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EVENTS DETAILS
The Shakti Source. Catch the buzz of the Infinite.
December 9 Sound Bath & Thai Restorative Yoga Therapy with Destiny Toro and Michele Baker December 9 6:30-8:30pm Investment: $20 or 2 classes on your package. ***Plus Pop Up Vegan Restaurant after with Tess and PPX! Destiny is our in house Thai Yoga Massage Therapist in the Shala, and Michele and Destiny have been training in Thai Therapy with their teacher, Sudevi Kramer. Come enjoy being placed into Restorative Yoga poses as they both come around and offer Thai Yoga Massage to you. Michele will also sing and provide a Sound Bath with Siren voices, a Kundalini Gong, bells, bowls, and harmonium. Get taken away into the Cosmos, and join us! Location: Mid-City Mandir Contact: Gina@swanriveryoga.com Find more on Destiny at www.destinytorolmt.massagetherapy.com/
Followed directly after by PPX Presents: A Southeast Asian Feast at the Mandir December 9 8:30 pm
After the Gong Bath & Restorative Yoga session, stay or drop in to share a delicious family supper with the Swan River community. Nourishing for the mind, body, and soul, this Southeast Asian-influenced, candle-lit feast will feature hearty soup; fresh salad with herbs, vegetables, & rice noodles; and soothing coconut milk curry. Chef Matthew Elliott Kopfler of PPX sources local ingredients from the Hollygrove Market & Farm whenever possible, and is honored to meet your dietary needs (vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free, etc). Talented local jazz singer/songwriter Sarah Quintana will set the mood with her acoustic guitar and captivating voice.
Diner Options:
Soup $4
Entree ~ Vermicelli Salad or Tofu/Root Vegetable Coconut Curry $7
Choose one entree and soup for $10
or a tasting of all 3 for $12
Dinner will be served beginning at 8:30 in the down stairs studio. Email Tess@ppxneworleans.com for more info on Dinner.
Krishna Farm Field Trip with Michele Baker December 11 All day Carriere, Mississippi ***Register and RSVP NOW. A head count for food is needed. Come get away from the city for the day, out into nature, in the "little India" of the south, near us, in MS! Bright saffron colors, holy cows, temples, pastures, trails, and quiet... Schedule: Noon-1pm Bhagavad Gita Teachings and Prasad. Lead by Yogindra & the Krishna Devotees. Schedule: 1:30 pm Krishna Food Maha Brunch. Be sure not to eat before you arrive! This is serious! 3:00 - 4:20 pm Ecstatic Chants in the Temple with Michele and the Krishna Band 4:30 - 6:00 pm Beginners Flow Yoga with Michele. This is for all levels. Everyone is invited. Please bring yoga mats & props. Location: Carriere MS (1 hour from New Orleans) 31492 Anner Road, Carriere MS 39426 Contact: Phone 601-749-9460 talavan@hughes.net www.newtalavana.org for directions Investment: Entire Day: $ 50; Kirtan only: $15; Yoga Class only: $20; Brunch Only: $20; Contact: Gina@swanriveryoga.com.
Voice Yoga With Sarah Quintana Dec 10 and 11 Continues Drop-ins Welcome! Sarah Quintana jazz vocalist, guitarist, singer-songwriter and Swan River Yoga teacher, offers a 12-hour voice course, split over two weekends. Saturday December 3, 10:30 am -1:30 pm; Sunday December 4, 3-6 pm; Saturday December 10, 1-4 pm; Sunday December 11, 3-6 pm; Sarah's training includes, Naked Voice Technique, "Toning'' and ''follow the voice," Mantra, Meditation and Breathing and Roy Hardt Vocal Technique. I teach from my own experience, only. I call it VOICE YOGA because the warm-ups and exercises are done sequentially like asana and they open up the energetic body to release the voice and expand consciousness. I love the technical work of singing, self- expression as acelebration of life and art and the healing power and philosophy of yoga. I'd be very happy to share the work with you! No musical background needed- Full commitment to the 12-hour series required- Bring a song with piano score, a notebook and your beautiful voice. Limited spaces! Apply quickly online at swanriveryoga.com and email sarah@swanriveryoga.com, email Gina@swanriveryoga.com for any help with registration.
Raga Singing with Andrew McLean
Sundays December 11 and 18 from 5:30-6:45 Continues Drop-ins Welcome!
