INSPIRATION

​You dance inside my chest,
where no one sees you,
​but sometimes I do,
and that sight becomes this  art."  
​~ RUMI
​ 

pictured: Mahea Uchiyama

​Inspiration is a spiritual experience.

Throughout its history yoga has employed the arts as a means to awaken our most subtle self. 
Coming from the latin root inspirare, to "breathe in spirit"  inspiration makes us gasp.   Mountain Yoga is committed to keeping you inspired thru yoga,  inspirational travel, our yoga of writing series,  the sharing of poetry and literature, and our inspiration series events.

The Inspiration Series is devoted to programs that spotlight the arts' capacity  to transform us, like  yoga. Prominent musicians, dancers, visual artists and authors share their passion and creativity with the Mountain Yoga community in workshops and intimate evenings of performance and discussion.  A little bit of talk, a little performance, a little interaction... a lot of love.

Ann Halprin

Mahea Uchiyama

Terrance Kelly

Melanie DeMore

Parvathy Baul

Tahir Qawwal

past inspiration series presenters include: anna halprin, ann dyer cervantes, cascada de flores, claudia villela, david jenkins, devi mathieu, dhanashree pandit rai, dr. hafez modirzadeh, francois raoult,, ganesh mohan, hamida bano chopra, jim santi owen, joti singh, latif bolat, laurie antonioli,  liza dalby, la tania, luana, mahea uchiyama, melanie demore, miriam peretz, naina shastri, nancee sobonya, parvathy baul, peter apfelbaum, ramon ramos alaya, shi shi higby, shinichi iova-koga, shweta jhaveri, terrence kelly, tahir qawwal, w.m. mathieu, and more.

"you must sing and dance, and write poems and suffer
and understand, for all that is life." — krishnamurti