Hawaii Yoga Festival 2017: Full Schedule

8:45am HST

Slow Down, Sink In, Connect: Love in Action. Mindful Yoga in the style of Thich Nhat Hanh

In this Hatha yoga class we will Slow Down (through meditation, mindful movement, self-care with breath and conscious awareness and attention to ourselves in this very moment.)
In each pose we will intentionally Sink In ( so we can experience things more deeply, be more tuned in to our own and other’s feelings and needs - to act from kindness, compassion, heart-centered places)
Connect (Practice to create time in your day to connect to ourselves and each other - Right here. Right now. This is it.)
We will conclude with a Love in Action guided meditation.

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Admission: Free for festival pass holders. Not open to the public.

Teachers

Susanna Barkataki

Susanna Barkataki, M.Ed. Ayurvedic Wellness Counselor, E-RYT 500, member of Thich Nhat Hanh’s Core Community of Interbeing, is passionate about decolonizing yoga and practicing it not just as poses but as a way of life. She shares yoga to be authentic, accessible and with the aim... Read More →

Wednesday October 11, 2017 8:45am - 10:15am HST
2. Rainbow Room

Yoga (Cool/Still), Cool/Still

3:00pm HST

Loving Kindness/Ho'oponopono Guided Meditation

In this class, we will explore guided meditations around the themes of love, connection, self-acceptance, harmony, and forgiveness. Loving kindness meditations direct benevolent and loving energy toward ourselves and others. Ho'oponopono (loosely translated as "to make right") is a set of practices that have been used in Hawaiian and other Polynesian cultures for centuries to support harmonious relationships between people, nature and Spirit. Practicing these meditations can increase emotional, spiritual, and physical well-being for ourselves, others, and our environments.

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Admission: Free for festival pass holders. Open to the public for $15 ($10 kama’āina). A valid Hawaii state-issued ID or driver’s license must be presented at festival check-in to receive kama’āina rates.

Teachers

Marika Ripke

Marika has been practicing yoga for 20 years, and teaching for seven. She is certified in Hatha and Vinyasa Flow, and has experience guiding restorative and post-natal yoga. She also teaches Samadhi Dance Yoga, a high energy movement class combining dance, yoga, and Pranyama (conscious... Read More →

Wednesday October 11, 2017 3:00pm - 4:00pm HST
1. EMAX

Yoga (Cool/Still), Cool/Still, Meditation

8:45am HST

Be Kind To Yourself With Yin Yoga

Join Caroline for a kind, gentle Yin Yoga class.

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Admission: Free for festival pass holders. Open to the public for $15 ($10 kama’āina). A valid Hawaii state-issued ID or driver’s license must be presented at festival check-in to receive kama’āina rates.

Teachers

Caroline Delano

Caroline has been practicing yoga since the mid 1970s and teaching since the early 1980s. During the early 1990s, she lived and taught at the Lama Foundation in Taos, New Mexico and by the mid-90s had opened her own yoga studio in Denver Colorado. She moved to Hawaii in 2009 and... Read More →

Thursday October 12, 2017 8:45am - 10:15am HST
1. EMAX

Yoga (Cool/Still), Cool/Still, Yin

10:30am HST

Kirtan workshop and Mantra Alchemy

A presentation of the benefits of call and response Mantra chanting. A process that has been practiced for milleniums throughout the World bringing community together in Unity and Diversity. "Man" means "mind" and "tra" means "to give bliss". Great masters claim the benefits of chanting these power words together in groups has the greatest benefit to ones soul, each other and even the whole world. Vijay will be sharing his experiences in Kirtan as well as techniques and chants on Harmonium, Caratals and Mridanga drum. We will learn enchanting melodies from Vrindavan and Navadvipa Krishna Bhakti traditions as well as rhythms for use in Kirtan for ones own practice and for sharing with others.

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Admission: Free. Open to the public.

Teachers

Vijay Krsna

Kirtaniyas

Vijay Krsna studied devotional Indian folk music known as “Kirtan” in the sacred village of Vrindavana, India. This rare traditional art form is an ancient call-and-response mantra chanting practice, that originated in the Indian subcontinent over 5000 years ago. Vijay formed... Read More →

Thursday October 12, 2017 10:30am - 12:00pm HST
1. EMAX

Yoga (Cool/Still), Bhakti, Kirtan, Mantra, Music

7:30pm HST

Happy Back Yoga

Happy Back Yoga is a perfect end-of-the-day stretch focusing on twists, gentle backbends and other postures to relax and align the back and neck. This hour-long practice will brighten the body for a good night's sleep - and you may find some easy techniques to bring into your daily routine as well.

