NH Yoga for Peace: Full Schedule

8:30am EDT

Yoga Mela room opens!

Limited Capacity seats available

A mela is a delight-filled festival atmosphere! Throughout the day, you can schedule time or stop in between classes to partake in this Yoga Mela...

....enjoy the colorful sights and sounds of cultural and folk dances and though the day... have a delicious snack or meal.... sit and take a well-deserved rest to chat with friends... sign up for raffles and prizes... get a reading or sample a healing practice... meet with vendors to learn about the latest in wellness, beauty and nutrition or purchase that perfect unique gift!

You can click the schedule for each hour to learn any specifics... what's happening on the stage, which vendors are having special features, etc. etc.

Saturday May 10, 2014 8:30am - 4:00pm EDT
Yoga Mela Room!

Chairs available Suitable for Everyone

9:00am EDT

Opening Ceremonies: Mahan Gong Immersion, Setting Intentions & Dr. Amita Chopra

Limited Capacity seats available

There are few instruments like the gong that can heal us through its purification properties of sound vibration that merge with the universal sound of the naad: the vibrational harmony through which the infinite can be experienced. By simply laying in the receptive posture of savasana, and listening to the gong, one can receive personal teachings of Shabd Guru, which is the teaching from sound that cuts away the ego which obstructs the truth from you.

Experience gongs of different sizes and shapes, and of different vibrational frequencies creating transformational healing that will be with you throughout the day. Through this practice, we will begin as many beings coming together as ONE to live in the flow of love and peace.

Setting intentions.
Feeling this sense of abiding peace and love, you will then be guided to consciously project and intend your peace!

After the intentions are set... we will receive some brief moments of inspiration from people who are actively working on creating the world they want to see...

It starts with "ME".
We begin with Nancy Mellor who represents the courage and dedication of each one of us as individuals who are actively, moment by moment, seeking inner peace. Nancy has been living with the serious affects of lyme disease for over 30 years. Most recently, turning to yoga has brought some precious relief and hope. Despite her daily struggle, Nancy holds a loving space for others that is truly remarkable!

"ME" leads to "WE"
We then hear from Christopher Hussey, who represents our vision and power to effect change in the world. Chris received one of the peace and social justice scholarships from the NH Yoga for Peace scholarships. Fueled by compassion, organizational and mobilization skills, boundless energy and charism, Chris is a college student and leader with a great vision for a better world!

"We" leads to "UNITY"
Finally, we will hear from our Presiding Yogi, the esteemed Dr. Amita Chopra. She represents the Shakti principle... the will and force of all of the mothers and grandmothers, the divine feminine cosmic energies that move, shake and make the bridge from seed to creation! She will share her perspectives on peace as a mother, grandmother, meditation practitioner of over 30 years, meditation instructor, instructor at Harvard Medical School and as a pediatrician in Boston's top hospitals.

Welcome to the 2014 NH Yoga for Peace ♥

Speakers

Missy Dabilis

Open Space Yoga

YOGA & MEDITATION – Over the years, Melissa’s passion for practicing yoga has evolved into a passion for teaching yoga. Through the experience of living her yoga she shares with her students what she has learned about releasing stress and tension in the physical body, practicing... Read More →

Amita R. Chopra, MD, FAAP

Boston Children's Hospital

Amita was born in New Delhi, India. She attended the All India Institute of Medical Sciences and completed her Pediatric training in Boston. She was Chief Resident in Pediatrics at Boston City Hospital and then practiced Pediatrics in Greater Boston area and Cambridge for over thirty... Read More →

Jay Gupta

Co-Founder, RxRelax, LLC & YogaCaps, Inc.

Jay Gupta is a registered pharmacist and yoga therapist whose quest for learning and sharing has taken him to over 15 countries. He is also the co-founder of RxRelax, LLC and YogaCaps, Inc., an all-volunteer 501(c) 3 nonprofit. YogaCaps brings free therapeutic yoga experiences to... Read More →

Christopher Hussey

Bindy Johnson

Founder, Shamanic Sound and Energy Healing Practitioner, Illuminations of Gaia

Bindy has been working with people to help them live the lives they truly desire for over twenty years. She has intuitive gifts that bring peace and healing to the mind, body and soul. The space she holds is full of love, compassion, empowerment and unity. Bindy began traveling... Read More →

Siri Bani Kaur

Co-Owner, Kundalini Yoga Boston

Siri Bani Kaur is Co-Owner of Kundalini Yoga Boston, Siri Bani Kaur is a certified K.R.I. Kundalini Yoga Instructor, a certified Level 2 Radiant Child Yoga Instructor and a certified Level 2 Reiki Practitioner. She has been practicing many styles (Kundalini, Power, Flow, Bikram, Ashtanga... Read More →

Nancy Mellor

I am retired, but keep busy. I love to read, write, garden and have an interest in all types of learning. I am passionate about my family, spending time with my granddaughter, my life in general and of course I am passionate about my yoga. Also, I share a deep love and respect... Read More →

Dodi Mitchell

Infinite Souls Healing

Dodi Mitchell is a registered Usui/Tibetan and Karuna Reiki Master/Teacher, Kundalini Yoga Instructor, accomplished musician and intuitive healer. She has over 35 years of experience working with individuals with special needs and their families. Dodi has dedicated her life to raising... Read More →

Romy Valdez

Open Space Yoga

Ramjeet Singh is KRI Certified Kundalini Yoga Teacher. He is a Licensed Psychologist with his doctorate from Michigan State University and clinical training from the Department of Psychiatry at both Dartmouth and Harvard Medical Schools. His spiritual practice includes Kundalini... Read More →

Saturday May 10, 2014 9:00am - 9:45am EDT
Gym Merrimack High School

Chairs available Kids Suitable for Everyone

10:00am EDT

Kirtan with Manasaa

Limited Capacity seats available

Moderators

Romy Valdez

Open Space Yoga

Artists

Chris Griffin

Julie Permut

Manasaa Kirtan

Martha Williamson

Mary Seaver

Saibhung Kaur Khalsa

Saibhung Singh

Sarah Aborn

Terry Landis

Saturday May 10, 2014 10:00am - 10:45am EDT
Room 208

Chairs available Kids Suitable for Everyone

10:00am EDT

Meditation with Dr. Amita Chopra

Limited Capacity seats available

Speakers

Amita R. Chopra, MD, FAAP

Boston Children's Hospital

Saturday May 10, 2014 10:00am - 10:45am EDT
Band Room

Chairs available Suitable for Everyone

10:00am EDT

The Yoga Talk of the Day

Limited Capacity seats available

What is Yoga and what are the practices available to achieve Yoga? Which of all the different practices should I choose to help unlock the secrets leading to expanded awareness, enlightenment and Self Realization or Self Recognition? The topics of the presentation will be influenced by the energies of those present. Included, but not limited to: The Eight Limbs, sanskrit, chakras, chanting, meditation. relaxation, rejuvenation.

Speakers

John Featherstone

Yoga teacher, Raja Yoga Sadhana Ashram

John began the study of Yoga more than 30 years ago and continued study with his teacher for 24 years. In 1988 he was certified to teach and also earned a Masters degree form Raja Yoga Sadhana Ashram in India and also the same from High-tech Yoga of America. He has taught Yoga consistently... Read More →

Saturday May 10, 2014 10:00am - 10:45am EDT
Room 202

Chairs available Suitable for Everyone

10:00am EDT

Yoga Mela! Cultural dance & vendors

Limited Capacity seats available

A mela is a delight-filled festival atmosphere! Throughout the day you can schedule time or stop in between classed to partake in this Yoga Mela...

....enjoy the colorful sights and sounds of cultural and Bollywood dances and though the day...  have a delicious snack or meal....   sit and take a well-deserved rest to chat with friends... sign up for raffles and prizes...   get a reading or sample a healing practice...   meet with vendors to learn about the latest in wellness, beauty and nutrition or purchase that perfect unique gift!

FEATURING:

Bollywood dances to Ganesh Vandana, Jai Ho!, and Dhol from 10-10:30 a.m.
and
Kathak from 10:30-11:00 a.m.

