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Namaste!
Just posted this must-see youtube video to the blog. Stunning footage of our home planet, with a nice Ommmm… soundtrack. Tread lightly, John
P.S. Still a few spaces left in the November Yoga workshop on the 22′nd in W. Concord. We’ll have live Kirtan Music, a potluck, and movie night afterwards.
Namaste!
If you’ve got some extra time, well, alot of extra time, there’s a pretty amazing post at the Cloud 9 blog that lists 100 free online Yoga videos. Some are better than others, but there’s surely something here for everyone: 100 free online yoga videos
And for the poltical jesters, there’s a yoga practice created just for Sarah Palin on youtube. If you a fan of Sarah, you may not like it too much…
I’ll see you in class!
john
p.s. Just posted the Fall workshop on the 22nd of November, Join us for The Yoga of Sound. We’ll have live kirtan music!
We’ve decided that Nov 22′nd will be a potluck dinner and movie night at Yoga and Nia for life as well. Details to follow.
Namaste! Everyone wants to know how the retreat went! Thanks for all the encouraging notes.
From the amazing feedback, I would say that our Fall retreat at SpiritFire was a great success.
The weather was perfect, each day the foliage turned more vibrant. Meals were astounding, and the rooms very comfortable. I really like how every detail was watched over and cared for by the staff. This allowed us to really focus on the depth of our practice. Having our morning Yoga practice and meals in total silence (Mauna) added a richness and texture to our presence at SpiritFire. The hikes were breathtaking, our Mantra practice cathedral-like, and our celebratory fire circle warmed us inside and out.
The act of spiritual retreat is ancient, and even more applicable in our times, To retreat is to step back and gain perspective, a clearer view of how we’ve been living. Through practices of awareness we measure that against how we’d like to be living, and resolve to create the appropriate changes. Leaving behind the old, we reintegrate back into our lives, holding space for practice, for presence, and to bring the essence of our retreat back home.
We’re already planning next years retreat, same place, same weekend! And we’re looking at a Spring Retreat to Ananda Ashram, Where I’ve been retreating in mostly silence for the last week. That will be a treat! If you’d like advance notice on the retreat plans let me know and I’ll keep you up to date as the details unfold.
Om Shanti, I’ll see you in class this week.
John
P.S. Just posted the fall Yoga Workshop
Namaste!
Thanks so much to all of you who attended the Yoga and Meditation Workshop over the weekend. Your presence at these events makes them possible. It was so nice to see Ani Desal so well recieved. I’ve been getting great feedback and we’re looking forward to the next workshop on November 22′nd at Yoga and Nia for Life, 12:30pm. Following Meditation and Yoga class will be live music/Kirtan featuring Prajna and guests. I’m very excited to co teach with these very talented people.
I’m heading out soon to our Fall Retreat, a great group of people getting together for a weekend of practice and renewal. After retreat, I’ll be spending a few days at Ananda Ashram. I’ve arranged some excellent substitue teachers to cover my classes next week.
I’ve heard good things about this film, thanks to Danielle for the pointer:
I’ll see you in class soon, Om Shanti
John
Namaste! Here’s the press release that was picked up on the newswires and printed in some of the local papers. My heartfelt thanks to all of you who participated and helped make this benefit a great success. Because of you all, ten children will smile for the first time. We’ve got another benfefit coming up soon.
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Little Gita before surgery Little Gita with her new smile
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A woman takes a New York sceptic and immerses him in the world of Yoga. The trailer looks interesting, with cameos of Guruji, Iyengar, Dharma Mitra, and a trip to Mysore india to practice Ashtanga with Sri K. Pattabhi Jois.
It premieres at the at the MFA in Boston Sept 12-14, and then plays the Kendal Square cinema in Cambridge the 19′th through the 25′th. Let me know if you’re intersted in a group forming to go in and see the film together. Here’s the trailer:
A few spaces remain in the Yoga With John Fall Retreat in Western Mass. I’ll see you in class.
On August 5′th People around the world will be reciting the Sutra of Golden Light for world peace. You can join in, got to the IMI website to find out more, or sit in silence for some time that day to participate. http://www.joinprayersforpeace.org/
Save the date! I look forward to this all summer! Sunday August 17′th The India Association of Greater Boston presents: India Day at the Hatch Shell in Boston. This is a great celebration of music, arts, dance, crafts and food. Starts at 4pm. Let me know if you plan on going it would be great to meet up there.
Namaste!
John
