FOREVER YOUNG
Overcoming Obstacles and Embracing What Is Possible
We have all heard the expression, “You’re only as old as you look and feel”. Science can’t explain all the benefits that are gained from a regular hatha yoga practice, but anyone who practices yoga on a regular basis knows the power of hatha yoga to make you feel better, look better and live better.
Today 1 in 3 Americans is over 50. Cheryl Alexander, herself a 50+ year old woman examines how Hatha Yoga can make their lives healthier and happier. She will share her own perspective and present some of the scientific evidence as well as interview some of her students who have found hatha yoga to be the fountain of youth.
Why am I here? What is my life for? What—if anything—does it mean?
Ecclesiastes, “the strangest book in the Bible,” begins with the argument that our life on earth is pointless, that we spend it working hard for “vanity,” for nothing better than vapor—and then die and disappear into oblivion.
In the 1960s the themes of Ecclesiastes profoundly moved a young Jewish American boy, starting him on a quest for meaning that led him to the Bhagavad-gita, India’s preeminent book of wisdom. Today, after following the teachings of the Gita for more than forty-five years, that young boy, now old and wiser, looks deep into Ecclesiastes again.
His thoughts and reflections, along with his modern English rendering of the full text of Ecclesiastes, make Vanity Karma valuable for the seeker, for the scholar, and for anyone serious about “the big questions” in life.
#1: Where in the OM Am I? A Workshop for Seekers Who Want to Find Their Path and Live Their Dharma.
If you're wondering about life's direction, career, relationship, or any other nagging questions about where you are and what you want in life, this is a good place to start. Participants may have a specific question they're working with or a more general feeling of being unfulfilled. Join yoga teacher and critically acclaimed author Sara DiVello for this eye-opening workshop. In it, we will utilize yoga tools as well as non-yoga eastern and western techniques to quiet the mind, seek answers, and gain clarity. You will leave feeling energized, supported, and empowered as you continue to find your path and live your dharma. Suitable for all levels, ages, and abilities. No prior yoga experience required. This is a lecture and does not include any physical yoga practice.
We yoginis live a deeper, more reflective life than most but we also have busy lives and don’t always take the time to go beyond our meditation practices to include a practice of IGNITING our lives. The principals of yoga and meditation can serve as a jumping off point to ignite our lives is by tuning into our hearts and our natural rhythms and abilities as well as by using outside meditation tools to calm our minds and gather our thoughts. We will talk about 10 specific ways I have developed for igniting your life and how to use those every day. I’ll also talk about how yoga and labyrinths connect to some of those principles and we’ll end our time together by experiencing a labyrinth firsthand.
Named one of Origin Magazine’s Inspiring Community Leaders in 2012 and one of its Favorite Couples Working Together to Shift the Planet in 2013, Randall and Kristin passionately believe it is every human’s responsibility to use their talents, abilities, and gifts to serve and uplift humanity. Their non-profit organization, the Peace Love OM Project, reaches out to children of all ages to provide projects that allow them to do just that. Also noteworthy is the captivating title track of their recently released second album, Akasha Blue Sky. The piece is a collaboration of 18 children from various cultures and traditions singing for "Love, Peace, and Harmony". This inspiring song has quickly garnered attention from philanthropists and peace organizations all over the world.
Since the 2011 release of their first award-winning album, Nada Bhakti: The Sound of Devotion, they have gained thousands of loyal fans in more than 52 countries. This worldwide support inspired two new releases in 2014: Akasha Blue Sky, benefiting their non-profit, the Peace Love Om Project; and the first volume of their new mantra sound meditation series, Sounds of the Sun Volume 1: Gayatri Mantra, all available on iTunes and Amazon.
Find out what your yoga teachers are really all about! This moderated panel discussion with nationally-recognized yoga teachers will educate, fascinate and entertain you. Through a freewheeling conversation find out why yoga teachers really become teachers, how they accomplish their intentions, their favorite and worst parts of teaching yoga, plus current yoga controversies. The panel will be open to your questions so think about what you have always wanted to ask your teacher, and let it rip!
