Phoenix Rising: Awaken Your Power Through the Alchemy of Yoga

The phoenix — alchemical symbol and mythic bird of legend — represents rebirth, healing, devotion, and passionate purpose. Alchemy is the power of transformation that turns lead into gold, wounds into wisdom, and pain into love. Join master yogi Sianna Sherman for this powerful yogic journey and awaken your inner power. 

In this three day, live-streamed workshop, Sianna will guide you down the path to the core of your being using the ancient technologies of asana, pranayama, mantra mudra, meditation, and self-inquiry. Throughout the weekend, there will be four distinct Alchemy of Yoga sessions designed to draw you through the flames into your highest self.

• Friday: Invoke your Radiance – a welcoming practice of standing poses, functional anatomy, setting the foundation, calling in your intention, and deep rest to restore. 
• Saturday morning: Awaken your Power – a more up-tempo practice of core work, basic arm balances, dynamic breathwork, and creative patterns of movement to awaken your power and renew your vision. 
• Saturday afternoon: Heal with Compassion – an introspective practice that explores yoga and emotional intimacy with hip openers, seated forward folds, twists, and gentle restoratives. Sianna will guide you with stories, shadow work, and soul reflection.
• Sunday: Rise from the Ashes – a soulful practice of vinyasa flow, backbends, heart fire vision, and a triumphant celebration of rising from the ashes as the phoenix of your own soul. 
• Bonus Session: Ignite Magic – come to the fireside for stories and a collective ritual for healing, rebirth, and re-imagination on Saturday night. 

Just as the phoenix must burn and rise from the ash to be reborn into her truest form, as a society we are in the process of rebirthing ourselves in 2022. We have learned so much in these last two years, and we are different. We are ready to create something new, ready to be part of a force that honors both personal transformation and collective liberation. The phoenix holds the medicine of rebirth and healing. Transform from within and bring your magic to the world for collective transformation and liberation of All. 

Student Prerequisite: This workshop is best suited to those who love the practices of yoga, and who love to practice.

IMPORTANT NOTE: This workshop will be simultaneously held both live on the grounds Esalen, and streamed digitally into homes around the world. Students will be involved in an on-campus + digital cohort “hybrid” program, which means they may be visible in the livestream during the experience. The on-campus group will be interfacing with the digital classroom during the program. The workshop is a live-only experience, it will NOT be used for future productions. Students will need to sign an acknowledgement of this arrangement in order to participate in this workshop.