with Sianna Sherman

Myth, Mantra, Mudra & Magic

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Contents
6 Body Temple Prayer
8 Ganesha
12 Lakshmi
16 Saraswati
20 Agni
24 Virabhadra
28 Durga
32 Krishna
36 Nataraja
40 Hanuman
44 Gayatri
48 Kali
52 Tara
56 Buddha
60 Shiva & Shakti
64 About Sianna
66 The Musicians
68 About Udaya
72 Thank You
74 Production Credits
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Intro

Mythic Yoga Flow ® is a soulful journey to ignite magic in your body, mind
and heart with the stories and practices of yoga. Learn the myths and legends
of warriors, deities, sages, animals, heroes and heroines of the yoga tradition.
In this mythopoetic experience, yoga asana is activated and enlivened with
myth, mantra, mudra, music, meditation and the realms of inner magic. Each
class features a special guest deity to welcome you into the sacred pilgrimage
of your body temple, awakening the power of metamorphosis from deep
within.
Mythic Yoga Flow is Sianna Sherman’s signature vinyasa offering, where the
elements of Tantra come to life in a creative and dynamic asana flow. This
is a fluid-form experience with alignment skillfully infused into the garland of
practice, weaving poses on the thread of the breath. You are guided on an
alchemical journey where the dance of soma and psyche are at play. Be
inspired by the ancient and the modern practices of yoga to ignite magic in
your own mythic journey of life.

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Body Temple Prayer

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Body Temple Prayer is a devotional movement and breath practice infused
with the chanting of the Gayatri Mantra. Sourced from the Rig Veda, India’s
most ancient sacred text, the Gayatri Mantra is a sonic embodiment of the
Goddess Gayatri, the divine manifesting principle of rhythm, tone, vibration
and wisdom. The Gayatri Mantra honors the Solar Deity as the source of outer
and inner illumination.

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Ganesha
Trust the Journey

Key Teachings
• Trust
• New Beginnings
• Trust in the Mystery
• Thresholds & Initiations
• Dissolve mental obstacles
• Turn obstacles into opportunity
• Flow with life’s twists and turns
• Align the foundation
• Muladhara Chakra with
Ganesha at the root
• Dancing Ganesha is grounded
yet light and free
• Spanda – the pulsation of
contraction and expansion

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Myth
Ganesha, the Lord of New Beginnings, is the son of Shiva and Shakti. He has
the head of an elephant for wisdom and a broken tusk for the transformation
of obstacles into opportunities. Ganesha represents the power to dissolve
obstacles in the mind and free the heart into the sacred play of life.

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Mantra
Om Gam Ganapathayei Namaha
Mudra
Ganesha Mudra
Pranayama
Samavrtti Pranayama – Equal Flow Inhale/Exhale Breath

Asana
A foundational practice for all yogis to learn basic standing poses, twisting
poses and basic backbends with optimal alignment to support a healthy spine
and open mind. The sequence begins with Ganesha Namaskara and builds
to a playful Ganesha apex pose called Vakratundasana, which means the
‘twisting, turning trunk of the elephant-headed God.’

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Lakshmi
Rise with Beauty
Key Teachings
• Generosity
• Deep Soul Beauty
• Prosperity of the Heart
• Win-Win Consciousness
• The alchemical path of Yoga
• Welcoming home the total Self
• The energy and essence of Love
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• Free up stagnant energies
in the body
• Worldly fulfillment &
spiritual liberation
• Ability to see the world
through eyes of beauty
• Lakshmi as radiance, grace,
beauty and abundance
Myth
Lakshmi, the Goddess of Love, rises from the churning of the ocean and reveals
the way of abundance, harmony and deep soul beauty. Lakhsmi is the power
of Grace and the remembrance to call home the exiled parts of the Self. The
innermost radiance of the Self is born from the depths of One’s Being.