Bollywood Dance Academy, A Bollywood Dance school in New England area with branches in NH and MA . BDA students will be presenting a vibrant dance performance by opening the show, choreographed by Nikita Rao on Lord Ganesh. Ganesh is widely revered as the remover of obstacles, the patron of arts and sciences and the deva of intellect and wisdom. As the god of beginnings, he is honoured at the start of rituals and ceremonies followed by Raas Garba , a form of dance that originated in the state of Gujarat in India. The name is derived from the Sanskrit term Garbha ("womb") and Deep ("a small
earthenware lamp"). Many traditional garbas are performed around a centrally lit lamp or a picture or statue of the Goddess Shakti and towards the end of the performance the kids will perform of Jai ho which means "Let there be victory"!

The Kathak dance piece that will be performed is a "Tarana on Raag Asavari and Kalavati". A Tarana is a musical genre which was created in the 13th century and later became an important part of Kathak dance. In this piece, performed on the Raag Asavari and Kalavati, dancers will try to bring out the essence of melody and rhythm through complex footwork and rapid turns. The dance will culminate with its dedication to the "Mother India" (In Indian culture, often, the land or the country is referred to as a form of Mother).

Moderators

Swati Gupta

Artists

Bollywood Dance Academy

Bollywood DANCE Academy specializes in teaching bollywood dancing that blends hip-hop and modern dance styles with traditional Indian steps to create fun choreography that is enjoyed by all. Girls and boys of any age are welcome! We are currently enrolling new students. “Every... Read More →

Kathak by Mona Mitra

Mona's Dance Academy

The Kathak dance piece that will be performed is a "Tarana on Raag Asavari and Kalavati". A Tarana is a musical genre which was created in the 13th century and later became an important part of Kathak dance. In this piece, performed on the Raag Asavari and Kalavati, dancers will try... Read More →

Saturday May 10, 2014 10:00am - 10:45am EDT
Yoga Mela Room!

Chairs available Suitable for Everyone

10:00am EDT

Ashtanga Yoga, Primary Series

Limited Capacity seats available

An introductory guided class to the systematic sequence of movements, breath and postures that comprise the ashtanga yoga system of Sri K. Pattabhi Jois. Moderately challenging.

Speakers

Robert Moses

Namarupa

Robert Moses spent over 20 years with his teacher Swami Vishnu-devananda and then settled with his wife in Dublin, NH to raise three children. He continues his sadhana practicing a synthesis of bhakti, karma, jnana and raja yoga as outlined by Swami Sivananda. Both he and his wife... Read More →

Saturday May 10, 2014 10:00am - 10:45am EDT
Gym Merrimack High School

Intermediate

10:00am EDT

Children's Yoga

Limited Capacity seats available

This class focused on breathing, movement, meditation and affirmations with the goal of fostering self-esteem, courage, strength, joy, and a calm and confident mind. It includes traditional asanas formatted for little bodies, music, breath and play! This class is children, ages 2-10 years old. Parents are asked to stay for ages 2-4.

Speakers

Sarah Davidson

White Swan Yoga Studio

Sarah Davidson is a certified ChildLight Yoga instructor and will complete her 200 hour training certification with School Yoga Institute and Sadhana Yoga School this June. She is also in the process of completing her certification as a holistic health counselor with the Institute... Read More →

Saturday May 10, 2014 10:00am - 10:45am EDT
Room 205

Kids

10:00am EDT

Becoming Peaceable

Limited Capacity seats available

Do you wish to live life from a more peaceable place? If the answer is yes, join Sandy Bothmer Creative Kids yoga®,Kripalu yoga teacher, yoga therapist, and author of Creating the Peaceable Classroom as she helps you tune into your body and guides you in yoga practices that will create inner calm and vitality. Explore body scanning, pranayama, sankalpa (intention), mudras (hand gestures), and yoga nidra (yoga sleep). You’ll leave relaxed and renewed with the tools to help you and your children change your state-of-being as needed, becoming peaceable from the inside out!

Speakers

Sandy Bothmer

Peaceable Pathways

Sandy Bothmer, M.Ed. is a Reiki Master, Kripalu and Creative Kids Yoga® teacher/trainer, yoga therapist, and author of Creating the Peaceable Classroom. She brings her teaching experience, attention to individual needs, and heart-centered approach to her sessions, creating a safe... Read More →

Saturday May 10, 2014 10:00am - 10:45am EDT
Room 201

Suitable for Everyone

10:00am EDT

Core Strength Vinyasa Yoga

Limited Capacity seats available

Discover your physical and energetic center and begin to move your body from this deep place of support and peace in this dynamic class. Rather than using the outer body to move you into poses with the same old tension you carry around throughout your day, you’ll find ways to heighten your inner awareness of the body, connecting to the earth and building each pose from the ground up, supporting with the deep inner muscles in the way nature intended, from a place of powerful ease. Be prepared to sweat as you connect with your inner fire! Appropriate for all levels!

Speakers

Jessica Lang Wright (Forever Yoga)

owner, Forever Yoga

Jessica M. Lang Wright (Suvali), RYT200, is the owner of Forever Yoga in Milford, NH. She received her 200 hour Yoga Alliance Certification from Naturally Yoga in Glen Rock, NJ where she studied with Sheryl & Neil Edsall. She has also completed certification in Lakshmi Voelker Chair... Read More →

Saturday May 10, 2014 10:00am - 10:45am EDT
Gym Merrimack High School

Suitable for Everyone

10:00am EDT

The Gentle Art of Yoga

Limited Capacity seats available

A gentle yoga class incorporating breathwork, warmups, posture , a slow and relaxed practice ending with a guided meditation or relaxation

Speakers

Marilyn Scallon

A New Day Yoga

Marilyn is a certified yoga teacher, and has been teaching for over 12 years. She has worked with children as well as adults in her pursuit , to encourage the practice of yoga. She is also a Shake Your Soul/ Yoga Dance teacher. Registered with yoga alliance E-200. Her business... Read More →

Saturday May 10, 2014 10:00am - 10:45am EDT
Exercise Room

Suitable for Everyone

10:00am EDT

Yoga for Healing Back Pain

Limited Capacity seats available

This very gentle yoga class is accessible to all. Custom designed to support strengthening and healing your back. The focus will be on reprograming your muscles to work in harmony with each other, thus
relieving back, shoulder and neck pain. You will learn the difference between tight muscles because they are too short or too long. You will be given tools to continue with teaching your muscles to work in harmony even when not in yoga class! Consistent practice can lead to reducing or even eliminating pain.

Speakers

Erin Hubbard

Stone Lotus Yoga and Prevail Martial Arts

Erin Hubbard has been practicing Yoga and Meditation for nearly 12 years. She trains at the Kripalu Yoga Center in Stockbridge Massachusetts with Divarshi Steven Hartman and Megha Nancy Buttenheim, and is a certified Kripalu Yoga Instructor specializing in Pre-Natal Yoga and Yoga... Read More →

Saturday May 10, 2014 10:00am - 10:45am EDT
Gym Merrimack High School

Suitable for Everyone

10:00am EDT

Yoga-Dance-Story Alchemy

Limited Capacity seats available

It is a unique and transcendent way to practice the Yoga wisdom through inspired sequence of movement called Brahma Gayatri Asana. We begin with a chant in Sanskrit and English that tell the benefit of this Asana sequence. Then we do the modified Yoga postures and hold them in dance style with the hands in different Mudras (hand gestures). (Based on the classical dance of India called Bharata-naatyam). A story runs through the entire practice, giving meaning and purpose to each posture. While you relax between the postures, you receive pearls of wisdom as to what the elements of nature used in the postures, teach us

Speakers

Shanthi Yogini

Happiness Coach, Yoga for Happiness

I am a Public Speaking, Empowerment & Happiness Coach serving Entrepreneurs, Women,Yoga Teachers, Indians, and Educational Institutions both online & in person. ------------------------------------------ ►►► Entrepreneurs You know how it is hard to overcome the fear of public... Read More →

Saturday May 10, 2014 10:00am - 10:45am EDT
Room 119

Suitable for Everyone

11:00am EDT

Kirtan with Chinmaya Swaranjali Boston

Limited Capacity seats available

Moderators

Madhu Akkihebbal

Artists

Chinmaya Swaranjali Boston

Chinmaya Swaranjali Boston is a devotional music group that is part of Chinmaya Mission Boston (CMB), Andover MA. They meet and perform regularly at the Sri Chinmaya Maruti Temple. The team believes in "Music as Bhakti Yoga" and sharing the joy of devotional music. The team has... Read More →

Laxmi Ramesh

Naresh Parmar

Raghav Ranjan

Rakshit Mazumdar

Ravi Mosurkal

Saturday May 10, 2014 11:00am - 11:45am EDT
Room 208

Chairs available Kids Suitable for Everyone

11:00am EDT

how Yoga can save Mother Earth

Limited Capacity seats available

The solution to our planet's most pressing issues are very simple.

