singing, swaying, and seva in july
i'm still on the road with limited internet access, so please bear with me as i try to compile this month’s list as quickly as i can. for starters, i've listed the events that i've received via email.
7/10 update -- i've added many more events since the original post, so you might want to scan this list one more time...
ongoing kirtan evenings:
Community Chanting with Rick, Sylvie, and Suwon
The Awareness Center, Pasadena
Every Friday at 7:30pm
Cost: FREE
Kirtan in the Canyon with Andrew and Michele and Friends
Yoga Desa, Topanga
Saturday, July 7th (First Saturday of each month) 7:00pm
Call and response chanting with live devotional music. A truly wonderful experience. Call (818) 340-6088 for information
Chanting with Steve Ross
Maha Yoga, Los Angeles
Saturday, July 14th 8:00pm (once a month)
Cost: By Donation (for our musicians)
Fill your heart with divine bliss as Steve leads us through beautiful chants. Guaranteed to have you floating out of the studio. Wear comfortable clothing, bring a cushion to sit on and enjoy.
Kirtan Chanting with Govindas and Radha
Power Yoga West, Santa Monica
Saturday, July 7th (First Saturday of every month) 8:00-10:00pm
Cost: By Donation
FEED PEOPLE - SUMMER KIRTAN BASH!
Join kirtan singers Govindas and Radha, Arjun, Chris Morro, Joey Lugassy, Travis Eliot, Terra Green Gold, and more for a nite of service and celebration!
All donations will benefit the Neem Karoli Baba Ashram in Taos, New Mexico.
Vegetarian Potluck: Bring your favorite vegetarian dish or non-alcoholic drink.
Kirtan with Daniel Stewart
Rising Lotus Yoga, Sherman Oaks
Friday, July 13th (Second Friday of every month) 8:15pm
Cost: By Donation
Come join us for an evening of ecstatic chanting. No singing experience needed, only a willingness to open your heart (and your mouth) to the blissflul flow. Kirtan (from the sanskrit word for singing) is easily learned and instantly memorable. The form is simple: a lead group calls out the melodies. The crowd responds. Sanskrit, the language of ancient India, is also the mother tongue of many modern languages. But the true meaning of its sounds are in the effect they create. As everyone's breathing becomes synchronous, a feeling of unity and timelessness arises. When we sing without restraint our heartfelt expression brings peace and joy and meditation follow effortlessly.
Kirtan (call and response chanting) with Travis Eliot
Santa Monica Yoga
Saturday, July 14th (Second Saturday of every month) 8:00-9:30pm
Cost: By Donation
special events:
... don't miss the beach yoga classes along the shore between santa monica and redondo beach...
Community Yoga Class with Elinore Cohen
lululemon Calabasas
Saturday, July 1st 9:30-10:30 am
Cost: FREE
"The choices we make shape the lives we create. Be the catalyst for change in the world, LIVE WITH INTENTION...Inspire the practice of yoga on & off the mat...Share your light & conscious unity with all. Ultimately seeing & knowing yourself as you really are. Beacuse when we gain freedom in the body we are that much closer to freedom in the mind! Namaste' --Elinore"
Truyoga Summer Concert Series with Tina Malia, Lakshmi Devi, Joey Lugassy, Evolve, Masood Ali Khan
Truyoga, Santa Monica
Sunday, July 1st 4:00pm
Cost: $12 in advance, $15 at the door
Afternoon on the Lawn - Music for a Cause
Free yoga class before the concert with advanced ticket purchase!
Bring friends and family and picnic in the beautiful gardens of the Yahoo Center enjoying live music on the lawn.
Live Earth Party with Chris Chavez
lululemon Beverly Hills
Saturday, July 7th 9:00-10:30pm
Cost: FREE
Chris Chavez will host a Live Earth Party at our Beverly Hill's location.
Come for music and consciouness from 9-10:30 pm!
Live Earth will use the global reach of music to engage people on a mass scale to combat our climate crisis.
Check out www.liveearth.org for more details!
Yoga For Surfers
Quicksilver Edition Mission - 1621 Abbot Kinney Blvd, Venice
Saturday, July 7th 10:00-11:00am
Cost: FREE
This summer YogaWorks is proud to team up with QuikSilverEdition to provide weekly yoga classes for surfers and aspiring boardriders. Be sure to join us for special in-class appearances by legendary Quiksilver athletes such as Reese Forbes, Dave Kalama and Shayne McIntyre who will join YogaWorks instructors to help improve your board performance through yoga, for your extreme (or not so extreme) sports.
Please RSVP to request a spot as space is limited.
Balancing Within with Rebecca Benenati
lululemon Beverly Hills
Sunday, July 8th 9:30-11:00am
Cost: FREE
Pregnancy bliss is over, your bundle of joy is here, you're adjusting to all the changes in your home and relationship, but WAIT, Where did YOU go?
Come to Lululemon on Sunday morning for a yoga practice geared towards new families amidst all the transitions that come with having a baby.
Mother of two, and co-owner of City Yoga, Rebecca Benenati will lead you through a series of poses that will be fun, heart-opening and will be suitable to all levels of practice. Most inspiring will be the insight she offers as a Mother juggling the demands of growing children, keeping a career, being a present Wife and still maintaining a connection to self.
This workshop is for both parents. Consider this a date morning and switch your babysitter from Saturday night to Sunday morning.
Sunday Yoga
lululemon Pasadena
Sunday, July 8th 10:00am
Cost: FREE
July 8 with Mark Frankel! He teaches Anusara Yoga -- a great way to focus on your own energy and light while also strengthening your body. We start at 10am!!
Free Movie Series - "The Secret"
YogaSofia, Hermosa Beach
Sunday, July 8th 6:30pm
Cost: FREE
Pre-Show Mini-Lecture on "The Secret to a Great Relationship" by Deva Charu of Embody Tantra begins at 6pm.
Bring comfy pillows, snacks, people you like (We have chairs, if you prefer.)
Whole Foods RB co-sponsors this event, and brings yummy deli dishes for us!
