watch this space
if you want to find a way to kill time, sign up for facebook to keep track of your friends' thoughts, photos, videos, links, whatever. and if you want to kill even more time, sign up for twitter so that you can stalk everyone else in cyberspace...
i joined facebook over a year ago, and while i can say that it's been a great source of event information for me -- and this blog -- it's also been a great distraction. i found myself blogging less and less; because i was so busy checking on people, i never seemed to have time to write. or even time to THINK about what i wanted to write. then last march, i joined the twitterverse. and then things got even worse... witness the fact that i had NO event calendar for april. and while the month of may was a bit better, i only sent out the info in dribs and drabs.
it's time to get back to business!
so with my extremely distracted attention span, i'm going to try to get back on track for june. what you see here is what i've gathered so far. and i'll keep hunting and gathering... as time permits :)
so keep watching this space for updates!
by the way, many of these events will be held at the new bhakti yoga shala in santa monica. it's located at 207 arizona avenue, at the corner of arizona and 2nd (in the courtyard behind the lighthouse restaurant).
ongoing events:
Community Fitness Classes
lululemon Calabasas, 4719 Commons Way
Every Wednesday 7:30-8:30pm
Cost: FREE
Join us for complimentary yoga and fitness classes on Wednesday evenings at 7:30pm! Come relax and rejuvenate, or come to build those muscles - you choose what class you would like to take!
Beach Yoga with Brad Keimach
On the beach at Barnard Way and the water's edge in Santa Monica
Every Saturday and Sunday, 10:30am-12:00pm
Cost: By Donation
In honor of the great weather coming up (which will continue till next January), Beach Yoga will now take place on BOTH Saturday and Sunday, at 10:30am! It is a startlingly beautiful experience, unexpectedly profound. Come and enjoy!
How do you get there? Easy: just walk down Barnard Way, towards the beach. Go right on to the sand, and continue all the way to the water's edge. I will be there to greet you! This is a donation class. Be sure to wear sunscreen. A LARGE beach towel will work, as well as your mat. I've ordered dolphins and seals again, and I believe that since the temps will be approaching 80, they will make an appearance. Class will be canceled if it rains.
Kirtan at Bhakti Yoga Shala
Bhakti Yoga Shala, Santa Monica
Every Friday at 8:30pm and Saturday at 8:00pm
Cost: By Donation
1st Friday, Andres Salcedo
2nd Friday, Joey Lugassy (starts at 9pm)
3rd Friday, Terra Gold
4th Friday, Kalidas
1st Saturday: Govindas and Radha (Chanting for Charity)
2nd Saturday: Michael Thomas
3rd Saturday: Zat Baraka
4th Saturday: Travis Eliot
Kirtan at SMPY West
Power Yoga West, Santa Monica
Every Saturday 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 (powersoulyoga.com)
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!
Complimentary Fitness Class
lululemon Beverly Hills, 334 North Beverly Drive
Every Sunday 9:30-10:45am
Cost: FREE
Every Sunday we host a complimentary fitness class featuring different styles of yoga, Pilates, dance and personal training. All levels are welcome - perfect for beginner, intermediate or advanced practitioners. Check out our events page for up to date information!
June 7th - JK Zen Fitness Trainer: Yoga
June 14th - JK Zen Fitness: PILATES FUSION
June 21st - JK Zen Fitness: ADULT PLAYGROUND CLASS
June 28th - JK Zen Fitness: CIRCUIT WORKOUT
Complimentary Fitness Class
lululemon Brentwood, 11920 San Vicente Blvd
Every Sunday 9:30-10:00am
Cost: FREE
Every Sunday we host a complementary fitness class for all ages and levels. Join us and some of the area's best fitness instuctors for yoga, pilates, dance, and other formats of fitness classes.
Weekly classes are followed by healthy snacks!
We have mats for the community or bring your own.
Starting June 1st, our Sunday in-store yoga classes will begin at 9:30am. Catch up on those zzzzz's Brentwood!
June 7th - Yoga with Jay Co from The Hub and SM Power Yoga (There is going to be a 5K/10k run that morning out on San Vicente, so you probably want to try and make it a little early)
June 14th - Yoga with Stephanie Phelan from Maha Yoga
June 21st - Yoga with Sarah Ezrin from The Hub
June 28th - Yoga with Meagan McCrary from The Hub
Community Fitness Classes
lululemon Calabasas, 4719 Commons Way, Suite R9
Every Sunday 9:30-10:45am
Cost: FREE
Join us for complimentary classes on Sunday mornings from 9:30-10:30am! Come take yoga, pilates, or a fitness class from your favorite local instructor. Check out our community calendar for more details!
June 7th - gTonnicks with Mr.G
June 14th - Fitbody workout with Stephanie Vitorino from Equinox Gym. Please wear sneakers!
June 21st - Kundalini Yoga with Tracy!
June 28th - Mat Pilates with Leah Watts, from Tone Pilates
Yoga on the Green
lululemon Glendale, 233 South Brand Avenue
Every Sunday 9:30-10:30am
Cost: FREE
Come and join our free fitness classes every Sunday from 9:30-10:30am at our store in the Americana at Brand! We host classes ranging from yoga and salsa to pilates and acro yoga!
Limited mats available, light refreshments to follow
See our "Community Events" page for more info!
June 7th - Yoga on the Green w/ Jennifer Black of Rising Lotus Yoga in Sherman Oaks
June 14th - Hand Balancing w/ Trapeze School of NY founder Jonathon Conant
June 21st - Yoga on the Green w/ Elyse Briggs, Glendale Ambassador and owner of Yoga at the Village
June 28th - Pilates on the Green w/ Kelly Tourgeman
Sunset Yoga!
lululemon Santa Monica, 331 Santa Monica Blvd
Every Sunday 7:00pm **NEW TIME!**
Cost: FREE
Sunset Yoga is back and moving to the evenings so we can flow to the beautiful sun setting into the ocean.
June 7th - Sunset Yoga Flow with Garth Hewitt
June 10th - Vibration & Movement w/ Annie Carpenter & Omstream.com
June 14th - Sunset Core Fusion with Dene Selkin
June 21st - Sunset Yoga w/ Off the Mat Into the World's Rennie Yabiku
June 28th - Sunset Yoga Tune Up® w/ Jill Miller
In-store Fitness Classes
lululemon South Bay, 2008A East Park Place
Every Sunday 9:30-10:30am
Cost: FREE
Join us every Sunday for our FREE fitness classes! Check out our events section for complete details.
June 7th - Hatha Yoga with Jenn Tamera
June 14th -Yoga Flow with Garth Hewitt from Equinox
June 20th (8:30am) - Beach Bootcamp with Leslie Cordova. Bring a towel, water, can come prepared to sweat! We will be meeting in the sand where Rosecrans meets the beach.
June 21st - Yoga Flow with Steve Leigh
June 28th - Power Yoga with Amy Beausang
All-levels Yoga
lululemon Pasadena, 110 W Colorado Blvd
Every Sunday 10:00am
Cost: FREE
Every Sunday at 10am we have an All Levels Yoga class. We feature various teachers from the Pasadena community.
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).
June 7th - PILATES PLUS Mat Class with Amy Sowers
June 14th - PILATES PLUS Mat Class with Kate Forster
June 21st - PILATES PLUS Mat Class with Elizabeth Faunce
June 28th - PILATES PLUS Mat Class with Kate Forster
YOGA ON THE SAND with Howard Davis
Will Rogers State Beach, Pacific Palisades
(Selected Sundays of the month) 9:00am
Cost: $20
If you've never experienced the exhilarating joy of doing yoga outdoors, please join us at 9am. Don't eat breakfast, bring a towel and layers of clothing, and park on Temescal Canyon.
Yoga on the Beach with Claudia
Next to the Lifeguard Tower on Ave H, left side, close to the water, Redondo Beach
(1st, 3rd, and 5th Sundays of the month) 10:00-11:15am
Cost: $10 or more is gratefully appreciated
IF YOU CAN BREATHE. YOU CAN DO YOGA. YOGA IS FOR EVERYBODY. ALL LEVELS WELCOME!
Yoga in nature is very powerful since we are connecting with the 5 Elements of the universe. Sometimes we see the dolphins. Let's greet them with the dolphin pose (asana). Yes there is a pose.
More info at www.feelthebliss.wordpress or 310-370-3278
Friday Night Groove Night with Brigette Dunn-Korpela and Pete Korpela
Yoga Groove, North Hollywood
Friday, June 5th 8:00-9:30pm
Cost: $8 Suggested Donation
Come and take your yoga flow off the mat and into space. Brigette and Pete will fuse and intertwine yoga asana postures with the creative freedom of dance and live percussion and give birth to a whole new level of movement and spiritual expression.
Breathe and weave your practice throughout the sounds and vibrations of world, classical, and contemporary rhythms. Focus will be on breath, alignment, and a creative rhythmic flow.
Transform your yoga practice into an artistic form of self-expression and enjoy the experience of pure freedom of mind, body, and soul!
Kirtan with BhaktiMa
Lyfe Yoga Center, Hermosa Beach
Saturday, June 6th (1st Saturday of the month) 6:30-8:00pm
Cost: $10 Suggested Donation
In the spirit of building community join BhaktiMa for a wonderful evening of music with our neighbors and friends and family.
