8:00am - 8:45am
Morning Meditation with James Higgins

Open to all.

12:30pm - 1:30pm
Fly with the AcroYogis: Interactive Lunchtime Demos

Certified AcroYoga teachers will give short therapeutic flying sessions open to the public. Come experience the sweet surrender for yourself! Open to all.

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Podcasting 101: Expand Your Message Beyond the Studio Walls with Dave Farmar

The yoga world is moving rapidly into the world of new media. Podcasting (video or audio online sessions of classes or other information) can bring your message to a new and almost limitless audience. Learn how to expand your business and your teaching beyond just having a website.

Dave Farmar is a Certified Baptiste Power Vinyasa Yoga teacher, an assistant to Seane Corn, and publisher of one of iTunes' top-rated yoga podcasts.

Open to all.

7:00pm - 9:00pm
Vinyasa Yoga Workshop with Seane Corn & Michael Franti | SOLD OUT

In this 2 hour celebration, join two spirited artists and committed activists - Seane Corn and Michael Franti - for an interactive night of yoga, song and dance. This will be a hatha vinyasa flow yoga class for all levels, guided by Seane, and enriched with Michael's songs, culminating into an off-the-grid dance jam. Together, they will fuse their alchemy to raise the roof, inspire, move and activate you!

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This event is sold out. To be placed on the waiting list, please email yoga@horizonconferences.com.

4:30am - 6:30am
Kundalini Sadhana

The Aquarian Sadhana, as taught by Yogi Bhajan, begins with the reading of Japji, a Sikh prayer that balances the ten bodies and aligns one with his or her own spiritual destiny. This is followed by a gentle Kundalini Yoga kriya to stretch and awaken the physical body. The morning Sadhana concludes with a set of chants, given specifically to help us transition from the Piscean to the Aquarian Age.

Japa Kaur is a professional musician, author and healer who lives in the Bay Area and travels extensively to share her healing gifts with the world. She is a certified Kundalini Yoga Teacher and Sat Nam Rasayan practitioner who teaches and performs interfaith musical kirtans locally as well as abroad. Open to all.

6:45am - 7:45am
Greeting the Day in a Sacred Way: Meditation, Contemplation, and Movement with Lilias Folan

Gather in the sacred circle of morning stillness and friendship. Wake up your chakras and koshas with a poetic "meditation in movement." Dance, chant, move, and sing to raise the sun and light in your life. This morning ritual holds the vibrations of Asian tai chi, Indian Brahma Muhurta, and Native American traditions. The class ends with guided meditation and pranayama to connect us to the heart light within. Open to all.

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Free Community Class: Grace in Practice with Nikki Estrada

Get ready for a deep practice in this hourlong vinyasa flow class that focuses on zobha, which means "grace" in Sanskrit. Grace is beauty in action, poise under pressure, a rise to life challenges. Come discover how our yoga practice can provide the perfect opportunity to face our with grace challenges on the mat. Open to all.

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Gods, Goddesses, and the Gita with Manoj Chalam

In this unique workshop, Manoj will bring in statues and relate the symbolism of Hindu & Buddhist deities to archetypes within us. Discover how knowing and working with your Archetypes profoundly shifts you in your personal life and yogic awakening. Discover the secret symbolism encoded in the Mahabharata and the Bhagavad Gita and learn to interpret their timeless teachings in your day-to-day life.

Dr. Manoj Chalam uses humor, stories, and everyday experiences in his talks on mythology, Vedanta and Tantra. Indian-born Manoj has given keynote lectures and workshops at yoga festivals conferences. He is a scientist with a doctorate in Chemical Physics from Cornell University and has compiled a book on Hindu and Buddhist symbolism. Open to all.

1:30pm - 2:30pm
Keynote by Pandit Rajmani Tigunait

Tantra: The Opening of a New Frontier of Yoga

The very core of Tantra is balance and integration. This is the legacy left behind by the great masters Krishna, Buddha, Patanjali, Goraknatha, and Milarepa. We are the lucky custodians of their Tantric wisdom, which represents the full range of yoga. But today, many of us practice yoga in fragments. Come learn how to bring back the ancient model of Tantra by nurturing yoga and reconnecting it with its Tantric roots. Open to all.

