About this Event
Join us for an evening of healing, connection, and personal transformation as we delve into sacred practices to help you decolonize your body, emotions, and mind.
Practices include: kirtan, music & sound healing, mindful movement / breath & energy practices on chairs, and a wisdom talk - all to integrate your multidimensional being. Kirtan, in Sanskrit, means, “sacred soul song / devotional singing”.
- Experience the depth of Indian healing arts and Indigenous culture.
- Enjoy delicious healthy food from a variety of vendors before and after the workshop.
- Engage in mindfulness practices from the Yogic and Classical Tantric traditions that will leave you feeling rejuvenated, inspired and empowered!
- Excavate Your Sacred Soul Song!
Before and after the workshop, join us for an additional 1.5 hours of delicious food and heartfelt connections in the "Make a New Friend Corner"!
This open time is from: 3:00 - 4:30 & 7:00 - 8:30 PM.
Led by Yogacharini Maitreyi (founder of Arkaya Foundation), this workshop will feature master teachers and musicians including:
- Indigenous led opening ceremony
- Neeraja Aptikar (Naada Yoga lead teacher for Arkaya Teacher Training)
- Anju Bedi (Sitarist)
- Nenad Jankovic (Tabla)
- David Yates (didgeridoo, handpan, flute)
- Ross McKeachie (MC)
Yogacharini Maitreyi is renowned for her ability to communicate the depth and breadth of Indian arts and sciences in an accessible, engaging way. Whether you're a long-time student or a beginner, you'll come away with new insights that are embodied, not just intellectual. For those who want join her online community for the Saturday morning community satsangh or the 500-hour teacher training certificate, click here.
Before and after the workshop, join us for an additional 1.5 hours of delicious food and heartfelt connections in the "Make a New Friend Corner"!
This open time is from: 3:00 - 4:30 & 7:00 - 8:30 PM.
Come celebrate, heal, and rise with us as we honor the rich cultural traditions of India & Indigenous peoples, building connections within our community.
Workshop Highlights:
- Mindful, somatic, energetic, emotional, and mental healing practices (on chairs) to relax and connect
- A talk exploring the deeper meaning of kirtan and how to embody its teachings
- Correct pronunciation and initiation into chanting the Ganesha mantra
- The difference between cultural appropriation, appreciation, and cultural alignment
- Participative singing and community building
- Recognize your multidimensional existence through sound, rhythm, and mantra
Featured Teachers & Musicians
Yogacharini Maitreyi
Yogacharini Maitreyi is an international senior teacher, corporate trainer, practical mystic and founder of Arkaya Foundation. For over 26 years she has been dedicated to sharing and teaching a full-spectrum, decolonized approach to Yoga, mindfulness, traditional Tantra and expansive life principles. Her grandfather was her first guru (Lakshmi Narasimha lineage) and then she studied and served in the Shivananda and Ananda ashram for many years.
Maitreyi facilitates a variety of online programs through the Arkaya school, including the 500-hour Self-Awareness Yoga & Tantra Teacher Training and a weekly drop in Community Class and Satsangh. All are welcome. To learn more, click here.
For more info on Maitreyi, click here.
Neeraja Aptikar
Neeraja Aptikar, Hindustani Vocalist, a Performer and a Teacher is trained in the Gwalior and Kirana Gharana Styles under well-known Gurus, Sangeet Ratna Pandit Shivaji Rao Bharati and Professor Jayashree Ranade, pune. She is trained in Classical, Semi Classical and Light Music in many languages and has been Performing and Teaching Music for decades for many years in India, US, Canada. She is the recipient of many AWARDS and has collaborated with Canadian Musicians on 11 ALBUMS in World Music. neerajaaptikarmusic.com
Anju Bedi
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmkCcc0WmZWJgLxN_vVoILQ
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/anju.bedi.9480/
Nenad Jankovic
Nenad is a longtime member of the Vancouver kirtan community and has been playing tabla for many years.
David Yates
David is a multi-instrumentalist who is dedicated to the healing power of music. He plays didjereedoo, hand pan, and various flutes and drums.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
St. James Community Square, 3214 West 10th Avenue, Vancouver, Canada
CAD 38.61 to CAD 320.83