Kirtan in the Canyon with Andrew and Michele and Friends
Yoga Desa, Topanga
TBA (1st Saturday of the 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: Immunize Yourself: The Ayurvedic Approach to Prevention with Mary-Alice Quinn, CAS
City Yoga, West Hollywood
Tuesday, June 9th (2nd Tuesday of the month) 7:30pm
Cost: FREE
In a time where rogue viruses constantly threaten our health, it is now more important than ever to look to our own immune strength as our leading source of protection.
During this free, interactive talk we will explore:
• Prevention as the cheapest form of medicine
• The Ayurvedic perspective on immune system health
• Simple practices to build your immunity.
Bring a friend!
Kirtan with Daniel Stewart & Friends
Rising Lotus Yoga, Sherman Oaks
Friday, June 12th (2nd Friday of the month) 8:15pm
Cost: By Donation
Come join Daniel Stewart and many talented musical friends this Friday February 13th @ 8:15 for a joyful evening of musical meditation and chanting. Daniel will be singing with Larry, Steve, and Keelan on drums, Sarah and Sylive on vocals, Angela on flute and Jeff on guitar.
No singing experience needed, only a willingness to open your heart to the joy.
The energy of our chanting keeps growing. Thank you for helping to make these events so joyous and powerful.
Hope you'll come and help us warm up the room and spread the joy at the Lotus. Jai Ma!
Kirtan with BhaktiMa
Harmony Yoga, Redondo Beach
Saturday, June 20th(3rd Saturday of the month) 7:00pm
Cost: $10 Suggested Donation
Join us for an evening of live music and chanting inspired by the ancient Indian tradition of bhakti yoga.
Full Moon Yoga Hike with Hilary Kimblin
Michael Lane and Trailer Canyon Fire Road, Pacific Palisades
Sunday, June 7th (Once a month) 7:00-10:00pm
Cost: $15 in advance, $20 day of
We will be on the trail by 7pm and out by 10pm. Please bring a yoga mat or towel, warm layers, water, decent walking shoes/boots, a snack to share and a sense of adventure!
Yoga Under The Trees is a great way to introduce a friend or partner to yoga, and also a wonderful way to meet new people. Beginners and the “completely rigid and inflexible” welcome. Join a hike today and Find Peace in the Wild.
Please RSVP hilary@yogaunderthetrees.com or call 323.841.3606
Chanting with Steve Ross
Maha Yoga, Brentwood
TBA (Once a month) 8:00pm
Cost: By Donation
Come to Maha Yoga for an enchanting evening of chanting with Steve. Open your heart and fill the studio with bliss. Sing along or just sit back and enjoy. Bring a cushion to sit on and wear comfortable clothing. Donation for our musicians.
other special events:
Lakshmi Puja (fire ceremony) and Photo Exhibit Featuring the Photographic Works of Julianne Reynolds
with Pujari/Tantric Vedic Priest, Sri Shiva Kumar
Urban Remedy, 1509B Abbot Kinney Blvd,Venice
Friday, June 5th 7:00-11:00pm
Cost: $10 Suggested Donation
Vedic Exhibition is an interactive art and puja exhibit with the intent to educate and change the way we approach our lives. The foundation of this project is the importance of rituals to invoke the spiritual awakening of the divine within.
Julianne Reynolds, documentary filmmaker, yogi and director of this exhibition, has been traveling and filming Indian Vedic Priest, Sri Shiva Kumar throughout the US and India. Julianne and Sri Shiva Kumar have developed a project to invite anyone interested in learning more about the vedic arts. As a photographer and filmmaker, this unique exhibit will showcase Julianne’s photographic work over the last two years.
Music Performed by Mathew Hufschmidt and David Watts
Tonic Herb Drinks, Shaman Shack
Limited Seating for Puja
Proceeds from these exhibitions will help educate underprivileged children in the USA and India.
Concert with Vikhash Maharaj and Prabhash Maharaj
Yoga Kingdom Sanctuary, Pasadena
Friday, June 5th 7:30pm
Cost: $20 Donation
Vikhash Maharaj and Prabhash Maharaj are Music Maestros from India seldom experienced in the West. They trace their lineage back fourteen generations of Varanasi musicians. Their music is direct tantric transmission of Shakti. They say, "This was given to our family by Shiva Himself and it is our task to give it to you." Just listening will transform you. An unparalleled resource for the Yoga Community of Los Angeles/Orange County.
Come and experience the complex rhythms, inspiring improvisation and the breath and depth of the healing benefits of this music. Their music is a truly powerful experience that will transform you from the inside out!
Acoustic Kirtan with Daniel Stewart & Friends
YogaWorks Valencia
Saturday, June 6th 6:00pm
Cost: $15 in advance, $20 at the door
Join Daniel Stewart and many talented musicians for an evening of call and response chanting. No experience necessary, just a willingness to open your heart and surrender to the blissful flow.
Dance Night at Maha Yoga
Maha Yoga, Brentwood
Saturday, June 6th 7:30pm
Cost: $15 per person
Come dance and shake it loose!
Anna Vitalia will lead you on a journey through the 5Rhythms to a soundscape of ambient, hip hop, rock and roll, house, world beats and more.
This is a casual and fun dance practice much like yoga.
A space to come and dance wildly to your own beating pulse, let loose, exercise, stretch, meditate and emerge with a glowing smile.
No experience is necessary.
Just wear comfortable clothes and bring a bottle of water.
Feel free to email 5RhythmsLA@gmail.com with any questions.
Please vist www.gabrielleroth.com for more information.
Special Event: Kirtan with Shyamdas
Bhakti Yoga Shala, Santa Monica
Saturday, June 6th 8:00pm
Cost: $15 Suggested Donation
Shyamdas, well-known devotional practitioner, author, and musician, presents Bhakti Yoga programs that combine ecstatic kirtan singing with stories and teachings from the path of devotion. He speaks from his background as a Vedic scholar and Sanskrit translator to share the philosophy of non-dual reality.
Do Yoga... Feed the Homeless with Ryan Brewer, benefitting the Gettlove Foundation
Bhakti Yoga Shala, Santa Monica
Sunday, June 7th 12:00-1:30pm
Cost: By Donation
This is my debut class at the Bhakti Yoga Shala in Santa Monica and I've turned it into a charity event that could REALLY USE YOUR HELP! All proceeds from this DONATION-BASED class will go to benefit the Gettlove Foundation, a wonderful group dedicated to assisting the homeless in Los Angeles. Please come support me and this amazing organization! Just bring a mat, a couple friends, a towel (we're gonna sweat), and a donation of any amount. Please arrive a little early so we can get everyone in!
DO GOOD. DO YOGA: Yoga Bear Community Benefit Event with Jennifer Pastiloff, Nicole Reed, and Michael Ruccolo
Lyfe Yoga Center, Hermosa Beach
Sunday, June 7th 1:30pm
Cost: $10 online, $15 at the door
Yoga Bear is stoked to partner up with Michael Ruccolo of LYFE YOGA CENTER as we throw our very first Yoga Bear Community Benefit Class: "Do Yoga. Do Good." in Los Angeles. 100% of the proceeds will go directly to our SoCal chapter! Come out and play with us...
1:30 Doors Open.
2:00 Yoga Starts.
3:00 Speakers/Discussion/Community.
www.yogabear.org
SUMMER SUNSET ROOFTOP YOGA IN VENICE with Psalm Isadora
Urban Remedy, 1509B Abbot Kinney Blvd, Venice
Sunday, June 7th 5:30-9:00pm
Cost: FREE (Bring a potluck dish to share)
*COMMUNITY * WELLNESS * YUMMY FOOD * MUSIC *
Kundalini Tantra & Vinyasa Yoga with Psalm Isadora
Join us on the rooftop of The Farmacy/ Urban Remedy
Warm up, chill out and watch the sunset
Bring something yummy and healthy to share
All food offerings are appreciated as donations from the heart.
Classes begin at 5:30, potluck at 7pm
BYOM (bring your own mat)
BYFF (bring your friends and family)
BYHF (bring yummy, healthy food)
Sacred Chant with Shyamdas
Narayan Mandir, 1668 Rising Glen Rd, West Hollywood
Sunday, June 7th 7:30pm
Cost: Suggested Donation $15
Special night of Kirtan with the world renowned teacher, sanskrit scholar and author, Shyamdas in a rare southern California appearance. Shyamdas was recently featured in the movie
Enlighten Up and has led Kirtans with Sting, Paul Simon, and Mike D of The Beastie Boys.
Please bring cushion to sit on, please no infants or children.
If you've seen Shyamdas at the Narayan Mandir before, then you know how special it is! DON'T MISS THIS EVENT and please tell your friends to join us!
The Intuitive Flow: Yoga for Actors with James Morrison
Yogi Tree, Toluca Lake
Friday, June 12th 7:30-9:30pm
Cost: $30 PLEASE Pre-Register, Space is Limited
Accessing intuition, celebrating freedom, honoring instincts, and trusting the process are key to manifesting our creativity. In this very special, intimate evening with acclaimed actor, filmmaker, and yogi James (24's Bill Buchanan) Morrison, your spirit will be touched, your intuition and imagination freed, and your deepest creative reservoirs tapped. Witness your creative potential expand in the compassionate, inspiring presence of Morrison, a White Lotus Foundation-trained yoga instructor.
