Building on the tremendous success of their inaugural festival last year, organizers of the highly anticipated Sedona Yoga Festival are gearing up for another truly transformative event early next month. Thursday–Sunday, February 6–10, yogis and other conscious community members will flock to the quiet boulevards and soaring red rock canyons of Sedona for three days of yoga, music and energy work in the undisputed spiritual center of the American West.
For attendees, it’s an unprecedented opportunity for powerful personal growth—in a destination unlike any other. Unlike larger corporate-sponsorship yoga conferences, held in large central facilities with cavernous rooms and hundreds of attendees per class, the Sedona Yoga Festival schedule was developed specifically with the city’s quaint, homey atmosphere in mind. 200+ classes, workshops and events are sprinkled over 21 intimate local venues, with convenient shuttle service available and a variety of lodging options close at hand.
Presenter Cat Arena at Amara Resort
The flexible conference structure gives yogis the chance to weave their own experience in the richly colored cultural and natural tapestry of Sedona. Workshops and music are everywhere—spas, yoga studios, ballrooms, banquet halls, movie theaters, chapels and beyond. At the hub of this creative collective is Heart Center Village, a lively central gathering and registration area where participants can share the festival experience with yoga, healthy food and drink, conscious vendors, live music, listening lounges and a host of free, open-to-public activities.
The event’s esteemed faculty is widely varied and deeply experienced—and, befitting the destination, utterly down to Earth. Presenters were chosen not purely for their marquis-friendly names, but for the richly layered credentials, commitment to consciousness and unfailing authenticity that resonate in Sedona’s spiritually charged environment. Among them are acclaimed author/teacher Mark Whitwell, Yoga Journal Co-Founder Rama Vernon, Kundalini masters Ana Brett and Ravi Singh, best-selling spiritual author Sunny Dawn Johnston and more than 100 yogis, healers, artists, authors, musicians, shamans, scientists, philosophers and performers.
Together, the festival’s 108 presenters will facilitate more than 200 classes, workshops and events, from Yoga Nidra to Ecstatic Dance and just about everything in between. Conference attendees are also encouraged to set aside time for the exploration and contemplation of their surroundings, which include some of the most breathtaking high desert landscapes in the world. With more than four million annual visitors, Sedona is a virtual mecca for hikers, bikers, artists and spiritual seekers. Rich in energy “vortexes,” the area has long been known for its inspiring, regenerative powers—making it the ideal place to take one’s practice to the next level.
“Sedona is such an inspirational place, and so closely aligned with the principles of any yogic, spiritual or consciousness practice. It seemed incredible that there wasn’t already a festival here—or indeed a cohesive yoga offering we could share with the world.” said Marc Titus, SYF Founder and Director. “We are so honored to be helping to fill that gap as we bring the yoga community hOMe to Sedona.” In keeping with the spirit of seva, SYF is donating a portion of conference proceeds to the Give Back Yoga Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting yoga teachers in the offering of service to their communities.
John M. Soderberg spent the first 18 years of his life in Central and Southeast Asia, and circled the world eight times before graduating high school in Bangkok, Thailand. Gil Gillenwater has travelled much of his life, and among many other countries, extensively studied and explored in Tibet. Both, in their own way, have been fascinated by, and explored, the human experience.
John became one of the earliest members of Gil’s Rancho Feliz Charitable Foundation, and they have worked together on numerous humanitarian projects and charitable efforts. After Gil’s latest immersion in Tibetan culture and sacred landscape, he told John of his experiences and invited him to sculpt the highest female in Tibetan Buddhism—the goddess Vajrayogini.
John had been moved for some time to work in that direction, and Gil formally commissioned him to sculpt her. They worked together for three years designing this sculpture and all of the elements involved, as John sculpted her. In the truest sense of the word, Vajrayogini evolved. This evolution began in the early lives of John and Gil, in their explorations, interests and growth, and continued through their design partnership. Following, in their own words, is an introduction to this creation.