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Mantra
Om Shrim Maha Lakshmiyei Svaha
Mudra
Padma Mudra – Lotus Mudra
Pranayama
Ujjayi Pranayama – Triumphant Breath

Asana
A progressive sequence of standing poses and backbends to strengthen the
legs, open the hips, shoulders and help heal low back pain. The sequence
begins with Lakshmi Namaskara and cultivates the opening of the heart and
builds to the apex pose of Eka Pada Urdhva Dhanurasana, which represents
Lakshmi rising out of the Ocean of Love.

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Saraswati
Listen to Intuition

Key Teachings
• Intuition • Embodied flow and ritual of
• Inspiration movement
• Receptivity • Breath as the bridge of the mind-
• Creative energy body connection
• Cultivated wisdom • PranaShakti as the creative flow of
• Breath as the river of life the life force energy
• Breath as the flow of moonlight • Breath as the connection between
• Flowing energy of water and life subtle and physical bodies

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Myth
Saraswati is the Goddess of the Arts & Sciences, the flowing one of creativity,
inspiration, intuition and wisdom. Her nature flows like water and she dances
on the tip of the poet’s tongue. Saraswati helps release stagnancy that blocks
the creative flow and abides in the 3rd eye with clear sight from within.

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Mantra
Om Aim Saraswatayei Namaha
Mudra
Sankalpa Mudra – Seal of Intention Mudra
Pranayama
Soma Pranayama – Moonlight Breath

Asana
A fluid vinyasa practice of standing poses, seated poses and backbends with
circular movements and undulating patterns of the spine. The sequence begins
with Saraswati Namaksara and pulses in rhythmic flow with the river of the
breath.

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Agni
Ignite the Fire

Key Teachings
• Fire • Unshakeable trust
• Passion • Conquering self-doubt
• Purification • Agni as a god in Rig Veda
• Commitment • Offerings into the heart fire
• Transformation • Healthy fire for digestion
• Self-confidence and clear sight
• Laughter and Joy • Vajra as the Thunderbolt
• Spiritual Radiance and the Diamond Body

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Myth
Agni is the God of Fire who blazes bright and is the messenger between humans
and the gods. As the governing principle of digestion and transformation, Agni
ignites the alchemical process and helps digest life experiences. The yogi
offers up resistance into the fire and builds the vajra body of unshakeable trust
and unshakeable confidence.

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Mantra
Hum Phat Svaha Svaha Svaha
Mudra
Vajrapradama Mudra – Unshakeable Trust Mudra
Pranayama
Agni Pranayama – Breath of Fire

Asana
This is a fiery sequence that builds the core with low belly power and a strong
navel chakra. The sequence begins with Agni Namaskara and works with a
block between the inner thighs to build the midline power. The poses target the
abdominals and build to the arm balance apex pose, Eka Pada Bakasana 1.
Be ready to work hard and laugh along the way.

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Virabhadra
Invoke Courage

Key Teachings • Authenticity to be exactly you

• Bravery • Rise to the challenge with bravery
• Courage • Use of power for the Benefit
• Heroic Heart of All Beings
• Ashes to Wings • Patience and the ability to wait
• Spiritual Warrior for the right moment to act

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Myth
Virabhadra is the most formidable and unconquerable of the all the warriors.
He was born from the wrath of Lord Shiva when he threw a lock of his hair
to the earth in fierce rage. Virabhadra carries an unfathomable weapon and
whenever he appears on the battlefield, everyone flees immediately. No one
can match his fury and strength.

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Mantra
Om Namo Bhagavate Rudraya
Mudra
Vira Mudra – Hero’s Mudra
Pranayama
Kapalabhati Pranayama – Skull Shining Breath

Asana
This sequence begins with Virabhadrasana Namaskara and builds to a
progressive flow of the Virabhadrasana poses 1, 2 and 3. With an emphasis
on courage, humility and breathing into the kidneys and the back body, this
sequence helps create a sustaining power in asana with creative variations of
the Warrior poses.