YIN YOGA with Live Acoustic Music with Genevieve Fischer
Yoga Loft Manhattan Beach
Wednesday, July 11th 7:30-9:30pm
Cost: $25 each/ or $45 for two workshops*
*other upcoming workshops in series:
~ Wed., August 8th FLOW CLASS with THAI YOGA MASSAGE with instructor/licensed TYM Therapist Dion Lyman
~ Wed., August 22nd LEVEL 2 FLOW with YOGA STORYTELLING with special guest teacher Linsly Donnelly
Ecstatic Chanting with Steve Ross
Yogaworks Larchmont Center for Yoga, Los Angeles
Friday, July 13th 8:00-10:00pm
Cost: $20 by 7/12; $25 at the door
Chanting stills the mind and opens the heart. A beautiful practise leading to effortless meditation. Join us for this celebratory event.
Luna Tour
lululemon Calabasas
Saturday, July 14th 9:30am-3:30pm
Cost: FREE
Join us for a morning of life coaching wellness workshops!
~ 9:30-10:30am Mindful Yoga Flow with Diana & Stefan from Garden of Yoga
~ 10:30-11:00am light organic breakfast – yogurt, fruit & granola
~ 11:30- 12:30pm Hip Hop Dance & Yoga Stretch Workshop at the Calabasas Farmer’s Market
~ 1-2pm Circuit Training Workout at Gelson’s Village
~ 2:30-3:30pm Zentastic Wrap up with refreshments!!
RSVP: Email: calabasas-community@lululemon.com
**Complimentary headbands for the first 30 guests that RSVP!
Yoga For Surfers
Quicksilver Edition Mission - 1621 Abbot Kinney Blvd, Venice
Saturday, July 14th 10:00-11:00am
Cost: FREE
This summer YogaWorks is proud to team up with QuikSilverEdition to provide weekly yoga classes for surfers and aspiring boardriders. Be sure to join us for special in-class appearances by legendary Quiksilver athletes such as Reese Forbes, Dave Kalama and Shayne McIntyre who will join YogaWorks instructors to help improve your board performance through yoga, for your extreme (or not so extreme) sports.
Please RSVP to request a spot as space is limited.
Yogapalooza: Outdoor Tour
Crunch Fitness, West Hollywood (meets at Plummer Park)
Saturday, July 14th 11:00am
Cost: FREE
Feel the concert vibe in this traveling yoga show featuring local musicians. Held outside in the park, this class energizes your practice with live tunes. Lighters not included. Get the chance to win free cool stuff from Smart Water, Hugger Mugger, Sprig.com and Kneipp.
Awakening the Chakras with Yoga and Sound with Kia Miller and Suzanne Sterling
Yogaworks Montana, Santa Monica
Saturday, July 14th 1:00-4:00pm
Cost: $35 by 6/30; $45 after 6/30
Chakras are vortices of energy in the body that affect our perceptions, feelings and choices. They affect the flow and types of thoughts we have. In studying them, we come to understand how energy is processed in our bodies, gain insights into where we are blocked and learn to transform that energy to release our full inner potential.
In this workshop we will utilize the potent mix of asana, sound, pranayama, mudra, mantra and meditation to bring our spirits, bodies and minds into beautiful harmony.
Chakra Themes:
Root – foundation; grounding in one’s life
Second - creation and desire
Solar Plexus – aligning personal will with Divine Will
Heart - expanding our capacity for compassion and love
Throat – speaking truth and accessing creative expression
Third Eye - deepening intuitive awareness
Crown - connecting with Divine Source
This workshop is open to all levels of yoga practitioners with or without previous experience of the charkas. Bring a journal and meditation cushion if you have one. Come prepared to breathe, sing and sweat your prayers!
Peacewalk in Long Beach
Unitarian Universalist Church, Long Beach
Saturday, July 14th 2:00pm
Cost: FREE
Demonstrate Peace
Gather at 2 PM at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Long Beach
5450 E. Atherton Street, Long Beach, CA 90815
Peace Is Every Step-Los Angeles invites you to Practice Peace with us again in Long Beach. We are very pleased to be sharing this walk with our good friends of the Buddhist Studies Group of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Long Beach and the Ocean Wave Sangha of Long Beach.
For more info about this walk please visit: peaceiseverystepla.org/peaceiseverystep/longbeach.html
Movie Screening Party - Y Yoga
Power Yoga West, Santa Monica
Saturday, July 14th 9:30pm
Cost: $10 suggested donation
4dalove.org is hosting a screening party of Y Yoga @ Santa Monica Power Yoga West. It’s the not-yet-released movie that everyone’s been talking about. Filmed by Arthur Klein, this movie is 88 minutes of laughter and inspiration exploring the explosion of yoga in Western culture. See special interviews and insider’s scenes. Open-wide Sessions will get the party started at 9:30pm featuring local musicians, writers, dancers, and artists.
Little Buddhas
lululemon Beverly Hills
Sunday, July 15th (contact store for time)
Cost: FREE
Little Buddhas is a special event for children and families. This session, co-hosted by momready.com, is recommended for ages 3-9. Come for a mini yoga session, book readings, crafts and a healthy snack!
Bring a yoga mat and fresh water.
Kindly RSVP info@momready.com or northbeverly-community@lululemon.com
lululemon Pasadena Luna Tour 2007
Meet at the Rose Bowl between lots L and K
Sunday, July 15th 9:00am
Cost: FREE
Join us for our first Luna Tour. We're going to have a Yoga for Runners with two of our great ambassadors. Jim Liston and Scott Lewicki.
RSVP to reserve your space .. email pasadena-community@lululemon.com
IYILA Bake Sale
B.K.S. Iyengar Institute, Los Angeles
Sunday, July 15th 2:00pm
Cost: By Donation
Help kick-off the 2007 Capital Campaign!
Don't forget, we’re going to “kick off” our fundraising efforts on Sunday, July 15, at 2pm at IYILA, after Manouso’s workshop weekend, with an “old-fashioned” Bake Sale!
For those of you who would like to bake something for this, whether it is cakes or cookies or pies, please contact either Randee Devlin or Adriana DeFranco.
We will be happy to accept your donations. And on that date the rest of us can purchase the fine offerings, enjoy a bit of something sweet, and support IYILA at the same time.
Yum!
Karuna Yoga Fundraiser and Silent Auction
Karuna Yoga, Los Feliz
Friday, July 20th 6:00-10:00pm
Cost: Suggested Donation $25, Larger Donations graciously accepted
Join us at Karuna Yoga for wine, cheese, dessert, dance, art & music.
Let’s join together and celebrate!
Spread the word and invite friends and family to this event. If you are unable to attend this event, we hope you find it in your heart to give. Your consistent patronage keeps us alive. Thank you for your presence, your heart and your support.
