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Chaitanya Kirtan

Immerse yourself in a synergy of heart and spirit, exuberance and grace as you sing with Chaitanya Kirtan.  Koriander’s rich soaring vocals, backed by harmonium or guitar and Rishi’s lively tabla rhythms are the medium for the devotional mantras & bhajans from Sanskrit and Sikh kirtan.  Will, who often joins Chaitanya, adds his melodic bass to this ecstatic musical tapestry. All members bring their years of devotional practice and open-heartedness to co-create a joyful, relaxed experience that will uplift you in sweetness.

Kristin Cooper Gulak, 500ERYT

Kristin is a registered 500 hr Yoga Alliance teacher. She works with students with cancer and HIV, and has worked privately with celebrity clients Ashley Judd & Katie Holmes.  Kristin is the director of the Wilmington Yoga Center, and travels as a teaching assistant and percussionist for Shiva Rea. She is the creator of Rhythmic Flow Yoga w/live drumming and leads workshops and international service based retreats with her percussionist husband, Loren Gulak. Kristin is also the founder of Kunga Journeys service based yoga teacher trainings & service retreats. She has studied extensively with many wonderful senior teachers, including David Life & Sharon Gannon, Sarah Powers, Yoganand, & Shiva Rea, and her greatest teachers have been the orphaned children of Rwanda and India, of whom she has had the opportunity to live, laugh, work and fall in love with.

Please visit www.wilmingtonyogacenter.com to learn more about how you may offer your yoga as service, and join in on upcoming volunteer retreats. To connect with these children please visit www.mizerochildren.org and www.homeofhopeindia.org.

 

Lillah Schwartz, ERYT 500

Instructor and author, Lillah Schwartz, brings the science and spirit of Yoga Wisdom to thousands each year using her extensive training with world-renowned Yogacharya BKS Iyengar, Aadil Palkhivala, Eric Small and others.

Never more at home than in front of a group of students with diverse body issues, Lillah shares her insight and 30 years experience, assisting people like you to connect with their hearts and their potential.

Experience her teaching magic first-hand: attend her local classes or schedule a private session; practice with her nationally acclaimed DVDs, “Yoga: Your Freedom from Back Pain” and “Yoga: Relief from Neck and Shoulder Pain”; or join her 200 & 500 hour Transformation Yoga Teacher Trainings ™ .

Find out more at YogawithLillah.com or call 1-888-884-6028.

Anjali Silva-Natarajan

Anjali is a musician of spiritual world music, with a broad background in Eastern, Latin American, and Western styles of music. Through the use of spiritually charged songs that help open the heart to higher realms, she creates a collective flow, and a safe space for true self-expression, enhancing the “self-development” experience.

Anjali presents bhajans in several languages to open and close workshops; experiential kiirtan chanting and movement; background music for reflective movement, such as walking meditation; group sing-a-longs; and performances for evening programs. She is a resident of Ananda Girisuta and has been providing music for workshops at the Prama Institute since 2009.

Ask the Prama Institute Staff how you can add Anjali’s unique, spiritual music to your workshop event.

For more information, visit her website at: www.shantianjali.com

“Where one has to create vibrations in the molecules and atoms of the body,
in the chords of the heart – there, the music has to follow an extraordinary path.”

~ Shrii Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar

 

Siri Beant Singh (Bob Bauer)

Siri Beant attended his first yoga class in early 2000 as a way to offset physical stressors of a daily long distance running routine. In 2003 he attended his first Kundalini class with Sierra Hollister. Through her guidance and inspiration, he learned of the teachings of Yogi Bhajan. As his desire to learn continued to grow, in August 2008, he completed a 27 day Kundalini Yoga immersion course in New Mexico. Just as the Golden Chain was passed along to him, his days and nights under the blanket of leadership and group consciousness gave the breath of life into the feeling that he, too, could expand the offering of the Chain. Bob reflects upon returning to the land of his personal daily obligations. “The gift of sharing the ancient teachings of Kundalini Yoga has allowed me to receive the opportunity to do the same”. To continue the process, Bob will be working towards the completion of Level II Teacher Training. The journey continues.

See Siri Beant’s class schedule at: www.ashevillekundaliniyoga.com/classes.html

Kristine Kaoverii Weber, MA, RYT 500

Kristine Kaoverii Weber is founder of Subtle Yoga and has trained in Ananda Marga yoga, Vini yoga, Anusara yoga, Kripalu yoga, Vinyasa yoga and Iyengar yoga. She has an extensive understanding of both physical and energetic alignment, and her study of Chinese medicine and Shiatsu since 1990 has provided her with a deep awareness of body mechanics and energy flow. She has extensive experience teaching a wide variety of students and was trained in Therapeutic Yoga for Seniors at Duke University’s Integrative Medicine. For her current class schedule and more information visit: www.subtleyoga.com

Lisa Zahiya

Lisa Zahiya is an award-winning dance instructor and performer working in Middle Eastern, Indian, Hip Hop and other world dance forms. She is the owner of Studio Zahiya located in downtown Asheville, NC and the creator of Evolve Dance :: Promoting Change through Dance. Her website is: www.lisazahiya.com/.