Second Annual New Mexico Yoga Teachers Conference
This is a press release I just got from Glenn and Shayna in T or C, the small town in New Mexico I posted about earlier. Glenn and Shayna are real cool cats and their yoga space is pretty amazing, as are the hot mineral waters around T or C. – JVS
Mothership Yoga Lounge
Second Annual New Mexico Yoga Teachers Conference to be Held at the Mothership Yoga Lounge in Truth or Consequences — March 27 – 29, 2009. Live Musical Kirtan Performance by Wah! Open the to the Public on Friday, March 27, 7:30 PM – $15
New Mexico’s yoga enthusiasts will soon gather for the second annual New Mexico Yoga Teachers Conference taking place at the Mothership Yoga Lounge in Truth or Consequences March 27-29, 2009. Kicking off the Conference on Friday, March 27 at 7:30 PM will be a live kirtan by Wah!, an incredible singer/musician who combines reggae, Hindu chanting and pop to create a unique mix of spiritual world music. Wah! toured with Krishna Das for three years and has performed at Omega Institute, Kripalu Center, Yoga Journal Conference and the UK Yoga Show. Wah!’s concert is open to the public for $15 per ticket.
“This gathering is an opportunity for yoga lovers from around the state to come together, share knowledge, reinvigorate our teaching and yoga practices, and meet new people,” said Shayna Samuels Turner, who is coordinating the Conference with her husband, Glenn Turner. “We are so excited for teachers and seasoned practitioners to join us for three days of chanting, yoga, meditation, discussions and soaking in the magical hot mineral springs of Truth or Consequences.” Shayna is a Yoga Alliance-certified teacher who completed her training at OM Yoga Center in Manhattan.
This year’s Conference theme is “The Gift of Teaching”. Through discussions, meditation practices and yoga classes we will explore what it means to take on the responsibility of teaching this powerful, ancient practice. What are the greatest rewards of being a yoga teacher? What are the challenges?
The Mothership Yoga Lounge (www.mothershipyogalounge.com) is a new venue for yoga, music, performance art and retreats. The studio is located in a 4,000-square-foot adobe church from the 1930’s that the Turners bought and completely renovated. They moved to “T or C”, as the locals call it, from New York City after falling in love with the town’s magical hot springs and burgeoning artist community.
In March 2008 the Mothership hosted the first-ever New Mexico Yoga Teachers Conference featuring Kirtan by Dave Stringer, which was a huge success. In November they hosted a “Yoga Body Buddha Mind” retreat with OM Yoga’s Cyndi Lee and the Shambhala Center’s David Nichtern, which attracted participants from all over the Southwest including New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado and Texas.
T or C is located in the southern New Mexico desert. In addition to being the home of Richard Branson’s future Spaceport, Vanity Fair recently described it as “the latest influential art enclave” and Budget Travel named it one of America’s “10 Coolest Towns.” Much of the downtown sits on a hot mineral aquifer that has been used for healing purposes for centuries, beginning with the Native Americans who were the original inhabitants of the area. The downtown is having a resurgence with many of the old buildings and spas being renovated and brought back to life.
Details about the conference can be found at http://www.mothershipyogalounge.com/retreats.html or by calling 575-894-3462.
