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Join us in this hands on class where you will make a hammered sterling silver wide band ring. One of Ignite's fabulous instructors will take you through the process step by step including soldering, shaping, hammering, and finishing your ring.

These also make great wedding bands! Come make your own wedding bands (or each other’s) in our fully equipped studio. Or just take this as a fun make-and-take in our amazing maker space. This class is a little taste of what it’s like to make jewelry as a profession.

You'll leave with a beautiful ring made to size in our downtown Asheville metalsmithing studio.

$120 includes all materials

Arrive 15 minutes early to sign the safety waiver and get settled.

*Convenient parking is available just below the studio in either the Harrah's Parking Garage or Rankin Parking Garage, 1st hour is free!

Join us for “EMERGENCE”, a Contact Improvisation retreat on June 5 – 7th, at Dreaming Stone Arts and Ecology Center, in the mountains of NC! During this open-level retreat weekend, we will practice rooting into ground and our own centers to cultivate the capacity to emerge, fly, expand, and connect with others.

Workshops led by Michele T. Hower and emily liptow will be themed around questions of emergence in contact improvisation practice, such as– How do we access presence and ground amidst the complexity of improvisational dance? Can we stay with a sensation or choice just long enough to see/feel what is emerging in our personal and collective dance? What are strategies for radical responsiveness to the ever-evolving nature of CI?

With both structured workshops and open jam time, this potent container will nourish and inspire your movement practice and widen your CI community.

This is an open-level event and would be a great opportunity and location for your first CI immersion experience or to deepen your engagement with the form. If you are brand new to Contact Improvisation, we encourage you to take a few classes first or sign up for our fall Fundamentals Intensive.

Sign Up Here:
https://dreamingstone.org/emergence/

APLR and Life-Force Academy Present: Jai Dev - Kriya: Tuning The Instrument Part One
Saturday, June 6th, 2026
AyurPrana Listening Room - 312 Haywood Rd, Asheville, NC 28806
Doors 2:30 PM || Event 3:00 PM
Kriya: Tuning The Instrument Part One
Kriya: Tuning The Instrument Part One moves through rhythmic movement, Pranayama, and foundational Kriyas to flush accumulated tension, clear the channels, and strengthen your capacity to hold more life force.
Jai Dev Singh
Jai Dev Singh is a renowned international teacher of Kundalini Yoga and Ayurveda, and founder of Life- Force Academy (LFA), a global training academy for the yogic arts and sciences with members in over 60 countries around the world.
Jai Dev was raised by a loving Jewish family in upstate South Carolina. While his family environment was nurturing, there was a lingering sense that he didn’t quite fit in. As a young man, he developed health challenges. While modern medicine offered temporary relief, it couldn’t get to the root of the problem. This led him on a search for true health and a deeper understanding of the human body that has taken him across the world and back.
His intense love of music brought him to Middle Tennessee State University where he studied Production in the Recording Industry. It was in college that he found himself at his very first Kundalini Yoga class. Jai Dev didn’t know much about yoga but was magnetically drawn to it. After one class he was hooked and thus began his life-changing yogic journey.
Inspired by his teacher, Jai Dev soon began to teach himself. He almost immediately attracted an audience of eager students, making it clear early on that he had uncovered a natural gift that he continues to nurture to this day.
Over the years Jai Dev trained extensively in Kundalini Yoga and a variety of other yogic traditions. He moved to Nevada City, CA to study Ayurveda. There, he discovered the true root of his health issues and exactly how imbalances in the mind and body occur. This led him on an incredible path to restoration, healing, and teaching others how to do the same. After graduating, he became the Clinical Director at the College of Ayurveda until his teaching demands led him to create his own training school: The Life-Force Academy.
Jai Dev travels the world with LFA’s mission to help people restore their inner vitality, connect to their genuine sense of purpose, and learn to live a happy life. LFA offers (virtual and in-person) courses and workshops on Kundalini Yoga, Ayurveda, and meditation. The courses are designed to improve your health, mental wellness, inner-confidence, increase prosperity, and so much more. Jai Dev’s down-to-earth sensibility and humor, combined with a creative delivery of yogic teachings have influenced thousands of practitioners and teachers around the globe.
Today, Jai Dev is based in Nevada City, California. When not running his global training academy, he enjoys basketball, spending time with his son, and experiencing as much live music as possible.