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Durga
Ride the Tiger

Key Teachings
• Fearlessness
• Strength to face fear
• Rise in the face of adversity
• Composure in the midst of chaos
• The eye in the middle of the storm
• Anchoring oneself in the root
of the heart
• Abhaya Hrdaya
• Power of Love greater than
the love of power
• Calling forth true community
and the circle of power
• Recognizing limiting patterns
of stubborn ego and pride
• Strength that is based in love
versus aggression and force

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Myth
Durga is the Goddess who rides a tiger or lion into battle. She is called the
flaming one, the fortress and the invincible one. She is the fierce power of love,
strength and courage required to defeat the stubborn ways of ego. Durga calls
forth true community and the sense of belonging to each other in a shared
circle of power.

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Mantra
Om Dum Durgayei Namaha
Mudra
Ahbaya Hrdaya Mudra – Fearless Heart Mudra
Pranayama
Simhasana Pranayama – Lion’s Breath

Asana
Wake up your Tiger Paws in this enlivening sequence with Durga. The
sequence begins with Durga Namaskara and methodically progresses through
standing poses, hip-openers and arm balances to activate the midline and
awaken your Fearless Heart.

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Krishna
Play the Edge

Key Teachings • The Divine knows itself through

• Joy human love
• Bhakti • Rasa as the taste and expression
• Song of the Heart of life
• Lila as Divine Play • Humanity as the dwelling place of
• Prema as Divine Love light
• Live your own Dharma • Make everything an Offering to the
• Mischievous adventure Heart

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Myth
Krishna is the Dark One, the God of mischievous Divine Play and the All-Loving
One who stirs Universal Consciousness with his flute song. Beloved friend and
Divine Lover, Krishna is a thief in the night who has no care for the walls built
around the heart and steals you away to the innermost abode of pure love.

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Mantra
Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya
Mudra
Chin Mudra – Consciousness Seal Mudra
Krishna Flute Mudra
Pranayama
Nadi Shodhana Pranayama – Purification of the Subtle Energy Channels
Breath, also called Alternate Nostril breathing

Asana
This sequence begins with Krishna Namaskara and explores patterns of
movement that spring forth out of spanda, the sacred pulsation. The key action
is a ‘hint of a smile’ through the adventure of Krishna’s peacock pose, handstand
play and a progressive build up to drops backs with Urdhva Dhanurasana. It’s
a sacred playground of asana, breath and creative moves.

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Nataraja
Unleash your Bliss

Key Teachings
• Ananda
• Remembrance
• Ground of Being
• Earth-Sky Connection
• Ring of Fire and Mantra
• Celebration of Diversity
• Freedom of Consciousness
• Panchakrityas – 5 Acts of Shiva
• Tantra for the householder yogi
• Delight of the Universe to take form
• How to turn adversity
into the dance
• The play of concealment
and revelation
• Grace holds onto you
and never lets you go

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Myth
Nataraja is the God of Cosmic Dance. He is the form of Lord Shiva as the King
Dancer of the AnandaTandava, the dance of Bliss. His form is a map of the
5 acts of life: creation, sustenance, dissolution, concealment and revelation.
When Nataraja breaks out into ecstatic dance, all the worlds come to life.

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Mantra
Om Namah Shivaya
Mudra
Shiva Lingam Mudra – Energy Charging Mudra
Pranayama
Sky & Earth Pranayama

Asana
Cultivate the vessel of your body temple in this intermediate practice of
progressive backbends leading to full Natarajasana. The sequence initiates
with Nataraja Namaskara and creative Earth-Sky connections in the body. It’s
a cosmic dance party of opening the heart and celebrating Grace.

