Bhakti Kids Land Schedule & Class Descriptions
Thursday (Earth)
Labyrinth Walk led by Aya Starwheels
We will learn how to trace the classical 7-rings labyrinth, a simple design that each kid can memorize quickly to take the skill home. Then, as a group, we will go to the larger labyrinth on the festival’s grounds and walk it with an offering for Mother Earth.
led by Lena Armstrong
Ever dream about visiting another planet? Maybe imagine
what it would be like to meet or even be an alien? What would it feel
like to move like an elephant, monkey, tiger or ruler of the universe?
Yes! Come play! All ages welcome as the workshop will be adapted and created by those present.
Lena Armstrong-Strober RYT Anusarsa Inspired 200 with specialities in kids, prenatal and chair. A member of SAG/AFTRA and AEA. Lena has been remembering her true essence and why she returned to this existence since a very young age. Part of her mission is to bring joy, laughter and inspire creativity for the young/young at heart. She also strives to be a reflection for those she encounters along the path. An artist, she began dancing and performing at the age of 3. She has had the privilege of traveling the world acting, dancing and singing. Last year, her solo show took her to perform on Broadway in The United Solo Fest. Her greatest joy is playing mommy to her two beautiful daughters, Aleeya and Zoelle. They teach her more than she could ever know and inspire her to be a better person each moment. Sat Nam. Www.LenaArmstrong.com
led by Nicole Doherty
The Shamanic path uses the imagination as a powerful healing tool that brings one tremendous inner knowledge, courage and strength. In this workshop, you will be guided to use your imagination to create your own secret garden – a safe, peaceful and beautiful place within yourself. From this sanctuary, you will be guided to visit a realm that connects you deeply with the Earth and your power animal allies to retrieve valuable teachings that you can integrate into your life. It’s a way of deepening your relationship with Nature and Self. This journeywork brings families together in community for spiritual dialogue, reflection and evolution. www.NicoleDoherty.com
aka “Bhakti Puppets” with Kiyoshi, Adam and Gary
Swag Tops Puppet Show combines puppetry, music and comedy together into one beautiful, heart-warming experience for kids of ALL ages. Performing artists, Adam Rudder, Gary Peterson and Kiyoshi Shelton combine original songs, educational themes and interactive, improvisational comedy that will have you and your children dancing, playing and loving life.
led by the Wee Yogis Team
Wee Yogis is a leader in bringing yoga and mindfulness to kids with their original music, classes, and performances around the world. Sing, dance, stretch, breathe and listen to live music! We’ll be singing all of your Wee Yogis Favorites! Bring your little ones and watch them get inspired! weeyogis.com
This interactive journey of exploration cultivates a deep connection to our passions and awakens us to who we are, and our purpose. Inspired by Joseph Campbell’s “hero’s journey” participants move through a series of values as the hero of their own story. Each value corresponds with supporting activities/missions that allow each child to uniquely embody that value within themselves.
led by Sita Devi Dasi
Stories of Little Krishna and his childhood pastimes made interesting by drama and actions.
Teaches Krishna conscious games and shloka recitation from Gita. This workshop teaches classical Bhakti dancing along with Kirtan. Sita Devi Dasi has been a Bhakti practitioner for 25 years and lives in Mumbai, India. She leads the Bhaktivedanta Hospital Youth Foundation which fosters youth empowerment, engaging them in various initiatives such as AIDS awareness, anti-plastic campaign, tree plantation and cleanliness drives. She also engages youth in rural villages to create health awareness and women’s empowerment.
led by Jordan Raye
Stories come alive through yoga, as we go along our yoga journey we will come across different animals and nature elements that we know from yoga and do the yoga pose. Each yoga story incorporates asanas, breathing, play, self expression and ends with a relaxation. Stories include topics of gratitude, love, dreams and peace.
Friday (Water)
led by Jenna Faith and Alexandra Briggs
Kids connect with breath, each other, the Earth and elements through interactive yoga inspired activities and games. Expect ocean animal inspired poses, singing with harmonium, walking meditation with mala beads, coloring, games and more. This workshop is tailored to ages 3-5, but all are welcome. Led by Jenna Faith, 800 hour Jivamukti Yoga certified teacher and founder of Jamuna Yoga in downtown L.A. (www.Jamuna.Yoga)
led by Lauren Armstrong and Katie Caffrey
Albert Einstein said, ‘Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited to all we now know and understand, while imagination embraces the entire world, and all there ever will be to know and understand.’ In a world of digital entertainment, we (kids and adults alike) tend to neglect our most powerful tool of creativity: our own imaginations. Imagination ignites passion, stimulates creativity and innovation, sparks thoughts that build a better future, and invites MAGIC into our lives. This workshop is designed to activate and invigorate our imaginations, opening us up to new levels of ingenuity and evolution. Adults are encouraged to participate as well.
led by the Wee Yogis Team
Wee Yogis is a leader in bringing yoga and mindfulness to kids with their original music, classes, and performances around the world. Sing, dance, stretch, breathe and listen to live music! We’ll be singing all of your Wee Yogis Favorites! Bring your little ones and watch them get inspired! weeyogis.com
with Karen Seva
SING THE WORLD AWAKE! is a motivational music, movement & yoga experience for children and families to bring about inspired action for the transformation of our relationship with ourselves, with each other and with our planet! It combines group singing, sacred sound, indigenous songs, mudras, yoga, dance and dialogue. It is an “intention-based” group concert experience, in which YOU sing – and the energy generated by the collective shifts global consciousness in the direction of peace and sustainability.
