As the setting sun fades into the horizon and the moonlit sky emerges, you will be guided towards self-reflection during this 2-mile out-and-back hike up to Weverton Cliffs Overlook.

Enjoy tea and snacks at the top as we take in the views of the Potomac River. Then settle into the healing vibrations of singing bowls and Koshi Chimes. After hiking down, we will gather under the full moon for our final reflections.

Participants should wear/bring: 

• Hiking poles are recommended (we will have some to lend)

• Small backpack

• Headlamp or small flashlight (with red light if you have one)

• Several comfortable layers

• Warm hat and gloves

• Hiking or sturdy comfortable shoes

• Water bottle and/or insulated mug

Cost: $38

Learn more about Lauren and Suzanne at our teacher bio page.

Meeting spot:

More information on the exact location will be sent the day before the event.

Space is Limited.
Pre-Registration by Friday, March 7th is Required.

If you are planning on coming - please fill out this
information form/waiver, otherwise, Lauren and Suzanne will email you this to fill out before the event.

Traditional yoga wisdom often feels out of reach—esoteric ideas, rigorous practices, and lofty goals that seem disconnected from our everyday experiences. But what if we could use these teachings to navigate the challenges we face each day?

The purpose of yoga wisdom isn’t meant to be far removed from reality; it’s meant to be lived. In this workshop, we’ll answer the question, “How can I transform yoga’s theoretical teachings into knowledge I can apply in my life?”

This workshop is for yoga enthusiasts who are ready to go beyond the surface and directly engage with the practical aspects of yoga philosophy. Over the course of our session, we’ll explore six essential teachings from the yoga wisdom tradition and learn how to apply each one in our personal, professional, social, and family lives. You’ll gain practical insights and tools to integrate this wisdom into your daily tasks and interactions—moving from knowledge to experience, one small step at a time.

Make yoga philosophy a lived experience! Join us to discover how ancient teachings can bring clarity and transformation to your life in a way that’s personal, practical, and relevant.

This course is registered with Yoga Alliance and offers 1.5 hours of CE credit.

Cost: $35

Learn more about Hari-kirtana das at our teacher bio page

The Crow Moon celebrates the first signs of nature coming to life again. The crows start to use their voice more, earthworms begin to emerge from the ground, and robins are singing their songs. We are invited to start to emerge from the quieter times of winter with qualities of curiosity and exploration. 

Full Moon Gatherings offer space to connect with the community, experience gentle movement, settle into meditation practices, and get clear on our intentions for the next lunar cycle. Each month's gathering offers gentle, accessible practices. Depending on the inspiration and energy, we will utilize practices like Yin Yoga, Restorative Yoga, breathwork, Qi Gong, and/or other self-care rituals.

The full moon is a powerful time to set intentions for releasing, culmination, or achieving emotional clarity. Celebrating full moons is a great way to honor our own fullness and wholeness while we receive the wisdom for what is yet to unfold.

No previous yoga experience required.

Cost: $25

Learn more about Carrie at our Teacher Bio Page.

8 Week Series
March 17th - May 5th
Mondays 5:00-6:00pm

This introductory class is designed to provide a solid foundation in the fundamental postures of Tai Chi. Thirteen postures, divided into 8 Forces and 5 Steps, form the building blocks for more complex Tai Chi forms.

Class Goals:

• Learn and understand the basic movements and principles of the 13 postures.

• Develop proper body alignment and posture for Tai Chi practice.

• Cultivate a sense of internal energy and flow.

• Improve balance, flexibility, and coordination.

• Explore the meditative aspects of Tai Chi.

Class Format:

• Warm-up exercises to prepare the body for practice.

• Guided instruction and demonstration of each of the 13 postures.

• Practice drills and combinations to reinforce understanding.

• Q&A session for clarification and discussion.

