Telluride Yoga Festival: Full Schedule

8:00am MDT

Intro into Meditation: Battling Your Mind Ninjas

Limited Capacity seats available

Close your eyes they say. Relax they say. Let your mind go blank. Have you tried to learn how to mediate only to find that the second you close your eyes its like a battle going down in your head? You are not alone! In fact, even when we look back into the yoga sutras we see that these “fluctuations of the mind” have always been one of the biggest internal battles we face as humans. This workshop is meant to be informative and practical for anyone new to mediation who is ready to face their mind ninjas and find a little more internal freedom. HI YAH!

Presenters

Arielle Shipe

Thursday June 28, 2018 8:00am - 9:30am MDT
The Meditation & Wisdom Tent 721 W Colorado Ave, Telluride, CO 81435

Meditation

Level All Levels, Foundational/Beginner, For Teachers
What to Expect Discussion and 4 "bite-sized" meditations (5-7 mins long each)
Tech & Setup Info Playing from playlist/iphone, Whiteboard

10:00am MDT

Pranayama : The Powerhouse Anti-Aging Practice

Limited Capacity seats available

Deep, cleansing, balancing breath work. Most yogis miss or are never taught this important limb. A huge step up from asana, designed to continue the work of asana and prepare you for meditation. Extraordinary yoga therapy and powerful brain training.

Presenters

Beryl Bender

Founder/Director, The Hard & The Soft Yoga Institute

Beryl Bender Birch, author and activist, graduated from Syracuse University with a degree in English and Philosophy and has been an avid student of classical yoga & Buddhism since l971. She spent 4 months in India in l974, with her Jain teacher, Munishree Chitrabhanu, to further... Read More →

Thursday June 28, 2018 10:00am - 12:00pm MDT
The Meditation & Wisdom Tent 721 W Colorado Ave, Telluride, CO 81435

Meditation

Level All Levels
Level 8-Limbed Yoga
What to Expect 50% discussion, 50% pranayama
Audio/Set Up This session will not have music

1:00pm MDT

5 Elements Journey: Mapping the Meridian Pathways through the Nature Ways

Limited Capacity filling up

Join Kate Mulheron as she journeys you through all FIVE of the ELEMENTS: Water, Wood, Fire, Earth and Metal in your BODY—through the full cycle of the seasons and how all the elements work together to support the balance in MOTHER NATURE and the balance in you and your wellbeing!!

We will work with the physical, emotional and energetic body of the 12 meridians and 30 acupuncture points of the 5 Element Chinese Acupuncture System to help MAP them through your body and provide a greater connection to your healing within.

Working with the 5 elements as a healing modality through movement and breath will teach you to connect to the rhythms and cycles of life and to bring you back into your personal balance and alignment as you live a life more vibrantly from this place of balance through the teachings of Mother Nature.

Jay Kraemer will be there to weave LIVE MUSIC through soundscaping to deepen the experience of this magical practice!

Presenters

Kate Mulheron

Thursday June 28, 2018 1:00pm - 3:00pm MDT
The Meditation & Wisdom Tent 721 W Colorado Ave, Telluride, CO 81435

Yoga, Live Music/DJ

Level All Levels
Level Earth Ways Yoga
What to Expect 80 percent asana; 20 percent guided meditation
Audio/Set Up Playing from Playlist
Tech & Setup Info Blocks & Straps

8:00am MDT

Cultivating The Witness: Meditation Basics That Work

Limited Capacity seats available

If you’re ready to evolve your yoga practice and begin to include meditation but aren’t sure how to start or have started and can’t make it stick, this workshop will be a perfect launching point to demystify and learn a few techniques to help you on your evolutionary journey. Meditation is not as simple nor as frustrating as simply “quiet your mind”. With Gina’s emphasis on simplicity and clarity, this workshop will feel accessible to all beginners and provide some new perspective for more seasoned practitioners or teachers who’d like to begin offering these practices to their students. Includes illuminating lecture and a meditation practice.

Presenters

Gina Caputo

Health + Wellness Coach & Yoga Teacher, Gina Caputo Whole Health One Life

Throughout her classes, Gina Caputo’s accessible, down-to-earth approach empowers people to relate to and apply complex Yogic concepts to everyday life. Through her clear and playful style, she encourages you to explore possibilities, transform old beliefs, and embrace Yoga as a... Read More →

Friday June 29, 2018 8:00am - 9:30am MDT
The Meditation & Wisdom Tent 721 W Colorado Ave, Telluride, CO 81435

Dharma Talk

Level All Levels
Level Meditation
What to Expect 75% Lecture/Q&A, 25% Meditation
Audio/Set Up Playing from Playlist
Tech & Setup Info Meditation Cushions

10:00am MDT

Mahamudra: The Great Seal

Limited Capacity seats available

Mahamudra was considered by Krishnamacharya to be the epitome of Hatha Yoga accomplishment. A seal contains something special. That something is your pure energy, your divine potential, your magic. This tantric inspired practice includes bandha, breath, and meditation as a means to harness potential and accelerate consciousness.