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Admission: Free for festival pass holders.

Teachers

Kimberly Dark

Kimberly Dark is a writer, professor, yoga teacher and raconteur, working to reveal the hidden architecture of everyday life one clever essay, poem, and story at a time. She uses humor, surprise and intimacy to help audiences discover their influences, and reclaim their power as social... Read More →

Thursday October 12, 2017 7:30pm - 8:30pm HST
2. Rainbow Room

Yoga (Cool/Still), Warm/Moving

7:30pm HST

Candlelight Restorative

Mantras for healing will be played to assist students in letting go of tension, stress,and anxiety that is held in the body & mind. The mantras will correspond to the theme of Love & Spirituality & Social Justice.

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Admission: Free for festival pass holders. Not open to the public.

Teachers

Banka

Banka has spent much of her life as a seeker, student, and spiritual practitioner. At the young age of 13, Banka first started meditating. Her teacher at that time was her mother, Sheila. Buddhism has been an important element of Banka’s study and practice. She lived at Tassajara... Read More →

Thursday October 12, 2017 7:30pm - 9:00pm HST
4. Blue Moon Room

Yoga (Cool/Still), Cool/Still

3:00pm HST

Breathing into Being

Wake up the nadis (energy channels) and free prana to flow!

Breath is the essence of our Life. Are you breathing right now? Take a big breath and ease into the present moment.

In this class we will focus on the subtle and more apparent movement of breathing through gentle asana and intentional yogic breathing techniques. Alternating meditative stillness with motion naturally balances the hemispheres of the brain. We find ourselves healed in that delightful state of equanimity and bliss.

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Admission: Free for festival pass holders. Not open to the public.

Teachers

Marcia Galleher

It was 1969, the year of the Woodstock Music Festival. Swami Satchidananda opened up this historic event with a unifying OM, vocalized by thousands of participants. Although I was not there, this is the spiritual revolution era that influenced my yoga practice. I was a young 15 year... Read More →

Friday October 13, 2017 3:00pm - 4:00pm HST
2. Rainbow Room

Yoga (Cool/Still), Breathwork, Cool/Still

4:30pm HST

Yoga: Incorporating Trauma-Informed Elements

Join Jeesoo Park, a volunteer with Exhale to Inhale, as she teaches a gentle yoga class incorporating trauma-informed elements and shares a video about a special non-profit organization and its mission. ETI believes that survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault can feel strong and safe in their bodies, and when they do, they can help to end the cycle of violence in their families and communities. ETI brings free yoga classes to survivors in New York, Connecticut and Los Angeles through free weekly classes at shelters and community-based organizations.

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Admission: Free for festival pass holders. Not open to the public.

Teachers

Jeesoo Park

Jeesoo Park has been teaching Hot Power and Hot Vinyasa Yoga since 2013, when she was certified through CorePower Yoga in Washington, D.C. She currently teaches private clients and leads studio classes at Pure Yoga and Equinox in New York City. Her sequences are empowering and challenging... Read More →

Friday October 13, 2017 4:30pm - 6:00pm HST
3. Ocean Vista

Yoga (Cool/Still), Warm/Moving

8:00pm HST

The Mothership: An Epic Journey To Your Infinite Self

~ THE MOTHERSHIP ~ An Epic Journey Home to Your Infinite Self Come Cultivate Your Divine Core with Kundalini Yoga, transformative meditations, & a symphony of Sound Healing. Welcome! We will warm up with a gentle chakra balancing series, and then move through some potent Kriyas to activate the Kundalini Lifeforce, align with our Highest Truth, & strengthen all systems of the Mind-Body-Spirit. Then relax deeply as you are blessed by a team of Sound Healing Angels. (Crystal Bowls, Didgeridoos & Tuning Forks) And then taken on a Cosmic Journey with the GONG. As the waves of the Original Sound Current wash you clean, you will disappear into Shuniya - the zero point of egoless bliss. Considered one of the most powerful forms of sound therapy, the Gong is extremely effective in clearing blocks and deeply healing the psyche. You will awaken from this journey, feeling refreshed & reborn. We look forward to LOVING you up!
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Admission: Free for festival pass holders. Open to the public for $20 ($10 kama’āina). A valid Hawaii state-issued ID or driver’s license must be presented at festival check-in to receive kama’āina rates.