If you have services, artwork, photography or goods to donate to the silent auction, please contact us immediately.
Yoga to Lift Your Spirit with Elsie Escobar
Yogaworks Larchmont Center for Yoga, Los Angeles
Friday, July 20th 7:30-9:30pm
Cost: $20
Why do we call it a spiritual practice?
One reason is because yoga asana helps to free our natual vitality so it flows unimpeded through our entire being, allowing us to blossom into the fullest expression of who we are. When our energy is flowing freely we tend to feel better and our mood is lifted.
This evening is all about feeling good - about letting your body's energy express itself.
Mood enhancing prana-induced free form yoga postures including sun salutes, inversions, back bends, gentle forward bends and hip openers, as well as a long, delicious savasana will be the central focus of an experience enhanced with music from poetry, candles and flowers.
Come indulge!
Yoga Trance Dance with Christy Marsden
Yoga Blend, Burbank
Friday, July 20th 8:30-10:30pm
Cost: $20
Yoga Trance Dance (as developed by Shiva Rea) is an exploration of the eternal flow of natural movement through yoga. Beginning with sahaja prana yoga or the experience of prana initiating yogasanas, yoga trance dance flows into an exploration of free-form, breath driven movement to liberate one's creative life-force and cultivate embodied freedom.
Space is limited, so register early!
Wellness Workshop Event
lululemon Santa Monica
Saturday, July 21st 9:30-11:00am
Cost: FREE
Join us for a morning of life coaching wellness workshops!
~Light organic breakfast - ‘Energy’ blended smoothies
~Pilates Warm-up with Christine Kwok
~Healthy Home Workshop with Organic Authority
~Strengthen While You Work Workshop with Balanced Strength
~Circuit Training on the beach with Christine Kwok
RSVP: Email: santamonica-community@lululemon.com
**Gift Bags for the first 30 guests!
Yoga For Surfers
Quicksilver Edition Mission - 1621 Abbot Kinney Blvd, Venice
Saturday, July 21st 10:00-11:00am
Cost: FREE
This summer YogaWorks is proud to team up with QuikSilverEdition to provide weekly yoga classes for surfers and aspiring boardriders. Be sure to join us for special in-class appearances by legendary Quiksilver athletes such as Reese Forbes, Dave Kalama and Shayne McIntyre who will join YogaWorks instructors to help improve your board performance through yoga, for your extreme (or not so extreme) sports.
Please RSVP to request a spot as space is limited.
Nia Summer Jam
The Core, Your Perfect Center, Redondo Beach
Saturday, July 21st 1:00-3:00pm
Cost: FREE
Celebrate life and enjoy the joy of movement!
Nia is the ultimate cardiovascular Fusion-Fitness program that allows you to tone your body, mind, and spirit. Nia draws from the power and discipline of Martial Arts (Tae Kwan Do, Aikido), the spontaneity and grace of dance (Jazz, Modern), and the mindfulness of Yoga and Tai Chi. It's like one-stop shopping ~ 3 classes in 1!
Potluck to follow - bring your favorite dish!
Bring the entire family! Beginners welcome!
Mid-Summer Night Healing Festival
Yoga West, Los Angeles
Sunday, July 21st 7:00pm-1:00am
Cost: $25
Yoga West and Spirit Voyage Records present an Evening of Healing, Live Music, Great Food and Midnight Gong
Everything inside is included with price.
Dozens of healers for your comfort and enjoyment! - Massage Therapists, Shiatsu, Cranial Sacral, Energy Balancing, Reiki, Sat Nam Rasayan, Chiropractors, Astrology Readings, Numerology, and much more!
Live Music by Amrit Kirtan and The New Earth Collective
Midnight Gong Immersion with Harijiwan Singh
Food Catered from India's Sweet House
An Evening with Swami Kriyananda
Wadsworth Theatre, Brentwood
Saturday, July 21st 8:00pm
Cost: $25 General Admission, $40 VIP
Rare U.S. public talk and book launch
Swami Kriyananda, founder of Ananda Sangha and one of the last living direct disciples of Paramhansa Yogananda, is an engaging and inspiring speaker who makes deep spiritual truths accessible to everyone. He will make a one-night appearance in Los Angeles for the national launch of his new book Revelations of Christ.
"The Kingdom of God is within you"
Drawing from the original commentaries by Yogananda, Kriyananda will offer a fresh perspective on Christ's teachings and the divine truth that each of us is a child of God.
Don't miss one of America's foremost spiritual teachers
Kriyanda has dedicated more than 60 years to sharing universal spiritual teachings through thousands of lectures, more than 85 books, and a daily television program which teaches millions worldwide. Get your tickets early for what promises to be an unforgettable evening.
For tickets, directions, and lodging, visit www.revelationsofchrist.com/launch.html
Kirtan with Dave Stringer, Shiva Rea, and Friends
Exhale Center for Sacred Movement, Venice
Saturday, July 21st 8:00-10:00pm
Cost: $20; $25 day of event
The call and response form of mantra chanting known as Kirtan is a consciousness-transforming practice, directing the singers to vanish into the song as drops merge into the ocean. The form is simple: a lead group calls out the melodies. The crowd responds, clapping and dancing as the rhythms of tablas, finger cymbals, harmonium, tamboura, electric bass, guitar and trumpet build and accelerate. The mantras are projected overhead, making them simple to follow.
Yoga doesn’t ask us to believe, it asks us to practice, examining our experience until we can witness the truth in the book of our own heart. The mantras are primarily recitations of names given to the divine. But perhaps the true understanding of the mantras can be found in the sense of unity, well-being and timelessness that they elicit. The mantras quiet the mind, and the music frees the heart. Ecstasy is both the process and the product.
Yoga Booty Ballet's Healthy Body, Mind and Planet Party
lululemon Beverly Hills
Sunday, July 22nd 9:00am
Cost: FREE
Join lululemon Ambassadors Gillian and Teigh for a rockin' recycling workshop and demo, culminating in a dynamic dance and meditation to set the intention for sustainability.
Arrive at 9 am sharp!
RSVP to reserve your space: northbeverly-community@lululemon.com
Sunday Yoga
lululemon Pasadena
Sunday, July 22nd 10:00am
Cost: FREE
Sunday July 22 join us for our 10am yoga. This week we have Alicia Pal -- one of our lovely Anusara Yoga teachers!