Cost: $144 (8 week series)

Cain Yentzer is an expert in the science and practice of Tai-Chi. First educated as a teenager in Washington D.C. at the Great River Taoist Center under Scott Rodell, he later moved to the Republic of China to study under Master Wang Yan-Nian at the National Tai-Chi Ch’uan Association. Yentzer lived in the Republic of China for 15 years where established his school Inner Court Tai-Ji. He returned in recent years to teach Tai-Chi to Americans. His greatest pleasure is helping others find true healing and inner peace. You can learn more about Cain on his website.

Gentle Yoga focuses on building a solid foundation in basic yoga poses and is appropriate for those who are brand new to yoga as well as students who prefer to practice on refining the subtle aspects of the poses at a slower pace. Emphasis is given to the quality of breath and how linking breath to conscious movement provides a depth of physical and emotional steadiness and calmness.

Gentle Yoga will be offered in-studio
every Thursday from 12:00-1:00pm starting March 20th
using a studio class pass or membership.

Learn more about Jaclyn on our teacher bio page

The Spring, or Vernal Equinox is an astronomical event that has been honored in some form in every nation and culture since ancient times. The word Equinox is derived from the Latin aequus meaning equal and nox meaning night. Thursday, March 20 at 5:01am ET marks the moment when the sun sits directly over the Earth’s equator as it moves northward, ushering the northern hemisphere into the season of spring.

Honor the Spring Equinox with Heather in an evening cultivating stillness, peace and ritual through sound healing.

Sound healing creates an environment where your body can relax, release and receive. As your body is immersed in vibrations from crystal and Tibetan singing bowls, drumming, rattles and chimes, you enter into a deep state of rest and rejuvenation. These sacred frequencies interact with your energy field, your chakras are cleansed of imbalances and activated with divine love. You attune to the healing frequencies which facilitates the release of subconscious wounds and allows for deep cellular nourishment.

Sound healing reduces physical and emotional stress as well as pain and mind chatter. It helps those who struggle with traditional meditation, as the harmonic sounds help to turn off your thinking brain and guide you into a deep brainwave state where healing and insights can arise. Sound baths are a powerful way to align, uplift and enliven yourself!

Cost: $30

Learn more about Heather at our teacher bio page.

A Reiki Share is a great opportunity for trained practitioners to come together in a caring community in order to exchange services. This gathering will be facilitated by seasoned Reiki Master and mentor, Judy Buchanan. Providers can hone their skills and share their knowledge while building confidence and sharing time with like-minded people. 

Everyone in the group will have an opportunity to both receive and give heart-centered Reiki energy. One person will rest on the massage table while one to four practitioners provide a short Reiki session. Following, there will will be time allotted to share feedback and insights regarding the experience. Afterwards, practitioners will rotate until all have been a provider and a receiver of healing energy.

To attend - participants must have a minimum of Reiki one, the first level of Reiki training and attunement. Reiki practitioners of ALL levels and abilities are welcome. You do not need to be well practiced. Equally, no matter how experienced you are, there's always more to learn from each other and to build community.

Cost: $30

Functional Anatomy Immersions at UpLift Yoga

Sat. March 29th, 1:00-6:30pm (Upper Body and Spine)
Sat. April 12th, 1:00pm-6:30pm (Sacrum and Lower Body)

“This training is a game changer for any yoga practitioner”
~Lynne Olson

Harshly judging one's range of motion is one of the greatest sources of unnecessary suffering in many people’s yoga practice. The poses in yoga are intended to be a method to move the regenerative and healing life force. To do that effectively in yoga, we must understand each of our own (or our students) unique structures and explore when we can move more deeply into a posture or when to acknowledge limitations with respect.

Although some restrictions in range of motion are related to tight muscles, and more are related to contracted fascia and ligaments, many significant limitations are actually due to variations in bone shapes and joint orientations that can differ dramatically from one person to the next. Understanding YOUR yoga anatomy is best learned through direct hands-on experience - testing your bones/joints and witnessing them curiously and compassionately to the bones of others.

This functional, comparative anatomy workshop explores 10 major joint segments of the body that account for most of our yoga postures. For each joint intersection, we will perform bone analysis and range of motion tests on ourselves, compare with each other, and demonstrate how each varying joints will express itself in specific yoga postures.

