Rhythm & Flow with Ariana Bates and musical guest Stefanosis

Rhythm & Flow For All** Yoga Trance Dance** with live music by Stefanosis. Drop that beat and MOVE with Ariana Bates and friends at Bhakti Yoga Shala in Santa Monica! It is an all inclusive experience of movement meditation, yoga, dance, live music and global dance beats. What to expect? ** movement meditation ** prana flow yoga ** live drumming ** fun & connection ** world music ** ecstatic dance ** sacred space ** ritual experience ** all are welcome / inclusive / no experience necessary Ariana is an energetic ritual leader who knows how to spark the fun dance fire! So whether you love to dance or loath to dance, you will enjoy the universal rhythmic beat of Yoga Trance Dance with Bhakti spirit. All of this is only possible with music that is soooo good that it makes the body move and groove naturally. Music that starts slow, connected to the elements, and builds up to the ecstatic fire of dance! Description Yoga Trance Dance®️, created by Shiva Rea, is a contemporary exploration of the spirit of dance within yoga. Beginning with sahaja prana vinyasa or the experience of prana initiating yoga asanas in a spontaneous, natural flow, yoga trance dance unfolds into an exploration of free-form, breath driven movement to liberate one’s creative life force and cultivate embodied freedom. More info: Ariana Bates, M.A. Ariana shares Yoga Trance Dance® at Yoga Teacher Trainings and at Festivals, like the Oregon Eclipse Fest, Sedona Yoga Festival, Desert Daze, San Fran Green Fest, Mantra Mela, Love Long Beach Fest and more! A California native with a global vision, Ariana is a resident teacher at Ecstatic Dance LA, Electric Lodge, Bhakti Yoga Shala and at Yogalution. You can also join Ariana for Yoga Trance Dance Teacher Training in London and California. In 2012, Ariana co-created Free Yoga On The Beach in Long Beach. Education includes: MA in Counseling, 500 RYT, Shiva Rea Samudra Global Yoga School and Cloud 9 Yoga. Ariana is living life full on through service, adventure, community, and movement. IG @arianabatesdance and arianabates.com Stefanosis Music Stefanosis is a passionate musician and yogi that plays music and leads yoga in southern California. He has a vast music repetoir including percussion - drums drums drums - singing bowls, sound bath instruments and more. At Yoga Trance Dance, Stefanosis builds the dance fire with epic drums beats to dance the body electric. We are blessed to co-create with Stefanosis, a stellar human, yogi and musician. Check out his music on Spotify. Guidelines: this is a drug & alcohol free event to create space for presence, mutual respect on the dance floor, shoe free boogie experience, leave our conversations outside and drop into the heart space. 🥁$20 drop-in or reserve your tix here 👉🏽 https://mindbody.io/fitness/studios/bhakti-yoga-shala 🙌🏽 For BYS Members it is included in monthly membership!