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Krishna Das Retreat: Sole Florida Visit
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elebrated kirtan artist Krishna Das will offer a Heart of Devotion retreat from March 1 to 3 at the Hindu Temple of Central Florida, in Cassel- berry. The event, marking his only visit to the state, will include two kirtans and two workshops featuring Das and friends; two all-level hatha yoga classes led each day by violinist Genevieve Walker; and two chantings of the hymn Hanuman Chalisa, led by Nina Rao,
his assistant and cymbal player. Each day, Indian cuisine will be available for purchase. A portion of the retreat’s proceeds will go to the Second Har- vest Food Bank of Central Florida (FoodBankCentralFlorida. org) and the Animal Rights Foundation of Florida (
arff.org). Das, born Jeffrey Kagel in 1947 on Long Island, New
York, met spiritual teacher Ram Dass in the early 1970s and then traveled to India, spending nearly three years at the ashram of guru Neem Karoli Baba. Baba gave Kagel the name Krishna Das, which means, “one who serves Krishna,” and introduced him to kirtan, an ancient Hindu devotional practice of call-and-response chanting of the names of God. Many have heard Das, who now travels the world nearly full-time, via his CDs played in yoga classes for more than 17 years. He was recently nominated for a Grammy award for the best New Age album of the year, Live Ananda.
Cost for entire weekend: $175. Temple location: 1994 Lake Dr. For more information or to register, call 321-439-8353 or visit
KrishnaDas.com. Tickets are also available for cash purchase at Kathmandu, 352 Park Ave. N., Winter Park. See ad, page 44.
Natural Awakenings Offers New Dating Website
ust in time for Valentine’s Day, Natural Awakenings is pre- miering a new online dating site,
NaturalAwakeningsSingles.com, in partnership with the Conscious Dating Network, the Internet’s largest and oldest conscious/spiri- tual/green dating site. Niche, online dating of- fers singles an efficient way to
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screen and date potential partners that share similar values and interests and are ready to be in a loving relationship.
NaturalAwakeningsSingles.com is designed to facilitate this enlightened way of meeting, dating and connecting. The site will allow singles to join, create a full profile, upload photos and videos, send hellos, indicate interest and even read and reply to private messages and IMs, all for free. Upgrading, which allows members to initiate personally written messages and IMs, is inexpensive compared to other online dating sites, with packages ranging from $7.97/month to $16.97/month. Natural Awakenings Publishing Corp. CEO Sharon
Bruckman says, “I’m really excited about this new alliance, which enables us to offer our 80-plus Natural Awakenings publishers around the country yet another way to help their readers connect with like-minded people, this time for the purpose of creating conscious relationships. I can’t wait to hear the new love stories!”
For more information, visit
NaturalAwakeningsSingles.com. Receive a 20 percent Valentine’s discount when joining in Feb. by using the referral code, “NASingles”. See ad, page 49.
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