Boulder, Colorado
Phone: 720.933.5896
Email: laurissa@dakinidesigns.net
Spring/Summer 2010 Classes
Group Classes
Tuition: $15 per class
*Tues. @ 6:00-8:00 pm
Adi Shakti Studio
Intermediate:
Some adavu experience required. We begin with Hatha
Yoga and then proceed with adavus. Depending on who
attends, we include tishram alarripu, ragamalika
jatiswaram and any other preliminary dances needed and
then close with asamyuta hasta prana and samyuta hasta prana (mudras).
*Wed. @ 6:00-8:00 pm
Sun. 10:00am - noon
Adi Shakti Studio
Intermediate and Advanced:
Start with adavus (as per Shyamala's wishes) and then
dive deep into the alarripus, jatiswarams, kautvams,
guddisai viattu, varnams, padams and tillanas.
Private and Semi-Private Classes
With Laurissa -- $25 per hour
*Devadasi Sadir -- all levels welcome
Weekdays 8:30-3:30 -- call for schedule
Adavus (Beginning Steps)
Margam (Dances)
Hatha Yoga (Asana)
Tala (Rhythm)
Hasta Prana (Mudras)
*Private Hatha Yoga Session:
Unfold your bodily practice into a moment of devotion
and depth. We begin with a Sanskrit Invocation and
then work with deliberate awareness and grounded
intention through a sequence of asanas which is
specifically designed to feel bodily alignment as a
mandala of infinite grace. Place your body on this
earth and become the flower of your offering.
*Private Tala and/or Theory Classes: Sadir requires a balance of body, mind and spirit. The study of Devadasi history, Margam (dance sequencing) and Sahitya (poetic text) is a powerful way to deepen your dance practice as well as other aspects of of your life. These South Indian Karnatic Tala (rhythm) exercises have a profound ability to focus and harmonize the mind.
*Note to students learning dances:
Plan to learn the Sahitya and Nattuvangam in private
or semi-private classes for all of your dances.
*Alphabets and Sutras:
Dance students meet on a weekly basis to copy Sutras
in Sanskrit. This is a simple and profound practice
that students of any level can join in and benefit
from. Begin by learning the alphabet and work at your
own pace. This class does not require a huge
commitment but it does include homework.
There are hundreds of ways to kneel and kiss the ground.
~Rumi