John M. Soderberg:“I was six or seven years old when the Dalai Lama came to Kashmir. He came, with his court, to see the film about the Christian holy-man Moses, “The Ten Commandments,” with Charleton Heston. I was living at the time with my family on a carved wooden houseboat on Lake Dal, in Northern India, and we also went to the movie, at the same time. I still vividly remember his face as he smiled at me in the gardens outside the theater.
In the 1940s, the king of Afghanistan commissioned my father, a civil engineer from Cal Tech and UCLA, to build and direct the first engineering school in that country. My parents travelled across Asia two years after the end of World War 2, and after several life-threatening adventures, arrived in Kabul. I spent the first five years of my life there, where I sculpted in mud and clay, and from the age of four, painted with my father’s oils.
The Afghan Institute of Technology was running successfully, so my family then moved to New Delhi, India for six years. We spent much of that time travelling and exploring from Sri Lanka to Madras, Calcutta, Srinigar, Assam, Nepal, and Kulu Valley in the north. International attention was on India in the late ‘50s, and I met President Eisenhower, Prince Phillip, Prime Minister Nikita Krushchev, others, and had tea with Prime Minister Jawaharal Nehru in the palace, at age seven. The art of India marked me deeply. From the classical art of Europe to the carvings on the ancient forgotten temples my brothers and I found and explored in the jungles and forests of India, to the intricate sculpture in the bazaars, and the story-telling paintings of the Ramayana, I discovered my passion. Every Sunday in New Delhi, Tibetan gypsies would show up in front of our home and spread out a blanket on the driveway. From bulging sacks, they would pull out pots, jewelry, ceremonial knives, and sculptures in jade, wood, and silver, and arrange everything in rows on the blanket. I would spend hours holding and studying the art.
When I was eight years old, my family and I rode on horse-back from northern India up to the foothills of the Himalayas, and the glaciers. We rode for several weeks, sleeping in small dak bungalows in mountain meadows. We rounded up our horses in the mornings after breakfast around a fire, and rode on. The beauty was immense. Two months later, I stood alone inside the Taj Mahal, next to her marble resting place, at midnight with a full moon.
When I was 11, we moved to Thailand. At 12, I began studying teakwood carving with the country’s leading master, a Buddhist monk. Every weekend, we would set up in old-town Bangkok near the 90 feet long reclining Buddha, and carve all day on Buddhist angels, dragons, and mythical or traditional figures. The master would speak as we worked of his childhood, of Buddhism, and of art. My high-school was The International School of Bangkok. We had over 90 nationalities represented, and for a time my girlfriend was a Cambodian Buddhist.
I studied various martial arts from age 13 or so. I studied with Koreans, Japanese, Americans, and Thais, and made my first black-belt by age 17. It was an important time in my development, as an artist and as a student of humanity. From the earliest time I can remember, I have been fascinated by people, and have been drawn to philosophy and psychology. I have been most led to those essential human elements which serve to unify people over the superficial barriers which too often separate them. The evolution of my art has been to document and explore the essence of humanity, and this led me to service-work in the early 70s.
After high school, I flew to America in the late 60s for college in Washington State. Due to extreme culture shock, and late-60s shock, I dropped out of college, and ended up painting in oils for a year on the street in Berkeley, California, during the People’s Park riots. After several near-death experiences, I figured it would be safer joining the Marine Corps, and going home to Southeast Asia. The military, in its wisdom, instead sent me to Arizona, where I taught martial arts and worked in electronics with a missile battalion. I became involved with service-work, doing drug counseling, and helping others through delayed stress syndrome from combat in Vietnam.
After my Honorable Discharge in 1973, I worked as a machinist, made sculpted jewelry, (including a bracelet for Elvis Presley,) and painted. I expanded my volunteerism, becoming involved with charitable groups in Phoenix, which focused on women and children in need.
Bronze Sculpture, 2009, by John M. Soderberg, Ph.D. Designed by John M. Soderberg and Gil Gillenwater Commissioned by Gil Gillenwater
In 1976 I committed the rest of my life to professional bronze sculpture and have continued to expand my service involvement. I have used my work to benefit numerous organizations including Amnesty International, Rancho Feliz, Free the Slaves Organization, one of the Paul Newman Hole-In-The Wall-Gang camps for seriously ill children, domestic abuse shelters, Big Brother, Big Sisters, The Advancement of Women for Northern Arizona University, community service clubs, and other causes. In 1998 I received my Ph.D. in Humane Letters, and a year later I was Knighted by a Swedish Count for service-work and art achievement.
