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HuDost Performance at City Yoga Oct 6 at 7:30pm
Time: Wednesday, October 6 · 7:30pm – 9:30pm
Location: City Yoga, 900F Anastasia Blvd, St. Augustine, FL
Cost: $10 – 20 Donation
More Info: HuDost in stripped down duo mode will perform it’s first ever St. Augustine concert on Wednesday October 06 at City Yoga. The show begins at 7:30 PM.
HuDost is living proof that the whole really is greater than the sum of its parts, pulling together musical styles as diverse as the jellies in Marco Polo’s kitchen cupboard. Their music weaves a seamless tapestry that renders tears and laughter in listeners, cultivating that namele…ss longing that abides somewhere in all our hearts.
As a commanding World Rock group, HuDost is best known for letting the music speak for itself. Their forthcoming release, entitled Waking the Skeleton Key, contains the first songs written by lead singer Moksha Sommer since she underwent brain surgery to have a tumor removed which impacted her language abilities. Music was her primary tool in fully regaining all that was lost and continuing to grow as a musician and a lyricist. Both her resilience and the fragility of life come through in these songs. The EP also contains remixes of tracks from their most recent album Trapeze, produced by Grammy Winner Malcolm Burn (Bob Dylan, Emmylou Harris, Peter Gabriel), which left both critics and fans raving about its beauty, versatility, and musicianship. Waking the Skeleton Key also features another high profile producer, being mixed by Grammy Winner Oz Fritz (Tom Waits, John Zorn, Bill Laswell, Primus, William S. Burroughs).
Having toured the US constantly since April 2006 and also playing shows across Canada, Europe and even as far east as Turkey, HuDost has brought their atmospheric and resonant songs all across the globe. Some of their most memorable shows include performances at Alex Grey’s CoSM in NYC, the Salvador Dali Museum, Shakori Hills Grassroots Festival, FloydFest, The Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, headlining SE NPR’s World Fusion Fest, Heat Wave, The Memphis Levitt Shell, The Arlington Levitt Pavilion, WoodSongs at the Kentucky Theater (on PBS), Nashville’s Bluebird Café, and Tim Robbins’ WTF?! Fest at the Actor’s Gang Theater. HuDost has also opened for the California Guitar Trio and Jefferson Starship and has worked with Omar Faruk Tekbilek, Neko Case and Mercan Dede.
HuDost was initially formed as an acoustic duo between singer/songwriters Moksha Sommer from Montreal and Jemal Wade Hines from New York, but later developed into a full ensemble. Bringing to the group a strong musical training background, Sommer has traveled the globe, studying no less than 12 distinctive vocal styles from around the world. Her clear, soaring voice is matched by the grungy underbelly of Jemal’s guitar mastery and rhythmic propensity. Adding to the group’s musically eclectic and original feel is the unexpected edge the group contributes with its exotic instrumentation that includes harmonium, bouzouki, oud and bendir among others.
HuDost functions as a duo or a band, incorporating musicians of varying sensibilities and backgrounds, and often including performance art, video installation and dance in their shows. A rich, eclectic blending of Pop and Rock with traditional Sufi music, Bulgarian, Croatian, Macedonian and Balkan folk music, Farsi, Turkish, Arabic, Folk, their sound crosses all borders and barriers, taking the listener on a journey they will not soon forget.
PRAISE FOR HuDost
“HuDost has a folk quality yet is quite post-modern; the band offers new takes on ancient words and melodies, cross-cultural hybrid transcendental chill-out music with an edge. (The album will even be agreeable to those whose spiritual music is punk.)… This is not fluffy new-age music—it’s serious, complex fare with no aversion to addressing agony. Sommer’s vocal execution is precisely orchestrated, her voice-opening, hollow-toned vortexes piercing through the tough spots. This album is a journey of music and spirit.”
-Chronogram Magazine
“HuDost’s blend of exotic traditional Sufi chants, world folk music and powerful electric guitar licks makes a unique cultural bridge. We love HuDost.” – Alex and Allyson Grey
“a splendid project, which is certain to enchant innumerable listeners.” -Pir Zia Inayat Khan
“I love HuDost. I do. I love it. The guitar playing and the songs are all really inspired. It’s a CD I’ll listen to again and again.”-Steve Kilbey (The Church)
“Skillfully crosses musical boundaries for a brilliant, cutting-edge sound. ” –Reality Sandwich
“This is really great stuff.”
