Our mission is to create a sacred community and culture of peace in the spirit of devotion and unity.
We offer a sanctuary of spiritual openness and inclusivity by dissolving barriers through divine poetry, music, and compassion.
World Bhakti Festival featuring Sean Johnson & The Wild Lotus Band
Celebrate Leap Day 2020 by joining a Revolution of Consciousness with free yoga, as well as paid special events!
Dallas - World Bhakti presents 3 day music & yoga festival featuring local musicians, artisans, & yoga teachers. Headlining the festival is New Orleans based Sean Johnson and the Wild Lotus Band. World Bhakti Festival takes place on Feb 28th, 29th and March 1st 2020 at Westside Wellness, located on the Central Westside campus 4711 Westside Dr., Dallas, TX 75209
Bhakti Yoga or the yoga of devotion is a staple in yoga studios across the country. For 10 years, bhakti themed festivals such as Bhaktifest in California, the Midwest Kirtan & Yoga festival in Wisconsin and The Hanuman Festival in Colorado have drawn crowds in the thousands. Those festivals bring a winning combination of yoga, music, food and community while retaining their own unique flavor all while sharing the same goal- to share the joy of bhakti with others. “Bhakti blurs the lines of separation and brings the world together through song” says World Bhakti co-founder Kirsten Joy Burch. World Bhakti aims to bring this same spirit to Texas and surrounding states with our inaugural event featuring Sean Johnson and the Wild Lotus Band and Ft. Worth based band Bhakti House Band. The festival will also be a showcase for local musicians, healers, artists and yoga teachers. Attendees can enjoy delicious vegan cuisine, meditation & yoga classes, shop local vendors or sing & dance at one of the many mantra music concerts. A portion of the proceeds from this festival will go to The Widow’s Journey.
The festival kicks off Friday evening at 7:00 p.m. with a concert by Sean Johnson & The Wild Lotus Band. Opening for Sean will be local kirtan artists.
Saturday will feature 2 workshops with Sean Johnson. “Bhakti on the Mat” at 9:30 a.m. and “Awaken Your Inner Poet” at 2:00 p.m. There will be a concert in the evening at 7:00 p.m. Opening for Sean will be Ft. Worth based kirtan artists The Bhakti House Band.
Sunday from 1:30-4:00 Sean Johnson will be hosting a continuing education workshop exclusively for yoga teachers entitled, “Yoga Teachers' Inspiration Series: How To Bring More Heart & Musicality To Your Yoga Classes”
All the above events are ticketed with single event or weekend package deals ranging from $30 - $170.
Saturday from 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. there will also be a FREE festival featuring local artisans and vendors, food from Kalachandji’s Express, children’s activities, yoga & meditation classes, mini-concerts by local kirtan artists, drum circles and more. There will be a healer’s room where you can sample sessions from local practitioners. Speakers from several Bhakti traditions will be sharing the knowledge from their lineages.
Come take part in the spiritual revolution that is Bhakti! For more information, contact: Kirsten Joy Burch, Lavanga Schlette and Kalindi Dinoffer at hello@worldbhakti.com Event Website: https://worldbhakti.com
Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sean-johnson-the-wild-lotus-band-in-dallas-a-bhakti-yoga-camp-creativity-weekend-tickets-63917507987?aff=ebdssbeac
Payments and donations are processed by our financial sponsor, Central Christian Church
About Sean Johnson & the Wild Lotus Band:
Sean Johnson & the Wild Lotus Band deliver soul-stirring ancient mantras that merge conscious lyrics and New Orleans sound with rock, gospel, and world grooves. The goal, Johnson has said, is to “take people to a place we all share, no matter what culture, or what language we speak.” They have released 3 studio albums, and just released a crowd source fundraising campaign for a 4th.
About World Bhakti:
Bhakti is the culture of devotion which reconnects us to the true nature of our soul. World Bhakti’s mission is to create a sacred community and culture of peace in the spirit of devotion and unity. We offer a sanctuary of spiritual openness and inclusivity by dissolving barriers through divine poetry, music, and compassion. They offer regular art and education programs throughout the year with the theme of blurring the lines of separation through bhakti, the yoga of devotion
About Westside Wellness:
Is a collaboration of holistic practitioners, teachers, guides, and therapist providing affordable wellbeing through therapeutic yoga, meditation, mindfulness, ayurveda, reiki and more which encourages the growth and flourishing of independent providers. It is located within Central Christian Church, which has opened it’s doors to this healing community.
Join us at Central Westside / Westside Wellness on the campus of Central Christian Church in the heart of Dallas! 4711 Westside Dr. Dallas, TX 75209
Bhakti Yoga - The Path of Devotion
Meet the co-founders, hosting a safe space for joy & devotion
Lavanga Latika Devi Dasi
Co-FOUNDER
Lavanga was initiated into the Gaudiya Vaishnava tradition of Bhakti Yoga in 2004. As a priest in this lineage, besides serving at her local temple, she leads kirtans and teaches classes in yoga philosophy all over DFW. Licensed massage therapist, Reiki master and practitioner of natural and intuitive healing for over 25 years, vegetarian for over 30 years, she is the manager of the Atma Bhakti Center, co-founder of Westside Wellness and founder of Hello Kitchari, a vegan cooking service. Her life-long love of art has inspired the creation of Hamsa Visions, which combines Bhakti with art therapy and creating sacred space with homemade altars.
Kalindi Dinnofer
Co-FOUNDER
Kalindi is a 200 hour certified yoga instructor in the Hatha tradition, who studied under Jennifer Hensley at Lotus Yoga Dallas. She started practicing yoga when injuries and chronic pain issues from her years as a competitive athlete began to catch up with her and she found yoga to be very helpful on her path to bringing her body into better balance. Kalindi has also trained in Myofascial Release Therapy, Reiki and Mindfulness Meditation and enjoys integrating these modalities into her teaching. She believes in a holistic approach to health and wellness and helps guide her students to listen to their bodies and explore their own mind body connection on and off the mat.
Kirsten Joy
Co-FOUNDER
Yoga Scientist, Tantric Practitioner and & Educator, Kirsten was initiated into the Sri Vidya lineage in 2014 and practices under the Himalayan Masters Tradition. She is a Holistic Health Concierge, Certified Ayurveda Lifestyle Counselor, and Reiki Master. She serves as Westside Wellness Program Director, and is the owner of LivingYogaDallas.com, and founder of PraniLife Consulting, supporting the evolution of human consciousness. Her goal is to bring others closer to the Light of Self Knowledge through undiluted teachings of the scriptures, and to embody the goal and aim of yoga.
“Bhakti blurs the lines of separation and brings the world together through song”
kirsten joy burch | Co-Founder
History
This is a heartfelt collaboration of local musicians, poets, yoga practitioners and seekers of joy, peace and love. Creating a culture of peace within ourselves sends vibrations of love and kindness to all. The path of Bhakti Yoga is described in the Bhagavad Gita as the quickest and most powerful of the paths of Yoga. The term Bhakti Yoga means the path of devotion, opening your heart and being completely surrendered to the path of unconditional love. In all religious and spiritual traditions, singing praises and hymns to The Highest has been a prevalent part of practice. Today, we blur the lines of separation and come together for harmony and world peace.
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