Yoga with Drake Powe from Moe Bodyworks
Drake Powe began doing meditation in 1977 and began practicing Yoga in 1992. In 2000 he became certified to teach Kripalu Yoga. Kripalu is a gentle style that works to create an inner focus and a more connected relationship with the body. Drake combines Kripalu with his unique teaching style to change the typical “ends justifies the means” view so many of us have of our bodies to one focused on awareness. We gently touch our edge, creating soft, gradual change. This combined with breathwork is a perfect way lower both pain and stress levels. We can be vital at every age, and with this mindset find a deeper, more fluid strength. Drake teaches both beginner and on going classes.
Journey to Your Heart Song-The Authentic Voice Within with Nielle Arnold
Listen to your heart in this 90-minute personal explorative journey through Power Vinyasa flow, meditation, mantra, positive affirmation, breathwork, chanting and the healing rhythm of the Pow Wow drum. Flow to powerful heart songs from across the globe as you explore what makes your heart truly sing. This challenging practice is deeply rooted in self-love and launches you into self-discovery and personal manifestation one heartbeat at a time. We walk through our lives hearing many voices within. Quiet the voices that hold you back and listen as your authentic truth sounds louder than ever before- let your heart sing!
Nielle Arnold is the founder of ceremonI Personal & Professional Power Practices. Former Director of Corepower Yoga & Spa in Edina, Nielle has guided spirited yoga practices and workshops for more than five years in both the yoga and corporate communities of the Twin Cities. Her mission is to weave inspirational elements and empowerment tools from diverse schools of thought to create experiences that bring her students to the truth within themselves. Her new business ceremonI offers personal coaching, personal & professional empowerment workshops, retreat planning and more. Call Nielle at 612-964-6711 for more information or email her at niellearnold@gmail.com.
Mindfulness and the 12-Steps with Thérèse Jacobs-Stewart
Mindfulness and the 12 Steps, Living Recovery in the Present is Thérèse’s newest book, released in June 2010, offering recovering people a new resource and fresh perspective for developing their own spiritual path. Included are lessons from ancient and modern Buddhist teachers, and a guided approach to putting mindfulness practices into action. Thérèse Jacobs-Stewart has been a practicing psychotherapist, meditation teacher, and international consultant for more than twenty-five years. In 2004, she founded MindRoads Meditation Center in St. Paul, Minnesota. Thérèse has studied with Tibetan monks in Nepal and India, Carmelite contemplatives in a monastery in Arizona, and the Soto Zen community at Green Gulch Farm Zen Center in San Francisco, California. Thérèse is a recognized subject matter expert in emotional intelligence, and the author of Paths are Made for Walking: Practical Steps to Attaining Serenity.
“Heal Yourself-Heal the World” Yoga Class & Discussion with Dr. Indu Arora
Dr. Indu Arora is available for private Ayurveda & Yoga Therapy Consultations after her morning session. Email her at drinduarora@yogsadhna.com to make reservations or for more info.
Dr. Indu Arora is able to reach with authority into the lineage and ancestry of yoga and carry us forward towards a collective vision of tomorrow. Dr. Arora has vast experience as an international speaker, Master Yoga Teacher Trainer, Ayurvedic Counselor and Doctor in Alternate Medicine. She is the author of “Yoga: Ancient Heritage, Tomorrow’s Vision,” and is a regular contributer to YogaChicago Magazine. She has received numerous awards for her contribution to Yoga at national and international level and is Yoga Alliance certified, logging more than 30,000 hours of Yoga & Meditation teaching experience. Click here for Dr. Arora’s Facebook Page. This workshop is suitable for those brand new to yoga as well as for the experienced practitioners.
The Five Tibetan Rites are easy to do and are great for improving health, acquiring vitality and toning & sculpting the entire body. These simple exercises have a “liberating” and balancing effect towards one’s overall wellbeing. This session includes a special Tibetan meditation. For over 35 years Laurie has traveled around the globe through many paths of yoga including Raja, Kundalini, Kriya, Bhakti, Agni, Integral, Sivananda, Bikram, Vinyasa, and Kripalu Yoga. She is the author of the new book, “FRIENDSHIP… The Art of the Practice,” a collection of dazzling photographs with inspiring quotes which captures friends ages 10-100, practicing yoga in spectacular settings around the world.This workshop is suitable for those brand new to yoga as well as to the experienced practitioners.