Yogapalooza: Outdoor Tour
Crunch Fitness, West Hollywood (meets at Plummer Park)
Sunday, July 22nd 12:00pm
Cost: FREE
Feel the concert vibe in this traveling yoga show featuring local musicians. Held outside in the park, this class energizes your practice with live tunes. Lighters not included. Get the chance to win free cool stuff from Smart Water, Hugger Mugger, Sprig.com and Kneipp.
The Benefits of Strength Training with Cody McCown
Meet at lululemon Beverly Hills
Sunday, July 22nd 1:45pm
Cost: FREE
Join lululemon Ambassador Cody McCown for a workshop designed to build intelligent strength, demonstrate proper techniques and introduce kettlebells.
RSVP to northbeverly-community@lululemon.com.
Meet at lululemon at 1:45pm. We will walk to the park and train from 2-3:30 pm.
Live Harp Restorative with Bekah Finch and Regan Remy
Yoga Blend, Burbank
Sunday, July 22nd 5:00-6:30pm
Cost: Regular class price
Join us for a spiritual journey as Bekah Finch leads you through restorative poses while Regan Remy plays the Harp. For anyone wanting to de-stress and renew their entire being, this soothing class is a great choice. Yoga props are used to allow for the deepest relaxation. A truly magical experience!
Free Movie Series - "The Corporation"
YogaSofia, Hermosa Beach
Sunday, July 22nd 6:30pm
Cost: FREE
Pre-Show Mini-Lecture at 6pm to be announced.
Bring comfy pillows, snacks, people you like (We have chairs, if you prefer.)
Whole Foods RB co-sponsors this event, and brings yummy deli dishes for us!
Evening Yoga with Erika Bryant
lululemon Calabasas
Wednesday, July 25th 7:30-9:30pm
Cost: FREE
A Day of Yoga
The Core, Your Perfect Center, Redondo Beach
Saturday, July 28th 10:00am-1:00pm
Cost: $15 in advance, $20 at the door
Come share your great energy with us!
All levels welcome!
~ 108 Sun Salutations with modifications for all levels
~ Meditation
~ Poses for Beginners
~ Refreshments
Stretch and strengthen over 300 different muscles and learn how yoga can heal your everyday ailments!
Space is limited! Reserve your spot today!
Yoga For Surfers
Quicksilver Edition Mission - 1621 Abbot Kinney Blvd, Venice
Saturday, July 28th 10:00-11:00am
Cost: FREE
This summer YogaWorks is proud to team up with QuikSilverEdition to provide weekly yoga classes for surfers and aspiring boardriders. Be sure to join us for special in-class appearances by legendary Quiksilver athletes such as Reese Forbes, Dave Kalama and Shayne McIntyre who will join YogaWorks instructors to help improve your board performance through yoga, for your extreme (or not so extreme) sports.
Please RSVP to request a spot as space is limited.
ExhaleSoul Benefit: Integration of the Ancients with Jason Frahm
Exhale Center for Sacred Movement, Venice
Saturday, July 28th 4:00-5:45pm
Cost: Minimum donation of $20
The focus of this workshop is to integrate the ancient practices of hatha yoga with the wisdom of white tantra, medical chi kung, shamanism, and the Mayan teachings. We will circle to set our intentions, create our sacred space and then move into tslagi, the meditative movement and offering of the Apache's. As our practice progresses, we will infuse the kriya movements connected to the Mayan glyphs and a healing and opening series of medical chi kung. The later part of our practice delves into a visionary journey deeper into the layers of our unconscious using meditative techniques to unravel unnecessary patterns and attachments that no longer serve our growth.
Lakshmi Puja and Chanting at Maha Yoga
Maha Yoga, Los Angeles
Saturday, July 28th 8:00pm
Cost: $25
Don't forget to join us at Maha Yoga Saturday, July 28 for an incredible evening. Our friend and pujari Shiva Kumar will perform a Lakshmi puja. During the puja, Steve Ross will fill the studio with blissful chanting. This special puja will honor Lakshmi, the Goddess representing wealth and prosperity both material and spiritual.
Come join us and invite abundance into your life. The evening will open your heart, still your mind and lead you to a state of profound euphoria.
Please bring flowers with large petals to offer during the puja. Wear comfortable clothing, bring a cushion to sit on and enjoy.
If you would like to help us set up for the puja, please come to Maha Yoga at 6pm. We would love your service.
Awareness Lounge: Downtempo Music Event With Jiwan Shakti, Wahe Guru Kaur and Friends
Awareness Center, Pasadena
Saturday, July 28th 8:00–Midnight
Cost: $30 before 10pm (includes yoga set); $20 after 10pm (show and Ecstatic Dance)
Chill out and groove with your friends in this new “natural club” atmosphere. Live music with premier downtempo artists from LA and San Francisco.
-Live downtempo music with Welder, Laura Escude, and JShakti
-Kundalini yoga set and meditation with Jiwan Shakti
-Ecstatic Dance with Wahe Guru Kaur
Restorative Yoga with Susan Taylor
lululemon Calabasas
Saturday, July 29th 9:30-10:30am
Cost: FREE
Sunday Yoga
lululemon Pasadena
Sunday, July 29th 10:00am
Cost: FREE
This Sunday July 29, we have Val Schaffer back to teach us in his lovely Iyengar Yoga practice. Join us at 10am!
Truyoga Summer Concert Series with Tom Freund, David Ralicke, Anita Coats
Truyoga, Santa Monica
Sunday, July 29th 4:00pm
Cost: $12 in advance, $15 at the door
Afternoon on the Lawn - Music for a Cause
Free yoga class before the concert with advanced ticket purchase!
Bring friends and family and picnic in the beautiful gardens of the Yahoo Center enjoying live music on the lawn.
Ecstatic Dance with Wahe Guru Kaur
Awareness Center, Pasadena
Saturday, June 30th 7:00-9:00pm
Cost: $15 or 2 for $25
-Guided and Free-form Dance
-Release years of tension, stress and anxiety
-Breathe, sweat and lose weight
-Creatively express your authentic self
-No experience necessary! All ages and abilities.
Let go of your old beliefs that you had to be a good dancer to dance. All that is required is that you move your body and breathe. Your dance is unique, like no other. We hold memories within our cells of everything we have ever experienced. Free movement helps you to unwind and gives an incredibly deep sense of relaxation and renewal.
