Sunday May 25th, 1-3pm
$20 advance. $25 at the door.

Namarupa means "no name, no form", join in a two hour yoga happening, weaving the practice of yoga into the present moment. Like the practice of creating art, "daily attention, diligent effort with one pointed concentration" (quote from Kate Petley, one of Platte Forum's artist in residence) This yoga for the art's happening is a benefit for Platte Forum, youth, artist, community with the statement, "Transform lives through art." Through the creative process, Platte Forum gives hope and direction to youth.

The workshop is by donation and proceeds from the workshop will benefit: www.platteforum.org

This two hour practice will be facilitated by Rebecah Ziegler, dabbling artist / poet and full time yogini, Certified Structural Yoga Therapist™. No previous yoga experience needed, come to support the arts by moving, freeing, enlivening, laughing and meeting your own creative soul. We will be sharing sacred space and finding the stillness which makes all of life the practice and life the art.

Kirtan/Chant Meditation Concert
Saturday May 31st, 8pm
$20 advance. $25 at the door.

Sat Kartar Kaur Khalsa's offerings of music synthesize Eastern and Western influences, but are centered in her life study and practice of Sikh Kirtan and Kundalini and Naad Yoga (the yoga to access the inner Sound). Her unique vocal style ranges from the ethereal mystic space created in her Indian classical raga recordings, to groove-driven, gutsy interpretations of chants, hymns, songs, and stories.

Sat Kartar has performed, taught, and facilitated sacred music experiences in India, Canada, Spain, Mexico, Australia, and the U.S. for over over 30 years in a wide variety of venues, including clubs, art openings, yoga centers, churches, temples, conferences, weddings, and parties.

Click here to listen.

Yoga of Sound Workshop, Level 2 (not necessary to take level 1)
Sunday June 1st, 1:30-4:30pm
$40 advance. $45 at the door.

Yoga of Sound, or Naad Yoga uses ancient, sacred mantras in song to reach into the heart and awaken the soul to its highest truth. Join us on June 1st and ignite your soul with the sound of divinity running through you.

To register call (303) 860-9642 or visit www.spiritvoyagelive.com

Sat Nam

Friday, June 6th 8-10pm
Program is free and everyone is invited.

Would you like to experience peace, tranquility and divine bliss?

Come meet Baba Shivarudra Balayogi as he carries on the mission of his beloved Guru, Sri Shivarudra Balayogi Maharaj, teaching Jangama Dhyanaa-meditation of Eternal Existence-sharing truth and inspiration throughout the world. It is a rare opportunity to be in the presence of a Sef-Realized Yogi. His divine love and eternal wisdom flows effortlessly-From the Heart of Peace.

Come learn and practice meditation with a True Meditation Master. You'll receive personal blessings and be given an opportunity to ask spiritual questions as well as participate in bhajans.

"You have to go back to your Real Self; regain that consciousness of who you are really. This is not something you have to learn. You simply go back..." Baba Shivarudra Balayogi

Sunday, June 15th, time TBA
Program is by donation and everyone is invited!

Please join us for a jiva jam with Angelique DeSilva, Phil Gust, & Blair Vaughn following with Acro Yoga with Phil Gust.

It's where we have 3 amazing teachers come together in a collective and tag team teach a yoga class. They will rotate between different centers here in Denver. Introducing students to different teachers and centers. Coming together as a collective. All classes are donation based and all funds raised will be sponsoring Blair Vaughn and the Seva Challenge.

Click here to learn more about Seva Challenge.

August 23rd - 24th, 2008

With riverside camping under the stars, live music from soul-touching artists and inspiring yoga from the nation’s most innovative and exciting instructors, YogaRocks will be the yoga-community’s highlight of Summer 2008. Round this out with the Camp Yoga Rocks children’s program, organic food, an environmentally friendly message, sustainable lifestyle vendors, a wellness & massage area, film tent, good friends and a 17-acre, pristine Colorado festival grounds and visitors will have one inspiring weekend.   

A benefit festival for Yoga World Reach, the net proceeds from this summer’s most innovative yoga festival go directly to assisting underserved populations throughout the world. Yoga Rocks’ presenters volunteer all or most of their time creating a sense of Seva, a Sanskrit word meaning selfless service.

YogaRocks offers instruction from the yoga-community’s most caring, mindful and innovative instructors. Presenters include Simon Park, a creative teacher of Vinyasa Flow and Thai Massage, Annie Freedom, Founder/Owner of Samadhi Center for Yoga in Denver, Sree Bringi, a Yoga philosophy instructor from Naropa University and certified Anusara instructor Jeanie Manchester, who has studied yoga for 20 years with teachers Richard Freeman, John Friend and Douglas Brooks.

