zooming into june!
how can we we already be almost halfway into june when i'm still recovering from the memorial day weekend... and the rock 'n' roll marathon weekend after that ... and my trip to boston this past weekend?
i think i just figured out where the time went :(
anyway, there's a lot going on this month, including some classes you might want to treat your special dad to on or around father's day, june 15th. also note that since the summer solstice falls on saturday the 21st, there'll be a variety of classes and events to mark the occasion, including a number of 108's. chances are, you'll find me at one of them, although exactly which one is still up in the air; i need to coordinate my yoga schedule with my tickets for the hollywood bowl season which starts next friday, june 20th!
as always, keep checking back as updates get posted...
ongoing events:
Yoga for Progressive Athletes
Rose Bowl, Pasadena (hosted by lululemon Pasadena)
Every Tuesday 6:00-7:00pm
Cost: FREE
Join us for Yoga for Progressive Athletes.
Welcome to Summer. Breakout the running shoes, buy the new swimsuits, and get ready for months of outside activity. Fun lately has become serious business. We want to shave minutes off of our 5k, increase our vertical leap for the outside jumper, some of us just want to get more tone places to tan.
Yoga for the progressive athlete is a program designed to help those ready to define their relationship and understanding of how the body moves and functions. It will be an active econstruction of gross fascia binding, novel synthesis of kinetic and isometric movement to promote muscular growth and break muscular habits, as well as integrating of breathwork for a calm meditative mind. The goals of this class are to help the participant move more efficiently and completely, increase their strength and balance, and also to look 'tight' in their trunks or bikini.
Limited "community" mats are available. Bringing your own mat is encouraged. Please dress in layers so that you may remove articles as you warm-up during the class.
CLASS WILL MEET AT THE ROSEBOWL BETWEEN GATES A&B AT THE WILL-CALL TICKET BOOTH
Practice in the Park
Central Park, Pasadena (hosted by lululemon Pasadena)
Every Wednesday, 6:00pm until sunset
Cost: FREE
Namaskara y'all,
The weather is looking good for Wednesday!
So it is time for another free yoga "Practice in the Park" at Central Park next to Old Town Pasadena (north of Del Mar Ave. between Fair Oaks and Raymond) at 6PM until around sunset. (Park on adjacent side streets. Bring change for parking meters.)
We will find a flat, grassy, sunny spot to practice. We take advantage of practice on a forgiving surface to go after fun yoga arm balance variations and crazy acro stuff. (If you have any requests for particular poses, just let me know.)
Join lululemon athletica ambassador, Scott Lewicki, and other local yogis and yoginis for a fun, impromptu practice.
Please bring your own mat and dress in layers so that you may remove articles as you warm-up during the class. Check this page before coming for updates on rain days.
YOGA AND THE ENVIRONMENT
Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Center, Marina del Rey
Thursday evenings, 7:00-8:30pm (see dates below)
Cost: $75 for the series of 5 lectures, $65 for members
The yoga scriptures teach us that we and nature are one. Yoga is a nature-based Sadhana. The current eco-crisis is the result of actions that deny this and is evidence that we behave as if we are separate from and able to control nature. The solutions are spiritual and this makes it the business of every yogi.
This course will enable us to explore yoga and our relationship with nature more deeply and will present practical, do-able solutions. A good opportunity to get a lot of information in one place!
Presented by Joanne Poyourow, cofounder of the Environmental Change-Makers, a community group focused on "What We Can Do" about environmental issues. www.envirochangemakers.org
5 June - "The 3 R's: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle" - Learn what you can do to live lightly upon the earth. Techniques to reduce the amount you personally contribute to our waste stream, including reusing, ‘un-shopping’, and simplifying our lives.
19 June - "Water Wisdom" - How to be water-wise both indoors and out. These lessons are important in this drought year, but also in view of global warming and the climate impacts forecast for California.
3 July - "Greener Gourmet" - We'll talk about local vs organic food, GMOs, the environmental impact of excessive meat consumption, and where to get good food in Los Angeles--all of which can add to gourmet taste!
10 July - "Power Possibilities" - We'll discuss what you can do to eliminate energy waste and improve efficiency, what "power down" means, and what it will look like as we venture into the second half of our planet's oil supply (Peak Oil).
17 July - "Transportation Solutions" - We'll cover getting better mpg from your existing vehicle, how to select a greener new vehicle, transitioning to car-free transportation, and relocalization.
BodyFreedom - Experience Profound Healing Through Dance with Tarnie Fulloon
The Awareness Center, Pasadena
Every Thursday 9:00–10:30am
Cost: $97 Series of 6, $67 Series of 4, $20 Single Class
Join Tarnie Fulloon, creator of BodyFreedom, and experience her unique method of healing movement blending physical therapy, spiritual psychology and dance as a modality for self-expression and deep healing. No experience necessary!
Yoga for Runners with Steve Mackel
lululemon Pasadena, 110 W Colorado Blvd
Every Thursday 6:30-7:30pm
Cost: FREE
Join us for Runners Yoga with acclaimed ChiRunning coach Steve Mackel.
Yoga for Runners – Coach Steve Mackel works on creating overall balance, taking runners through a series of yoga poses and explains the correlations between the pose and the biomechanics of running. He also moves students through vinaysa flow series while he focuses on creating strength first and flexibility second.
*WEATHER PERMITTING. Please check the events section for further information if it is a rain day.
Devotional Chanting
Ananda Los Angeles, Santa Monica
Every Saturday 7:30-9:00pm
If you like music, either singing yourself, or sitting quietly while others make music around you, come take part in Ananda's chanting sessions (kirtan in the Sanskrit language).
The sacred sounds of chants penetrate deeply into the consciousness. They have the power to transform and uplift the soul, and to open the heart. Chanting is an excellent, easy way to lift your spirits, and revitalize yourself after a long week of work.
Yogananda and Kriyananda have written many beautiful chants in English. We also sing some traditional chants of India in Sanskrit. Melodies are simple, and usually repetitious so you can easily join in. The chants are usually accompanied by harmonium, guitar, drums and cymbals.
Some Kirtans will be dedicated to Babaji and Lord Krishna with chants, stories of these great saints, an arati, and periods of meditation.
We pull out all the stops and let the devotion flow with chanting on harmonium, guitar, drums and cymbals.
Come ready to clap, sing and let your heart open wide to God's blessings.
www.geocities.com/anandala1/ananda-la-kirtans.html
Kirtan at SMPY West
Power Yoga West, Santa Monica
Saturdays, June 7th, 14th, 21st, and 28th 8:00-10:00pm
Cost: By Donation
Our instructors will hold a candlelit evening of Kirtan/Chanting every Saturday of the month. Different instructors lead each week and always on donation basis.
1st Saturday of every month, Govindas and Radha (kirtanwithgovindas.com)
2nd Saturday of every month, Travis (traviseliot.com)
3rd Saturday of every month, Andres
4th Saturday of every month, Terra and Friends (terrawellness.com)
Bring meditation cushions or blanket (no yoga mat). Wear comfy clothes.
Come sing from the deepest corner of your heart!
All-levels Fitness Class
lululemon Beverly Hills, 334 North Beverly Drive
Every Sunday 9:30-10:45am
Cost: FREE
Various styles of yoga, pilates, personal training, all levels - perfect for beginner, intermediate or advanced practitioners. Great for adults and teens. Check our community events listing, we do family classes too!
Weekly classes are followed by healthy snacks to refuel!
Sample some of the Los Angeles area's best instructors in a non-intimidating environment, deepen your practice with personal attention in an intimate space and practice with us!
We have community mats for our guests.
(see "other events" section below for yoga class schedule)
Community Fitness Classes
lululemon Calabasas, 4719 Commons Way
Every Sunday 9:30-10:30am
Cost: FREE
Complimentary Community Fitness classes on Sundays at 9:30 am - 10:30 am.
(see "other events" below for yoga class schedule)
Yoga on the Green with Still Yoga!
lululemon Glendale, 233 South Brand Avenue
Every Sunday 9:30-10:30am
Cost: FREE
Still Yoga is our June studio of the month, and to celebrate we are bringing Still teachers to the store every Sunday for Anusara-style community classes.
Please bring your own mat, limited number of mats provided for use.
*Be aware there might be sun exposure. Dress accordingly or wear sunblock.
Light refreshments to follow.
June 7th: Tony Giuliano
June 15th:Lucy Bivins Abbie Pechacek
June 22nd: Mark Frankel
June 29th: Danielle Vouvalides
In-store Fitness Classes
lululemon South Bay, 2008A East Park Place
Every Sunday 9:30-10:30am
Cost: FREE
We would like to officially welcome Equinox to the neighborhood! The club will be opening June 20, 2008 and is located at 5400 Rosecrans. (Just west of the Bed Bath and Beyond shopping center.) The club will provide an energizing, inspiring upscale atmosphere, featuring the most cutting edge equipment, classes and programs. Lululemon will be hosting in-store classes taught by Equinox instructors for the month of June. Check out the awesome line-up for the month!
June 1st - Body Blast
June 8th - Core Flow Yoga
June 15th - ZUMBA
June 22nd - Pilates Body
June 29th - Dance Urbana
*Chair massages by Equinox Masseurs will follow the class
All-levels Yoga
lululemon Pasadena, 110 W Colorado Blvd
Every Sunday 10:00am
Cost: FREE
Limited "community" mats are available. Bringing your own mat is encouraged. As classes fill up quickly, and space is limited, please come early.
Please dress in layers so that you may remove articles as you warm-up during the class. Our space is outdoors behind the store on the patio (accessible through the alley on Delacey).
Check this page before coming for updates on rain days.
