{"id":5193,"date":"2024-10-09T12:23:09","date_gmt":"2024-10-09T12:23:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yogaalliance.org\/?post_type=bricks_event&#038;p=5193"},"modified":"2025-11-05T19:17:13","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T19:17:13","slug":"in-remembrance-of-our-dead","status":"publish","type":"bricks_event","link":"https:\/\/yogaalliance.org\/events\/in-remembrance-of-our-dead\/","title":{"rendered":"Community Class | In Remembrance of Our Dead"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>About This Event<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month in the tradition of D\u00eda de los Muertos (Day of the Dead), we will respectfully build an ofrenda (offerings placed on an altar) and dedicate our sadhana to our beloved who are deceased.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Designed and led by Daniel Hickman (he\/him), we&#8217;ll intentionally use this time as an homage to our ancestors, dearly departed friends, and perished animal companions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We welcome everyone to create their own ofrenda, or D\u00eda de los Muertos altar, to pay tribute to and celebrate the life of their loved ones who have departed. The altar serves as a celebration of life, honoring the joy, spirit, and cherished memories of those who have passed with love and remembrance.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Learn more here: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/thegracemuseum.org\/learn\/2020-11-4-dia-de-los-muertos-symbols-and-traditions\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dia de los Muertos Symbols and Traditions<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Class will begin and end with chanting. Asanas will include mobility, flexibility, core stabilization and static strength to move us through the six directions of the spine. We will then make use of pranayama to enter stillness in dhyana in remembrance of our dead.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chants:<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> rhythmic repetitions of a song, prayer, word, or sound. In yoga, sound is seen as healing and sacred.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bija Mantras (short one syllable word chanted aloud or silently to cultivate concentration, mindfulness, and a state of meditation.)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Om Mani Padme Hum (mantra that encapsulates the core teachings of compassion and wisdom and is said to represent the path to enlightenment.)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pranayamas:<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Ancient breathing techniques that involve controlling one\u2019s breath using different styles and techniques<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">dirgha (known as \u201cthree-part\u201d breath; this technique consists of slow and deep breathing, filling up the chest, abdomen, and clavicular regions. Its benefits include prolonged breathing, stress reduction, increased inner focus, and connection of the mind, body, and breath.)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">surya bheda (known as right nostril breathing; a technique that consists of inhaling through the right nostril and exhaling through the left.)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">chandra bheda (known as single nostril breath, or left nostril breathing; a technique which involves blocking the opposite nostril, typically done in a seated position at the end of a yoga practice to calm and cool the mind and body down.)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The class will end with a brief question and answer session led by Nana Amoako-Anin (she\/her), Ghanian-American seasoned yoga teacher, E-RYT 500, YACEP, and owner of Bliss Yoga Accra.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Items to bring: yoga mat, blanket, blocks, meditation cushion and\u2026 items to decorate our ofrenda in a way that connects you to your dead loved ones. Be it flowers, food, pictures, clothes, textiles, even books, jewelry, flowers and candles.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Supporting Documents<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/olddnnpro.yogaalliance.org\/Portals\/0\/events%20and%20workshops\/chat%20notes\/10092024%20Chat%20Notes.txt\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chat Notes (TXT)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About This Event To celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month in the tradition of D\u00eda de los Muertos (Day of the Dead), we will respectfully build an ofrenda (offerings placed on an altar) and dedicate our sadhana to our beloved who are deceased. Designed and led by Daniel Hickman (he\/him), we&#8217;ll intentionally use this time as an [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":5208,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"event_start_date":"","event_end_date":"","external_event_url":"","be_event_video_id":0,"be_event_video_url":"","be_event_pdf_ids":[],"about_the_author":"Daniel Hickman, is a native Washingtonian who was born to an immigrant mother and warrior father who both were US diplomats. He enjoys the DMV area where he is active in international culture with numerous communities. Athleticism, spirituality\/psychology and nature have shaped how he lives in the world and shares his yoga. He first came to yoga in martial arts, then in theatrical arts and again in traditional rock climbing. His various teachers would use asana and pranayama to \u2018fine tune the human instrument.\u2019 Daniel lives his yoga in all things be it cooking, gardening, fitness, taking the bus, writing or breaking bread. He was very fortunate to receive an authentic yoga education from former brahmacharya (ascetics) Amba and Don (Bhramanand) Stapleton. After years of living in an ashram (monastic community), they left to develop their own contemporary mind-body school. This was the Nosara Yoga Institute in Guanacaste, Costa Rica where Daniel worked seasonally.\r\n\r\nDaniel taught sitting meditation and adaptive yoga for over 15 years in the Military Advanced Training Center at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. There, military patients from all branches of the US armed forces went to his yoga classes. Many were combat veteran amputees, some with TBI, PTSD and\/or comorbidities. He worked as a yoga therapist, for US military patients with chronic low back pain, with the Defense and Veterans Center of Integrative Pain Management. As well, he helped implement a restorative yoga intervention for survivors of breast cancer at the Howard University Hospital\/Cancer Center.\r\n\r\nDaniel has been involved with several dhamma communities, including the Washington Buddhist Vihara. He has studied with ARISE Sangha (East Bay & Baltimore), Insight Meditation Community of Washington, and Ruth King. To continue to walk his pathway, he finds there is no substitute for the Triple Gem (buddha, dhamma and sangha).","subt_text":"The views expressed in this online workshop\/virtual event are those of the participant(s) and do not purport to reflect the policy or position of Yoga Alliance (YA) or the Yoga Alliance Foundation (YAF). 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