July 17th-19th, 2009

Prama Institute presents
A Weekend of Yoga, Healing, Music, & Chanting

Come and experience an entire weekend of yoga and sacred music in the peace and beauty of the Appalachian Mountains!

Asheville's favorite yoga teachers and world re known masters of the healing arts come together to present a dynamic mix of workshops and classes at the awe inspiring Prama Institute.

www.pramainstitute.org

Come practice Yoga and attend Workshops with Asheville's Favorite Yoga Teachers

Each of these wonderful teachers will be leading a class and/or a workshop over the weekend.

Lillah Schwartz,
Yoga at the Root of Nature

Stephanie Keach
Rock Your Asana

Kaoverii Weber
A Journey Through the Chakras
Yoga Philosophy: Ancient Tools for Everyday Challenges

Sierra Hollister
Kundalini Yoga

Derek Rinaldo
Tantric Hatha Yoga

Jai Dev Singh and Simrit Kaur
Kundalini Yoga

Cat Matlock
Soul Salutations

Jeri Senor
Yin/Yang—an experience in duality

Koriander (Harcharan Devi Kaur)
Kundalini Yoga and Morning Sadhana

Ajeet Kaur Khalsa
BodyDance—Interplay and Yoga 
Chanting the Chakras!

Janet Horn
Bikram Yoga

Ramesh Bjonnes
The History of Yoga

Timothy Burgin
Kripalu and Pranakriya Yoga

Jason Brodsky
Asthanga Yoga

Siri Beant Singh
The Aquarian Sadhana

Ryan Kurczak
Vedic Astrology, Yoga and Samadhi

To learn more about the teachers and the classes they will be leading at the festival please visit:

www.pramainstitute.com

Feel the Music!

Groove to Sacred Music from around the world featuring:

David Newman (Durga Das) and Mira
Concert and Sacred Art of Chanting workshop David Newman or Durga Das, as he is also known, is an internationally acclaimed Kirtan Chant Artist and a practitioner and educator of Bhakti Yoga—the Yoga of Love. David travels extensively singing Kirtan (Indian devotional chanting) and sharing the spiritual, devotional, meditative and musical aspects of yoga.  David's music embodies a devotional mysticism, distinctive musicality, poetic intimacy and a deep respect for India's ancient chant tradition.  His recordings expand the traditional Kirtan medium by incorporating a wide range of musical and lyrical elements and by exploring a vast palette of progressive production influences. He will appear with his wife, Mira, a celebrated devotional perfomer, recording artist and percussion artist. www.davidnewmanmusic.com  

“David Newman is a rising star in the international genre of chant artists….”
--NPR’s All Things Considered

Akira Satake
Appalachian World Music
Japanese-American banjo player Akira Satake garnered international attention with his collection of original compositions, “Cooler Heads Prevail,” and shared the 1998 German Music Critics Award for Best World Music recording with the legendary Sufi singer Nusrat Fateh Ali Kahn. Satake will bring his own band of first rate local musicians to the yoga festival. 
 
Mitch Nur, Ph. D.
Tibetan Sacred Music
Mitch Nur is a world renowned Master of the Himalayan Singing Bowls. His lectures and demonstrations feature an extensive blend of history, science, and culture; with a hands on approach enabling students to go beyond the academic to genuinely experiencing the discipline. The primary focus of his work is to provide all students the means by which to use sacred sound instruments to heal and strengthen their own physical and mental state--in turn, enabling them to heal others.

Ba Man Bia
World Music
Ba Man Bia is of a new generation of world music artists where deep interest in far-away sounds has been with them as long as they have listened to music. A young group recently formed in Asheville, they have created a fresh form of sound given their influence in Asian and African traditions, jazz and free improvisation. Their performance at LEAF this year was exciting and hot!

Caitanya Kirtan Group
Concert: Sanskrit, English and Sikh Kirtan
Blending the rich soaring vocals of Koriander, backed by harmonium or guitar, Rishis’s lively tabla rhythms as wells as bass and violin, this ecstatic chant group has performed at the Lake Eden Arts Festival, Unity Church and many yoga centers throughout the Southeast.

Sangita Devi
Kirtan—Ecstatic Chants
Sangita Devi is a popular kirtan band from Asheville, NC and has been leading weekly kirtans and performing and teaching Bhakti Yoga and ecstatic chants for the past seven years.

Simrit Kaur
East/West Songs of Devotion
Simrit Kaur is a singer, musician, teacher and mother. Her unique style of devotional music is deep, mystical and emotionally rich. She performs kirtan throughout the country and has a new album, The Sweetest Nectar, set for release in the fall of 2009. Simrit has a background in both the classical music systems of the east and the west. She teaches Naad Yoga (yoga of sound) and the use of the voice as an instrument for awakening consciousness.

Dada Nabhaniilananda
Spiritual Eco-Folk Music
Dada is a meditation instructor of Ananda Marga, an authority on Yoga philosophy, a published author and a popular musician. He plays melodic folk rock in the style of Simon & Garfunkel or Cat Stevens. He sings about spiritual experiences and ecological or human rights issues, and derives many of his ideas from myths and legends of different cultures. Dada’s immersion in eastern mysticism adds a deeper dimension to his music, giving it a lasting quality.