June 15th: Anusara-style yoga class with Alicia Pal
June 22nd: All levels yoga and meditation with Ann O'Brien
June 29th: All levels yoga class with Steve Hsu
Sunset Beach Yoga!
lululemon Santa Monica, 331 Santa Monica Blvd
Every Sunday 6:45pm
Cost: FREE
Beach Yoga is back!
Kick off for the Sunday Sunset Beach Yoga is on May 18th! Then keep the summer stretching going every Sunday through August 31st!
Where to meet? At the store at 6:45pm, we'll walk together!
What? All levels of Vinyasa flow!
Who? You and the Lu staff and guest teachers!
Why? Why not do some complimentary yoga overlooking the ocean while the sun sets???
June 1st: Kishan Shah
June 8th: Ben Fritz
June 15th: Desiree Bartlett
June 22nd: Rudy Mettia
Yoga For A Cause Donation Class With Laurie Searle and Molly Roemer
This month: COALITION FOR CLEANER AIR!
Liberation Yoga, Los Angeles
Sunday, June 1st (Every month) 1:30pm-3:00pm
Cost: By Donation
Yoga For A Cause is an all levels donation based class that happens the last Sunday of each month. This program is designed and orchestrated by Laurie Searle (Founder of ewishingwell.org), Christine Burke and Ashley Albrand and will include other teachers at Liberation Yoga. Every penny donated will go to the cause of the month. These causes will range from animal rights to kids rights and everything and anything where there is the need for our support. We hope to bring some awareness and financial aid to those who need it most while offering up our spirit and energy towards the highest good - all this and a fun and healthy yoga class too! Please come join us and no donation is too small. For more information on some of the organizations that will be sponsored and for information on ewishingwell - visit www.ewishingwell.org.
THE COALITION FOR CLEAN AIR is the only statewide organization advocating exclusively for healthy air for all Californians. Since 1971, CCA has worked to restore clean air in California through advocacy, outreach and education. www.coalitionforcleanair.org
Chanting with Steve Ross
Maha Yoga, Brentwood
Friday, June 6th ** CANCELLED ** (Every month) 8:00pm
Cost: A Donation for our musicians
We invite you to join us for a blissful evening of chanting.
The evening will open your heart, still your mind and lead you to a state of profound euphoria.
Wear comfortable clothing, bring a cushion to sit on and enjoy.
FRIDAY NIGHT GROOVE NIGHT with singers/songwriters Mike Weiss and Eric Bloom
Yoga Groove, North Hollywood
Friday, June 6th (1st Friday of every month) 8:00-9:15pm
Cost: $10 donation or class pass will be honored
Join Karen every first Friday of the month for a Yoga Groove class. May include live music.
Come and enjoy an evening at Yoga Groove with special guests Mike Weiss and Eric Bloom performing live at 8 pm.
Kirtan in the Canyon with Andrew and Michele and Friends
Yoga Desa, Topanga
Saturday, June 7th (1st Saturday of every month) 7:00pm
Singing these special songs with full enthusiasm is a meditation in itself and can leave you quite happy and high. See for yourself.
Call (818) 340-6088 for information.
www.artoflivingla.org/public.html
FREE Community Night: Partner Yoga
City Yoga, West Hollywood
Tuesday, June 10th (2nd Tuesday of every month) 7:30pm
Cost: FREE
Every second Tuesday of each month, City Yoga will hold an informal gathering featuring different teachers and topics.
This month join Linda Eifer and Tom Jermain for an evening of partner yoga. Partner poses help deepen your practice through giving and receiving; offering and accepting. Challenge each other to find freedom in poses as you help provide the boundary.
No partner required! Bring a friend or we will partner you throughout the evening.
Please R.S.V.P. by calling 323-654-2125
Kirtan with Daniel, Larry, Sarah and Friends
Rising Lotus Yoga, Sherman Oaks
Friday, June 13th (2nd Friday of every month) 8:15pm
Suggested donation $15
Come join me and many talented musical guests for a joyful evening of music, meditation, and chanting. No singing experience needed, only a willingness to open your heart to the joy.
I'm excited to say that in addition to Larry on percussion and lovely Sarah singing with me, we'll have Abby on Cello, Jeff on guitar and Slyvie on vocals too. Last month they joined us and the music lifted the roof off the building. Let's do it again!
Join me for a yoga class @ 6:30 or just come @ 8:15 to open your heart and sing.
Singing Kirtan has been a such a pleasure and we are building a powerful community with these regular events. Please forward this to anyone who might be interested.
Hope you can join us...
Karma Yoga Party
Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Center, Marina del Rey
Saturday, June 14th (Every month) 2:00pm
Cost: FREE
Karma Yoga is also important for balanced sadhana, so we are offering a separate opportunity for that. Once a month, usually the second Saturday in the month, we will be having a Karma Yoga Party - so that everyone can come and work together in the karma yoga spirit to support the center and strengthen the developing spirit of community. Projects will include cleaning, painting, computer work, filing and office work, sewing and a whole lot of other things that need doing to keep the energy of the center sattvic. For this to work properly, we need enthusiastic coordinators. We hope you will be able join us in this capacity.
2:00-6:00pm: Karma Yoga at the Center
6:00pm: We will share pizza and refreshments together
7:00pm: Saturday night at 'Om' (movie night) - the movie will be "Little Buddha"
Join the evoLUtion with Global Green!
lululemon Santa Monica, 331 Santa Monica Blvd
Thursday, June 26th (Every month) 7:30-9:30pm
Cost: FREE
For this month's Join the EvoLUtion join Max Simon, the founder and chief enlightenment officer of The selfcentered Tour, for an entertaining and experiential gathering to step away from the endless mind-chatter, disconnect from the buzz, and get selfcentered. In addition to experiencing what it feels like to be authentically alive, you will learn how to integrate these visionary selfcentered tools into daily life so that every part of your world gets easier, clearer, and better.
Max’s vision is to inspire one million people to get selfcentered.
Bring comfortable, breathable clothes that you can move in and a yoga mat.
This is a unique opportunity to gather with your local community and learn ways to make a difference in our world through embodied spirituality and compassionate action. Participants will explore these ideas through, asana, music, and meditation.
This event begins at 7:30 and lasts approximately 2 hours.
Spread the word!
Kirtan (call and response chanting) with Travis Eliot, Daniel Stewart, and Friends
Santa Monica Yoga, Santa Monica
Saturday, June 28th (Every month) 8:00-9:30 PM
Cost: By Donation
other special events:
Get Your Energy Flowing with Kundalini Yoga with NJ
lululemon Beverly Hills, 334 North Beverly Drive
Sunday, June 1st 9:30-10:45am
Cost: FREE
Come join us Sunday, June 1st at 9:30 for an experience you will never forget. Kundalini Yoga is known for its ability to not only create energy but to unblock the energy that you already possess. Nirinjan Khalsa will lead us through this powerful class with love, compassion and joy.
Meet us at the store at 9:30, and as always treats after!
Celebrating Beauty: Anusara Yoga with Hillary Rubin
Westwood Art Forum, 1028 Westwood Blvd
Wednesday, June 4th 7:30pm
Cost: FREE (reservations required)
website: www.westwoodartforum.com
Hillary Rubin teaches at City Yoga where her transformative classes weave a life-affirming philosophy that celebrates the individual along with her personal understanding of the body's natural ability to heal.
Hatha Yoga with Nina Mikkelsen
Westwood Art Forum, 1028 Westwood Blvd
Friday, June 6th 7:00pm
Cost: FREE (reservations required)
website: www.westwoodartforum.com
A lifelong yoga pracitioner, Nina specializes in creating a strong yet accessible practice harmoniously balancing physical postures and breathing techniques designed to stretch the body and increase flexibility of the mind.
Open House -- FREE classes all weekend!
Mission Street Yoga, South Pasadena
Saturday and Sunday, June 7th and 8th
Cost: FREE
MSY throws its doors wide open and invites you to come practice all weekend long for FREE. Explore our regularly scheduled classes and meet our incredible group of Anusara teachers. A 15% discount will be offered on all series. (Limit one per student.)
Symphonic Yoga with Brad Keimach
Westwood Art Forum, 1028 Westwood Blvd
Sunday, June 8th 6:00pm
Cost: FREE (reservations required)
website: www.westwoodartforum.com
Symphonic Yoga with Brad Keimach With a background as a symphony and opera conductor, Brad Keimach hosts a special Symphonic Yoga workshop. Imagine your yoga practice set to the classical music of Mozart, Beethoven, and Brahms. Brad teaches weekly at Exhale Center for Sacred Movement.
Honoring the Fathers We Love
Yoga Works, all locations
June 9th through 15th
Cost: FREE
Invite a dad to a free class!
Public Display of Meditation in Beverly Hills
Self-Centered tour with Max Simon
Lululemon Beverly Hills, 334 North Beverly Drive
Wednesday, June 11th 7:30-9:30pm
Cost: FREE
The Mission: To instill stillness into the heart of Beverly Hills.
The Cause: To give you an experiential hit of how it feels to get selfcentered within the midst of chaos.
Instructions: Meet at 7pm at the Beverly Hills Lululemon.
Who should come: Even if you've never meditated, come to this experience. Everyone will Injoy this profound adventure.
RSVP and/or ask questions to PDM@getselfcentered.com.
Anusara-inspired yoga with Georgina Purple
lululemon Calabasas, 4719 Commons Way
Wednesday, June 11th 8:30-9:30pm
Cost: FREE
Join us for an evening of anusara-inspired yoga with lululemon ambassador Georgina Purple! 8:30-9:30pm at our Calabasas store.
Free Mommy and Me class with Ravit and Eden
Your Neighborhood Studio, Culver City
Thursday, June 12th 10:00am
Cost: FREE
Yoga, Dance and Play!