Presenters

Evan Soroka

Friday June 29, 2018 10:00am - 12:00pm MDT
The Meditation & Wisdom Tent 721 W Colorado Ave, Telluride, CO 81435

Meditation

Level Intermediate/Advanced
Level Tantra
What to Expect Short discussion, breath-centric movement, pranayama and meditation.
Audio/Set Up Set up for Jaya Lakshmi & Ananda - Left and right out to the mains as well as 2 mic stands.
Tech & Setup Info Meditation cushions, this session will not have music

1:00pm MDT

Guided Journaling: Writing Through the Chakras

Limited Capacity seats available

Ashley Shires, M.A., Creative Writing, is a contributing editor at SF Yoga Magazine. She is certified in Ashtanga Yoga with Richard Freeman, and she has studied with self-reflective writers including Cheryl Strayed and Dani Shapiro. With over 16 years of experience teaching writing and yoga classes, Ashley's passion is to help students connect to their hearts, tap into their creativity, and find meaning and joy in their lives.

Presenters

Ashley Shires

Writer/Editor, SF Yoga Magazine

Ashley Shires, MFA, Creative Writing, MA, Counseling, is a contributing editor at SF Yoga Magazine. She is certified in Ashtanga Yoga with Richard Freeman, and she has studied with self-reflective writers including Cheryl Strayed and Dani Shapiro. Ashley's passion is to help students... Read More →

Friday June 29, 2018 1:00pm - 2:30pm MDT
The Meditation & Wisdom Tent 721 W Colorado Ave, Telluride, CO 81435

Self-Care, Writing/Journaling

Level All Levels
What to Expect 20% discussion, 80% guided meditation and journaling
Audio/Set Up This session will not have music
What to Bring Journal/Notebook & pen
Tech & Setup Info Whiteboard + Markers, Meditation Cushions

3:30pm MDT

Ayurveda for Brain and Cognitive Health

Limited Capacity full
Adding this to your schedule will put you on the waitlist.

People are living a lot longer now and taking care of our brains and cognitive health can make the difference between merely living long and living well. Ayurveda, which originates from India, has a treasure chest of self-care, dietary and herbal therapies to maintain and strengthen our brain and cognitive health. In India, where it still functions as the cultural bedrock of preventative medicine and “kitchen wisdom” they enjoy some of lowest rates of Alzheimers/dementia in the world. This event will feature Scott Blossom, who has practiced Ayurveda and Traditional Chinese Medicine for 20 years, discussing practical and accessible ways that we can care for this precious internal organ.

Presenters

Scott Blossom

Friday June 29, 2018 3:30pm - 4:45pm MDT
The Meditation & Wisdom Tent 721 W Colorado Ave, Telluride, CO 81435

Dharma Talk

Level All Levels
Level Ayurveda
What to Expect 50% talking, 50% Q&A/Discussion
Audio/Set Up Playing from Playlist

8:00am MDT

Meditation: The Missing Link for Modern Yogis

Limited Capacity seats available

Understanding meditation as an inseparable aspect of yoga and taking a deep look into the challenges, misconceptions and innumerable benefits of cultivating a consistent meditation practice. This workshop will go beyond the many known physical and mental benefits of the practice and explore the subtle and life changing benefits as they affect your entire being and elevate your awareness. We will have open forum discussion into your own personal challenges and attempt to shed light on many misconceptions that may be standing in your way of finally establishing your seat as a daily meditator.

Presenters

Sara Ward

Creator, Sara Ward Jewelry

Sara Ward is an RYT-500 whose passion lies in making the ancient teachings, wisdom and practices of yoga approachable to the modern student. Sara teaches group and private asana classes in Honolulu, Hi and Telluride, Co as well as traveling to offer yoga workshops and trainings. Her... Read More →

Saturday June 30, 2018 8:00am - 9:30am MDT
The Meditation & Wisdom Tent 721 W Colorado Ave, Telluride, CO 81435

Meditation

Level All Levels
What to Expect 75% discussion, 25% meditation
Audio/Set Up Playing from Playlist
Tech & Setup Info No music, Dry Erase Board

10:00am MDT

Cannabis - Perspectives from Yoga, Ayurveda, and Modern Science

Limited Capacity seats available

Cannabis has been employed for health, spiritual, cultural and recreational reasons for thousands of years. As it has become more widely used and commercially marketed medicinally and recreationally in the US it is helpful to get a sophisticated and nuanced perspective on this powerful plant medicine so we can each make informed choices about our personal relationship to it.

