The Purpose of Yoga is to effect an awakening, to see with radiant clarity what Eknath Eswaran called "the splendour of the personality that expresses itself in love, courage, creativity, and a melting tenderness that draws all hearts." Meditation creates that awakening, and one of the most powerful ways to experience that is through an overnight ceremony called "Dreaming."

~ Yoga Dreaming Ceremony at Ginseng, March 2007 ~
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"A true Yogini is an enlightened woman with exuberant passion, spiritual powers and deep insight, who communicates a sense of freedom and sheer mastery with whatever she does. Scholars have written about Yoginis as independent, outspoken, forthright women with a gracefulness of spirit. Without them, Yoga can fail in its purpose and remain sterile.

In Hindu thought, the Yogini represents the Yoga Shakti herself, the Kundalini, as well as the resident powers or female deities of the different chakras. The Yogini possesses the power of Yoga herself and can awaken that in others, not only generally but at any point or place in the body or mind.

To be a Yogini is the highest spiritual goal for all women. It is the way to become one with the Goddess within and to bring her out in expression to uplift the world that is really her creation. It is not an outer appearance but a state of inner energy and ecstasy that makes the Yogini. She cannot be manipulated, defined or even ever entirely known."
~ Shambhavi Lorain Chopra

~ Deep Yoga Shakti Series for Women, October '06 ~
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Past Retreats:

Yoga Above the Clouds Retreat, Atipahato Lodge, Idyllwild, May 5-7, 2006, view flier

Foundation for Women Retreat: "Returning to the Source of Peace," October 13-15, 2006 view flier

Past Workshops:

Tantra: The Yoga of Ecstasy, Ginseng Yoga Studio, Sunday, 2/26/06, view flier

Deep Yoga Devi Series: Exploring the Divine Feminine in Yoga at the OM Home, view flier