Yoga Mandali

Saratoga Springs is a wonderful small town filled with a bunch of little springs coming from the ground each with a different medicinal or spiritual value. People have been coming here for hundreds of years at least (probably for thousands) to bathe in the waters and rejuvenate their bodies and souls. So it was perfect that we were there to do the same…through the sacred tradition of kirtan!

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• 01 Gaura Vani – Guru Gauranga Jayate (526)
• 02 Gaura Vani – Bolo Haribol (634)
• 03 Acyuta Gopi – Hare Krishna (1133)
• 04 Gaura Vani – Hey Natha (511)
• 05 Gaura Vani – Ayodhya Vasi Ram (638)

Yoga Mandali is a small, inviting studio situated right on the main street of downtown Saratoga. Pop in the front door next to a beautiful store with gizmos from Turkey and head down the stairs to this cozy womb of a studio. This place was first turned into a yoga studio by our dear friend Gopi Kinnicutt. Now it’s run by Karen Score, an amazingly generous and sweet person. She clearly lives her life to give to others.

This was a perfect place to join together and bathe in the sounds of the holy names. The kirtans that night were truly amazing – transformational and uplifting. Within minutes of beginning to chant everyone was up and dancing, caught up in the incredible swirling energy.

Bloom Movement Studio

The next morning we gathered for an intimate asana class taught by Gopi at Bloom Movement Studio also in Saratoga Springs. Our voices, melodies and rhythms accompanied her class and the depth of the connections from the music to the asana were felt by all.

The musicians felt as if the yogis were dancers moving with great intention to the music we offered; the yogis felt as if the music was a magical carpet lifting them into another world. We can’t wait to do this again.