Staying true to its grass-roots, unique vibe Yoga Rocks also includes fire-twirling each evening, exciting AcroYoga demonstrations and classes with Vail, Co.’s Rachel Nelson. Also on the exciting lineup is a class in the “blissipline” with Shakti including live percussion from local drum-masters and nada yoga with Alanna Kaivalya, which combines music and yoga to awaken attendees’ true inner potential.

In true festival tradition Yoga Rocks includes a bursting schedule of world-class, innovative and inspired live music. Nationally-acclaimed singer-songwriter Donna De Lory, the genre-busting D.V.S. & Chantel Mead, the soulful Girish and Boulder’s own seven-member African ensemble Zivanai Masango all grace the line-up.

Just added to this already-impressive list is The Motet Presents: Juno What?!, 2008’s newest contribution to the retro, early 80’s, high energy, funk-disco, synth bass, electronica genre. Those looking to let go and dance can head over to the Gypsie Nation tent to experience freestyle ecstatic dance rituals for self-exploration, healing and community building. Jon Crawford from Peak Rhythms will help YogaRocks end the weekend in style, with a festival-wide drum circle with more than 125 drums and 500 people.
              
Tickets for YogaRocks Mountain Fest go on sale April 15 at www.yogarocks.info. Registration includes parking, camp site and admission to all the festivities.

Four Saturdays 8-9:15am
A new course begins the first Saturday of each month.
$60/person or $108 when you sign up in pairs.
Refer a friend and get a free class!

A unique program designed to inspire a
well-rounded yoga practice.

Join Lisa and Kat for a fun-filled four-week beginner's workshop. You'll learn all the basics for developing a strong foundation to your lifelong yoga practice.

Here's the low down...
Over the course of a four-week program the students will gain an understanding of basic yoga principles such as:

• Flexibility and strength through asana
• Stillness and relaxation through meditation
• Breathwork through pranayama
• Philosophy and Background

Third Saturday of every month, 7pm
Donations of all amounts lovingly accepted!!

Feel your heart burst open with love as the devotee in you is
inspired and uplifted like you've never experienced in kirtan before. Enjoy learning simple chants and singing to the Divine as we dissolve into the oneness of purity and light that we are. Come chant with us and experience the unfolding power of Sanskrit Mantras and the Sacred Names of God that reveal the larger Truth of Oneness.
No experience is needed; all chants are simple to learn.

Last Sunday of every month, 4-4:45pm
By donation

Please join us in chanting Patanjali's Yoga Sutras in Sanskrit and sharing various interpretations and their significance and practical applications in our daily lives. Bring any version of Patanjali's Yoga Sutras with you if you have one. Each Satsang will cover a cluster of sutras starting with Samadhi Padah, and each cluster will convey a particular teaching or philosophy.

Consistency is recommended, but not necessary.

May
New Moon, Monday, May 5, 7 pm
Full Moon, Monday, May 19, 7 pm
June
New Moon, Wednesday, June 4, 7 pm
Full Moon, Wednesday, June 18, 7 pm

Location: Shiva Mandir
1391 S Pennsylvania Street in Denver.
All are welcome.

A homa is a sacred fire ceremony in which various forms of the Divine are invoked in a sacred fire that has been kindled according to the guidelines in the Vedic scriptures. They bring powerful healing and spiritual upliftment.

Certain special offerings are made into the fire while Sanskrit mantras are chanted. The combination of the powerful energy of the fire element, the most transformational among the Five Elements, and the chanted mantras creates extremely auspicious and purifying vibrations that are beneficial to all who attend the homa.

The smoke that rises from a homa contains a powerful healing energy, and as it rises to the heavens it purifies the atmosphere, both physically and subtly, encouraging a peaceful environment and gentle weather. The element of fire is associated with the upward motion of the divine kundalini energy and is considered to be the most powerfully purifying element. Every kind of negative karma can be purified by the sacred homa fire, due to divine grace.

It is true that sitting in at one homa (for an hour or more) can roughly be the equivalent of doing intense meditation, for a month.

Consistency is recommended, but not necessary.

Please visit Shiva Mandir for more details & info on other special events.

By Donation Events:

• Bhakti Yoga : Hukum Singh Thursdays 3-3:45pm Samadhi invites you to come and open your heart with chant and meditation. Even if you choose not to join in the chanting, just listening to Hukum's voice and letting it guide you to the Divine is truly delicious!
• Devi Puja : Rebecah (Gayatri) Fridays from 11-11:45am Come celebrate the Divine Feminine with chant, movement, meditation and more!!

Om Shanti Shanti Shantihi!