Launching Bodhi Festival: 3 Days of Yoga, Music & Healing
“Bodhi means awakening, and we seek to create an inclusive festival of higher consciousness, helping those who attend come to new realizations about their potential to make the world a better place. We want to start a grass roots movement of empowerment, helping people to know that it is OK for them to hold a dream, and to make their dreams come true. Spirituality for us is about inspired people making a difference in the world, helping everyone to have a better quality of life. Our objective is to encourage people to awaken, to honour all paths and to give thanks to the people who are there to help in times of hardship and who enthuse and encourage others in the walk of life. This event is going to bring together an outstanding array of spiritual teachers, musicians, yogis and healers, all of whom have different means of awakening the powerful human spirit.”
(Shakti Durga, Spiritual Director, Bodhi Festival)
About the event
A major highlight of the festival will be kirtan (devotional music) with world musicians from Australia, India, USA, Europe and Asia.
The Bodhi Festival features the finest line-up of international and local kirtan music artists ever assembled in this country including Deva Premal, Jai Uttal, Dave Stringer, Sacred Earth, Sri Prahlada, Carmella Baynie, Shakti Durga & Shanti Mission and Vanessa Forbes. Satyananda Yoga® kirtanists and senior teachers from Mangrove Yoga Ashram will also be attending the festival, performing kirtan, participating in the forums and offering yoga classes (including Satyananda Yoga Nidra®.
The inspired and inspirational program brings together the ‘Emperor of Yoga’ - the Rubber Yogi- Yogacharya V. Venkatesha and acclaimed sutra teacher Acharye Hema (India ), leading Australian yoga and meditation teachers The Future Sound Of Yoga, John Ogilvie, Julie Smerdon, Mark Breadner, Duncan Peak, Gwyn Williams, Master Drummer David Jones and Carmen Warrington, Natalie Almond, Michael de Manincor, the extraordinary Christian mystic Mother Clare Watts (USA), internationally respected Australian spiritual teacher Shakti Durga and the unique 1 Giant Mind group meditation experience.
The opening ceremony will feature a symbolic Peace March down Hunter St. Mall to Newcastle Beach led by the transformational theatre company, Peace Angels “Walking Light” procession and a phalanx of fifty drummers. The Bodhi Festival extends an invitation to people of all religions and creeds to join the march.
Brent Randall, The City of Newcastle’s Leisure Tourism Coordinator, says, “The City of Newcastle is looking forward to welcoming the Bodhi Festival. This international event will be an exciting addition to our strong and diverse calendar and will provide the people of Newcastle and the region with unprecedented access to internationally renowned experts in their field. The event will attract a large number of visitors from around Australia as well as overseas, and will have a welcome, positive economic impact on our city.”
“Securing events such as the Bodhi Festival continues to demonstrate that Newcastle offers diversity, vibrancy, surprise and world class entertainment,” Mr Randall continued. Festival organisers believe that anyone who has ever taken a yoga class (or wanted to), is interested in the spiritual concept of unity consciousness, holistic healing or simply would like to know about the world beyond the corporate - will love what Bodhi Festival has to offer.
“Bodhi Festival will move your soul, awaken your divine intelligence and bring a sense of renewed energy and hope for a better life and a better world.”
(Shakti Durga, Spiritual Director, Bodhi Festival)
More Information
Single day, full Festival 2 day, group and concession tickets are available.
For full line-up, more information and to purchase tickets: Visit Bodhi Festival
Media Enquiries: Caroline Davidson, Davidson Communications: 02 9907 0020 / Email Caroline
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