Anatomy is a vast subject, but this interactive workshop reveals the basics in a way that clarifies and simplifies the yoga practice - putting the attention back where it belongs - how the key action of each pose makes you FEEL and moves the life force. In this workshop, participants often experience an “ah-ha” moment about their body and their practice, which can be powerfully liberating and self-accepting.

This workshop is ideal for all yoga practitioners, whether one is a beginner or experienced student wishing to deepen their knowledge of their body in practice and for yoga teachers looking to expand their teaching and cueing.

Cost: $250 for Both Sessions or $150 per Single Session

Includes Manual and CEUs Certificate

Founder of Roots & River Yoga, Machelle Lee, has more than 30 years of experience as a yoga teacher and massage therapist. Learn more at our teacher bio site.

The Pink Moon is named for the pops of colors that come along with the first blooms of spring. This beautiful energy of renewal paints the natural world with the tulip buds, green velvety landscapes, and animals emerging from the depths of wintertime. Within our own bodies, we are beginning to experience the beautiful anticipation of manifestations that we rested upon during winter coming to life so we enjoy the blessings that come along with them.

New Moon Rituals offer space to connect with the community, experience gentle movement, settle into meditation practices, and get clear on our intentions for the next lunar cycle. Each month's gathering offers gentle, accessible practices. Depending on the inspiration and energy, we will utilize practices like Yin Yoga, Restorative Yoga, breathwork, Qi Gong, and/or other self-care rituals.

New moons remind us to check in with the parts of ourselves that are expanding and the areas of our lives that are experiencing new beginnings. In yogic philosophy, one big obstacle to letting go of suffering is what lives in our unconsciousness. As the new moon begins in darkness, we can use stillness, rest and meditation to explore the parts of us that are in the shadows to bring us into our own light.

No previous yoga experience required.

Cost: $25

Learn more about Carrie at our Teacher Bio Page.

Day retreats create a meaningful pause to step out of the day to day responsibilities and reset. Through yoga practices and community connection Machelle and Tara invite you to join us in creating a sacred space to wind down slowly and deeply pause to reveal calm, clarity, and joy. 

In this day-retreat, Tara and Machelle will co-lead a full-body, gentle yoga practice to untangle tension in the body and the mind.  Machelle will then guide you through a nurturing Yin Yoga practice designed for the support of the joints, ligaments, and fascia of the shoulders, low back, sacrum and spine while reading mediative texts to soothe your soul.  

After a break, Tara will guide you in winding down even more through a series of propped Restorative Yoga poses. With calming music and very little talking, Restorative Yoga consists of doing less in order to receive more. The practice soothes the nervous system, quiets the mind, and releases deeply held tension within the body in a completely passive way. 

The combination Gentle Yoga, Yin Yoga and Restorative Yoga will move progressively into a profoundly relaxing afternoon to remember the gift of who you are a little more clearly!  

After our long afternoon practice, we will hold an optional POTLUCK at the studio from 5:30-8:00pm for some time to talk, laugh, and foster communication connection. Dishes to share can be brought to the studio to stay cool in our fridge or warmed in the microwave.

Cost: $75

Learn more about Tara and Machelle at our Roots & River Yoga Teacher Bio Page.

As the setting sun fades into the horizon and the moonlit sky emerges, you will be guided towards self-reflection during this 2-mile out-and-back hike up to Weverton Cliffs Overlook.

Enjoy tea & snacks at the top as we take in the views of the Potomac River. Then settle into the soothing vibrations of singing bowls and Koshi Chimes. After hiking down, we will gather under the full moon for our final reflections.

Participants should wear/bring: 

• Hiking poles are recommended (we will have some to lend)

• Small backpack

• Headlamp or small flashlight (with red light if you have one)

• Several comfortable layers

• Warm hat and gloves

• Hiking or sturdy comfortable shoes

• Water bottle and/or insulated mug

Cost: $38

Learn more about Lauren and Suzanne at our teacher bio page.

Meeting spot:

More information on the exact location will be sent the day before the event.