I have sculpted numerous historically influential figures including Christ, Moses, Merlin, Norman Vincent Peale, Gil Gillenwater, Billy Graham, Archbishop Fulton Sheen, Sacajawea, St. Catherine of Siena, Stephen Biko, Poseidon, various corporate founders, inventors, and others. I have sculpted several Asian-themed pieces over the years, but for some time have felt a strong pull to sculpturally explore the influences of my childhood. I have begun this process with the bronze “Vajrayogini.” It feels very good to come home.”
Gil Gillenwater – Founder & President, Rancho Feliz
Gil Gillenwater “I am a life-long resident of Scottsdale, Arizona. I am a yoga and meditation practitioner, an outdoorsman, a traveler and a black belt in Kenpo karate. In addition to this, or should I say because of this, I am also a philanthropist.
My interest in Buddhism and Eastern thought came directly through my fascination with the human mind. As an existentialist, I have always been intrigued with consciousness and our unique ability to create realities through the study and power of our minds.
My quest led me from positive thinking, to hypnotism, to Hinduism and eventually to Buddhist meditation master Chögyam Trungpa and his “Shambhala, the Sacred Path of the Warrior”. (Little did I know how prophetic the words “Shambhala” and “Warrior” would be in my life.) Discovering “service to others” as an ego-diminishing, fast-track to awareness, in 1987 I founded the Rancho Feliz Charitable Foundation, Inc. I have since devoted a major portion of my life to service. This is my chosen path to enlightenment. In 1993 I took my Bodhisattva vows from the Dalai Lama. In 2006 I founded the Guardian Warrior Foundation, Inc., a self-funded charity established to support Rancho Feliz and to promote its concepts on a global basis.
In 1999, I was a recipient of the Hon Kachina Award, Arizona’s highest honor for volunteerism. In 2000, I was one of five members throughout the United States chosen to receive the National Association of Realtors, “Good Neighbor Award”, likewise honoring volunteerismMy interest in Buddhism led me to Tibet in 1994. Obtaining some of the first permits to enter the forbidden Pemako region, my brother and I smuggled a 12 foot paddle raft into southeastern Tibet. Here, with two companions, we made a “first descent” attempt down the world’s highest, remotest and wildest river, the Yarlung TsangPo. This was my first of three ventures into the revered Beyul Pemako region – the “Hidden Land of the Blossoming Lotus”, the Shambhala of Tibet. It was here that I was introduced to the female Buddhist meditational deity – Vajrayogini.
Vajrayogini is represented geographically spread out over the Pemako region (as further explained in the description). Her practice is especially associated with the use of sexual energy to obtain enlightenment. As a man, I have always been fascinated by the female energy and the intuitive and compassionate energies it has to offer. I was hooked.
Returning to Pemako in 1995 and 1997, we undertook month long, leach-infested and extremely arduous pilgrimages/expeditions to Vajrayogini’s various terrestrial chakras. It was in 1995, during a particularly brutal portion of our trek that she appeared to me in a vision. However, instead of seeing her in the upright “Warrior Posture”, I saw her in the reclining posture of the Buddha. Also, instead of the stiff legged, rigid demeanor of a store front mannequin, she was soft and supple and invitingly gorgeous. (Historically, Vajrayogini, as a meditational deity, has been sculpted, painted and described by monks – men of limited knowledge of the female body.) The Vajrayogini I saw exuded power through her sexuality. The vision was stamped indelibly.
