Taos Mountain Yoga Festival

Classes

Vinyasa Yoga with Amani

The rhythmic dance of awareness: A gentle, all-level, yoga class that incorporates slow and repetitive movements to calm the body, quiet the mind, and open the heart. 

BREAKING BINARIES WITH MEDITATION & ASTROLOGY WITH SUE HUNT 

Three meditative practices to assist in transforming with the astrology transits from now until July 2023.

Expect short mindfulness practices that easily integrate into your daily flow and over all practice. This community session will also include a dharma talk on Sadhana and transformation guided by the stars. Exploring and Learning about the planetary effects on our physical, emotional and spiritual layers of self and surroundings. This will be an interactive conversation between Sue and the group that gathers. 

Bring a notebook and pen to keep track of major transits of the zodiac that are relevant to your life context and personal Evolution. All questions welcome!

A deep dive into non-binary worldview and breaking out of either/or thinking, through the path of self-awareness and astrology. Together we will key steps to embodying a both/and worldview. This session will conclude with a 15 min Zazen sit for community integration.

Acro Yoga with Alana Lee & Matt Salzman

AcroYoga is a physical practice done with a partner which combines yoga, Thai massage, gymnastics, and acrobatics. Learn to fly! It's fun and easy & anyone can do it! All ages & levels welcome. No experience or partner needed. Why lift weights when you can lift your friends? Fly, stretch & breathe & play! We will learn a sequence of foundational poses with an emphasis on proper technique & alignment. A solid foundation is needed to build a strong Acrobatic Yoga practice so we will focus on strength, conditioning & hand balancing to awaken all the proper muscles needed to get upside down & off the ground, with a little help from your friends! Whether you are beginner or advance come refine technique. We will do poses that elongate the spine & relieve stress & tension for both the base & flyer! Come prepared to have fun & leave feeling alive! 

Crystal Bowl Sound Bath with Jvala Moonfire

Come immerse yourself in a prayerful field of Harmonic Resonance and deeply Transformative Sound as Crystal Singing bowls and Mantra guide you into a state of deep Meditative Relaxation and Healing. 
Jvala, a local Taos sound healer, lived in India studying the Yoga of Sound for over 14 years. Through the vibration of awakened mantra she beckons the spirit and speaks to one's innate healing potential as the frequencies create a field of expanded awareness. 

MovementLab’s 3Bodies Creative Somatics Class with Nadine Lollino

Using a variety tools found in improvisational dance, Butoh, visualizations and meditation this class attends to the physical, mental and emotional body with the hope of creating unity in the individual and the recognition of our relationship with other. There is potential in mindful, creative self-expression to become more in tune with our participation in daily life, release stress, and experience joy. This playful class is open to everyone! 

Rise & Shine – Body Strong Vinyasa with Aura Garver

Join Aura for this energizing, uplifting flow designed to move your body, your breath and elevate your mood.  

Nature writing with Johanna Debiase

Nature Writing is a way to tune in more deeply with ourselves, the environment, and our connection with nature. Taos has a rich literary history of authors from around the world who found creative inspiration in our beautiful and unique surroundings, including D.H. Lawrence, Aldo Leopold, and Willa Cather. My class will teach you my unique method of generating inspired writing, which includes guided meditation, creative visualization, and experiencing nature firsthand. 

We will meet at the Base of Lift 1 and begin with an orientation where I will guide you to create your own personal intention for the day. After a guided meditation to ground and center, we will walk along a nature trail, allowing time and space to open all our senses to the natural world around us. 
 
Following the walk, we will gather in the shade to write. I will discuss the craft of nature writing to give you tools to work with and I will read from some of my favorite nature writers. Writing exercises are interspersed with short guided meditations to bring us back to our bodies and back to nature. All writing is stream-of-consciousness and free of judgement. No writing experience needed, only an open mind and the desire to create. 
 
Bring paper, a writing device, water, and wear comfortable clothes suitable for hiking.