7/10 update -- i've added many more events since the original post, so you might want to scan this list one more time...
ongoing kirtan evenings:
Community Chanting with Rick, Sylvie, and Suwon
The Awareness Center, Pasadena
Every Friday at 7:30pm
Cost: FREE
Kirtan in the Canyon with Andrew and Michele and Friends
Yoga Desa, Topanga
Saturday, July 7th (First Saturday of each month) 7:00pm
Call and response chanting with live devotional music. A truly wonderful experience. Call (818) 340-6088 for information
Chanting with Steve Ross
Maha Yoga, Los Angeles
Saturday, July 14th 8:00pm (once a month)
Cost: By Donation (for our musicians)
Fill your heart with divine bliss as Steve leads us through beautiful chants. Guaranteed to have you floating out of the studio. Wear comfortable clothing, bring a cushion to sit on and enjoy.
Kirtan Chanting with Govindas and Radha
Power Yoga West, Santa Monica
Saturday, July 7th (First Saturday of every month) 8:00-10:00pm
Cost: By Donation
FEED PEOPLE - SUMMER KIRTAN BASH!
Join kirtan singers Govindas and Radha, Arjun, Chris Morro, Joey Lugassy, Travis Eliot, Terra Green Gold, and more for a nite of service and celebration!
All donations will benefit the Neem Karoli Baba Ashram in Taos, New Mexico.
Vegetarian Potluck: Bring your favorite vegetarian dish or non-alcoholic drink.
Kirtan with Daniel Stewart
Rising Lotus Yoga, Sherman Oaks
Friday, July 13th (Second Friday of every month) 8:15pm
Cost: By Donation
Come join us for an evening of ecstatic chanting. No singing experience needed, only a willingness to open your heart (and your mouth) to the blissflul flow. Kirtan (from the sanskrit word for singing) is easily learned and instantly memorable. The form is simple: a lead group calls out the melodies. The crowd responds. Sanskrit, the language of ancient India, is also the mother tongue of many modern languages. But the true meaning of its sounds are in the effect they create. As everyone's breathing becomes synchronous, a feeling of unity and timelessness arises. When we sing without restraint our heartfelt expression brings peace and joy and meditation follow effortlessly.
Kirtan (call and response chanting) with Travis Eliot
Santa Monica Yoga
Saturday, July 14th (Second Saturday of every month) 8:00-9:30pm
Cost: By Donation
special events:
... don't miss the beach yoga classes along the shore between santa monica and redondo beach...
Community Yoga Class with Elinore Cohen
lululemon Calabasas
Saturday, July 1st 9:30-10:30 am
Cost: FREE
"The choices we make shape the lives we create. Be the catalyst for change in the world, LIVE WITH INTENTION...Inspire the practice of yoga on & off the mat...Share your light & conscious unity with all. Ultimately seeing & knowing yourself as you really are. Beacuse when we gain freedom in the body we are that much closer to freedom in the mind! Namaste' --Elinore"
Truyoga Summer Concert Series with Tina Malia, Lakshmi Devi, Joey Lugassy, Evolve, Masood Ali Khan
Truyoga, Santa Monica
Sunday, July 1st 4:00pm
Cost: $12 in advance, $15 at the door
Afternoon on the Lawn - Music for a Cause
Free yoga class before the concert with advanced ticket purchase!
Bring friends and family and picnic in the beautiful gardens of the Yahoo Center enjoying live music on the lawn.
Live Earth Party with Chris Chavez
lululemon Beverly Hills
Saturday, July 7th 9:00-10:30pm
Cost: FREE
Chris Chavez will host a Live Earth Party at our Beverly Hill's location.
Come for music and consciouness from 9-10:30 pm!
Live Earth will use the global reach of music to engage people on a mass scale to combat our climate crisis.
Check out www.liveearth.org for more details!
Yoga For Surfers
Quicksilver Edition Mission - 1621 Abbot Kinney Blvd, Venice
Saturday, July 7th 10:00-11:00am
Cost: FREE
This summer YogaWorks is proud to team up with QuikSilverEdition to provide weekly yoga classes for surfers and aspiring boardriders. Be sure to join us for special in-class appearances by legendary Quiksilver athletes such as Reese Forbes, Dave Kalama and Shayne McIntyre who will join YogaWorks instructors to help improve your board performance through yoga, for your extreme (or not so extreme) sports.
Please RSVP to request a spot as space is limited.
Balancing Within with Rebecca Benenati
lululemon Beverly Hills
Sunday, July 8th 9:30-11:00am
Cost: FREE
Pregnancy bliss is over, your bundle of joy is here, you're adjusting to all the changes in your home and relationship, but WAIT, Where did YOU go?
Come to Lululemon on Sunday morning for a yoga practice geared towards new families amidst all the transitions that come with having a baby.
Mother of two, and co-owner of City Yoga, Rebecca Benenati will lead you through a series of poses that will be fun, heart-opening and will be suitable to all levels of practice. Most inspiring will be the insight she offers as a Mother juggling the demands of growing children, keeping a career, being a present Wife and still maintaining a connection to self.
This workshop is for both parents. Consider this a date morning and switch your babysitter from Saturday night to Sunday morning.
Sunday Yoga
lululemon Pasadena
Sunday, July 8th 10:00am
Cost: FREE
July 8 with Mark Frankel! He teaches Anusara Yoga -- a great way to focus on your own energy and light while also strengthening your body. We start at 10am!!
Free Movie Series - "The Secret"
YogaSofia, Hermosa Beach
Sunday, July 8th 6:30pm
Cost: FREE
Pre-Show Mini-Lecture on "The Secret to a Great Relationship" by Deva Charu of Embody Tantra begins at 6pm.
Bring comfy pillows, snacks, people you like (We have chairs, if you prefer.)
Whole Foods RB co-sponsors this event, and brings yummy deli dishes for us!
YIN YOGA with Live Acoustic Music with Genevieve Fischer
Yoga Loft Manhattan Beach
Wednesday, July 11th 7:30-9:30pm
Cost: $25 each/ or $45 for two workshops*
*other upcoming workshops in series:
~ Wed., August 8th FLOW CLASS with THAI YOGA MASSAGE with instructor/licensed TYM Therapist Dion Lyman
~ Wed., August 22nd LEVEL 2 FLOW with YOGA STORYTELLING with special guest teacher Linsly Donnelly
Ecstatic Chanting with Steve Ross
Yogaworks Larchmont Center for Yoga, Los Angeles
Friday, July 13th 8:00-10:00pm
Cost: $20 by 7/12; $25 at the door
Chanting stills the mind and opens the heart. A beautiful practise leading to effortless meditation. Join us for this celebratory event.
