COMING IN JUNE:
JIVAMUKTI YOGA SCHOOL PRESENTS
AN EVENING WITH BHAKTI-YOGI
RADHANATH SWAMI
SUNSET GITA SPECIAL GUEST
Tuesday, June 14th
8 to 9:30pm
Radhanath Swami is the author of
"The Journey Home: Autobiography of an American Swami"
"Spellbinding" -- Ram Dass
"Stunning" -- B.K.S. Iyengar
At age 19, Radhanath Swami set out to find God. Today, 40 years later, he is
a beloved teacher and the inspiration behind some of India's largest and
most effective relief programs. He owns nothing, does not maintain a bank
account, but has found the treasure which all on the spiritual path yearn to
attain: love and devotion. Hear him tell his unforgettable story.
Visit:
www.radhanathswami.com
Twitter:
twitter.com/radhanathswami
Facebook:
www.facebook.com/americanswami
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THE WEEKEND BASIC INTENSIVE WITH ADVANCED CERT. JIVAMUKTI TEACHERS LIZ ROBERTS & TIMOTHY BISH
Saturday, April 30, and Sunday, May 1
6:00-9:30PM each day
The Weekend Basic Intensive will cover the full, four-week syllabus of the Basic Curriculum as developed by Jivamukti Yoga co-founders, Sharon Gannon and David Life.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND:
Students new to yoga, or to Jivamukti Yoga
 Students who wish to review yoga fundamentals to deepen their practice.
ON SATURDAY YOU'LL LEARN:
How to Connect Your Pose to the Earth, Breath Awareness, The Magic Ten Opening, The Essential Standing Poses, Downward Facing Dog, Sun Salutation, The Essential Forward Bends, Seated Spinal Twist, Proper Shoulder Extension, The Essential Shoulder Inversion Sequences, How to Sit for Meditation, Skull Shining Breath, and Final Relaxation
ON SUNDAY YOU'LL LEARN:
How to OM, Finding Your Root Lock, The Victorious Breath, Magic Ten Review, Handstand Practice, Four-Limbed Staff Pose, Upward Facing Dog, How to Transition From One Pose to the Next, How to Flow with Breath and Intention, Sun Salute Practice as "Strict Vinyasa," The Essential Back Bends, Shoulder Stand Sequence Review, Final Relaxation, and Meditation Practice
EACH 'GRADUATE' OF THE 6-HOUR INTENSIVE WILL RECEIVE A FREE BEGINNER VINYASA CLASS!
Registration Info
$ 70 in advance for both dates
$ 50 drop ins. |
SUNSET GITA WITH
Energize your practice with the wisdom of Bhagavad Gita.
This month: chapter 3 -- HOW TO LOVE � Practical views of ancient wisdom
� Candid discussion
� Meditative Kirtans
� Vegan treats
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Kirtan with Arjun Baba
Wednesday, May 4th
8:30pm
Arjun is currently considered one of the leading kirtan singers in the western world. With his newest kirtan releases Bhajan Anandi Vol 5 (2008) and Vol 6 (2009) and annual tours through all of UK, Europe, and the US he is helping hold the deep tradition of this profound music and practice to share with the west.
Collaborating with great tabla players such as Jason Kalidas (UK), Dildar Hussain (Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan Tabla), Vijay Ksrna (UK), and Amina Chisty you are sure to enjoy a powerful kirtan experience
"Arjun is the real deal." - Carlos Menjivar , Managing Director ; Jivamukti NYC
"Very few practitioners of the Kirtan practice can match Arjun's level of authenticity.
He is truly one of the finest I have ever heard." -
Shiva Baum/Executive Producer of Krishna Das' Breath Of The Heart
and Producer of Bhagavan Das' Now/former head of A&R, Triloka Records
"The most inspired kirtan I've heard since Bhagavan Das"- Yoga Arts, Chicago
"Arjun's music comes from a deep place, it reveals so much and connect the listener to so much more" - Matthew Lombardo: Certified Jivamukti Yoga Teacher.
Listed in top 3 suggested kirtan cd's in the renown Jivamukti Yoga tablebook. (NYC,2003) www.jivamuktiyoga.com
Continuing to hold public Kirtan around the country and world since 1998 , as well as performing with Arjun & Guardians, and Fanna Fi Allah Qawwali Party (where he has studied in the lineage of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan).
www.arjunandguardians.com
Suggested Donation $15 |
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KIRTAN WITH SHARADA DEVI
Wednesday, May 11th
8:30pm
In her own words "I met Krishna Das and Ram Dass in the spring of 1973, just a few days after I was introduced to the book 'Be Here Now', by my brother.
When I first saw a photo in 'Be Here Now' of Neem Karoli Baba's face I knew he was my Guru.