Scott Blossom, who has been practicing Ayurveda and Traditional Chinese Medicine for 20 years will lecture and convene an open dialogue about the role and properties of cannabis from the yogic, Ayurvedic, and scientific perspectives.

Presenters

Scott Blossom

Saturday June 30, 2018 10:00am - 11:30am MDT
The Meditation & Wisdom Tent 721 W Colorado Ave, Telluride, CO 81435

Dharma Talk

Level All Levels
Level Ayurveda
What to Expect 50% lecture & 50% discussion/Q&A
Audio/Set Up This session will not have music
Props to bring Please make sure your kiddos have snacks
What to Bring Notebook if you have it

1:00pm MDT

A Chakra Journey: Deepening Into Your Grounded Heart That Speaks Your Authentic Truth

Limited Capacity seats available

Please join Kate Mulheron as she guides you on a Yoga Journey through your Chakra System as a tool for a greater understanding of how you stand in this world!!

We will drop into each of your seven chakras and access the physical, emotional and energetic areas of your body each chakra is associated with through yoga, vision and breath. We will work through our sensory system to sense and feel where you feel free and where you hold energy blocks on your “creative channel”, as you have the right to create the life you walk, live and breathe, and our right to create is essential to life well lived!!

Jay Kraemer will be there to weave LIVE MUSIC through soundscaping to deepen the experience of this magical practice!

Presenters

Kate Mulheron

Saturday June 30, 2018 1:00pm - 2:30pm MDT
The Meditation & Wisdom Tent 721 W Colorado Ave, Telluride, CO 81435

Yoga, Live Music/DJ

Level All Levels
Level Earth Ways Yoga
What to Expect 80% asana, 20% guided meditation
Audio/Set Up This session will not have music
Props to bring Please make sure your kiddos have snacks

3:30pm MDT

Exploring Inner Space with Yoga Nidra

Limited Capacity seats available

Take an extraordinary journey to alternative states of consciousness thru the doors of yoga nidra. Allow deep healing to occur in the profoundly relaxed bodily state of yoga nidra. Float, soar, and time travel. Return safely to earth and waking consciousness - refreshed, energized, and restored.

Presenters

Beryl Bender

Founder/Director, The Hard & The Soft Yoga Institute

Saturday June 30, 2018 3:30pm - 5:00pm MDT
The Meditation & Wisdom Tent 721 W Colorado Ave, Telluride, CO 81435

Meditation

Level All Levels
Level Yoga Nidra
What to Expect 25-30 % discussion; 70-75% yoga nidra
Audio/Set Up This session will not have music
Tech & Setup Info Meditation Cushions

1:00pm MDT

Guided Journaling & Meditation Mini-Retreat

Limited Capacity seats available

Writing is an amazing contemplative tool, helping us to find meaning in our past and clarity in the present, shining light on our path ahead. We will practice self-compassion on this guided journey, exploring our stories as an act of healing and empowerment. The workshop will include guided meditations and writing prompts to help you tap into your heart and let your words flow. At the end of the timed writing sessions, you will have the opportunity to process the writing experience in a facilitated, supportive discussion. No critiques or workshopping, just pure, creative expression in a contemplative, nurturing environment. Please bring paper or a journal and a pen. All levels of writing experience welcome.

Presenters

Ashley Shires

Writer/Editor, SF Yoga Magazine

Saturday July 21, 2018 1:00pm - 2:30pm MDT
The Meditation & Wisdom Tent 721 W Colorado Ave, Telluride, CO 81435

Self-Care, Writing/Journaling

Level All Levels
What to Expect 20% guided meditation, 60% journaling, 20% discussion
Audio/Set Up This session will not have music
Props to bring Bring a journal and pen if you have it

10:00am MDT

Reclaiming the Masculine: bringing Shiva back to Shakti

This lecture & discussion facilitated by Anton and his partner Amy Solara will help redefine the meaning of the word masculine and answer the question “what is the best way for the masculine to hold space for and help serve the Divine feminine”. The lecture/discussion will be followed by a grounding and foundational Asana practice.

Presenters

Anton Mackey

Antonyoga

Anton Mackey is a soulful vinyasa teacher who masterfully bridges the gap between the spiritual and the physical, weaving his knowledge of anatomy with sacred wisdom into every practice.Anton’s heartfelt intention is to create space for growth and expansion while challenging body... Read More →

Sunday July 22, 2018 10:00am - 11:30am MDT
The Meditation & Wisdom Tent 721 W Colorado Ave, Telluride, CO 81435

Dharma Talks Yoga

Level All Levels
Style Hatha
What to Expect Lecture, discussion, and foundational Asana
Audio/Set Up 2 mics, playing from playlist