Is it difficult to find enough time in the day for yourself? Do you want to bring more balance into your life? Let’s take time together and start the BYF festival by creating our intentions for the festival, sharing a moment, engaging in guided meditation, and building a community. Grab a notebook and something to write with as we carve out time for self-reflection.
About Journaling with Ilana: Engage in stream-of-consciousness journaling. Explore your thoughts by continuously writing in a judgment free space. These sessions of journaling will engage you to set intentions, self-reflect, let go, and move forward in your life. Discover personal clarity that can bring you balance and confidence.
After the physical yoga is done for the day join us for an authentic experience of Bakthi Yoga Puja.
Yagam (yagna or homam) is an ancient sacred fire ritual where auspicious items such as ghee (clarified butter) are offered into the sacred agni (fire) and to the devas (celestial beings). Vedic chants accompany this. Various types of yagam items offered may vary with each ceremony and hold specific symbolism. The purpose of this ritual is for loka kalyan (the benefit of humankind).
Tobias Meinecke is a long-time devotee of Indian saint Sri Sakthi Amma. This will be a special experience of Bakthi Yoga Puja, or ritualized meditation.
Tobias Meinecke is a film maker and devotee of Sri Sakthi Amma. As as devotee Tobias has been creating and hosting Pujas, or sacred ceremonies, for over 15 years all over the world. The Yagam or "Fire Ceremony" is typically offered at night while the Abisheikim or "Liquid Puja" is... Read More →