In this one hour interactive class there will be yoga, dance, play, and of course bubbles! All Yogi's, Dancers and Parents are welcome. A great way to meet other mommies and daddies while bonding with your child.
Babies 3 months to Toddlers 3 years old welcome. Come join the fun!!!
More Than OM ~ Moving into the heart and spirit of singing through yoga with Rhona Klinghofer
Lyfe Yoga Center, Hermosa Beach
Friday, June 13th 7:30-9:30pm
Cost: $35 preregistration / $40 at door
This fun and unique class will focus on how the voice is freed through the practice of Yoga. We will attempt through singing, to combine specific body postures with the breath to achieve this end. The class is designed for all levels and no prior singing experience is required.
The Core Turns One!
The Core Your Perfect Center, Redondo Beach
Saturday, June 14th
Demos 5:00-9:00 pm / Live Music and Dancing 9:00pm....
Cost: FREE
Join us in celebrating The Core, Your Perfect Center's first year of success! We're so grateful that you've lovingly welcomed The Core into your lives over the past year and it's our turn to say thank you.
We invite you to bring the entire family for an evening of fun:
• class demos for both children and adults
• live music
• dancing
• hors d'oeuvres
• the announcement of new low prices
• 40% off any purchases made on the night of the soiree
• and more!
No presents necessary; all we ask is that you bring your family...
and your neighbors, and your colleagues, and the mailman, and your friends, and your friends' friends, and your friends' friends' friends....you get the idea!
Marla Leigh's Rhythms in Peace Fundraising Concert
Pilates Studio City, 11219 Tampa Ave, Northridge
Saturday, June 14th 8:00pm (doors open at 7:30pm)
Cost: $17 presale, $20 door
www.marlaleigh.com
Support Sacred World Music, Dance, Celebrate Life in Rhythm with Marla's eclectic world music ensemble, Rhythmjuju
DANCE the night away with Marla's world music ensemble, "Rhythmjuju"
Plus, "sonicritam", Marla's student ensemble and Silent Auction
Food kindly sponsored by Whole Foods Market, Porter Ranch Location!
Rhythms in Peace is a landmark, global sound healing CD and DVD project that brings together Grammy-winning artists and other world class musicians with tribal music groups from across the globe. Some proceeds from this project will go to aid women's sacred music groups in developing countries (Morocco and Egypt). We are currently fundraising for the first phase of the project where we will to go to Morocco in September 2008, to record with the Houyarites, a trance healing women's drumming/vocal group, as well as with Gnawa and Berber musicians.
Zen Dancing Ritual World Concert with Micheline Berry
Exhale Center for Sacred Movement, Venice
Saturday, June 14th 8:30-10:00 PM
Cost: $15; $20 the day of
Where ecstatic dance and live world music meet, Zen Dancing® induces peak states of ecstatic embodiment and deep union with the pranic "flow" between dancer and drum, breath and beat. The language of dance is universal and since 1996 Micheline Berry, Craig Kohland and their world ensemble Shaman's Dream have been resurrecting and defining the ritual world dance in Los Angeles, CA. Their live concerts are akin to a world ethnotronica odyssey that will sweep you up in a wave of trance dance marked by the evocative indigenous sounds and deep visionary grooves that have become the signature of their music.
No experience necessary...simply come prepared to move and let the music take you where it will.
Vinyasa/yin yoga class with Sony Trieu
lululemon Calabasas, 4719 Commons Way
Sunday, June 15th 9:30-10:30am
Cost: FREE
This class incorporates vinyasa flow and yin yoga in a delightful balance! Instructed by Sony Trieu, the class will be held from 9:30-10:30am.
Father's Day YogaPhobia with Julie Carmen
Exhale Center for Sacred Movement, Venice
Sunday, June 15th 2:00-4:00pm
Cost: $30; attend with your Dad and he'll only pay half price!!
ALL LEVELS WELCOME! Come alone or bring your Dad to this fun YogaPhobia class. We'll be stretching and strengthening, breathing and reducing our stress on Fathers' Day. No one is too tight, too loose, too big, too small, too young, too old for YogaPhobia.
Yoga with Vytas Baskauskas
Westwood Art Forum, 1028 Westwood Blvd
Tuesday, June 17th 7:30pm
Cost: FREE (reservations required)
website: www.westwoodartforum.com
Vytas teaches at Power Yoga in Santa Monica where he encourages his students to learn through yoga the lost art of balance, compassion, moderation, and stillness. Vytas' classes are a conscientious refuge from the insanity of Los Angeles.
Yoga with Diana Storace
lululemon Calabasas, 4719 Commons Way
Wednesday, June 18th 8:30-9:30pm
Cost: FREE
Relax and rejuvenate with this Wednesday evening class instructed by Diana Storace, lululemon's ambassador! 8:30-9:30pm.
Sun Meets Moon Yoga Hike with Hilary Kimblin
Michael Lane and Trailer Canyon Fire Road, Pacific Palisades
Friday, June 20th 7:00-10:00pm
Cost: $15
Join us on the longest day of the year in honor of summer solstice! There will be a moonlit yoga hike in the Palisades led by Hilary of Yoga Under the Trees. Please RSVP to 323-841-3606 and find directions and more info on her website: www.yogaunderthetrees.com
108 Sun Salutes for Solstice with Lonne Dickerson
Free Spirit Yoga, Long Beach
Friday, June 20th beginning at 7:15pm
Cost: $25 pre-registration, $35 at the door
Bring in the Summer Solstice with 108 Sun Salutations to Live Music. Joel Long will play the Sitar and Drums to guide you on your transformative journey while Lonne will lead you through various forms of sun salutations. Cleanse and purify for the new season. You will need a small towel, yoga mat & some water. Space is limited. Following class will be light refreshments.
Summer Solstice Celebration with Bekah Finch
Yoga Blend, Burbank
Friday, June 20th 8:30-10:30pm
Cost: By Donation only!
Join Bekah Finch for the hottest, longest day of the year!
The Summer Solstice (also called midsummer) is a celebration of the earth at her peak - come honor her abundance and beauty through a combination of yoga, creation and moving meditation.
The practices will aim to increase strength, focus, clarity and **fertility.
Summer Solstice is a lively festival celebrated all over the world for thousands of years. It is a time of plenty- lots of sun, food, crops, flowers and outdoor activities. We aim to not only connect ourselves with the natural cycle of our planet, but to take time to simply enjoy the little celebrations in our world- like the day with the most sunshine. We also acknowledge that while summer is in its prime, we now slowly move back towards longer nights. It is important for us as we attempt to heal this planet to be aware of these shifts and honor them.
Wear comfy clothing to move in and we always have some seasonal snacks together after our celebration so feel free to bring something "summery"!
Come join in a midsummer night's asana!
*donations will go to treepeople
**fertility does not simply mean making babies. Fertility actually means "richness of the soil" and before it was used to describe reproduction it also was used to describe "creative imaginations."
108 Sun Salutations for Summer with Leeann Carey
Yoga Works South Bay, El Segundo
Saturday, June 21st 2:00-4:30pm
Cost: $40 by 6/7; $50 after 6/7
The Sun Salutations reflect the "Ha" in a Hatha Yoga practice - its definitions include sun and heat, and its meaning includes giver of life, that which promotes growth, and the fire that burns at the heart of all that is unmanifest.
In Indian Philosophy, the number 108 is considered to be auspicious; suggesting completeness or wholeness. As well, other cultures take to its sacred meanings. In Buddhism philosophy, there are 108 names of Buddha. In ancient Chinese philosophy, 108, denotes the number of man. There are 108 beads on Tibetan mala, and there are 108 beds on a Catholic rosary.
On the Summer Solstice, we'll take a journey on our yoga mats to honor the sun and its powerful properties with the ritual of 108 sun salutations. We'll break the practice into four rounds of 27 salutations.
Round One: Prayers to Self
Round Two: Prayers to Others
Round Three: Prayers to the World
Round Four: Offerings to the Divine
We'll complete the class with complimentary closing passive poses and integration - Savasana.
It is not important if every student completes 108 Sun Salutations - only that they participate. It is about coming together and building energy together. Participants will be encouraged to rest if they need to. Just come and contribute your positive energy.
Come and Celebrate Being Alive and Summer Solstice 2008 With Saul David Raye, Amarananda Bhairavan, Marla Leigh, Shaman Shack and more!
Exhale Center for Sacred Movement, Venice
Saturday, June 21st 4:00-10:00pm
Cost: see details below
Join us for the special evening celebration of the summer solstice. In the northern hemisphere this is the day of most light. It is a powerful day for intention, sacred ceremony, yoga and tending your inner fire! The ancients have long recognized the power of certain time periods to re-connect us to the cosmic intelligence and the power of life itself. The solstice is one of those days. Immerse yourself into the power of community and celebration!!!
Schedule of Events:
4:00-5:50 pm - Solstice Yoga class with Saul David Raye and special musical guest Marla Leigh
(regularly priced class series and memberships apply)
** Class will include the Nithya Dhyaan Life Bliss Meditation **
6:00-6:15pm - Spiritual Nutrition & the Cosmic Healing Power of the Reishi Mushroom: short talk by Rehmannia Thomas of Shaman Shack
6:15-7:00 pm - Sangha ~ Community gathering: drinks and light, high vibrational snacks, thai massage sampler, henna and more! Additional individual charges apply.
Evening Program ~ $20
7:15-8:30pm - Healing Ceremony & Dance Meditation
Gayatri Ceremony (Puja) for Peace, healing and transformation with Tantric Priest and Healer Amarananda Bhairavan ( Nandu )- Gayatri is the most ancient recorded prayer in the history of the earth. This ceremony opens awakens spiritual power & light for the whole Earth.