Space is Limited.
Pre-Registration by Thursday, April 10th is Required.

If you are planning on coming - please fill out this
information form/waiver, otherwise, Lauren and Suzanne will email you this to fill out before the event.

Join Alicia and Carrie in sacred community to breathe, rest, and align with your true self. The intention of this monthly gathering is to offer a soft place to land in the complexity of life.

In this afternoon practice, you will be guided into gentle breathwork followed by Restorative Yoga - a practice of breathing your way into being. There will be time for reflecting, journaling and optional sharing.

After our practice, we'll share some light snacks, refreshments and conversation.

“There is some kind of a sweet innocence in being human - in not having to be just happy or just sad - in the nature of being able to be both broken and whole, at the same time.” - C. JoyBell C.

Breathwork is best practice with a relatively empty stomach. It is recommended to not eat 2 hours before the class, if possible.

Bring a journal, pen and your tender hearts.

No yoga experience is required. If you looking for a safe space to connect with yourself and others, this practice is for you.

Cost: $48

You will be held with exquisite care by your guides Alicia Barmon and Carrie Dennison.

As a devotee of the breath and a weaver of inter-being, Alicia roots deep and expands wide to support the letting down from the pressured grip of dominant culture into the soft lap of compassion.

As a yoga teacher and Reiki Master, and student of Somatic Experiencing, Carrie uses rest as an antidote to the stress-related symptoms we experience from our fast-paced culture. She creates a soft and safe space while guiding her students into the array of gifts that stillness has to offer.

Sound healing creates an environment where your body can relax, release and receive. As your body is immersed in vibrations from crystal and Tibetan singing bowls, drumming, rattles and chimes, you enter into a deep state of rest and rejuvenation. These sacred frequencies interact with your energy field, your chakras are cleansed of imbalances and activated with divine love. You attune to the healing frequencies which facilitates the release of subconscious wounds and allows for deep cellular nourishment.

Sound healing reduces physical and emotional stress as well as pain and mind chatter. It helps those who struggle with traditional meditation, as the harmonic sounds help to turn off your thinking brain and guide you into a deep brainwave state where healing and insights can arise. Sound baths are a powerful way to align, uplift and enliven yourself!

Cost: $30

Learn more about Heather at our teacher bio page.

Who is the warrior of Warrior I, II, and III? Eagle pose doesn't look much like an eagle. Why is it called that? And why are the splits named after the monkey god Hanuman?

In this workshop Tara will teach you the Sanskrit names for several yoga postures that will help deepen your understanding of the poses. You'll get some tips and tricks to pronounce Sanskrit words as you learn about the history and philosophy of yoga in a fun and dynamic way.

Indologist Dr. Edwin Bryan always says, "Don't be afraid of Sanskrit." And he's right! Being open to learning even just a little bit of Sanskrit can take your yoga practice (and teaching!) to the next level. This workshop is mostly lecture with some opportunity for journaling and self-reflection, along with some optional practice storytelling. It is suitable for anyone who is curious about the Hindu and Buddhist roots of yoga and CEU's are available for yoga teachers registered with Yoga Alliance.

Cost: $48

Tara Lemerise, E-RYT 200/E-RYT 500, was expecting the Ashtanga Yoga Primary series and ended up in a Restorative Yoga class instead. That was her best mistake ever! Tara has been teaching Restorative Yoga since 2005 and has earned Restorative Yoga teaching certificates from Jillian Pransky, Judith Hanson Laster, and Cyndi Lee. She has since trained over 100 yoga teachers in her highly-acclaimed Rest for All: Restorative Yoga Teacher Training. Tara is deeply committed to spreading the word about the power of the down-regulating and healing practices of Restorative Yoga in order to subvert the prevailing capitalist narrative that humans need to be over-worked and under-rested to have value. Learn more about Tara at www.TaraLemeriseYoga.com.

A great yoga workshop can be a life-changing experience. The challenge for the teacher is to consistently craft workshops that make a real difference in people’s lives. One obstacle to meeting that challenge is our tendency to focus on developing content rather than on focusing on the results that our content should deliver for our students.

