The chakra system is one of the greatest gifts that the ancient yogis and rishis of India shared with the world. It is a powerful spiritual map for our healing and for the awakening of our consciousness so we can fully come alive!

This week is an invitation to explore this map and unlock the unbridled joy, creative power, and freedom that lives inside of you.

The ultimate goal of Yoga is to live in embodied enlightenment. It is to know and to feel the current of mukti (the force of liberation that expands you in the direction of pure potentiality and higher consciousness), and to feel and celebrate bhukti (the gift of embodiment and all the pleasures and abundance of earthly reality).  This workshop offers us the opportunity to bring these concepts into reality and into our living beings.

Through embodied ritual practices of yoga, live music, dance, meditation, sounding, and communion with nature, you will begin to build an intimate connection with each of your energy centers and work to break through the blockages that keep you stuck, stagnate, and from experiencing the fullness of your power and life. We will dive deeply into the chakra system through accessible, dynamic, and interactive discussions and exercises.  

Each day, Cristi will guide us in her signature, dynamic chakra-based vinyasa, woven with mudra and pranayama, supported by the sacred rhythms and healing soundscapes of our musical guides. DJ Marques Wyatt and DVINE1 aka Joel Long will be playing sitar and percussion.

These practices will be enhanced by a variety of daily rituals, including:

• Interactive lecture and discussions about each of the chakras.
• Movement meditations.
• The Deep Exhale, Cristi and Marques Wyatt's signature yoga and dance experience that merges the worlds of breath, music (live and DJ), inspiration, and movement. Together they will guide you into your body, stir up your emotions, and leave you swimming in a pool of liberation. This offering of soul worship and celebration will be book-ending your experience.
• Deeply nourishing soma practice, including essential oils and journaling.
• Spending time in nature to activate our chakras through the five sacred elements: earth, water, fire, air, and space.

Join us as we turn the yoga dance floor into a ritual of self-expression. You’re invited to experience every ritual as a prayer to your highest self that will return you home to your body and to nature, awaken pleasure, and give you permission to feel. Ignite your power. Heal your heart. Claim your vision and voice. Connect to your own divinity and celebrate this gift of life!

Recommended reading: Chakra Rituals by Cristi Christensen.