Begin the evening with a full-length intuitive flow yoga class, led by Morrison, who offers an eclectic, energetic practice with an enthusiastic regard for the evolutionary art and infinite possibilities of Hatha yoga. Then enjoy never-before-seen film clips from Showing Up, Morrison's forthcoming, much-anticipated documentary about the highs and lows of life as a working actor, featuring interviews with Sam Rockwell, Philip Baker Hall, Kristin Chenoweth, and countless other acting greats. The evening will conclude with a candid Q&A/discussion in which Morrison will answer your most compelling questions about craft and practice alike.
Sound, Rhythm and Nature: The Music of Pandit Vikash Maharaj (Sarod) with Prabhash Maharaj (Tabla)
Exhale Center for Sacred Movement, Venice
Friday, June 12th 8:00-10:00pm
Cost: $15, $20 day of
Pandit Vikash Maharaj shreds the Sarod (a 19-stringed instrument) as only a true master can and Prabhash sets the Tablas on fire playing with blinding hand speed! Your chakras will be energized and you'll leave floating on air when they are done! They have an utterly engaging way of sharing this system of music showing how it heals the body, opens the heart, and connects us with the nature of life. Their music is powerful, charged and universally joyous! The Maharaj family tradition is now 15 generations deep and can be traced back over 500 years – ancient and healing sounds directly from the source. Pt. Vikash Maharaj is a gifted artist and together with his son, Prabhash, he creates an ambiance that is both deep and moving.
DONATION YOGATHON in support of breast cancer prevention!
Yummy Yoga, Los Feliz
Saturday, June 13th 8:00am-6:00pm
Cost: By Donation
*Ten 55-minute classes taught by wonderful instructors from all across LA
*Refreshments and comraderie all day
*Raffle prizes for donations over $20
Take as many or as few classes as you'd like - the day will be by donation only (cash or check only)
Saturday's Schedule of Donation Classes ~
8am..........LEAH MILLER
9am..........RUTHIE ZALDUONDO
10am........ALI LAVENTHOL
11am........MICHELLE RINGLER
NOON........DUCKY PUNCH
1pm..........CAROLINE CARDINO
2pm..........MARY DIGNAN
3pm..........HEATHER FUNSTON
4pm..........ASHLEY RIDEAUX
5pm..........DUCKY & ALI - team teaching!!
Please pop in throughout the day for refreshments in support of Sivan.
Any donation over $20 will be entered into a raffle for prizes, including:
- YogiToes
- One-hour massage from Leah Miller
- Monthly Unlimited Series at Yummy Yoga
- Eco-Friendly Jade Yoga Mat
- Gift Certicificates to local shops
....and other fabulous prizes!!!!
Sivan's Story ~
Sivan, one of Yummy's yogis, is having a risk-reducing mastectomy at the end of June in order to prevent breast cancer. She's only 27, but doctors have recommended she have this surgery after learning of inheriting the BRCA 1 gene mutation from her mother. Sivan's Aunt Linda died of metastasized breast cancer at age 49, leaving behind two sons. Sivan's grandmother was diagnosed with breast cancer around that time. As it turned out, Sivan's grandmother had passed down the gene. Sivan's Aunt is unknowingly responsible for saving the lives of the women in her family, including Sivan's mother, who underwent preventative surgery when she learned of her gene diagnosis.
Sivan and her friends are making a film to document her surgery and recovery, and to educate viewers regarding new research in hereditary cancers for both men and women. Additionally, with her film, Sivan will bravely show women that this surgery can provide them with peace of mind, beautiful cosmetic results, courage, and a sense of true empowerment. We hope you can join us in support of not only the cause, but also a fellow member of the YUMMY community!
Karen Shuman's Beyond Yoga Open House!
Karen Shuman's Yoga, Sherman Oaks (formerly Annie's Yoga Studio)
Saturday, June 13th 10:00am-6:00pm
Cost: By Donation
Yoga, Live Music, Healthy Food and Healing!!! What more could you ask for in a day??
~~ 30 minute Sample Classes ~~
10-10:30am Hatha/Kundalini Mix w/ Karen
11-11:30am Hatha Flow w/ Dario
12-12:30pm Gentle Hatha w/ Vida
1-1:30pm Iyengar w/ Jay & Andrea
2-2:30pm Gentle Therapeutic yoga w/ Avalon
3-3:30pm Kundalini Yoga w/ Sylvia
4-4:45pm Intro to Meditation w/ Randall
5:15-6:00pm Live music/Sound Healing with the Didgeridoo and Drums
~~ Mini Healing Sessions (Sign in Sheet Available) ~~
Treatment Room 1:
Tarot Card Reading
Hypnotherapy
Ayurveda
Treament Room 2:
Massage
Reiki
GIVE--YOGA FOR AFRICA
Black Dog Yoga, Sherman Oaks
Saturday, June 13th 5:00-8:00pm
Cost: Suggested donation $25
Do you love yoga?
Do you love supporting the Black Dog Yoga family?
Do you love to help the fight against HIV/AIDS?
Please join Anusara-inspired teachers Rachel Jackson and Jenny Brill for an evening of playful yoga open to ALL LEVELS! The evening will feature live acoustic music from local artists.
This yoga workshop is helping to raise money for Colleen Hill (student at Black Dog Yoga) and One Heart Source, a non-profit organization going to Tanzania this summer as they work to house children orphaned by HIV/AIDS and to educate people of all ages about the epidemic.
So come show your support for Colleen, for greater well being in Tanzania and join us in sending some good karma out into the world! Learn some new poses, and even some Swahili!
workshop 5:00-7:00
refreshments 7:00-8:00
if you can't come for the workshop, feel free to come afterward and hang out.
Proceeds go directly to building an orphanage in Tanzania!
Celebrate and Radiate: Kundalini Yoga with Kia Miller
YogaWorks Main Street, Santa Monica
Saturday, June 13th 6:00-8:00pm
Cost: $25
Surrender the mind, listen to your heart, and befriend your soul. Delve into the magic of your own energy enhanced and revitalized through this evening of yoga, live music and meditation. Discover ancient yogic techniques for radiant health, happiness and longevity. Chant to connect to your highest potential. Live music with Aykanna and Anne Marie Solo. All levels welcome.
Live Concert: An Evening of Transcendental Gongs with Andrea Centazzo
Yogi Tree, Toluca Lake
Saturday, June 13th 8pm
Cost: $15/concert only or $20 includes Centazzo's latest CD
In this very special, intimate live performance, world-renowned composer, conductor, and gong master Andrea Centazzo offers his singular percussion style, playing on a set of over 200 instruments, complete with electronics, computer sequencing, and digital sampling, bringing to his audience the emotion of a new sonic adventure in jazz, world, and contemporary avant-garde music. Expand your consciousness. Lift your soul. Open your mind. Move your body. This is one evening of music you have to feel to believe!
Summer Solstice 2009 at Yoga West
Yoga West, Los Angeles
Sunday, June 14th 1:00-4:30pm
Cost: $50
2009 equals 11 equals LIBERATION
Summer is the season when seeds of Spring are grown by the Sun
Come and grow toward liberation in this Summer Solstice workshop
Summer Solstice is the annual moment of our Sun's highest energy... the source of physical light and life. This is the time to sit with the "you in you" the God within -- detach from the mind's trillion thoughts and develop your conscious path to destiny.
At this course we will practice a series of kriyas and meditations that bring mind and emotions into alignment with intentions. We will then begin a 40 day personal practice (sadhana) to actualize our intentions.
Please attend in comfortable clothing. Bring a soft mat to sit on, materials to write with, and a piece of fruit.
Amma's North American Tour
Radisson Hotel at LAX, 6225 West Century Blvd, Los Angeles
Monday thru Friday, June 15th-19th
Cost: Public programs are FREE
We are truly delighted to have Amma's physical presence in North America again this year.
On most public program days, there are two programs each day i.e. during the day (at 10:00 am) and the evening (at 7:30 pm). During these programs all are welcome to come and meet Amma and receive her darshan. Darshan means receiving a blessing in the form of a compassionate hug from Amma. Devi Bhava programs (ceremony in celebration of the Divine Mother) occur once in most cities on the last day of the program during the evening (at 7:00 pm). Please find more details below.
Numbered tokens for entering the darshan line to meet Amma are distributed one hour before each program, with priority given to those meeting Amma for the first time.
Please Note: Due to time constraints token availability may be limited.
Public Program
Monday and Tuesday, June 15 - June 16
Morning Programs:
Darshan: 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Evening Programs:
Spiritual programs: 7:30 pm - end
Dinner: 6:00 pm and 10:00 pm
Devi Bhava - Public Program
Friday, June 19
Atma Puja: 7:00 pm
Darshan: 8:00 pm - end
Dinner: 8:00 pm - 11:00 pm
A Free Screening at Golden Bridge Yoga: "Invisible Children"
Golden Bridge Yoga, Hollywood
Tuesday, June 16th 7:00pm
Cost: FREE, Donations appreciated
Can a story change the world? In the spring of 2003, three young Americans traveled to Africa in search of such a story. What they found was a tragedy that disgusted and inspired them. A story where children are the weapons and the victims. The “Invisible Children: Rough Cut” film exposes the effects of a 20-year-long war on the children of Northern Uganda. Children who live in fear of abduction by rebel soldiers, and are being forced to fight as part of a violent army. This wonderfully reckless documentary is fast paced, with an MTV beat, and is truly unique. To see Africa through young eyes is humorous and heart breaking, quick and informative - all in the same breath. See this film, you will be forever changed.