–Coleman Barks (Author of Illuminated Rumi)
“These beautiful atmospheric, warm and resonant songs weave the evocative, exquisite poetry from mystic poets Rumi, as well as Pir-O-Murshid Hazrat Inayat Khan and Yunus Emre. With stylistic colors of folk and pop presented with the colorful harmonic vocubulary of the East, this gentle album delicately pairs the two art forms with great success.”–CDBaby (from review of ‘In an Eastern Rose Garden’)
“HuDost is guaranteed to energize your musical synapses with music that never rests, never stops moving. In conversational terms, Trapeze is an album that never really raises its voice yet commands the room. Trapeze is a classic.” –Wildy’s World
“Make no mistake about it. Moksha Sommer is a star.” –David Malachowski (Shania Twain, Savoy Brown, The Daily Freeman)
NEW 6 Week Children’s Yoga Series Begins Oct 5th!
It is time for more Children’s Yoga! A NEW 6 week session begins…
DATE: October 5, 2010 through November 9, 2010
COST: $50 for the 6 weeks, $10 for a drop-in class.
WHERE: City Yoga, 900-F Anastasia Blvd., Saint Augustine, FL
Pre-registration is kindly requested where possible. Please call (904) 392-6588 to register.
MORE INFO: Ages 5 through 9. This is a fun and engaging class designed especially for kids in the first through third grades! Children will learn the classical Hatha Yoga postures in a creative and playful way. They will learn how to breathe slow and deep into their lower abdomens, which will calm and relax their minds and bodies. Children will also learn relaxation techniques combined with guided meditation and story telling. Children who practice Yoga perform better in school, are more disciplined, more respectful, have more self-confidence, have more focus and concentration, show improved coordination and balance, have more strength and flexibility, and are more relaxed and creative.
Please bring a Yoga mat!
Yoga for Children
Many of us struggle our entire lives to free ourselves from the debilitating, limiting, and mostly false beliefs, perceptions, and patterns of our minds. Children do not initially have these patterns. They learn them by observation, trial, and error.
When a child is not limited by his or her mental patterns, his or her creativity, imagination, self-esteem, and natural wisdom and knowledge flourish. The child is removed from culturally inherited beliefs, fears, and negative conditioning. The child fully steps into his/her glory and radiance. Good manners, care and concern for others, positive morals, and values naturally manifest themselves.
Yoga is a means through which we can keep our children program-free. LakulishTM Yoga for Children helps children relax and focus. Each class employs the use of Yoga postures (Asana), deep diaphramatic breathing (Pranayama), and meditation.
There is a link between the cycles / habitual patterns of the mind and improper breathing. Deep diaphramatic breathing immediately calms and focuses the child’s mind. LakulishTM Yoga postures, which are done in combination with deep diaphramatic breathing, allow the child to breathe deeper into his or her lower abdomen, immediately eliminating stressful and more negative thoughts and emotions. Meditation helps children develop focus and concentration as well as become more observant of their own positive and negative behavior patterns.
Children who practice Yoga:
- sleep better
- are less anxious
- are more focused
- are more self-confident
- display good manners
- become role models for other chlidren
- avoid drugs and gangs
- are respectful of others
- are more creative
- get better grades in school
- perform better on quizzes and tests
For more information on how to get your child enrolled in LakulishTM Yoga for Children classes, please contact Jennifer at (904) 392-6588 or email lakulishyogaschool@gmail.com
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Children’s Yoga Classes Starting September 8th!
Lakulish School of Yoga (affiliated with Lakulish Yoga, LLC) is partnering for six weeks with the Cyprian Center For Expressive Arts to offer a series of Lakulish Yoga classes to children of all ages.
The classes will begin September 8, 2010 and will run through October 13, 2010. They will be held every Wednesday afternoon from 3:00pm until 4:00pm.
If you are interested in signing a child up for these Yoga classes, please visit the Cyprian Center website at http://www.cypriancenter.org or call (904) 829-8828.
City Yoga Is Now A Donation Based Community Yoga Center!
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PRLog (Press Release) – Jul 01, 2010 – St. Augustine, FL July 1, 2010 – When times get tough, the tough get innovative. In an effort to bring yoga to the people of St. Augustine, FL, City Yoga of St. Augustine now allows students to pay what they can having switched to a donation only business model.