Bronze Sculpture, 2009, by John M. Soderberg, Ph.D. Designed by John M. Soderberg and Gil Gillenwater Commissioned by Gil Gillenwater
In 1997, my brother and I located Pemako’s long-sought “Lost Falls of the Brahmaputra” and were subsequently arrested by the Communist Chinese. However, that’s a different story and if you are interested you can learn more about it at: www.hiddenfalls.org
I have returned to the Himalayas three additional times visiting Vajrayogini’s holy locations in Nepal, Ladakh and Mt. Kailash of Tibet. It has long been my dream to find a way to convey my experiences and understandings in a unique and meaningful way. My artist friend and fellow Rancho Feliz “Guardian Warrior”, John Soderberg, has helped me do just that.
I worked with John for three years creating the “Reclining Vajrayogini” bronze. The piece is rich in symbolism and I know of no other sculptor who could have captured the essence of this feminine deity as did John. There is not a doubt in my mind that John was divinely inspired and guided in this creation. The Vajrayogini you see here is the self-same goddess who materialized before me in waterfall mists of the Hidden Lands.
It’s important to note that the many Buddhist concepts symbolized in this sculpture exist independent of Vajrayogini. Vajrayogini’s function is to rouse the kundalini energies in her practitioners. Once brought to the fore, these sexual energies can be harnessed as the force to propel us beyond our instinctual traps such as grasping, greed, hatred, self-centeredness, etc. to achieve spiritual perfection.
I chose Vajrayogini because I believe the genetic drive to reproduce is the strongest of all human instincts. Accordingly, as instinct driven as I am why not choose rocket fuel to propel me on my path to enlightenment!
On this Veterans Day, we express gratitude to our Veterans and active duty service members serving our country. Many lives have been radically changed by the experience of war. Yoga is one of several healing modalities that has been shown to alleviate the effects of anxiety, depression, PTS, and TBI as a consequence of war.
At SYF2014, in partnership with the Give Back Yoga Foundation , we are offering SYF Gives Back 2014 – Mindful Therapeutic Yoga Practices for Veterans, a 2-Day Pre-Conference training for yoga teachers. We choose to partner with the Give Back Yoga Foundation because of their dedication to making yoga available to those who might not otherwise have the opportunity to experience the transformational benefits of this powerful practice.
This training will provide participants with specific tools and practices developed through clinical experience working with Veterans coping with post-traumatic stress and other psycho-emotional stress. While benefiting trauma patients safely and comfortably, the training can be helpful for yoga teachers working with anyone dealing with stress and other psychological difficulties.
Together we have assembled a faculty of leading experts for this training, all who have been working continuously for years with Veterans in their recovery process. Participants are offered complimentary access to the Sedona Yoga Festival through Saturday and Sunday in gratitude for their willingness to expand yoga outreach to Veterans and active duty service members. CEUs are available through our Education Partner theSouthwest Institute of Healing Arts.
Please click through to our blog post and video interview with Executive Director Rob Schware of GBYF, and definitely click the donate button, even if you can only afford to share and help us get the word out!
Deep gratitude today, and all days, to those who have and do respond to the call for service. Namaste…
Marc & Heather Titus
Festival Director and Producer
Marc Titus, Sedona Yoga Festival Founder and Director speaks with Rob Schware of the Give Back Yoga Foundation on Veterans Day, 2013 about the Sedona Yoga Festival fundraiser for 10,000 Yoga Toolkits for Veterans and more…
Please consider donating today to help us raise the money for 10,000 Yoga Toolkits for Veterans. Every dollar counts. Take this opportunity to Give Back this Veterans Day. It’s easy, just click on the image below…
SYF Partners with Give Back Yoga Foundation
We at Sedona Yoga Festival actively researched to select an organization to support through our 2nd AnnualSedona Yoga Festival, a consciousness evolution conference. We are deeply committed to supporting a program that benefits veterans through the practice of yoga. We were inspired to see what the Give Back Yoga Foundation is doing in supporting and funding certified yoga teachers in all traditions to offer the teachings of yoga in service to community. We approached them with our intention to channel 1 of every 10 incoming festival dollars to a service-oriented yoga organization contained in a large scale seva project at each conference…
It has been an Aumazing time here at Sedona Yoga Festival! Where have the months gone? While the SYF2014 Luxury Weekend Giveaway Contest was active and partnerships and programs were being developed, Festival Founder and Director, Marc Titus married Heather Driscoll, Aug 4, 2013 in Sedona. Planning the festival, and their wedding, meant they took some much deserved time off. The whole month of August, we didn’t hear much from Marc and Heather, but they still kept tending the beautiful garden that has become the Sedona Yoga Festival. (and yes, those are some of Sedona’s finest creators, healers and shaman standing with us… Melanie Nunnink, Amalia Camateros and Chris Spheeris)
Upon returning, they dove right into the selection process for the 2014 festival and are pleased to now announce the SYF2014 Presenter/Artist lineup is up at the website!