Built into the eight limbed path of Yoga is an antidote to the unsustainable consumption that is destroying our Mother Earth’s ability to support life.

There’s a growing wave of people who care, people of the heart, and there are enough practicing Yogis to bring this growing-shift to the tipping point, where compassion is the norm, and where it’s cool to be kind. All we have to do, is relax into who we really are.

The foundational practice of Ahimsa is a joyful embracing of the interconnectedness of all beings, and through it, we can cultivate a heart-centered culture that displaces the current status quo of profit and greed ruling over all. All we have to do is embrace the whole of Yoga.

Join us, and learn how to embody what Ghandi pleaded: Be the change you'd like to see in the world.

Speakers

john calabria

yoga with john

john calabria left his successful engineering career, to wage peace on the world by living the golden rule, teaching the whole of Yoga, and saying yes to speaking gigs nationally and locally. “I simply offer what is unfolding in my own practice, sharing the insights as they are... Read More →

Saturday May 10, 2014 11:00am - 11:45am EDT
Room 119

Chairs available Suitable for Everyone

11:00am EDT

Insomnia, Stress, Yoga & (neuro) Science

Limited Capacity seats available

We know that yoga helps us sleep better and de-stress, but how does it work?

Join "My Favorite Pharmacist" and Yoga Therapist, Jay Gupta in this paradigm-shifting session on sleep and stress. He'll talk about some of the latest research, and how yoga and yoga therapy can help you reach your highest potential in all of your endeavors. And... be prepared to "RxRelax" your way to peace and purpose with yoga.

Speakers

Jay Gupta

Co-Founder, RxRelax, LLC & YogaCaps, Inc.

Saturday May 10, 2014 11:00am - 11:45am EDT
Band Room

Chairs available Suitable for Everyone

11:00am EDT

Yoga Mela! Cultural dance & vendors

Limited Capacity seats available

A mela is a delight-filled festival atmosphere! Throughout the day you can schedule time or stop in between classed to partake in this Yoga Mela...

....enjoy the colorful sights and sounds of cultural and Bollywood dances and though the day... have a delicious snack or meal.... sit and take a well-deserved rest to chat with friends... sign up for raffles and prizes... get a reading or sample a healing practice... meet with vendors to learn about the latest in wellness, beauty and nutrition or purchase that perfect unique gift!

FEATURING:
Mohiniyattam from 11:00 to 11:20 a.m. AND Kathak with live classical song accompaniment from 11:30a-noon!

Mohiniyattam, also spelled Mohiniattam is a traditional South Indian dance from Kerala, developed by the Tamil nattuvanar (dance master) Vadivelu,one of the Thanjavur Quartet. It is a feminine dance form. The term Mohiniattam comes from the words "Mohini" meaning a woman who enchants onlookers and "aattam" meaning graceful and sensuous body movements. The word "Mohiniattam" literally means "dance of the enchantress". This dance which has influences and elements from two South Indian dance forms, the Bharatanatyam and Kathakali, was formulated in the court of King Swati Tirunal by Vadivelu. Here the movements of the dancer’s body could be compared to the gently undulating palm fronds filling up the Kerala skyline. There is a lot of heaving of the chest and swaying movements like the coconut palms. The gait and the stepping are reminiscent of a boat bobbing up and down in the gently soaring back waters of the kerala landscape, the land of Mohiniattam.

Moderators

Swati Gupta

Artists

Jyoti Sharma

Director, SaReGa Academy

Indian classical and Light music for self development, music appreciation and music learning.

Neha Parikh

Director, Chidambaram Nritya Kala (Dance Arts) Academy

Neha is a talented dancer who showed a lot of promise and deep interest in dance from a very young age. She was exposed to the beautiful and intense art form of Bharata Natyam from a tender age of 7. Her love for this art, persuaded her to take up professional training... Read More →

Saturday May 10, 2014 11:00am - 11:45am EDT
Yoga Mela Room!

Chairs available Suitable for Everyone

11:00am EDT

Kundalini Inspired Yoga

Limited Capacity seats available

This is a 45 minute Kundalini Practice to cultivate inner peace. We will begin by tuning in with Ong Namo Guru Dev Namo and a brief warm-up including the energizing set. The main kriya will be to strengthen one's aura, followed by a 3-5 minute meditation to cultivate inner peace. Enjoy a long savasana and we'll complete our practice by chanting 3 long Sat Nams acknowledging the inner truth within ourselves and each other.

Speakers

Jennifer Mercier

Yoga & Martial Arts Teacher, Elephant Awakening Yoga

Live Life...out of the box "Truth is a pathless land." Truth has no path. Truth is living and, therefore, changing. Awareness is without choice, without demand, without anxiety; in that state of mind, there is perception. To know oneself is to study oneself in action with another... Read More →

Saturday May 10, 2014 11:00am - 11:45am EDT
Exercise Room

Intermediate

11:00am EDT

Open your Heart with a Tapestry of Asanas

Limited Capacity seats available

Open your heart with a tapestry of asanas: This class is based on four principles of yoga. They are 1. Body alignment. 2. Use of props to bring alignment in the body. 3. Mindful sequencing of asanas and 4. Asanas are held for a certain duration.

The class comprises a mindful sequence of asanas to open the chest area. They include standing, spinal twist, forward and back bends. The class ends with calming and soothing postures to relax the nervous system. This class is not recommended for the people with severe back and shoulder injuries.

Speakers

Aruna Purohit

Founder/Director, Vaayu Yoga Shala

Aruna studied yoga with her father Dr. N.C.Nagaraj and sister, Dr. Anitha in India. She has been practicing the methods of B.K.S. Iyengar yoga. She has received RYT 200 certification from yoga alliance and teacher certification from Yoga Bhodhi. Aruna has studied yoga at Ramamani... Read More →

Saturday May 10, 2014 11:00am - 11:45am EDT
Room 201

Intermediate

11:00am EDT

Creative Kids Yoga

Limited Capacity seats available

Celebrate your amazing body and mind! Creative Kids Yoga is a playful, innovative approach to movement that combines yoga and dance to improve concentration, support body / brain development, promote imagination, and achieve optimal health for children of all ages and abilities. Discover the fun of Yoga Dots. Age 5-10 welcome with parent/caregiver present. All supplies provided for this adventure!

Speakers

Michelle Wilson Folan

Creative Kids Yoga & Simple Soul Yoga

Michelle Wilson Folan values the healing qualities of yoga and works with a diverse range of students through her yoga therapy business. She offers group and private classes at Nia NH & Yoga. Michelle encourages her students to cultivate respect & joy for themselves and the world... Read More →

Saturday May 10, 2014 11:00am - 11:45am EDT
Room 205

Kids

11:00am EDT

Divine Detox Flow

Limited Capacity seats available

Divine Detox Flow will focus on detoxifying the mind, body and spirit through movement, breath and the release of thoughts and emotions that no longer serve us. In a Vinyasa styled flow, we will honor the sun through salutations and pay tribute to mother earth through our seated folds and twists. Allow yourself to explore the opportunity to cleanse and nourish your body from the inside out so your true feminine self can shine. ʺThe highest feminine energy increases the flow of love in the universe with unconditional oneness and understanding. We can only be really free when we realize that our highest love is not tied to what we or others do.ʺ All levels welcome.

Speakers

Brandy Hill

Founder/Director, Banyan Tree Yoga

Founded in 2011, Banyan Tree Yoga in Nashua has built a safe and sacred space committed to fostering a community of like-minded people and uncovering your true authentic self. Our mission is to provide a sanctuary where you can discover or deepen your yoga practice. The beautiful... Read More →

Saturday May 10, 2014 11:00am - 11:45am EDT
Gym Merrimack High School

Suitable for Everyone

11:00am EDT

Gentle Yoga for Joint Health, Flexibility, and Rejuvenation

Limited Capacity seats available

This gentle class will move at a slower pace, through a series of stretches and yoga asanas that are suitable for a beginning practitioner, for someone recovering from injury, or for an experienced practitioner looking for a very gentle practice. Focus will be placed on moving the joints in a healthy way to improve flexibility, and attention will be given to each individualʼs needs, allowing students to work gently and comfortably with their own bodies. Breathing and relaxation techniques will leave the practitioner feeling refreshed and relaxed.