The Mission of SING the WORLD AWAKE! is to activate global transformation through music, yoga, conversation and vibration – & to access schools, groups, organizations, communities and festivals around the globe! Our goal is to promote global harmony; increase individual and collective self-worth; raise environmental awareness; activate our natural capacity to heal; and bring people together! And most of all – HAVE FUN!!!
led by Christopher Gallo
A moving meditation and dance based on the eastern Taoist philosophy of Tai Chi. Easy for all ages, we will harness the power of chi energy while incorporating awareness, abundance, acceptance and clearing limited beliefs. The movement is based on the four opposites and the five moving forces of nature as taught through Joseph Campbell’s Hero’s Journey.
led by Madre Jaguar
All children have special gifts, talents and super powers that need to be validated and supported. In Fairy School we create a safe and fun environment for psychic and magical children to develop their gifts, their connection to nature and the world around them through play, creativity, ceremony, non-violent communication and empathy. Each class is co-created by all those in attendance and split into three different 20 minute activities such as tea ceremony, altar making, arts and crafts with nature, psychic games, guided meditations, sound bath, etc… For this edition of Fairy School, we will channel our creative Fire by crafting Magic Candles which the children will dress and decorate with oils, herbs and crystals to manifest their wishes, dreams and intentions.
led by Atom Rose
Getting kids to channel and develop their inner voice and intuition in a fun co-creative environment. Breaking the ice by humming, sharing, playing their favorite song, we will join in and learn how to riff on a theme and learn how to create our own new song! Using ideas!
with Fantuzzi
Fantuzzi’s joyous, irreverent energy meets our kids’ hearts on the level of purity in action – he’ll have them smiling, laughing, singing and dancing. He’s going to share music and stories, encourage everyone to keep planting trees, greening our beautiful earth, making a more beautiful world inside and out. This visit with Fantuzzi will be a “positive, uplifting, fun, energy-infusion!
Saturday (Fire)
led by the Wee Yogis Team
Wee Yogis is a leader in bringing yoga and mindfulness to kids with their original music, classes, and performances around the world. Sing, dance, stretch, breathe and listen to live music! We’ll be singing all of your Wee Yogis Favorites! Bring your little ones and watch them get inspired! weeyogis.com
aka “Bhakti Puppets” with Kiyoshi, Adam and Gary
Swag Tops Puppet Show combines puppetry, music and comedy together into one beautiful, heart-warming experience for kids of ALL ages. Performing artists, Adam Rudder, Gary Peterson and Kiyoshi Shelton combine original songs, educational themes and interactive, improvisational comedy that will have you and your children dancing, playing and loving life.
with Karen Seva
SING THE WORLD AWAKE! is a motivational music, movement & yoga experience for children and families to bring about inspired action for the transformation of our relationship with ourselves, with each other and with our planet! It combines group singing, sacred sound, indigenous songs, mudras, yoga, dance and dialogue. It is an “intention-based” group concert experience, in which YOU sing – and the energy generated by the collective shifts global consciousness in the direction of peace and sustainability.
The Mission of SING the WORLD AWAKE! is to activate global transformation through music, yoga, conversation and vibration – & to access schools, groups, organizations, communities and festivals around the globe! Our goal is to promote global harmony; increase individual and collective self-worth; raise environmental awareness; activate our natural capacity to heal; and bring people together! And most of all – HAVE FUN!!!
Karen Seva MDiv. MSW CPC is a best-selling author, healer, teacher, life coach, musician, activist and mom. Karen began singing before she could speak and became deeply connected with devotional practices and a profound love of the Divine from a young age – which lead her to meditation, psychology, mantra, shamanism, Naam Yoga, energy healing, sound healing, ancient wisdom practices and deep love of the earth & of the Divine Mother. Seva means Divine Service – and this has been Karen’s life path. She has combined these disciplines to form a unique approach to working with individuals, families and groups to assist them in finding their voice, accessing their highest potential and doing the greatest good for the world.
Karen is also the founder of “Sing the World Awake!” – a motivational music and movement program for children and families. She has conducted children’s concerts for the Dalai Lama, the Agape Spiritual Center, Native Elders as well as Spiritual Leaders from around the world. In addition, she is the founder of the International Children’s Day Event – Children Sing for the Future, which unites children & adults around the world in singing for World Peace. Karen’s best-selling book, “The Awakening World: The Return of the Divine Feminine” was released in January of 2017.
