Let’s meet together at Esalen, beneath the summer sun, and immerse in the power of movement, community, music, and the glory of this land and her three waters.
Janet Stone, MC Yogi, Narayan (NRYN), and Amanda Giacomini will welcome you to a journey so rich with connection and an opportunity to reset.
At the edge of the world, we will look simultaneously inward and outward to reintegrate ourselves into the natural world and our deep inner wisdom.
Through yoga, mythology, chanting, dancing, and music we’ll create a different kind of playground for the internal senses.
Come dance, sit, and wonder with us as we honor the naturalness of transition, the outward and inward, and the waxing and waning of this precious life. Please bring a yoga mat.
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The summer gathering can be applied as 25 hours toward Janet's training programs or Continuing Education.
A team of Janet's mentors and long-time assistants will also support this event: Sara Davis, Nikita Mehta, Katie Jacobson, Mark McCormick and Shane Tjin Wong Joe will be there to support the full experience.
Janet’s studentship began at 17 under the meditation teachings of Prem Rawat. His reverence for simplicity and finding joy in the rise and fall of life live on in her practice and teaching today. In 1996, she traveled to India, the birthplace of her grandfather, and became dedicated to the path of yoga. Janet blends the alchemy of her own practice with decades of studentship. She aspires not to teach but to allow the practice to emanate from her, letting awareness blend with movement and breath. Based in Bali and San Francisco, she leads immersions, retreats, workshops and more.
MC YOGI is a recording artist, award winning author, and yoga teacher. He's taught yoga and performed across the globe including headlining at Wanderlust festivals in over 30 US cities as well as Canada, Mexico, Japan, China and Korea. His unique style of music and teaching is joy filled and spiritually up lifting. His first three records were all #1 on the iTunes world music charts and his fifth album, Ritual Mystical, reached #1 on apple electronic music. In 2017 HarperOne published his memoir, Spiritual Graffiti which tells the story of his early years as a juvenile delinquent, living at a group home for at risk boys, to discovering yoga and launching his career as MC YOGI which would eventually lead to sharing yoga and music on the world stage including the Forbidden City in China and at the White House. When he is not on tour, MC YOGI teaches at his home studio Point Reyes Yoga, which he founded with his wife Amanda in 2001.
Amanda Giacomini is an artist and yoga teacher who is best known for her 10,000 Buddhas project. Inspired by ancient Buddhist artwork in the Ajanta caves in India, Amanda set out on a mission to paint 10,000 Buddhas. After a decade of painting, 10,000 Buddhas is a worldwide art project, including large scale murals, fine art paintings, works on paper, and textiles. Amanda is also a dedicated Yogini with over 20 years of of teaching experience. She has taught yoga all over the world at festivals, art museums, night clubs, and even the White House. She continues to teach weekly classes at Point Reyes Yoga in Northern California which she co-founded in 2001 with her husband MC YOGI. She has been featured in National Geographic, New York Magazine, Yoga Journal, Yoga International, Tricycle, Lion’s Roar, and Origin Magazine.
Narayan (NRYN) is an artist, yogi, music producer and DJ. He creates music informed by the spiritual practices of yoga, qigong, cha dao, surfing, and dancing. Originally from Detroit USA, Narayan has studied music all his life, including classical piano, Indian kirtan music and electronic music production. He now lives in Bali where he performs music for ceremonial events and yoga classes. His performance group, CulCha Collective, creates tea art combining traditional Chinese dance styles with modern hip hop music. As a student of yoga and qigong, Narayan has practiced Prana Flow Vinyasa Yoga with Shiva Rea since 2010 and Shaolin Kung Fu with the Nam Yang school since 2016. Using his experience in contact dance and breakdance, he hosts ecstatic dance movement labs where he guides yogis to expand their creative movement possibilities.
Sara Davis is an artist and educator whose work is inspired by the principles and teachings of yoga. She has a BA in Studio Art and a certification in Photography. Her 20+ year creative career journey has taken her from fashion photography and design to ceramics and mindful art.
Sara is the president and co-founder of The Culture Farm, a pioneering non-profit dedicated to merging the arts, education, and sustainable agriculture. This initiative aims to harness the transformative power of these elements to stimulate community engagement, promote environmental stewardship, and enhance overall well-being.
Scientific research suggests that art is a beautiful and unexpected facilitator of wonder. Curiosity is a building block for flourishing and art is a vehicle for that curiosity. Art taps into our need to understand, be moved, and embrace ambiguity. Like yoga, art expands empathy, strengthens relationships, and increases attention.
Sara aims to blend art and yoga to spark joy while holding space for healing. With a fiery spirit, a love of nature, travel, and all things adventure, Sara calls on her courage ofter and hopes to inspire others to do the same.
San Francisco based yoga teacher, world music recording artist and devoted student of yoga, Nat Kendall shares his wisdom of the teachings in a heartfelt and grounded way that will easily awaken beginners and re-inspire long time practitioners. Instantly accessible and relevant to our modern times, the grace of Nat’s teachings pour through in tangible practices, tools, techniques and insights that are sure to enlighten your spiritual path and yogic journey.