The Big News right now though, is the drawing for the SYF2014 Luxury Weekend Giveaway has occurred AND while announcing awhile back, the SYF2013 Instagram Contest Winner kinda got lost in the shuffle… Big Shoutout to Lauren Rudick, and her wonderful Instagram work of art! She certainly captured the vibe of SYF2013! We welcome Lauren and a friend with 2 complimentary All-Access Passes and Luxury Accommodations at one of the festivals wonderful partner Host Properties… Lauren, we will surprise you when you arrive, and know you won’t be disappointed! Congratulations and thank you for blessing SYF with such a beautiful shot!
And now for the Big News! Drum roll please…..
Laura Torraco – Grand Prize winner. Will receive 2 All-Access Passes and luxury accomodations at the Amara Resort & Spa for the 2014 Sedona Yoga Festival. ALSO, Laura has won a transformative Life Coaching Certification Program from SYF Educational Partner, Southwest Institute of Healing Arts, along with an iPad mini to studio or take the course online with. Congratulations Laura!
Bristen Getz – 1st Runner Up will receive 4 All-Access Passes
Brittany Barger – 2nd Runner Up will receive 2 All-Access Passes
Congratulations Winners! We will see you at #SYF2014!
Well, there are more announcements over the next few days and weeks, so stay tuned… For now, Be Present.
2-Day pre-conference Training for Yoga Teachers – 17 Continuing Education Units (CEUs)
SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE
February 6-7, 2014 Sedona, Arizona
[blockquote3]Give Back Yoga’s goal is to place 10,000 Yoga For Veterans Toolkits (developed by expert teachers with years of experience in working with Veterans) this year into the hands of our brothers and sisters affected by post-traumatic stress, traumatic brain injury, and other stress-related illnesses. We thought we might be able to help out… This will jumpstart GBYF in 2014 and expand exponentially the services to Veterans in years to come. Marc Titus, Founder & Director, Sedona Yoga Festival[/blockquote3]
We at Sedona Yoga Festival actively researched to select an organization to support through our 2nd Annual Sedona Yoga Festival, a consciousness evolution conference. We are deeply committed to supporting a project that benefits veterans through the practice and offering of yoga at SYF2014. We were so inspired to see what the Give Back Yoga Foundation is doing in supporting and funding certified yoga teachers in all traditions to offer the teachings of yoga in service to community. We approached them a few weeks ago with our intention to channel 1 of every 10 incoming festival dollars to a service oriented yoga organization contained in a large scale seva project at each conference…
Expand and Evolve human consciousness through the practice of yoga.
Sedona Yoga Festival, a consciousness evolution conference, exists to provide a container for the opportunity to directly experience energy, consciousness, healing, and transformation through Yoga… see more about SYF, Corp.
We believe that the methodology of classical yoga (including asana, breathing, and meditation) is a tangible tool for transforming human consciousness. The experience of yoga is to go beyond separateness, alienation, and diversity and fully recognize the fundamental unity of the universe and the underlying connectedness among all beings, communities, nations, and religions… see more about GBYF
…and, as you may see, it was a good fit. We are very happy to announce the Give Back Yoga Foundation as our Partner in Service.
