Chant the yoga Sutras with Kiki in BCN
Weekend Workshop in Barcelona
18th – 20th July 2025
The Yoga Sutras
The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali is a practical manual for embodied wisdom that is as relevant today as it was 2000 years ago.
Learning the sutras in the same way they were first taught by Shruti Parampara, call-and-response chanting, is a dynamic and transformational experience of spiritual and philosophical traditions.
Friday 18th July
19:00 - 20:15
Om: The Hymn of the Yogi
Introduction to Sanskrit Chanting
Saturday 19th July
11:15 - 13:00
Yoga is Transcendence
Introduction to Chapter 1:
Samadhi Pada
Sunday 20th July
11:15 - 13:00
Yoga is Complete and Total Practice
Introduction to Chapter 2:
Sadhana Pada
In Person Early Bird until July the 1st
On Zoom
Kiki talks about the Sruti Parampara
Program
Friday 18th July 2025
19.00 – 20:15
Om: The Hymn of the Yogi
Introduction to Sanskrit Chanting
Chanting the ancient sound of Om, we awaken to the mystical beauty of Sanskrit and hum with the sounds of the sages.
The Yoga Sutras teach us that Om is Iśvara,
Om is the seed of all knowledge,
is the pathway to union with the divine. In this introductory class we’ll explore the sounds and vibrations of the Sanskrit language that are alive and complete within the sound of Om.
Saturday 19th July 2025
11.15 – 13:00
Yoga is Transcendence
Introduction to Chapter One: The Samadhi Pada
We hear that the word yoga means to yoke, to join the individual self with the universal being. But yoga also means Samadhi, to transcend restrictions and limitations and merge with the highest wisdom. We will participate in Sanskrit call-and-response chanting to uncover the path to samadhi and the two-fold method of practice and non-attachment.
Sunday 20th July 2025
11.15 – 13:00
Yoga is Complete and Total Practice
Introduction to Chapter Two: Sādhana Pada
Patanjali introduces a practical yoga technique he calls Kriya Yoga. This is a three-fold path to engage body, mind, and soul in pursuit and attainment of embodied illumination. We will participate in Sanskrit call-and-response chanting of these practical techniques and uncover the afflictions that prevent discovery of our true nature.
About KIKI
Kiki began her yoga studies in 1983 as a University student in theater and dance at New York University.
Living in Downtown New York as a young theater artist and dancer, she studied and then taught at Jivamukti Yoga. In 1993, she first studied AshtangaYoga with Pattabhi Jois at Jivamukti.
In 1995 she began the first of numerous visits to Mysore, India to study Ashtanga Yoga. Under the directive of her teacher Sri K. Pattabhi Jois, she pursued Sanskrit chanting and began her studies with Dr. M.A. Jayashree of Mysore in 1998.
Kiki has produced and recorded several Sanskrit chanting CDs with Dr. Jayashree and supported the growth of Jayashree’s Sanskrit institute and global teaching.
She continues her studies with Jayashree today. Kiki has taught Ashtanga yoga, Sanskrit chanting, and wellness workshops throughout the world.
She has also specialized in therapeutic yoga for communities with spinal cord injury and MS, as well as taught many creative artists including Oscar and Grammy award winners. In 1996 Kiki opened an Ashtanga Yoga school in Los Angeles where she taught a Mysore program for 10 years.
Living in Downtown New York as a young theater artist and dancer, she studied and then taught at Jivamukti Yoga. In 1993, she first studied AshtangaYoga with Pattabhi Jois at Jivamukti.
In 1995 she began the first of numerous visits to Mysore, India to study Ashtanga Yoga. Under the directive of her teacher Sri K. Pattabhi Jois, she pursued Sanskrit chanting and began her studies with Dr. M.A. Jayashree of Mysore in 1998.
Kiki has produced and recorded several Sanskrit chanting CDs with Dr. Jayashree and supported the growth of Jayashree’s Sanskrit institute and global teaching.
She continues her studies with Jayashree today. Kiki has taught Ashtanga yoga, Sanskrit chanting, and wellness workshops throughout the world.
She has also specialized in therapeutic yoga for communities with spinal cord injury and MS, as well as taught many creative artists including Oscar and Grammy award winners. In 1996 Kiki opened an Ashtanga Yoga school in Los Angeles where she taught a Mysore program for 10 years.