I regularly ask my community about where they are feeling challenged or blocked. I have been amazed at how many times they hold their throats and express a longing for more freedom in this chakra to sing, speak, and express - in front of a group as well as intimately. I often hear, “I was told not to sing... that I couldn’t sing.” The critic had been internalized, and it was a vicious beast.
Over and over, friends ask, “Can you teach me how to sing... like that?” In essence, to sing fearlessly, in joyful devotion and wild abandon. But it wasn’t always like that for me..."
Serenading the Divine: Sacred Music, Mantra, & the Shamanic Voice
with Bast
$81
*Private San Francisco address given with completed registration
Sing from the heart... FREE your true voice!
Explore sacred music and mantra (traditional chanting & invocations) in this in-depth teaching: tantric bija mantra intitiation, bhajans (devotional kirtan songs), shlokas (Sanskrit hymns), sacred myths of the deities, the yoga of speech, nada yoga (the yoga of sound), and playful shamanic vocal practices for liberating the vishuddha (throat) chakra.
Bringing an instrument is welcome and optional.
*Private San Francisco address given with completed registration
Nourish body, mind, and spirit through this comprehensive and
blissful yogic practice that includes meditation (dhyana), hatha yoga
asanas (postures), mantra (traditional chanting & invocations),
pranayam (breath practice), kundalini kriyas (internal tantric yoga for
channeling passionate/ creative energy), bhakti yoga (the yoga of
devotion: puja, kirtan, seva), and tantric shastra (original scripture)
teachings. Enjoy the savored pace and the exquisitely detailed
instructions for healthy alignment.
The teaching style is compassionate and accommodating, the approach
is life-affirming and celebratory. This fusion stream of tantra yoga is
inspired by the lineage teachings of non-dual Shaivism and Shaktism, the
Sri Vidya tradition, and multiple traditions of Hatha Yoga.
ALL levels of yoga practitioners are welcome.
Fine tea service and organic vegan refreshments are provided.
*Private San Francisco address given with completed registration
Nurture the Goddess within in this luscious yogic journey...
Explore tantric hatha yoga especially for the goddess on her moontime
(menstruation): “lunar” internal kundalini yogas, pranayam (breath
practices), devotional rituals, meditations, and hatha yoga asanas to
access intuition and inner power, increase comfort, and assist the apana
vayu (downward, outward flowing energy current in the body) during moontime.
Learn deity yoga and sacred symbolism related to the tantric goddesses
who govern menses. Women are welcome to attend during any point in their
monthly cycle.