This popular shutterbug weekend includes presentations from top nature photographers, hands-on field courses, a friendly contest and the rare opportunity to photograph the mountain’s spectacular scenery before and after regular business hours.

This popular weekend welcomes all levels of photographers, making it fun and engaging no matter what your skill level is – while better connecting participants with the wonders and unique ecology of Grandfather Mountain. This year, more than ever, we hope to not only help participants learn about photography, but to also inspire them to preserve the natural world. Activities begin Friday evening and conclude Sunday midday. Registration opens April 9 at 10 a.m. and closes June 4 at 12 p.m. or when the event sells out. Advance registration required.

Join us for “EMERGENCE”, a Contact Improvisation retreat on June 5 – 7th, at Dreaming Stone Arts and Ecology Center, in the mountains of NC! During this open-level retreat weekend, we will practice rooting into ground and our own centers to cultivate the capacity to emerge, fly, expand, and connect with others.

Workshops led by Michele T. Hower and emily liptow will be themed around questions of emergence in contact improvisation practice, such as– How do we access presence and ground amidst the complexity of improvisational dance? Can we stay with a sensation or choice just long enough to see/feel what is emerging in our personal and collective dance? What are strategies for radical responsiveness to the ever-evolving nature of CI?

With both structured workshops and open jam time, this potent container will nourish and inspire your movement practice and widen your CI community.

This is an open-level event and would be a great opportunity and location for your first CI immersion experience or to deepen your engagement with the form. If you are brand new to Contact Improvisation, we encourage you to take a few classes first or sign up for our fall Fundamentals Intensive.

Sign Up Here:
https://dreamingstone.org/emergence/

APLR and Life-Force Academy Present: Jai Dev - Kriya: Tuning The Instrument Part Two
Sunday, June 7th, 2026

AyurPrana Listening Room - 312 Haywood Rd, Asheville, NC 28806
Doors 2:30 PM || Event 3:00 PM

Kriya: Tuning The Instrument Part Two moves through rhythmic movement, Pranayama, and foundational Kriyas to flush accumulated tension, clear the channels, and strengthen your capacity to hold more life force.
Jai Dev Singh
Jai Dev Singh is a renowned international teacher of Kundalini Yoga and Ayurveda, and founder of Life- Force Academy (LFA), a global training academy for the yogic arts and sciences with members in over 60 countries around the world.
Jai Dev was raised by a loving Jewish family in upstate South Carolina. While his family environment was nurturing, there was a lingering sense that he didn’t quite fit in. As a young man, he developed health challenges. While modern medicine offered temporary relief, it couldn’t get to the root of the problem. This led him on a search for true health and a deeper understanding of the human body that has taken him across the world and back.
His intense love of music brought him to Middle Tennessee State University where he studied Production in the Recording Industry. It was in college that he found himself at his very first Kundalini Yoga class. Jai Dev didn’t know much about yoga but was magnetically drawn to it. After one class he was hooked and thus began his life-changing yogic journey.
Inspired by his teacher, Jai Dev soon began to teach himself. He almost immediately attracted an audience of eager students, making it clear early on that he had uncovered a natural gift that he continues to nurture to this day.
Over the years Jai Dev trained extensively in Kundalini Yoga and a variety of other yogic traditions. He moved to Nevada City, CA to study Ayurveda. There, he discovered the true root of his health issues and exactly how imbalances in the mind and body occur. This led him on an incredible path to restoration, healing, and teaching others how to do the same. After graduating, he became the Clinical Director at the College of Ayurveda until his teaching demands led him to create his own training school: The Life-Force Academy.
Jai Dev travels the world with LFA’s mission to help people restore their inner vitality, connect to their genuine sense of purpose, and learn to live a happy life. LFA offers (virtual and in-person) courses and workshops on Kundalini Yoga, Ayurveda, and meditation. The courses are designed to improve your health, mental wellness, inner-confidence, increase prosperity, and so much more. Jai Dev’s down-to-earth sensibility and humor, combined with a creative delivery of yogic teachings have influenced thousands of practitioners and teachers around the globe.
Today, Jai Dev is based in Nevada City, California. When not running his global training academy, he enjoys basketball, spending time with his son, and experiencing as much live music as possible.