Speakers

Roseann Latona

White Swan Yoga Studio

Roseann Latona is an experienced, caring instructor who has been teaching yoga for more than 14 years. A mother of four and a yoga practitioner for over 20 years, she has taught yoga to people of all ages and ability. Roseann owns White Swan Yoga Studio in Manchester, NH. Her ongoing... Read More →

Saturday May 10, 2014 11:00am - 11:45am EDT
Gym Merrimack High School

Suitable for Everyone

11:00am EDT

Trigger Point Yoga

Limited Capacity seats available

Trigger Point Yoga combines the health benefits of yoga with the use of trigger-point balls that pinpoint the areas where you typically hold stress and muscular tension. Trigger points shorten and weaken a muscle,by releasing the trigger points prior to a yoga class, enables the muscles to respond with comfort into yoga poses. TriggerPoint Yoga will help ease painful discomfort and aid in improving posture, strength, mobility, relieve muscular tension, restore and lengthen tight, short muscles, and improve joint range of motion.
Trigger Point Yoga is designed to create peace and ease in your body no matter what your age! Your body is meant to move freely and easily!

Speakers

Christine Boucher

YVC Member, YogaCaps, Inc.

Christine Boucher is one of the YogaCaps Volunteer Corps members who co-leads classes at St. Joseph Hospital in Nashua, for those with the experience of cancer. With an M.S. degree in Accounting and a B.S. degree in Business Administration as a great foundation, Christine became... Read More →

Cathy Mook

Nourished Intentions

Cathy is a 200-hour yoga teacher certified with Yogafit. She has studied with Peggy Cappy of Yoga for the Rest of Us with a focus on yoga modifications using a chair, and with Gary Kraftsow with an emphasis on yoga healing for neck, upper back, and shoulders. She is certified in Trigger... Read More →

Saturday May 10, 2014 11:00am - 11:45am EDT
Gym Merrimack High School

Suitable for Everyone

12:00pm EDT

Kirtan with Sai Parivaar

Limited Capacity seats available

Moderators

Neelkanth

Saturday May 10, 2014 12:00pm - 12:45pm EDT
Room 208

Chairs available Kids Suitable for Everyone

12:00pm EDT

The Yoga of the Bhagavad Gita

Limited Capacity seats available

This lecture will briefly examine some of the main teachings about yoga from one of the most sacred texts of India, the Bhavagad Gita. The Gita presents at least three "yogas": karma yoga, jnana yoga, and bhakti yoga. We will discuss each in turn, including how each might be integrated into our lives and help us along
the path to ultimate happiness.

Speakers

Max Latona

Associate Professor of Philosophy, St. Anselm College

Max Latona, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor of Philosophy at Saint Anselm College, and has been a student of yoga and yoga philosophy for over 20 years. He currently teaches a variety of classes in western and eastern philosophy at Saint Anselm College, and occasional workshops in... Read More →

Saturday May 10, 2014 12:00pm - 12:45pm EDT
Band Room

Chairs available Suitable for Everyone

12:00pm EDT

Yoga Mela! Cultural dance & vendors

Limited Capacity seats available

Moderators

Swati Gupta

Artists

Ranjani Saigal

Executive Director, Ekal Vidyalaya

Ranjani Saigal is Director of the Eastern Rhythms dance school and Executive Director of the Ekal Vidyalaya Foundation of USA. Ekal Vidyalaya is an organization that brings education to very rural and remote villages in India. It does this at the very low cost of just a dollar... Read More →

Saturday May 10, 2014 12:00pm - 12:45pm EDT
Yoga Mela Room!

Chairs available Suitable for Everyone

12:00pm EDT

Peaceful Warrior Flow

Limited Capacity seats available

This will be a slow flow Vinyasa class focused on balancing sthira and sukha, effort and ease, in our bodies, minds, and breath as we move from one pose to another. We will begin with warm ups for hips, hams, core, and shoulders, and progress to a energizing warrior flow practice where we learn to find our healthy edges while also honoring our bodies. Can we learn how to find peace and to smile in a challenging warrior pose? I think so!!

Speakers

Katie O'Connell

Owner, Teacher, Retreat Leader, YTT Facilitator, Dragonfly Yoga Barn

Katie O'Connell is an E-RYT 200, 500, Reiki II Practitioner, and owner of Dragonfly Yoga Barn Studio & Retreat in North Sandwich, NH (check out the April issue of Real Simple Magazine to read about Dragonfly). Katie found yoga 16 years ago as a young mother trying to restore her... Read More →

Saturday May 10, 2014 12:00pm - 12:45pm EDT
Gym Merrimack High School

Intermediate

12:00pm EDT

Kundalini Tantra Chakra Sadhana

Limited Capacity seats available

The true goal of Yoga is world peace. If there is to be peace in our world there must first be peace within us. If we are going to affect the world we will need to have our own house in order before we proceed. We can learn to tap into the power of will and determination and find the time, energy, wisdom and resources to accomplish whatever we wish. As accomplished Yogis we begin by cultivating clarity, compassion and a sense of gladness. This introduction to Kundalini Tantra Chakra Sadhana using asana, visualization, breath control, bija mantras, and bandhas prepares us for Bhuta Shuddhi or Chakra Purification.

Speakers

David Breen

Sharing Yoga

David Breen, E-RYT 500, is known for his inspiring classes, his sense of humor, and his dedication to the ancient teachings of Yoga. For years he has volunteered his time at the New Hampshire State Prison for Men and the Payson Center for Cancer Care in Concord where he offers Yoga... Read More →

Saturday May 10, 2014 12:00pm - 12:45pm EDT
Gym Merrimack High School

Suitable for Everyone

12:00pm EDT

Meditation for the Busy Mind

Limited Capacity seats available

Are you tired of endless brain chatter? Do you have difficulty meditating? This class is for you! Bust through the myth of "quieting your mind" and expectations of what meditation 'should' look like. Experience 3 shortcut methods to achieve the healing brainwave state of meditation, and learn how it can benefit your life in myriad ways. Don't miss your chance to change your mind about meditation!

Speakers

April Adams

The Retreat on Elm

April Adams is the owner of The Retreat on Elm in Manchester NH. April is a certified Presence Trainer, Energy Healer, Intuitive Coach and Teacher, who specializes in shifting perceptions in order to improve life. Her primary goal is to empower the individual to live their best... Read More →

Saturday May 10, 2014 12:00pm - 12:45pm EDT
Room 121

Suitable for Everyone

12:00pm EDT

Mindful Meditation with Healing Sounds

Limited Capacity seats available

We will practice Mindfulness Meditation which develops our ability to pay attention to our immediate experience – The Now – helping us to overcome such pre-occupations so that we can clearly see what is happening in our actual lived experience of the present moment. Instead of finding ourselves at the mercy of worry, fear, anger, and the like, we grow in our ability to choose how we want to act in situations, often in ways that might have been out of our reach before. The Himalayan Bowls I use will help to rejuvenate you and deepen your sense of well-being. Come and bathe yourself in pure sounds that will take you on a deeply transformational experience.

Speakers

Pamela Foster

Teacher, Merrimack High School

A 30 year teacher with certification in Elementary Education, k-12 Special Education and K-12 Technology Education. She runs many after school clubs at the Merrimack High School: Random Acts of Kindness, Gay /Straight Alliance, Meditation and is an Advisor to the Class of 2016... Read More →

Saturday May 10, 2014 12:00pm - 12:45pm EDT
Room 205

Suitable for Everyone

12:00pm EDT

Modern Day Moon Lodge

Limited Capacity seats available

This session will re-create the sacred monthly gathering of women during the ʺmoon time,ʺ that cyclical period every moon phase when the force of the universe is consolidated within each feminine being. This is the force that sheds, rejuvenates, and ultimately creates new life - over and over, for the benefit of All. Bringing the teachings of ancient grandmothers forward, we will weave the wisdom of the elders into the practical lives of today's modern woman. The teachings of this moon lodge will help earth daughters of all ages to remember their connection to the permanent and universal womb energy that births, powers, heals and connects them.

