Samadhi Center for Yoga in Denver

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Please note that all events require pre-registration and pre-payment.

Kirtan with Kailash
Friday, June 27th, 7:30-9:30pm *Location: Samadhi $18 investment You don't need a "pretty voice" to take part in devotional chanting. Most of us have been shamed into silenc, so we find ourselves frozen with self-conscious when we have an opportunity to use our voices. But this practice sets our voices free--together with our hearts and minds. This Yoga of Sound and Emotion will help you express yourself in a whole new way, raising the quality of your life by reducing your mental chatter, and opening your heart to more of the world. These chants, which find their inspiration in the Hindu and Buddhist traditions, are vehicles for the expression of devotion to the Supreme. Using them, you can put an end to your self-imposed suffering. Singing love songs to your own Highest Ideals will align your heart and mind with that which is best in yourself. Chanting is a simpe way to enhance the quality of your life by replacing the overwhelming traffic of thoughts and feelings with a single, beautiful and inspiring Focus. In chanting, you may discover a way to forget yourself happy! Visit OmKailash for more info and to hear yummy samples.

Energy Anatomy with Laura Wade Jaster
July 20th and/or September 21st, 1-6pm $79 Investment Location: Samadhi Required pre-requisite for Samadhi Yoga Teacher Training Program In this sweet workshop you will have the opportunity to learn about all the stuff that makes up human energy anatomy and experience some energy exercises to get a real, working sense of it all. Laura counts yoga as one of her greatest blessings. She draws her creative inspiration from dance, theater, improvisation, and nature, bringing a fluid and passionate expression to the art of yoga. In her classes, the body is the origin—and the vehicle through which the heart and mind is awakened to its pure essence. She believes yoga can encourage a deeper understanding of our place in the world and with each other. She approaches each class as an inquiry into the realm of spirit, and enjoys connecting with students. She teaches a variety of classes, including beginner and prenatal. Laura is a mother, Colorado native, and has been practicing yoga for twelve years and teaching for six.

Naam Yoga and Universal Kabbalah: A Weekend of Angels, Health, Beauty, Healing and Wisdom with Chris Merrill from NYC
Naam Yoga for Beauty and Sweetness Friday July 25th, 7:15-9pm $21 Investment Location: Samadhi Naam Yoga is the ultimate beauty treatment. In Naam Yoga we learn to dance with the force of nature that keeps the cosmos turning and that causes the day to dawn and the flowers to blossom. When you romance that force, the rose in your heart opens and the gentle fragrance of that rose fills your life with beauty and your aura with sweetness. As you swell with this cosmic light, how could you be help but experience beauty inside and out? Naam Yoga Intensive for Increasing your Healing Power Saturday July 26th, 4:30-6pm $21 Investment Location: Samadhi There is a natural force in the universe that helps all things to heal and grow, whether they acknowledge it or not. This gentle force can be harnessed to increase your personal healing power. Join us as we learn special healing meditations to increase your healing power, gain impressions of past lives, stimulate your intuition and health, and bring peace to your heart. These meditations can also be used with children, friends and family to bring health and well-being. Working with the Unseen: Archangels and Beings of Light Sunday July 27th, 1-5:30pm Part 1 - 1:00-3pm Archangels Part 2 - 3:30-5:30pm Luminous Beings, Light and Sound Investment: $30 each part OR ONLY $84 for all weekend! Location: Samadhi "God spoke and created. Sound is the highest principle on the earth. It is food for the soul, and when called upon can protect us from unnecessary confusion and suffering, permitting the experience of a full life." -Joseph Michael Levry (Gurunam) Did you know that great yogis and Kabbalists refer to the world that we live in as the illusion? The illusion is that this is the real world, but the truth is that this physical reality is just the end result of a long line of processes. In fact, they call the Unseen world 90% of reality, and the physical world just 10%. These percentages explain that when you master the unseen reality, you'll also master the material world that it creates. During these two workshops you'll learn how to connect with the unseen reality in which the 10 great archangels and the choirs of angels exist. These teachings are typically part of the Sitrei Torah, the hidden teachings that were passed down from mouth to ear, from master to student, for thousands of years. Part 1 - Working with the Archangels 1-3pm* Just as there are 10 great energies known to Kabbalists as Sephiroth, there are 10 great Archangels that rule over the corresponding planets. In our modern society we don't usually think about invisible beings, but just think of them as living energies that are there, ready and willing to support you in your everyday life. Think of them as friends that have really unique talents. Use them to help your love life, to bring peace to a troubled friendship, to boost your productivity, to heal, for understanding, and much, much more! Part 2 - Working with the Luminous Beings, Light and Sound 3:30-5:30pm The universe is populated with angels and overflowing with luminous beings. The luminous beings utilize the science of Light to manifest the desires of those who summon them. Through sound and light you can direct the luminous beings to bring peace, happiness, health, and even smiles to those who need them. In this class you will also learn about Gemstones, the planets and sacred rituals that you can use to bring the luminous beings, the beings of light to change your life for the better. Participants will learn how your personal planetary make up combines to create special gifts and challenges that you face. You'll also learn how to invoke the beings of light to help you to bring blessings in your endeavors. Taught by Chris Merrill, New York City, Chris Merrill has been teaching at Universal Force Healing Center for more than 5 years. He is certified in Naam Yoga, in Kundalini Yoga, and has also studied and taught Hatha and Anahata Yoga in many different settings. Chris is an ERYT 200 with Yoga Alliance, and is registered with the Universal Force International Naam Yoga Association, where he holds the position of International Naam Yoga Association Programming Chris is also a certified practitioner of Harmonyum, and has been teaching Universal Kabbalah since 2002. In 2008 he will be teaching in Denver, New England, New York City, California, Oregon, Florida and more yet to be announced. Chris has taken the last five years to test the value and consistency of Universal Kabbalah, Naam Yoga and Harmonyum Healing against many other spiritual systems that are currently available. Chris chooses them because they offer consistent, proven results. Chris is grateful to his teacher, Gurunam, for his unwavering support, love and wisdom.

