Coming in 2026
Please scroll through this page to see Bill’s various events coming this year. He Is also planning additional events and will continue to revise and update this page, so please return to it occasionally.
*** Two-Session Online Bhakti Yoga Workshop with Todd Norian ***
The Courageous Heart
Bhakti as a radical choice in challenging times
Sunday 19 April 2016
1:30 – 4:30 pm Eastern US and Canada Time
Wednesday 29 April 2026
6:00 – 9:00pm Eastern US and Canada Time
For information and to register, press here.
We live in a time when we can no longer allow a world of lies, greed, deceit and anger diminish our basic sense of decency, steal our joy, and turn us from the possibilities of our own best nature. What’s a yogi to do?
One thing we can do is turn toward the opposite of these forces and return to the power of the true Heart, to draw on its support, and to stay steady within it as we engage the difficult challenges of our world. And one way we can do this is to turn toward a path of yogic spiritual love grounded in attitudes, values, perspectives, commitments, and practices associated with Bhakti as a yoga.
But how can Bhakti yoga help us navigate this catastrophic world we live in? As Tina Turner might have sung, “What’s love got to do with it?”
Drawing on a number of foundational texts in yoga philosophy, we’ll explore contours of the courageous heart as we ask ourselves such questions as: What is the source of the power of the heart? What is devotion to it? How can we stand more fully in and for ourselves and our values? What holds us back? And what is the relationship of the heart to the external world full of challenges and chaos?
In each session Bill will lead the philosophy discussion, and Todd will incorporate the ideas and ideals presented by the philosophy as he leads us in yogic physical practices.
During this workshop, you’ll:
• Open your heart and mind to the transformative teachings of Bhakti that empower you to live your best life now.
• Embody the teachings through the accessible, alignment-based, and heart-centered practice of Ashaya yoga.
• Shift old grooves of self-hatred, doubt, and fear into self-love and acceptance.
• Courageously stand strong in your heart and hold steady in the storm.
• Practice within a safe and supportive community of heart followers.
By the end of the two-part series, you’ll have a renewed sense of purpose, inspiration, and the courage to let your heart shine to bring more love and light into the world.
Again, for information and to register, press here.
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*** Free online contemplative gatherings ***
Bill continues to convene periodic, live-streamed, 50-minute online conversations he describes as “Hearing, Remembering, Coming Together” (Sanskrit: Śravana, Smaraṇa, Saṃsthāna).
Bill begins each session by sharing a teaching from yogic and other spiritual philosophies. He and the group then sit together with that teaching in a spirit of contemplation in a way that Bill hopes supports participants in applying it in their lives. Each session ends with a short period of meditation.
Participation is free of charge and participants do not need to commit to the on-going series. Anybody and everybody is welcome for any session.
The next gathering will be scheduled for late March or early April. Please return to this Schedule page occasionally for further information. Bill will also send out notices on social networks and to his mailing list. To place your name on that list please go to the “Join Bill’s Mailing List” tab on this website.
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*** Week-long Yoga and Contemplative Philosophy Retreat in Greece ***
With Bridget Woods Kramer
7-13 November 2026
Urania Villas, Lefkada Island, Greece
Produced by Georgie Fearn Yoga
For full information from Georgie’s Website, press here.
The theme for the retreat is still being formed yet will be based on texts, in Bill’s translation, from foundational texts in yogic spiritual philosophy.
Bill will lead contemplative study and discussion of these teachings and Bridget will guide us in her most excellent manner in integrating them into our physical yoga practices. Each day will include ample time for the practice of meditation and to delight in the retreat site’s physical surroundings. And we will all enjoy each other’s company.
Georgie describes the site as ” set on the cliffs on the South coast of Lefkada with views of the Ionian Sea and the mythical island of Ithaca. With a small maximum retreat site of 18, accommodation is shared between 3 stone villas. Each villa has its own pool, one of which will be heated. The site also has its own beautiful private beach.”
Again, you can find information regarding pricing, descriptions of the retreat site, transportation to and from site, representative daily schedules, and so on, by pressing here.
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