The screening is free; donations are greatly appreciated with 100% of proceeds going to the Invisible Children Inc. to provide health, safety and education for the children of Northern Uganda who are affected by this 20-year-long war.
The Historic Summer Solstice Celebration: LIVE H2O: Concert For The Living Water!
Belmont Shore Beach, Ocean Blvd near Granada Ave, Long Beach
Friday thru Sunday, June 19th-21st
Cost: FREE
Join in with millions of people as we honor the living water and pray for world peace, health, and prosperity
Everything is possible with LOVE, faith, and people united in prayer! This 72-hour global event is designed to bring humanity back to unity and security in the name of LOVE, by celebrating Water.
website: www.myspace.com/liveh2ola
Yoga Blend will be teaching at this event on Saturday, June 20th and Sunday, June 21st. More details to come!
Operation Shanti - Summer Solstice Charity Yoga Flow Event with Garth Hewitt
Equinox Fitness Clubs - Woodland Hills, South Bay, Santa Monica
Friday thru Sunday, June 19th-21st (see below for times)
Join yoga teacher Garth Hewitt for this Summer Solstice Charity Event to kick off the summer!
Attend one of the three classes or attend all three!
Each event location will include a raffle for great prizes, an art auction, an art exhibition featuring Garth's photographs from India and refreshments.
Help Raise Money For This Great Organization That Helps Children In Mysore India
PLEASE RSVP!
Equinox - Woodland Hills - Friday, June 19th - 5:30pm (Yoga Class - 5:30pm - 7pm)
RSVP: Stephanie.Vitorino@equinoxfitness.com
Equinox - South Bay - Saturday, June 20th - 4pm (Yoga Class - 4pm - 5:30pm)
RSVP: Deborah.Delarosa@equinoxfitness.com
Equinox - Santa Monica - Sunday, June 21st - 4pm (Yoga Class - 5pm - 6:30pm)
RSVP: Amy.Dixon@equinoxfitness.com
Summer Solstice: Harnessing the Vibrancy of the Sun's Full Force with Gurmukh Khalsa
Golden Bridge Yoga, Hollywood
Friday, June 19th 7:00-9:30pm
Cost:$20
This is the time of year when the Sun’s Energy is at its highest, radiating the most vibrancy. Join us on this most auspicious night as we begin with a very powerful kriya given by the Ancient Ones to open good luck.
This sacred set was handed down by the powerful Master Rishi Anand, the Mahan Tanrtic of the time, thousands of years ago. We will clear the karmas, and open you to the radiant light of your own destiny, allowing prosperity, new opportunities and good luck to enter your life.
Through meditation we’ll bring out and enhance our own Excellence. As we relax to the sacred sound of a Double Gong, we’ll allow the effects to set into our very cells.
Stay after class for Summer Treats!
Ritusamhara: Summer Solstice Celebration with Sara Ivanhoe
YogaWorks Main Street, Santa Monica
Friday, June 19th 7:45-9:45pm
Cost: $25
“Ritusamhara” is a traditional Indian celebration. Literally translated as ‘Garland of the Seasons,’ we have been celebrating “Ritusamhara” 4 times a year, and now is the time for Summer Solstice! This mini-festival will include asana, pranayama, mudra, mantra and 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 Yoga Sound Bath with Heather Hudson and Jamie Bechtold
Yoga Blend, Burbank
Friday, June 19th 8:30-10:30pm
Cost: $30 by June 14th/$35 after
Come celebrate the summer solstice with a night of yoga and gongs! You will be guided through gentle and nourishing restorative yoga poses while the magical sounds of gongs and singing bowls fill the air. Your entire body will feel relaxed and balanced. Register early and save $5.
Southern Asian Art Council Panel Discussion: The Path of Yoga Through Art
Brown Auditorium, LA County Museum of Art, 5905 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles
Saturday, June 20th 2:00pm
Cost: Free, RSVP to saac@lacma.org by June 15
In Indian culture, worship pervades all aspects of life and sacred art is everywhere, from a humble doorway to a king's palace. This panel discussion explores religious philosophy and the yogic path depicted in selected artworks from LACMA's renowned permanent collection of South Asian and Himalayan art. Panelists include: Christopher Key Chapple, Doshi Professor of Indic and Comparative Theology at Loyola Marymount University; Joseph Prabhu, Professor of Philosophy, Cal State Los Angeles, Program Co-Chair, Parliament of the World's Religions 2009; Felicia Tomasko, RN Chief Editor of LA Yoga and Ayurveda and Paula Fouce, Director, Producer President of Paradise Filmworks International. A screening of the film ORIGINS OF YOGA: Quest for the Spiritual will follow the discussion. This program was made possible by the Southern Asian Art Council at LACMA.
Summer Yoga Mala "Lite" with Jo Tastula
Yoga Loft Manhattan Beach
Saturday, June 20th 5:30-7:00pm
Cost: $20
Do the 108 sun salutes in the traditional Yoga Mala make you nervous? Well then, we have created this special summer version of the Mala for you! 75 surya namiskara "A" (sun salutes), meditation, intention-setting, and yoga nidra.
Summer Solstice Celebration with Bekah Finch
Yoga Blend, Burbank
Saturday, June 20th 6:00-8:00pm
Cost: $15 suggested donation
The Summer Solstice celebrates joy,warmth and laughter.
Cultures from all over the world have honored the one day a year where there is more light than dark.
It is even believed that Stonehenge was created specifically for the Summer Solstice ritual!
Our ancestors wanted to do all they could to strengthen and pay homage to the energy of the sun.
Summer Solstice is also a reminder that after today, the nights begin to grow longer and autumn is not far away; it is the perfect time to really honor and enjoy all the beauty in our lives.
Join Bekah for a night of drumming, dance, yoga, intention and creation to honor the summer!
Summer Solstice Vinyasa Flow with Live Drumming with Julie Rader
YogaWorks South Bay, El Segundo
Saturday, June 20th 7:30-9:30pm
Cost: $25 for members; $35 for nonmembers
Experience absolute freedom as you celebrate summer solstice during this creative vinyasa flow class with live drumming. This workshop is intended as a ritual to welcome in the new season on the longest day of the year. We will energize the body through an invigorating, creative vinyasa flow class with live drumming. The music and movement will leave you feeling open, blissful and inspired.
Special Screening: An Evening of Environmentally-Themed Documentaries with Oscar-Nominated Filmmaker Leslie Iwerks
Yogi Tree, Toluca Lake
Saturday, June 20th 7:30pm
Cost: $10
Leslie Iwerks is an Oscar® and Emmy nominated documentary director and producer with an unerring, unflinching eye for the places in life and humanity where passion and compassion are simultaneously most present and most absent. Join us at The Yogi Tree for a very special evening of documentary films that will open your heart, expand your mind, and change your soul.
*Downstream, short-listed for a 2008 Academy Award, traces the courageous actions of a doctor fighting for the lives of residents living and dying of rare cancers in a native community downstream from one of the largest and most toxic oil sands operations in the world in Alberta, Canada. http://www.downstreamdoc.com
*Recycled Life, nominated for an Academy Award® in 2006 and winner of nine top film festival awards, chronicles the thousands of people who have been living and working in the largest and most toxic landfill in Central America over the last sixty years - the Guatemala City garbage dump. Narrated by Edward James Olmos, the film had its television premiere on HBO’s Cinemax Channel in August 2007. Iwerks’ accompanying short film, A Safe Passage: A Tribute to Hanley Denning, aired on HBO-On-Demand and has helped garner over $3 million worth of individual financial contributions to the children and families living in the Guatemala City Garbage Dump. http://www.recycledlifedoc.com
Filmmaker reception and Q&A to follow.
Sitar and Drums for the Soul with Hypnotic Gurus
The Hub, Los Angeles
Saturday, June 20th 8:00-10:00pm
Cost: $25
A night of groovy music. Producer & Drummer, Sunil Narang, propelled by his trademark deep pocket groove, blends powerful beats with eastern sounds using a variety of percussion including tablas, electronic triggers and Tibetan, kathak and elephant bells. AJ Rikhi Ram, legendary sitarist of Rikhi Ram Musical Instruments Mfg. Co., evokes moods and textures from lush and melodic to sparse and moody.
An Evening of Chanting with Dave Stringer
Urth Yoga, Silverlake
Saturday, June 20th 8:00-11:00pm
Cost: $20 in advance, $25 day of the show
Dave Stringer, an accomplished composer, multi-instrumentalist and singer, has a special gift for bringing people together in ecstatic chant, call and response mantra singing. Punctuating the traditional mantras with flights of improvisation, he chants with luminous intensity and a freedom that is contagious. Dave Stringer’s sound marries the transcendent mysticism of traditional Indian instruments with the exuberant, groove-oriented sound of American gospel.
Summer Kick-Off Festival
Yogaglo Studio, 1800 Berkeley St, Santa Monica
Friday, June 26th 5:00-10:00pm
Cost: FREE
LA YOGA magazine and Yogaglo present: Here Comes the Sun!