Vaastu, the Right House for My Soul and The Holy Womb Process with Chinello and Nadira Haney
Introducing Vaastu, the Right House for My Soul and The Holy Womb Process Friday, June 27, 7:30-9:30 pm Suggested donation, $10 Location: Shiva Mandir, 1391 S. Pennsylvania, Denver Please call 3/722-3658 for more info The following workshops are presented by Chinello and Nadira Haney, senior teacher of Sri Kaleshwar. They are on an international tour to make these programs available. For registration for these workshops, contact Chinello and Nadira Haney, phone 213-712-2501, srichi108@yahoo.com Sri Kaleshwar, a devotee of the world-renowned saint Shirdi Sai Baba, is a young and powerful master from Penukonda, India. As predicted by sages of that area hundreds of years ago, Kaleshwar has come forward to present closely-held knowledge from ancient Indian mystics to help heal and enlighten the world. Vaastu Course, Part I Saturday, June 28, 1-6 pm $135 prepaid, $149 day of program Location: Shiva Mandir, 1391 S. Pennsylvania, Denver Please call 3/722-3658 for more info Vaastu is the knowledge of how the energies of the five elements affect us through the structures in which we live and work. The reality of our times is that negativity greatly outweighs the positive. The design, placement and construction of buildings and properties is a defining factor in whether our lives are influenced in a positive or negative way. Vaastu brings us in harmony with nature. Through implementing the fundamentals of Vaastu in our homes, we open to the flow of the positive energy of the elements, which brings success, prosperity and happiness in our lives. This supports not only our material success but our spiritual success as well. Holy Womb Process Sunday, June 29, 1-6 pm $135 prepaid, $149 day of program Location: Boulder (location TBA) Please call 3/722-3658 for more info In July 2006, Sri Kaleshwar released a new enlightenment teaching: The Holy Womb Process. Through this teaching, we can purify and strengthen our Creation chakra, use the male/female union energy to form a relationship that is extraordinarily mystical and deep, create powerful divine babies in the womb, awaken yogic powers, release heartbreak, heal illness, and connect with Mother Divine. The Holy Womb Process shows us how to make this powerful. This is essential for both men and women — for we were all born from a mother’s womb, and each one of us has a Womb Chakra. These teachings show us how to use the creation energy (kama) hidden in the Womb Chakra in a positive and dynamic way.

