~ Wild Lotus Yoga Events ~
In addition to ongoing classes, Wild Lotus Yoga offers a wide array of workshops, courses, retreats, lectures, and concerts to enliven your body, mind, and spirit!
Online Registration is available for any of these events.
Full descriptions of events appear at the bottom of this page.
www.SeanJohnsonAndTheWildLotusBand.com has information on Sean's additional workshops, retreats, and concerts across the country and abroad.
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Upcoming Events
Festivals and Conferences with Sean Johnson and The Wild Lotus Band
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February 17th - 19th / Houston, Texas
Texas Yoga Conference
Expand and deepen your practice with Sean Johnson & The Wild Lotus Band, David Newman, Desert Dwellers, Dana Flynn, Ana Forest, Cat McCarthy, Aubrey Hackman, Moses Love, Christina Sell, Les Leventhal, Hemalayaa, Jennifer Burgermeister, Nicholai Bachman, and many more.
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Saturday, February 25th - Saturday, March 3rd
8 Day BHAKTImmersion
Bhakti Yoga, Kirtan Training, and Soul Celebration
In The Heart Of New Orleans
with Sean Johnson and The Wild Lotus Band
Click here for details.
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Courses/Series
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Saturday, February 25th - Saturday, March 3rd
8 Day BHAKTImmersion
Bhakti Yoga, Kirtan Training, and Soul Celebration
In The Heart Of New Orleans
with Sean Johnson and The Wild Lotus Band
Click here for details.
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Sunday, March 4th, 2:30 - 5:00pm
Celtic Wisdom: Igniting the Flame of Renewal
with Mary Meighan from Ireland
Downtown / 2372 Saint Claude Ave
* Detailed Descriptions on lower half of events page *
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Monday, March 12th, 7:45-9:15pm
6 Week Intro to Yoga Course. Emphasis on
Stress Relief, Relaxation, and Meditation
with Beverly
Downtown / 2372 Saint Claude Ave
* Course descriptions on lower half of info page *
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Tuesday, March 13th, 7:45-9:30pm
6 Week Intro to Yoga Course. Emphasis on
Strength, Flexibility, and Balance
with Tamarin
Uptown / 4842 Perrier Street
* Course descriptions on lower half of info page *
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Wednesday, March 14th, 7:45-9:30pm
6 Week Intro to Yoga Course. Emphasis on
Stress Relief, Relaxation, and Meditation
with Cissy
Uptown / 4842 Perrier Street
* Course descriptions on lower half of info page *
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Sunday, March 18th, 10:30am - 12:30pm
Revival: Baptised in the name of LOVE
A special vinyasa yoga experience with
Dana Trixie Flynn, Co-founder of Laughing Lotus Yoga, NYC and San Francisco
Downtown / 2372 Saint Claude Ave
* Detailed Descriptions on lower half of events page *
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Saturday, March 24th - Sunday, March 25th
First Annual New Orleans Sacred Music Festival
At The New Orleans Healing Center
Sponsored by Wild Lotus Yoga and Many Others
Downtown / 2372 Saint Claude Ave
* Detailed Descriptions on lower half of events page *
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Monday, April 9th, 7:45-9:15pm
10 Week Course: Building An Integrative Yoga Practice with AC
Uptown / 4842 Perrier Street
* Course descriptions on lower half of info page *
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Detailed Event Descriptions
Find full descriptions of our workshops and concerts below.
(For descriptions of multi-week courses and sessions, please visit our class info page.)
"Shakti or the energy of the Divine Feminine is all around us constantly whether we are practicing yoga, meditating, chanting, sleeping, working or playing. Our awareness of this presence and how to work with it is very beneficial and brings deep peace and happiness to all spheres of our lives. This evening of Living the Divine Mother - The Shakti Within will highlight the main energies of Mother, delving into the meaning, how to cultivate it, honor it and will include chanting to each specific energy. The two-hour gathering will also include instruction on performing a simple puja and other devotional practices to Ma." - Ramloti
Cost: Admission by donation. All proceeds, including sales of devotional items, books, t-shirts, and cd's go to support the Babaji Ashram, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization. To learn more visit www.Babajiashram.org
Saturday, February 25th, 8:00pm
Kirtan Concert: Mantras Merge with Rock, World, Funk, & Trance Grooves
with Sean Johnson and The Wild Lotus Band
Downtown / 2372 Saint Claude Ave
"Perhaps the most powerful version of “I’ll Fly Away” at Jazz Fest came from Sean Johnson and the Wild Lotus Band. As he droned it as a private dirge in the Lagniappe Stage, his intensity silenced the talkers." - Alex Rawls, Offbeat Magazine
"Sean Johnson And The Wild Lotus Band's music will ignite the world! A hybrid of East and West that will bring joy to your heart and get your body boogieing!" - Yoga Chicago Magazine
"They have reinvented the ancient tradition of kirtan into an undoubtedly American sound."