8:30-10:00 pm - Ananda Ritam! Dance to Bliss!
Dancing is at the very heart of the all spiritual traditions as one of the fastest and most blissful ways to drop your mind, raise your vibration, heal and awaken the light and joy inside of you. Join Saul as he guides this evening of hi-frequency dancing and other meditations.
Summer Yoga Mala with Jo Tastula
Yoga Loft, Manhattan Beach
Saturday, June 21st 6:00-8:30pm
Cost: $25/ $30 at door
In this seasonal favorite event, Jo leads yogis through an evening of setting intentions for the summer season,108 sun salutes (all surya namiskar A), chanting, and meditation. This ritual is challenging, but extremely cleansing and celebratory. Spaces fill quickly!
Sacred Breathing Circle - Theme: “Joyful Abandon” Summer Solstice With Wahe Guru Kaur
The Awareness Center, Pasadena
Saturday, June 21st 7:00–9:30pm
Cost: $35 by 6/18, $40 thereafter
The Sacred Breathing Circle is a journey into the Self. It allows you to identify and release mental, emotional and physical blocks and bring light to areas that need healing. Experience Kundalini yoga and an ancient pranic technique, called the “Healing Breath,” that promotes healing and regeneration on all levels. Please wear comfortable clothes that you can move in.
Surya! A Summer Solstice Implosion with Gurmukh Khalsa
Golden Bridge Yoga, Hollywood
Saturday, June 21st 7:00-9:30pm
Cost: $40/adv, $50/day of
Surya is the energy of the sun - when you have a lot of Sun Energy you are expressive, extroverted and enthusiastic!
Enhance your relationship with the sun with three powerful Surya meditations when the Sun Energy is the highest and is with us the longest. Join us on this very auspicious night and harness sun’s powerful energy to increase your radiance and harness your prosperity and open your heart!
We will end the evening with a double-gong meditation that will consolidate the Surya energy into your hearts!
Stay after class for Summer treats!
Ritusamhara Celebration - Summer Solstice with Sara Ivanhoe
Yoga Works Main Street, Santa Monica
Saturday, June 21st 7:45-9:45pm
Cost: $25
“…Nightfall will be pleasant with fascinating moon, and in such nights Love-God can somehow be almost mollified…but now we can happily enjoy the nights devouring cool drinks and dancing and merrymaking in outfields…”
Kalidasa’s “Ritusamhara” verse 1.1
“Ritusamhara” is a traditional Indian celebration. Literally translated as ‘Garland of the Seasons,’ we will be honoring “Ritusamhara” four times a year and now is the time for Summer Solstice! This mini- festival will include asana, pranayama, mudra, mantra and live music- all in praise of summer, the top of the inhale, the peak of light. Come honor the sun, soak up the heat and get ready to radiate- it’s going to be a great summer!
The asana portion of the program will be gentle. A light meal one hour before commencement of the practice is permissible.
Summer Solstice Restoratives with Karen Koeppe
lululemon Beverly Hills, 334 North Beverly Drive
Sunday, June 22nd 9:30-10:45am
Cost: FREE
Relax and Restore: A Summer Solstice Rejuvenating Workshop with Leslie Porter
Santa Monica Yoga, Santa Monica
Sunday, June 22nd 5:00-7:00pm
Cost: $35 pre-registered by June 16; $40 at the door
In this class, we’ll practice gentle asanas (Yoga postures) with the support of blankets, bolsters, and other props and Pranayama (breathing techniques) to Relax and Restore from the stress of our daily lives and invite in the new season in a healing and nurturing way. Potential benefits include deep rest, a feeling of well being, improved sleeping rhythms, increased feeling of openness in the body, and finding stillness within.
“The power of restorative yoga lies in its ability to nurture ones own internal healing processes” (Iyengar Institute SF).
What to bring: Something warm to wear if it is a chilly night and an eye pillow or something to cover your eyes.
Symphony for the Senses
The Core Your Perfect Center, Redondo Beach
Sunday, June 22nd 7:00-10:00 pm -- Doors open at 6:00 pm
Cost: $22 Adults, $11 Children (Ages 6 & Up)
3rd Point Studios & The Core, YPC are proud to present an evening of Celebration, Connection & Contribution!
• Sample & browse an eclectic array of holistic products & services
• Experience the deep restorative effects of sound healing
• Share the joy of movement through Nia
• Event-only discounts on 3rd Point Studios & The Core, Your Perfect Center purchases!
Yoga with Jamie Elmer
Westwood Art Forum, 1028 Westwood Blvd
Tuesday, June 24th 7:30pm
Cost: FREE (reservations required)
website: www.westwoodartforum.com
A special Mind and Balance workshop to link the mindful and grounded qualities of meditation with our asana practice. This workshop we will awaken the body with a gentle asana practice and combine the stillness of meditation with balance postures to create focus while staying relaxed. Jamie Elmer teaches weekly at Exhale Center for Sacred Movement.
Venice Eco-Fest 2008
On the Venice Boardwalk at Windward Avenue
Saturday, June 28th 10:00am-7:00pm
Cost: FREE
On Saturday, June 28th, Venice welcomes a new annual ecologically themed festival at Windward Ave and Venice Beach.
Venice Eco-Fest features music by local talent on a solar stage, as well as speakers such as Councilman Bill Rosendahl and actor Ed Begley Jr.
Bring the family to enjoy a kid’s area with interactive entertainment, plus all kinds of delicious organic food and drink will be for sale.
There will be over 150 eco-conscious and educational booths offering up to date info on alternative energy and a variety of green technological displays, plus works by local artists.
Volunteers are needed, please call 866-220-2370.
Venice Eco-Fest is presented by Earth Day LA and the Venice Chamber of Commerce, and sponsored in part by LA Department of Water and Power, LA Department of Cultural Affairs, Venice Neighborhood Council, Venice Boardwalk Association, and The Sidewalk Café.
http://www.earthdayla.org/
Symphonic Yoga IV~MOZART, Beethoven, Puccini, Tchaikovsky and friends with Brad Keimach
Exhale Center for Sacred Movement, Venice
Saturday, June 28th 1:30-3:30pm
Cost: $25
This is a Level 2/3 Vinyasa Flow class, set to classical music. The composers whose music will accompany this special class include Mozart, Beethoven, Debussy, Verdi, Puccini, Ravel, Tchaikovsky, Brahms, Strauss, and Mendelssohn, among others. All of the performances were conducted by Brad from his professional conducting days in New York. come and see how your practice feels, and how your breath moves when accompanied by some of the towering geniuses of classical music! A once-in-a-lifetime experience!
Charity Flow Yoga Class with Joan Hyman and Friends
Yoga Works Center for Yoga, Los Angeles
Saturday, June 28th 3:00-5:15pm
Cost: $20 minimum donation
Join some of LA's most popular yoga teachers along with DJ Matt Robinson to support the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation!
Cystic fibrosis is an inherited chronic disease that affects the lungs and digestive system of about 30,000 children and adults in the United States (70,000 worldwide). A defective gene and its protein product cause the body to produce unusually thick, sticky mucus that clogs the lungs and leads to life-threatening lung infections and other side effects from years of deterioration; and obstructs the pancreas and stops natural enxymes from helping the body break down and absorb food.
Since 1955, the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation has been the driving force behind the pursuit of a cure. Thanks to the dedication and financial backing of supporters - patients, families and friends, clinicians, researchers, volunteers, individual donors, corporations and staff, they are making a difference.
This event will be taught by an eclectic mix of some of LA's most popular yoga teachers in 20 minute segments while DJ Mattnifique plays a mix of global rhythms for the soul.
Teachers include: Kathryn Budig, Krista Cahill, Annie Carpenter, Jeanne Heileman, Joan Hyman and David Lynch
Studio Blessing Benefit Concert with Wah!
Yoga Works South Bay, El Segundo
Saturday, June 28th 8:00-10:00pm
Cost: $25 suggested donation
Join us for a special evening of enchanting music by Wah to celebrate the opening of our new studio. All of the proceeds from this blessing ceremony will be donated to Growing Great, a school garden and nutrition program.
Bikram yoga with Mahnaz Jahangiri
lululemon Calabasas, 4719 Commons Way
Sunday, June 29th 9:30-10:30am
Cost: FREE
Come and learn what Bikram yoga is all about! Bikram instructor Mahnaz Jahangiri will lead the class through the 26 Bikram poses to give us a little taste of what encompasses this practice! The heated environment of Bikram will be created through the use of heat lamps. You won't want to miss this class, from 9:30-10:30am!
Vinyasa, Grace, and the Music Within with Max Strom
Exhale Center for Sacred Movement, Venice
Sunday, June 29th 12:30-2:30pm
Cost: $40
Known for the moving music he plays in his classes, Max offers this flow class sequenced to a particular body of music aimed at evoking grace and beauty within.
“Today, music has often been made a pastime, a means of forgetting God instead of realizing God. It is the use one makes of things which constitutes their fault or their virtue.” - Hazrat Inayat Khan
Workshop includes: Standing postures, twists, backbends, meditation. This workshop is appropriate for all levels.
Yoga for Men; Strength & Surrender with Max Strom
Exhale Center for Sacred Movement, Venice
Sunday, June 29th 2:45-4:05pm
Cost: $40
Strength and surrender appear to be opposites, but Yoga teaches that this is not so. It often takes the most strength to be kind, and great courage to forgive. This life affirming workshop will enhance our strength as men, while offering a starting place for taking off our emotional armor when it no longer serves us or those we love. Class includes: Lecture, yoga postures, breathing, and visualization.