Introduction to Yoga Sutras and Scriptural Study with Angelique DeSilva
July 26-27th, 12:30-4pm both days $108 Investment Location: Samadhi Required pre-requisite for Samadhi Yoga Teacher Training Program Through lecture, study and group conversation, come to know the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali as well as some of the more well known yogic texts. Dive deeper into your practice with Angelique and personally explore the ancient teachings from these divinely inspired writings which are still appropriate in today's modern world. A Native of Mexico, Angelique is known for her warm and caring instruction. This transfers not just from her words, but also as she assists her students towards "Awareness." She brings a Latin spirit and loving devotion to her Jivamukti flow. Angelique has received extensive training and continues her daily studies in the philosophy, history, anatomy, and methodology of teaching various forms of yoga practices. She feels extremely honored to pass these teachings on to anyone who seeks yoga.

Entering the Ocean of Bliss through Meditation - a 4-week Beginning Meditation workshop with Sara Mesmer and Santi Devi
4 Fridays July 11-Aug 1st, 7:15-9:15pm $108 Investment Location: Samadhi Required pre-requisite for Samadhi Yoga Teacher Training Program The art of yoga is a collection of many different practices which affect every part of who we are. Take the opportunity to learn about and develop a strong meditation practice that will hopefully be just the beginning of a lifelong practice. This class meets for once a week for four weeks. Students are expected to maintain a daily 30 minute meditation practice throughout.

Interplanetary Gastronomy with Laura Wade Jaster
Sunday August 24th, 1-4pm $49 investment Location: Samadhi Learn how to eat harmoniously for yourself and all other beings on Earth--- A lively come-sit-round-the-table discussion on navigating food choices in a world of pesticides, factory farms, rising fuel costs, and ailing health. But don't lose hope! Feel empowered to make the right choices--it's yoga for your groceries!

YogaRocks Mountain Fest – a Celebration of the Yogic Lifestyle at Planet Bluegrass in Lyons, CO
August 23rd - 24th, 2008 With riverside camping under the stars, live music from soul-touching artists and inspiring yoga from the nation’s most innovative and exciting instructors, YogaRocks will be the yoga-community’s highlight of Summer 2008. Round this out with the Camp Yoga Rocks children’s program, organic food, an environmentally friendly message, sustainable lifestyle vendors, a wellness & massage area, film tent, good friends and a 17-acre, pristine Colorado festival grounds and visitors will have one inspiring weekend. A benefit festival for Yoga World Reach, the net proceeds from this summer’s most innovative yoga festival go directly to assisting underserved populations throughout the world. Yoga Rocks’ presenters volunteer all or most of their time creating a sense of Seva, a Sanskrit word meaning selfless service. YogaRocks offers instruction from the yoga-community’s most caring, mindful and innovative instructors. Presenters include Simon Park, a creative teacher of Vinyasa Flow and Thai Massage, Annie Freedom, Founder/Owner of Samadhi Center for Yoga in Denver, Dave Farmar, Shannon Earthtree, Sree Bringi, a Yoga philosophy instructor from Naropa University and certified Anusara instructor Jeanie Manchester, who has studied yoga for 20 years with teachers Richard Freeman, John Friend and Douglas Brooks. Staying true to its grass-roots, unique vibe Yoga Rocks also includes fire-twirling each evening, exciting AcroYoga demonstrations and classes with Vail, Co.’s Rachel Nelson. Also on the exciting lineup is a class in the “blissipline” with Shakti including live percussion from local drum-masters and nada yoga with Alanna Kaivalya, which combines music and yoga to awaken attendees’ true inner potential. In true festival tradition Yoga Rocks includes a bursting schedule of world-class, innovative and inspired live music. Nationally-acclaimed singer-songwriter Donna De Lory, the genre-busting D.V.S. & Chantel Mead, the soulful Girish and Boulder’s own seven-member African ensemble Zivanai Masango all grace the line-up. Just added to this already-impressive list is The Motet Presents: Juno What?!, 2008’s newest contribution to the retro, early 80’s, high energy, funk-disco, synth bass, electronica genre. Those looking to let go and dance can head over to the Gypsie Nation tent to experience freestyle ecstatic dance rituals for self-exploration, healing and community building. Jon Crawford from Peak Rhythms will help YogaRocks end the weekend in style, with a festival-wide drum circle with more than 125 drums and 500 people. Tickets for YogaRocks Mountain Fest go on sale April 15 at www.yogarocks.info. Registration includes parking, camp site and admission to all the festivities.

