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Bhakti Yoga DC
Upcoming Events & Workshops
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Curious to Learn About Bhakti Yoga?
6 Mondays 7:30pm | Starting October 20
Curious about bhakti, the roots of yoga, kirtan, mantras, Krishna’s teachings, and the Vedic gods and goddesses? Join our 6-week Foundations of Bhakti Course to explore sacred knowledge, the nature of the soul and God, karma and samsara, divine love, devotional practices, and temple traditions. Each participant receives a Bhagavad Gita, Tulasi meditation beads, and guidance from longtime practitioners Prema and Ananda Manjari.
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Immerse Yourself in the World of Ayurveda
Saturday, November 8 | 10:00am - 5:00pm
Come home to yourself. Ayurveda teaches us to live in rhythm, to align with our true nature and to be in harmony with our environment. Join Kirsten Ahern, Clinical Ayurvedic Specialist and Founder of Path Wellbeing for a One-Day Ayurvedic Immersion in-person.
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Come Home to Your Breath
4 Tuesdays at 6:00pm | Starting Nov 4
In this series, learn and practice pranayama, or breath work techniques, that will build a bridge of awareness from body to mind and beyond. Practice breathing in such a way as to bring your mind into clear presence, and body into harmony with mind and energy. No experience necessary, we can all breathe.
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Relax and Refresh with Soothing Sound Vribrations
Sunday, November 9 | 7:30pm
Immerse yourself in the soothing vibrations of a Sound Bath at Bhakti Yoga DC, now with rotating guest artists to make each session unique. This deeply restorative experience invites you to relax into gentle waves of sound created by crystal singing bowls, gongs, live music, poetry, and other creative healing arts.
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Meditate to Sweet Ragas on the Bansuri Flute
Sunday, November 19 | 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Join us for an evening of deep inner resonance as renowned flutist John Wubbenhorst offers a solo performance on the bansuri—the simple bamboo flute of North India. Ragas of Indian classical music are more than melodies, they are living meditations, vibrational frameworks known for their healing and uplifting qualities.
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Come Rest & Restore This Winter Season
Join us for Deep Rest, an in-person holiday restorative workshop at Bhakti Yoga DC in Washington DC, hosted by Path Wellbeing Founder Kirsten Ahern. This workshop blends nourishing and supportive postures with marma therapy and aromatherapy to achieve a state of deep release and renewal. While the holidays can deliver excess stress and activity, intentional rest provides much needed equilibrium to the nervous system, the mind and the body.
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Join Us On Auspicious Days to Chant
2x Per Month | See Schedule for Specific Dates
Join us for a heartwarming Ekadashi Kirtan program, where you can chant, listen to sweet stories, and connect with divine sound. This event is FREE and open to all! For added spiritual benefit, fast from grains and beans before attending.
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Community Philosophy Night
Every Thursday | 6:45pm - 8:15pm
Satsang is a weekly gathering to explore timeless spiritual truths through open-hearted conversation, uplifting kirtan, and shared wisdom. Come for the connection, stay for the free food, soulful music, and the warmth of a like-minded community.
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Kirtan and Be Happy at Pie in the Sky
Next on October 4 | 6:30pm
Pie in the Sky Kirtan is a joyful fusion of live devotional music and sacred call-and-response chanting, where everyone is invited to raise their voice and open their heart. Join us for an uplifting evening of mantra, music, delicious food, and soulful community connection.
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Our Mission
Bhakti Yoga DC serves to empower individuals with conscious lifestyle practices that transform mind, body and heart. We provide our students an empowering spiritual experience and holistic health care/coaching through dynamic healing yoga, mantra, meditation, kirtan and philosophy delivered within an authentic spiritual community that serves to build deep and loving relationships.
Our Wider Commitment
Bhakti Yoga DC is committed to creating a space rooted in dignity, inclusion, and reverence—for our students, our neighbors, and the sacred lineages of yoga itself.
Our building once served as a homeless women’s shelter, and we continue that legacy of service by working closely with individuals experiencing housing insecurity in our local community.
Please note, we are located on the second floor with NO ELEVATOR ACCESS due to the historic nature of our building. To access, one must be able to walk up two flights of stairs.
We also recognize that we teach and gather on the ancestral lands of the Nacotchtank (Anacostan) and Piscataway peoples, and that this city is shaped by histories of displacement and forced labor. Rather than offering a decontextualized or commodified version of yoga, we aim to honor its cultural origins and share it in a spirit of devotion and integrity.
Explore Our Offerings
Schedule
Explore different styles of yoga & meditation made accessible for both beginners and experienced practitioners.
Pricing & Membership
Choose from our diverse options, from class-by-class to all-inclusive options, based on your lifestyle and personal goals.
Workshops & Events
Take your practice to the next level by participating in our certified yoga teacher training programs, workshops and immersions.