For men only please
i think i just figured out where the time went :(
anyway, there's a lot going on this month, including some classes you might want to treat your special dad to on or around father's day, june 15th. also note that since the summer solstice falls on saturday the 21st, there'll be a variety of classes and events to mark the occasion, including a number of 108's. chances are, you'll find me at one of them, although exactly which one is still up in the air; i need to coordinate my yoga schedule with my tickets for the hollywood bowl season which starts next friday, june 20th!
as always, keep checking back as updates get posted...
ongoing events:
Yoga for Progressive Athletes
Rose Bowl, Pasadena (hosted by lululemon Pasadena)
Every Tuesday 6:00-7:00pm
Cost: FREE
Join us for Yoga for Progressive Athletes.
Welcome to Summer. Breakout the running shoes, buy the new swimsuits, and get ready for months of outside activity. Fun lately has become serious business. We want to shave minutes off of our 5k, increase our vertical leap for the outside jumper, some of us just want to get more tone places to tan.
Yoga for the progressive athlete is a program designed to help those ready to define their relationship and understanding of how the body moves and functions. It will be an active econstruction of gross fascia binding, novel synthesis of kinetic and isometric movement to promote muscular growth and break muscular habits, as well as integrating of breathwork for a calm meditative mind. The goals of this class are to help the participant move more efficiently and completely, increase their strength and balance, and also to look 'tight' in their trunks or bikini.
Limited "community" mats are available. Bringing your own mat is encouraged. Please dress in layers so that you may remove articles as you warm-up during the class.
CLASS WILL MEET AT THE ROSEBOWL BETWEEN GATES A&B AT THE WILL-CALL TICKET BOOTH
Practice in the Park
Central Park, Pasadena (hosted by lululemon Pasadena)
Every Wednesday, 6:00pm until sunset
Cost: FREE
Namaskara y'all,
The weather is looking good for Wednesday!
So it is time for another free yoga "Practice in the Park" at Central Park next to Old Town Pasadena (north of Del Mar Ave. between Fair Oaks and Raymond) at 6PM until around sunset. (Park on adjacent side streets. Bring change for parking meters.)
We will find a flat, grassy, sunny spot to practice. We take advantage of practice on a forgiving surface to go after fun yoga arm balance variations and crazy acro stuff. (If you have any requests for particular poses, just let me know.)
Join lululemon athletica ambassador, Scott Lewicki, and other local yogis and yoginis for a fun, impromptu practice.
Please bring your own mat and dress in layers so that you may remove articles as you warm-up during the class. Check this page before coming for updates on rain days.
YOGA AND THE ENVIRONMENT
Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Center, Marina del Rey
Thursday evenings, 7:00-8:30pm (see dates below)
Cost: $75 for the series of 5 lectures, $65 for members
The yoga scriptures teach us that we and nature are one. Yoga is a nature-based Sadhana. The current eco-crisis is the result of actions that deny this and is evidence that we behave as if we are separate from and able to control nature. The solutions are spiritual and this makes it the business of every yogi.
This course will enable us to explore yoga and our relationship with nature more deeply and will present practical, do-able solutions. A good opportunity to get a lot of information in one place!
Presented by Joanne Poyourow, cofounder of the Environmental Change-Makers, a community group focused on "What We Can Do" about environmental issues. www.envirochangemakers.org
5 June - "The 3 R's: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle" - Learn what you can do to live lightly upon the earth. Techniques to reduce the amount you personally contribute to our waste stream, including reusing, ‘un-shopping’, and simplifying our lives.
19 June - "Water Wisdom" - How to be water-wise both indoors and out. These lessons are important in this drought year, but also in view of global warming and the climate impacts forecast for California.
3 July - "Greener Gourmet" - We'll talk about local vs organic food, GMOs, the environmental impact of excessive meat consumption, and where to get good food in Los Angeles--all of which can add to gourmet taste!
10 July - "Power Possibilities" - We'll discuss what you can do to eliminate energy waste and improve efficiency, what "power down" means, and what it will look like as we venture into the second half of our planet's oil supply (Peak Oil).
17 July - "Transportation Solutions" - We'll cover getting better mpg from your existing vehicle, how to select a greener new vehicle, transitioning to car-free transportation, and relocalization.
BodyFreedom - Experience Profound Healing Through Dance with Tarnie Fulloon
The Awareness Center, Pasadena
Every Thursday 9:00–10:30am
Cost: $97 Series of 6, $67 Series of 4, $20 Single Class
Join Tarnie Fulloon, creator of BodyFreedom, and experience her unique method of healing movement blending physical therapy, spiritual psychology and dance as a modality for self-expression and deep healing. No experience necessary!
Yoga for Runners with Steve Mackel
lululemon Pasadena, 110 W Colorado Blvd
Every Thursday 6:30-7:30pm
Cost: FREE
Join us for Runners Yoga with acclaimed ChiRunning coach Steve Mackel.
Yoga for Runners – Coach Steve Mackel works on creating overall balance, taking runners through a series of yoga poses and explains the correlations between the pose and the biomechanics of running. He also moves students through vinaysa flow series while he focuses on creating strength first and flexibility second.
*WEATHER PERMITTING. Please check the events section for further information if it is a rain day.
Devotional Chanting
Ananda Los Angeles, Santa Monica
Every Saturday 7:30-9:00pm
If you like music, either singing yourself, or sitting quietly while others make music around you, come take part in Ananda's chanting sessions (kirtan in the Sanskrit language).
The sacred sounds of chants penetrate deeply into the consciousness. They have the power to transform and uplift the soul, and to open the heart. Chanting is an excellent, easy way to lift your spirits, and revitalize yourself after a long week of work.
Yogananda and Kriyananda have written many beautiful chants in English. We also sing some traditional chants of India in Sanskrit. Melodies are simple, and usually repetitious so you can easily join in. The chants are usually accompanied by harmonium, guitar, drums and cymbals.
Some Kirtans will be dedicated to Babaji and Lord Krishna with chants, stories of these great saints, an arati, and periods of meditation.
We pull out all the stops and let the devotion flow with chanting on harmonium, guitar, drums and cymbals.
Come ready to clap, sing and let your heart open wide to God's blessings.
www.geocities.com/anandala1/ananda-la-kirtans.html
Kirtan at SMPY West
Power Yoga West, Santa Monica
Saturdays, June 7th, 14th, 21st, and 28th 8:00-10:00pm
Cost: By Donation
Our instructors will hold a candlelit evening of Kirtan/Chanting every Saturday of the month. Different instructors lead each week and always on donation basis.
1st Saturday of every month, Govindas and Radha (kirtanwithgovindas.com)
2nd Saturday of every month, Travis (traviseliot.com)
3rd Saturday of every month, Andres
4th Saturday of every month, Terra and Friends (terrawellness.com)
Bring meditation cushions or blanket (no yoga mat). Wear comfy clothes.
Come sing from the deepest corner of your heart!
All-levels Fitness Class
lululemon Beverly Hills, 334 North Beverly Drive
Every Sunday 9:30-10:45am
Cost: FREE
Various styles of yoga, pilates, personal training, all levels - perfect for beginner, intermediate or advanced practitioners. Great for adults and teens. Check our community events listing, we do family classes too!
Weekly classes are followed by healthy snacks to refuel!
Sample some of the Los Angeles area's best instructors in a non-intimidating environment, deepen your practice with personal attention in an intimate space and practice with us!
We have community mats for our guests.
(see "other events" section below for yoga class schedule)
Community Fitness Classes
lululemon Calabasas, 4719 Commons Way
Every Sunday 9:30-10:30am
Cost: FREE
Complimentary Community Fitness classes on Sundays at 9:30 am - 10:30 am.
(see "other events" below for yoga class schedule)
Yoga on the Green with Still Yoga!
lululemon Glendale, 233 South Brand Avenue
Every Sunday 9:30-10:30am
Cost: FREE
Still Yoga is our June studio of the month, and to celebrate we are bringing Still teachers to the store every Sunday for Anusara-style community classes.
Please bring your own mat, limited number of mats provided for use.
*Be aware there might be sun exposure. Dress accordingly or wear sunblock.
Light refreshments to follow.
June 7th: Tony Giuliano
June 15th:
June 22nd: Mark Frankel
June 29th: Danielle Vouvalides
In-store Fitness Classes
lululemon South Bay, 2008A East Park Place
Every Sunday 9:30-10:30am
Cost: FREE
We would like to officially welcome Equinox to the neighborhood! The club will be opening June 20, 2008 and is located at 5400 Rosecrans. (Just west of the Bed Bath and Beyond shopping center.) The club will provide an energizing, inspiring upscale atmosphere, featuring the most cutting edge equipment, classes and programs. Lululemon will be hosting in-store classes taught by Equinox instructors for the month of June. Check out the awesome line-up for the month!
June 1st - Body Blast
June 8th - Core Flow Yoga
June 15th - ZUMBA
June 22nd - Pilates Body
June 29th - Dance Urbana
*Chair massages by Equinox Masseurs will follow the class
All-levels Yoga
lululemon Pasadena, 110 W Colorado Blvd
Every Sunday 10:00am
Cost: FREE
Limited "community" mats are available. Bringing your own mat is encouraged. As classes fill up quickly, and space is limited, please come early.
Please dress in layers so that you may remove articles as you warm-up during the class. Our space is outdoors behind the store on the patio (accessible through the alley on Delacey).
Check this page before coming for updates on rain days.
June 15th: Anusara-style yoga class with Alicia Pal
June 22nd: All levels yoga and meditation with Ann O'Brien
June 29th: All levels yoga class with Steve Hsu
Sunset Beach Yoga!
lululemon Santa Monica, 331 Santa Monica Blvd
Every Sunday 6:45pm
Cost: FREE
Beach Yoga is back!
