“When one of us suffers the whole universe feels that suffering... when one becomes liberated the entire universe feels that liberation!!! The Midwest Yoga Conference, in it's 13th year, is calling all sensual beings to come together and tip the energetic scales of the solar system from craving and aversion to beauty and truth. It is your journey to move from the heaviness of attachment and suffering to the lightness of being free, loving and letting go. Please join us in 2012 as we celebrate love! In kindness.” - Jonny Kest, Founder of MidWest Yoga

KEYNOTE: The Fire Within
Each of us is imbued with a white-hot fire. Call it spirit, call it God, or call it nothing at all. But call upon it. This fire is our inspiration, and our soul strength, and it sets the arc of our life experience. Through yoga, meditation and shamanic techniques, we can tap this fire, rally its force for the accomplishment of good, and live brilliantly. How hot do you burn?

KEYNOTE: The Five Tibetans

The Five Tibetans are a group of five simple, dynamic exercises originating from the Himalayas. Practiced in just a few minutes daily, The Five Tibetans impart energy, endurance, stamina, strength and balance, and help to slow the aging process. Chris Kilham has practiced The Five Tibetans daily for over thirty-three years, and has taught these methods to thousands of people worldwide. His book The FIve Tibetans is published in twenty languages. Deepak Chopra calls Chris Kilham's The Five Tibetans “A time-honored classic that belongs in every yoga library.” Learn these yoga treasures, and carry them with you for life.

Sponsored by: MidWest Yoga Conference

The Medicines from the Earth Symposium is a gathering of some of the world's finest herbalists, hosted by Gaia Herbs. The symposium site is nestled on a mountainside surrounded by 1200 forested acres with two rushing mountain streams. Lodging, dining and lectures are all within walking distance. Blue Ridge Assembly is 40 minutes east of Asheville, NC. CE credits for health professionals. The expanded exhibit area in the Pavilion offers booth space, food and medicine-making demonstrations, music, herbal food exhibits and refreshments. Proceeds benefit United Plant Savers.

SATURDAY 8:00 PM - 9:30 PM
Panel Discussion - Nourishing the Spirit with Herbs
Explores herbs to heal the spiritual heart, traditional Chinese medicine to calm and enrich the spirit, shamanic use of South American herbs for
spiritual healing and self realization, and the many ways plants affect our psyches. With Paul Bergner, Chris Kilham, Michael Tierra and Teresa Boardwine.

SUNDAY 4:00 PM- 5:30 PM:
New Discoveries from the Rain Forest
In his peripatetic travels in South America, Chris has talked with researchers, shamans and tribal elders to discover new medicinal plants and their therapeutic uses. Travel with him in this far-reaching photo journey through the rain forest plant kingdom. With Chris Kilham.

MONDAY 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM:
Panel Discussion - Little Known Indigenous Medicinal Plants
From the far reaches of China and South America to the hidden regions of North America, take a tour of little-known plants used for centuries and learn their medicinal properties. With Chris Kilham, Cascade Anderson Geller and Bill Schoenbart

Call Phone (541) 482-3016 to REGISTER

Sponsored by: Gaia Herbs