Tour Blog pt 4: Ahimsa Yoga, Ithaca NY

JJ — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 15:32:44 +0000

Ahimsa Yoga in Ithaca was one of the first studios on the tour to confirm. In fact, when I was putting the tour together, a friend told me that if I was going to NY State, I had to make sure that Ithaca was a stop. Ahimsa’s owner, Carol “Hawk” Saahas, told me in one of our first phone conversations that Ithaca was “10 square miles of paradise, surrounded by reality,” and boy was she right about that!

Hawk describes Ahimsa as Ithaca’s most “eclectic” yoga studio. The studio is attached to another room that is used as an art gallery/performance space. The art currently on display made for an incredible backdrop for our kirtan!

The response from the Ithaca community was one of the most enthusiastic we’ve sang with to date. We also met some of the members of a local Kirtan group, One Love, and set up tentative ideas for collaborating when they tour the south in the future.

Hawk had told me that if we didn’t stay an extra day in Ithaca, we’d regret it. Unfortunately our schedule didn’t allow for it, but the short time that I spent there made me think she was absolutely right, and we all agreed that we can’t wait to get back.

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Tour Blog pt 4: Ahimsa Yoga, Ithaca NY