Workshop: Resonant Renewal – Using Sound to Connect with Self
November 21
Price: $150 as a one-day Workshop, $75 plus accommodations when added to a Yoga Retreat
Step away from the noise and spend a day reconnecting through sound. Sound has a unique way of guiding attention inward because it is both something we perceive and something we create. When we intentionally engage with sound—whether through listening or vocalizing—it can quiet mental chatter and draw awareness beneath the surface of habitual thinking. This shift allows us to sense subtler layers of experience, where our “true nature” is often described as steady, spacious, and aware. Practices like mantra use simple, repeated sounds to gently occupy the mind, giving it a focal point that reduces distraction. Over time, the repetition becomes less about the words themselves and more about the resonance they create भीतर—inviting a felt sense of stillness and presence.
Breath deepens this process by anchoring sound in the body. When mantra is synchronized with slow, conscious breathing, it creates a rhythmic loop that calms the nervous system and refines attention. The vibration of the voice, carried on the breath, can be felt internally, helping bridge the gap between mind and body. As awareness settles into this rhythm, it becomes easier to notice the spaces between sounds and breaths—moments of quiet that reveal deeper states of consciousness. In these spaces, many people experience a sense of clarity, connection, or simply being, without the need to analyze or strive.
Workshop schedule
Saturday
8:30am Check-in
9:00am Introduction and intention-setting
9:30-10:15 The Power of Mantra
10:30-12:00pm Slow-flow yoga class with Breath Awareness
12:00pm Lunch
1:00-2:00pm Meditative Forest Bathing (summer), Drum Circle (winter)
2:30-3:30pm Sound Bath with Crystal Singing Bowls
4:00-5:00pm Yoga Class (optional) or free time to use amenities (hot tub, sauna, hiking)
5:00pm Dinner
6:30-7:30pm Chanting and Meditation in the Main Temple
**schedule subject to change
About the Instructors
AnandaMa Sims
Yoga & Meditation Teacher, ERYT 500
AnandaMa Sims has been practicing and studying subtle energies from a young age, her mother being her first teacher. During part of her journey, she fell in love with the physical part of yoga. While completing her initial ShambhavAnanda Yoga teacher training she realized there was a need for people who were curious about yoga but hesitant to step into a class because they didn’t feel they were bendy enough. AnandaMa makes yoga accessible for every body. If you can breathe, you can practice yoga. She is an RYT-500, ERYT-200, and has completed Levels 1, 2, and 3 ShambhavAnanda Yoga meditation teacher trainings. AnandaMa teaches yoga and meditation, guiding others to live a more mindful and skillful life in Evergreen, Colorado at Studio B Evergreen.
YaDevi Shellenberger
Yoga & Meditation Teacher, ERYT 500
YaDevi Shellenberger has done all her yoga teacher trainings at Shambhavananda Yoga’s ashrams and is a member of the school’s spiritual community. Elements of her teaching style are curiosity, enthusiasm and innovative approaches to the yoga asanas. She especially loves inviting students to confidently grow into their own personal between safe movement and trying challenging poses. When she’s not doing what she loves most—yoga—she helps her husband with their beekeeping business, cooks delicious meals for friends, writes poetry and plays with her three cats.