Resources For Resilience is an Asheville-based nonprofit organization sharing practical tools and research-based resources for individuals, teams, and communities to manage stress and prevent burnout.

In the wake of Hurricane Helene, we are offering FREE educational programming, workshops, and trainings.

These events are offered both in person across WNC- and online!

Virtual Events for WNC Residents, Professionals, and Leaders:
-Community Listening Circles: Every Wednesday, 12-1 pm
-‘Reconnecting Through Hard Times’ 1-hour Webinar: Every Thursday, 12-1 pm
-'Reconnect for Better Days' 1-hour Webinar: First Friday of the month, 12-1pm

In-Person AND Virtual Events for WNC Residents, Professionals, and Leaders:
-'Reconnect for Resilience' 2-Day Personal & Professional Development Training
-'Recharging Resilience' 1-Day Community Training
-'Leading Through Hard Times' 1-Day Professional Development Training

Space is limited and these no-cost opportunities ends in June, so visit our Events Calendar to register today, or sign up for our newsletter to stay connected.

*This is a 2 day series but you must reserve for both parts of the process.

#1 Reserve your 30 minute time slot below to invest a flask.

#2 Reserve your time slot to cast the next day Open Casting

*If you want us to do either of these parts please contact us in advance.

Some experience or basic knowledge required or take our Open Studio prior. Masks required during entire process- BYO or $3. Flask size 4 inches high by 2 inches wide.

*This is a 2- Part process and 2 appointments must be made to complete the process.

Part 1: Investing - Reserve your 30 minute time slot to invest a flask on Wednesday evening.

Part 2: Casting: Reserve your 30 minute time slot to cast your pieces on Thursday morning.

Some experience or basic knowledge required or take our Sessions: Wax Carving and Casting.

Must have pieces sprued prior to Part 1 (investing).. Bring your tree prepared or attend Open Studio prior.

Masks required during entire process- BYO or $3. Flask size 4 inches high by 2 inches wide.

Reserve your time slot to vacuum cast. Proper Safety Gear must be worn at all times!

Metal used is not included, but may be available for purchase.

Metals used limited to: Gold/Silver/Bronze

Resources For Resilience is an Asheville-based nonprofit organization sharing practical tools and research-based resources for individuals, teams, and communities to manage stress and prevent burnout.

In the wake of Hurricane Helene, we are offering FREE educational programming, workshops, and trainings.

These events are offered both in person across WNC- and online!

Virtual Events for WNC Residents, Professionals, and Leaders:
-Community Listening Circles: Every Wednesday, 12-1 pm
-‘Reconnecting Through Hard Times’ 1-hour Webinar: Every Thursday, 12-1 pm
-'Reconnect for Better Days' 1-hour Webinar: First Friday of the month, 12-1pm

In-Person AND Virtual Events for WNC Residents, Professionals, and Leaders:
-'Reconnect for Resilience' 2-Day Personal & Professional Development Training
-'Recharging Resilience' 1-Day Community Training
-'Leading Through Hard Times' 1-Day Professional Development Training

Space is limited and these no-cost opportunities ends in June, so visit our Events Calendar to register today, or sign up for our newsletter to stay connected.