At SYF2014, in partnership with the Give Back Yoga Foundation, we are offering SYF Gives Back 2014 – Mindful Therapeutic Yoga Practices for Veterans, a 2-Day pre-conference training for yoga teachers. We chose to partner with Give Back Yoga Foundation because of their total dedication to making yoga available to those who might not otherwise have the opportunity to experience the transformational benefits of this powerful practice. This training will provide participants with specific tools and practices developed through clinical experience working with veterans coping with post-traumatic stress and other psycho-emotional stress. While benefiting trauma patients safely and comfortably, the training can be helpful for yoga teachers working with anyone dealing with stress and other psychological difficulties.
The Give Back Yoga Foundation has assembled a faculty of leading experts for this training, including Beryl Bender Birch of The Hard & The Soft Yoga Institute, James Fox of Prison Yoga Project, Suzanne Manafort of Mindful Yoga Therapy for Veterans, Gina Garcia of Yoga Across America, and Ann Richardson of Studio Bamboo Institute of Yoga, all who have been working continuously for years with veterans in their recovery process from post-traumatic stress. Expanding beyond the core curriculum, students will also have the opportunity to elect to receive teachings from SYF2014 vanguard teachers Rama Jyoti Vernon, Mark Whitwell, Sarah McLean, and Jeff Masters. Participants are offered complimentary access to the Sedona Yoga Festival through Saturday and Sunday, as well as post-conference offerings to help build networks and strategies for bringing back out into the world that which was realized at this inspiring and transformative event.
“Sedona Yoga Festival, Corp in partnership with Give Back Yoga Foundation is committed to supporting yoga teachers in offering service to their community. We are working together to provide the tools and trainings that teachers need to do this effectively and safely as a consistent part of their practice and dharma.” ~Heather Shereé Titus, Festival Producer
SYF Gives Back is for yoga teachers that are called to share with others the abundance of transformation that has occurred as a direct result of a yoga practice. It is for certified teachers that are ready to reach out and expand their capacity to give back to their community. Interacting with facilitators of the training, and then expanding and sharing in the greater conference weekend, supports the process of embodying the teachings. Participants will have multiple opportunities to interact with leading practitioners providing education and support for the mindful use of therapeutic yoga practices for veterans, their families and their communities.
Complementing this large scale seva project is Sedona Yoga Festival’s Partner in Education and Presenting Sponsor South West Institute of Healing Arts. SWIHA is on the forefront of providing Holistic Education, both at their beautiful Tempe campus and online.This partnership is born of a strong affinity in wanting to support people in finding their dharma and bringing Yoga life into action.
Details:
February 6-7, 2014 Sedona, Arizona
Tuition: $495 plus room
Deeply discounted room rates at training location
Bonus: Complimentary Sedona Yoga Festival All-Access pass
Give Back Yoga’s goal in 2013 is to distribute 10,000 free yoga and meditation toolkits to veterans. The Sedona Yoga Festival is committed to raising the funds for this, as well as to train 210 yoga teachers at SYF Gives Back to go back to their communities and work with veterans. Please check out our fundraiser on CrowdRise to see how you can help!
Fundraising at crowdrise.com will be open through the Festival in February.
The Goal… 10,000 Yoga Toolkits for Veterans
SYF is committed to raising $50,000 for Give Back Yoga Foundation, to assist in providing 10,000 Yoga Toolkits free to Veterans. If each teacher at the SYF2014 Mindful Therapeutic Yoga Practices for Veterans pre-conference training for yoga teachers returns to their community and reaches 50 veterans then that is 10,000 Veterans being offered yoga as a healing modality, and we would like them to have these amazing toolkits!
GBYF’s Yoga Toolkit for Veterans consists of:
The Mindful Yoga Therapy Practice Guide by Dr. Daniel Libby and Suzanne Manafort produced specifically for veterans coping with trauma.
Meditation CDs by Karen Soltes’ iRest Yoga Nidra: Easing into Stillness (who teaches at the Washington, DC, VA hospital as part of the War Related Illnesses and Injuries Study Center)
Suzanne Manafort’s “Breathe In, Breathe Out: Quick and Easy Breathing Practices to Help Balance the Nervous System,” designed for the Mindful Yoga Therapy for Veterans Coping with Trauma Program, a component of the PTSD Rehabilitation Residential Program (PRRP) in Newington, CT.;
Deep Relaxation: Yoga Nidra with Patty Townsend, a master teacher with a background of over 40 years in yoga and meditation.