A summer kick-off festival celebrating the yoga community and partner businesses working for social change
Enjoy complimentary food & cocktails, raffle prizes and a marketplace featuring local vendors who share a passion for giving back
With music by DJ Drez and the Hypnotic Gurus
BIJA KIRTAN DRUM CIRCLE with Tuesday May
Dancing Shiva Yoga and Ayurveda, Los Angeles
Friday, June 26th 7:30-9:00pm
Cost: $10.00 Suggested Donation/Free to all
Activate your Aura and participate in a guided chakra meditation, followed by "Bija Mantra" kirtan with Tuesday May.
Hand drums, Percussion, Bells, and Shakers welcome! Connect with your community!
YOGATHON! 2009
City Yoga, West Hollywood
Saturday and Sunday, June 27th-28th
Registration Fee: $45 (includes gift bags, food, prizes and much more)
Roll out your mat and open up your heart because it's time for Yogathon 09! Come celebrate 10 years of City Yoga. Give thanks for the roof over your head and help raise a roof for a deserving family.
On Saturday June 27, 60 yogis will gather for 24 hours of: Asana, Restorative, Meditation, Thai Yoga Massage, Chanting, Live Music, and FOOD.
100% of the net proceeds go to Habitat for Humanity.
Sign up now to save your spot!
*We are also seeking donations of goods, services and prizes
Venice Eco-Fest 2009
Venice Beach Recreation Area, Windward Ave and Ocean Front Walk, Venice
Saturday, June 27th 10:00am-6:00pm
Cost: FREE
This festival will feature:
~ Solar Powered Sound Stage with a full program of performers, dignitaries, celebrities, and environmental speakers that will both attract and educate people.
~ Booths representing green businesses, environmental organizations, and various environmentally and globally oriented non-profit and educational groups.
~ Food Court featuring organic and healthy foods.
~ Artists from the Venice and LA area.
~ Interactive Art Zone/Creative Play Area where people of all ages, focused especially for children, will spontaneously create, play, and interact in artistic and environmentally aware ways.
108 Sun Salutations with Live Mantra Chanting: A Yoga Fundraiser Event at the Venice Eco-Fest
Venice Beach Recreation Center
Saturday, June 27th 11:00-12:30pm
Cost: By Donation
Join Vishnuprem, Akemi on harmonium, the LA Sivananda Center, and LA Yoga Magazine for a ceremony of the 108 Surya Namaskara mala. Bring water and a mat or towel to enjoy a celebratory practice.
Charities Benefitted:
~ Green Yoga Association
~ Karma Animal Rescue
~ Sivananda Center Green Yoga in Practice
~ Learning Garden at Venice High School's Youth Gardening Project
You can support this event in two ways:
~ Download a pledge form from www.sivananda.org/la and find friends and family to sponsor you for a flat donation or per sun salutation completed.
~ Show up the day of the event, register, make your donation and participate in the event.
Checks and cash will be accepted. Please make checks payable to Green Yoga Association.
Radha Prasad Live in Concert
Golden Bridge Yoga, Hollywood
Saturday, June 27th 7:00-10:00pm
Cost: $18 in advance, $23/day of
Golden Bridge is honored to host internationally acclaimed flute artist, Pandit Radha Prasad for an uplifting night of Traditional Indian classical and folk music on Bamboo Flute. Radha Prasad is a gifted musician who was born and brought up in India and taught himself to play the bamboo flute at an early age. Radha Prasad is a senior most disciple of India’s foremost and world-renowned flutist Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia. He also received advanced training in Classical and Traditional folk music from Veena Pani Rastogi, world famous vocalist from Jaipur, India.
This event is presented by Golden Bridge Yoga Studio and Radha Prasad School of Music with support from California Traditional Music Society.
Don’t miss this rare opportunity to experience sublime beauty of Indian devotional musical tradition live at Golden Bridge.
A Night of Hypnotic Downtempo Yoga w/ Jo Tastula + the Hypnotic Gurus
Exhale Center for Sacred Movement, Venice
Saturday, June 27th 8:00-10:00pm
Cost: $20, $25 at the door
Feed your heart & soul with a night of classical sitar mixed with deep downtempo grooves and Jo Tastula's signature yoga flow sequencing. Dance/ Play/ Practice/ Sit to the hypnotic rhythm or whatever moves you!
Embodying the Goddess with Erika Faith: A playshop with Yoga, Art, Music and Surprises
Lyfe Yoga Center, Hermosa Beach
Sunday, June 28th 1:00-4:00pm
Cost: $30 in Advance, $35 at Door
All the words we have to distiguish the feminine seem to have a masculine association: s*he, fe*male, wo*man. Can we fully accept ourselves as the glorious representations of our divine crative power? Let us explore together in this very special afternoon with Erika Faith of Cloud Nine Yoga and friends.
i joined facebook over a year ago, and while i can say that it's been a great source of event information for me -- and this blog -- it's also been a great distraction. i found myself blogging less and less; because i was so busy checking on people, i never seemed to have time to write. or even time to THINK about what i wanted to write. then last march, i joined the twitterverse. and then things got even worse... witness the fact that i had NO event calendar for april. and while the month of may was a bit better, i only sent out the info in dribs and drabs.
it's time to get back to business!
so with my extremely distracted attention span, i'm going to try to get back on track for june. what you see here is what i've gathered so far. and i'll keep hunting and gathering... as time permits :)
so keep watching this space for updates!
by the way, many of these events will be held at the new bhakti yoga shala in santa monica. it's located at 207 arizona avenue, at the corner of arizona and 2nd (in the courtyard behind the lighthouse restaurant).
ongoing events:
Community Fitness Classes
lululemon Calabasas, 4719 Commons Way
Every Wednesday 7:30-8:30pm
Cost: FREE
Join us for complimentary yoga and fitness classes on Wednesday evenings at 7:30pm! Come relax and rejuvenate, or come to build those muscles - you choose what class you would like to take!
Beach Yoga with Brad Keimach
On the beach at Barnard Way and the water's edge in Santa Monica
Every Saturday and Sunday, 10:30am-12:00pm
Cost: By Donation
In honor of the great weather coming up (which will continue till next January), Beach Yoga will now take place on BOTH Saturday and Sunday, at 10:30am! It is a startlingly beautiful experience, unexpectedly profound. Come and enjoy!
How do you get there? Easy: just walk down Barnard Way, towards the beach. Go right on to the sand, and continue all the way to the water's edge. I will be there to greet you! This is a donation class. Be sure to wear sunscreen. A LARGE beach towel will work, as well as your mat. I've ordered dolphins and seals again, and I believe that since the temps will be approaching 80, they will make an appearance. Class will be canceled if it rains.
Kirtan at Bhakti Yoga Shala
Bhakti Yoga Shala, Santa Monica
Every Friday at 8:30pm and Saturday at 8:00pm
Cost: By Donation
1st Friday, Andres Salcedo
2nd Friday, Joey Lugassy (starts at 9pm)
3rd Friday, Terra Gold
4th Friday, Kalidas
1st Saturday: Govindas and Radha (Chanting for Charity)
2nd Saturday: Michael Thomas
3rd Saturday: Zat Baraka
4th Saturday: Travis Eliot
Kirtan at SMPY West
Power Yoga West, Santa Monica
Every Saturday 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 (powersoulyoga.com)
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!
Complimentary Fitness Class
lululemon Beverly Hills, 334 North Beverly Drive
Every Sunday 9:30-10:45am
Cost: FREE
Every Sunday we host a complimentary fitness class featuring different styles of yoga, Pilates, dance and personal training. All levels are welcome - perfect for beginner, intermediate or advanced practitioners. Check out our events page for up to date information!
June 7th - JK Zen Fitness Trainer: Yoga
June 14th - JK Zen Fitness: PILATES FUSION
June 21st - JK Zen Fitness: ADULT PLAYGROUND CLASS
June 28th - JK Zen Fitness: CIRCUIT WORKOUT
Complimentary Fitness Class
lululemon Brentwood, 11920 San Vicente Blvd
Every Sunday 9:30-10:00am
Cost: FREE
Every Sunday we host a complementary fitness class for all ages and levels. Join us and some of the area's best fitness instuctors for yoga, pilates, dance, and other formats of fitness classes.
Weekly classes are followed by healthy snacks!
We have mats for the community or bring your own.
Starting June 1st, our Sunday in-store yoga classes will begin at 9:30am. Catch up on those zzzzz's Brentwood!
June 7th - Yoga with Jay Co from The Hub and SM Power Yoga (There is going to be a 5K/10k run that morning out on San Vicente, so you probably want to try and make it a little early)
June 14th - Yoga with Stephanie Phelan from Maha Yoga
June 21st - Yoga with Sarah Ezrin from The Hub
June 28th - Yoga with Meagan McCrary from The Hub
Community Fitness Classes
lululemon Calabasas, 4719 Commons Way, Suite R9
Every Sunday 9:30-10:45am
Cost: FREE
Join us for complimentary classes on Sunday mornings from 9:30-10:30am! Come take yoga, pilates, or a fitness class from your favorite local instructor. Check out our community calendar for more details!
June 7th - gTonnicks with Mr.G
June 14th - Fitbody workout with Stephanie Vitorino from Equinox Gym. Please wear sneakers!
June 21st - Kundalini Yoga with Tracy!