Kick off for the Sunday Sunset Beach Yoga is on May 18th! Then keep the summer stretching going every Sunday through August 31st!
Where to meet? At the store at 6:45pm, we'll walk together!
What? All levels of Vinyasa flow!
Who? You and the Lu staff and guest teachers!
Why? Why not do some complimentary yoga overlooking the ocean while the sun sets???
June 1st: Kishan Shah
June 8th: Ben Fritz
June 15th: Desiree Bartlett
June 22nd: Rudy Mettia
Yoga For A Cause Donation Class With Laurie Searle and Molly Roemer
This month: COALITION FOR CLEANER AIR!
Liberation Yoga, Los Angeles
Sunday, June 1st (Every month) 1:30pm-3:00pm
Cost: By Donation
Yoga For A Cause is an all levels donation based class that happens the last Sunday of each month. This program is designed and orchestrated by Laurie Searle (Founder of ewishingwell.org), Christine Burke and Ashley Albrand and will include other teachers at Liberation Yoga. Every penny donated will go to the cause of the month. These causes will range from animal rights to kids rights and everything and anything where there is the need for our support. We hope to bring some awareness and financial aid to those who need it most while offering up our spirit and energy towards the highest good - all this and a fun and healthy yoga class too! Please come join us and no donation is too small. For more information on some of the organizations that will be sponsored and for information on ewishingwell - visit www.ewishingwell.org.
THE COALITION FOR CLEAN AIR is the only statewide organization advocating exclusively for healthy air for all Californians. Since 1971, CCA has worked to restore clean air in California through advocacy, outreach and education. www.coalitionforcleanair.org
Chanting with Steve Ross
Maha Yoga, Brentwood
Friday, June 6th ** CANCELLED ** (Every month) 8:00pm
Cost: A Donation for our musicians
We invite you to join us for a blissful evening of chanting.
The evening will open your heart, still your mind and lead you to a state of profound euphoria.
Wear comfortable clothing, bring a cushion to sit on and enjoy.
FRIDAY NIGHT GROOVE NIGHT with singers/songwriters Mike Weiss and Eric Bloom
Yoga Groove, North Hollywood
Friday, June 6th (1st Friday of every month) 8:00-9:15pm
Cost: $10 donation or class pass will be honored
Join Karen every first Friday of the month for a Yoga Groove class. May include live music.
Come and enjoy an evening at Yoga Groove with special guests Mike Weiss and Eric Bloom performing live at 8 pm.
Kirtan in the Canyon with Andrew and Michele and Friends
Yoga Desa, Topanga
Saturday, June 7th (1st Saturday of every month) 7:00pm
Singing these special songs with full enthusiasm is a meditation in itself and can leave you quite happy and high. See for yourself.
Call (818) 340-6088 for information.
www.artoflivingla.org/public.html
FREE Community Night: Partner Yoga
City Yoga, West Hollywood
Tuesday, June 10th (2nd Tuesday of every month) 7:30pm
Cost: FREE
Every second Tuesday of each month, City Yoga will hold an informal gathering featuring different teachers and topics.
This month join Linda Eifer and Tom Jermain for an evening of partner yoga. Partner poses help deepen your practice through giving and receiving; offering and accepting. Challenge each other to find freedom in poses as you help provide the boundary.
No partner required! Bring a friend or we will partner you throughout the evening.
Please R.S.V.P. by calling 323-654-2125
Kirtan with Daniel, Larry, Sarah and Friends
Rising Lotus Yoga, Sherman Oaks
Friday, June 13th (2nd Friday of every month) 8:15pm
Suggested donation $15
Come join me and many talented musical guests for a joyful evening of music, meditation, and chanting. No singing experience needed, only a willingness to open your heart to the joy.
I'm excited to say that in addition to Larry on percussion and lovely Sarah singing with me, we'll have Abby on Cello, Jeff on guitar and Slyvie on vocals too. Last month they joined us and the music lifted the roof off the building. Let's do it again!
Join me for a yoga class @ 6:30 or just come @ 8:15 to open your heart and sing.
Singing Kirtan has been a such a pleasure and we are building a powerful community with these regular events. Please forward this to anyone who might be interested.
Hope you can join us...
Karma Yoga Party
Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Center, Marina del Rey
Saturday, June 14th (Every month) 2:00pm
Cost: FREE
Karma Yoga is also important for balanced sadhana, so we are offering a separate opportunity for that. Once a month, usually the second Saturday in the month, we will be having a Karma Yoga Party - so that everyone can come and work together in the karma yoga spirit to support the center and strengthen the developing spirit of community. Projects will include cleaning, painting, computer work, filing and office work, sewing and a whole lot of other things that need doing to keep the energy of the center sattvic. For this to work properly, we need enthusiastic coordinators. We hope you will be able join us in this capacity.
2:00-6:00pm: Karma Yoga at the Center
6:00pm: We will share pizza and refreshments together
7:00pm: Saturday night at 'Om' (movie night) - the movie will be "Little Buddha"
Join the evoLUtion with Global Green!
lululemon Santa Monica, 331 Santa Monica Blvd
Thursday, June 26th (Every month) 7:30-9:30pm
Cost: FREE
For this month's Join the EvoLUtion join Max Simon, the founder and chief enlightenment officer of The selfcentered Tour, for an entertaining and experiential gathering to step away from the endless mind-chatter, disconnect from the buzz, and get selfcentered. In addition to experiencing what it feels like to be authentically alive, you will learn how to integrate these visionary selfcentered tools into daily life so that every part of your world gets easier, clearer, and better.
Max’s vision is to inspire one million people to get selfcentered.
Bring comfortable, breathable clothes that you can move in and a yoga mat.
This is a unique opportunity to gather with your local community and learn ways to make a difference in our world through embodied spirituality and compassionate action. Participants will explore these ideas through, asana, music, and meditation.
This event begins at 7:30 and lasts approximately 2 hours.
Spread the word!
Kirtan (call and response chanting) with Travis Eliot, Daniel Stewart, and Friends
Santa Monica Yoga, Santa Monica
Saturday, June 28th (Every month) 8:00-9:30 PM
Cost: By Donation
other special events:
Get Your Energy Flowing with Kundalini Yoga with NJ
lululemon Beverly Hills, 334 North Beverly Drive
Sunday, June 1st 9:30-10:45am
Cost: FREE
Come join us Sunday, June 1st at 9:30 for an experience you will never forget. Kundalini Yoga is known for its ability to not only create energy but to unblock the energy that you already possess. Nirinjan Khalsa will lead us through this powerful class with love, compassion and joy.
Meet us at the store at 9:30, and as always treats after!
Celebrating Beauty: Anusara Yoga with Hillary Rubin
Westwood Art Forum, 1028 Westwood Blvd
Wednesday, June 4th 7:30pm
Cost: FREE (reservations required)
website: www.westwoodartforum.com
Hillary Rubin teaches at City Yoga where her transformative classes weave a life-affirming philosophy that celebrates the individual along with her personal understanding of the body's natural ability to heal.
Hatha Yoga with Nina Mikkelsen
Westwood Art Forum, 1028 Westwood Blvd
Friday, June 6th 7:00pm
Cost: FREE (reservations required)
website: www.westwoodartforum.com
A lifelong yoga pracitioner, Nina specializes in creating a strong yet accessible practice harmoniously balancing physical postures and breathing techniques designed to stretch the body and increase flexibility of the mind.
Open House -- FREE classes all weekend!
Mission Street Yoga, South Pasadena
Saturday and Sunday, June 7th and 8th
Cost: FREE
MSY throws its doors wide open and invites you to come practice all weekend long for FREE. Explore our regularly scheduled classes and meet our incredible group of Anusara teachers. A 15% discount will be offered on all series. (Limit one per student.)
Symphonic Yoga with Brad Keimach
Westwood Art Forum, 1028 Westwood Blvd
Sunday, June 8th 6:00pm
Cost: FREE (reservations required)
website: www.westwoodartforum.com
Symphonic Yoga with Brad Keimach With a background as a symphony and opera conductor, Brad Keimach hosts a special Symphonic Yoga workshop. Imagine your yoga practice set to the classical music of Mozart, Beethoven, and Brahms. Brad teaches weekly at Exhale Center for Sacred Movement.
Honoring the Fathers We Love
Yoga Works, all locations
June 9th through 15th
Cost: FREE
Invite a dad to a free class!
Public Display of Meditation in Beverly Hills
Self-Centered tour with Max Simon
Lululemon Beverly Hills, 334 North Beverly Drive
Wednesday, June 11th 7:30-9:30pm
Cost: FREE
The Mission: To instill stillness into the heart of Beverly Hills.
The Cause: To give you an experiential hit of how it feels to get selfcentered within the midst of chaos.
Instructions: Meet at 7pm at the Beverly Hills Lululemon.
Who should come: Even if you've never meditated, come to this experience. Everyone will Injoy this profound adventure.
RSVP and/or ask questions to PDM@getselfcentered.com.
Anusara-inspired yoga with Georgina Purple
lululemon Calabasas, 4719 Commons Way
Wednesday, June 11th 8:30-9:30pm
Cost: FREE
Join us for an evening of anusara-inspired yoga with lululemon ambassador Georgina Purple! 8:30-9:30pm at our Calabasas store.
Free Mommy and Me class with Ravit and Eden
Your Neighborhood Studio, Culver City
Thursday, June 12th 10:00am
Cost: FREE
Yoga, Dance and Play!
In this one hour interactive class there will be yoga, dance, play, and of course bubbles! All Yogi's, Dancers and Parents are welcome. A great way to meet other mommies and daddies while bonding with your child.