What if you had a system that helped you to identify the most valuable things you have to offer and matched them with the most important goals your students want to achieve?

In this workshop, you'll learn:

• Why a systematic approach to workshop development is so valuable

• How to know what kind of workshops you should offer (they may not be the ones you think)

• How to structure your workshop development process

• How a workshop development strategy makes marketing your workshop easier

• And more

Empower yourself with the practical tools to ensure that each workshop you offer surpasses expectations and leaves your students enriched beyond measure. Don't miss this opportunity to revolutionize your workshop offerings and make an indelible impact on those you serve.

Learn more about Hari-kirtana das at our teacher bio page

Cost: $27

Offered via Zoom. Recording Links will be emailed 1 hour before class time.

This course is registered with Yoga Alliance and offers 1.5 hours of CE credit.

Attend LIVE and/or a recording will be available for replay

As the setting sun fades into the horizon, the Flower Moon blooms and moonlit sky emerges, you will be guided towards self-reflection during this 2-mile out-and-back hike up to Weverton Cliffs Overlook.

We will enjoy tea and snacks at the top as we take in the views of the Potomac River. Then we will settle into the healing vibrations of singing bowls and Koshi Chimes. After hiking down, we will gather under the full moon for our final reflections.

Participants should wear/bring: 

• Hiking poles are recommended (we will have some to lend)

• Small backpack

• Headlamp or small flashlight (with red light if you have one)

• Several comfortable layers

• Hiking or sturdy comfortable shoes

• Water bottle and/or insulated mug

Cost: $38

Learn more about Lauren and Suzanne at our teacher bio page.

Meeting spot:

More information on the exact location will be emailed the day before the event.

Space is Limited.
Pre-Registration by Friday, May 9th is Required.

If you are planning on coming - please fill out this
information form/waiver, otherwise, Lauren and Suzanne will email you this to fill out before the event.

Sound healing creates an environment where your body can relax, release and receive. As your body is immersed in vibrations from crystal and Tibetan singing bowls, drumming, rattles and chimes, you enter into a deep state of rest and rejuvenation. These sacred frequencies interact with your energy field, your chakras are cleansed of imbalances and activated with divine love. You attune to the healing frequencies which facilitates the release of subconscious wounds and allows for deep cellular nourishment.

Sound healing reduces physical and emotional stress as well as pain and mind chatter. It helps those who struggle with traditional meditation, as the harmonic sounds help to turn off your thinking brain and guide you into a deep brainwave state where healing and insights can arise. Sound baths are a powerful way to align, uplift and enliven yourself!

Cost: $30

Learn more about Heather at our teacher bio page.

This live online workshop for yoga teachers and enthusiasts who want to understand the traditional teachings of yoga offers 8 simple strategies that will make the philosophical literature of the yoga tradition easier to access.

Yoga Teacher Training Programs routinely assign or suggest reading books like the Yoga-sutras and the Bhagavad-gita as a part of their curriculum. What’s usually missing is guidance on how to get the most out of one’s reading.

Does this sound like you?

• “I want to read these books but can’t wrap my head around them.”

• “I get confused before I’m halfway through the first chapter.”

• “I feel discouraged about not being able to access the traditional knowledge”

• “The parts that I understand just sound theoretical; I don’t see what the practical application is.”

• “I can’t get through these books, so I feel like an imposter when I try to teach yoga philosophy.”
  

If so, this live online workshop is for you. You’ll learn techniques for reading yoga wisdom texts that will enable you to develop…

• a deep and authentic relationship with the traditional teachings of yoga, 

• the ability to hear what the traditional literature is really saying, 

• clarity about why the traditional teachings still matter, 

• enthusiasm for reading the traditional texts, 

• and confidence that what you’re sharing in your classes is both accurate and authentic

You’ll come away from this workshop with time-honored tools for  getting past the obstacles to understanding traditional yoga wisdom texts.

Learn more about Hari-kirtana das at our teacher bio page

Cost: $27

Offered via Zoom. Recording Links will be emailed 1 hour before class time.