Sharada Devi, is the name that was given to me in India in 1974 by the Ma's at Neem Karoli Baba's temple. I have traveled throughout India for the past thirty plus years. Most of my time there was spent in various temples playing music with the kirtan musicians. I began to soak up the melodic tunes and found my heart in constant rhythm with the beat of the drum. The simple repetitions of the chants fill my spirit and bring forth a greater understanding of the dance of true love.
Krishna Das and I later married and have a daughter, Janaki. During those years we held Saturday night kirtans...a long held tradition that I continue.
"By chanting the name of the One we open our hearts to immeasurable depths"
Suggested Donation: $10 |
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MONTHLY INVERSION (HANDSTAND, HEADSTAND, FOREARM-STAND & SHOULDER-STAND) WORKSHOP
w/ Advanced Certified Jivamukti Yoga Teacher Jillian Friedman
Sunday, May 15th
6 to 8:30pm
Inversions like headstand and shoulderstand are the most powerful of the asanas, affecting one physically: reversing the aging process, mentally: stimulating intuition and clarity and spiritually: expanding consciousness leading to enlightenment. This 2.5 hour workshop will be offered every month at Jivamukti Yoga School from the perspective of a different advanced certified teacher each month. Learn how to invert safely with proper alignment and intention!
*Handstand, headstand, forearm-stand & shoulder-stand will be covered in each month.
Tuition: $35 in advance and $40 the day of.. |
 The director of the School of Sanskrit Studies in NYC, Manorama leads workshops on the Path of Luminous Shabda, a path that combines Sanskrit, Meditation and Yoga philosophy. Manorama's mix of earthy charm, deep scholarship and humourous teaching style were born from years of close study with her Guru, Shri Brahmananda Sarasvati, the founder of Ananda Ashram.
Suggested Donation $20 |
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Jai Ma! A Prenatal Yoga Workshop with Jeanine Schimel & Ana Savoy
Saturday, May 21st
6:30 - 8:00 p.m.
Join Jeanine & Ana for this rejuvenating and prenatal yoga workshop where we will practice breathing techniques, pelvic floor exercises (kegels), as well as restorative and active asanas suitable for the pregnant body; a meditation and relaxation to end. Be prepared to have fun, move the pregnant body and to connect more deeply to your peaceful, joyful Self and to your growing baby.
All levels are welcome as well as postnatal yoga students welcome.
Tuition: $35 in advance $40 |
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The Art of Giving Hands-on Adjustments
with Gayatri (Sandhi Ferreira)
Sunday, May 22nd
8:30-10pm
"With touch progress is fast. Without touch, progress is very slow." - Shri K. Pattabhi Jois
This workshop is for both yoga teachers, those who have done a yoga teacher training, or those that are seriously interested in becoming yoga teachers. The purpose of this workshop is to develop the ability to teach with touch. We can do this by seeing the energetic anatomy and geometric structure of different body types in a variety of asanas. Once we are able to "see", then we can address what we see and offer effective hands-on adjustments. We will explore different types of adjustments, such as the difference between "light touching" and "smashing" as well as offering key verbal cues. Not only will we address how to assist students to avoid future injury, we will learn how to not injure ourselves in the process.
*Please wear tight fitting clothing, preferably shorts & a sleeveless shirt.
Tuition: $35 |
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Jivamukti Yoga School Presents:
The Premier of the Film Yoga is.
by filmmaker Suzanne Bryant .
Tuesday , May 24
8:30pm
Please join Sharon Gannon and David Life for a special event of the NY premiere of the film YOGA IS. Sharon was instrumental in the making of this film. Screening at 8:30 pm at Jivamukti followed by a Q and A with Sharon, David and filmmaker Suzanne Bryant.
YOGA IS - a film about the transformational power of yoga.
30 million Americans and countless millions worldwide have taken up a practice that is transforming their lives. Follow filmmaker Suzanne Bryant as she meets with the most prominent Yoga Guru's and teachers in the West and travels to India to explore the power of the ancient practice. Along the way she discovers what YOGA IS.
This is the story of a woman who thought she had it all...and one day...it all changed with the loss of her 57 year old mother to breast cancer. Feeling lost, she embarked on a journey looking for answers and turned to a deeper practice of yoga.
Suzanne's journey led her to India on a spiritual quest to learn more about this powerful ancient practice. She studied yoga and Ayurveda in Kerala, Ashtanga Yoga with Pattabhis Jois and his daughter Saraswati, met with Guru Neem Karoli Baba's son in Vrindavan to learn about Bhakti yoga and came face to face with a near death experience herself. While in India, something had shifted within her, the light had returned.
Inspired by her experience in India, she returned back to the U.S. to explore what yoga means to the West and how it can transform lives. Suzanne traveled across the U.S. to learn from the most prominent Western Yoga Guru's and teachers as well as celebrity yoga devotee's Russell Simmons, Christy Turlington, musician Michael Franti and Buddhist scholar Robert Thurman in search for the answers that unite us all in life. What she found transcends everything and offers clarity and happiness to all who take up this practice.