Cultivate your voice through Nada (sound-based) yoga in this rare 6-week series, "Raga Singing" with local Indian music maestro, Andrew McLean. The ancient Indian vocal system called SARGAM (Sa, Re, Ga... like the western "Do, Re, Mi...") is used throughout Indian folk and classical music and is the basis of all traditional instrumental music and dance. When we practice the ragas, we develop our core sense of self as well as a sense of union with that which is beyond the self. In the series, Andrew will guide participants through a collection of ragas in the classical style, and help each participant discover their own personal central note (Sa) to meditate upon.
Andrew McLean, a native of New Orleans, earned a B.A. in ethnomusicology from U.C.L.A. and has attended the Ali Akbar College of Music in both California and Calcutta where he has been receiving training from the legendary Ustad Ali Akbar Khan and Pandit Swapan Chaudhuri. Back in New Orleans, Andrew has become the "first call" for Indian music in the region giving classes and performing regularly on a variety of instruments including tabla, sarode, sitar and his native guitar. His talents have been sought by such outstanding musicians as Ustad Aashish Khan, Henry Butler, Tony Dagradi, Michael Ray, Harold Brown, Jason Marsalis, Spyboy and Mardi Gras Indian Chiefs among others.
Andrew McLean, andrumclean@gmail.com
www.adorasound.com www.aacm.org. December 10 6 Times a Day Book Club with Keith at the Shala Learn an ancient way to keep track of your ethics called "the six times a day book". Nicknamed a "karma scavenger hunt", this simple and fun practice can shift your perspective on the daily routine, making the mundane into the magical. As Geshe Michael Roach says "Heaven is built on the small things." Practitioners who have stuck with the book for 3 months have said that their lives are completely changed for the better. To get started TODAY, please read this online reference written by close students of Geshe Michael Roach, which contains his teachings on the book: http://www.acidharma.org/aci/online/thebook.pdf For more details on the book: In ancient times, monks carried around pebbles in their pockets, some black and some white, to keep track of how they were doing throughout the day with ethical principals like: "protecting life", "speaking in ways that bring people together", "respecting other's relationships" and "being happy when others are happy". This way they could keep track of how many times per day they did things like, making sure a friend took their medicine or ate a good meal, vs. how many times they engaged in a little gossip, even though it seemed harmless at the time. At the end of the day, they would see how they did by counting how many black and how many white pebbles they had accumulated. In this way, they would have real evidence of how their practice was going. Knowing that karma is collected by how you treat others in the present, keeping track of ethics helps us be deeply honest about what we are doing to truly create a better world. It all starts with the small things; so we start with the book. No experience with yoga or with the 6 times a day book is needed. All are welcome.
$14 or one regular class from your package
December 16 Rockasana Rock the Marigny Come celebrate the last Freedom Friday Rockasana of the Year with Michele at our sweet Marigny hideaway. Enjoy wine and cheese after wards at Sentiments or Diner with Feelings Cafe' all in the same building! December 17 Swan River Yoga ~ Holiday Extravaganza with Michele Baker and Keith Porteous The evening begins at 7pm with diner from PPX (please bring cash for this) and time to socialize with all your favorite Swans. Everyone is welcome to bring their favorite bottle of wine to share and enjoy. At 8pm the performances begin. We will have Dance and Singing Entertainment organized by Mary Glackmeyer. Check out the amazing line up: Michele & Keith kick off evening entertainment,
Sarah Quintana,
Aaron & Mary,
Derek Goodwin,
Tsunami Dance,
Joe Stein & the Acro Crew.
This is a benefit for our beloved Mary Glackmeyer. Mary is accepting scholarship donations for her Jivamukti Yoga Training in April with our teachers Sharon Gannon and David Life!!! Please come support her, and offer up your talents and services for a fun night if you can. A $10 donation will be accepted at the door. We will also have a silnt auction with many stellar items including Private Yoga classes from Mary herself, photoshoots, massage, accupuncture and gift from our Blue Moon Boutique! We hope to see everyone at the Mandir for this special night and we Celebrate the Winter Holidays and the Return of the Sun and Light. NEW!!!
December 21 Winter Solstice Candle Light & Carols Michele Baker and Sarah Quintana A gift to you...sliding scale/$8 and canned food for The New Orleans Mission
Enjoy our Swan Winter Solstice of candlelight class and carols. The element of fire, agni, as the transformative aspect in winter, sheds light, yule, and cheer in celebration of our Tree of Life. Enjoy a dharma talk on our tree of life, and numerous traditional yuletide carols and sanskrit chants with chanteuse & musician Sarah Quintana and Michele. This will be an open practice lead by both, sung by both, and in honor our our community cheer. An $8 minimum sliding scale will be offered if you bring a can of food for the New Orleans Mission on Oretha Castle Haley so that everyone experiences warmth, value and generosity this holiday season.
