Ann & Briana are owners of Divinitree Yoga a very popular yoga studio in Santa Cruz, CA. Their success is reflected by their new studio they are about to open in Santa Barbara. Gypsy Yoga Flow is a Dynamic heart opening flow: Come and open your heart- with an activating and enlivening yoga dance fusion journey. We will ignite our inner fire and break open our hearts to receive and give more love! Partner work ,dance, and yoga – come prepared to move!
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Ananda Aditya & Jaya Lakshmi: Yoga Fusion
Ananda & Jaya Lakshmi: Altar of Love Workshops Jaya Lakshmi and Ananda regularly offer 4 daytime workshops at their Altar of Love weekend immersions: Couples Yoga, Bhakti Yoga Workshop, Kundalini Yoga Workshop, and Cacao Ceremony. When joining forces with Mystic Island, they offer one or more of these workshops during the festival. For more info on each workshop, visit: http://jayalakshmi.net/altar-of-love-immersions/ Jaya Lakshmi has practiced Hatha yoga regularly for over 16 years, diving into Anusara yoga since 2007, and practicing Kundalini yoga daily since she partnered with Ananda in November 2010. Long immersed in the devotional mood of bhakti yoga, she has been leading kirtan on harmonium and guitar since 1992 and has made four solo albums on Sequoia Records. She is also known as the lead singer and songwriter for the techno-tribal group Lost at Last, which toured the western United States from 1997 through 2004. A gifted songwriter, she weaves English, Sanskrit, and prayers of other spiritual traditions with musical influences from indigenous trance, Celtic, psychedelic, and folk-rock. Since coming together with Ananda, she has been steadily involved in their collaboration of sacred music and creating Altar of Love Immersions which involve teaching yoga together, performing music and holding ceremony. [...]
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Allowah Lani has been a student of philosophy and world spirituality since his early teens, and a Yoga student for the past 15 years. He holds a BA and an MA (in Philosophy and Liberal Arts) from the University of Pennsylvania, and from 1997-2001 did post-graduate work in Kabbalah and Yoga at New York University. He is registered as an eRYT 200 through Yoga Alliance, and also earned a 300-hour certification through Dr. David Frawley’s American Institute of Vedic Studies. In addition to his formal training, Allowah has studied Yoga with other teachers in India and the U.S., including Sri Karunamayi, David Swenson, Sri Anandi Ma, Ganga White, Tracey Rich, and Dharma Mittra. For the past 12 years, Allowah has taught Yoga full-time in Philadelphia, PA and more recently, Naples, FL, where he first opened the Sunshine State Yoga Academy in 2006. As a 200-Hr Yoga Alliance registered school, the SSYA currently trains and certifies those desiring to teach yoga as a profession, as well as to promote and raise awareness about Yoga and its rich heritage.In 2011, Allowah started a new company, Paradise Yoga Retreats, offering yoga programs in the most beautiful locations around the world. Thus far, PYR has successfully [...]
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Nadia Toraman moved to Maui in 1991 from California where she studied Yoga with Suki while attending MCC. She left Maui for a period and moved to California to further her studies in Yoga and Dance. Inspired by what she had experienced and learnt on the Mainland, Nadia returned to Maui with the vision of expanding Yoga and Dance on Maui. In 1996 Nadia opened her first studio on the North Shore. As her reputation and business grew, she needed more space and 4 years later moved the Studio to larger premises, employing some of the island’s top yoga and dance teachers. Seeking a more intimate teaching environment Nadia moved her studio into the cane fields, scaled down on her teaching staff and delved deeper into developing her internationally recognized teacher trainings. At the beginning of 2012 Nadia and the Shala were once again ready to expand and the Shala moved to larger premises at the old train depot on Baldwin. With 3 studios and a full schedule of yoga and dance classes there is something for everyone! Nadia’s Maui ALOHA Yoga is her own special blend of Hawaiin ALOHA Spirit, Ashtanga and Iyengar Yoga that will build strength, purify [...]