Speakers

Karen Bryant-Wegman

Owner, Medaphysical Whole Health, LLC

Karen Bryant-Wegman, MD founded Med-A-Physical Whole Health, LLC - a wholistic healing practice that is the culmination of years of work, study, and dreaming about a new reality in health care. As a board-certified physician in Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, Karen has practiced... Read More →

Saturday May 10, 2014 12:00pm - 12:45pm EDT
Exercise Room

Suitable for Everyone

12:00pm EDT

Power of Projection through Kundalini Yoga

Limited Capacity seats available

Power of Projection through Kundalini Yoga and Meditation with Siri Bani Kaur

“Don’t go and get it; be and allow it to come to you.” Yogi Bhajan

Yogi Bhajan often said, let things come to you, don’t hustle. This special class emphasizes the basic premise that with a meditative mind, we can create what we want from the inside out. And through meditation we call on our spirit which is infinite. We will use the dynamic movements and breathing of Kundalini Yoga to release old patterns and reconnect with deep peacefulness. In our fast paced lives, we need a simple way to reset ourselves and draw on that limitless reservoir of healing and vitality that is our birthright. This class includes a 22 minute meditation and gong relaxation.

Speakers

Siri Bani Kaur

Co-Owner, Kundalini Yoga Boston

Saturday May 10, 2014 12:00pm - 12:45pm EDT
Room 201

Suitable for Everyone

12:00pm EDT

Sound Bath

Limited Capacity seats available

Through the beautiful sounds of 18 alchemy crystal singing bowls each infused with a mineral, metal or gemstone, Tibetan & Indian bowls, gongs and crystal pyramids, Bindy leads you on a soul journey to other worlds and deep spiritual levels with the tones that will connect you to your chakras, your guides and to the Divine.

Bindy’s family of singing bowls and gongs hold tones specific to our chakras. As Spirit guides her, she moves through the chakra system with tones that open and ignite brain waves and harmonics that raise your vibration bringing cleansing, clearing and clarity to ones path. Join in with these ancient vibrations, open your heart and expand. The gifts are as endless and abundant as we desire them to be.

Speakers

Bindy Johnson

Founder, Shamanic Sound and Energy Healing Practitioner, Illuminations of Gaia

Saturday May 10, 2014 12:00pm - 12:45pm EDT
Room 119

Suitable for Everyone

12:00pm EDT

Yoga 101

Limited Capacity seats available

Whether this is the first time you’ve stepped onto your mat, or if you’d like the opportunity to break things down a bit more, this class is perfect for beginners, as well as any practitioner of yoga. We’ll be delving deeply into alignment with asana practice, as well as exploring various pranayama exercises. The philosophy and science of this ancient, yet modern, practice will be woven in to give a complete introduction to yoga!

Speakers

Ritu Kapur

Owner, Sohum Yoga and Meditation Studio

Ritu completed her Advanced Masters in Occupational Therapy from B.U in 1993 and has since been working with seniors and adults at many different local hospitals and Nursing homes. She was exposed to Yoga at an early age in India and became a Certified Yoga teacher in 2009 which... Read More →

Saturday May 10, 2014 12:00pm - 12:45pm EDT
Gym Merrimack High School

Suitable for Everyone

1:00pm EDT

Sanskrit - The Language of Yoga

Limited Capacity seats available

An brief introduction to the Sanskrit language and its relationship to contemporary yoga practices.
Explanation of the Sanskrit language - the primordial sounds that were developed systematicall to include the natural progression of sounds.

The language is based on a highly precised but logical grammatical rules as laid out by Panini. Relevance to contemporary Yoga Practices. Names and meanings of poses..Mantra Yoga - power of the bhija mantras and their transformational power. A brief introduction to Mahendra Sutraani.

Speakers

Karthi Chandra

Karthi Chandra is a chemical engineer by training and currently works as a programmer in a leading Consumer Electronics manufacturer. As part of her job she has developed and taught several content management training classes in several countries. She has been learning Sanskrit for... Read More →

Saturday May 10, 2014 1:00pm - 1:45pm EDT
Band Room

Chairs available

1:00pm EDT

Swan Kirtan

Limited Capacity seats available

We are a devotional chanting group from Maine. Our group consists of Ellie Osborn (Vocals and Cello) who was given the opportunity to sing at the New York's Carnegie Hall. Aban Zirikly (Violin) who played at national level in Syria. Rodney Mashia (Flute) who played at the Pentagon. Randy Lindsey (Bass
guitar) who graduated with a MMA (Masters of Musical Arts). Robert Myers (Percussion) who has been playing music for more than 40 years beautifully. Omkara (Vocals and Acoustic Guitar), a peaceful yogi with a melodious voice. Ashok Nalamalapu who plays Harmonium and has been leading chants since 2011.

Artists

Aban Zirikly

Aban is a musician, music teacher and conductor. Aban began studying violin when he was ten years old in Damascus, Syria. He has been a professional music teacher and performer since 1975. He taught formally in Damascus and Prague and Czech Republic. He performed at numerous... Read More →

Ellie Osborn

Founder, Owner, Teacher, Little Music Maker

Ellie Osborn is a singer-song-writer and has been performing since she was 4. She teaches voice, cello, guitar, ukelele, djembe, recorder, and piano. She is learning harmonica and Andean flute and finishing up her eighth recording! She sings with The Choral Art Society and The Portland... Read More →

kevin wicks

Jai Yoga

Omkara, a yoga teacher and Kirtan Walah, will lead Kirtan and play classical guitar and percussion. Omakara has learned chants at Shivananda Ashram and has been leading kirtan since 2011. http://www.jaiyogahome.com/about-jai-yoga/jai-teachers-and-staff/kevin-wicks/... Read More →

Randy Lindsey

Randy Lindsey, MMA (Master of Musical Arts), is from Muscle Shoals, Alabama. Along with tuning pianos, Randy teaches guitar, voice, and piano. He performs throughout the New England area with his six-string acoustic guitar : Jazz Standards, 60s – 70s Popular Songs, Instrumentals... Read More →

Robert Myers

Robert Myers, aka Robert ÆOLUS Myers

I am a mental health provider–a psychotherapist in private practice. I am a composer/arranger, multi-instrumentalist, and producer working as Robert ÆOLUS Myers, a twenty-two year resident of Honolulu, Hawaii residing in Portland, Maine since 1997. I am partner, parent, poet... Read More →

Rodney Mashia

Rodney Mashia has been touching people's hearts and making them smile for decades with his soulful music. He toured the United States with the professional group On Wings of Song and has entertained many groups nationwide with his sensitive original lyrics, vocal interpretations... Read More →

Saturday May 10, 2014 1:00pm - 1:45pm EDT
Room 208

Chairs available Kids Suitable for Everyone

1:00pm EDT

Yoga Mela! Cultural dance & vendors

Limited Capacity seats available

Moderators

Swati Gupta

Saturday May 10, 2014 1:00pm - 1:45pm EDT
Yoga Mela Room!

Chairs available Suitable for Everyone

1:00pm EDT

A Warrior Dance

Limited Capacity seats available

Through the alchemy of yoga, we will transmute the energy of the spiritual warrior to the grace and beauty of the dance. Moving through the fundamental standing poses, and applying conscious breathing and intention, the intensity of the warrior is enlisted in the service of peace.

Speakers

Stephen Bethel

Bethel Yoga Farm

I am a founder of Bethel Farm Yoga and Living Arts Center in Hillsboro, NH. I teach yoga in the lineage of Sharon Gannon, David Life, and Sri K. Patahbi Jois. I have also been influenced by Amritanandamayi Ma, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, Joe Eagle Elk, Francisco Sainz, Lady Ruth Lauer... Read More →

Saturday May 10, 2014 1:00pm - 1:45pm EDT
Gym Merrimack High School

Intermediate

1:00pm EDT

Gongs for Kids

Limited Capacity seats available

Everything in this universe vibrates, including you. Your personal energy can respond to large standing gongs, giving you a unique vibrational experience.

Relaxation, deep dream states and movement of your body’s energy may occur, changing your level of consciousness and general sense of well being.

Bring a mat, pillow, blanket and water. Lie down, relax and share a calming peaceful moment with your child. Arrive 15 minutes early to settle in.

Speakers

Paul Campelia

GongEffects, LLC.

Transitioning from a life long career in the field of special education, I now devote my time to a new passion. My focus is helping people to improve their well being, in part, through experiencing the deep relaxing effects of vibration. Over the past decade, I have benefitted... Read More →

Saturday May 10, 2014 1:00pm - 1:45pm EDT
Room 205

Kids

1:00pm EDT

Foam Roll Release

Limited Capacity seats available

Fuse Yoga & Fitness Foam Roll Release classes are a great way to learn how to release trigger points in the muscles. Trigger points are sore spots that form within muscles or tendons. Foam rolling is a way of massaging away muscle soreness in trigger points, and preparing your muscles for deeper stretching. Foam rolling will help loosen the tension in your muscles and provides an excellent way of obtaining the benefits of healthy fascia. By releasing tension from your trigger points your body will stretch more easily!