June 28th - Mat Pilates with Leah Watts, from Tone Pilates
Yoga on the Green
lululemon Glendale, 233 South Brand Avenue
Every Sunday 9:30-10:30am
Cost: FREE
Come and join our free fitness classes every Sunday from 9:30-10:30am at our store in the Americana at Brand! We host classes ranging from yoga and salsa to pilates and acro yoga!
Limited mats available, light refreshments to follow
See our "Community Events" page for more info!
June 7th - Yoga on the Green w/ Jennifer Black of Rising Lotus Yoga in Sherman Oaks
June 14th - Hand Balancing w/ Trapeze School of NY founder Jonathon Conant
June 21st - Yoga on the Green w/ Elyse Briggs, Glendale Ambassador and owner of Yoga at the Village
June 28th - Pilates on the Green w/ Kelly Tourgeman
Sunset Yoga!
lululemon Santa Monica, 331 Santa Monica Blvd
Every Sunday 7:00pm **NEW TIME!**
Cost: FREE
Sunset Yoga is back and moving to the evenings so we can flow to the beautiful sun setting into the ocean.
June 7th - Sunset Yoga Flow with Garth Hewitt
June 10th - Vibration & Movement w/ Annie Carpenter & Omstream.com
June 14th - Sunset Core Fusion with Dene Selkin
June 21st - Sunset Yoga w/ Off the Mat Into the World's Rennie Yabiku
June 28th - Sunset Yoga Tune Up® w/ Jill Miller
In-store Fitness Classes
lululemon South Bay, 2008A East Park Place
Every Sunday 9:30-10:30am
Cost: FREE
Join us every Sunday for our FREE fitness classes! Check out our events section for complete details.
June 7th - Hatha Yoga with Jenn Tamera
June 14th -Yoga Flow with Garth Hewitt from Equinox
June 20th (8:30am) - Beach Bootcamp with Leslie Cordova. Bring a towel, water, can come prepared to sweat! We will be meeting in the sand where Rosecrans meets the beach.
June 21st - Yoga Flow with Steve Leigh
June 28th - Power Yoga with Amy Beausang
All-levels Yoga
lululemon Pasadena, 110 W Colorado Blvd
Every Sunday 10:00am
Cost: FREE
Every Sunday at 10am we have an All Levels Yoga class. We feature various teachers from the Pasadena community.
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).
June 7th - PILATES PLUS Mat Class with Amy Sowers
June 14th - PILATES PLUS Mat Class with Kate Forster
June 21st - PILATES PLUS Mat Class with Elizabeth Faunce
June 28th - PILATES PLUS Mat Class with Kate Forster
YOGA ON THE SAND with Howard Davis
Will Rogers State Beach, Pacific Palisades
(Selected Sundays of the month) 9:00am
Cost: $20
If you've never experienced the exhilarating joy of doing yoga outdoors, please join us at 9am. Don't eat breakfast, bring a towel and layers of clothing, and park on Temescal Canyon.
Yoga on the Beach with Claudia
Next to the Lifeguard Tower on Ave H, left side, close to the water, Redondo Beach
(1st, 3rd, and 5th Sundays of the month) 10:00-11:15am
Cost: $10 or more is gratefully appreciated
IF YOU CAN BREATHE. YOU CAN DO YOGA. YOGA IS FOR EVERYBODY. ALL LEVELS WELCOME!
Yoga in nature is very powerful since we are connecting with the 5 Elements of the universe. Sometimes we see the dolphins. Let's greet them with the dolphin pose (asana). Yes there is a pose.
More info at www.feelthebliss.wordpress or 310-370-3278
Friday Night Groove Night with Brigette Dunn-Korpela and Pete Korpela
Yoga Groove, North Hollywood
Friday, June 5th 8:00-9:30pm
Cost: $8 Suggested Donation
Come and take your yoga flow off the mat and into space. Brigette and Pete will fuse and intertwine yoga asana postures with the creative freedom of dance and live percussion and give birth to a whole new level of movement and spiritual expression.
Breathe and weave your practice throughout the sounds and vibrations of world, classical, and contemporary rhythms. Focus will be on breath, alignment, and a creative rhythmic flow.
Transform your yoga practice into an artistic form of self-expression and enjoy the experience of pure freedom of mind, body, and soul!
Kirtan with BhaktiMa
Lyfe Yoga Center, Hermosa Beach
Saturday, June 6th (1st Saturday of the month) 6:30-8:00pm
Cost: $10 Suggested Donation
In the spirit of building community join BhaktiMa for a wonderful evening of music with our neighbors and friends and family.
Kirtan in the Canyon with Andrew and Michele and Friends
Yoga Desa, Topanga
TBA (1st Saturday of the 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: Immunize Yourself: The Ayurvedic Approach to Prevention with Mary-Alice Quinn, CAS
City Yoga, West Hollywood
Tuesday, June 9th (2nd Tuesday of the month) 7:30pm
Cost: FREE
In a time where rogue viruses constantly threaten our health, it is now more important than ever to look to our own immune strength as our leading source of protection.
During this free, interactive talk we will explore:
• Prevention as the cheapest form of medicine
• The Ayurvedic perspective on immune system health
• Simple practices to build your immunity.
Bring a friend!
Kirtan with Daniel Stewart & Friends
Rising Lotus Yoga, Sherman Oaks
Friday, June 12th (2nd Friday of the month) 8:15pm
Cost: By Donation
Come join Daniel Stewart and many talented musical friends this Friday February 13th @ 8:15 for a joyful evening of musical meditation and chanting. Daniel will be singing with Larry, Steve, and Keelan on drums, Sarah and Sylive on vocals, Angela on flute and Jeff on guitar.
No singing experience needed, only a willingness to open your heart to the joy.
The energy of our chanting keeps growing. Thank you for helping to make these events so joyous and powerful.
Hope you'll come and help us warm up the room and spread the joy at the Lotus. Jai Ma!
Kirtan with BhaktiMa
Harmony Yoga, Redondo Beach
Saturday, June 20th(3rd Saturday of the month) 7:00pm
Cost: $10 Suggested Donation
Join us for an evening of live music and chanting inspired by the ancient Indian tradition of bhakti yoga.
Full Moon Yoga Hike with Hilary Kimblin
Michael Lane and Trailer Canyon Fire Road, Pacific Palisades
Sunday, June 7th (Once a month) 7:00-10:00pm
Cost: $15 in advance, $20 day of
We will be on the trail by 7pm and out by 10pm. Please bring a yoga mat or towel, warm layers, water, decent walking shoes/boots, a snack to share and a sense of adventure!
Yoga Under The Trees is a great way to introduce a friend or partner to yoga, and also a wonderful way to meet new people. Beginners and the “completely rigid and inflexible” welcome. Join a hike today and Find Peace in the Wild.
Please RSVP hilary@yogaunderthetrees.com or call 323.841.3606
Chanting with Steve Ross
Maha Yoga, Brentwood
TBA (Once a month) 8:00pm
Cost: By Donation
Come to Maha Yoga for an enchanting evening of chanting with Steve. Open your heart and fill the studio with bliss. Sing along or just sit back and enjoy. Bring a cushion to sit on and wear comfortable clothing. Donation for our musicians.
other special events:
Lakshmi Puja (fire ceremony) and Photo Exhibit Featuring the Photographic Works of Julianne Reynolds
with Pujari/Tantric Vedic Priest, Sri Shiva Kumar
Urban Remedy, 1509B Abbot Kinney Blvd,Venice
Friday, June 5th 7:00-11:00pm
Cost: $10 Suggested Donation
Vedic Exhibition is an interactive art and puja exhibit with the intent to educate and change the way we approach our lives. The foundation of this project is the importance of rituals to invoke the spiritual awakening of the divine within.
Julianne Reynolds, documentary filmmaker, yogi and director of this exhibition, has been traveling and filming Indian Vedic Priest, Sri Shiva Kumar throughout the US and India. Julianne and Sri Shiva Kumar have developed a project to invite anyone interested in learning more about the vedic arts. As a photographer and filmmaker, this unique exhibit will showcase Julianne’s photographic work over the last two years.
Music Performed by Mathew Hufschmidt and David Watts
Tonic Herb Drinks, Shaman Shack
Limited Seating for Puja
Proceeds from these exhibitions will help educate underprivileged children in the USA and India.
Concert with Vikhash Maharaj and Prabhash Maharaj
Yoga Kingdom Sanctuary, Pasadena
Friday, June 5th 7:30pm
Cost: $20 Donation
Vikhash Maharaj and Prabhash Maharaj are Music Maestros from India seldom experienced in the West. They trace their lineage back fourteen generations of Varanasi musicians. Their music is direct tantric transmission of Shakti. They say, "This was given to our family by Shiva Himself and it is our task to give it to you." Just listening will transform you. An unparalleled resource for the Yoga Community of Los Angeles/Orange County.
Come and experience the complex rhythms, inspiring improvisation and the breath and depth of the healing benefits of this music. Their music is a truly powerful experience that will transform you from the inside out!
Acoustic Kirtan with Daniel Stewart & Friends
YogaWorks Valencia
Saturday, June 6th 6:00pm
Cost: $15 in advance, $20 at the door
Join Daniel Stewart and many talented musicians for an evening of call and response chanting. No experience necessary, just a willingness to open your heart and surrender to the blissful flow.
Dance Night at Maha Yoga
Maha Yoga, Brentwood
Saturday, June 6th 7:30pm
Cost: $15 per person
Come dance and shake it loose!
