Arise, Awake! Bliss is Who You Are!, Thursday August 1, 1PM. Yoga Bliss Festival 2024!
Schedule
Thu Aug 01 2024 at 01:00 pm to 02:30 pm
Location
Augusta Harmonie Verein | Augusta, MO
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Meet Swami Sankarananda Saraswati (Peace Swami), a new leader this year!Thursday August 1, 1 PM – Arise, Awake! Bliss is Who You Are! Classical Yoga in the Modern Age – Theory, Principles and Practice with Swami Sankarananda (West Virgina) at the Harmonie Verein - Who wants to be Happy? Who wants to be Loved? It is amazing that in this hectic and constantly changing modern time each of us still seek exactly what we have always sought. Love. Peace. Joy. These are real, though we learn that they are not where we think that they are. Yoga shows the way. This workshop is for all ages and all levels. We will explore through discussion and practice the pre-ancient Yoga and Vedanta as these relate to this modern life and see together how it can enliven and awaken us. How we, together with the aid of the sages of Yoga and the Universal, through our own practice, can find and live in the fullness that we seek. We’ll discuss the human experience – the universal nature of it in addition to all of our apparent differences. What is it? Why do we suffer? Is there a way to end suffering, and what is the way? We’ll bring into our discussion wisdom from the Raja Yoga Sutras (Patanjali or Ashtanga Yoga) and the Bhagavad Gita, along with some of the Upanishadic sharing. And we will, through our discussion and time together, see how it works, how it fits together with our lives. Finally we’ll explore keys to successful and continuous practice while we live our lives.
Swami Sankarananda is a simple pilgrim of peace and a servant of God in our path of awakening to the One Truth. Living much of his adult life as a businessman in the tech industry, he realized the selfish pursuits were meaningless and through grace came to the pursuit of God, or highest Self, and dedicated his new life to service of this Self in all. In 2012, Swamiji renounced his worldly way of life and traveled to the Himalayas, receiving darshan and life guidance at the feet of Swami Premananda and Swami Ramaswarupananda, disciples of Swami Sivananda. He took initiation as a Sanyassi, or monk, in 2013. He received Divine Guidance to walk pilgrimage, and inspired by the life and teachings of Peace Pilgrim, in 2013 he began a coast to coast walk in faith, asking for nothing, 7,000 miles across the United States. He shared parts of the journey on social media and also documented the process in his book “Pilgrimage Home”. When asked about the inevitable challenges that must have been experienced, Swami smiles, “really the only problems which I have ever encountered were in my mind.” Completing his walking pilgrimage in 2016, he continued traveling in a donated motorhome named “Prema” (“Divine Love”). Today he resides in West Virginia. He meets with spiritual aspirants who invite him into their communities, and as he tours the U.S., he offers talks, workshops and retreats in the same spirit of pilgrimage, including the “Be Still and Know” Silent Retreats held at various Yoga studios and spiritual centers across the country. Swami is supportive of all forms of Yoga; and while striving to hold to and honor his lineage he also honors all lineages, teachers and saints of every tradition. He is grateful for all who are involved in the propagation of Yoga, including all who are stewards of Yoga and all those who are just beginning their practice. He wishes to actively support and encourage all in their paths to discover the highest human potential within us. Whether it is through pilgrimage, retreats, workshops and satsangs, providing individual counsel, gifting spiritual books, or offering a smile and kind word to a stranger, Swamiji continues in offering his life to do his best at embodying the guidance to Love All and Serve All. May all beings be happy and at Peace.
Swami Sankarananda is leading two sessions, Arise, Awake! Bliss is Who You Are! Classical Yoga in the Modern Age – Theory, Principles and Practice (as above) and Japa Yoga – from Sound to Silence on Saturday August 3.