Speakers

Nicole Detellis

Owner/Operator, Fuse Yoga & Fitness

Creator of Fuse Yoga & Fitness, Nicole has been in the fitness industry for over 24 years. She started her love of fitness as a physical fitness instructor in 1987. From there she received her certification in personal training and expanded her fitness teachings to step, resist-a-ball... Read More →

Saturday May 10, 2014 1:00pm - 1:45pm EDT
Gym Merrimack High School

Suitable for Everyone

1:00pm EDT

Manasika (Silent) Mantra Practice

Limited Capacity seats available

Master yogis such as Swami Vivekananda & Swami Sivananda taught that manasika (silent) mantra practice provides extraordinarily unique benefits relative to other forms of mantra practice. An outline of the Vedic Hierarchy of Sound and sound vibration’s primordial role in all manifestation will provide attendees with a framework of the relative potency of vocal, whispering and silent mantra practice. Instruction in several mantras will provide tools to progress in yogic practices of Pratyahara(turning within) and Dharana(focus) to achieve Dhyana(meditation) and begin to glimpse the experiential meaning of “Be Still and Know that I Am God” (Psalm 46:10). Presentation is suitable for beginner & advanced yoga students.

Speakers

Bill Barry

Teacher, Pujari, Priest, Mantra Vijaya

Bill Barry (Bharata) has been a student and practitioner of mantra, yoga and Vedic studies since 1969. He is a certified Teacher of Mantra and a Vedic Priest in the lineage of Namadeva Acharya, Satyabhama & Sadguru Sant Keshavadas. His studies included in-person training with... Read More →

Saturday May 10, 2014 1:00pm - 1:45pm EDT
Room 201

Suitable for Everyone

1:00pm EDT

Masala Bhangra Workout

Limited Capacity seats available

Masala means spicy in Hindi, Bhangra is a folk dance from the northern part of India, originally a harvest celebration dance. This workout combines the essence of bhangra and the excitement of Bollywood moves for a spicy workout that's fun for all ages! No dance experience required. You're gonna sweat and you're gonna LOVE it!

Speakers

Dani-Jean Stuart

Spicy Moves

Dani-Jean Stuart is New Hampshire's first Masala Bhangra Workout Ambassador. "Masala" means spicy in Hindi, bhangra is a folk dance from the northern part of India. This fusion of bhangra and Bollywood style choreography will warm you up, work you out, and put a smile on your face... Read More →

Saturday May 10, 2014 1:00pm - 1:45pm EDT
Exercise Room

Suitable for Everyone

1:00pm EDT

Quest Flow: Serenity, Strength & Spirit

Limited Capacity seats available

Connect with Spirit, open your heart and quiet your mind, all while your body enjoys a slow flow. Through breath, movement and longer held postures, we’ll explore the dynamic balance of strength and flexibility. We’ll learn to connect more deeply and authentically to ourselves, to the Divine teacher within and the world around us. This class is infused with playfulness, intention, devotion to the Beloved and a sense of humor. Come experience the joy of trying fun postures, the aliveness of taking a leap of faith and the magic of choosing love over fear. In this class - Serenity, Strength and Spirit become one!

Speakers

Karen Kenney

Quest Yoga, LLC

Karen Kenney has been a full time yoga teacher since 2001. She's the owner of Quest Yoga in Concord, NH and the host of The Yoga Show with Karen on ConcordTV. Her teaching style is warm and down to earth. She combines devotion to the Divine with a playful sense of humor. Her classes... Read More →

Saturday May 10, 2014 1:00pm - 1:45pm EDT
Gym Merrimack High School

Suitable for Everyone

1:00pm EDT

The Generosity and Grace of Ratna Dakini

Limited Capacity seats available

Calling in the power and wisdom of the Divine Feminine in the form of Ratna Dakini (a Dakini is a “sky dancer”, or a female spirit) through a transformative visualization meditation, we will balance obstructed and liberated emotions of the Earth element. Earth element is associated with the nectar of generosity and the poison of pride.

Participants will learn to hold and balance emotions often considered dualistic: neediness and acceptance; pride and humility; poverty mentality and contentment; perfectionism and acceptance of things as they are.

This beautiful sadhana offers the practitioner tools to cultivate compassion, abundance of spirit, and non-violence for the self and the world.

Speakers

Tara Devi

Fierce. True. Love. ~ Yoga with Tara Devi

I am a yoga teacher and healer. But really, I create sacred space for people to develop fierce, true love for themselves and others. Because true love can heal anything. What is it that stands in the way of truly loving yourself? • Kripalu certified yoga teacher • Shakti flow... Read More →

Saturday May 10, 2014 1:00pm - 1:45pm EDT
Room 119

Suitable for Everyone

2:00pm EDT

Kirtan with Suvosree

Limited Capacity seats available

Moderators

Suvosree Chatterjee

Suvosree Chatterjee is a bright name in the field of Kirtan. She was born in a family of music. Her first teacher was her dad Sri. Subhasis Bhattacharya. She officially started learning music at the age of 4. She was trained in Indian classical music . One of her gurus is Pt. Manas... Read More →

Artists

Abhijit

Raj

Sharanya Chatterjee

Saturday May 10, 2014 2:00pm - 2:30pm EDT
Room 208

Chairs available Kids Suitable for Everyone

2:00pm EDT

Chair Yoga

Limited Capacity seats available

Chair Yoga is a gentle yoga practice that provides health benefits to the digestive, immune, circulatory, and nervous systems of the body while using a chair for support. You will leave this class smiling after experiencing a full range of movements from head-to-toe using adapted yoga postures, breathing techniques and relaxation. This class is ideal for beginners, seniors, office workers, and frequent fliers, and those who think “I can’t do yoga.” Benefits include improvements in sleep, flexibility, strength, balance, and relaxation and decreases in blood pressure, stress and anxiety. Explore Chair Yoga and learn ways to relax, restore, refresh, and rejuvenate and discover the healing potential within you.

Speakers

Joanne Goretski

YVC member, YogaCaps, Inc.

Joanne Goretski, Ph.D., RYT, infuses her classes with a dollop of compassion, love, and wisdom mixed in with a sprinkle of fun and laughter. As a member of YogaCaps, Yoga Volunteer Corps (YVC), Joanne pays homage to her teachers, especially those who have taught her the most, her... Read More →

Heidi Levi

YVC Member, YogaCaps, Inc.

Heidi Levi is one of the YogaCaps Volunteer Corps members who co-leads classes at St. Joseph Hospital in Nashua for those with the experience of cancer. She is a registered yoga teacher who has practiced yoga for over thirty years! In midlife, Heidi became Kripalu trained and went... Read More →

Saturday May 10, 2014 2:00pm - 2:45pm EDT
Band Room

Chairs available Suitable for Everyone

2:00pm EDT

Yoga Mela! Cultural dance & vendors

Limited Capacity seats available

FEATURING:

Odissi is an ancient, breathtakingly beautiful form of Indian dance, originally performed in temples
as a worship ritual. Highly stylized in nature, it utilizes energetic footwork with graceful postures and movements to create an illusion of sculptures coming to life.

For ages this dance tradition was kept alive by the devadasis or temple dancers who performed the dance as a part of the daily temple worship rituals, as an offering, for the pleasure of the Lord.

Later the Devadasi system was abolished and the dance was preserved by the Gotipuas. Where the dance was performed by young village boys dressed as girls. The current form of Odissi is the product of a 20th century revival by eminent Gurus, scholars and dancers. Over the past several decades Odissi as a sacred style of dance has gained acceptance and been acclaimed by dance connoisseurs worldwide. Presently this dance is performed internationally by dancers of all nationalities, race and religion. Today the stage becomes the temple and the dancers become the worshipers of the Supreme Creator.

Moderators

Swati Gupta

Artists

Upasana Odissi and Mouli Pal

Founder Director, Upasana

We perform Indian Classical Dance "Odissi". It is a lyrical and graceful dance that brings together poetry, sculptures and music.

Saturday May 10, 2014 2:00pm - 2:45pm EDT
Yoga Mela Room!