- Elephant Journal
“A joy to listen to whether you’re a yogi or anyone who appreciates wildly creative music.”
- Yoga Journal
New Orleans world music trio Sean Johnson and The Wild Lotus Band (Alvin Young and Gwendolyn Colman) is celebrated as one of the leading voices in western kirtan music. Their music has been sold in Whole Foods stores nationwide. The band appears on Putumayo World Music's recently released compilation Yoga and is signed to Nettwerk/Nutone Records, home of Sarah McLaughin, Barenaked Ladies, Krishna Das, and Jai Uttal. They headline festivals and conferences worldwide and are the first kirtan band to ever play The New Orleans Jazz Festival. Don't miss this rare hometown concert.
www.SeanJohnsonAndTheWildLotusBand.com
Read the article by AC Lambeth published in Elephant Journal about their debut at Jazz Fest.
Cost: $15 -- or $10 Early Bird Special.
Click here to register online with credit card.
No refund or credit if you cancel within 24 hours of concert.
Saturday, February 25th - Saturday, March 3rd
8 Day BHAKTImmersion
Bhakti Yoga, Kirtan Training, and Soul Celebration
In The Heart Of New Orleans
with Sean Johnson and The Wild Lotus Band
Click here for details.
Sunday, March 4th, 2:30 - 5:00pm
Celtic Wisdom: Igniting the Flame of Renewal
with Mary Meighan from Ireland
Downtown / 2372 Saint Claude Ave
Failte - Welcome to this afternoon where I will share some of the gifts of the Celtic World – a Timeless Wisdom that you can use every day. Join us in sharing the riches and treasures of the Celtic Tradition and Imagination through our music, poetry, Celtic chant, blessings, stories and myth. Hear and experience some Celtic practices and how you might bring them into your daily life in a meaningful way.
And a little Celtic Blessing:
May the blessings of the Celtic World surround you.
May the Celtic Imagination inspire you.
May the the water from the sacred Wells of Ireland refresh you
May the bright spirit of the Fairies dance with you.
May the rhythms of nature fill your hearts.
May you be atuned to the natural cycles within.
Mary Meighan
Mary Meighan is the Founder and Director of Celtic Journeys. She was born and raised in Ireland and has her home in County Wicklow, Ireland. Mary has a lifetime of experience making sacred journeys in many parts of the world and a deep passion and understanding of her own native celtic culture. She leads Celtic Pilgrimages throughout the island of Ireland. Mary regularly visits other countries giving introductory talks on the Celtic Tradition, facilitating Celtic Workshops, and guiding retreats on Celtic Spirituality. Along with a degree in Psychology and a Masters degree in Social Work she has a Masters degree in Spirituality from Naropa University, USA.
Visit Mary’s website for more information.
Cost: $25 -- or $20 Early Bird Special.
Click here to register online with credit card.
No refund or credit if you cancel within 24 hours of workshop.
Sunday, March 18th, 10:30am - 12:30pm
Revival: Baptised in the name of LOVE
A special vinyasa yoga experience with Dana Trixie Flynn,
Co-founder of Laughing Lotus Yoga, NYC and San Francisco
Downtown / 2372 Saint Claude Ave
This Revival is rolling with deep fluid asana, radical sequencing, soaring arm balances, artful hip openers and liquid backbends set to phat beats, slow jams and ancient mantras for a real Spiritual High. Explore this powerful time for Sacred Renewal and ignite your yoga practice with Dance, Discipline and Devotion.
