SUMMER 2010 DENVER SCHEDULE
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| 05/30/10 | Desi Springer | Koffi Toudji | REGISTER |
| 06/06/10 | Richii Jai | Drum Circle | REGISTER |
| 06/13/10 | Katrina Broyles | Gary Fishman | REGISTER |
| 06/20/10 | Gary Fishman | REGISTER | |
| 06/27/10 | Madhuri Martin | Waking Alchemy | REGISTER |
| 07/04/10 | NO EVENT | NO EVENT | |
| 07/11/10 | SIMON PARK assisted by Eric Lavigne | SEAN JOHNSON AND THE WILD LOTUS BAND - opening Waking Alchemy | REGISTER |
| 07/18/10 | NO EVENT - Yoga Rocks the Mountains | Join us for the weekend in Aspen! |
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| 07/25/10 | AcroYoga Colorado | Zen Drummer | REGISTER |
| 08/01/10 | Shannon Paige Schneider | Chris Webb | REGISTER |
| 08/08/10 | Dave Farmar | Tommy Boyd | REGISTER |
| 08/15/10 | Ryan Hader | Walk the Talk | REGISTER |
| 08/22/10 | Mike Matsumara | Mountain Trance | REGISTER |
| 08/29/10 | R. R. Shakti | Nabin Shrestha | REGISTER |
| 09/05/10 | Denise Cook | Vamadeva Kirtan | REGISTER |
| 09/12/10 | Laura Jaster | DJ Eyeam | REGISTER |
| 09/19/10 | Tina Porter | Lil Sum’n Sumn | REGISTER |
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| 08/08/10 | Jeanie Manchester | Ariana Saraha | REGISTER |
| 08/15/10 | Madhuri Martin | Koffi Toudji | REGISTER |
| 08/22/10 | Shannon Paige Schneider | Damon Zen Drummer | REGISTER |
| 08/29/10 | Waking Alchemy | REGISTER | |
| 09/05/10 | Richii Jai | Drum Bubbas | REGISTER |
| 09/12/10 | Matt Kapinus | Drum Bubbas | REGISTER |
| 09/19/10 | De West | Scott & Shanti Medina | REGISTER |
TEACHERS & MUSICIANS PROFILES
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YOGA: Flo Lambert Flo was born in Abidjan, Ivory Coast and grew-up in Paris, France. She moved to Colorado in 1998 and was blessed to discover yoga in 2002. As a yoga teacher, Flo wants her students to feel empowered to reconnect to their bodies and in so doing, heal physical injuries as well as emotional ones. Her classes are infused with positive energy, warmth and playfulness. More info at www.yogawithflo.com |
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YOGA: Desi Springer Desi Springer is blessed to have found yoga, her heart’s passion, when she was 23. She received her first certification with Bikram Choudhry in 2000. In the years since, she has continued her yogic education with local and national senior Anusara instructors, accruing many hours of study. She is honored to call Micah Springer, Maria Patella, Madhuri Martin, Desiree Rumbagh, and John Friend her teachers. She is Anusara inspired, and is immensely grateful to John Friend for his 5 universal principles of alignment. Desi sees the optimal potential in all of her students and continually encourages them to breathe deeply at their edge. She finds yoga is a tool that helps us unearth the truths that lie within. Desi will invite your bigger self into being, and encourage you to practice compassion as you grow. As a result of her love of the practice, in 1999 Desi and her sister opened their first studio in the Denver area. Now they co-own and operate 3 studio locations called Vital Yoga. Vital Yoga celebrates union, creating holistic wellness through the integration of body and mind, and the provision of refined yoga instruction for it’s patrons. By witnessing the greater truth, we foster environments where challenges are transformed into opportunities and other is transformed into Self. Focusing on the evolution of the individual, Vital Yoga Studios enhance and contribute to the greater community. Desi looks forward to seeing you on the mat. More info at www.vitalyoga.org |
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MUSIC: Koffi Toudji A native of West Africa, Koffi has been drumming and dancing since a young age. In 2007 Koffi founded Afi, a West African dance ensemble at Cleo Parker Robinson Dance (CPRD); he is artistic director, choreographer, and musical director of the 16-member ensemble. In 2009 Koffi founded 2G Vibe, a multicultural band that performs African fusion music. Koffi currently teaches West African drumming and dance classes at CPRD. He is involved in several activities at CPRD, including the International Summer Dance Institute, the Aye youth development program, the annual Granny Dances to a Holiday Drum show, and other performances by the Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Ensemble. He also drums for African dance classes at CU Boulder and private studios. In his hometown of Kpalime, Koffi was active with the Zota Cultural Group, a non-profit organization that promotes the richness and music of West African culture through performances, workshops and immersion programs. Koffi was dancer, lead drummer and vice president of Zota through 2002. More info at www.koffi.us |
