The Vision of Yoga for Peace: A Life Celebration
108 Sun Salutations Followed by an Incredible Vegetarian Indian Meal and Music
In Bali, Saturday September 8th - 2007 - 3:30 - 7:00 pm -
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A project of New York CitiWorks, Yoga for Peace is an idea awakened by the events of September 11, 2001 and strengthened by the world's both violent and peaceful responses to this human tragedy. Bali, like the rest of the world, yearns for peace, and for the second year in a row, Yoga for Peace has come to Bali through the vision of Meghan Pappenheim, founder of Balispirit.com, as a response to the terrorist bombings in Bali of 2002 and 2004. This event will be used to raise awareness in the local yoga community, both ex-pat and Indonesian, to promote the path to Peace.
The Balinese people, who practice a combination of Animism and Hinduism, are arguably one of the most peaceful cultures on earth. Set in a massive Archipelago, the Hindu island of Bali lies amongst a group of 14,000 islands that practice a combination of Animism, Christianity and Islam. Indonesia has been largely secular for the past 70 years or so, but since 9-11 there has been an increase in extremism and militancy pops up on occasion. Beautiful Bali has been caught in the middle of the 'global war' between militant Islam and the West. We have had two terrorist bombings on this otherwise peaceful island, resulting in a young generation of Balinese youth who have become depressed and angered by this experience, coupled by the reaction of their elders who simply can not understand what is happening to them – what is breaking the mold of their simple, village lives with violence. However, in Balinese culture, there is a natural tendency to seek out the goodness in others... a tendency to seek forgiveness and follow a path to healing. Typically, the reaction of the island, after both terrorist bombings, was for the Hindu high priests to hold massive island-wide cleansing ceremonies and to ask forgiveness from the powers that be.
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Saturday, September 8th, 2007 - Bali, Indonesia & throughout the world
This event is free but donations are encouraged, see below for information on what non-profit this year's event will support.
This year, on Saturday, September 8th, people throughout the world will celebrate life in a unique addition to New York's world-inspired events, moving beyond our mourning of the last five years.
- Participants will move to powerful drum beats while completing an invigorating practice of 108 sun salutations, or mala in Sanskrit
- Upon completion of the mala, participants will rest in svasana, a lying meditation, to form a human mandala, or peace wheel
- Prominent figures in the yoga communities around the world will lead the Kirtan, chanting, that signals the commencement and closure of the celebration
This is Balispirit's second year hosting this event and we plan to see it grow and grow!
Time Schedule
Sign-In and Registration will take place at 3:30pm. Please arrive early so that we may begin our practice on time
• 3:30 pm Yoga Sign-In
• 3.45 pm Introduction
• 4:00 pm Yoga Mala Begins, led by
Rebecca Plaumb, best known in Singapore for Kundalini, Deeksha & Healing
• 6:00 pm Sirvasana & Healing Peace Wheel
• 7:00 pm Optional Vegetarian Buffet and Music
Donating: Donate what you wish to for the event. The Buffet dinner is Rp.150,000, with all proceeds going to Ba Tafuru.
Yoga for Peace is donation-only event, all proceeds will go towards:
- The cost of the event
- paying for food
- transport and honorarium for musicians
- transport for those who had no other way to come
- And, as a gesture of support for shared goals, proceeds and spirit from Yoga for Peace will benefit:
Ba Futuru - Timor Leste
"Peace Building thru Youth & the Arts in East Timor"
www.bafuturu.org
THE KIDS OF BA FUTURU WILL BE JOINING US IN YOGA FOR PEACE ON THE SAME DAY,
AT THE SAME TIME, BUT THEY WILL BE IN EAST TIMOR!
Register now!
What is Yoga Mala?
In India, yogis celebrate the arrival of Spring with 108 consecutive sun salutations, accompanied by devotional chanting. The mala is intended to mark transition and celebrate change.
The number 108 carries varied significance in Hindu and Buddhist traditions; it is the number of beads in the mala (meditation prayer beads) and the number of Upanishads (sacred vedic texts). 108 is also the product of multiplying 9 and 12, two propitious numbers in Indian culture.
Hundreds of yoga studios and health and spiritual centers around the world have hosted malas to serve social causes, including cancer research, domestic violence support organizations, and charitable funds, including Twin Towers Orphans Fund and the World Wildlife Fund.
Yoga malas mentioned in the press in recent years include those by It's Yoga in San Francisco, CA and Miami, FL, All People Yoga in Indianapolis, IN and Body and Soul in Kansas City, MI.
Please understand that the Yoga Mala is a physically challenging practice. Everyone is welcome to participate, but you must know your limitations and take responsibility for your own well-being. Please stop and rest when necessary. You should not do anything that is more than you can handle. Your presence at the event is in itself a wonderful demonstration of support for the cause.
Yoga for Peace is a project of New York Citi Works, Inc
What You Should Bring
* Your own yoga mats, water, and towels
* Fruit, food bars or any other refreshments you will need over the course of the four hour event
* Wear light, comfortable clothes and sunscreen
* Be prepared for all possible weather conditions. Yoga for Peace will happen rain or shine!
* Your registration form and payment if you do not register on-line. See the Registration Section for full details.
* Your signed Release Form. See the Registration Section for full details.
Registration Form
Where to go
For more information, call Murni at Balispirit at (0361) 970992 or
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