Ananda Ashram bliss realm: this weekend!

The fall kirtan season continues to dazzle: this weekend, Sept. 26-28, I'll be with Shyamdas at Ananda Ashram in Monroe NY, just over an hour northwest of NYC. This annual "bhakti immersion" weekend is always a real treat! So I encourage you to join us in the ecstatic realm of Ananda, one of the oldest ashrams in the US, home of wonderful people and fantastic food and where the deer wander up and practically eat out of your hand. (People, likewise.) More info can be found at http://anandaashram.org

Very soon now, Shyamdas will be returning to India, so this is one of the last chances to catch him before next year. Hope to see you there!

Yoga & Kirtan this weekend at Boston's back Bay Yoga: Sept 18-21

Still enjoying the afterglow of yesterday's beautiful bandhara feast and gathering of many old Neem Karoli Baba devotees here in western Mass., and getting ready to head over to play bass with Krishna Das this evening at Montague's Maezumi Institute.

The kirtan party continues next weekend in Boston! Two main events coming up:

1) I'll be playing with Shyamdas in Lincoln MA next Thursday, 18 September at 7:00pm at the Home of Ted and Prajna Hallstrom: 207 Concord Rd, Lincoln MA, right near Walden Pond. Cost is $20, Drop on in, or to register, email Prajna at shaktimata@aol.com It's being billed as an evening of devotional teachings and song, with mystic poetry and Sanskrit readings from India's purely Non-dual, Grace-filled Bhakti tradition. Come join us!

Also, my fave yoga teachers are making a rare appearance in the Boston area! Eddie Modestini and Nicki Doane have been practicing and teaching yoga for many years. I find their classes inspiring and challenging and heart-opening--don't miss them at Boston's Back Bay Yoga Studion! Details below.

Weekend Workshops with Nicki Doane: Maya Vinyasa Yoga
Sept 19, 20 and 21 - Sign up for one session or a full weekend. http://www.backbayyoga.com/events.html#eddienicki

Maya yoga is an open system. This system of yoga respects the individual and is accessible to all. Maya Yoga represents a vision where personal practice reveals deeper aspects of one’s being; where students gain the tools to serve themselves and the opportunity to explore a singular journey into yoga. In Maya yoga, the practice is the teacher.  http://www.backbayyoga.com/events.html#eddienicki

Full Details and Secure Registration at http://www.backbayyoga.com/events.html#eddienicki

Crazily enough, Shyamdas and I will also be playing at Back Bay Yoga on Friday too, after Nicki and Eddie teach the 12-2:30 lunchtime session. SD and I will be doing an afternoon session 3:30-5:30, and then an evening kirtan between 7:30-9 p.m. So this weekend, Back Bay Yoga is the place to be in Boston! Hope to see you there...

Krishna Das & Dharma Boutique Sale - this Sunday the 14th

I’ll be playing bass with inspired kirtan wala Krishna Das this Sunday Sept. 14th at the Maezumi Institute on Ripley Road in Montague MA. Start time is 7pm, and you can score tickets ($25 advance, $30 day of) and directions here: http://www.maezumi-institute.com/maezumi_institute/events/ Hope to see you there!

That same day, I’ll be hosting a little open house at the Boutique just down the road from there: Sunday the 14th, from 11am-3pm. (That’ll give me enough time to pack up my gear and make it to KD’s kirtan in time for sound check!)
You can drop me a quick e-mail for directions: adam@dharmaboutique.com

I’ll be showing goodies from my recent romps in India and Afghanistan, and all are welcome to come by and browse the marketplace and try stuff on for size. If you want, you can even climb inside a burqa for a few minutes, and experience a different sort of life for a little while. Thought provoking stuff.

Of course, if you are in Western Massachusetts you are always welcome to swing by for a private visit to the Boutique—just call me at 413 367 9215 and we’ll find a good time.

Namasté,
Adam