January 1, 2012 5:30-7pm
The Magick Male Benefit. 4 presenters offering you an active engagement in setting your New Years Intention.
By donation with Haiyan, Joe, Ben & Derek
Haiyan, Joe, Ben & Pashupa present The Magick Male, a Happy News Year's Benefit with Donations and proceeds going to the Swan River Community Center: Yoga and Seva in Arabi. Class is from 5:30 - 7:00 pm with many of our male teachers of Swan River Yoga!!! Activate your yang, pingala, surya,and Siva side!
January 5 AcroYoga Foundations Series: AcroYoga from the Ground Up!
January 5 - February 9, 2012, Every Thursday Evening 5:00 - 6:45 pm with Aaron Lind in the Mandir. Have you ever wanted to feel the freedom of flight? In this 6 week foundational workshop we will learn how basic yoga poses can be taken into the air with the greatest of ease.
AcroYoga is a loving blend of the wisdom of yoga, the loving kindness of thai bodywork, and the dynamic and playful energy of acrobatics. We will learn to develop relationships of trust, mutual support, and loving kindness. We will cover all of the foundational elements of AcroYoga including yoga poses (asanas) that prepare the body to give and receive support, introductory level thai bodywork, partner counterbalances, and move progressively towards basic level acrobatic poses that will fill you with joy.
This series will be taught in a progressive, safe, and incredibly fun 6 weeks together. Some experience with yoga is recommended but not required. Come with an open mind and a desire to give and receive in the support of community. January 6 TGIF Yoga Series with Certified Anusara Teacher Cat McCarthy, 500-RYT
January - June 2012 at Swan River Yoga Mandir First Friday of every month, 5:30 - 7:30pDates: Jan 6, Feb 3, Mar 2, Apr 6 (or Mar 30), May 4 & Jun 1Investment: $108/series (if sign up by Jan 6th), or $20/drop-in class The first Friday of every month, Cat will lead you through a fun, empowering, and illuminating class, exploring your own planetary gravitas. Over six sessions, you will deepen the triadic practice of asana, pranayama, and meditation, as well as expand your awareness. All levels welcome! Email Cat@NolaYoga.com for more information on the series
January 8
Absolute Beginners Series with Certified Anusara Yoga Teacher Laura Flora begins.
Join Laura Flora in the Mandir to get fully rooted in the foundation of this beautiful and life enhancing practice. From there you may soar to new heights and you flow on the breathe of Grace. Sunday Evenings from 4:00 - 5:15 pm, January 8 through February 5, 2012.
Email Laura at alamkarayoga@gmail.com for a full description of the coarse.
January 14, 2012 The Infinite 108 Workshop with co-owners Keith Porteous and Michele Baker .
Enjoy precious time with the co-owners of Swan River Yoga in celebration of a big year... 2012! Keith and Michele will offer 108 sun salutations, 108 sacred mantra recitation, fire/agni hotra purification ceremony, and guided meditation as taught by Geshe Michael Roach.
Come to all or any part of this Infinite workshop.
Investment: $18 for all or part.
Time: 1pm sun salutations &
2-3pm sacred mantra, fire ceremony, meditation.
January 20
Sound Bath and Restorative Thai Yoga class with Michele and Destiny, 6:30 - 8:30
For Friday Bath nights, you will soak into sweet songs and a primordial gong, along with other sacred instruments for orchestration and a sound reality. Mantra and voice will also sooth the soul. The vibration of the gong is equivalent to our origin of mind. It resonates the seed of all things, the bindu, clearing our nervous system and shattering through deeper layers of our being to a primal, celestial, and familiar place.
Restorative Thai Yoga Therapy:
Based on the Nuad Boran Thai Technique of the Vedas, this is an Ayurvedic healing style of "receiving" yoga. The recipient, lying down the entire time, passively receives yoga positions and a unique form of Thai bodywork and massage. You will rest in restorative yoga poses with the use of bolsters, blankets, and blocks.