Chairs available Suitable for Everyone

2:00pm EDT

Glow Flow

Limited Capacity seats available

"Julia's love is to marry Flowing Vinyasa Yoga with the focus onthe 12 meridians of the body while incorporating the chakras, with joy, fun, and heart! A class will offer a physical challenge but only with the intent of facilitating a practice of presence, peace, and calm in the the student's inner space. Most importantly these lessons are taught in a way that it can be taken off the mat and into life. My energy is completely with the students, moving around the room, and assisting energetically or physically while teaching from a space of fun an acceptance. We may close the session by awakening the endocrine, lymphatic, and adrenals through shaking out the old. The result is a glowing--than-body-buzz. We move, we smile, we flow- WE GLOW!"

Speakers

Julia King

Julia feels blessed to have had a number of extraordinary teachers throughout her teaching journey. Her practice began in 2002. Her 200 hour certification was completed in 2005, a myriad of teachers brought their light (Julie Gudmastad, Sara Meeks, and many more) and is now currently... Read More →

Saturday May 10, 2014 2:00pm - 2:45pm EDT
Room 205

Intermediate

2:00pm EDT

Free Yourself from Clutter

Limited Capacity seats available

Feng Shui believes that clean, harmonious uncluttered spaces lead to balance and tranquility. Lisa will share the deeper meaning of the stuff we hold onto and inspire you to get more organized

Speakers

Lisa Law

Owner, Lisa Law Design

Lisa Law graduated from the Western School of Feng Shui, Encinitas, CA and Wellesley College. She is certified in Essential Feng Shui and was trained by well-known Feng Shui author, Terah Katherine Collins. She is a member of the International Feng Shui Guild and has spent extensive... Read More →

Saturday May 10, 2014 2:00pm - 2:45pm EDT
Room 202

Suitable for Everyone

2:00pm EDT

Healing into Wholiness

Limited Capacity seats available

HEALING INTO WHOLINESS: Being in harmony with the INFINITE.

In our lives as being human, we forget that we are ENERGY; that we are always vibrating at particular frequencies. When we are feeling imbalance in our lives, that is the time to practice Naad Yoga: The science of how sound vibrations affect the body, mind and spirit. One aspect Naad Yoga is the quantum technology of sound called Shabd Guru. This practice of using sound as teacher is the basis of THE HEALING INTO WHOLINESS experience of this workshop. Today, you will be given the gift or how Shabd Guru helps remove the constrictions and distortions of ego through intentional focus of the writing and vocalization of mantra, group expression and gong meditation. This is a time for you to align yourself and be in harmony with the INFINITE: our inherent power of living a life of LOVE & COMPASSION. Remember, WE are all connected. WE are all ONE!

Speakers

Romy Valdez

Open Space Yoga

Saturday May 10, 2014 2:00pm - 2:45pm EDT
Exercise Room

Suitable for Everyone

2:00pm EDT

IT'S YOUR BODY - Fitness Assessment

Limited Capacity seats available

Exercise is important at any age and ability. Has your doctor or healthcare provider told you to get some exercise? Wondering where to start or what type of exercise would be good for you? Even though your doctor has cleared you to exercise, are you wondering if your health history could cause you any problems when you exercise? Working in a group setting, we will explore what can affect your ability to exercise. We’ll also look at indicators of strength and fitness such as your heart rate and flexibility.

Speakers

Nancy Kalinski, MS, PA-C

Yoga Teacher Medical Focus, Concord Hospital Center for Health Promotion

Nancy is a Physician Assistant and Yoga Teacher specializing in helping people with challenges that might otherwise keep them from trying yoga. She believes yoga is for everybody.

Saturday May 10, 2014 2:00pm - 2:45pm EDT
Room 201

Suitable for Everyone

2:00pm EDT

Kripalu Yoga

Limited Capacity seats available

Stick with something long enough and everything changes. Experience the essence of Kripalu Yoga. Breathe, relax, feel, watch and allow your practice to unfold as we examine the sense of peace and contentment that
comes with holding a posture. Find the balance of will and surrender with gentle guidance through this class that is both energetic and restorative.

Speakers

Rochelle Jewell

President, SATYA: Seacoast Area Teachers of Yoga in Action

Rochelle is a certified Kripalu Yoga teacher with a strong background in Ashtanga and Kriya yoga as well as personal training and group fitness. Rochelle has extensive experience providing group yoga classes and private yoga sessions. The heart of her teaching follows the Kripalu... Read More →

Saturday May 10, 2014 2:00pm - 2:45pm EDT
Gym Merrimack High School

Suitable for Everyone

2:00pm EDT

Off the mat and into the garden

Limited Capacity seats available

Join Beth-Aime Labonte and Stacey Doll, two yoga practioners and studio owners who dedicate time to landscaping and permaculture design, for a unique practice that connects yoga to the natural world. Emphasizing connections, fluidity, balance and adaptability, Beth-Aime and Stacey will lead a yoga movement and meditation practice that opens areas in the body typically tight for gardeners and those working with the earth while reflecting on the relationship between wellness for ourselves and wellness for the environment.

Speakers

Stacey Doll

Owner/Manager, Rooted by Stacey, LLC

I grew up a kid of nature. My parents were environmentalists in government who spoke enthusiastically about preserving our beautiful earth while I played in the woods, streets and fields coming home at sunset with grass stains on my knees. At that early age I knew, “I was going... Read More →

Beth-Aime Labonte

Owner/Director/Landscaper, Living Yoga & The Barefoot Gardener

Saturday May 10, 2014 2:00pm - 2:45pm EDT
Room 119

Suitable for Everyone

2:00pm EDT

Rejuvenate! Somatics for Optimum Movement

Limited Capacity seats available

“Rejuvenate!” is a unique somatics class created by joining a gentle movement lesson of the Feldenkrais® method with a restorative/mindfulness element. It is well suited for all audiences, will increase coordination, stability, body awareness, living/functioning in an optimal way.

The class consists of two segments: the first part employs a Feldenkrais® lesson that will allow your body and brain to reeducate itself through the lesson and rediscover ease, pleasure, lightness in movement.

The second segment adds a restorative/mindfulness component to restore balance, energy and promote well being. The two together will serve as an integrated whole to provide you with exceptional health benefits of body and mind.

Speakers

Zsuzsa Belhazy Kovacs

Owner/ Principal, MoonDanceYoga / Open Space Yoga

Zsuzsa is a gentle, caring yoga teacher /movement educator, (Feldenkrais® method), meditator, offering unique movement classes weaving meditation, verbal and kinesthetic, yoga and somatics for optimum results. Her eclectic style reflects the influence of various teachers she studied... Read More →

Saturday May 10, 2014 2:00pm - 2:45pm EDT
Gym Merrimack High School

Suitable for Everyone

2:00pm EDT

Yin Yoga

Limited Capacity seats available

Yin Yoga targets the connective tissues of the hips, pelvis, and lower spine as well as the energetic channels of the meridians, nerve and blood system. We practice each pose in stillness for about 3-5 minutes, giving muscles ample time to relax so that we can focus on stretching and strengthening ligaments, bones and joints, which are not exercised very much in a more active style of yoga. There is also a meditative component to this class, with an approach to mindful awareness.

Speakers

Jessica Labbe

Owner/RYT, Jeca Yoga

Jessica Labbe’s mission is to inspire others to chill out, and she regularly implements tools in her classes for students to practice in every day life. Jessica began exploring yoga in 2003 per the recommendation of a Naturopathic Physician. After just one class, she knew that she... Read More →

Saturday May 10, 2014 2:00pm - 2:45pm EDT
Gym Merrimack High School

Suitable for Everyone

3:00pm EDT

Ekal Vidyalaya: a travelogue by Ranjani Saigal

Limited Capacity seats available

Ranjani Saigal, Executive Director of the Ekal Vidyalaya Foundation of USA travelled to India and visited many villages all the way from Assam to Tamilnadu. She shares great insights on her travel to the various villages and what she learned from villagers and children in Ekal villages. Her colorful travelogue will be entertaining and insightful.

Ekal Vidyalaya is an organization that brings education to very rural and remote villages in India. It does this at the very low cost of just a dollar a day. It costs just 365 dollars to run one school for an entire year. It is a Pan Indian organization that provides education to over 1.6 million children in over 57000 villages.. The children in these villages would have to live in the darkness of illiteracy but for Ekal. Ekal uses education as a primary vehicle to bring about holistic development of the village. The Ekal curriculum places a great deal of emphasis on creative arts and Yoga. Ekal empowers the children and the people of the village to bring about positive development in their village. The Ekal model is scalable and sustainable. It is a 25 year old organization Please check out their website at http://ekal.org.