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YOGA: Richi Jai With love and respect Richii Jai is teaching yoga asana as a healing medium and point of entry for us all to realign with our higher selves. He is here to create a space that brings remembrance of our true nature and sense of connectivity to a far reaching past and future. Gentle strength and a playful vibration can allow power yoga to act as a healing medium.Richii Jai has an extensive background in nutrition, athletics, vibrational healing, and public service. Richii Jai has been told that his classes are fun, and inspiring. Two of the greatest joys of teaching yoga are when a student finds success with their practice and when they say he’s their favorite teacher. When not in the studio, Richii Jai is dancing, making art, walking around the forest and reading the words of the great teachers and saints. His young son is his favorite teacher. |
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MUSIC: Drum Circle led by Jon Crowder In every program, we provide each person with a drum or percussion instrument. No experience is necessary. Within minutes, your group will be playing drums, creating rhythms and making music through their collective spirits. We then facilitate your group in building stronger rhythms and connections. The process profoundly teaches people how to work together and builds group unity, spirit and purpose. More info at www.peakrhythms.com |
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YOGA: Katrina Gustafson Broyles |
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YOGA: Michelle Corriell Michelle Corriell, the owner of Harmony Yoga, first discovered yoga while attending the University of Iowa and became hooked by its ability to ease stress and connect her mind with her body. Later, as a high school English teacher with the Cherry Creek School District, Michelle found that yoga was what helped best to keep her balanced. In 2003, her love of health and passion for teaching led her to the Community College of Aurora's Teacher Training Institute for Classical Hatha Yoga, where she completed a 200-hour yoga teacher training program. More info at www.harmony-yoga.com |
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MUSIC: Gary Fishman |
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YOGA: Madhuri Martin In August of 1998 Madhuri Martin retreated from her family to Inner Harmony for a teacher training with John Friend. Although she had studied with John annually for 8 years, it was during this week that John provided the missing piece to her practice. That piece was Anusara. She witnessed in amazement, as her mental understanding and physical understanding of yoga joined together in song and celebration. More info at www.muddyoga.com |
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Dakini began singing and dancing when she was six and became a professional modern/ballet dancer at the age of 17. As a young child, some of her fondest memories were music night with her mother, the woman who taught her to sing. Through these artistic expressions Dakini found her own meaning to life: art. To Dakini, music and yoga bring love, peace, inner light, and hope. Dakini now lives, plays and practices in Colorado. Not only is she a musician but you can also find her guiding yoga classes for her studio, CorePower yoga in Stapleton. She had the amazing opportunity to work for CorePower for five years and within that time dreamt of owning her own studio. This dream was realized with the opening of the Stapleton studio, which is known for both the spiritual yogic path as well as having live music in classes. It is her intention to create an environment in which each practitioner feels supported in his/her yogic journey with not only movement but sound. Currently she is working on her first Kirtan CD as well as being the lead singer for a rock band. In the end, her music and her yoga are about the Bhakti path of love. She honors this path by singing to the Divine and recognizing her teacher Jai Uttal whom she studying from at Kirtan College in 2009. The amazing beauty in people inspires her especially when she sees the tremendous courage it takes to walk on this path of self-discovery. Hari Om. |
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YOGA: Simon Park
YOGA: Eric Lavigne |
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YOGA: AcroYoga Colorado AcroYoga blends the spiritual wisdom of yoga, the loving kindness of Thai massage, and the dynamic power of Acrobatics. These three ancient lineages form the foundation of a unique new practice that cultivates trust, connection and playfulness. Our highest aim is to bring individuals into a state of union with themselves, with each other, and with the divine. From this place of mutual support the true self can be realized, honored and shared for the benefit of all. More info at www.acroyogacolorado.com |