For more information and to Register for Yoga Bliss Festival 2024!:
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Here is the full schedule for Yoga Bliss Festival 2024~Creating Bliss in Community~
Thursday, August 1
7 AM – Opening to Bliss: Chakra Clearing Dynamic Yoga with Juli Schuster
9 AM – Akashic Record Meditation with Grace Lindsay
9 AM – Morning Salutations with Sangita Devi
11 AM – Mindful Flow with Restorative Savasana Yoga with Kristen Ambrosi
11 AM – Accessing the Wisdom of the Heart with Regan Caruthers
12 PM – 3 PM – Lunch – Provided by Enchanted Owl Inn
1 PM – Intuitive Alignment with Jessica Caimi
~~1 PM – ARISE, AWAKE! BLISS IS WHO YOU ARE! CLASSICAL YOGA IN THE MODERN AGE – THEORY, PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE WITH SWAMI SANKARANANDA~~
3 PM – Finding Sanctuary Within a Journey Home to Your Soul with Angely
3 PM – Heart Opening Vinyasa Flow with Melissa Duchatschek
5 PM – Healing with the Chinese Elements with Dr. Becca Blake
5 PM – Myo + Yin Yoga + Visualization with Kathy Kessler and Eileen Wolfington
6 PM – 9 PM – Dinner – Provided by Enchanted Owl Inn
7 PM – Myo + Yin + Restorative Yoga with Kathy Kessler with Lullabies
Friday, August 2
7 AM – Labyrinth Presentation and Walk with Eileen Wolfington
9 AM – Communing with Nature: Exploring the Sacred Connection Between You and Mother Earth with Angely
9 AM – Sattva Himalayan Kundalini Yoga: Fearless Heart with Ananda Das
11 AM – Art Workshop – The Art of Rejoicing with Angela L. Chostner
11 AM – Heart Opening Slow Flow with Regan Caruthers
12 PM – 3 PM – Lunch – Provided by Enchanted Owl Inn
1 PM –Buti Bliss Yoga with Dhyana Staicu
1 PM – Bhakti Vinyasa with Sound Healing with Sangita Devi
3 PM – Strength and Balance Vinyasa Flow with Melissa Duchatschek
3 PM – Pelvic Floor MFR Yoga with Sarah Helle, PT, PhD, LMT, CHNC, RYT-500
5 PM – Inspiration Activation Breath Work with Shenee Alexa Booth
5 PM – BALM Yoga: Practice and Restore with Kristen Ambrosi and Sangita Devi
6 PM – 9 PM – Dinner – Provided by Enchanted Owl Inn
7 PM - Akashic Record Meditation with Grace Lindsay
7 PM – Kirtan and Heart Songs Concert with Ananda Das
Saturday, August 3
7 AM - Sunrise Yoga with Elaine Wheeler Blackmur
9 AM – MFR Yoga with Sarah Helle, PT, PhD, LMT, CHNC, RYT-500
9 AM – Morning Salutations with Sangita Devi
11 AM – Laughter Yoga with Eileen Wolfington
11 AM – Kundalini Yoga and Gong with SiriAtma Kaur CCHT with ACHE, KRI Level 2 Teacher
12 PM – 3 PM – Lunch – Provided by Enchanted Owl Inn
1 PM – Japa Yoga – from Sound to Silence with Swami Sankarananda
1 PM – Yoga for First Responders - Relieving Daily Stress Through the Practice of Yoga, Mindfulness and Breath Work with Billie Kincaid
3 PM – Opening Your Voice with Ananda Das
3 PM – Restorative Yin/Nidra/Sound Bath Immersion with Dhyana Staicu
5 PM – Hip Focused Vinyasa with Regan Caruthers
5 PM – Inspiration Activation Breath Work with Shenee Alexa Booth
6 PM – 9 PM – Dinner – Provided by Enchanted Owl Inn
7 PM - Mindful Flow with Restorative Savasana Yoga with Kristen Ambrosi
7 PM – Meditations and Drum Circle to Reconnect You to Your Core! with Amelia Williams
Sunday, August 4
All Events will be held at the Harmonie Verein on Sunday
8 AM – Finding Your Center: Coming Home to Your Body, Heart, and Soul with Angely
10 AM – Myo + Yin Yang Yoga Fusion and Sound Healing with Kathy Kessler and Sangita Devi
11:45 AM - 1:00 PM – Lunch – Provided by Enchanted Owl Inn
1 PM – Cacao Ceremony with Ananda Das
3 PM - Living Your Yoga Bliss: Mindful Art and Moving Meditation with Juli Schuster
5 PM - Yoga Nidra & Theta Healing with Jessica Caimi
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Where is it happening?
Augusta Harmonie Verein, 270 Church Rd, Augusta, MO 63332, United States,Augusta, MissouriEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