A portion of the proceeds from NH Yoga for Peace will support Ekal Vidyalaya.

Speakers

Ranjani Saigal

Executive Director, Ekal Vidyalaya

Saturday May 10, 2014 3:00pm - 3:45pm EDT
Band Room

Chairs available Kids Suitable for Everyone

3:00pm EDT

Kirtan with JagoWorld

Limited Capacity seats available

Moderators

Arun Chaudhari

Artists

JagoWorld

We offer Chant4Charity devotional service, www.jagoworld.org

,•♥•.श्री राधे !!.•♥•, ॥श्री कृष्ण शरणम् ममः|| ॐ श्री माँ प्रभो || Namaste Mitro, Friends of JagoWorld are inspired devotional musicians who delight in evoking their uplifting melody together... Read More →

Saturday May 10, 2014 3:00pm - 3:45pm EDT
Room 208

Chairs available Kids Suitable for Everyone

3:00pm EDT

10 Mantras for Wholesome Health

Limited Capacity seats available

Ayurveda is an ancient whole life science that has its roots in India. Dating back almost 5000 years, Ayurveda is one of the world’s most ancient holistic systems of medicine, which continues to be extensively and successfully practiced even today. With the growing chronic disease burden on the current healthcare system, a system like Ayurveda can offer time proven solutions for prevention, health and wellness, in the most natural and holistic way. This talk will list 10 simple but key mantras that will help you acquire, maintain and promote good health.

Speakers

Pratibha Shah

Ayurveda consultant, Zanjabee Integrative Medicine and Primary Care

Dr. Pratibha Shah, BAMS, Masters in Ayurveda, MPH is a leading Ayurvedic Expert and consultant in the New England area. She speaks and writes extensively on Ayurveda worldwide. She is the founder of Council for Ayurveda Research and the Wholistic Health Alliance. Currently, she leads... Read More →

Saturday May 10, 2014 3:00pm - 3:45pm EDT
Room 202

Chairs available Suitable for Everyone

3:00pm EDT

Yoga Mela! Cultural dance & vendors

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Prafulla Velury is an accomplished Kuchipudi dancer who started performing Andhra folk dances on stage at the age of three.

Moderators

Swati Gupta

Artists

Prafulla Velury

Director, PADAM (Prafulla’s Academy of Dance And Music)

“Natya Sudhalahari” Prafulla Velury is an accomplished Kuchipudi dancer, choreographer, Carnatic singer and Guru.Prafulla started performing Andhra folk dances on stage at the age of three. Two years later, she started training in Kuchipudi dance from Guru Late Sri Yeleswarapu... Read More →

Saturday May 10, 2014 3:00pm - 3:45pm EDT
Yoga Mela Room!

Chairs available Suitable for Everyone

3:00pm EDT

Breathe Better, Live Better

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Learn how connecting your breathing will connect you more deeply with yourself and others, reduce stress and bring more peace into your life. Learn about our breathing patterns that get in the way of connecting to ourselves, being present, having energy and living with awareness. Breathwork offers the potential of freedom from depression, anxiety, stuck old “thoughts”, patterns, beliefs, and suffering.

Speakers

Lisa Jones

Nia NH and Yoga

Lisa Jones has taught thousands of students and supported their journeys into the body/mind realm through her breath awareness classes since 1998. She is a member of the Global Breathworkers Training Alliance.

Saturday May 10, 2014 3:00pm - 3:45pm EDT
Room 205

Suitable for Everyone

3:00pm EDT

Dance for Peace

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Join in a joyful celebration of peace as we unite minds, bodies and spirits. Set to inspiring music, participants will be guided to move in ways that are comfortable and express their own unique creativity. We will begin with mind-body centering, increase the energy with uplifting and enlivening music evoking joyful healing movement, and return to a state of centering and peace. This session is accessible to every ”body” and all ages. Come connect with your own movement from deep within, feel more connected to your internal peace, and find community through playful dance.

Speakers

Lisa Drake

Open Space Yoga

Lisa Drake is a certified Kripalu Yoga Dance/Shake Your Soul instructors who for the past 2.5 years has shared facilitation of a weekly yoga dance class at Open Space Yoga in Nashua. Lisa is an environmental professional who has found that her love of yoga, dance and music come... Read More →

Zsuzsi Gero

Shake Your Soul facilittor, Open Space Yoga

Zsuzsi Gero is a certified Kripalu Yoga Dance/Shake Your Soul instructors who for the past 2.5 years have shared facilitation of a weekly yoga dance class at Open Space Yoga in Nashua. Zsuzsi works as a psychotherapist in Nashua, with a passion and interest in creative expression... Read More →

Saturday May 10, 2014 3:00pm - 3:45pm EDT
Exercise Room

Suitable for Everyone

3:00pm EDT

Laughter Circle

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A unique blend of Laughter Yoga & Laughter Meditation

“O what is laughter…
What is this precious love and laughter budding in our hearts?
It is the glorious sound of a soul waking up!
~ Hafiz

Create unity, healing energy and joy with a smile and a chuckle as we share the common language of the world – Laughter. Be prepared for a hilariously uplifting experience. Mindfulness, deep breathing, gentle movement and guided laughter join forces to heal the body, clear the mind, soothe the soul and electrify your life. Experience for yourself, why the old phrase “Laughter is the best medicine.” rings true on many levels. No sense of humour, yoga or meditation experience needed – simply come with an openness to fun and feeling great!

Speakers

Chris Belanger

Chris Belanger, is a certified Laughter Yoga Leader, trained through the American School of Laughter Yoga. Through fun and unique interactive sessions, Chris shares the healing and energizing power of Laughter and Yoga throughout southern New England. He has written and been featured... Read More →

Saturday May 10, 2014 3:00pm - 3:45pm EDT
Gym Merrimack High School

Suitable for Everyone

3:00pm EDT

Learn to Meditate Effortlessly with Isha Kriya

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This gentle, seated meditation offers a simple, but powerful yogic kriya practice that aligns your body, mind and inner-energies to become meditative effortlessly. Participants can easily learn this 15-minute Isha Kriya process in one session and practice on their own, or deepen and enhance the experience during our free group meditation sessions. Benefits of regular practice include improving health, energy and vitality; enhancing mental focus and clarity; reducing stress and establishing a deep sense of peace and joy. Isha Kriya is a taste of Isha’s powerful programs experienced by over 2 million people in 2013! No previous experience is necessary.

Speakers

Rebecca Reynolds

Volunteer, Isha USA

An Isha Volunteer, Rebecca Reynolds has been practicing yoga and meditation for 38 years. She started volunteering actively for Isha Foundation seven years ago to offer the possibility of Isha’s practices to her community. In 2011, Rebecca was certified by the Annenberg Center for... Read More →

Saturday May 10, 2014 3:00pm - 3:45pm EDT
Room 201

Suitable for Everyone

3:00pm EDT

Soul Rebel in Service

Limited Capacity seats available

When we step out of the confinements of society structure we experience and undeniable bliss. This alignment with out true nature is an experience of liberating the Soul. I call it connecting to the Soul Rebel. This movement, breath and meditation experience will take you on a journey deep within, where joy and good vibes wait patiently for your arrival.

Speakers

Sienna E. Creasy

Yoga Instructor, Root2Rise Retreats

Sienna Creasy is a Prana Flow Yoga instructor with a Kripalu foundation who has been teaching Yoga for over 10 years. She is the founder of Root2Rise Conscious Retreat Coordination in Jamaica where she lived after serving in the Peace Corps. She has studied Ayurveda in Kerala India... Read More →

Saturday May 10, 2014 3:00pm - 3:45pm EDT
Room 119

Suitable for Everyone

3:45pm EDT

Closing Ceremony with Bhangra and Gratitude

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Enjoy an energetic Bhangra dance performance by Bollywood Dance Academy that will get your whole body feeliing the beat of the joyous rhythm of life! Maybe you'll even join in this dance of the harvest...

Speakers

Jay Gupta

Co-Founder, RxRelax, LLC & YogaCaps, Inc.

Artists

Bollywood Dance Academy

Saturday May 10, 2014 3:45pm - 4:00pm EDT
Yoga Mela Room!

Chairs available Kids Suitable for Everyone