2017 Ahimsa Yoga & Music Festival

AcroYoga blends the dynamic power of partner acrobatics with the flow of yoga and the therapeutic benefits of Thai Massage to create a unique practice that cultivates trust, communication and a whole lot of fun. This workshop will focus on introducing students to the rolls of basing, flying and spotting each other in partner work that takes flyers into fully supported yoga poses and inversions.
Open to all levels no prior experience is necessary and you are welcome to come solo or with some friends you would like to partner with.
 

Begin the day with a vibrant, full-body yoga practice to squash sluggishness (excess kapha dosha) that will leave you energized for a day of festival adventures. Release stubborn heaviness with fiery Asanas and evaporate mental cloudiness with mind-clearing pranayama. Enjoy the lasting lightness of bhastrika, agni sara, breath retentions, purifying twists, challenging balancing postures, and much more--all enveloped in valuable Ayurvedic theory..

Note:Not recommmended for pregnancy.. Best done on an empty stomach.

There is a set of meditation skills you can learn that let meditation be utterly natural, restful, and profoundly rejuvenating. The skills of meditation are similar to that of loving anyone or anything – ways of paying attention that open the doorways to intimacy and excitement. The desire for intimacy is the evolutionary impulse that calls us to move, grow, expand, and it can fuel our inner spark. Learn to savor each moment and dive into the wisdom of the sacred text The Radiance Sutras.

Come experience the joy and release of being supported upside down through partner yoga poses that help to stretch the shoulders & low back while increasing mobility in the hips and spine.  Learn how to base and fly poses that calm the nervous system and help to realign the body in a super fun and playful environment.  After some flight sessions we will wind down with a guided Thai Massage sequence that students will both give & receive to help seal in the practice and replenish the body.  Thai Massage is a healing art based on yoga poses where the practitioner gently adjusts the recipient to stretch & realign the body. Thai Massage is performed fully clothed and no oils are used.

Pranayama is the gateway to inner experience and spiritual connection, an ancient yogic practice that can strengthen and purify the body and mind. Open your nadis (energy channels) with purifying pranayama!  Enjoy an in-depth exploration into pranayama (bhastrika, kapalabhati, nadi shodhana, sitali, and more) to understand the usages, benefits, contraindications, and wonderful variations of these yogic breathing techniques. Join this fun experiential workshop to get your prana flowing!

Note: Best done on an empty stomach.