Bringing Yoga Home with Jinjer Stanton
Based on her book, “Yoga for Every Room in Your House,” Jinjer’s workshop will be about ways to fit yoga into the time and space you have using the furniture that is normally in the way as props. Jinjer’s column in The Edge: Soul of the Cities is also titled, “Bringing Yoga Home.”
“ . . . Jinjer is a natural and comfortable instructor. Her workshop included hands-on techniques and exercises that can be modified to any body or space. Her flexible approach embodies the spirit of yoga that many instructors miss. Her approach is down-to-earth and oriented towards how yoga can help you and fit into your life– not how you need to change to become a yogi….” – Lisa M. Stuart, Librarian, Roosevelt Public Library
“Into the Mystic,”Yin Yoga taught by Clover Love
Clover is a true devotee to movement and its divine healing possibilities. She came to yoga from a dance background and fell instantly in love with slow, intentional flow of vinyasa. Clover received her first 200 hour teacher training certificate from CorePower Yoga in the summer of 2007 in vinyasa and her Hot Yoga Teacher Training in 2008. While vinyasa as been her primarily focus of study she is also deeply inspired by Bikram, Yin, & Kundalini Yoga. Along this beautiful journey Clover has been touched by many people and is especially grateful to her teachers Sarah Goble, Janet Stone, Shiva Rea, Seane Corne, Gaia Richards, Tory Schaefer & each of her students who consistently hold her accountable and challenge her to explore the next level of her true expression.
Clover’s classes flow from the heart and aim to inspire through conscious movement so that the practitioner can taste moments of bliss and be empowered by her/his own deepest potential. “Once the practice can be understood as a selfless devotion there is no more attachment or comparison, only the absolute freedom to be in the moment exactly as you are.”
Vibration & Personal Power with Lauren Drilling
Join Lauren in exploring the beautiful science of Kundalini Yoga. Kundalini Yoga is a sacred technology that allows everyone to expand awareness and live more consciously now. This will be an opportunity to explore vibration and personal power as taught by Yogi Bhajan. Lauren is a vital local yoga teacher who is 200hr Hatha Yoga Certified, 200hr Kundalini Certified, Yoga Fit & CPR Certified. This workshop is suitable for those brand new to yoga as well as to the experienced practitioners.
“Authentic Asana” Yoga with Chris Balser
Chris guides his students into alignment with the intent, vibration & energy of each asana (pose) thereby shifting the challenge away from aesthetics towards an experience in authentic awareness. One of the classes Chris will teach at the Festival will have a special focus for high school guys & gals.This workshop is suitable for intermediate level yoga practitioners and helpful to those who want to heal body aches & pains through yoga practices. Experienced yogis will also enjoy Chris’s unique teaching perspective.
Quantum Qi Gong with Peng Her
Heart Opening Vinyasa with Jennifer Colletti
Lift your energy, your spirit and your heart with a practice to open and clear the heart and throat chakras. Find your authentic self through shedding layers. This class is planned specifically to bring you to your center, and create lasting balance and calm. Jennifer’s yoga teaching career began with a Vinyasa training five years ago. Since her initial training she has expanded her teachings into Women’s Health, focusing on Fertility, Pre and Postnatal and Family Yoga. Her current classes are at the new wellness center Moe Bodyworks in South Minneapolis. This class is best for people with some amount of yoga experience.
Join Michelle for a barrier-breaking, transformational yoga experience that you can take off your mat and into your life. You will go beyond your mind’s limits and into a realm of your fullest potential! Come at any level of practice and together we will sweat, laugh, and rest into a whole new sense of freedom. Michelle’s purpose for teaching yoga is to give her students a foundation and power that allows them to be free. Michelle has studied with instructors such as Baron Baptiste, Shiva Rea, and Tias Little. Michelle has been given the opportunity to work with professional athletes, artists, musicians, and television personalities. A genuine gratitude touches every student in her class as she honors each student for who they really are.