January 27 - 29 Anusara Yoga Workshop: Yoga and Myth
with Noah Maze'
Friday 6 -8 pm; Sat. 10 - 1, 3 - 6; Sun. 9 - 12, 1 - 4pm
The stories of heroes and heroines provide empowering and visionary allegories of our yogic journey. In these sessions, asana will interweave with myth and teachings to create a rich experience of alignment. Each session will be asana based AND will explore tales from Mahabharata, Ramayana and other sources. We will find ourselves in the stories as we integrate the tales into the narrative of the body and heart on the mat. Bring an open mind, a willing heart, and be ready to play and work hard, with a desire to bring the great teachings of yoga directly into your life. All sessions will be mixed-level, poses will be taught in stages with intelligent and creative sequencing to empower everyone to their greatest potential.
February 3
Sound Bath and Restorative Thai Yoga class with Michele and Destiny, 6:30 - 8:30
For Friday Bath nights, you will soak into sweet songs and a primordial gong, along with other sacred instruments for orchestration and a sound reality. Mantra and voice will also sooth the soul. The vibration of the gong is equivalent to our origin of mind. It resonates the seed of all things, the bindu, clearing our nervous system and shattering through deeper layers of our being to a primal, celestial, and familiar place.
$20 or two classes from your package
February 10
Valentines Day Partner Yoga Celebration with Aaron
6:00 - 8:30 pm
Partner Yoga is a holistic practice that combines the traditions of yoga and Thai massage with graceful partner flying. This workshop will begin with a centering yoga practice to embody the healing arts of sensitivity, receptivity. With these skills in body, mind and heart, we will partner together for guided Thai Massage and Therapeutic Flying sessions.
No partner required, and those attending as couples will be honored.
Investment: $35,
Early Bird $65 per couple. Ends February 3, 2012.
$25 for all Swan Teachers.
February 11 All Day Workshop in Baton Rouge with Michele
More to come
March 16 Private Thai Yoga Massage Sessions Available with Sudevi
Do not miss out on a special private session with our dear guest, Sudevi.
Please email gina@swanriveryoga.com to schedule your private session.
March 17 and 18
Thai Yoga Massage Training 9:00 - 7:00pm
Sudevi is a certified teacher of Integral yoga, Jivamukti yoga, and Vedic Thai yoga bodywork, and has completed a 175 hour internship in Thailand. She is also a Reiki healing and pranic psychotherapist, was inducted into the Massage Hall of Fame in June of 2010. (see www.thaiyogacircle.com for more info.) Nuad Borarn (Thai-Yoga Bodywork) is viewed as a martial art of healing and is reported to manifest instant positive results.In Thailand, Bodywork is utilized medicinally as a cherished and revered indulgence to remedy the prominent social ailments such as emotional stress and physical inertia. Thai-Yoga sessions inspire the soul and tranquilize the body.
March 24 and 25 Kelly Morris
Mahamudra: Full Metal Jacket
One of the original five Senior Jivamukti instructors, Kelly has been named "Best of" by New York Magazine three years in a row and has been hailed in The New York Times and Yoga Journal as one of NYC's foremost teachers. A close student of Geshe Michael Roach, Lama Christie McNally, Lama Kimberley Theresa, Lama Jack Brady and White Lama, she teaches sold-out classes, festivals and retreats worldwide, is on faculty at the Omega Institute & Kripalu, and directs the highly acclaimed Conquering Lion Yoga Teacher Training Program. Kelly's aim in life is simple: see a world free from all suffering. Why settle for less?
March March 29 - April 1 4 day 20 hour intensive For yoga teachers Topics will include-
* Intense practice the 5 Bindus points to articulate and call out a pose to a student including the correct order.
*Intense practice the 5 Bindus for a complete and successful dharma talk.
* Serious Hands on practicum of physical and verbal adjustments, assists, trouble shooting, eagle eye, and critique in a large group setting.
*Practice how to offer demos in your class.
*Intense practice staging for proper interaction, and using you eagle eye to give the students and class exactly what they need fast, and sequentially.
* Practice activating and editing your voice.
*Philosophy....Intensive teachings on The Yoga Sutras, based on Geshe Michael Roach and Lama Christie McNally's translation, along with repeating the mantras for absorption.
Investment: $188
Swan Teachers: $168
Contact: Gina@swanriveryoga.com
Go to the Trainings Page for details.
www.swanriveryoga.com
Director: Michele Baker
Swan River Yoga Teacher Training 2012: Begins April 5 Baton Rouge and April 6 New Orleans Apply now to serve your community in the Highest, and in High Quality with the dear Swans.
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