Sarah Kane's ecstatic energy and feminine playfulness inspire others to feel the freedom of their own unique creative expression. She is driven by her passion to serve and awaken the consciousness of our Divine Nature. Sarah has been teaching movement practices for over thirty years using movement as a tool for communication, clarity and creative expression. She worked in the health and fitness fields for fifteen years as a personal trainer and instructor. Her practice evolved from fitness to spiritual fullness. She taught yoga for fifteen years, her certification is through Kripalu and she is currently working on her Master certification from Kripalu. Her yoga practice was greatly influenced by her work with Angela Farmer, creator of the video The Feminine Unfolding. Through the "teacher un-training," as Angela calls it, Sarah began to dissolve her physically structured asana into a more fluid, intuitive movement. She has currently been certified as a yoga laughter leader, expanding her play practice. By building a bridge between dance and Somatic Movement, Sarah unites the body, mind and spirit in unique and creative ways. She has studied Continuum Movement for over ten years, the last five years studying directly with the creator, Emilie Conrad. Sarah is currently completing her curriculum as a registered Continuum teacher. Emilie's teachings have inspired Sarah and deepened her knowledge that "Movement is more then what we do; it is what we are."

Sarah's work as a certified Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy practitioner, a Reiki Master and a Priestess, have infused her healing practice with the awareness of the innate wisdom that is held in every body's temple. Her experience as a Priestess of the Goddess has been under the guidance of Ariel Spilsbury. Ariel is the author of The Mayan Oracle, Return Path to The Stars, and The 13 Moon Oracle. Sarah is currently apprenticing with Ariel, supporting and deepening her work with the thirteen archetypal faces of The Divine Feminine. In her role as Priestess, Sarah has held sacred temple space for women's circles; performed weddings, memorial services and baby blessings. She is a Ceremonial Priestess that holds space for global oneness and the awakening of the Divine Feminine. Sarah is the co-creator of Divine Child Productions, an interactive, spirit-driven sacred theater experience. By discovering the magical child within, Sarah believes the creative muse can emerge and flourish in a playful atmosphere. She has co-facilitated retreats in sacred places all over the world, teaching that we are the sacred place no matter where we are. Sarah is a free-spirit that loves life and loves to play with other Divine children. Her home is wherever she is. She currently resides in the paradise of Santa Barbara.

Sarah is also a charter Member of The Infinite Playground, Edu-tainment, couples counseling and men's & women's groups in Santa Barbara.

Laughter practices are performed in the fresh open sea air, making a great way to start the day with good feelings and an increased sense of vigor.

Laughter Yoga™ is a worldwide social movement (non-religious, non-sectarian, non-political) that aims to promote world peace through laughter. It is based on the philosophy of "acting happiness" and is a physically oriented technique, not a mental practice. In Laughter Yoga, you don't need to be happy, have a sense of humor, or even have a reason to laugh. Laughter is a tremendously efficient way to release tension in a positive manner, and is proven to relieve stress, improve blood flow and digestion, and strengthen the immune system. There are currently over 5000 Laughter Clubs worldwide counting more than 250,000 members, and their numbers are growing rapidly.

Laughter circles for community and corporations are designed for individual needs.

Here are 10 good reasons to come laugh with us for no reason

1. Laughter is a stress buster. It reduces the level of stress hormones epinephrine and cortisol.
2. Laughter strengthens the immune system and helps maintain good health.
3. Laughter is anti-aging. It increases the blood supply to the face, nourishing the skin and making it glow.
4. Laughter is an aerobic exercise equivalent to any other standard aerobic exercise.
5. Laughter increases the level of endorphins, the body's natural pain killers.
6. Laughter helps control high blood pressure by reducing the release of stress related hormones.
7. Laughter helps eliminate depression, anxiety and psychosomatic disorders.
8. Laughter yoga makes us more creative and imaginative. It improves our sense of humor.
9. Laughter shrinks the hurts of everyday life to a smaller, if not inconsequential size. It interrupts the power struggle and defuses anger by releasing it.
10.Laughter helps individuals be more self-confident and self-expressive.

FUN and FREE!

