Yogalution Movement Presents:
THE CALL OF THE HEART:
DISCOVERING BHAKTI & DEVOTIONAL VOICE
Sunday, February 23rd |  1:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Hosted by Dharma Shakti & Lynda Arnold |  Located in our Yoga Asana Room
EVENT EXPERIENCE
A 5-hour immersive workshop designed to guide participants into the heart of Bhakti, the yoga of devotion. This sacred practice blends timeless traditions with the transformative power of devotional singing, offering a space for self-expression, connection, and spiritual awakening. Through chanting, mantras, and sacred melodies, participants will explore how sound can open the heart and elevate the spirit.
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The workshop begins with an introduction to Bhakti Yoga, highlighting its role as a path of divine love, surrender and devotion, as well as the significance of the voice in spiritual practices across cultures. Explore the rich traditions of Hindu spirituality through the stories, symbols, and significance of various gods and goddesses. Learn how these divine figures inspire love, faith, and a deeper connection to the sacred. Perfect for beginners and spiritual seekers alike!
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We will unpack the basic essence of the path of bhakti and this heart centered tradition many ways to approach this path through both the intellectual and philosophical understanding as well as the practical application of sound and mantra, Unveiling the vedic concepts of personalism and impersonalism, to help you identify the path that resonates the most with you so that you can dive deeper into your spiritual journey as you broaden your understanding of these ancient traditions. Dharma will introduce The Devas and The Devis (Gods and Goddess) and the art of iconography, as well as teach about how to cultivate your own personal sadhana (practice) with these deities and how to deepen your connection with Divinity.
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Participants will learn about the power of sacred sound, including an overview of mantra and kirtan (call-and-response chanting), the importance of Sanskrit, and how vibrations affect the mind and body, in the second half of the afternoon with Lynda Arnold. Practical techniques for devotional singing will include guided warm-ups to free the voice and body, learning simple and accessible kirtan chants, and creating harmony within oneself and the group through sound. The workshop will emphasize cultivating presence and surrender in singing, allowing participants to connect deeply with their sense of devotion while exploring how to bring love, gratitude, and intention into their practice.
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A key component of this experience is the sacred community that forms through group chanting, building a sense of shared energy and connection. The workshop provides a safe and inclusive space for participants to express their voices and reflect on the transformative power of collective singing.
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Participants are encouraged to wear comfortable clothing for sitting and light movement, bring a journal for notes and reflections, and arrive with an open heart and willingness to explore. By the end of the workshop, attendees will gain a foundational understanding of Bhakti and devotional singing, tools to incorporate chanting into their spiritual practices, and a deeper connection to their inner voice. No prior singing experience or knowledge is necessaryâjust your voice, a curious heart and an open spirit.
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Includes a light ayurvedic meal kitcheree and chai.
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INVESTMENT: $111 / Person
Tickets Sold by Event Host on Eventbrite.
WHAT TO BRING
Wear comfortable clothing. Bring a water bottle, cushion, journal and a pen if you wish to take notes. Arrive to the studio 10 minutes early for check-in and to get settled in.
Yogalution Movement & Wellness Event Host
LYNDA ARNOLD
Lynda Arnold, founder of Sonic Devas Divine Feminine Sound Meditation Experience, is a Sound Meditation Facilitator, Vocalist & Multi-Instrumentalist, Composer and seasoned Performer on a life long mission to build healthy communities through the power of sound and music. She offers sound healing workshops, private sound baths, singing for wellness sessions at some of the top meditation and yoga studios in Los Angeles and beyond. Lynda has appeared and collaborated at Earthdance, Chopra Foundation, Bhakti Fest, Alex Greyâs Chapel of Sacred Mirrors, Mindvalley LA Live, LA Yoga Expo, DisclosureFest, SXSW, Lightning in a Bottle Festival, UNICEF Events, Burning Man and Lucidity Festival among others. Her intention is to provide a gateway for people to reduce stress, transform consciousness and heal through sound and meditation. She received a Certificate in âSound, Voice and Music Healingâ at the California Institute of Integral Studies in San Francisco in 2010, has multiple music degrees and over 25 years of music education and performing experience.
As a multi-instrumentalist, recording engineer and music producer, she has spent years collaborating with other artists and bands and touring in support of her releases as Divasonic. Her sound has varied through her 25 year, fiercely DIY career, touching on every electronic music genre accompanied by her transcendent, angelic flute and soulful vocal deliveries. Recent performance, production and sound healing projects include: Recording and performing with KSHMR, DJ Sol Rising, Desert Dwellers, Lucent Dossierâs âHuman Initiation Projectâ, Visual Reality, Solar Theory with Torkom Ji & Michael Strauss, and directing an all woman ensemble of sound meditation facilitators and musicians called Sonic Devas. In addition, Lynda is continuing to release music under her artist name and music company, Divasonic.
Lynda is also a seasoned music and audio production educator and writer. She has taught at Pyramind Training Music & Audio Production School in San Francisco and Exâpression College for the Digital Arts (Now SAE) in Emeryville. Lynda was a contributing writer for a Pyramind School textbook published by Alfred called âMusic Theory, Songwriting and the Pianoâ in 2013 and wrote over 80 tutorials and product reviews for popular online site Ask.Audio. Lynda teaches sound Meditation and therapy courses at Panacea Holistic Institute in Long Beach, CA and the Soul of Yoga Institute in Encinintas, CA. In 2020 she launched the Divasonic Music Academy and her first online program, Devotional Voice with more coaching and online programs to follow.
Yogalution Movement & Wellness Event Host
DHARMA SHAKTI
As the Founder and Owner of Yogalution Movement, Dharma has been in the healing arts industry since 1999 starting out as a massage therapist, graduating from BodyMind College and practiced as a LMT for 10+ years.
Dharma Shakti has been teaching yoga since 2005. She was trained in a traditional ashram and received initiation and a spiritual name under the tutelage of Swami Sitaramananda. She has studied yoga with many influential teachers from all over the United States and in India.
Dharma holds credentials through yoga alliance as an E-RYT 500, an experienced yoga teacher, with over 5000+ hours of teaching experience and 500 hours of training and certification courses, doing her training in traditional ashrams in an immersive setting with The Sivananda Organization. She is also an Clinical Ayurveda Specialist since 2007, graduating from California College of Ayurveda. Some of the teachers who have deeply influenced her over the years have been Ragunath Cappo, Radhanath Swami, Bryan Kest, Seane Corne, Gurumukh, Rev Michael Bernard Beckwith.
Dharmaâs mission through all her offerings Is ultimately to help empower people so they can be their most authentic self and help them remember and realize there is GREATNESS in them, that each of us Belong, Have Purpose and Meaning and Value, and they are worth the effort it takes to excavate that greatness from within.
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