Mission Statement

The Jaguar Path is a training in the use of the yogic science and philosophy as energy medicine. Sourcing from yogic and shamanic traditions, this work enables individuals and healers to understand and activate their innate healing power. It accelerates personal empowerment and balance as well as the ability to help others in their healing process.

Weaving the Inca trilogy, Serpent, Jaguar, and Condor, with the yogic approach of Body, Mind, and Spirit, this work is structured to accommodate the healing process and evolution of all three perceptual states; asana for the Body -Serpent, lecture for the Mind -Jaguar, and shamanic journeys for the Soul -Condor.

Yogis and shamans are one and the same; they are men and women who study the human condition and through their practices become their own teachers and healers. The Yogic path as shamanism leads to the understanding of the world as a matrix of energy and offers techniques on how to intervene on the realm of mind, body, and spirit for healing and enhanced perception.

Yoga Classes

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ray crist teaching a yoga class


Tuesday and Thursday: Vinyasa Classes 6-7:15pm
Second and Fourth Thursdays, Vinyasa with Live Drumming Followed by Kirtan
Saturday Morning: Shamanic Yoga 9:30-10:45

Sruti Berkshire Yoga Center — 33 Railroad Street, Great Barrington, MA

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Testamonials

Yoga and the Luminous Body: An extraordinary life-changing workshop "Ray reveals the threads that connect these two ancient healing arts and weaves them in a truly masterful way. His teachings bring forth compassion and grace."

- Alberto Villoldo, PhD, Author of Shaman, Healer, Sage

"Ray is a teacher who walks his talk! While sharing his wealth of technical knowledge impeccably, he also manages to be inspiring, grounded, and elegant. The Jaguar Path brings together the direct experiences of yoga, traditional energy medicine, and personal insight in a truly life-changing way."

- Mikki Baloy Healer, Life coach