Laughter sessions are a great way to break up a long day of meetings, a conference or retreat. It takes the bored out of the Board Room and turns it into the Laughing Room.

Laughter Yoga is unlike other yoga practices.

*No special clothing or mates required. Laughter yoga can be done in suits or shorts.
*It can be done almost anywhere from meeting room, an outdoor courtyard or an open field.

Laughter Yoga Breaks and Sessions are invigorating fun-filled, participatory excercises that will help professionals refocus, take their work seriously, yet take themselves lightly.

In addition to being great fun and an unusual activity, the benefits of laughter yoga are well supported in medical research and literature, including reducing stress, blood pressure and depression.

For more information please contact Sarah, 805-898-2203 ~ sarah14@cox.net or visit Sarah's website at www.theinfiniteplayground.com/wwsarah.html

Sample Programs

Get off to a laughing start 10-15 minutes.
* Start the first part of the meeting or conference with a good laugh.
*Combines a warm up with orientation to stimulated laughter and then a quick series of hilarious laughter exercises designed to get everyone awake and enthused to start the day.

Laughter session 15-30 minutes.
*Break up a long day of meeting with an unusual and energizing break for laughter- also works as a surprise break.
*Designed to get people laughing, shake out the cobwebs and leave a group mentally and physically alert.
*Very effective where groups have been sitting or enclosed in one place for a long time. It makes for a great after lunch laughing breakout gets the energy and creativity moving.
*Increases alertness and improves retention, facilitates creativity.

Laughter Yoga is a simple and cost effective method, to reduce stress and anger, improve overall health, inter- personal relationships,confidence, and communication and leadership skills. Healthy and happy employees equate to increased productivity and profitability. When workers feel valued by their employers' trust and loyalty increase, and individual players
become extraordinarily committed and highly efficient team members

Sarah Kane has been a certified Yoga teacher for over 10 years and has offered many innovative ways to awaken the life force energy, She is a certified Laughter Yoga leader through the Laguna Laughter Institute which is part of Dr. Kataria Laughing Yoga school in India. She is a passionate player that is here to support others in awakening to their full Aliveness and Creativity. She brings play into everything even the Board Room.

ARE YOU READY?

Empowering you to find your own inner healer, Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy will guide you back to your inner resources. Based on the belief that true healing takes place from the inside out, a PRYT session combines the ancient science of yoga with the elements of contemporary body/mind psychology. You will move into carefully selected yoga postures with Sarah's support. Here, with awareness focused on the sensations in your body, you will enter into dialogue, listening with compassion and awareness to the wisdom of the body. Through this awareness, you may find yourself releasing emotions or beliefs that have manifested in chronic aches and pains, and you'll feel deeply relaxed as a result. Although not a prerequisite, your current yoga, meditation, or psychotherapy program is likely to be enhanced.

Sarah offers sessions that are intuitively guided. She will create a unique healing experience that draws from a wide variety of healing modalities. Sitting in a place of empty presence and being guided from that stillpoint.

Private Sessions offered

A Shakti Rising one on one session includes elements that draw from the somatic emotional bodywork model of Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy. Sarah supports you through movement and a client centered dialogue that assist you in listening deeper to the inner wisdom of the body. The body being the Oracle that guides you into a deeper understanding of what Archetypal aspect is most needed to support and empower you at this time. She gives you tools to access this quality of yourself and ways to invoke this Presence into your daily life.

Archetypal energies heal from the etheric body down to the physical rather than ego/mind/body up. So what can be seen as magical effects and dramatic changes can often be seen and felt immediately. Sarah holds space through intention, presence and focus to create a resonate field to evoke the archetypal energy.

Through Breath, movement and sound. Ignite the creative fire of Shakti and feel the Eros of Yoga.

Women weaving the wonder of movement!
With Sarah Kane

Shakti, the primal Goddess is the force that propels our consciousness towards expansion into its Divine nature. She is natural, instinctual, untamed and free. Join us as we come together as women creating a sacred container for the feminine to explore it's creative potential through movement.