Teachers

Jade Rajbir Kaur

Jade Rajbir Kaur is the Founder of SOULEvolution Coaching, SOULRebirthing & The Radiant Lotus Retreats - offering 1-10 day Transformational Healing Immersions. Throughout her intense life, Jade has immersed herself in mastering countless modalities of healing, wellness and self-development... Read More →

Friday October 13, 2017 8:00pm - 10:00pm HST
1. EMAX

Yoga (Cool/Still), Kundalini, Sound, Still/Cool

8:45am HST

Heal Neck and Shoulder Pain

Rooted in the time-tested practices of yoga and qigong, this unique program is based in twenty years of research in therapeutic movement and self-healing modalities. Join master teacher, Cain Carroll, in this half-day workshop where you will learn a complete system of self-care for healing your own neck and shoulder pain naturally using gentle restorative exercises, breathings techniques, self-massage and important adjustments to your everyday posture and body mechanics that will reduce repetitive stress and relieve chronic tension.

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Admission: Free for festival pass holders. Not open to the public.

Teachers

Cain Carroll

Founder, Clearbright Coaching

Cain Carroll, E-RYT 500 is an author and coach who teaches courses in radical self-healing and embodied spiritual practice. He has led classes and retreats in 15 countries and worked privately with top executives, elite athletes, doctors, and renowned artists. His work is inspired... Read More →

Saturday October 14, 2017 8:45am - 10:15am HST
2. Rainbow Room

Yoga (Cool/Still), Still/Cool

10:30am HST

Raja Yoga: The Yoga Sutra of Patanjali

Explore the philosophies and practices presented in the Yoga Sutra of Patanjali.
Class includes lecture and discussion through questions and answers provided by all participants.

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Admission: Free for festival pass holders. Not open to the public.

Teachers

Snehan Born

I have four decades of experience with yoga and meditation and have been teaching since 2000. I've led teacher trainings at Satchidananda Ashram, Yogaville, Virginia and The Integral Yoga Institute, NYC and taught at The Integral Yoga Institutes in San Francisco, Buenos Aires, Melbourne... Read More →

Saturday October 14, 2017 10:30am - 12:00pm HST
4. Blue Moon Room

Yoga (Cool/Still), Still/Cool, Talk/Discussion

1:15pm HST

Bhakti Workshop

This playshop will be a journey of and through the heart. Bhakti means “love” or “devotion” and here we will blend mythology, kirtan and experiential creative expression. We will dive into Vedic mythology with appropriate bhajans to sing as call and response kirtan. Throughout the stories and songs, we will open the space to explore different creative outlets such as movement, visual art, drumming and singing as ways to bring out each of our individual Love. The stories will relate to universal themes and will be carried from the universal to the personal, so each participant can see through a variety of different faces and experiences. This playshop will be appropriate for any energy level as each person will decide for themselves how much movement and participation they want to exert. Live Music by Owen Home.

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Admission: Free for festival pass holders. Not open to the public.

Teachers

Alexis Cox

Alexis Cox is a Resident Teacher at Kalani and lives in Puna. She also teaches at Kupukupu Yoga at Hawaiian Sanctuary. In her teaching, she celebrates the love for the divine that resides within each of us and the power of Myth and Music to heal and transform. She teaches traditional... Read More →

Saturday October 14, 2017 1:15pm - 4:15pm HST
3. Ocean Vista

Yoga (Cool/Still), Bhakti, Kirtan, Mantra, Music

8:30am HST

Rest In Yin

Restore the more hidden, subtle and relaxing benefits of yoga into your life with the power of Yin Yoga. We'll breathe deeply into supportive, restorative postures with ample support to enjoy deep rest, stretching our connective tissue and enhancing energetic flow. A wonderful complement to a more active (yang) practice, this opportunity to integrate the openings of longer held postures (3-5 minutes) is for all levels.

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Admission: Free for festival pass holders. Open to the public for $15 ($10 kama’āina). A valid Hawaii state-issued ID or driver’s license must be presented at festival check-in to receive kama’āina rates.

Teachers

jaRed Sam

A wisdom-seeking yogi, adventurer, and lomilomi massage therapist based on the Big Island of Hawaii, jaRed is known for his sweet spirit and soothing guidance on the mat, while offering grounding and energizing flow sequencing in his vinyasa, yin yoga classes and annual retreats... Read More →

Sunday October 15, 2017 8:30am - 10:00am HST
1. EMAX

Yoga (Cool/Still), Cool/Still, Yin