A solid foundation builds a lifelong practice.
Step onto the mat with confidence in this 6-week journey led by Jen, designed to support you as you begin (or return to) yoga. Together, we’ll create the building blocks of a practice that feels safe, sustainable, and deeply nourishing.
In this series, you will:
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Learn the fundamentals of yoga asanas (postures) with safe alignment so your body feels strong and supported.
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Explore the principles of pranayama (breathwork) to steady your mind, balance your emotions, and bring more ease into daily life.
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Experience simple meditation practices and other aspects of yoga that invite you inward, helping you connect with your true self.
This is more than just learning poses—it’s an introduction to yoga as a way of moving, breathing, and being that can guide you through life’s challenges with steadiness and clarity. By the end of these six weeks, you’ll have a foundation you can return to again and again as your practice continues to grow.
Curious about bhakti? The philosophy of yoga? The history of Kirtan? The meaning of mantras? The teachings of Krishna? The Vedic gods and goddesses? Gain a deep and systematic understanding of these topics and everything Bhakti yoga, through this 6 week foundations of bhakti course.
Session 1: Epistemology: Sacred Knowledge, Lineage and Ancient texts
Session 2: Ontology: Nature, Soul and God
Session 3: Existence: Karma, Samsara, and Gunas
Session 4: Telos: Human Purpose and Divine Love
Session 5: Praxis: Kirtan, Sanga, and the 9 limbs of devotion
Session 6: Immersion: Temple visit, Sacred Images, Blessed food and A life of bhakti
All participants will receive a copy of the Bhagavad Gita as well as Tulasi meditation beads and a bead bag.
Instructors: This series will be co-led by Prema and Ananda Manjari who each have 200 hours of yoga teacher training and over two decades of bhakti practice and study between them. Both have spent many years studying yoga philosophy from traditional ancient texts and Vaishnava teachers in ashrams in India and the US.
Elevate your spirit at our “Pie in the Sky” Kirtan—a celestial evening filled with heartful chanting, delectable food, and the resonance of sacred mantras. Join our community to create an atmosphere of joy and devotion, welcoming participants of all levels to immerse themselves in the transformative power of kirtan. This enchanting night promises a soulful celebration where the sweetness of melodies mingles with the warmth of community, creating a tapestry of spiritual connection, vibrant mantra, and shared moments of divine inspiration.
Doors open at 6:30pm for food an socializing. Kirtan beginsat 7:00pm.
In this series, learn and practice pranayama, or breath work techniques, that will build a bridge of awareness from body to mind and beyond. Learn simple breath techniques that are calming and soothing, some for clarity, and some, invigorating. Practice breathing in such a way as to bring your mind into clear presence, and body into harmony with mind and energy. No experience necessary, we can all breathe!
Throughout the hour we will move through an arc of warming up our awareness, more vigorous breathing and finish with relaxing breath. We will practice both seated and reclining breathwork and finish with a relaxation/yoga nidra.
Come home to yourself. Ayurveda teaches us to live in rhythm, to align with our true nature and to be in harmony with our environment. And, it does so with simple practices that anyone can adopt.
This Spring, join Kirsten Ahern, Clinical Ayurvedic Specialist and Founder of Path Wellbeing for a One-Day Ayurvedic Immersion in person at Bhakti Yoga DC in Washington DC.
During this deeply immersive experience, you will:
- Learn about Ayurveda and the Ayurvedic constitutional types (doshas).
- Enjoy peer personal constitutional (doshic) assessments guided by Kirsten (aka, learn your dosha!)
- Flow through Ayurvedic seasonal and daily rhythms and practices.
- Learn the principles of Ayurvedic nutrition and how to make constitutionally-aligned food choices.
- Enjoy a light seasonal Ayurvedic lunch & snacks.
- Learn the techniques of Abhyanga, or self oil-massage and aromatherapy.
- Enjoy a deeply supportive restorative yoga and yoga nidra practice (based on the energetic healing marma points) to help reset the nervous system and replenish the mind and body.
- Feel completely nurtured, restored and rejuvenated.
This one-day program is designed to be fully immersive - NO POWERPOINT OR MINDLESS INSTRUCTION. You will learn by doing and experiencing the teachings and practices of Ayurveda in mind, body and spirit. At the end of the immersion, you will feel empowered to adopt the wellbeing rhythms of Ayurveda into your life in a way that works for you.
WHAT YOU NEED: Journal; pen or pencil; loose, comfortable clothing; bathing suit & towel (for abhyanga).