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Mary & James: Maui Partner Yoga & Thai Massage
Maui Yoga & Kickboxing from Kihei, Maui will be teaching a workshop inpartner yoga & thai massage. Mary & James have been practicing allforms yoga, including Bikram, Baptiste, Dharma & Acro yoga for overten years and both have been trained Wat Po Thailand in Thai Massage. They will guide you through gentle partner yoga stretches and basicThai massage techniques. Bring a partner or meet a new one. *Mary Grace & James are both from New York. They have two Hot Yoga schools in New York for the past 8 years called Yoga Oasis where they teach Hot Yoga. Mary Gace was trained by Bikram in 2000, Sri Pattabhi Jois in 2002, David Swenson in 2003, Baron Baptiste in 2003 and they both have trained with Sri Dharma Mittra for over 8 years. They both have trained in Acro yoga with Jason & Jenny and have numerous videos on youtube.com. James is a world champion Kickboxer and a boxer turned yogi when he met Sri Dharma Mittra. Together they teach a powerful intense yoga that challenges the practitioner to face themselves as they delve into deep intense poses. You can check their bio’s out at www.mauihotyoga.com.
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Jason Milne completed, then taught, the four-year university level Yoga and Meditation Program at Agama Yoga, Thailand, a Yoga Alliance and International Yoga Federation certified school. He completed over 1,500 hours of training in Tantra, Hatha, Kundalini Yoga and Meditation. He holds a Yoga Shiromani Teaching Certificate for completion of a minimum of 900 hours intensive course study in yoga and meditation. Jason was also the manager and lead teacher in two 3-month intensive, 500-hour teacher training courses, while co-teaching in four additional 500-hour teacher training courses. He holds a 500-hour teacher training certificate in Hatha Yoga and a 200-hour teacher training certificate in Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga in addition to a Master of Education Degree. Founder of Ananda Yoga Sanctuary in Maui, Jason’s intention is to share, free of charge so everyone can participate, the many benefits of yoga and meditation with the community of Maui, as well as educate those interested in the sacred science of yoga. Yoga and meditation have the capacity to transform the physical, energetic, emotional, mental and spiritual aspects of the human being, thereby profoundly enriching the quality of one’s life. Our philosophy is that the practice of yoga merges individual consciousness or ‘soul’ with universal [...]
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Rachel Gonzalez is the founder & owner of Body Alive. She has been a certified yoga teacher since 2003. She completed her teacher training at Kalani Honua on the Big Island of Hawaii. Her training is heavily influenced by Hatha and Ashtanga practices. Rachel was the General Manager of Kalani Honua, a retreat center located in the beautiful jungle of Puna in 2000 when she discovered her love of yoga through the help of her teacher and mentor Kathy Elder. Rachel adopted Kathy’s philosophy as her own: “Yoga shows us the way to develop a greater understanding of ourselves and to the world around us. Yoga makes everything better.” Rachel has continued expanding through her experiences in Hawaii as well as abroad- traveling and teaching in India, New Zealand and Bali where she has deepened her practice through continued education in Hatha, Ashtanga and Vinyasa styles. Learning and understanding the collaboration that the breath, body and mind all create, has become her mission. Her knowledge doesn’t just stop with yoga. Rachel comes from a background of dance and performance, figure skating, and fire dancing were the two of many talents she has traveled around the world with . She also [...]
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April Martin brings a profoundly transformational and powerfully strengthening experience to the practice of yoga. Her simplicity of hard work and devotion challenges us to look candidly and serenely at ourselves with a humility that comes from years of practice and self observation. April has studied intensely with Chandra Om and Sri Dharma Mittra and is currently and joyfully deepening her practice of yoga with Saul David Raye. She is the founder and co-owner of Om Shala Yoga in Arcata, CA, a thriving and welcoming school that promotes wellness through yoga, ecstatic dance, massage, sauna and an environment of beauty, education and comfort.
