Playing music is Irene’s passion, and singing to the divine is her spiritual practice. She shares “I am never more alive and at peace than when I am combining these two loves, singing and playing in reverence to all that is, and doing it in community with others.”

Irene shares that kirtan and chant music can be accessible to all cultures and walks of life. She’s most passionate about taking ancient mantras -mantras that evoke peace and balance, touch the heart, and stir the soul no matter who you are, and setting them to modern melodies and rhythms from around the world. She’s had people sing together in Sanskrit, Spanish and English, while dancing to Afro-Peruvian and R&B rhythms at concerts. Irene believes that “The heart knows no language. Bringing people and communities together in this way is a beautiful feeling.” Her music is about inspiring and supporting others, bringing people together, and making their hearts sing and souls rock.

Don’t miss this talented national artist this weekend at Alamo Placita Park!

Download and listen here!

http://www.irenesolea.com/music.html

Jim Beckwith with DJ Hyfi – 8/7

This week’s musician, Jim Beckwith, a.k.a. Hanuman Das, plays live music for yoga across the nation, has played at several Yoga Journal Conferences and accompanied kirtan artists such as Jai Uttal, Bhagavan Das and David Newman. Interpreting yoga classes and events with an array of exotic instruments including sitar, flutes, and various exotic percussion and striking vocals orchestrated in the moment…

Never distracting, a sonic tapestry is created with the help of modern technology to support the movement of yoga, from quiet sitar to rockin’ percussion – composing for the class to fit each moment and each instructor’s style,  resulting in a bonus of inspiration and joy for all!

Learn more here.

Ian Hyman (DJ Hyfi) is a Philly based DJ who has taken his art into the yoga studio to create a deep fusion of sound and movement. He spends most of his time on the road spinning for workshops, festivals and conferences around the nation, striving to create a fresh experience for people who love yoga. Finding inspiration from life on the road and the interesting collection of characters along the way, he shares his perspective on yoga through his turntables. Ian’s DJ mixes are infused with a wide range of soulful electronic music, from deep ambient tunes to ecstatic rhythms of Jungle/DnB.

“Ian’s got his finger on the pulse of what will move the energy of the group in an authentic way to an ecstatic experience!” -Wah!

Learn more here.

“Musically we will be featuring songs based on the Kirtan or Bhakti tradition. Bhakti is the yoga of devotion or reverence to the beloved. We will start our session with an invocation to sanctify the space and build a collective intention. Our all-levels asana sequence will feature a rarely taught sun salutation series accompanied by mantra from there we will move onto a dynamic asana sequence featuring some advanced postures with appropriate modifications for all. A spirited event for all!”

Feeling so blessed to have these two powerful instructors on the schedule this year. You won’t want to miss it!

I do what i do because i know you are perfect. i know you are not your stress and anxiety. I know when you complain about life, have drama about others or your self, are depressed or unhappy that that is not you. I know you are limitless potential. I know you are absolutely complete perfect!

So we may get together every week and celebrate amazing live music and Denver’s top yoga instructors along with yummy organic food… but under it all, i hope my intention for you to see past any confusion you may have into your limitless nature comes into fruition. i dream that we will continue to gather by not hundreds but thousands. That we won’t just gather in Denver but nationally. That we will see that we can build communities that are a reflection of our perfect nature. Communities that don’t fight. Communities that care about one another. A society full of people that could never hurt one another because we know that we all share the same nature and that any hatred is a delusion.

I dream of being the opposite of what we see on CNN and the evening news. I want to replace the images of war, violence and hunger and pain with images of people gathering in huge peaceful communities that care for one another on every level. I want our kids to see us gather in peace. I want our event to be a breading ground of people who know they are amazing that will bring their peace into positions of power that will alter the way the world looks and behaves…

So from now on I vow to be honest and not downplay how absolutely beautiful every one of you are. If you don’t believe you are limitless potential of pure peace i hope through your yoga and meditation practice you will come to know this. I know it is what i see in each and every one of you at every Yoga Rocks the Park event. We are building a mandala together.

Namaste!