For more information and the trailer visit: yogaismovie.com
Tickets $ 8 |
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Live Music Fridays
Open Level Class @ 8pm
with Jessica Stickler
Please join advanced certified Jivamukti Yoga
teacher Jessica Stickler for special live music classes
every Friday which will feature
a different musician or DJ to fire up your yoga practice.
Class is Open Level, all levels welcome.
$20 drop in/or use your class pack
For more information, and for May's Schedule:
www.jessicastickler.com |
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The Essence of Jivamukti Yoga  Sharon Gannon & David Life
Saturday, May 14 - 3:30pm - 5:30pm
Main Conference - Session 3
Mixed Levels Jivamukti Yoga: Pranayama, and Meditation: Bodies, Breath, Koshas, and Karma 
Dechen Thurman Friday, May 13 - 9:00am - 4:30pm
Friday All-Day Intensives
Mixed Levels Lord Ganesha Does Jivamukti Yoga Saturday, May 14 - 8:00am - 10:00am
Main Conference - Session 1
Mixed Levels
Community Class
Narayani Nichols
Sunday, May 15 - 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Special Events
Greening Your Business Carlos Menjivar & Tamar Samir  
Morning Jivamukti Healing Meditation with Ganesh Das (Carlos Menjivar) Carlos Menjivar Friday, May 13 - 8:00am - 8:45am Special Events
To register, please click here Friday, May 13 - 3:00pm - 4:15pm Business of Yoga - Session Day 2 |
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JIVAMUKTI YOGA RETREATS - SPRING/SUMMER |
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Yoga and Tai Chi Retreat
with Ruth Lauer manenti and Robert Manenti
at Ananda Ashram, assisted by Jill Green
Memorial Day Weekend
Friday, May 27 to Monday, May 30, 2011
A long weekend in a quiet place in nature to restore oneself by going deeper into one's asana practice and meditation, with time to be by oneself and reflective as well as to mingle and communicate with others. a perfect balance between working and resting within one's spiritual journey.
Limited Space Available. Make your reservations today!
Transportation and accomodations are not included.
Book your room at
www.anandaashram.org
Questions? Call Purnima at 212-353-0214, Ext 205
or email purnima@jivamuktiyoga.com
Register at the front desk or by calling 212-353-0214
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Jivamukti Yoga & Dechen Thurman present
Navagraha: the 2011 annual Jivamukti Yoga Vacation at Menla Mountain Retreat (2 Hours North of NYC)
Monday, June 13-Friday June 17, 2011
Menla is a jewel on this planet - a true resource for groups seeking retreat or conference space to promote the deep investigation of silence, peace, sanity, and healing.
-Jon Kabat-Zinn, author of Coming to Our Senses
Take a retreat with Dechen Thurman, for 5 days this June in tranquil, verdant Phoenicia New York.
Practice Jivamukti Yoga in an open space surrounded by nature. Learn to chant mantras to five of the universe's planets and meditate upon the 5 transcendent virtues they represent. Enjoy gourmet vegan meals in scenic outdoor settings. Relax in a brand new, state of the art, healing spa designed to integrate modern medicine with ancient healing traditions.
*Dechen will be available for private 1-1 Mantra Meditation/Shiatsu Classes.
Menla Mountain Retreat & Conference Center is set on 320 acres in the historic Catskill Mountains of New York State. Surrounded by a national forest preserve, the retreat center offers complete privacy in a tranquil setting. Our modern and comfortable facilities are an ideal setting for retreats, conferences and workshops. This woodland valley is an authorized Audubon Society bird sanctuary.
For registration, booking, information and to book private 1-1 classes with Dechen, please contact: Purnima Langen (212) 353-0214, purnima@gmail.com |
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JIVAMUKTI YOGA IMMERSION AN INTENSIVE RETREAT IN COSTA RICA BLUE SPIRIT WITH RIMA & YOGESWARI
July 2-July 9, 2011
*$100 Early Bird Discount when you register by April 30.
"To immerse oneself means to involve oneself deeply into something, to "dip into something fully and wholeheartedly. This Jivamukti Immersion will take you deeper into the study of the Jivamukti Yoga method and its five tenet-Ahimsa (non-violence and compassionate lving towards all beings), Study of Scriptures, Meditation, Nada(deep listening) and Bhakti (offering everything we do to something greater).
 The Immersion will be taught by Advanced Certified Jivamukti Yoga teachers, Rima Rabbath and Yogeswari (Estelle Eichenberger). It is perfect for anyone who is who is interested in taking the Jivamukti Teacher Training Course but would like to experience a more relaxed "sample taste" first, for Jivamukti Teachers who are looking for refresher, for teachers and students from other disciplines and styles who wish to expand their experiential knowledge, and for those brand new to yoga. Anyone at any level of experience is welcome.
This week promises to be an unforgettable experience where you will get to dip into the practical and mystical practices of Jivamukti Yoga while at the same time dip into the Pacific Ocean.
For more info, email: maria@jivamuktiyoga.com
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