop that will leave you with tools to connect with the afterlife yourself.
If you're missing someone who has passed over or just curious about what messages you might receive from the angels and the other side, join Sunny for this in depth and fascinating workshop. You will leave having experienced the Afterlife.
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Enlightened Relationship, Amoda Maa
An opportunity to immerse yourself in the illumination of Amoda Maa’s teachings. In this all day intensive, she focusses on intimacy as a potent medicine for spiritual awakening and invites you to embrace the possibility of enlightened relationship. Topics to be explored -
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The day will include talks by Amoda, time for questions and answers (inquiry), and silent sitting/guided meditation. The discourse and inquiry is always spontaneous, inviting you to listen and speak from the heart. This workshop is suitable for those who are in a relationship, have experienced loss in relationship, or are yearning for a relationship.
Amoda will be joined by her husband and beloved, Kavi, a talented musician, whose beautiful improvised guitar melodies and songs of love support the meditations and provide a container for awakening the heart. He will also offer his wisdom and insights about living an awakened relationship.
Amoda will be joined by her husband and beloved, Kavi, a talented musician, whose beautiful improvised guitar melodies and songs of love support the meditations and provide a container for awakening the heart. He will also offer his wisdom and insights about living an awakened relationship.
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The 5-Steps to a Radiant Practice! Jeff Masters (5 CEUs)
How many of us are living a fully actualized, radiant practice? The purpose of the practice of yoga is the realization of our fully actualized being and a sense of Embodied Oneness or the Absolute. Often, however, due to life's circumstances, we deplete our ability to reach a space where we can explore the deeper aspects of self-awareness and follow the path to personal realization. In fact, many who have the desire for realization are unaware of the groundwork necessary to prepare for the journey. Jeff Masters of the Masters Institute is pleased to offer this intensive exploration and implementation of the 5-Steps To A Radiant Practice (adapted from his upcoming book, 'The 5-Steps To A Radiant Life!'). During this experiential intensive, participants will take a practice which may have become rote or disempowered and re-invigorate it with awareness and the sacred tools for activation and realization. |
Join Jeff Masters and take the first steps toward having not only a radiant practice, but also a radiant life!
- Identify Intrinsic Vitality Leaks in your practice.
- Identify at least one remedial measure (Upāya) (TO DO) to address each leak.
- Incorporate practices to increase and direct our Intrinsic Vitality.
- Choose at least one Radiance Practice to weave into your personal practice.
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From Sthira and Sukha to Bhoga and Apavarga, Luke Ketterhagen
(5 CEUs) Creating balance and transformation is our goal. In this two-part intensive we will explore the requirements for setting up a fruitful practice and a purposeful life. When the power of transformation and the equanimity inherent in balance are combined we can begin to transcend our current limitations and thrive in a world where freedom is our essential nature. 9:30 – 12:00: Building a foundation for transformation. What is sthira and sukha? How can these principles be practiced, understood and assimilated? What is their relationship to a life of balance and self-transformation? These are essential questions a practitioner must ask themselves because without understanding what steadiness is, what ease is and how they can literally be manifested (or not) than we leave our spiritual practice and growth to the arbitrary forces that so often control much of our lives. We invest our time carefully and our resources frugally and yet sometimes we can leave the elements of our spiritual growth and development up to chance. Understand and learn the power of Sthira and Sukha (steadiness and ease) through postures, practices, and discussion. Build a rock-solid foundation that infuses these stabilizing forces in our lives. Then we can take on any sadhana and endeavor with full confidence that Providence will be our witness and guide and consequently the greater good will result. |
1:30 – 4:30: Practice that moves you to MOVE the world
Yoga says that we are essentially good and motivated by love and kindness. Then, what keeps us from realizing that? What keep us from living each day with that as our main anchor?
The answer is: Unknown and unwanted memories and emotions stuck in the body – specifically the area around the lower three chakras (Muladhara, Svadhisthana and Manipura). When we hold onto resentment, fear, anger, and doubt we limit our ability to constantly connect with our ever-flowing higher reality. Moving with purpose and stimulating action that brings out the energetic essence of the three lower chakras is the key to moving beyond these emotions and realizing a higher purpose, meaning, fulfillment (bhoga) and freedom (apavarga).
We will focus on specific techniques and philosophical principles for how to free yourself of unnecessary emotions, sentiments, and memories that have been locked up. Learn how to create fulfillment and freedom now. And by realizing these two goals of the practice as spiritual beings we can make great changes in our lives and on the planet.
Yoga says that we are essentially good and motivated by love and kindness. Then, what keeps us from realizing that? What keep us from living each day with that as our main anchor?
The answer is: Unknown and unwanted memories and emotions stuck in the body – specifically the area around the lower three chakras (Muladhara, Svadhisthana and Manipura). When we hold onto resentment, fear, anger, and doubt we limit our ability to constantly connect with our ever-flowing higher reality. Moving with purpose and stimulating action that brings out the energetic essence of the three lower chakras is the key to moving beyond these emotions and realizing a higher purpose, meaning, fulfillment (bhoga) and freedom (apavarga).
We will focus on specific techniques and philosophical principles for how to free yourself of unnecessary emotions, sentiments, and memories that have been locked up. Learn how to create fulfillment and freedom now. And by realizing these two goals of the practice as spiritual beings we can make great changes in our lives and on the planet.
- Understand and learn the power of Sthira and Sukha (steadiness and ease) through postures, practices, and discussion.
- Learn how to build a solid foundation that infuses these stabilizing forces in our lives.
- Learn specific techniques and philosophical principles to create fulfillment and freedom from unnecessary emotions, sentiments, and memories that have been locked up.
4:15-5:45PM FESTIVAL OPENING CELEBRATION (ALL)
FEATURING:
- The Call of the Drums
- Opening by Julia, Scott and Master Kim
- The Cosmic Comedy of Swami Beyondananda
- Yoga Demonstration by the "Challenge to Change Kids"
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The Cosmic Comedy of Swami Beyondananda
In these serious times – where there’s definitely something funny going on – laughter keeps us sane. This heart-opening, mind-expanding show featuring the cosmic comedy of Swami Beyondananda will help you wake up laughing and leave laughter in your wake. For more than 30 years, the Swami has been a fount of comedy disguised as wisdom – or is it wisdom disguised as comedy? Noted author Marianne Williamson has called him “the Mark Twain of our times” because the comedy isn’t just hilariously funny, but also offers sharp social commentary and spiritual perspective. Billed as “one of the biggest names in comedy” (“Beyondananda” alone has 12 letters), Swami keeps the audience in hysterics with his mixture of word play, seriously funny political and spiritual commentary, and playful silliness. Oh, and he’s the only guru to channel both Elvis AND Bullwinkle – and at the same time yet! Join the fun as the “turban-powered” Swami Beyondananda creates a field of hearty laughter and inspired celebration. |
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Yoga Demonstration by the Challenge to Change Kids Always an audience favorite, the challenge to change kids will delight you with a dynamic 20 minute performance of yoga, mindfulness and meditation practices. This colorful group will share how they've taken on the Challenge To Change the world into a better place. Come and learn from the wisdom of these young people and raise the vibration of the world around and in you. |