This course is registered with Yoga Alliance and offers 1.5 hours of CE credit.

Attend LIVE and/or a recording will be available for replay.

Step into serenity as the setting sun fades into the horizon and the Strawberry Moon lites the sky. You will be guided towards self-reflection during this 2-mile out-and-back hike up to Weverton Cliffs Overlook.

We will enjoy tea and snacks at the top as we take in the views of the Potomac River. Then we will settle into the healing vibrations of singing bowls and Koshi Chimes. After hiking down, we will gather under the full moon for our final reflections.

Participants should wear/bring: 

• Hiking poles are recommended (we will have some to lend)

• Small backpack

• Headlamp or small flashlight (with red light if you have one)

• Several comfortable layers

• Hiking or sturdy comfortable shoes

• Water bottle and/or insulated mug

Cost: $38

Learn more about Lauren and Suzanne at our teacher bio page.

Meeting spot:

More information on the exact location will be sent the day before the event.

Space is Limited.
Pre-Registration by Saturday, June 7th is Required.

If you are planning on coming - please fill out this
information form/waiver, otherwise, Lauren and Suzanne will email you this to fill out before the event.

Sound healing creates an environment where your body can relax, release and receive. As your body is immersed in vibrations from crystal and Tibetan singing bowls, drumming, rattles and chimes, you enter into a deep state of rest and rejuvenation. These sacred frequencies interact with your energy field, your chakras are cleansed of imbalances and activated with divine love. You attune to the healing frequencies which facilitates the release of subconscious wounds and allows for deep cellular nourishment.

Sound healing reduces physical and emotional stress as well as pain and mind chatter. It helps those who struggle with traditional meditation, as the harmonic sounds help to turn off your thinking brain and guide you into a deep brainwave state where healing and insights can arise. Sound baths are a powerful way to align, uplift and enliven yourself!

Cost: $30

Learn more about Heather at our teacher bio page.

Yin Yoga utilizes floor poses held muscularly relaxed for 3-5 minutes each in order to very gently, modestly, within limits, target and stimulate fascia and ligaments through traction and compression.

This basic introduction to Yin Yoga theory and its simple repertoire of poses is self-empowering for the support and rehabilitation of the ligaments that make up joint capsules and the fascia network of the low back, spine, hips, sacrum, knees and ankles.

In this workshop, the foundational principles of Yin Yoga will be discussed as well as the chemical responses that occur in the joints and fascia based on modern tissue regeneration research. Learn and experience why Yin Yoga is so uniquely therapeutic and rehabilitative to the joints and connective tissues.

This workshop is great for anyone who is curious about how the gentle but therapeutic practice of Yin Yoga can aid their joints and fascia, teachers who are interested in incorporating Yin Yoga principles into their classes, and for those who are hankering for a decadently long Yin Yoga practice.

All are welcome. No previous yoga experience needed.

Cost: $55

What does it mean to practice yoga with your heart?

If you’ve ever wondered how yoga can go beyond the mat and into the deepest corners of your inner life, bhakti yoga offers a profound answer. Translated as “the yoga of devotion,” bhakti is about cultivating a loving relationship with the divine—a relationship that transforms both your inner spiritual life and your day-to-day experience of the world.

In this 90-minute live online workshop, we’ll explore the foundational teachings of bhakti yoga as presented in through the theistic Vedanta lineage of Gaudiya Vaisnavism, a tradition of devotionalism dating back to medieval India based on the ancient teachings found in the Puranas and Upanishads.

In this workshop, you’ll learn:

• What does bhakti mean, and how is it different from other yoga paths?

• What are the benefits of cultivating a devotional yoga practice?

• What does bhakti philosophy teach about the nature of the self, the world, and the divine?

• How can you begin practicing bhakti yoga right now?

This will be an interactive experience that will combine philosophy with practice, so you’ll not only learn the core principles of bhakti yoga but also experience a practical introduction to mantra meditation—a simple yet powerful way to awaken your own devotional consciousness.

