Wednesday, June 24, 2015

Community Yoga with Erin Kilbury! Friday, June 26th

Community Yoga with Erin Kilbury! Friday, June 26th 5:30-6:45pm. $5
 
A delightful class focused on precision and alignment and oriented towards increased freedom of movement through a deeper connection with the spine. For more information about this amazing Yogini, visit www.girdwoodyoga.com

Sunday, June 21, 2015

Solstice Open House!

Dearest Rivers!  We have already been flowing into fun activities this Solstice!
We are hosting special events including the addition of an Ecstatic Dance (Sacred boogie) tonight at 9:15 p.m.
Hope to see you there!
Peace

Wednesday, June 17, 2015

Workshops Thursday and Saturday!


Hanni is still here! Join her for two more amazing classes in her Bhakti Yoga series. Thursday 9-10:30am and Saturday 9-10:30am $15 at the door. Space is limited. Arrive 10 minutes early and save your spot!

This Yoga Series is an introduction to Bhakti Yoga, the yoga of love and devotion. It is open to all levels wanting to expand their yoga practice and learn more about the Hindu dieties that inspire deep devotion and encouragement to transform. Each session will explore the mythical beings and how each of them represents aspects of ourselves. The asana practice will blend chanting, pranayama, live music, mantra and dream cream bliss. It’s going to be fun, it will be strong and you will leave feeling revived, inspired and whole.

Thursday is Lakshmi:
Abundance

Saturday is Hanuman:




Devotion in Motion

Hanni Flowing on Bishop's Beach:






www.hanniyoga.com

Hope to see you there!  All levels of Yogi's are welcome!

Open House and Summer Solstice Celebration Feast!

Dear Flow-ers,

We warmly invite you to join us this Sunday for a full day of Activities!  

Starting with our Free practices of Sadhana and Meditation, we can clear our minds and set our intentions on this longest day of the year.

Followed by a Community Yoga class at 9 am!  
Hillery will guide us through a solstice flow, with sun salutations and some nice deep Yin stretching.  
A great way to wake up your body and begin your flow.  
This is an all level class and beginners are welcome.  
$5 donation will go to a locally organized Nepal Earthquake Relief Aid. <3

The Alaska Center for Spiritual Living will offer their usual inspiring talks on what it means to be a human deeply rooted in spirituality.  This is a great time to check this group out if you have been curious! All are welcome.

Nam Myoho Rengya Kyo Buddhist chanting will follow! 12:30-1:30  This practice can bring great positive changes in ones life!

2:30-3:45:  Pre-Natal Yoga with Anna (Shivcharan Kaur)  This jewel of a class for expecting Mommas will have a special element this week with a Welcome Back to all previous 
students/New Moms! 

4-5:30  Special Solstice Kundalini Yoga and extended Gong Relaxation with Anna (Shivcharan Kaur)
<3 <3 a great way to find out what it is all about!

Come as you may to these lovely offerings and bring your friends and family to the Free Sun Feast beginning at 6pm!   We will make a giant community pot of Kitcheree, a high protein and nutritious vegetarian dish!  Salads (that you may be inspired to make) are welcome as an addition to this feast!

And if you have ever been curious to find out more about what our Classes, Teachers and Offerings are all about, stick around for a 
 7-7:45 pm Teachers and Presenters Round Table Question and Answer session!

Lastly, We will close with a free solstice meditation at 8:15.
Blessings!
Many Rivers


Tuesday, June 9, 2015

Community Yoga June 12th. "Sinking into Stillness" with Lori Zitzmann

Start your weekend off right: Yin Yoga, "Sinking into Stillness" with Lori Zitzmann 
Fri at 5:30, Community Yoga @ Many Rivers.
 Only $5.

                              Yin Yoga is a meditative, deep, & quiet practice suitable for all levels.  We target and nourish the joints, fascia, and connective tissue while relaxing the muscles.  Most poses are done on the floor, using props, and held 3-5 min.  

Hope to see you there!
Peace,
Many Rivers Touchstones/crystals


Art of Flow Begins tonight!

Come check out this lovely summer offering!