Intro to Sanskrit with Katyayani Poole of Shruti Institute for the Vedic Arts
Saturday September 13th, 1-5pm Location: Samadhi $79 Investment *Required pre-requisite for Samadhi Yoga Teacher Training Program Join Sanskrit master, Katyayani Poole of the Shruti Institute for Vedic Arts in Boulder as she joyfully teaches an introductory workshop on the Art of Sanskrit. Learn why this ancient language is used in yoga and why it is so powerful. As long as she can remember, Katy has been searching for truth, like a moth to a flame. To reach seekers who want the rigors of academic knowledge with the emphasis on experience, Katy created Shruti Institute for Vedic Arts together with her husband, Jeff, to establish a platform for a new way of teaching sacred knowledge that allows for a fruitful alchemy of intellect and heart. Katy loves to to share her gifts in Sanskrit and Jyotisha with students and clients, to partner with experts in the fields of Yoga, Ayurveda, Vastu and Tantra who share a collective vision, and to spread knowledge using the best distance-learning technologies of our time. To learn more about Katyayani and her work, please click here.

Intro to Anatomy and Clay with Laura Allard from the Iyengar Yoga Center of Boulder
Sat & Sun Sept 26-27, 12-8pm Location: The Iyengar Yoga Center of Boulder, 2299 Pearl St, #6, Boulder $239 Investment, plus $50 fee for optional cadaver lab. Required pre-requisite for Samadhi Yoga Teacher Training Program Gain a deep understanding of the anatomy and physiology of the human body as you build the muscles with your own hands and lay them on a skeleton. This workshop is taught by Iyengar master, Laura Allard and is designed specifically with yoga teachers and practitioners in mind. Please wear clothes that you can easily and comfortably move in. Laura Allard* IYCB Founder/Director is an Intermediate Jr III Certified Iyengar Yoga Instructor and has been teaching Iyengar Yoga continuously since 1987. Laura is a Certified Kinesthetic Anatomist KA2, Director of the Iyengar Yoga Center of Boulder, Colorado, Assessor for the Iyengar Yoga National Certification Committee, and an adjunct professor of anatomy at Naropa University. She has studied in India with Geeta and B.K.S. Iyengar and senior instructors in the USA, and regularly teaches Anatomy in ClayTM classes nationally and internationally. Her teaching embodies knowledge, patience, and strength and conveys her passion for yoga and her belief in creating community.

Coming Soon... * Foundations of Asana: 20 hours of in-depth asana study with Tina Porter and Karen Lerner * Deity Stories and Hindu Mythology * Samadhi Karma Yoga Program in partnership with Habitat for Humanity



Sahaja Satsang with Santi Devi
Every other Friday, 7:30-9pm June 13th and 27th Location: Samadhi Donations lovingly accepted Experience Spontaneous Awakening Sahaja - Inborn essence, One's true nature Sat - Being - Truth Sang - Gathering, coming together Join us every other Friday night as we open our hearts and minds to the real possibility of awakening to our soul's highest purpose. Find support on your spiritual path with other yogis on the path to enlightenment. Find bliss in the unveiling of your true self. Santi Devi is a spiritual teacher and the embodiment of the divine. Her dharma is is awaken the "sahaja" or, the essential nature of the human being. She experienced her own spiritual awakening and siddhi's as a child and has spent her lifetime healing, teaching and serving others.