Recognized throughout the yoga community as a true “teacher's teacher,” Dana Flynn brings an ecstatic expression of movement, music and community to her practice and her students, as the co-founder of Laughing Lotus Yoga Centers and Lotus Flow Yoga. The former stockbroker, restaurateur and MTV personality turned a life in the limelight into a spiritual transformation, studying with legendary yogis: Jivamukti's Sharon Gannon in New York and master teacher Rodney Yee in California. Fiercely innovative and independent, Dana honors and knows well the ancient traditions and codified asana systems of the yogic practice. During her many years of study, she “wanted to explore what it meant to move like herself. That was my greatest longing.” Dana and Co-Founder Jasmine Tarkeshi channeled over 6 years of organic movement experimentation into the creation of the Laughing Lotus Yoga Center and Lotus Flow Yoga. Lotus Flow Yoga, is infused with a dynamic Dervish-like energy of dance, song and joyous revelry. “It is fresh, inspired and alive.” With studios located in Manhattan's Flatiron District and in San Francisco's Mission District, Laughing Lotus is now home to more than just a studio; it's a diverse community of creative, spirited, and playful yogis; a school for teachers and where you'll find Dana Flynn, the “Janis Joplin of Yoga.” Dana has appeared in The New York Times, Yoga Journal and on Good Morning America and the TODAY Show.
Cost: $25 -- or $20 Early Bird Special.
Click here to register online with credit card.
No refund or credit if you cancel within 24 hours of workshop.
Saturday, March 24th - Sunday, March 25th
First Annual New Orleans Sacred Music Festival
At The New Orleans Healing Center
Sponsored by Wild Lotus Yoga and Many Others
Downtown / 2372 Saint Claude Ave
New Orleans first festival devoted to sacred music. Enjoy eight performances over two evenings by New Orleans brightest sacred music artists from a variety of traditions including Sean Johnson & The Wild Lotus Band, Michael Skinkus and Moyuba, Mardi Gras Indians, Kora Konnection, a renowned local gospel ensemble, and more. Clergy from different denominations will deliver incantations and prayers. Also includes art exhibit, dance and music performances, silent prayer processions on St Roch, and an interactive art project. The weekend will close with an open drum circle.
Sponsored by Wild Lotus Yoga, The New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Foundation, Congo Square New World Rhythms Festival, Putumayo World Music, La Source Ancienne Ounfro and more.
Single ticket: $15 -- or $25 for both nights.
Click here to register online with credit card.
No refund or credit if you cancel within 24 hours of event.
March 31st, 2:30-5:00pm
YOGA FOR ARTISTS™ WORKSHOP
with Emily Branden
Downtown / 2372 Saint Claude Ave
“…creativity for your life.”
YOGA FOR ARTISTS ™ is an inspiring mix of music, vinyasa flow, poetry, Chakra meditation, voice, visualization, and writing to embrace your destiny on this planet. Let your artist within manifest abundance and passion creating a vision for your life and work.
In this two and a half hour workshop you will:
LEARN to live life as a creative act
OPEN to receive prosperity doing what you love
RELEASE stagnant energy that blocks progress with creative movement
UNBLOCK energy centers from fear and doubt with specific asana/poses
SPEAK your truth and be heard through voice/breath work
VISUALIZE and create a vision for your life and work
WRITE a mission statement inspired by your visualization
All levels welcome, whether you're a painter or a lawyer - come be inspired!
“In her whimsical teaching style, Emily's YOGA FOR ARTISTS workshop showed me how to tap into my creative flow and call myself an artist. ~ Christina Lundeen, photographer
“Silence the artist and you have silenced the most articulate voice the people have.” ~Katherine Hepburn
Emily Branden has been teaching yoga for over ten years and has studied with many of the most renowned vinyasa teachers including Jivamukti founders David Life and Sharon Gannon, Laughing Lotus founder Dana Flynn, as well as west coast's Saul David Raye and Shiva Rea. Emily teaches a celebratory vinyasa flow of music, creative movement, and poetry to heal, inspire, and awaken. Her workshop YOGA FOR ARTISTS TM has been featured in TIME OUT NY magazine. Emily's studio classes are currently taught at BODY of Santa Fe where she lives and works as a writer and actor. She has guest starred and written for television and is developing projects for both TV and film.
For more information about Emily Branden,
visit emilybranden.com
Cost: $25 / $20 Early Bird if you register by March 15th
Click here to register online with credit card.
No refund or credit if you cancel within 24 hours of workshop.
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