Thursday, June 4, 2015

Community Yoga this Friday! Shiva with Joolee

All are welcome to the $5 Community Practice this Friday at Many Rivers 5;30-6:45pm

Taught by Joolee Aurand

Class description: Shiva
Dealer of Death and Destruction, King Dancer, or Dread-locked Mountain Dweller? 
Who IS this Shiva fellow, really? In the myths of India, deities have more knowledge and power than humans, but rather than being perfect, they've got limits and can be ambition or emotion-driven (kind of like us). Come move through some old-favorite asanas, as well as perhaps a less common few, as I share a version of the Shiva stories from which they originated.

Joolee's Bio:
A teacher training in Bali, with Santosha (which means 'contentment'), and another at Peaceful Valley Ashram in Pennsylvania, for Sampoorna (which means 'complete'), have formed the foundation of my octagonal yoga house. The eight limbs form the walls, and support the roof of asana practice. The structure is partially insulated with mythology, and I like to spend time gathering more material to add to the insulation. It's a cozy yoga house, but there's space for all, from beginners to experienced yogis, from those looking for rejuvenation to those seeking an energizing practice. The very best part of this yoga house are the frequent visits by brilliant and talented instructors with diverse styles and backgrounds, who always leave delicious tidbits behind, which become part of the fabric of the house. You are invited...come on in!





Tuesday, June 2, 2015

Kundalini Yoga for Sleep begins tonight!

Kundalini Yoga for Sleep
With Kayla-Ranjodh Kaur- Spaan
Tuesday's 8-9:30 pm.
Until August 31st


This Tuesday evening class invites you to release tension from the day and breathe into your divine inner intelligence~ a place where you can discover the power to re-connect subtle systems and de-stress your body, mind and whole being before you go to sleep. Each class we will tune into the Golden Chain of teachings and practice ancient Yogic tools designed to assist in your well being and positive manifestation. 
All levels of yogic practitioners (ages 12+) are invited to this Kundalini Yoga class, as taught by Yogi Bhajan. Class price: Drop ins $16, with class pass purchase $14-$10, Teens $5



Monday, June 1, 2015

Summer Schedule!

 

Full Aquarian Sadhana begins Tuesday and Many Rivers!



            The Aquarian Sadhana was “prescribed” in 1992 By Yogi Bhajan (The Teacher who introduced Kundalini Yoga to the West in 1969). He gave this Sadhana to help us excel and spiritually flourish in the Aquarian Era Now.

             We begin with a sacred Poem written by Guru Nanak, The Japji Sahib.
The language we speak in this recitation and sing in the Mantras is, Gurmuki
Next, We practice a 30 minute Kundalini yoga set to awaken our bodies, send fresh blood through our systems, and get in touch to the divine power and teacher within ourselves and outside ourselves. After this, we take a deep relaxation to allow the exersices to take effect and process through our amazing bodily systems. Then we rise and begin to chant and sing the Aquarian Mantras. These 7 Mantras can be engaged with wholeheartedly. I have included the Mantras and meanings at the the end of this blog. As well as a link to Snatam Kaur's article about what she knows to be true about the Aquarian Sadhana.

One might ask why? Why wake up so early?~
I would like to share my experience and why I participate in this practice.
       By waking early in the morning and becoming victorious over the mind urging us to stay in the warm cozy bed, ~we make a commitment~ to attune our mind, bodies, and spirit to a power greater than we know of ourselves.
       Because the Aquarian Sadhana is practiced all around the world by Kundalini Yogis, We are connected by Group Consciousness. I believe that this amplifies one's personal practice and adds to the greater whole. To serve, to uplift, and to become a master of our mind. <3

              All are invited, It is free. Please come 5 to 10 minutes early to set your spot.
People are asked to cover their heads with a hat or scarf as part of this tradition.  You re invited to bring any musical instruments, drums and bells you might like to use to play along to the mantras: 

The Aquarian Sadhana Mantras

Morning Call (The Adi Shakti Mantra, Long Ek Ong Kars) - 7 minutes
This mantra initiates the kundalini, initiating the relationship between our soul and the Universal Soul. It opens all the chakras. Be sure to apply Neck Lock to let the Kundalini energy rise.
Ek Ong Kaar - One Creator created this Creation
Sat Naam - Truth is His Name
Siri Wahe Guru - Great beyond description is His Infinite Wisdom