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Hanuman
Leap with Love

Key Teachings
• Devotion
• Heroic Heart
• Power of Prana
• Strength in Service
• Learn from mistakes
• Serve the Greater Whole
• Vitality of Prana and Mantra
• Kaliyana Mitra – Soul Friend
• Take refuge in the cave of the Heart
• Physical, Subtle and Spiritual Bodies
• PanchaMahaBhutas – 5 Great
Elements
• Initiations in the Dark Night of
the Soul
• Integration of the opposites in one’s
own Heart

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Myth
Hanuman is the Monkey God who is the Son of the Wind and the Breath of
the Heart. He is the embodiment of Devotion and Service, the heart of Bhakti
yoga. Hanuman’s story is told in the great epic of the Ramayana where he
is the devoted servant of Lord Ram, The epic leaps of Hanuman to the Sun,
across the ocean and into the Himalayas are some of the most celebrated
stories in yoga mythology. These are the heroic leaps of the human heart in
service to the greater whole.

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Mantra
Om Hum Hanumate Vijayam
Mudra
Prana Mudra – Life Force Mudra
Abhaya Mudra – Fearless Mudra
Pranayama
Viloma 1 Pranayama – Against the Hair Breath

Asana
This practice teaches one of the most famous yoga poses, Hanumanasana,
the full yogic splits. The sequence begins with Hanuman Namaskara and the
power of the Heroic Heart. The practice cultivates a specific focus on the
spirals of the hips and legs to access the full pose and incorporates creative
variations of Haumanasana. A full form of Hanumanasana with a backbend is
offered at the end for advanced practitioners.

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Gayatri
Illumine your Mind

Key Teachings
• Radiance
• Rajas Guna Power
• Friend of the Universe
• Meditation on Spiritual Light
• Breath as the Sunrise of the Heart
• Awaken from the slumber, dullness and complacency
• Invoke the Spiritual Light into the Heart, Mind & Body

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Myth
Gayatri is the Supreme Goddess of the mantra of Universal Light. She has 5
heads and 10 eyes to see in all 8 directions plus the Earth and Sky. She is
the activating energy to shift dullness and lethargy into the awakening forces
aimed for Spiritual Illumination. The story of the 2 great sages, Vasistha and
Vishvamitra, tell the initiation of the Gayatri mantra through true humility and
the most pure desire to awaken.

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Mantra
Om Suryaya Namaha
Mudra
Anjali Mudra – Divine Offering Mudra
Surya Mudra – Sun Mudra
Pranayama
Surya Bhedana Pranayama – Sun Piercing Breath

Asana
This practice begins with Surya Namaskaras, salutations to the Sun and the
Sunrise of the Heart. The sequence is the embodiment of the mythic story of the
two great sages Vasistha and Vishvamitra. Learn the full form of the advanced
pose Vishvamitrasana, ‘Friend of the Universe’ and bring it into an advanced
flow of arm balances and backbends to celebrate the Radiance that is you.

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Kali
Transform your Fear

Key Teachings
• Freedom • Radical honesty with oneself
• Fierce Love • Sword of Truth & Discernment
• Authenticity • Radical cutting away of limitations
• Show up fully • Transformation of fear into freedom
• Accountability • Dissolve old stories & self-
• Kali cleans house negating patterns
• Sovereignty of Self • Energy of power in the body and
• Wildness of Sexuality creative forces

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Myth
Kali is the most wrathful and fearsome of the Goddesses, with no patience
for the ego’s attachments or delusional states of mind. She is the face of the
feminine as Freedom and she uses her swift sword to cut away falsity and
manipulation. She is total fierce love and goes the distance to help us choose
Radical Honesty and Radical Authenticity.

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Mantra
Om Aim Hrim Klim Chamundayei Vichey Svaha
Mudra
Yoni Mudra – Creative Womb Mudra
Pranayama
Kali Pranayama – Sword & Tongue Breath

Asana
This advanced practice begins with Kali Namaskara and teaches the proper
alignment of the cervical curve for weight-bearing Sirsasana and variations.
The practice builds to the advanced apex of Scorpion pose and Tick Tocks. It’s
a radical practice just like Kali.