City Yoga of St. Augustine is located in the historic downtown district of the Oldest City in the Nation, St. Augustine, FL. The yoga studio opened it’s doors to the public in October of 2009 and has been steadily growing ever since. Owner Angela Jones remarked “I initially wanted to open this business with a donation model, but feedback from my peers was strongly against it. I listened to their feedback, putting my heart’s voice to the side. I knew I’d revisit this decision, but I decided to wait until the studio was a little more financially stable. We have a healthy student base now. I feel certain this is the right time to change to a donation based model.”
Offering yoga by donation may seem to be a new trend in the United States; however, in it’s birthplace, yoga was always offered in this fashion. Yoga by donation allows the studio to maintain the integrity of this ancient art by offering their practice the way it was originally intended. Now, more than ever, it seems to make perfect sense. Growing a business through tough economic times means adapting and being willing to take risks, and that is exactly what City Yoga is doing. For a successful example of this model, look no further than “Yoga To The People”, a donation based yoga studio which has grown to be three locations strong.
Classes at City Yoga of St. Augustine are offered on a daily basis and every class is donation based. Often, City Yoga will hold specialized workshops and events – these workshops and events may have set fees, depending on the facilitator.
City Yoga is also hosting a DJ Yoga Party on Sunday, August 1, 2010 at 6:00PM – this event is free to the public and will be held at the St. Augustine Beach Ocean Pier Pavilion. The event will consist of a yoga class set to a live DJ as well as a short meditation. All ages, sizes and fitness levels are welcome to attend. (It is highly recommended attendees come well hydrated with a yoga mat, a long towel and some water – the floor is concrete so if possible bring two yoga mats to stack.) “We are holding this event to show the people how powerful, amazing and fun the experience of yoga can be. Yoga is for anyone regardless of age, weight or any other disposition. We encourage everyone to come and give it a try, it will be a great time – it may just change a life or two.”
When it comes to the donation based studio, City Yoga of St. Augustine, specifically, Owner Angela Jones had this to say: “It is important for our students to know that they are assisting members in the community who could not otherwise afford to participate in class. I believe that this is simply the right thing to do… taking a leap of faith may not be easy, but how can you betray your heart? How can you judge who should be able to participate solely based on financial status? The cost of yoga has become outrageous, it is time to make a change – no actually, it is time to BE the change. Plant a seed and watch it grow.”
For additional information about City Yoga of St. Augustine, including class descriptions, times and location visit http://www.cityyogastaug.com or call 904-825-0999.
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About City Yoga of St. Augustine:
City Yoga of St. Augustine is a community centered, donation based yoga studio located in St. Augustine, FL. City Yoga is dedicated to providing a safe, non-competitive and enjoyable environment for the practice of yoga. City Yoga offers a variety of yoga styles and classes.
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Several Upcoming Classes This Week
I am teaching many Yoga classes this week at CITY YOGA. Click the link for more info on where City Yoga is, rates, etc.
Upcoming Classes Are:
TONIGHT, Thursday June 17th: 7pm – 8:30pm Lakulish Yoga
Friday June 18th: 8:30am – 9:30am Gengle Yoga
10:00am – 11:30am Traditional Hatha Yoga
Sunday June 20th: 10:00am – 11:30am Lakulish Yoga
1:00pm – 3:30pm Chakra Workshop (must pre-register)
Monday June 21st: 10:00am – 11:30am Traditional Hatha Yoga
Hope to see you in class!!!!
NEW! Thursday Evening Yoga!
THURSDAY EVENING YOGA
DATE: Every Thursday Evening
TIME: 7:00pm – 8:30pm
LOCATION: City Yoga, next to Flavors in downtown St. Augustine.
COST: See Rates
MORE: This class consists of basic Hatha Yoga postures, Pranayama, and ends with OM chanting and meditation. The Hatha Yoga focus is on developing a healthy body, mind, and spirit through postures that are stable, comfortable, and yet challenging enough to help build a strong foundation in the body. This class builds energy and heat (tapas) in the spinal column and body and cleanses the body’s energetic pathways through a set sequence of yoga postures performed in combination with certain guided breathing techniques. In class, Jennifer draws attention to Yamas and Niyamas as an important part of building and maintaining Prana (vital life energy) built in the practice.
For class, bring a yoga mat. You may wish to bring a towel as the heat will be on just slightly.
City Yoga is located at 125 B King St. Saint Augustine, FL
Private yoga classes are always available. Call (904) 392-6588 for more information.