Luna Tour
lululemon Calabasas
Saturday, July 14th 9:30am-3:30pm
Cost: FREE
Join us for a morning of life coaching wellness workshops!
~ 9:30-10:30am Mindful Yoga Flow with Diana & Stefan from Garden of Yoga
~ 10:30-11:00am light organic breakfast – yogurt, fruit & granola
~ 11:30- 12:30pm Hip Hop Dance & Yoga Stretch Workshop at the Calabasas Farmer’s Market
~ 1-2pm Circuit Training Workout at Gelson’s Village
~ 2:30-3:30pm Zentastic Wrap up with refreshments!!
RSVP: Email: calabasas-community@lululemon.com
**Complimentary headbands for the first 30 guests that RSVP!
Yoga For Surfers
Quicksilver Edition Mission - 1621 Abbot Kinney Blvd, Venice
Saturday, July 14th 10:00-11:00am
Cost: FREE
This summer YogaWorks is proud to team up with QuikSilverEdition to provide weekly yoga classes for surfers and aspiring boardriders. Be sure to join us for special in-class appearances by legendary Quiksilver athletes such as Reese Forbes, Dave Kalama and Shayne McIntyre who will join YogaWorks instructors to help improve your board performance through yoga, for your extreme (or not so extreme) sports.
Please RSVP to request a spot as space is limited.
Yogapalooza: Outdoor Tour
Crunch Fitness, West Hollywood (meets at Plummer Park)
Saturday, July 14th 11:00am
Cost: FREE
Feel the concert vibe in this traveling yoga show featuring local musicians. Held outside in the park, this class energizes your practice with live tunes. Lighters not included. Get the chance to win free cool stuff from Smart Water, Hugger Mugger, Sprig.com and Kneipp.
Awakening the Chakras with Yoga and Sound with Kia Miller and Suzanne Sterling
Yogaworks Montana, Santa Monica
Saturday, July 14th 1:00-4:00pm
Cost: $35 by 6/30; $45 after 6/30
Chakras are vortices of energy in the body that affect our perceptions, feelings and choices. They affect the flow and types of thoughts we have. In studying them, we come to understand how energy is processed in our bodies, gain insights into where we are blocked and learn to transform that energy to release our full inner potential.
In this workshop we will utilize the potent mix of asana, sound, pranayama, mudra, mantra and meditation to bring our spirits, bodies and minds into beautiful harmony.
Chakra Themes:
Root – foundation; grounding in one’s life
Second - creation and desire
Solar Plexus – aligning personal will with Divine Will
Heart - expanding our capacity for compassion and love
Throat – speaking truth and accessing creative expression
Third Eye - deepening intuitive awareness
Crown - connecting with Divine Source
This workshop is open to all levels of yoga practitioners with or without previous experience of the charkas. Bring a journal and meditation cushion if you have one. Come prepared to breathe, sing and sweat your prayers!
Peacewalk in Long Beach
Unitarian Universalist Church, Long Beach
Saturday, July 14th 2:00pm
Cost: FREE
Demonstrate Peace
Gather at 2 PM at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Long Beach
5450 E. Atherton Street, Long Beach, CA 90815
Peace Is Every Step-Los Angeles invites you to Practice Peace with us again in Long Beach. We are very pleased to be sharing this walk with our good friends of the Buddhist Studies Group of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Long Beach and the Ocean Wave Sangha of Long Beach.
For more info about this walk please visit: peaceiseverystepla.org/peaceiseverystep/longbeach.html
Movie Screening Party - Y Yoga
Power Yoga West, Santa Monica
Saturday, July 14th 9:30pm
Cost: $10 suggested donation
4dalove.org is hosting a screening party of Y Yoga @ Santa Monica Power Yoga West. It’s the not-yet-released movie that everyone’s been talking about. Filmed by Arthur Klein, this movie is 88 minutes of laughter and inspiration exploring the explosion of yoga in Western culture. See special interviews and insider’s scenes. Open-wide Sessions will get the party started at 9:30pm featuring local musicians, writers, dancers, and artists.
Little Buddhas
lululemon Beverly Hills
Sunday, July 15th (contact store for time)
Cost: FREE
Little Buddhas is a special event for children and families. This session, co-hosted by momready.com, is recommended for ages 3-9. Come for a mini yoga session, book readings, crafts and a healthy snack!
Bring a yoga mat and fresh water.
Kindly RSVP info@momready.com or northbeverly-community@lululemon.com
lululemon Pasadena Luna Tour 2007
Meet at the Rose Bowl between lots L and K
Sunday, July 15th 9:00am
Cost: FREE
Join us for our first Luna Tour. We're going to have a Yoga for Runners with two of our great ambassadors. Jim Liston and Scott Lewicki.
RSVP to reserve your space .. email pasadena-community@lululemon.com
IYILA Bake Sale
B.K.S. Iyengar Institute, Los Angeles
Sunday, July 15th 2:00pm
Cost: By Donation
Help kick-off the 2007 Capital Campaign!
Don't forget, we’re going to “kick off” our fundraising efforts on Sunday, July 15, at 2pm at IYILA, after Manouso’s workshop weekend, with an “old-fashioned” Bake Sale!
For those of you who would like to bake something for this, whether it is cakes or cookies or pies, please contact either Randee Devlin or Adriana DeFranco.
We will be happy to accept your donations. And on that date the rest of us can purchase the fine offerings, enjoy a bit of something sweet, and support IYILA at the same time.
Yum!
Karuna Yoga Fundraiser and Silent Auction
Karuna Yoga, Los Feliz
Friday, July 20th 6:00-10:00pm
Cost: Suggested Donation $25, Larger Donations graciously accepted
Join us at Karuna Yoga for wine, cheese, dessert, dance, art & music.
Let’s join together and celebrate!
Spread the word and invite friends and family to this event. If you are unable to attend this event, we hope you find it in your heart to give. Your consistent patronage keeps us alive. Thank you for your presence, your heart and your support.
If you have services, artwork, photography or goods to donate to the silent auction, please contact us immediately.