Participants who attend this moderated panel will come away with a deeper appreciation of diverse yoga teaching philosophies, the inside scoop what it means personally to be a yoga teacher, and what it really takes to commit being a professional teacher. These insights will help any yogi to go deeper into her/his practice through a more comprehensive understanding of the foundations of teaching yoga.
Why Sugar is the New Fat
How can sugar make you fat? How can you avoid hidden sugars? How can you identify healthy and unhealthy carbs? What is satiety and why is it important? This workshop will review the pros and cons of different diets, including Weight Watchers, Engine #2, Mediterranean, Paleo, master cleanse, raw vegan, macrobiotic, juicing, etc., along with the latest research. Simple recipes provided, along with shopping tips on navigating the natural foods store without spending a fortune.
Robert Smith is a top publicity expert and author of Million Dollar Press Releases: Guide to Boosting Profits Using Free Publicity.
As founder of RSA Public Relations and Marketing based in Chicago he has gotten over $25 million in free publicity for his clients which include authors, corporations, inventors, speakers, and entrepreneurs.
Robert has been written up in Black Enterprise, Entrepreneur Magazine, USA Today, and Fortune Small Business, and many others.
And he is a 4 time Diversity Business Top 100 Private Companies Winner in 2010, 2012, 2013 and 2014.
He is host of Million Dollar Marketing, a tv show that airs in the Chicago area as well as a business columnist for leading online sites.
He has been the secret weapon behind many multi-million dollar product launches and marketers including Les Brown, CEO Space, Tony Robbins, Chet Holmes, The Secret, billionaire Bill Bartmann, bestselling author Jay Conrad Levinson, Jay Abraham, Jairek Robbins (Tony’s son), Nightingale Conant, and many others.
Jivamukti Yoga is a path to enlightenment through compassion for all beings. Whether you're a beginner trying to figure out tree pose, or an advanced yogi who can put both feet behind their head, the Jivamukti Open class welcomes you to this graceful practice. You work with many modifications, following the teacher's verbal as well as hands-on guidance. An Open class is rooted in breath awareness, strong flowing vinyasa sequences, alignment exploration, hands-on assistance, pranayama, relaxation and meditation. We'll be bumping to a sweet soundtrack of some old time favorites. You'll sweat, you'll laugh, and you'll fly!
HawaH is the creator and visionary behind The Poetry of Yoga project. An artist, author, educator, yoga instructor, and community organizer; he has dedicated his life to teaching about solutions to violence and ways to peace, and has traveled around the globe to facilitate interactive workshops, dialogues, perform poetry, teach yoga, and speak with those interested in creating a caring, sustainable, and equitable world.
HawaH is co-founder of One Common Unity, a non-profit organization that inspires a culture of non-violence through music, arts and media. For 3 years he directed the Peaceable Schools Program in Washington, D.C.’s largest public high school—specifically leading Alternatives to Violence, Conflict Resolution, Trauma Relief, Deep Breathing & Yoga classes.
A spoken word poet known as Everlutionary and an artist of a diverse collection of paintings and photographs, HawaH has authored three books: Trails: Trust Before Suspicion (2001), Escape Extinction (2003) and zerONEss (2006); released two CD’s: Survival for All of Us (2005) and CALL (2010); and produced three documentary films A Weigh With Words (2008), The MLK Streets Project (2011), and Fly By Light (2012).
Over the years, HawaH has featured as a speaker, performer and workshop presenter for People to People International, the Congressional Youth Leadership Council and the Children’s Defense Fund’s Freedom Schools. He has made appearances on XM National Satellite Radio, BBC, Fox News, and the Pacifica Radio Network. He has also been a guest speaker at places such as Yale University, George Washington University, U.C.L.A., University of Colorado, Rollins College, University of Maryland, Georgetown University, and Brown University.
For more information about his work visit: www.EVERLUTIONARY.net.
