Joan Hanley/Hari Kirin Kaur

For more photos of the Art & Kundalini Yoga workshop, Kripalu January 2007, Click here (9.2MB PowerPoint file)

Student Comments about Art And Yoga Class

Integration of yoga and art was seamlessly melded into an experience of growth. Sense of trust, compassion and loving kindness fostered. Our presenter-very genuine...a quick study, able to think on her feet and respond to the needs of the group- profoundly sensitive and tuned in." —Annaliese, professor, Amherst, MA, Previous course participant

Hari Kirin "created a safe place to be vunerable and accepting of all participants...excellent class design and execution suburb." —Lynn, artist / writer, Greenwich CT

"This course helped keep me strong in the face of very difficult family circumstances and encouraged me to continue along the artistic path I have found myself traveling for a couple of years. It taught me how to listen to myself and others more patiently and compassionately. ...Now I feel I have a new repertoire of skills and images to mentor the present hour whatever it holds." —Emily, mother, poet and fiber artist

"The Art really helped me to see that I am not necessarily the uncreative person I thought I was!" —Gina, mother

"This practice opened me to a new way of practicing yoga, which I would love to continue. The studio time was both, a challenge and a pleasure-new territory for someone who doesn't 'create' in this way. You opened so many doors, and have illuminated a path I'm very grateful to be set upon." —Katrina, writer and editor.


Upcoming Art and Yoga Workshops

Lesley Seminars
Lesley University
University Hall
Cambridge MA
http://www.lesley.edu/ce/ls/professional.html
For more information about how to register, please visit http://www.lesley.edu/ce/ls/policies.html or contact Kate at 617.349/8320 orkfrothin@lesley.edu.

Kundalini Yoga and Expressive Arts
WKSP-Sp10-14
Hari Kirin
**12 LMHC CEUs are available at no additional cost.
DATE: Saturday and Sunday, April 24-25, 10:00am-5:00pm
LOCATION: University Hall, Room 4-009
COST: Lesley students/alumni/faculty: $175; Non-students: $225
This program is designed for those with an interest the healing power of yoga and the expressive arts. In this workshop, you will learn Kundalini Yoga, meditation, and creative work for self care and professional practice.

Omega Institute for Holistic Studies
Reinbeck NY
800-944-1001
October 10-15, 2010

Art & Yoga Retreat:
Kundalini Yoga & Visual Art

This retreat offers a unique and fun blend of yoga and art, offering you an opportunity to approach creative work meditatively. Tap into your inner world with depth and intimacy, the results will be astonishing.
    The retreat begins with Kundalini Yoga, a dynamic form of yoga accessible to everyone. Through posture, breath, and movement, the body’s natural vitality is awakened, stress patterns are released, and mind and body are prepared for meditation. You then move from sitting or moving meditation to making artwork.
    You will be introduced to a variety of drawing materials, water-based paints, collage, and monoprint techniques in a supportive, noncompetitive environment. Afternoons include studio work, presentations on contemporary and traditional artists and small group process.
    You will return home with several completed artworks and yoga sets and meditations for home practice.
    This retreat is for anyone interested in experiencing yoga and art in a retreat setting. No previous experience in yoga or art is required.

Upcoming Workshops with Thomas Moore
Jesus Spirituality and the Soul of the Gospels

March 26 - 28, 2010
Kripalu Center for Health and Yoga

Lenox MA
http://www.kripalu.org

July 2 - 4, 2010
Omega Institute for Holistic Studies

Reinbeck NY
800-944-1001

Join Thomas Moore, the bestselling author who redefined psychotherapy as care of the soul, and Hari Kirin for a weekend monastic-style retreat. Thanks to a fresh reading of the original Greek texts and newly discovered gospels, we will reintroduce ancient spiritual teachings in a way that can be lived meaningfully in the twenty-first century.

“How, then, do you live the Gospel spirit today?

   You cultivate a deep respect for people who are not of your circle.
   You do everything possible to deal effectively with demonic urges in yourself and in society.
   You play the role of healer in every situation. The word ‘therapy’ appears 47 times in the New Testament.
   You stay awake and don’t fall into the unconsciousness of the age.
   You also help others wake up to a thoughtful life imagined in fresh, original, and convivial ways.”


(quoted from WRITING IN THE SAND: JESUS & THE SOUL OF THE GOSPELS)

Through meditation, chant, communal reflection, self-examination, spiritual reading and silent walking meditation—all monastic practices, you will open to the joy of human life and relationship. You will discover a spirituality constantly aware of the divine that never conflicts with the sheer pleasure of bodily existence and human contact.

is a certified Kundalini yoga instructor, college professor in the field of art, and a painter. She has been active in public art and is currently engaged in the project of linking art and yoga. She studied with her yoga teacher Yogi Bhajan for twenty three years and has been teaching yoga since 1985. Previous teaching includes Schumacher College (England), The Museum of Fine Arts (Boston), the Marlboro College (Vermont), and The Center for Healing (Ireland). Her art has been shown in museums and galleries and has been published in books and magazines. For more information please visit her website artandyoga.com

Thomas Moore is the author of Care of the Soul and fifteen other books on the spiritual life. He has a PhD in Religious Studies and has practiced psychotherapy for over twenty years. He is also a musician.