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MUSIC: Damon the Zen Drummer Damon, The Zen Drummer infuses rhythm saturated with mantra to produce peaceful, harmonious and funky sounds using live looping. This has been used to great effect in Yoga classes (e.g. Core Power Stapleton, Om Time Denver). The Zen Drummer's main instrument is the African djembe and other African percussion. He has studied extensively at the Dagbe Institute in Ghana Africa. He also available for private parties of all ages and for kirtan. He can be reached at damon@zendrummer.com or 310-466-3418. More info at www.zendrummer.com |
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YOGA: Shannon Paige Schneider Shan, as she is known to her students and friends, is the founder and muse of om time. She is an activist, an eternal optimist, and a lover of the flow of grace within everyone. She is truly here to be part of the collective flow that is "changing the world one downward dog at a time." More info at www.omtime.com; www.movingwiththemuse.com |
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MUSIC: Chris Webb Chris Webb’s musical journey began with a backwards guitar. The desire to strum the six stringed Stratocaster was too strong to alienate the musician from the music. The instrument might have claimed to be made for a right handed artist, but all it needed was the right artist. Webb’s musical prowess now extends beyond the traditional label of singer songwriter. He uses a unique song writing style infused with complex chords and intricate melodies. More info at www.chriswebbmusic.com |
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YOGA: Dave Farmar Dave Farmar is a Certified Baptiste Power Vinyasa Yoga Teacher. Dave has taught classes and workshops for students and instructors nationally and internationally. He produces one of iTunes’ top-rated yoga podcasts and has been featured in Bicycling and Elephant Journal magazines. He has presented at Yoga Journal Conferences and was recently appointed to serve on the Governor’s Council for Physical Fitness in Colorado. Dave has also worked as an assistant for Baron Baptiste and for Seane Corn at teacher trainings and conferences. His classes are rigorous yet fun, always working out both the body and the spirit, leading to extraordinary results. More info at www.davefarmar.com |
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MUSIC: Tommy Boyd Cardboard Quaker Oatmeal boxes served as Tom Boyd’s first set of drums, and from there he graduated to a full kit, learning the beat from Vail’s Bob Finney. He then studied bass guitar under Steve Womer and Atlanta’s Paul Mitchell, before picking up a six string and heading out onto Bridge Street to learn his chops. Tom now sings and plays rock acoustic guitar and bass at various venues around the Rocky Mountains, and is available for weddings, parties, and events as a solo act or as part of a group. More info at www.myspace.com/tommyboydmusic |
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MUSIC: Sean Johnson and the Wild Lotus Band The New Orleans Jazz Festival. Yoga Journal has praised the band, “A joy to listen to whether you’re a yogi or anyone who appreciates wildly creative music.” Yoga Chicago says, "Their music will ignite the world...a hybrid of East and West that will bring joy to your heart and get your body boogieing." Sean and the band's latest album Devaloka was released by Nettwerk/Nutone Music- home of Sarah McLaughlin, Barenaked Ladies, Krishna Das, Jai Uttal and many other artists. Yoga City NYC says, “Their music is capable of being energetic, grounding, mellow, tender, sweet- eerie, rapturous and blissful all at once.” More at www.seanjohnsonkirtan.com YOGA & MUSIC: Ryan Hader |
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"Walk the Talk Show" with Waylon Lewis WTTS has interviewed Deepak Chopra, Michael Pollan, Seane Corn, Richard Freeman, Amy Goodman, Alice Walker, Robert Thurman and Dr. Andrew Weil. Basically, WTTS aims to make the "mindful life" accessible and fun, all while keepin' it real. They ask tough questions where appropriate, but are mostly about having fun and spreading the good word regarding great causes. More at: www.facebook.com/elephantjournal |
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YOGA: Mike Matsumara In 2004, Mike met his guru (teacher), Sri Dharma Mittra, with whom he studied in NYC at Dharma Yoga Center. Mike eventually became a Yoga Alliance E-RYT 500 hour advanced certified teacher in Dharma Yoga Level 1-3 and also became initiated as one of Sri Dharma Mittra's disciples right before he left NYC for Colorado Springs to be with his wife. Sri Dharma Mittra gave Mike the Sanskrit name "Sadhu Om," which means the righteous and holy. Mike is constantly continuing on his yogic journey, keeping his teachers and their teachings with him along the way. More info at www.pranavayogacenter.com |
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MUSIC: Mountain Trance It’s been called “Regressive TechnoBilly Bluegrass Funk” and “HypnoBilly TranceGrass”… and it is an odd mix of old time banjo and fiddle with electronica dance beats, plus some didgeridoo and African drums. What comes out is fun and lively dance music that mixes the traditional and technological in new and bizarre ways. It’s like an old barn dance gone 21st Century techno-Americana -- going from modal mountain melodies to trancy grooves to bluegrass harmonies “all on the blink of a dream”. More info at www.myspace.com/mountaintrance |