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Tara
Nourish your Heart

Key Teachings
• Compassion • Freedom from all 8 Fears
• Forgiveness • Untie the knots of your Heart
• Pulsing Starlight • Practice for the Benefit of All Beings
• Complete Liberation • She is the fastest to come when
• Ultimate Pure Motive called upon

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Myth
Tara is the Goddess of Compassion and the Mother of all Buddhas. Her name
means ‘Starlight’ and ‘the One who traverses.’ She is endless compassion
and protects all beings through spiritual enlightenment until every last being is
liberated. She is the ultimate Mother Goddess who refuses to leave any of
her children behind.

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Mantra
Om Tare Tuttare Ture Soha
Mudra
Prithivi Mudra left hand – Earth & Refuge granting mudra
Varada Mudra right hand – Boon Granting mudra
Pranayama
Chandra Bhedana Pranayama – Moon Piercing Breath

Asana
This practice is a slow, deep hip-opening sequence with a focus on grounding
the femur bones and nourishing oneself with the flow of compassion. The
sequence begins with Tara Namaskara and progressively builds to the apex
pose of Yoga Nidrasana, where the legs go behind the head and the yogi
rests in a deep meditative state.

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Buddha
Ground into Self

Key Teachings
• Truth
• Meditation
• Middle Way
• Refuge in the 3 Jewels
• Blossom the Heart Lotus
• Buddha, Dharma & Sangha
• Siddha – the Accomplished One
• Visualization of the Boddhi Tree of Enlightenment

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Myth
The Buddha is the legendary being that shows the way for true Awakening and
Enlightenment. Buddha means ‘The Awakened One’ and is the term used for
Siddhartha Gautama after his awakening under the Boddhi Tree. The legend
of the Buddha lives in the hearts of all Beings dedicated to true awakening.

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Mantra
Om Mani Padme Hum
Mudra
Dhyana Mudra – Meditation Mudra
Bhumi Sparsha Mudra – ‘To Lightly Touch the Earth’
& ‘To Bare Witness’ Mudra
Pranayama
Sama Vrtti Pranayama – Equal Breathing with the 4 parts of the breath

Asana
This sequence begins with Buddha Namaskara and invokes the meditative
feeling throughout the flow of asana. Seated poses, deep hip-openers and
twists prepare the way for a rooted, grounded seat in Siddhasana – the
‘accomplished pose’ for meditation. The practice culminates in a Boddhi Tree
visualization of Enlightenment.

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Shiva & Shakti
Unite the Opposites
Key Teachings
• Jewel of the Perineum
• Love Play in the Heart
• Love & Alchemical Union
• Union in the Third Eye
• Mantra embedded in the
fertile ground of the heart
• Divine Masculine
• Divine Feminine
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• Devi – Creative power
of the Universe
• Deva – Consciousness that
permeates everywhere
• Tantra as Integrated Consciousness
• Shiva as the space holder and
Shakti as the dynamic pulse
• Shiva without Shakti is but a corpse,
Shakti without Shiva is out of control
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Shiva & Shakti are the Divine Beloveds igniting the Eternal Flame of Eternal
Love throughout the Universe. Shiva is the Divine Masculine and Shakti is the
Divine Feminine, the 2 forces in pulsation within every human being. Their love
play is the process of integrating consciousness within us and their alchemical
union is the path of yoga.

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Mantra
Aham Prema – I Am Divine Love
Mudra
Bhairava Mudra – Fierce form of Shiva Mudra
Bhairavi Mudra – Fierce from of Shakti Mudra
Pranayama
Alchemical Union of Earth & Sky Pranayama

Asana
This culminating practice is a dynamic flow that incorporates a mudra circuit with
asana sequences that embody the integration of Shiva/Shakti. The sequence
begins with Shiva Shakti Namaskara and sammelana forms that intermingle
the opposites and invoke the alchemical union within. Bound standing poses,
deeper backbend variations, inversions and seated hip openers combine into
a spicy fusion of asana, mudra and the love play of the breath.