Babies 3 months to Toddlers 3 years old welcome. Come join the fun!!!
More Than OM ~ Moving into the heart and spirit of singing through yoga with Rhona Klinghofer
Lyfe Yoga Center, Hermosa Beach
Friday, June 13th 7:30-9:30pm
Cost: $35 preregistration / $40 at door
This fun and unique class will focus on how the voice is freed through the practice of Yoga. We will attempt through singing, to combine specific body postures with the breath to achieve this end. The class is designed for all levels and no prior singing experience is required.
The Core Turns One!
The Core Your Perfect Center, Redondo Beach
Saturday, June 14th
Demos 5:00-9:00 pm / Live Music and Dancing 9:00pm....
Cost: FREE
Join us in celebrating The Core, Your Perfect Center's first year of success! We're so grateful that you've lovingly welcomed The Core into your lives over the past year and it's our turn to say thank you.
We invite you to bring the entire family for an evening of fun:
• class demos for both children and adults
• live music
• dancing
• hors d'oeuvres
• the announcement of new low prices
• 40% off any purchases made on the night of the soiree
• and more!
No presents necessary; all we ask is that you bring your family...
and your neighbors, and your colleagues, and the mailman, and your friends, and your friends' friends, and your friends' friends' friends....you get the idea!
Marla Leigh's Rhythms in Peace Fundraising Concert
Pilates Studio City, 11219 Tampa Ave, Northridge
Saturday, June 14th 8:00pm (doors open at 7:30pm)
Cost: $17 presale, $20 door
www.marlaleigh.com
Support Sacred World Music, Dance, Celebrate Life in Rhythm with Marla's eclectic world music ensemble, Rhythmjuju
DANCE the night away with Marla's world music ensemble, "Rhythmjuju"
Plus, "sonicritam", Marla's student ensemble and Silent Auction
Food kindly sponsored by Whole Foods Market, Porter Ranch Location!
Rhythms in Peace is a landmark, global sound healing CD and DVD project that brings together Grammy-winning artists and other world class musicians with tribal music groups from across the globe. Some proceeds from this project will go to aid women's sacred music groups in developing countries (Morocco and Egypt). We are currently fundraising for the first phase of the project where we will to go to Morocco in September 2008, to record with the Houyarites, a trance healing women's drumming/vocal group, as well as with Gnawa and Berber musicians.
Zen Dancing Ritual World Concert with Micheline Berry
Exhale Center for Sacred Movement, Venice
Saturday, June 14th 8:30-10:00 PM
Cost: $15; $20 the day of
Where ecstatic dance and live world music meet, Zen Dancing® induces peak states of ecstatic embodiment and deep union with the pranic "flow" between dancer and drum, breath and beat. The language of dance is universal and since 1996 Micheline Berry, Craig Kohland and their world ensemble Shaman's Dream have been resurrecting and defining the ritual world dance in Los Angeles, CA. Their live concerts are akin to a world ethnotronica odyssey that will sweep you up in a wave of trance dance marked by the evocative indigenous sounds and deep visionary grooves that have become the signature of their music.
No experience necessary...simply come prepared to move and let the music take you where it will.
Vinyasa/yin yoga class with Sony Trieu
lululemon Calabasas, 4719 Commons Way
Sunday, June 15th 9:30-10:30am
Cost: FREE
This class incorporates vinyasa flow and yin yoga in a delightful balance! Instructed by Sony Trieu, the class will be held from 9:30-10:30am.
Father's Day YogaPhobia with Julie Carmen
Exhale Center for Sacred Movement, Venice
Sunday, June 15th 2:00-4:00pm
Cost: $30; attend with your Dad and he'll only pay half price!!
ALL LEVELS WELCOME! Come alone or bring your Dad to this fun YogaPhobia class. We'll be stretching and strengthening, breathing and reducing our stress on Fathers' Day. No one is too tight, too loose, too big, too small, too young, too old for YogaPhobia.
Yoga with Vytas Baskauskas
Westwood Art Forum, 1028 Westwood Blvd
Tuesday, June 17th 7:30pm
Cost: FREE (reservations required)
website: www.westwoodartforum.com
Vytas teaches at Power Yoga in Santa Monica where he encourages his students to learn through yoga the lost art of balance, compassion, moderation, and stillness. Vytas' classes are a conscientious refuge from the insanity of Los Angeles.
Yoga with Diana Storace
lululemon Calabasas, 4719 Commons Way
Wednesday, June 18th 8:30-9:30pm
Cost: FREE
Relax and rejuvenate with this Wednesday evening class instructed by Diana Storace, lululemon's ambassador! 8:30-9:30pm.
Sun Meets Moon Yoga Hike with Hilary Kimblin
Michael Lane and Trailer Canyon Fire Road, Pacific Palisades
Friday, June 20th 7:00-10:00pm
Cost: $15
Join us on the longest day of the year in honor of summer solstice! There will be a moonlit yoga hike in the Palisades led by Hilary of Yoga Under the Trees. Please RSVP to 323-841-3606 and find directions and more info on her website: www.yogaunderthetrees.com
108 Sun Salutes for Solstice with Lonne Dickerson
Free Spirit Yoga, Long Beach
Friday, June 20th beginning at 7:15pm
Cost: $25 pre-registration, $35 at the door
Bring in the Summer Solstice with 108 Sun Salutations to Live Music. Joel Long will play the Sitar and Drums to guide you on your transformative journey while Lonne will lead you through various forms of sun salutations. Cleanse and purify for the new season. You will need a small towel, yoga mat & some water. Space is limited. Following class will be light refreshments.
Summer Solstice Celebration with Bekah Finch
Yoga Blend, Burbank
Friday, June 20th 8:30-10:30pm
Cost: By Donation only!
Join Bekah Finch for the hottest, longest day of the year!
The Summer Solstice (also called midsummer) is a celebration of the earth at her peak - come honor her abundance and beauty through a combination of yoga, creation and moving meditation.
The practices will aim to increase strength, focus, clarity and **fertility.
Summer Solstice is a lively festival celebrated all over the world for thousands of years. It is a time of plenty- lots of sun, food, crops, flowers and outdoor activities. We aim to not only connect ourselves with the natural cycle of our planet, but to take time to simply enjoy the little celebrations in our world- like the day with the most sunshine. We also acknowledge that while summer is in its prime, we now slowly move back towards longer nights. It is important for us as we attempt to heal this planet to be aware of these shifts and honor them.
Wear comfy clothing to move in and we always have some seasonal snacks together after our celebration so feel free to bring something "summery"!
Come join in a midsummer night's asana!
*donations will go to treepeople
**fertility does not simply mean making babies. Fertility actually means "richness of the soil" and before it was used to describe reproduction it also was used to describe "creative imaginations."
108 Sun Salutations for Summer with Leeann Carey
Yoga Works South Bay, El Segundo
Saturday, June 21st 2:00-4:30pm
Cost: $40 by 6/7; $50 after 6/7
The Sun Salutations reflect the "Ha" in a Hatha Yoga practice - its definitions include sun and heat, and its meaning includes giver of life, that which promotes growth, and the fire that burns at the heart of all that is unmanifest.
In Indian Philosophy, the number 108 is considered to be auspicious; suggesting completeness or wholeness. As well, other cultures take to its sacred meanings. In Buddhism philosophy, there are 108 names of Buddha. In ancient Chinese philosophy, 108, denotes the number of man. There are 108 beads on Tibetan mala, and there are 108 beds on a Catholic rosary.
On the Summer Solstice, we'll take a journey on our yoga mats to honor the sun and its powerful properties with the ritual of 108 sun salutations. We'll break the practice into four rounds of 27 salutations.
Round One: Prayers to Self
Round Two: Prayers to Others
Round Three: Prayers to the World
Round Four: Offerings to the Divine
We'll complete the class with complimentary closing passive poses and integration - Savasana.
It is not important if every student completes 108 Sun Salutations - only that they participate. It is about coming together and building energy together. Participants will be encouraged to rest if they need to. Just come and contribute your positive energy.
Come and Celebrate Being Alive and Summer Solstice 2008 With Saul David Raye, Amarananda Bhairavan, Marla Leigh, Shaman Shack and more!
Exhale Center for Sacred Movement, Venice
Saturday, June 21st 4:00-10:00pm
Cost: see details below
Join us for the special evening celebration of the summer solstice. In the northern hemisphere this is the day of most light. It is a powerful day for intention, sacred ceremony, yoga and tending your inner fire! The ancients have long recognized the power of certain time periods to re-connect us to the cosmic intelligence and the power of life itself. The solstice is one of those days. Immerse yourself into the power of community and celebration!!!
Schedule of Events:
4:00-5:50 pm - Solstice Yoga class with Saul David Raye and special musical guest Marla Leigh
(regularly priced class series and memberships apply)
** Class will include the Nithya Dhyaan Life Bliss Meditation **
6:00-6:15pm - Spiritual Nutrition & the Cosmic Healing Power of the Reishi Mushroom: short talk by Rehmannia Thomas of Shaman Shack
6:15-7:00 pm - Sangha ~ Community gathering: drinks and light, high vibrational snacks, thai massage sampler, henna and more! Additional individual charges apply.
Evening Program ~ $20
7:15-8:30pm - Healing Ceremony & Dance Meditation
Gayatri Ceremony (Puja) for Peace, healing and transformation with Tantric Priest and Healer Amarananda Bhairavan ( Nandu )- Gayatri is the most ancient recorded prayer in the history of the earth. This ceremony opens awakens spiritual power & light for the whole Earth.
8:30-10:00 pm - Ananda Ritam! Dance to Bliss!
