Co-taught by Street Yoga Founder and hometown hero Mark Lilly, with Lisa Mae and Diana, this workshop is for adults who are enduring any of the effects of any form of trauma, whether recent or old, psychic or physical, spiritual or emotional. Maybe it manifests as body pain, chronic low-energy or some other unhealthy fallout from past severe experiences; this workshop can help. By cultivating a loving stillness, we can learn to listen to our body, and find the places where we hold the pain and loss of trauma. Using yoga, guided meditation, and chanting, we will learn more about the patterns of old traumas still affecting us, and the ways in which we hold on to pain. Join us as we learn to shake ourselves loose from the tyranny of old pains and step with love into our beautiful lives!

Wanna shake your sari to the deepest bhangara-funk around? Well we had so much fun at our opening party that we are doing it again, all for YOU! Come one and all to the no-booze, no-shoes dance event of the Fall season with the best DJ’s in town! We will have beverages, but you have to bring the funk…

Learn some focused yoga sequences specific to biking and have some fun while you stretch out your stiff legs, hips and backs from riding. Also learn breath techniques to keep you focused on the trail or road, the famous "yogi bicycle" exercise, and ways to strengthen those muscles that get you up the hill! Ever wanted to "track-stand" at a stoplight? Yoga fun for one and all... All levels of yogis and riders welcome. Pre-registration required!

Come and gather to listen to an enlightening talk from Swami Tripurari on the topic of Bhakti Yoga, followed by the deeply devotional sounds of musical delight Agni Dev as he sings us all into awakening with a sweetness you will taste long after the last Om vibrates out of you…

About Swami Tripurari:
It is difficult to find someone from the West who understands and can articulate the theory behind an Eastern mystical tradition in our language. It is even more difficult to find a modern mystic. In Swami Tripurari we have both: a traditional mystic who can articulate the teachings of an ancient spiritual tradition. A compelling speaker - to be in his presence is itself a spiritual experience. Swami Tripurari has spent his adult life as a Hindu monastic. Awarded the renounced order (sannyasa) in 1975, Swami has studied under numerous spiritual masters, the principals of whom are Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada and Bhakti Raksaka Sridhara Maharaja of the Gaudiya Vedanta lineage. Dubbed “the contemporary voice of Vaishnavism," he is the foremost Western exponent of the Gaudiya Vedanta lineage. Author, poet, and spiritual teacher, Swami has written several books, including Rasa: Love Relationships in Transcendence, Ancient Wisdom for Modern Ignorance, Tattva-sandarbha: Sacred India's Philosophy of Ecstacy, Joy of Self, and Form of Beauty.

Agni Dev was born in Trinidad, West Indies, and moved to New York in his youth. His study of Vedic philosophy led him to discover the devotional music of West Bengal. Having studied with some of India's master Kirtaniyas, Agni Deva developed his musical and spiritual connections. In 1972 he began publicly performing bhajan and kirtan in the traditional Bengali style.

Once again join our very own Lolo Woods as she enchants us with her vocal resonance and rich bhakti-filled stories in a special All-Souls kirtan evening. With Cameron Flint on mrdangm.

Feeling anxious, overworked, dry, over-stimulated? That’s Vata season, the season of the fall and the wind. Learn ways to balance this aspect of your life through ayurvedic herbs and remedies, and practice a sequence of yoga asana that will balance all that crazy energy bouncing around inside. Part Ayurvedic talk with Nancy, part asana class with Lisa Mae, we swear you will leave feeling calmer and more joyful as you slide into holiday season.

About Nancy Schneider:
My Ayurvedic studies formally began in 2006, but my quest for a healthy balanced lifestyle started long before that, with over a decade of yoga, meditation and nutrition exploration and practice. Finally, I found a holistic system of healthcare that resonates with my body and spirit, connecting me to myself, the universe, and All that exists. Each day my life continues to be both humbled and graced by the wondrous healing wisdom of Ayurveda. My academic studies and training include 400+ hrs. at The Kerala Academy of Ayurveda in Seattle, as well as the invaluable 200+hrs. of clinical experience in Pune, India through the International Academy of Ayurveda. Currently, I am practicing as a Certified Ayurvedic Practitioner in NE Portland and continue to be a delighted student of life. I am also studying to become a certified Vedic Astrologer, studying with NW Vedic Sciences in Seattle.

Spaciousness is scarce in the depths of winter amid the flood of holiday pressure. Thank GOD for yoga, where we can travel inward on our own curious breath, delight in our enchanted vehicles of transformation— this body—and align with the divine! Peel open your hearts and pry open your hips with deep asana, juicy chanting, and soul-melting meditation. Pre-registration required!

This year we offer you two opportunities to celebrate with us in deep gratitude by donating your time, your love, and your intentions through practicing yoga with us on Thanksgiving Day. Sharing the love has never been so easy! Before the football, family, and pie, get in here and celebrate! We cannot wait. We LOVE this class. Please pre-register!

Celebrate solstice with us in a big yoga pile—come to our annual celebration of the coming of the light! Embrace the shadowy, deep parts of your sweet life with a deep and inwardly-focused practice. Wear dark clothes to really get into the spirit, and bring a little candle you can sit with as you reflect on this amazed life. Sign up early at the front of the Shop.

Roll out your mat and your self into 2009 with our New Years Day practice, the only class in town! We will throw open our doors to welcome YOU into the new year with an awesome slice of Bhaktishop love to get you into the right spirit for the coming year. Singing our hearts wide open to Ganesha, and shaking our body temple loose, the love will ring through the streets of Portland like never before. Happy New Year!