Bliss Power Yoga with Renee Fussner
“With just a little leap of faith we can all find our edge, on and off of the mat. What we find there is not an ending, but a beginning full of promise and endless opportunity.” Renee Fussner, founder of Bliss Power Yoga in Wisconsin, is excited to be a part of The Twin Cities Yoga Festival! Renee has traveled extensively teaching and studying with some of the best and brightest Yoga instructors in the world. Influenced by her own teachers, including Deborah Williamson, Johnny Kest, Dharma Mittra, and Rolfe Gates, she takes what she has learned from them and weaves it among what she has learned in life. The result: A beautiful mixture of strength and grace. Renee centers her class on finding your inner strength and then allowing that strength to carry you through your flow. Teaching with a mixture of energy, encouragement and focus, Renee’s goal is to take you to your mental and physical edge where she promises a beautiful view. Come to class prepared to sweat out the old and create space for a brighter new you. This workshop is suitable for the more athletically inclined, experienced asana practitioner.
Parent + Child Yoga class with Hiyala Indiga
In this class we will practice several asanas as we follow the story of Savasana, the Turtle that does Yoga, written by Hiyala herself. Savasana and his mom go for a hike and imitate the animals of the nature world. Partner poses such as lizard sunbathing on a rock, allow for contact with the parent that the child loves so much. Also, there are moments of stillness as mom and child do the poses on their own. The book which is sold with an accompanying CD is available for purchase. On the CD, Hiyala reads the story with background soft piano music by Thomas Haddox.
Erez grew up in Israel. At the age of eighteen he joined the Israeli Army, and was recruited for the Special Forces for four and a half years. Upon leaving he traveled the world. It was in Minneapolis that he discovered Yoga. He always knew he would do something in his life which combined the physical and spiritual. Erez found his destiny in the practice of Ashtanga Yoga. He has traveled to India, California and New York in order to study with his teacher, the founder of Ashtanga Yoga, Shri K. Pattabhi Jois. He has supplemented his training by studying with the only teachers in the world who are qualified to teach Ashtanga due to the fact that they have spent a lot of time in India in order to be certified by Pattabhi Jois. They are as follows: Manju Jois, Pattabhi’s son, Shirat Jois, Pattabhi’s grandson, Micheal Gannon, Govinda Kai, and Kino Macgregor. Erez’s newest favorite teachers are his two beloved children Lilly and Lucas whom he learns from each and every day! Erez teaches authentic, traditional Ashtanga, mixing the physical and the spiritual in a seamless flow.
Jan Johnson is a Lifetime Fitness Master Yoga Instructor and the Group Fitness Department Head at White Bear Lake. Her certifications include ACE, AFAA, NASM, Yogafit Levels 1 through 4, Stott Mat Pilates. She is also a 500 Hour Registered Yoga Teacher. Her Signature Format Master Classes include: Soul Grooves, Dance Jam/Cario Funk, The Mixx, Fused Definition (Yoga Strength) and Urban Yoga Groove. Contact Jan at: jjohnson@lifetimefitness.com or 651-292-2364.
Amanda first dabbled with yoga in high school, but really found her roots in the practice in July of 2006. Like many, she first began the practice simply for the physical benefits, but soon discovered yoga was much more than the physical asanas. This realization transformed her life then and continues to do so today. She embarked on the Teacher Training journey in fall of 2009. Following the completion of CorePower Yoga’s 200 hour Power Teacher Training program, Amanda immediately dove into the Extensions Program, Level II Teacher Training and ultimately became part of CorePower Yoga’s management team. Along with teaching and managing, Amanda is also involved in the Wellness Cleanse program. With a passion for health and fitness, she looks forward to sharing this amazing life changing program with the yoga community! Yoga has created an incredible sense of community for Amanda and she strives to take the teachings of yoga beyond the four corners of her mat. She encourages her students to lose themselves in their practice, letting go of all that does not serve them in order to find a truer, freer self. She believes in finding joy in the journey and recognizing all of life’s small moments. Amanda is beyond grateful for the amazing yogis in her life and the continued support she receives from friends, family and husband. “Be light, be free and find joy and happiness in all that you do.
Chakras are a powerhouse of energy and information locked in the human spine, and Dr. Sant S. Dharamananda believes that meditation is the key to entering this magical world. Meditation helps to access that vast infinite library of knowledge inside each of us. Dr. Dharamananda has many years of experience utilizing Sanskrit mantra vibrations to help relieve the pain and suffering of medical patients at the Children Hospital in Minneapolis and the General Hospital in New York and for patients with head strokes in Canada as well as well as helping with conception for couples who could not have children.