Dancing is at the very heart of the all spiritual traditions as one of the fastest and most blissful ways to drop your mind, raise your vibration, heal and awaken the light and joy inside of you. Join Saul as he guides this evening of hi-frequency dancing and other meditations.
Summer Yoga Mala with Jo Tastula
Yoga Loft, Manhattan Beach
Saturday, June 21st 6:00-8:30pm
Cost: $25/ $30 at door
In this seasonal favorite event, Jo leads yogis through an evening of setting intentions for the summer season,108 sun salutes (all surya namiskar A), chanting, and meditation. This ritual is challenging, but extremely cleansing and celebratory. Spaces fill quickly!
Sacred Breathing Circle - Theme: “Joyful Abandon” Summer Solstice With Wahe Guru Kaur
The Awareness Center, Pasadena
Saturday, June 21st 7:00–9:30pm
Cost: $35 by 6/18, $40 thereafter
The Sacred Breathing Circle is a journey into the Self. It allows you to identify and release mental, emotional and physical blocks and bring light to areas that need healing. Experience Kundalini yoga and an ancient pranic technique, called the “Healing Breath,” that promotes healing and regeneration on all levels. Please wear comfortable clothes that you can move in.
Surya! A Summer Solstice Implosion with Gurmukh Khalsa
Golden Bridge Yoga, Hollywood
Saturday, June 21st 7:00-9:30pm
Cost: $40/adv, $50/day of
Surya is the energy of the sun - when you have a lot of Sun Energy you are expressive, extroverted and enthusiastic!
Enhance your relationship with the sun with three powerful Surya meditations when the Sun Energy is the highest and is with us the longest. Join us on this very auspicious night and harness sun’s powerful energy to increase your radiance and harness your prosperity and open your heart!
We will end the evening with a double-gong meditation that will consolidate the Surya energy into your hearts!
Stay after class for Summer treats!
Ritusamhara Celebration - Summer Solstice with Sara Ivanhoe
Yoga Works Main Street, Santa Monica
Saturday, June 21st 7:45-9:45pm
Cost: $25
“…Nightfall will be pleasant with fascinating moon, and in such nights Love-God can somehow be almost mollified…but now we can happily enjoy the nights devouring cool drinks and dancing and merrymaking in outfields…”
Kalidasa’s “Ritusamhara” verse 1.1
“Ritusamhara” is a traditional Indian celebration. Literally translated as ‘Garland of the Seasons,’ we will be honoring “Ritusamhara” four times a year and now is the time for Summer Solstice! This mini- festival will include asana, pranayama, mudra, mantra and live music- all in praise of summer, the top of the inhale, the peak of light. Come honor the sun, soak up the heat and get ready to radiate- it’s going to be a great summer!
The asana portion of the program will be gentle. A light meal one hour before commencement of the practice is permissible.
Summer Solstice Restoratives with Karen Koeppe
lululemon Beverly Hills, 334 North Beverly Drive
Sunday, June 22nd 9:30-10:45am
Cost: FREE
Relax and Restore: A Summer Solstice Rejuvenating Workshop with Leslie Porter
Santa Monica Yoga, Santa Monica
Sunday, June 22nd 5:00-7:00pm
Cost: $35 pre-registered by June 16; $40 at the door
In this class, we’ll practice gentle asanas (Yoga postures) with the support of blankets, bolsters, and other props and Pranayama (breathing techniques) to Relax and Restore from the stress of our daily lives and invite in the new season in a healing and nurturing way. Potential benefits include deep rest, a feeling of well being, improved sleeping rhythms, increased feeling of openness in the body, and finding stillness within.
“The power of restorative yoga lies in its ability to nurture ones own internal healing processes” (Iyengar Institute SF).
What to bring: Something warm to wear if it is a chilly night and an eye pillow or something to cover your eyes.
Symphony for the Senses
The Core Your Perfect Center, Redondo Beach
Sunday, June 22nd 7:00-10:00 pm -- Doors open at 6:00 pm
Cost: $22 Adults, $11 Children (Ages 6 & Up)
3rd Point Studios & The Core, YPC are proud to present an evening of Celebration, Connection & Contribution!
• Sample & browse an eclectic array of holistic products & services
• Experience the deep restorative effects of sound healing
• Share the joy of movement through Nia
• Event-only discounts on 3rd Point Studios & The Core, Your Perfect Center purchases!
Yoga with Jamie Elmer
Westwood Art Forum, 1028 Westwood Blvd
Tuesday, June 24th 7:30pm
Cost: FREE (reservations required)
website: www.westwoodartforum.com
A special Mind and Balance workshop to link the mindful and grounded qualities of meditation with our asana practice. This workshop we will awaken the body with a gentle asana practice and combine the stillness of meditation with balance postures to create focus while staying relaxed. Jamie Elmer teaches weekly at Exhale Center for Sacred Movement.
Venice Eco-Fest 2008
On the Venice Boardwalk at Windward Avenue
Saturday, June 28th 10:00am-7:00pm
Cost: FREE
On Saturday, June 28th, Venice welcomes a new annual ecologically themed festival at Windward Ave and Venice Beach.
Venice Eco-Fest features music by local talent on a solar stage, as well as speakers such as Councilman Bill Rosendahl and actor Ed Begley Jr.
Bring the family to enjoy a kid’s area with interactive entertainment, plus all kinds of delicious organic food and drink will be for sale.
There will be over 150 eco-conscious and educational booths offering up to date info on alternative energy and a variety of green technological displays, plus works by local artists.
Volunteers are needed, please call 866-220-2370.
Venice Eco-Fest is presented by Earth Day LA and the Venice Chamber of Commerce, and sponsored in part by LA Department of Water and Power, LA Department of Cultural Affairs, Venice Neighborhood Council, Venice Boardwalk Association, and The Sidewalk Café.
http://www.earthdayla.org/
Symphonic Yoga IV~MOZART, Beethoven, Puccini, Tchaikovsky and friends with Brad Keimach
Exhale Center for Sacred Movement, Venice
Saturday, June 28th 1:30-3:30pm
Cost: $25
This is a Level 2/3 Vinyasa Flow class, set to classical music. The composers whose music will accompany this special class include Mozart, Beethoven, Debussy, Verdi, Puccini, Ravel, Tchaikovsky, Brahms, Strauss, and Mendelssohn, among others. All of the performances were conducted by Brad from his professional conducting days in New York. come and see how your practice feels, and how your breath moves when accompanied by some of the towering geniuses of classical music! A once-in-a-lifetime experience!
Charity Flow Yoga Class with Joan Hyman and Friends
Yoga Works Center for Yoga, Los Angeles
Saturday, June 28th 3:00-5:15pm
Cost: $20 minimum donation
Join some of LA's most popular yoga teachers along with DJ Matt Robinson to support the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation!
Cystic fibrosis is an inherited chronic disease that affects the lungs and digestive system of about 30,000 children and adults in the United States (70,000 worldwide). A defective gene and its protein product cause the body to produce unusually thick, sticky mucus that clogs the lungs and leads to life-threatening lung infections and other side effects from years of deterioration; and obstructs the pancreas and stops natural enxymes from helping the body break down and absorb food.
Since 1955, the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation has been the driving force behind the pursuit of a cure. Thanks to the dedication and financial backing of supporters - patients, families and friends, clinicians, researchers, volunteers, individual donors, corporations and staff, they are making a difference.
This event will be taught by an eclectic mix of some of LA's most popular yoga teachers in 20 minute segments while DJ Mattnifique plays a mix of global rhythms for the soul.
Teachers include: Kathryn Budig, Krista Cahill, Annie Carpenter, Jeanne Heileman, Joan Hyman and David Lynch
Studio Blessing Benefit Concert with Wah!
Yoga Works South Bay, El Segundo
Saturday, June 28th 8:00-10:00pm
Cost: $25 suggested donation
Join us for a special evening of enchanting music by Wah to celebrate the opening of our new studio. All of the proceeds from this blessing ceremony will be donated to Growing Great, a school garden and nutrition program.
Bikram yoga with Mahnaz Jahangiri
lululemon Calabasas, 4719 Commons Way
Sunday, June 29th 9:30-10:30am
Cost: FREE
Come and learn what Bikram yoga is all about! Bikram instructor Mahnaz Jahangiri will lead the class through the 26 Bikram poses to give us a little taste of what encompasses this practice! The heated environment of Bikram will be created through the use of heat lamps. You won't want to miss this class, from 9:30-10:30am!
Vinyasa, Grace, and the Music Within with Max Strom
Exhale Center for Sacred Movement, Venice
Sunday, June 29th 12:30-2:30pm
Cost: $40
Known for the moving music he plays in his classes, Max offers this flow class sequenced to a particular body of music aimed at evoking grace and beauty within.
“Today, music has often been made a pastime, a means of forgetting God instead of realizing God. It is the use one makes of things which constitutes their fault or their virtue.” - Hazrat Inayat Khan
Workshop includes: Standing postures, twists, backbends, meditation. This workshop is appropriate for all levels.
Yoga for Men; Strength & Surrender with Max Strom
Exhale Center for Sacred Movement, Venice
Sunday, June 29th 2:45-4:05pm
Cost: $40
Strength and surrender appear to be opposites, but Yoga teaches that this is not so. It often takes the most strength to be kind, and great courage to forgive. This life affirming workshop will enhance our strength as men, while offering a starting place for taking off our emotional armor when it no longer serves us or those we love. Class includes: Lecture, yoga postures, breathing, and visualization.
For men only please
posted by joni at 1:12 AM
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Time flies when we are swamped with things to do and it is on a standstill when there is nothing to do. :) But I prefer the former than the latter. :)
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