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Relax, Restore, Rejuvenate, Regenerate, Stretch, Transform, Release, Forgive, Let Go, Unwind and ENJOY the many benefits of Yoga. Yoga means Union with God, & so thrill in the ecstatic changes this practice can bring! The workshop includes pranayama, chanting, asana & meditation- suitable for all levels. *Beloved teaches classes regularly in Ashland OR, and has shared at Mystic Festivals, Raw Spirit Festivals, Women’s Gatherings, & Good Medicine Gatherings over the years. Relax, Restore, Rejuvenate, Regenerate, Stretch, Transform, Release,Forgive, Let Go, Unwind and ENJOY the many benefits of Yoga. Yogameans Union with God, & so thrill in the ecstatic changes thispractice can bring! The workshop includes pranayama, chanting, asana &meditation- suitable for all levels.
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Micah, or Micahananda, as named by his guru, was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan under the blessing of Yogacharia, one of the last disciples of Paramahansa Yogananda. Yogananda, was one of the key facilitating forces that initiated the migration of the ancient sciences of Yoga to the Western world. He channeled and developed the science of Krya yoga which, through his disciple Yogacharia, was the initial yogic system that Micah was born into. At eighteen Micah took flight to Los Angeles with his sights set on Hollywood, and began his journey into the film industry. The city of Angels had it’s own challenges and obstacles. Full of culture and knowledge, but also chaos and disruption. He took refuge in the ancient sciences of a variance of yogic systems, as he had access to several in one of the Meccas’ of spiritual enlightenment. One day, he met a yogi that changed his life forever. His name is Metananda. They were kindred spirits and instantly took to each other. Metananda, a South Indian man raised Muslim till the age of eighteen, when he spread his wings and soared to the Western World from India where he found the true science and philosophy [...]
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Mandala & Partner Yoga w/ Deborah Dove
Deborah Dove is a yoga teacher, evolutionary coach, transformational journey facilitator, massage therapist, energy worker, cultural translator, entertainment lawyer, event coordinator, Church of the Earth minister, sacred space holder and singer dedicated to personal, interpersonal, and planetary healing. Deborah has been incorporating elements of interconnectivity into playshops, yoga classes, retreats and corporate team building programs since 1999, and recognizes the power in bringing people together kinesthetically to experience cultural healing, understanding, and deep resonance. She will be sharing Mandala and Partner Yoga at the Mystic Island Festival. Mandala and Partner Yoga align body, mind and soul in a heart filled cooperative way while opening up portals to the divine. Explore conscious embodied connection with yourself and others while increasing your somatic vocabulary and communication skills in this playful and joyously creative exploratorium. www.pranadance.weebly.com
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Meenakshi Angel Honig: Integral Yoga
Meenakshi Angel Honig is dedicated to peace and loving kindness. She has studied with the highly revered and deeply loved Yoga MasterHis Holiness, Reverend Sri Swami Satchidananda, since the age of 16. Meenakshi Angel is an internationally acclaimed certified Yoga Instructor & Integral Yoga Teacher Trainer with 40 years of Teaching experience including television instruction. She was the premier Yoga Instructor & Stress Management Consultant at the Grand Wailea Resort for 17 years. She currently teaches at the Spirit of Aloha Oceanfront Botanical Gardens & at the University of Hawaii as well as on her international Teaching Tours. Meenakshi Angel is the Author of 8 Books & has produced 4 DVDs & one CD. Her work is endorsed by Dr. Wayne Dyer, Dr. Deepak Chopra, Dr. Dean Ornish, Dr. John Gray, Alan Cohen & Swami Satchidananda www.AngelYoga.com
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Neenel Chundrika Kharb is deeply passionate about yogic bliss. While living in India she studied with traditional Yogic masters who have inspired her to pass down ancient yogic practices for healing and transformation. Neenel is skilled at fusing Hatha, Kundalini, Ashtanga, Tantra, and Sivanada yoga. Her classes weave in subtle body awareness of the chakra system as well as mantra chanting, breathwork, and asanas. At mystic island festival, she will offer a nurturing transforative class, aimed at bringing awerness to internal thought forms, releasing frowns, and diving deep into estatic bliss. Neenel will hold a safe container for deep healing, reminding us of our divine radiance.
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