Raw Chocolate & Yoga workshop this Sunday

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Hey Lovely Beings,

 

It has been some time since I posted, but I want to send an extra

special invite to Raw Soul to join my good friend, and herbalist,

Ashley Apple, at her (affordable!) Raw Chocolate and Heart-Opening

Yoga workshop this Sunday in Dupont Circle. The longer description is

below, but to sign up, head to www.yogadistrict.com. Click on " Online

Reservation System " , Scroll to Sunday Oct. 7th, and sign on up.

 

all my regards,

ariele

 

 

Description:

Raw Chocolate & Heart-Opening Yoga -- a yoga workshop for the heart,

soul and taste buds An exploration into the heart with raw chocolate

and heart-centered asanas, pranayama, and music meditation. Discover

the medicinal benefits and culinary delights of raw chocolate,

nature's most delicious anti-oxident superfood. Learn, also, about the

heart chakra and many ways of experiencing the energy of unconditional

love, compassion and expansion. We will sample raw choclates before

participating in a heart-centered yoga class where we will build the

energy and focus at the level of the heart, " anahata chakra " . $30 in

advance, $35 at the door.

 

This workshop is taught by Ashley Apple, a holistic clinical herbalist

and certified yoga teacher, who travels internationally while teaching

workshops on raw foods, herbal medicine and Tantra, and studies for 6

months of the year at Agama Yoga in Thailand (her teacher, Swami

Vivekenanda Saraswati, will be at Yoga District at the end of October

-- see the schedule for details or go to agamayoga.com). She tapped

into raw chocolate as a tool for awakening the heart, and has been

amazed by the results. Ashley is also a massage therapist, skilled in

Thai massage, passionate about raw foods and vitality and an overall

inspiring and amazing person. You can't go wrong with chocolate and

yoga! Ariele will be assisting the workshop.

 

(Ariele's NOTE ON RAW CHOCOLATE: Hello all! As wild as it sounds, I

actually worked on an organic chocolate farm in Costa Rica years ago

[yes, I've had many lives within this one ]. I know what I am

talking about when I say that Ashley's raw chocolate is vegan,

organic, very minimally processed (just to get the cocoa bean's peel

off then crushed into " nibs " ) and picked-over by hand. If you are very

sensitive to caffeine, you may not want to eat too much, but you

should be fine with a truffle or three. Raw chocolate will taste

different than processed chocolate, but if you appreciate dark

chocolate, it won't be much of a stretch and is often considered

tastier since all of the original cocoa butter stays in [rather than

the typical de-fatting and adding new fats process].) If you have

unanswered burning questions about the workshop, please email Ashley

at rawapplelove

 

Prerequisites:

none, really! beginners and advanced practioners welcome, though some

prior exposure to yoga will be helpful! Everyone will get something

out of this workshop because Ashley's knowledge is vast and very

influenced by the unique perspectives of Agama, Kripalu and Tantra

yoga and her international herbal and raw foods studies.