Join us for an inspiring evening celebrating the launch of The Yamas & Niyamas: Sowing the Seeds to Self-Love, the newest book by yoga teacher, life coach, author, and retreat leader Andrea Dawn. Through her work with AfterDawn, Andrea has spent more than a decade helping people reconnect with themselves through yoga philosophy, coaching, immersive retreats, and creative practice. She is the author of No Mat Required: Using the Wisdom of Yoga to Create a Joyful Life, creator of an online yoga philosophy program, and has led transformational retreats in Hawaii, Costa Rica, Florida, Guatemala, and beyond.
In The Yamas & Niyamas: Sowing the Seeds to Self-Love, Andrea honors the traditional roots of yoga while offering a fresh and accessible approach for the modern seeker. Rather than presenting the Yamas and Niyamas as ancient philosophical concepts to be studied from a distance, she invites readers to experience them as living "seeds," each containing the potential to grow into greater authenticity, healing, spiritual awakening, and self-love when nurtured with intention.
Drawing from her own lived experiences, Andrea shares stories of transformation with warmth, honesty, and humor. Each chapter explores one of the ten Yamas and Niyamas through personal reflection, practical application, contemplative inquiry, and embodied practices. Readers are invited not only to understand these teachings intellectually, but to integrate them into their own lives in ways that cultivate greater self-love, inner peace, and alignment.
Each chapter also includes a corresponding mudra, mantra, reflective practices, and a devotional reading to revisit throughout one's journey. A companion workbook, available separately, offers additional opportunities for journaling, self-inquiry, and integrating these timeless teachings into everyday life.
This book launch is more than an author event. It is an immersive evening of community, reflection, and celebration. Andrea will share the inspiration behind the book, her personal writing journey, and how these ancient teachings have shaped her own path. The evening will also feature a community song circle led by beloved local musician Steph Plant, inviting participants to experience the healing power of music, connection, and collective voice.
Whether you are a longtime yoga practitioner, a teacher, a spiritual seeker, or someone longing to live with greater authenticity and purpose, we invite you to join us for this special celebration. Come plant the seeds of a more compassionate relationship with yourself, connect with a community of kindred spirits, and celebrate the release of a book that reminds us that lasting transformation begins from within.
Copies of The Yamas & Niyamas: Sowing the Seeds to Self-Love and the corresponding workbook will be available for purchase.
This event is free.