Anna Vitalia will lead you on a journey through the 5Rhythms to a soundscape of ambient, hip hop, rock and roll, house, world beats and more.
This is a casual and fun dance practice much like yoga.
A space to come and dance wildly to your own beating pulse, let loose, exercise, stretch, meditate and emerge with a glowing smile.
No experience is necessary.
Just wear comfortable clothes and bring a bottle of water.
Feel free to email 5RhythmsLA@gmail.com with any questions.
Please vist www.gabrielleroth.com for more information.
Special Event: Kirtan with Shyamdas
Bhakti Yoga Shala, Santa Monica
Saturday, June 6th 8:00pm
Cost: $15 Suggested Donation
Shyamdas, well-known devotional practitioner, author, and musician, presents Bhakti Yoga programs that combine ecstatic kirtan singing with stories and teachings from the path of devotion. He speaks from his background as a Vedic scholar and Sanskrit translator to share the philosophy of non-dual reality.
Do Yoga... Feed the Homeless with Ryan Brewer, benefitting the Gettlove Foundation
Bhakti Yoga Shala, Santa Monica
Sunday, June 7th 12:00-1:30pm
Cost: By Donation
This is my debut class at the Bhakti Yoga Shala in Santa Monica and I've turned it into a charity event that could REALLY USE YOUR HELP! All proceeds from this DONATION-BASED class will go to benefit the Gettlove Foundation, a wonderful group dedicated to assisting the homeless in Los Angeles. Please come support me and this amazing organization! Just bring a mat, a couple friends, a towel (we're gonna sweat), and a donation of any amount. Please arrive a little early so we can get everyone in!
DO GOOD. DO YOGA: Yoga Bear Community Benefit Event with Jennifer Pastiloff, Nicole Reed, and Michael Ruccolo
Lyfe Yoga Center, Hermosa Beach
Sunday, June 7th 1:30pm
Cost: $10 online, $15 at the door
Yoga Bear is stoked to partner up with Michael Ruccolo of LYFE YOGA CENTER as we throw our very first Yoga Bear Community Benefit Class: "Do Yoga. Do Good." in Los Angeles. 100% of the proceeds will go directly to our SoCal chapter! Come out and play with us...
1:30 Doors Open.
2:00 Yoga Starts.
3:00 Speakers/Discussion/Community.
www.yogabear.org
SUMMER SUNSET ROOFTOP YOGA IN VENICE with Psalm Isadora
Urban Remedy, 1509B Abbot Kinney Blvd, Venice
Sunday, June 7th 5:30-9:00pm
Cost: FREE (Bring a potluck dish to share)
*COMMUNITY * WELLNESS * YUMMY FOOD * MUSIC *
Kundalini Tantra & Vinyasa Yoga with Psalm Isadora
Join us on the rooftop of The Farmacy/ Urban Remedy
Warm up, chill out and watch the sunset
Bring something yummy and healthy to share
All food offerings are appreciated as donations from the heart.
Classes begin at 5:30, potluck at 7pm
BYOM (bring your own mat)
BYFF (bring your friends and family)
BYHF (bring yummy, healthy food)
Sacred Chant with Shyamdas
Narayan Mandir, 1668 Rising Glen Rd, West Hollywood
Sunday, June 7th 7:30pm
Cost: Suggested Donation $15
Special night of Kirtan with the world renowned teacher, sanskrit scholar and author, Shyamdas in a rare southern California appearance. Shyamdas was recently featured in the movie
Enlighten Up and has led Kirtans with Sting, Paul Simon, and Mike D of The Beastie Boys.
Please bring cushion to sit on, please no infants or children.
If you've seen Shyamdas at the Narayan Mandir before, then you know how special it is! DON'T MISS THIS EVENT and please tell your friends to join us!
The Intuitive Flow: Yoga for Actors with James Morrison
Yogi Tree, Toluca Lake
Friday, June 12th 7:30-9:30pm
Cost: $30 PLEASE Pre-Register, Space is Limited
Accessing intuition, celebrating freedom, honoring instincts, and trusting the process are key to manifesting our creativity. In this very special, intimate evening with acclaimed actor, filmmaker, and yogi James (24's Bill Buchanan) Morrison, your spirit will be touched, your intuition and imagination freed, and your deepest creative reservoirs tapped. Witness your creative potential expand in the compassionate, inspiring presence of Morrison, a White Lotus Foundation-trained yoga instructor.
Begin the evening with a full-length intuitive flow yoga class, led by Morrison, who offers an eclectic, energetic practice with an enthusiastic regard for the evolutionary art and infinite possibilities of Hatha yoga. Then enjoy never-before-seen film clips from Showing Up, Morrison's forthcoming, much-anticipated documentary about the highs and lows of life as a working actor, featuring interviews with Sam Rockwell, Philip Baker Hall, Kristin Chenoweth, and countless other acting greats. The evening will conclude with a candid Q&A/discussion in which Morrison will answer your most compelling questions about craft and practice alike.
Sound, Rhythm and Nature: The Music of Pandit Vikash Maharaj (Sarod) with Prabhash Maharaj (Tabla)
Exhale Center for Sacred Movement, Venice
Friday, June 12th 8:00-10:00pm
Cost: $15, $20 day of
Pandit Vikash Maharaj shreds the Sarod (a 19-stringed instrument) as only a true master can and Prabhash sets the Tablas on fire playing with blinding hand speed! Your chakras will be energized and you'll leave floating on air when they are done! They have an utterly engaging way of sharing this system of music showing how it heals the body, opens the heart, and connects us with the nature of life. Their music is powerful, charged and universally joyous! The Maharaj family tradition is now 15 generations deep and can be traced back over 500 years – ancient and healing sounds directly from the source. Pt. Vikash Maharaj is a gifted artist and together with his son, Prabhash, he creates an ambiance that is both deep and moving.
DONATION YOGATHON in support of breast cancer prevention!
Yummy Yoga, Los Feliz
Saturday, June 13th 8:00am-6:00pm
Cost: By Donation
*Ten 55-minute classes taught by wonderful instructors from all across LA
*Refreshments and comraderie all day
*Raffle prizes for donations over $20
Take as many or as few classes as you'd like - the day will be by donation only (cash or check only)
Saturday's Schedule of Donation Classes ~
8am..........LEAH MILLER
9am..........RUTHIE ZALDUONDO
10am........ALI LAVENTHOL
11am........MICHELLE RINGLER
NOON........DUCKY PUNCH
1pm..........CAROLINE CARDINO
2pm..........MARY DIGNAN
3pm..........HEATHER FUNSTON
4pm..........ASHLEY RIDEAUX
5pm..........DUCKY & ALI - team teaching!!
Please pop in throughout the day for refreshments in support of Sivan.
Any donation over $20 will be entered into a raffle for prizes, including:
- YogiToes
- One-hour massage from Leah Miller
- Monthly Unlimited Series at Yummy Yoga
- Eco-Friendly Jade Yoga Mat
- Gift Certicificates to local shops
....and other fabulous prizes!!!!
Sivan's Story ~
Sivan, one of Yummy's yogis, is having a risk-reducing mastectomy at the end of June in order to prevent breast cancer. She's only 27, but doctors have recommended she have this surgery after learning of inheriting the BRCA 1 gene mutation from her mother. Sivan's Aunt Linda died of metastasized breast cancer at age 49, leaving behind two sons. Sivan's grandmother was diagnosed with breast cancer around that time. As it turned out, Sivan's grandmother had passed down the gene. Sivan's Aunt is unknowingly responsible for saving the lives of the women in her family, including Sivan's mother, who underwent preventative surgery when she learned of her gene diagnosis.
Sivan and her friends are making a film to document her surgery and recovery, and to educate viewers regarding new research in hereditary cancers for both men and women. Additionally, with her film, Sivan will bravely show women that this surgery can provide them with peace of mind, beautiful cosmetic results, courage, and a sense of true empowerment. We hope you can join us in support of not only the cause, but also a fellow member of the YUMMY community!
Karen Shuman's Beyond Yoga Open House!
Karen Shuman's Yoga, Sherman Oaks (formerly Annie's Yoga Studio)
Saturday, June 13th 10:00am-6:00pm
Cost: By Donation
Yoga, Live Music, Healthy Food and Healing!!! What more could you ask for in a day??
~~ 30 minute Sample Classes ~~
10-10:30am Hatha/Kundalini Mix w/ Karen
11-11:30am Hatha Flow w/ Dario
12-12:30pm Gentle Hatha w/ Vida
1-1:30pm Iyengar w/ Jay & Andrea
2-2:30pm Gentle Therapeutic yoga w/ Avalon
3-3:30pm Kundalini Yoga w/ Sylvia
4-4:45pm Intro to Meditation w/ Randall
5:15-6:00pm Live music/Sound Healing with the Didgeridoo and Drums
~~ Mini Healing Sessions (Sign in Sheet Available) ~~
Treatment Room 1:
Tarot Card Reading
Hypnotherapy
Ayurveda
Treament Room 2:
Massage
Reiki
GIVE--YOGA FOR AFRICA
Black Dog Yoga, Sherman Oaks
Saturday, June 13th 5:00-8:00pm
Cost: Suggested donation $25
Do you love yoga?
Do you love supporting the Black Dog Yoga family?