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Fly with the AcroYogis: Interactive Lunchtime Demos

Certified AcroYoga teachers will give short therapeutic flying sessions open to the public. Come experience the sweet surrender for yourself! Open to all.

Presented by

2:15pm - 3:15pm
Aromatherapy and Yoga

Learn how Young Living Therapeutic Grade (YLTG) essential oils create an environment that supports deeper yoga practice. This workshop focuses on the science of aromatherapy and educates participants about techniques for incorporating pure, potent essential oils into their yoga practice. Learn how the unique properties of YLTG essential oils can increase energy, relaxation, and focus, decrease stress, and deepen meditation. Open to all.

5:45pm - 6:30pm
"Assaulted by Hidden Toxins? Secrets to Restoring Pure Health" with Dr. Gaetano Morello

Open to all.

7:30pm - 11:30pm
Saturday Night Ignites with Donna De Lory, MC Yogi, Shiva Rea and DJ Dragonfly

Ignite Your Passion--Yoga Journal's 6th Annual Trance Dance

Join us for an amazing four-hour immersive rite into the power of community, intention, and inspiration. Through music, movement, and thought we will call upon ourselves to remember, re-ignite, and release our passion. Donna De Lory, MC Yogi, Shiva Rea, DJ Dragonfly and visual artist Jonathan Singer lead you on a journey through spacious beauty, soulful grooves, intentional movement, and hip shaking world beats. $20 for conference attendees; $25 for general public

4:30am - 6:30am
Kundalini Sadhana

The Aquarian Sadhana, as taught by Yogi Bhajan, begins with the reading of Japji, a Sikh prayer that balances the ten bodies and aligns one with his or her own spiritual destiny. This is followed by a gentle Kundalini Yoga kriya to stretch and awaken the physical body. The morning Sadhana concludes with a set of chants, given specifically to help us transition from the Piscean to the Aquarian Age.

Japa Kaur is a professional musician, author and healer who lives in the Bay Area and travels extensively to share her healing gifts with the world. She is a certified Kundalini Yoga Teacher and Sat Nam Rasayan practitioner who teaches and performs interfaith musical kirtans locally as well as abroad. Open to all.

7:00am - 7:45am
Morning Pranayama with Richard Rosen

Get your day off on the right breath. This early morning breathe-in breathe-out is open to students of all levels. Open to all.

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Free Community Class with Janet Stone

Through this class Janet will guide you in a dynamic, juicy, and deeply nurturing flow. We'll focus on opening the heart, creating a radiant flow of energy (prana) within the body, stilling the mind and moving towards abhaya (freedom from fear). Discover how asana can release tension and old patterns while awakening your Divine nature. Embrace life through a fluid, vigorous vinyasa practice. Open to all.

1:30pm - 3:00pm
Panel Discussion

Living Joyfully: What Tantra Teaches Us About Life On and Off the Mat with Sally Kempton, Sianna Sherman, and Rod Stryker Open to all.

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Fly with the AcroYogis: Interactive Lunchtime Demos

Certified AcroYoga teachers will give short therapeutic flying sessions open to the public. Come experience the sweet surrender for yourself! Open to all.

Presented by

2:15pm - 3:15pm
Teacher Training: Taking It to the Next Level

This panel discussion is suitable for those interested in becoming a yoga teacher, those seeking an in-depth study of yoga and also for seasoned teachers who are passionate about developing the skills to take their teaching, and ultimately their students, to the next level. Join our discussion as we share details about our Yoga Alliance 200-hour certification programs in Vinyasa, Anusara, Restorative yoga and more; as well as a variety of immersions into yogic philosophy, anatomy and sequencing. Open to all.

6:00pm - 6:30pm
Closing Event: Guided Meditation and Group Savasana with David Swenson

Savasanaaaaahhhhhhh!

Savasana is much more than a deep sleep: it's an opportunity to let go of fatigue, assimilate the benefits from your yoga practice, and adopt a state of profound meditation. You'll be guided through a simple inward journey designed to show you how to relax, release, and unwind while drinking deep from the internal glow of prana after a weekend of yoga immersion. All levels welcome-including Savasana snorers! Open to all.