Imagine this:

What if spirituality didn’t feel like an abstract pursuit but instead became deeply personal, like a conversation between your soul and the divine? What if you could bring this sense of connection into every part of your life?

By the end of this workshop, you’ll have:

• A clear understanding of the foundational principles of bhakti yoga.

• Simple, accessible practices to start or deepen your experience of bhakti.

• A vision for how bhakti yoga can bring purpose, joy, and meaning to your life.

You’re invited to bring your questions, your curiosity, and your heart to this sacred space. Let’s explore together what it means to awaken devotion and live a life infused with love.

Learn more about Hari-kirtana das at our teacher bio page

Cost: $27

Offered via Zoom. Recording Links will be emailed 1 hour before class time.

This course is registered with Yoga Alliance and offers 1.5 hours of CE credit.

Attend LIVE and/or a recording will be available for replay.

In a world where fact and opinion often blur together, the yogic system of pramana—the “source of right knowledge”—offers us a pathway to discernment.

In The Yoga Sutras, pramana is the first of the five vrittis (fluctuations of the mind), representing our means to distinguish truth from illusion. Without a clear understanding of pramana, we risk confusion, misguided beliefs, and decisions based on unreliable knowledge.

This workshop is designed to equip you with the tools to navigate life’s complexities with clarity and wisdom. 

In this workshop, you’ll:

• Explore the Three Forms of Evidence: Delve into the significance of sense perception, logical reasoning, and verbal testimony as pathways for validating knowledge.

• Engage with Sacred Texts: Learn practical techniques for interpreting sacred texts, discerning literal meanings from metaphorical insights, and uncovering the deeper truths embedded in yoga philosophy.

• Practice Contemplative Reading: Discover methods for contemplative reading that foster critical thinking, personal reflection, and the integration of philosophical insights into your own worldview.

This will be a fun, insightful workshop designed to deepen your connection with yoga wisdom texts and help you integrate their teachings into your life. Don’t miss this opportunity to expand your consciousness, sharpen your discernment, and embark on a journey of profound self-discovery.

Learn more about Hari-kirtana das at our teacher bio page

Cost: $27

Offered via Zoom. Recording Links will be emailed 1 hour before class time.

This course is registered with Yoga Alliance and offers 1.5 hours of CE credit.

Attend LIVE and/or a recording will be available for replay.

For many, yoga serves as a powerful spiritual practice, yet its relationship with religion and faith can often feel complex. How do the theistic roots of the yoga tradition fit with the universal appeal of yoga as a spiritual path?

This workshop dives into the nuanced connection between yoga as a universal pathway of spiritual realization and religion as an expression of faith. It offers a comprehensive exploration of how the yoga tradition intersects with concepts of divinity, faith, and philosophy.

Participants will gain clarity on:

• The theistic elements within the yoga tradition, and how they contribute to a holistic practice.

• The difference between Western ideas of God and the Vedic concept of the Absolute Truth.

• How to reconcile dualistic and non-dualistic philosophies in yoga, understanding both perspectives in a way that enriches personal practice.

• The relationship between yoga and Hinduism, and how yoga’s spiritual origins stand apart from any single religion.

• What cultural appropriation is, the ways in which it’s often misunderstood, how to recognize it, how to avoid it, and how to respond to it.

We’ll also explore practical ways to lead meaningful conversations about yoga’s theological dimensions in secular settings. Participants will gain valuable insights into the relationship of faith and knowledge in yoga philosophy and tools for respectfully representing the yoga tradition in classes, workshops, and trainings.

Join us for this enlightening session to uncover the spiritual dimensions of yoga and find new ways to integrate and communicate these principles in modern life. Whether you’re a practitioner, teacher, or seeker, this workshop will empower you with insights to deepen your connection to yoga’s rich spiritual heritage.

Learn more about Hari-kirtana das at our teacher bio page

Cost: $27

Offered via Zoom. Recording Links will be emailed 1 hour before class time.

This course is registered with Yoga Alliance and offers 1.5 hours of CE credit.

Attend LIVE and/or a recording will be available for replay.