The Peace Guardians Youth Collective will take their Kids Land Festivities to the Hanuman stage with Live Music, Conscious Hip Hop and an Interactive Value Based Hero’s journey known as The Guardians Quest. Come celebrate the inner child in all of us and journey together through play and connection.
led by Brett Fleisher and Rocco Moon
Join us as we access our inner flow state through a series of partner exercises including gibberish, the art of storytelling, beat boxing, and freestyle rap. By celebrating failure we allow ourselves to take risks and experience our unique expression without the restriction of self-judgment.
Please join Cali DiCapo Sunwarrior/Peace Guardians Youth Ambassador as she present an interactive PlayShop on the benefits of a healthy lifestyle from a young age. Sunwarrior will be providing free delicious, vegan protein bar samples for participants to enjoy.
led by Mary Tan
FIRE is an ancient sacred element honored by many cultures. Bring your children in to discover
the magical powers of Fire. Through a playful energy, they will get a chance to find out what the
magic is all about. We will engage them with stories and teach hands on tools that will empower
them on a practical level. Moms and dads will also learn how to use Fire to bring more peace
and harmony into their homes and lives.
Join us and learn how Fire:
- Brings out the leader in children.
- Teaches your child how to feel more empowered.
- Centers the mind, calms the spirit and heals old wounds.
- Is a method to change your mood from yucky-crankiness to peaceful-clarity.
- Is an alchemical tool to zap out negative energies in your home.
- Brings the community together in the spirit of oneness and love.
with Dawn and Greg
Through a combination of movement, breath, mindfulness, music and environmental awareness Dawn and Greg create a space where children can connect as a group. The approach is open-minded and places the students at the center of the learning process welcoming improvisation and creativity. Drumming allows children to connect to their inner rhythm and to the rhythm of the group. Getting to know their personal melody while gaining confidence in expressing it is the goal. This is a good exercise to learn how to “listen” and “share” the space with others. Hence, community values, self empowerment and other practical tools for everyday interactions are communicated in a cheerful way. Ages usually vary from 4 to 10, but all ages are welcome.
Sunday (Air)
led Aya Starwheels
We will take yoga up in the air and explore the basics of Acro-Yoga. Kids and parents will learn how to “fly”, how to “base” and how to be safe “spotters” in beginner-level Acro-Yoga positions & flows. Be prepared to play with partners, have fun, tumble & laugh.
led by MiterSimran Kaur, Sat Charan Kaur and Sirgun Kaur
Celestial Communications is a fun, interactive meditation meant to open the heart, strengthen the aura, and magnify the subtle and radiant bodies. Join us for a chance to create a meditation that will uplift your soul using live music and sing along. (All ages welcome)
led by Govindas
The lil Gurus, they are the future of life on this planet. Come join us for some fun and funky asanas, music, chant, dancing, giggles and hugs. What a gift to share love, mindfulness and devotion so they have the tools to self regulate, balance and live a life of gratitude, joy and peace. http://bhaktiyogashala.com
led by Christopher Gallo
A moving meditation and dance based on the eastern Taoist philosophy of Tai Chi. Easy for all ages, we will harness the power of chi energy while incorporating awareness, abundance, acceptance and clearing limited beliefs. The movement is based on the four opposites and the five moving forces of nature as taught through Joseph Campbell’s Hero’s Journey.
led by Sage Aurora
(Alter-Building Activation & Mandala Magic)
In this workshop, all starseed children present will be learning how to set sacred space for themselves and each other with tools such as incantations and intentions while using palo santo, sage, or copal. They will also be learning how to build altars based on what inspires them as well as using the base of the elements and the 4 directions. The intention is to reawaken children to rituals involving nature and provide them with the space to explore their spiritual essence and sacred space setting. In this playshop, all of the magical yogi children will be introduced to the chakras through a building of a nature mandala involving nature symbols for for each chakra so that a seed is planted for them to recognize the symbolism of colors to their spiritual energy centers. The space will be held for children to talk about which color auras they see around them and which colors they are drawn to and what that can relate to in the chakra system. This will be an inclusive, and imaginative experience that is both creative and informative.
led by the Wee Yogis Team
Wee Yogis is a leader in bringing yoga and mindfulness to kids with their original music, classes, and performances around the world. Sing, dance, stretch, breathe and listen to live music! We’ll be singing all of your Wee Yogis Favorites! Bring your little ones and watch them get inspired! weeyogis.com
led by Shellie White Light
Join Shellie and friends for a fun family hoop dance lesson for kids of all ages and sizes. We will learn some fun tricks and hula hoop dance moves, and also play creative games. Come spin!
Peace Guardians is a Los Angeles based holistic and multi-cultural youth education collective that promotes innovative wellness and mindfulness programs for youth and families. Peace
Guardians Kids Land in Collaboration with Sunwarrior will be home to a wide array of interactive, engaging and empowering experiences for children of all ages with professionally curated workshops, installations and live performances.