Japa Kirtan Band
The band consists of Cat Matlock, Jeff Schmidt, Scott Miller, Will Young, and Jacci Lea. Their music is non-traditional kirtan mixed with some favorite old spirituals and far-eastern influence. By blending western and Indian folk music into a deep devotional mood, they will help your heart soar!

To learn more please visit:

www.pramainstitute.org

Sacred Dance brought to you by Asheville's finest Sacred Movement teachers

Mekare
Mandala Dance of the 21 Praises of Tara
Mekare is a sacred dancer, artist, and bodywork therapist who is passionate about Embodiment, Evolution, Sacred Dance, Sound, and Healing. She has studied dance around the globe, including performing for His Holiness the Dalai Lama in the Mandala Dance of the 21 Praises of Tara.

Lisa Zahia
Bhangra Dance
Lisa will be leading a lively Bhangra dance for everyone on Friday night. She began studying belly dance in 2000. Before that she studied jazz, ballet, hip hop and was a member of the Maryland Dance Team. She studied with Autum Wind, Laul Victoria Grey, and Artemis Mourot. In 2005, she moved to Asheville and joined Baraka Mundi, now a well established dance troupe. In 2008, she travelled to the West Coast where she won the title of Tribal Fusion Bellydancer of the Universe. Bhangra is a dance hailing from the Indian state of Punjab. Having evolved from a courtship dance at festivals to a fun and energetic modern dance form, Bhangra is athletic and tons of fun!

Come Experiance Health & Healing

Jane Tara Cicchetti
Healing Dreams: The Link between Mind and Body
In this workshop, homeopath, author and Jungian psychologist, Jane Tara Cicchetti will teach you to understand the messages from your dreams and how they can improve your health and well-being.   You will learn the importance of a dream journal and how to honor the very personal symbols within your dreams.  The relationship between the symbolic world, the physical body, and homeopathic remedies will also be discussed.

Michael Young
Circle of the Heart: An Experience of Inner Healing 
Michael Young is a nationally known facilitator of personal healing and the founder/director of the Circle of the Heart School. In this 90 minute experiential introduction to the world of wholeness and our journey towards it, we will enter into the reality of spiritual wholeness (holiness) and explore, through different modalities of healing, the inner terrain of our individual journeys toward wholeness.  We will start on time and once we begin ceremony, we will close the doors and no one else will be allowed to enter. 
 
Juliet Blankespoor
Medicinal Herbs Juliet has been sharing her love of plants by teaching about medicinal herbs and botany for over 16 years. She owns the Chestnut Herb Nursery specializing in medicinal and native plants and is the director and primary instructor of the Chestnut School of Herbal Medicine which offers all-outdoor, hands-on herb courses.
 
Jan Gillespie
Tai Chi Easy
Access the blissful "Qi State" right away with Tai Chi Easy.  It is not a kind of Tai Chi but a carefully developed method that makes it easy, beneficial and fun. In this workshop, Jan gracefully guides you through the movement forms of Qigong and Tai Chi Easy using flowing movement, breathing practices, self applied massage and meditative focus.  She is a certified teacher of Integral  Institute of Qigong and Tai Chi Easy at Omega Institute and a Nia Blue Belt instructor with twenty five years teaching experience. Find the balance of Yin and Yang in your Heart of Unconditional Love.

Camping & Eco Dorms

Experience the peace and splendor of the rolling grassy hills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Camping is included in the price of the ticket. Showers will be available and coolers are welcome. 

There are beautiful eco dorms available through the Prama
Institute. Reservations must be made in advance 828.649.9408

Please visit the link below to get detailed pricing for the dorms:

www.pramainstitute.org

Our Location- The Prama Institute

Prama is a Holistic and Eco Retreat located in Marshall, North Carolina on 150 acres of rolling hills and forest lands with hiking trails and panoramic views of the Blue Ridge Mountains. The French Broad River, is located just five minutes away for a cool dip. 

The word Prama “dynamic balance” in Sanskrit.  Individual prama: harmony between body, mind and spirit.  Collective prama: balance between people, community and environment.

To learn more about Prama visit:

www.pramainstitute.org

Registration

TICKETS ARE NOW ON SALE! Tickets are limited, so get your early bird tickets before July 10 for only $85, which includes parking and camping! For Eco Dorm Rooms, call the Prama Institute at 828-649-9408.

Early Registration | before July 10th $85
Regular Registration $95
One Day Pass | Sat., July 18th $65

To register on line for the festival and/or eco dorms please visit:

www.pramaistitute.org

Driving & Directions

The Prama Institute, our festival location is a 25 minute drive from downtown  Asheville. To have the least impact on the land we encourage everyone to carpool; call your friends and travel together.

For directions please follow link below:

www.pramainstitute.org/directions.html

What to bring

If you are camping or sleeping under the stars please bring:

tent and camping supplies
flashlight
sunscreen
sun hat
water bottle
bug spray
good walking shoes
towels and eco friendly tolitries
yoga mat and blanket
camping chair
basic first aid kit
camera
bathing suit for the river, if you wish

If you are staying in the eco-dorms, please bring all of the above (except the tent!)

Yummy for Your Tummy

The kitchen at Prama will be open for you to purchase wholesome vegan and vegetarian meals & snacks. You are welcome to bring a cooler or if you have dietary needs please let Prama know in advance.

Asheville Yoga & Music Festival
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Prama Institute
310 Panhandle Road | Marshall, NC 28753
(828) 649-9408

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