Yoga to Lift Your Spirit with Elsie Escobar
Yogaworks Larchmont Center for Yoga, Los Angeles
Friday, July 20th 7:30-9:30pm
Cost: $20
Why do we call it a spiritual practice?
One reason is because yoga asana helps to free our natual vitality so it flows unimpeded through our entire being, allowing us to blossom into the fullest expression of who we are. When our energy is flowing freely we tend to feel better and our mood is lifted.
This evening is all about feeling good - about letting your body's energy express itself.
Mood enhancing prana-induced free form yoga postures including sun salutes, inversions, back bends, gentle forward bends and hip openers, as well as a long, delicious savasana will be the central focus of an experience enhanced with music from poetry, candles and flowers.
Come indulge!
Yoga Trance Dance with Christy Marsden
Yoga Blend, Burbank
Friday, July 20th 8:30-10:30pm
Cost: $20
Yoga Trance Dance (as developed by Shiva Rea) is an exploration of the eternal flow of natural movement through yoga. Beginning with sahaja prana yoga or the experience of prana initiating yogasanas, yoga trance dance flows into an exploration of free-form, breath driven movement to liberate one's creative life-force and cultivate embodied freedom.
Space is limited, so register early!
Wellness Workshop Event
lululemon Santa Monica
Saturday, July 21st 9:30-11:00am
Cost: FREE
Join us for a morning of life coaching wellness workshops!
~Light organic breakfast - ‘Energy’ blended smoothies
~Pilates Warm-up with Christine Kwok
~Healthy Home Workshop with Organic Authority
~Strengthen While You Work Workshop with Balanced Strength
~Circuit Training on the beach with Christine Kwok
RSVP: Email: santamonica-community@lululemon.com
**Gift Bags for the first 30 guests!
Yoga For Surfers
Quicksilver Edition Mission - 1621 Abbot Kinney Blvd, Venice
Saturday, July 21st 10:00-11:00am
Cost: FREE
This summer YogaWorks is proud to team up with QuikSilverEdition to provide weekly yoga classes for surfers and aspiring boardriders. Be sure to join us for special in-class appearances by legendary Quiksilver athletes such as Reese Forbes, Dave Kalama and Shayne McIntyre who will join YogaWorks instructors to help improve your board performance through yoga, for your extreme (or not so extreme) sports.
Please RSVP to request a spot as space is limited.
Nia Summer Jam
The Core, Your Perfect Center, Redondo Beach
Saturday, July 21st 1:00-3:00pm
Cost: FREE
Celebrate life and enjoy the joy of movement!
Nia is the ultimate cardiovascular Fusion-Fitness program that allows you to tone your body, mind, and spirit. Nia draws from the power and discipline of Martial Arts (Tae Kwan Do, Aikido), the spontaneity and grace of dance (Jazz, Modern), and the mindfulness of Yoga and Tai Chi. It's like one-stop shopping ~ 3 classes in 1!
Potluck to follow - bring your favorite dish!
Bring the entire family! Beginners welcome!
Mid-Summer Night Healing Festival
Yoga West, Los Angeles
Sunday, July 21st 7:00pm-1:00am
Cost: $25
Yoga West and Spirit Voyage Records present an Evening of Healing, Live Music, Great Food and Midnight Gong
Everything inside is included with price.
Dozens of healers for your comfort and enjoyment! - Massage Therapists, Shiatsu, Cranial Sacral, Energy Balancing, Reiki, Sat Nam Rasayan, Chiropractors, Astrology Readings, Numerology, and much more!
Live Music by Amrit Kirtan and The New Earth Collective
Midnight Gong Immersion with Harijiwan Singh
Food Catered from India's Sweet House
An Evening with Swami Kriyananda
Wadsworth Theatre, Brentwood
Saturday, July 21st 8:00pm
Cost: $25 General Admission, $40 VIP
Rare U.S. public talk and book launch
Swami Kriyananda, founder of Ananda Sangha and one of the last living direct disciples of Paramhansa Yogananda, is an engaging and inspiring speaker who makes deep spiritual truths accessible to everyone. He will make a one-night appearance in Los Angeles for the national launch of his new book Revelations of Christ.
"The Kingdom of God is within you"
Drawing from the original commentaries by Yogananda, Kriyananda will offer a fresh perspective on Christ's teachings and the divine truth that each of us is a child of God.
Don't miss one of America's foremost spiritual teachers
Kriyanda has dedicated more than 60 years to sharing universal spiritual teachings through thousands of lectures, more than 85 books, and a daily television program which teaches millions worldwide. Get your tickets early for what promises to be an unforgettable evening.
For tickets, directions, and lodging, visit www.revelationsofchrist.com/launch.html
Kirtan with Dave Stringer, Shiva Rea, and Friends
Exhale Center for Sacred Movement, Venice
Saturday, July 21st 8:00-10:00pm
Cost: $20; $25 day of event
The call and response form of mantra chanting known as Kirtan is a consciousness-transforming practice, directing the singers to vanish into the song as drops merge into the ocean. The form is simple: a lead group calls out the melodies. The crowd responds, clapping and dancing as the rhythms of tablas, finger cymbals, harmonium, tamboura, electric bass, guitar and trumpet build and accelerate. The mantras are projected overhead, making them simple to follow.
Yoga doesn’t ask us to believe, it asks us to practice, examining our experience until we can witness the truth in the book of our own heart. The mantras are primarily recitations of names given to the divine. But perhaps the true understanding of the mantras can be found in the sense of unity, well-being and timelessness that they elicit. The mantras quiet the mind, and the music frees the heart. Ecstasy is both the process and the product.
Yoga Booty Ballet's Healthy Body, Mind and Planet Party
lululemon Beverly Hills
Sunday, July 22nd 9:00am
Cost: FREE
Join lululemon Ambassadors Gillian and Teigh for a rockin' recycling workshop and demo, culminating in a dynamic dance and meditation to set the intention for sustainability.
Arrive at 9 am sharp!
RSVP to reserve your space: northbeverly-community@lululemon.com
Sunday Yoga
lululemon Pasadena
Sunday, July 22nd 10:00am
Cost: FREE
Sunday July 22 join us for our 10am yoga. This week we have Alicia Pal -- one of our lovely Anusara Yoga teachers!
