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New Years Retreat
The Triadic Heart of the Goddess: Kali, Laksmi, Sarasvati
with Sianna Sherman, Douglas Brooks, Noah Maze, Benjy & Heather Wertheimer
In the tradition of the Tantric Shaktas, our own human bodies, hearts, and minds are expressions of that Great Light, the Mahadevi. We are the secret Mahadevi has chosen to tell; we are the Three Cities, Tripura, known as Kali, Laksmi, and Sarasvati. In Kali we touch the pulse of the divine's choice to embody as our body and hold the potency of the All; in Laksmi we enter into the heart of infinite forms and touch the bounty of our spiritual being; in Sarasvati we look deeply into the mirror of self-awareness and focus our innate creativities. For four days we will journey with the Great Goodness, the eternal Light of Consciousness, and renew our connection with the source of being itself.
PLEASE NOTE NEW LOCATION:
3030A 16th St, San Francisco, CA 94103
Fri Dec 28
1-4 pm asana with Noah & Sianna
4-6pm Douglas
Sat Dec 29
9-11 asana with Noah
11-1 Douglas
3-6 asana with Sianna
Sun Dec 30
9-11 asana with Sianna
11-1 Douglas
3-6 asana with Noah
8-10 Douglas CHANGE IN SCHEDULE: will be 6-8pm Douglas
Mon Dec 31
9-11 asana with Sianna and Noah
11-1 Douglas
6:30-8 Indian Buffet * cancelled
8-10 Concert with Benjy & Heather Wertheimer * cancelled
Fees
$465 all sessions paid by Dec 1
$480 thereafter
$40 2 hr session
$60 3 hr session
$25 Concert *
$15 Indian Buffet *
* Concert and buffet not included in all sessions fee.
Register online or call 510.486.0264
Teachers:
Sianna Sherman is a certified Anusara Teacher who apprenticed directly under John Friend's guidance from 2000-2003. Sianna has a great wealth of knowledge in all aspects of the Anusara style including Yoga Philosophy and therapeutics. She continues to assist John nationally and internationally and always loves to be in the presence of her teacher. In 2001, she had the auspicious meeting with her yoga philosophy mentor Dr. Douglas Brooks and has since dedicated her philosophy studies to the Rajanaka Tantra tradition. The teachings of Douglas have radically transformed Sianna's understanding of yoga philosophy and have ignited the core of her heart in every way. The Tantras are the juice of Sianna's inspiration, as well as her love of poetry, nature, story-telling, healing modalities and life's intricate beauties. Sianna is immensely grateful to both John and Douglas for their generosity of heart and their sublimely sophisticated teachings which she shares in her own voice through workshops, teacher trainings, therapeutic trainings and retreats both nationally and internationally. She poetically weaves Anusara Yoga and Rajanaka Tantra philosophy into a colorful fabric offered from her heart and enjoys working with all levels of students.
Dr Douglas Brooks PhD is among the world's leading scholars of Hindu Tantrism. Through lecture and discussion, Dr Brooks will unfold the philosophy of intrinsic goodness that underlies the practice of Anusara Yoga. Dr Brooks holds a PhD from Harvard and is currently a Professor of Religion at the University of Rochester in New York.
Noah Maze is a certified Anusara Yoga instructor who currently lives in Los Angeles. He is recognized as one of the most advanced, proficient practitioners and teachers of Anusara yoga. In addition to teaching his regular classes, Noah also teaches workshops, retreats, and trainings. His students consistently soar to new levels — a testament to his uplifting, energetic, expressive style that integrates the depth of his knowledge of the principles and practices of yoga. Noah is widely recognized as one of the most highly skilled teacher trainers of Anusara yoga in the country.