Yoga 101 - A Beginner's Workshop Taught by Lisa Schlelein and Katrina Broyles
Four Saturdays 8-9:15am A new course begins the first Saturday of each month. $60/person or $108 when you sign up in pairs. Refer a friend and get a free class! A unique program designed to inspire a well-rounded yoga practice. Join Lisa and Kat for a fun-filled four-week beginner's workshop. You'll learn all the basics for developing a strong foundation to your lifelong yoga practice. Here's the low down... Over the course of a four-week program the students will gain an understanding of basic yoga principles such as: Flexibility and strength through asana Stillness and relaxation through meditation Breathwork through pranayama Philosophy and Background

Group Meditation Every other Monday, 7:30-8:30pm with Annie Freedom Every Tuesday, 10-10:30am with Annie Freedom & Sara Mesmer Every Thursday, 3-3:30pm with Annie Freedom & Sara Mesmer
Our upcoming dates for the next Monday night gatherings: June 23rd July 7th July 21st No fee. These meditation gatherings began as a response to the need for support for many of us who study and practice the teachings of Sri Sai Kaleshwar Swami, a living miracle saint in Penukonda, India. Now they are growing into even more beautiful gatherings of spiritual seekers who simply love to connect with Divinity while in the presence of others. Together we share in the beautiful bliss created through meditation. Many of us use the mantras and practices given to us by Sri Sai Kaleshwar, but anyone is welcome to come and enjoy any practice they desire. We begin with about 15 minutes of discussion and then flow into 30-45 minutes of blissful meditation. If this seems long to you, just come and experience. The energy seems to carry us through very easily, and you'll end up wanting to sit for much longer!! The power of what we create together is easily felt by all. If you are new to meditation, please come. We will gladly share some simple practices you can start right away. Our gatherings are very relaxed, just wear something comfortable. Feel free to bring a picture of your teacher, Guru or other divine inspiration to place on our alter during meditation.

Bhakti Shakti Kirtan
Third Saturday of every month, 7pm Donations of all amounts lovingly accepted!! Feel your heart burst open with love as the devotee in you is inspired and uplifted like you've never experienced in kirtan before. Enjoy learning simple chants and singing to the Divine as we dissolve into the oneness of purity and light that we are. Come chant with us and experience the unfolding power of Sanskrit Mantras and the Sacred Names of God that reveal the larger Truth of Oneness. No experience is needed; all chants are simple to learn.

Yoga Sutra Satsang with Angelique DeSilva
Last Sunday of every month, 4-4:45pm By donation Please join us in chanting Patanjali's Yoga Sutras in Sanskrit and sharing various interpretations and their significance and practical applications in our daily lives. Bring any version of Patanjali's Yoga Sutras with you if you have one. Each Satsang will cover a cluster of sutras starting with Samadhi Padah, and each cluster will convey a particular teaching or philosophy. Consistency is recommended, but not necessary.

Lunar Puja Schedule at Shiva Mandir in Denver
June New Moon, Wednesday, June 4, 7 pm Full Moon, Wednesday, June 18, 7 pm Location: Shiva Mandir 1391 S Pennsylvania Street in Denver. All are welcome. A homa is a sacred fire ceremony in which various forms of the Divine are invoked in a sacred fire that has been kindled according to the guidelines in the Vedic scriptures. They bring powerful healing and spiritual upliftment. Certain special offerings are made into the fire while Sanskrit mantras are chanted. The combination of the powerful energy of the fire element, the most transformational among the Five Elements, and the chanted mantras creates extremely auspicious and purifying vibrations that are beneficial to all who attend the homa. The smoke that rises from a homa contains a powerful healing energy, and as it rises to the heavens it purifies the atmosphere, both physically and subtly, encouraging a peaceful environment and gentle weather. The element of fire is associated with the upward motion of the divine kundalini energy and is considered to be the most powerfully purifying element. Every kind of negative karma can be purified by the sacred homa fire, due to divine grace. It is true that sitting in at one homa (for an hour or more) can roughly be the equivalent of doing intense meditation, for a month. Consistency is recommended, but not necessary. Please visit Shiva Mandir for more details & info on other special events.

Deepen your practice with Devotion!
By Donation Events: Bhakti Yoga : Hukum Singh Thursdays 3-3:45pm Samadhi invites you to come and open your heart with chant and meditation. Even if you choose not to join in the chanting, just listening to Hukum's voice and letting it guide you to the Divine is truly delicious! Devi Puja : Rebecah (Gayatri) Fridays from 11-11:45am Come celebrate the Divine Feminine with chant, movement, meditation and more!!


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