Song of Yoga

Not so long ago, the perspective of the mystics was known to mainstream scientists (Einstein, Bohr), philosophers (Wittgenstein, Heidegger, etc.), artists, and writers. That is no longer the case. References in texts are no longer understood in that way.

This also happens in the wonderful poetry collection ‘De Gedichtenapotheek’ (The Poetry Pharmacy), which is remarkably full of mystical poetry—without compiler Philip Huff showing any awareness of that mystical layer. He reads this poem by e.e. cummings as a confession of a secret crush. Also a beautiful interpretation.

But here’s the deepest secret nobody knows (i.e., that nobody knows as an object in the world), the root of the root and the bud of the bud, the wonder of life: that your essence is the essence of everything, and that you can call that unity, or God, or fate, truth, love. It is what the mind cannot hide and what keeps the stars apart. We carry it in our heart.

❤️🙏😊 André

Photo: Moira van Damme

On Sunday 23 August, clarinettist and singer Leah Uijterlinde is coming to the Amstelpark for a yoga concert. Care to be there!

Practical info
Date: Sunday, August 23
Tickets: hipsy.nl/song-of-yoga
Entrance: 10-20 euros
Time: 14:30-16:00 hours
Location: Stadshoutpaviljoen, Amstelpark, Amsterdam

The class and poetry is bilingual.

What is a yoga concert?
A concert, poetry performance, and a yin yoga class in one. This is the formula of the yoga concerts. The calm, meditative but intense postures of yin yoga allow you to sink deeper into consciousness, beyond the patterns of the mind. On the yogamat, physical sensations weave together with musical improvisations. The mind becomes quieter, opening space to meet the music and poetry in the heart. In this way, the live improvised music, yoga postures, and mystical poetry intertwine, affect, and strengthen each other for a journey inside.

Yoga among the trees is poetry.

For tickets check Hipsy... ❤️‍🔥

On Sunday 9 August, legendary singer Mola Sylla is coming to the Amstelpark for a yoga concert. Make sure to be there!

Practical info
Date: Sunday, August 9
Tickets: hipsy.nl/song-of-yoga
Entrance: 10-20 euros
Time: 14:30-16:00 hours
Location: Stadshoutpaviljoen, Amstelpark, Amsterdam

The class and poetry is bilingual.

Three magical yoga concerts are taking place in the Amstelpark: music, poetry, and yoga in one.

Each edition, a different musician will perform against a backdrop of chattering birds, scurrying squirrels, and roaring airplanes:
July 26: Farid Sheek (piano, handpan, daf)
August 9: Mola Sylla (vocals, thumb piano, xalam)
August 23,: Leah Uijterlinde (vocals, clarinet)

Practical info
Dates: Sunday afternoons July 26, August 9 & 23
Time: 14:30-16:00
Location: Stadshoutpaviljoen, Amstelpark, Amsterdam
Admission: 10-20 euros (on a donation basis with a minimum of 10 euros)
Tickets: https://hipsy.nl/song-of-yoga
The class and poetry are bilingual.

André ❤️‍🔥🙏😊

Komende zondag een yogaconcert in het Amstelpark met Terence Samson (handpan, percussie). Neem je m***e mee voor een bijzondere ervaring!

Praktische info
Datum: zondag 12 juli
Tickets: https://hipsy.nl/song-of-yoga
Entree: 10-20 euro
Tijd: 14:30-16:00 uur
Plaats: Stadshoutpaviljoen, Amstelpark, Amsterdam
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