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YOGA: R. R. Shakti Yoga World Reach Founder and Creative Director, Rachel (Shakti) Redding, CYT, RYT 500, has been teaching the “blissipline” of Inner Power Yoga in the Vail Valley since 2000. She has traveled extensively throughout the world gaining insight, experience and inspiration for her dharma and mission to bring yoga and hope to people from all walks of life. She is a firm believer in the power of yoga to awaken the body’s own healing process and to empower individuals in all areas of their lives. More info at www.yogaworldreach.org |
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MUSIC: Nabin Shrestha Throughout my early childhood, music has always been an essential part of my life and “Tabla” is the medium by which I was introduced to the world of music and rhythm. In combination with the guidance of my guru Shree Rabin Lal Shrestha and truly inspired by my brother Rajendra Shrestha, I began learning tabla at the age of (9) nine years old. To this day, I still view myself as a continuing student in an ever expanding exploration of the beauty in musically interpreting dynamic rhythmic sounds while performing the Tabla. More info at www.myspace.com/nabintabla |
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YOGA: Denise Cook Denise has been blessed to have studied directly and exclusively for many years with Baron Baptiste, but is influenced by all who she considers the great masters: Sai Baba, Jesus, Buddha, the Dalai Lama, Dee Davis, Mario Veo, and the teachers she has met on the way: Amy Ipolliti, Craig Kurtz, Manuso Manos, Madhuri Martin, Sean Corne, Rusty Wells, Beryl Bender-Birch, Sharon Gannon and David Life (as well as all their great teachers), Mike Matsamura and Mittra Om in the Dharma Mittra tradition and all the teachers daily I am blessed to practice among. More info at www.freesoulyoga.com |
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MUSIC: Vamadeva Kirtan Singing Kirtan has been a lifelong journey. I first chanted Kirtan at an ashram on Long Island, New York, in 1972. Sixteen years old, I followed along with no written words, picking up the chants by ear. It was completely weird. Yet, after a while, merging with the flow of the songs and the one flow of the group, I suddenly felt home—doing the right thing, something familiar and completely satisfying. I began to sink into a peace I had never felt before. More info at www.vamadevakirtan.com |
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YOGA: Laura Jaster Laura Jaster counts yoga as one of her greatest blessings. She draws her creative inspiration from dance, theater, improvisation, and nature, bringing a fluid and passionate expression to the art of yoga. In her classes, the body is the origin—and the vehicle through which the heart and mind are awakened to their pure essence. Laura believes yoga can encourage a deeper understanding of our place in the world and with each other. She approaches each class as an inquiry into the realm of spirit, and enjoys connecting with her students. More info at www.spiralwellness.com |
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MUSIC: DJ Eyeam (Alberto Martinez) Bio coming soon. |
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YOGA: Tina Porter The Denver Post in May 2010 and this summer's 5280 (Top of the Town) considers Tina "One of Denver's top 5 most sought-after instructors". Through a Reader’s poll for The Denver Post in 2008, Tina was voted one of the Best Instructors in Denver. Life with 2 small children is what nourishes her daily practice thus fueling her classes that are a true example of her integrity and devotion. Because of her innate ability to read the energy in the room, each one of Tina’s classes are unique. Her psychotherapeutic monologues have you meditating in movement, relating to her on many levels, opening more than you thought was possible and releasing more than you thought you even held. For more information on Tina and her upcoming Yoga Immersion/ 15 wk. Teacher's Training (beginning 9/2010) and her 2nd Annual Retreat to Nicaragua (1/22/2011) go to www.tina-yoga.com |
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MUSIC: Lil Sum'n Sumn Gil Gonzalez, Lisa Wimberger and Tierro make up Lil Sum'n Sum'n, a trio born out of the collective projects of Kan'nal and Lunar Fire. It is an improvisational psy-trance experience featuring a world beat made up of middle eastern, afro-cuban, african, and american influences. Haung drums, tablas, doumbeks, dounouns, congas, shakers, udus, guitars, drones, ballaphones, and tap dancing drive rythyms that range from primal dance to meditational journeying. More info at www.myspace.com/lilsumnsumn |
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