Yogapalooza: Outdoor Tour
Crunch Fitness, West Hollywood (meets at Plummer Park)
Sunday, July 22nd 12:00pm
Cost: FREE
Feel the concert vibe in this traveling yoga show featuring local musicians. Held outside in the park, this class energizes your practice with live tunes. Lighters not included. Get the chance to win free cool stuff from Smart Water, Hugger Mugger, Sprig.com and Kneipp.
The Benefits of Strength Training with Cody McCown
Meet at lululemon Beverly Hills
Sunday, July 22nd 1:45pm
Cost: FREE
Join lululemon Ambassador Cody McCown for a workshop designed to build intelligent strength, demonstrate proper techniques and introduce kettlebells.
RSVP to northbeverly-community@lululemon.com.
Meet at lululemon at 1:45pm. We will walk to the park and train from 2-3:30 pm.
Live Harp Restorative with Bekah Finch and Regan Remy
Yoga Blend, Burbank
Sunday, July 22nd 5:00-6:30pm
Cost: Regular class price
Join us for a spiritual journey as Bekah Finch leads you through restorative poses while Regan Remy plays the Harp. For anyone wanting to de-stress and renew their entire being, this soothing class is a great choice. Yoga props are used to allow for the deepest relaxation. A truly magical experience!
Free Movie Series - "The Corporation"
YogaSofia, Hermosa Beach
Sunday, July 22nd 6:30pm
Cost: FREE
Pre-Show Mini-Lecture at 6pm to be announced.
Bring comfy pillows, snacks, people you like (We have chairs, if you prefer.)
Whole Foods RB co-sponsors this event, and brings yummy deli dishes for us!
Evening Yoga with Erika Bryant
lululemon Calabasas
Wednesday, July 25th 7:30-9:30pm
Cost: FREE
A Day of Yoga
The Core, Your Perfect Center, Redondo Beach
Saturday, July 28th 10:00am-1:00pm
Cost: $15 in advance, $20 at the door
Come share your great energy with us!
All levels welcome!
~ 108 Sun Salutations with modifications for all levels
~ Meditation
~ Poses for Beginners
~ Refreshments
Stretch and strengthen over 300 different muscles and learn how yoga can heal your everyday ailments!
Space is limited! Reserve your spot today!
Yoga For Surfers
Quicksilver Edition Mission - 1621 Abbot Kinney Blvd, Venice
Saturday, July 28th 10:00-11:00am
Cost: FREE
This summer YogaWorks is proud to team up with QuikSilverEdition to provide weekly yoga classes for surfers and aspiring boardriders. Be sure to join us for special in-class appearances by legendary Quiksilver athletes such as Reese Forbes, Dave Kalama and Shayne McIntyre who will join YogaWorks instructors to help improve your board performance through yoga, for your extreme (or not so extreme) sports.
Please RSVP to request a spot as space is limited.
ExhaleSoul Benefit: Integration of the Ancients with Jason Frahm
Exhale Center for Sacred Movement, Venice
Saturday, July 28th 4:00-5:45pm
Cost: Minimum donation of $20
The focus of this workshop is to integrate the ancient practices of hatha yoga with the wisdom of white tantra, medical chi kung, shamanism, and the Mayan teachings. We will circle to set our intentions, create our sacred space and then move into tslagi, the meditative movement and offering of the Apache's. As our practice progresses, we will infuse the kriya movements connected to the Mayan glyphs and a healing and opening series of medical chi kung. The later part of our practice delves into a visionary journey deeper into the layers of our unconscious using meditative techniques to unravel unnecessary patterns and attachments that no longer serve our growth.
Lakshmi Puja and Chanting at Maha Yoga
Maha Yoga, Los Angeles
Saturday, July 28th 8:00pm
Cost: $25
Don't forget to join us at Maha Yoga Saturday, July 28 for an incredible evening. Our friend and pujari Shiva Kumar will perform a Lakshmi puja. During the puja, Steve Ross will fill the studio with blissful chanting. This special puja will honor Lakshmi, the Goddess representing wealth and prosperity both material and spiritual.
Come join us and invite abundance into your life. The evening will open your heart, still your mind and lead you to a state of profound euphoria.
Please bring flowers with large petals to offer during the puja. Wear comfortable clothing, bring a cushion to sit on and enjoy.
If you would like to help us set up for the puja, please come to Maha Yoga at 6pm. We would love your service.
Awareness Lounge: Downtempo Music Event With Jiwan Shakti, Wahe Guru Kaur and Friends
Awareness Center, Pasadena
Saturday, July 28th 8:00–Midnight
Cost: $30 before 10pm (includes yoga set); $20 after 10pm (show and Ecstatic Dance)
Chill out and groove with your friends in this new “natural club” atmosphere. Live music with premier downtempo artists from LA and San Francisco.
-Live downtempo music with Welder, Laura Escude, and JShakti
-Kundalini yoga set and meditation with Jiwan Shakti
-Ecstatic Dance with Wahe Guru Kaur
Restorative Yoga with Susan Taylor
lululemon Calabasas
Saturday, July 29th 9:30-10:30am
Cost: FREE
Sunday Yoga
lululemon Pasadena
Sunday, July 29th 10:00am
Cost: FREE
This Sunday July 29, we have Val Schaffer back to teach us in his lovely Iyengar Yoga practice. Join us at 10am!
Truyoga Summer Concert Series with Tom Freund, David Ralicke, Anita Coats
Truyoga, Santa Monica
Sunday, July 29th 4:00pm
Cost: $12 in advance, $15 at the door
Afternoon on the Lawn - Music for a Cause
Free yoga class before the concert with advanced ticket purchase!
Bring friends and family and picnic in the beautiful gardens of the Yahoo Center enjoying live music on the lawn.
Ecstatic Dance with Wahe Guru Kaur
Awareness Center, Pasadena
Saturday, June 30th 7:00-9:00pm
Cost: $15 or 2 for $25
-Guided and Free-form Dance
-Release years of tension, stress and anxiety
-Breathe, sweat and lose weight
-Creatively express your authentic self
-No experience necessary! All ages and abilities.
Let go of your old beliefs that you had to be a good dancer to dance. All that is required is that you move your body and breathe. Your dance is unique, like no other. We hold memories within our cells of everything we have ever experienced. Free movement helps you to unwind and gives an incredibly deep sense of relaxation and renewal.
posted by joni at 11:11 PM
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Wonderful info here about Yoga. Don't forget that great music increases your enjoyment of your Yoga practice.
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