Waah Yantee, Kar Yantee - 7 minutes
With this mantra, we strengthen the connection with the infinite self, the part of us beyond the physical world, beyond creation.
Waah Yantee - Great Macroself
Kar Yantee - Creative Self
Jag Dut Patee - All that is creative through time
Aadak It Waahaa-  All that is the Great One
Brahmaadeh Tresha Guru - Three aspects of God: Brahma, Vishnu, Mahesh
It Wahe Guru - That is Wahe Guru
 
Mul Mantra - 7 minutes
This mantra gives an experience of the depth and consciousness of your soul. It eradicates deep, longstanding pain and sorrow. It expands creativity and projects us into action in line with our destiny.
Ek Ong Kar - One Creator created this Creation
Sat Nam - Truth is God’s Name
Kartaa Purkh - Doer of everything
Nirbhao - Fearless
Nirvair - Revengeless
Akaal Moorat- Undying
Ajoonee - Unborn
Saibung - Self Illumined
Gur Prasad - It is by Guru’s Grace
Jap! - Repeat and Meditate!
Aad Sach - True in the beginning
Jugaad Sach-  True through all the ages
Haibhee Sach - True even now
Nanak Hosee Bhee Sach - Nanak says Truth shall ever be.
Sat Siri, Siri Akal (Mantra for the Aquarian Age) - 7 minutes
With this mantra we declare that we are timeless, deathless beings and promotes victory in all aspects of our life.
Sat Siri, Siri Akaal - Great Truth, Great Undying
Siri Akaal, Mahaa Akaal - Great Undying, Great Deathless
Mahaa Akaal, Sat Naam - Great Deathless, Truth is God’s Name
Akaal Moorat, Wahe Guru - Deathless Image of God

Rakhe Rakhan Har - 7 minutes
This is a mantra of protection against all negative forces, inner and outer, which are blocking us from moving on our true path. It cuts like a sword through every opposing vibration, thought, word, and action.
Rakhay rakhanahaar aap ubaaria-an
Gur kee pairee paa-i kaaj savaari-an
Hoaa aap da-iaal manaho na visaari-an
Saadh janaa kai sang bhavajal taari-an
Saakat nindak dusht khin maa-eh bidaari-an
Tis saahib kee tayk Naanak manai maa-eh
Jis simrat sukh ho-i sagalay dookh jaa-eh
Translation:
Thou who savest, save us all and take us across,
Uplifting and giving the excellence.
You gave us the touch of the lotus feet of the Guru, and all our jobs are done.
You have become merciful, kind, and compassionate; and so our mind does not forget Thee.
In the company of the holy beings you take us from misfortune and calamities, scandals, and disrepute.
Godless, slanderous enemies—you finish them in timelessness.
That great Lord is my anchor.
Nanak, keep firm in your mind, by meditating and repeating His Name
All happiness comes and all sorrows and pain go away.
Wahe Guru Wahe Jio - 22 minutes
This is a mantra of ecstasy with which we establish ourselves for victory and the right to excel. Chant sitting in Vir Asan (warrior pose), sitting on the left heel, with the right knee up, right foot flat on the ground, with hands in Prayer Pose. Eyes are focused at the tip of the nose.
Wahe Guru Wahe Guru Wahe Guru Wahe Jio
Translation: "Wow, God is great!” or “indescribably great is His Infinite, Ultimate Wisdom.”
Guru Ram Das Chant - 5 minutes
This mantra is one of humility. It opens the Heart Center (4th chakra) so that we can feel and effortlessly radiate universal love. We call on Guru Ram Das in praise of his spiritual guiding light and protective
grace.
Guru Guru Wahe Guru, Guru Ram Das Guru
The first part (Guru Guru Wahe Guru) projects the mind to the source of knowledge and ecstasy. The second part (Guru Ram Das Guru) means “the wisdom that comes as a servant of the Infinite.”