Finding Peace, Building Resilence: A Yoga Therapy Guide for Combat Veterans and Military Service Men and Women by Beryl Bender Birch.
Beyond Disability: A Yoga Practice DVD based on Matthew Sanford’s unique experience with yoga and paralysis.
VetsYoga, the first instructional yoga DVD created for veterans, produced by Yatra Yoga International and Craig Coffman Productions.
To setup a STUDIO TEAM PAGE, create your crowdrise.com account with a studio email(ie. info@yourstudio.com, studio@yourstudio.com) because next you will want to create a personal account and join your studio team… Just put your studio name in the First and Last Name Fields when asked… It’s actually really simple, and only takes a few minutes! Crowdrise.com has made it really fun, too!
Click SETUP YOUR FUNDRAISER button underneath the orange DONATE button…
Next window popup, click START YOUR OWN FUNDRAISER
Name your Fundraiser, aka your Studio Team Page, pick a URL if you like, set a goal and a enter a few words about your studio supporting SYF Gives Back 2014, Mindful Therapeutic Yoga Practices for Veterans Teacher Training Intensive at the 2nd Annual Sedona Yoga Festival, a consciousness evolution conference. February 6-7, 2014.
click NEXT STEP
Upload a studio image or logo…
That’s it! You now have a STUDIO TEAM FUNDRAISING PAGE… you can play around with the settings, descriptions, add photos, etc… Sweet! (and isn’t it cool that that is step number 8! the infinite… 🙂 )
Now, Logout of your team page and Studio account.
Navigate to your studio page in crowdrise… Search for your fundraiser in the search feature at top of website if need be…when found, scroll down and JOIN TEAM… should be in red letters somewhere on the right.
Now you can create your personal account by logging in with Facebook or a personal email address… and build up your PERSONAL PERSONAL FUNDRAISER page with photos, videos, inspirations etc…Your all set!! Now we just get the word out there and allow people to donate to support Give Back Yoga Foundation and Sedona Yoga Festival Corp’s Yoga For Veterans at SYF2014!
Please encourage your students and friends to fundraise and participate, offering benefit classes, and information on Give Back Yoga Foundation and the Sedona Yoga Festival as often as possible! When we all Give Back, we can make a huge difference.
How to participate as an individual
Find a local studio, or set up your own account at Crowdrise joining SYF Gives Back. You are part of a Global Community of dedicated yogis and we thank you!
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Building on the tremendous success of their inaugural festival last year, organizers of the highly anticipated Sedona Yoga Festival are gearing up for another truly transformative event early next month. Thursday–Sunday, February 6–10, yogis and other conscious community members will flock to the quiet boulevards and soaring red rock canyons of Sedona for three days of yoga, music and energy work in the undisputed spiritual center of the American West.
Together, the festival’s 108 presenters will facilitate more than 200 classes, workshops and events, from Yoga Nidra to Ecstatic Dance and just about everything in between. Conference attendees are also encouraged to set aside time for the exploration and contemplation of their surroundings, which include some of the most breathtaking high desert landscapes in the world. With more than four million annual visitors, Sedona is a virtual mecca for hikers, bikers, artists and spiritual seekers. Rich in energy “vortexes,” the area has long been known for its inspiring, regenerative powers—making it the ideal place to take one’s practice to the next level.
At SYF2014, in partnership with the Give Back Yoga Foundation, we are offering SYF Gives Back 2014 – Mindful Therapeutic Yoga Practices for Veterans, a 2-Day pre-conference training for yoga teachers. We chose to partner with Give Back Yoga Foundation because of their total dedication to making yoga available to those who might not otherwise have the opportunity to experience the transformational benefits of this powerful practice. This training will provide participants with specific tools and practices developed through clinical experience working with veterans coping with post-traumatic stress and other psycho-emotional stress. While benefiting trauma patients safely and comfortably, the training can be helpful for yoga teachers working with anyone dealing with stress and other psychological difficulties.