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 About
Sianna
Sianna Sherman is an internationally renowned
yoga teacher, community activator, evocative
storyteller, festival presenter and a passionate
speaker. She is the catalyst of Rasa Yoga, a 1,008-
hour Yoga School, and the founder of Mythic
Yoga Flow, creator of the Goddess Yoga Project
in partnership with Yoga Journal, and co-founder of
Urban Priestess dedicated to the empowerment of
women as community leaders. As a globetrotting
yogini, she offers high vibration gatherings, teacher
trainings, workshops, sacred site retreats, and
pilgrimages. Sianna is an innovative, visionary
spirit with a deep devotion to Soul Alchemy. Her
life mission is to Ignite Magic!

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The Musicians
Gina Salá a global vocalist, composer and life-long chanter with a
23-language repertoire, offers kirtan, performances, retreats, and sound
yoga classes internationally, with credits ranging from festivals and ashrams
to Cirque du Soleil and the United Nations, as well as this wonderful project.
www.ginasala.com
Steve Gorn’s bansuri flute is featured on a Grammy winning recording with
the Paul Winter Consort, and the Academy Award winning Documentary film,
Born into Brothels. He has performed Indian Classical Music, Kirtan and world
music in concerts and festivals throughout the world, and is thrilled to be part
of Sianna Sherman’s Mythic Yoga Flow. www.stevegorn.com
Deepak Ramapriyan, also known as ‘The Other Deepak’, is a virtuoso singer,
composer, multi-instrumentalist, actor, dancer and record producer known for
evoking extraordinary experiences in listeners of all kinds. Classically trained
in violin since age 4, Deepak lends his immense talent to elicit a remarkable
range of emotion, from soul-centered meditative bliss to ecstatic jubilation,
inspiring his listeners to go beyond the ordinary and access transcendent states
of joy and spiritual communion. www.theotherdeepak.com

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Daniel Paul has been on the international kirtan chanting circuit for over two
decades. A singing tabla drummer, he often accompanies top kirtan chant
artists including Jai Uttal, Dave Stringer, and Gina Salá with whom he has a
CD entitled TABLA MANTRA - Songs of Love and Rhythmic Rapture.
www.tabladaniel.com
Justin Michael Williams has one main mission: to inspire and entertain. He is
a vibrant motivational speaker, singer, and successful entrepreneur who travels
the globe helping people of all ages and backgrounds upgrade their life and
reach their full potential. His performances will blow you away — a perfect
mixture of world-class music, dance, and motivational speaking.
www.justinmichaelwilliams.com

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Udaya Yoga

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Thank You

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Thank you for joining us on the journey that is Mythic Yoga Flow. We hope
that you absorb all that was poured into this program and that you love it as
much as we do.
– Yariv Lerner

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Production Credits
Created by Sianna Sherman
Directed by Jason Reim
Produced by Yariv Lerner
Patty Van de Bogart
Associate Producers Beryl Herrin
Jeremy Simon
Director of Photography Anton Ognianov
Unit Production Manager Denitza Daverova
Post Production Supervisor Veselin Lazarov
Edited by Gergana Angelova
Designed by George Matsev
Ran Manolov
Live Music by Gina Salá
Steve Gorn
Deepak Ramapriyan
Daniel Paul
Justin Michael Williams
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Yogis Abby Tucker Justin Michael Williams
Alessandra Pergreffi Karin Lilleberg
Anjali Haryana Lauren Marie Peña
Anna Asplund Meric Ekren
Beryl Herrin Mischa Varmuza
Cara Janelle Wasielewski Natasha Zindrou
Chrysi Thanella Sadhu Valakhilyas
Cristi Christensen Sherryl Roberts
David Martin Sonya Genel
Donna McLoughlin Thais de la Paz
Edina Didi Mohini Theodora Ferentinou
Erdinc Ajredin Vincent Pezet
Esteban Salazar Jiménez Wendy Loughlan
Hana Vencovska
Jean-Claude Rawady
© 2016, Sianna Sherman. All Rights Reserved.
“Mythic Yoga Flow” is Reg. with U.S. Patent & Trademark Office
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