Moving from the structured form of asana into the formless, fluid, free, expression of Continuum. Using breath, movement, and sound to open the sensory field. Enlivening every cell to be bathed in bliss experiencing the Eros of yoga

•SHAKTI RISING - THE FEMININE POWER OF YOGA - The adventure of yoga melts into the fluid undulations of Continuum. Freeing the fluids of the connective tissue and enlivening the cells of our ever-changing, never aging organism. Breathing life back into the asana (yoga posture) and igniting the creative power of Shakti through breath movement and sound. Feeling fully the Eros of Yoga.

*Private Sessions also offered

Enter,
Into the Temple of Love's Presence
The Sanctuary of Self
We walk and breathe in the Glory of Nature
We are blessed with Earth's Feast in every step.
Come,
Journey into gentle, loving communion within
the Womb of Nature
Experience the blissful peace, beyond time

Sacred Women's Retreats is a 3 day experience, guided by two Soul Women in the elegant and beautiful mountains of Santa Barbara, California

Divine Feminine is calling.
This is a call to reclaim our inherent, intuitive, rhythms
beyond business, family and cultural frenzy.
Come,
Renew, enliven, immerse within the
Womb Temple of Mother.
Taste the colors, see the sounds within the Body Temple
Remember and renew the deep calling of Serenity
Touch, feel, enjoy the gift of being Beautifully human.
Will you choose to dive into the deepest well
of Your Beloved?

Enter Into the Temple of Love's Presence
The Sanctuary of Self

My experience of the work with Sarah was profound. I felt a visual and visceral journey which has had a real and lasting effect in my body, mind and in my life. Under Sarah's careful guidance I was taken to my own threshold and I was encouraged in my own strength.
- Oceanna Kiddie, (lomi-lomi) Hawaiian shamanic bodyworker, Santa Barbara, CA

Working with Sarah has been an incredible blessing. Our sessions have helped me evolve from someone who didn't really like my body, to learning how to trust it. Our work has been a glorious invitation to be still, listen and learn creating an opportunity to experience the present in a deeply conscious way. She gives me tools to take what I have learned and used them in my life. When I use this knowledge, obtained from the deepest source, it is always a prescription for change. Sarah has been the best guide, sensing exactly what I need in each session. I always feel safe, supported and loved.
- Julie Soskie, Mother and Teacher, Ojai, CA

Sarah Kane is without a doubt the most effective Yoga Therapy Practitioner I have ever experienced. I had the most profound breakthrough in my private session with her. She exuded such compassion, love, acceptance and wisdom that allowed me to open in my healing process. I have also experienced her yoga retreats, yoga classes and Trance dance offerings … all wonderful. They all proved to be healing, therapeutic, joyful and enlightening. Sarah is a gifted healer and teacher.
- Jan Hauenstein, Founder of TRY (Therapy, Reiki, and Yoga), 4 Life Teacher Training/ Certification School, Master Yoga teacher, Energy & Yoga Therapies, Cleveland, OH

Photographic Images ©Vanessa McCarthy www.FireSignProductions.com

I invite you to come and play in the Infinite Playground, to create celebrations and ceremonies wherever you are. Allow the Divine child to express it’s authentic Self in its most magical way.
Free your creative feminine nature to be instinctual and passionate in its aliveness. It is my belief that this is the hope for the future of our planet. I have been deeply touched by the work of Andrew Harvey in the “Return of the Mother.” Where he states, “The future of the human race will be made by the Mother through humble, illumined, playful Divine Children. No more masters, no more guru’s just us here together, her Divine children recognizing each other’s divinity, adoring each other’s divinity, and working together offering our gifts to preserve the planet for the play to go on!”

And in deep respect and appreciation for the “Divine Fool” that I have in my dear friend and teacher Ariel Spilsbury I share these words from her book, The 13 Moon Oracle, Holographic Meditations on the Mystery:

“ It is ours to reintegrate the innocent, free, abandoned bliss senses of a child, with full mature spiritual consciousness. Goddess is directly present in the person who has a pure heart of the child, and who laughs, and cries, and dances, and sings, in Divine Ecstasy!”

“Around those who have become like children miracles dance.”

Honoring the Feminine we dance rather than pose, we expand into the fullness of who we are.

I hope you dance!

In deep devotion to the One Heart,

Sarah Kane