Dr. Dharamananda holds a Ph.D degree in Eastern Philosophy with an emphasis on Higher Consciousness from Williamsburg University in Manchester, England. He holds a Masters Degree in Business Administration in Sustainable Community Development and a Bachelor of Science Degree in Industrial Technology from the University of Wisconsin Stout. Dr. Sant has studied with several Mystic Yogis from the Himalayas, and he studied the Bhagavad Gita from His Holiness Swami Hari, a Himalayan Monk who never drank water ate any grains or cereals for over 80 years and lived to be 101. Dr. Sant is the author of a book entitled: “Mystic Experiences with Himalayan Masters.” Dr. Sant was a Microbiologist for the Aveda Corporation for over 10 years and has developed his own product line called Enlight-n-Scent. His efforts have brought to the Yoga Community a new standard of consciousness into products for those who meditate by applying the concept of Sanskrit Mantra technology in developing the seven chakra candles and other personal products. He will be speaking at the Texas Yoga Conference on February 24 to 26, 2011 on the subject of “The Science of the Absolute, according to Bhagavad Gita.” In addition, he was a speaker for a small Conference in Austin Texas recently at the Yoga Sanga Community in Texas. View the link at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRzOOqWF9Ls
Pascale is the founder of Kirtan Path, a Minneapolis-based kirtan group consisting of Pascale (harmonium/vocals), Nancy (violin) and Mark (doumbek). Kirtan Path has regular events at Sacred Rearrangements in Minneapolis. Other events get added frequently. For more details, check their website: www.kirtanpath.com
Mi-An Yoga with Monique Maxwell
The Reverend Monique Maxwell, a Master Yoga Instructor for 14 years, received her formal training in California at the nationally recognized studio Yoga Works. She continued her education and completed her studies as a healer in India, Europe & Maui in the Yogic, Hawaiian & Native American traditions. Rev. Maxwell has led numerous workshops and teacher training courses in all traditions for the beginning, intermediate and advanced student. With her strong background in Iyengar, Hatha and Ashtanga Yoga & the healing arts, Monique has inspired many with physical limitations while encouraging all her students to strengthen and protect their bodies. She is famous for her dedication to her students and for her intuitive attention to alignment and detail as well as her commitment to the practice. “After years of dedicating myself to the path and practice of yoga, I have come to create a practice that I call Mi-An yoga. It is a perfect balance of Iyengar, Ashtanga, and Hatha yoga. Each class is unique, created with the intention of fulfilling your needs at that time. Filling you with the seeds of insight so your practice wherever it takes you, can and will be grounded in strength and confidence.”
Kari Aka Lokopakari
After living and working in Haidakhan Babaji’s ashram in India for 6 ½ years, Kari has returned home to the Twin Cities area. She is an energy healer/practitioner trained by Healing Touch International. Over the years, her healing has developed into a style all her own, which she labels directed healing.
From a young age, she had prophetic dreams and strong intuition and has always used these gifts to help her friends. In Haidakhan, she also used these gifts to guide guests of the ashram along their spiritual journeys and is continuing to use them now that she is back. She also teaches intuitive development as well as meditation practices and energy healing.
Also a musician, Kari plays the dolok and harmonium as well as many traditional western instruments. She performed at the First Annual Kirtan Festival and also at aarti and kirtan sessions at Sacred Rearrangements.
SadhGuru
At home in loincloth as much as he is in blue jeans, barefoot through the mighty Himalayas, or straddling a BMW motorcycle on the expressway, Sadhguru is the most unusual mystic that one can encounter. Marking a clear departure from mere customs and rituals, Sadhguru’s scientific methods for self-transformation are both direct and powerful. Belonging to no particular tradition, Sadhguru incorporates and presents what is most valid for the contemporary life from the yogic sciences.
Sadhguru’s vision and understanding of modern social and economic issues have led to interviews with BBC, Bloomberg, CNBC, CNNfn, and Newsweek International. His insights are regularly featured in India’s leading national newspapers. A well-known public figure, he regularly draws crowds of more than 300,000 people for his public talks and “sathsangs” (group meditation).
Although our teachers are confirmed, the lineup is not guaranteed and may change at anytime without notice.
All of our presenters are Seva Yogis (volunteers). Twin Cities Yoga Festival. 10.23.10.
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