Jennifer Reis Yoga
Indigenous Wisdom and Yoga Weekend Retreat with Shawn Stevens & Jennifer Reis
June 9–11, 2023
IN-PERSON AT KRIPALU CENTER
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Join Mohican Nation member Shawn Stevens and Kripalu faculty Jennifer Reis for a vibrant weekend to celebrate and practice indigenous wisdom and yoga together. Learn the importance of ceremony and how it brings people together in unity and healing, while immersed in the beauty of the Mohican Tribe’s sacred ancestral lands.
DEVOTION ON SACRED ANCESTRAL LAND
Through prayer, meditation, and yoga postures based on Mohican themes, you will:
- Be guided through the sacred map of the Seven Directions as a way to bring clarity to your inner direction
- Explore the sacred medicines of tobacco leaves, sage, cedar, and sweet grass—and how to skillfully work with them
- Learn about indigenous culture including regalia, storytelling, music, and prophecies.
This program is suitable for all levels of yoga practitioners, including beginners.
Practice and Learn with experienced, creative and heart-centered teachers who have been collaborating and learning from each other for eighteen years!
Shawn Stevens (Red Eagle) is an enrolled member of the Stockbridge Munsee band of Mohicans. He lives among his people who are originally from the Hudson Valley, NY and now reside in Bowler, WI. A Spiritualist, musician, artist, historian, and sharer of knowledge, Shawn has been fulfilling his path journey for the past three decades by doing a variety of sharing in his people’s ancestral lands as well as the Midwest. Shawn describes himself as a “Helper” to not only his people but to all. Shawn is also a traditional Native American storyteller, drummer, dancer, singer, and flute player. He is an ordained minister of the Universal Church of Light and a certified facilitator of White Bison’s Mending Broken Hearts.
Jennifer Reis, E-RYT 500, C-IAYT, is a Certified Yoga Therapist, Licensed Massage Therapist, Ayurveda and Shaitsu Therapist, and is the creator of Divine Sleep® Yoga Nidra and Five Element Yoga®. Jennifer creates sacred space for students to journey into realms of deep peace and healing. An authentic and spirited leader, Jennifer has been on faculty at Kripalu Center for more than 20 years,
Start Your Summer With This Inspiring and Unique Weekend Experience!