Do you love to help the fight against HIV/AIDS?
Please join Anusara-inspired teachers Rachel Jackson and Jenny Brill for an evening of playful yoga open to ALL LEVELS! The evening will feature live acoustic music from local artists.
This yoga workshop is helping to raise money for Colleen Hill (student at Black Dog Yoga) and One Heart Source, a non-profit organization going to Tanzania this summer as they work to house children orphaned by HIV/AIDS and to educate people of all ages about the epidemic.
So come show your support for Colleen, for greater well being in Tanzania and join us in sending some good karma out into the world! Learn some new poses, and even some Swahili!
workshop 5:00-7:00
refreshments 7:00-8:00
if you can't come for the workshop, feel free to come afterward and hang out.
Proceeds go directly to building an orphanage in Tanzania!
Celebrate and Radiate: Kundalini Yoga with Kia Miller
YogaWorks Main Street, Santa Monica
Saturday, June 13th 6:00-8:00pm
Cost: $25
Surrender the mind, listen to your heart, and befriend your soul. Delve into the magic of your own energy enhanced and revitalized through this evening of yoga, live music and meditation. Discover ancient yogic techniques for radiant health, happiness and longevity. Chant to connect to your highest potential. Live music with Aykanna and Anne Marie Solo. All levels welcome.
Live Concert: An Evening of Transcendental Gongs with Andrea Centazzo
Yogi Tree, Toluca Lake
Saturday, June 13th 8pm
Cost: $15/concert only or $20 includes Centazzo's latest CD
In this very special, intimate live performance, world-renowned composer, conductor, and gong master Andrea Centazzo offers his singular percussion style, playing on a set of over 200 instruments, complete with electronics, computer sequencing, and digital sampling, bringing to his audience the emotion of a new sonic adventure in jazz, world, and contemporary avant-garde music. Expand your consciousness. Lift your soul. Open your mind. Move your body. This is one evening of music you have to feel to believe!
Summer Solstice 2009 at Yoga West
Yoga West, Los Angeles
Sunday, June 14th 1:00-4:30pm
Cost: $50
2009 equals 11 equals LIBERATION
Summer is the season when seeds of Spring are grown by the Sun
Come and grow toward liberation in this Summer Solstice workshop
Summer Solstice is the annual moment of our Sun's highest energy... the source of physical light and life. This is the time to sit with the "you in you" the God within -- detach from the mind's trillion thoughts and develop your conscious path to destiny.
At this course we will practice a series of kriyas and meditations that bring mind and emotions into alignment with intentions. We will then begin a 40 day personal practice (sadhana) to actualize our intentions.
Please attend in comfortable clothing. Bring a soft mat to sit on, materials to write with, and a piece of fruit.
Amma's North American Tour
Radisson Hotel at LAX, 6225 West Century Blvd, Los Angeles
Monday thru Friday, June 15th-19th
Cost: Public programs are FREE
We are truly delighted to have Amma's physical presence in North America again this year.
On most public program days, there are two programs each day i.e. during the day (at 10:00 am) and the evening (at 7:30 pm). During these programs all are welcome to come and meet Amma and receive her darshan. Darshan means receiving a blessing in the form of a compassionate hug from Amma. Devi Bhava programs (ceremony in celebration of the Divine Mother) occur once in most cities on the last day of the program during the evening (at 7:00 pm). Please find more details below.
Numbered tokens for entering the darshan line to meet Amma are distributed one hour before each program, with priority given to those meeting Amma for the first time.
Please Note: Due to time constraints token availability may be limited.
Public Program
Monday and Tuesday, June 15 - June 16
Morning Programs:
Darshan: 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Evening Programs:
Spiritual programs: 7:30 pm - end
Dinner: 6:00 pm and 10:00 pm
Devi Bhava - Public Program
Friday, June 19
Atma Puja: 7:00 pm
Darshan: 8:00 pm - end
Dinner: 8:00 pm - 11:00 pm
A Free Screening at Golden Bridge Yoga: "Invisible Children"
Golden Bridge Yoga, Hollywood
Tuesday, June 16th 7:00pm
Cost: FREE, Donations appreciated
Can a story change the world? In the spring of 2003, three young Americans traveled to Africa in search of such a story. What they found was a tragedy that disgusted and inspired them. A story where children are the weapons and the victims. The “Invisible Children: Rough Cut” film exposes the effects of a 20-year-long war on the children of Northern Uganda. Children who live in fear of abduction by rebel soldiers, and are being forced to fight as part of a violent army. This wonderfully reckless documentary is fast paced, with an MTV beat, and is truly unique. To see Africa through young eyes is humorous and heart breaking, quick and informative - all in the same breath. See this film, you will be forever changed.
The screening is free; donations are greatly appreciated with 100% of proceeds going to the Invisible Children Inc. to provide health, safety and education for the children of Northern Uganda who are affected by this 20-year-long war.
The Historic Summer Solstice Celebration: LIVE H2O: Concert For The Living Water!
Belmont Shore Beach, Ocean Blvd near Granada Ave, Long Beach
Friday thru Sunday, June 19th-21st
Cost: FREE
Join in with millions of people as we honor the living water and pray for world peace, health, and prosperity
Everything is possible with LOVE, faith, and people united in prayer! This 72-hour global event is designed to bring humanity back to unity and security in the name of LOVE, by celebrating Water.
website: www.myspace.com/liveh2ola
Yoga Blend will be teaching at this event on Saturday, June 20th and Sunday, June 21st. More details to come!
Operation Shanti - Summer Solstice Charity Yoga Flow Event with Garth Hewitt
Equinox Fitness Clubs - Woodland Hills, South Bay, Santa Monica
Friday thru Sunday, June 19th-21st (see below for times)
Join yoga teacher Garth Hewitt for this Summer Solstice Charity Event to kick off the summer!
Attend one of the three classes or attend all three!
Each event location will include a raffle for great prizes, an art auction, an art exhibition featuring Garth's photographs from India and refreshments.
Help Raise Money For This Great Organization That Helps Children In Mysore India
PLEASE RSVP!
Equinox - Woodland Hills - Friday, June 19th - 5:30pm (Yoga Class - 5:30pm - 7pm)
RSVP: Stephanie.Vitorino@equinoxfitness.com
Equinox - South Bay - Saturday, June 20th - 4pm (Yoga Class - 4pm - 5:30pm)
RSVP: Deborah.Delarosa@equinoxfitness.com
Equinox - Santa Monica - Sunday, June 21st - 4pm (Yoga Class - 5pm - 6:30pm)
RSVP: Amy.Dixon@equinoxfitness.com
Summer Solstice: Harnessing the Vibrancy of the Sun's Full Force with Gurmukh Khalsa
Golden Bridge Yoga, Hollywood
Friday, June 19th 7:00-9:30pm
Cost:$20
This is the time of year when the Sun’s Energy is at its highest, radiating the most vibrancy. Join us on this most auspicious night as we begin with a very powerful kriya given by the Ancient Ones to open good luck.
This sacred set was handed down by the powerful Master Rishi Anand, the Mahan Tanrtic of the time, thousands of years ago. We will clear the karmas, and open you to the radiant light of your own destiny, allowing prosperity, new opportunities and good luck to enter your life.
Through meditation we’ll bring out and enhance our own Excellence. As we relax to the sacred sound of a Double Gong, we’ll allow the effects to set into our very cells.
Stay after class for Summer Treats!
Ritusamhara: Summer Solstice Celebration with Sara Ivanhoe
YogaWorks Main Street, Santa Monica
Friday, June 19th 7:45-9:45pm
Cost: $25
“Ritusamhara” is a traditional Indian celebration. Literally translated as ‘Garland of the Seasons,’ we have been celebrating “Ritusamhara” 4 times a year, and now is the time for Summer Solstice! This mini-festival will include asana, pranayama, mudra, mantra and 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 Yoga Sound Bath with Heather Hudson and Jamie Bechtold
Yoga Blend, Burbank
Friday, June 19th 8:30-10:30pm
Cost: $30 by June 14th/$35 after
Come celebrate the summer solstice with a night of yoga and gongs! You will be guided through gentle and nourishing restorative yoga poses while the magical sounds of gongs and singing bowls fill the air. Your entire body will feel relaxed and balanced. Register early and save $5.
Southern Asian Art Council Panel Discussion: The Path of Yoga Through Art
Brown Auditorium, LA County Museum of Art, 5905 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles
Saturday, June 20th 2:00pm
Cost: Free, RSVP to saac@lacma.org by June 15
In Indian culture, worship pervades all aspects of life and sacred art is everywhere, from a humble doorway to a king's palace. This panel discussion explores religious philosophy and the yogic path depicted in selected artworks from LACMA's renowned permanent collection of South Asian and Himalayan art. Panelists include: Christopher Key Chapple, Doshi Professor of Indic and Comparative Theology at Loyola Marymount University; Joseph Prabhu, Professor of Philosophy, Cal State Los Angeles, Program Co-Chair, Parliament of the World's Religions 2009; Felicia Tomasko, RN Chief Editor of LA Yoga and Ayurveda and Paula Fouce, Director, Producer President of Paradise Filmworks International. A screening of the film ORIGINS OF YOGA: Quest for the Spiritual will follow the discussion. This program was made possible by the Southern Asian Art Council at LACMA.
Summer Yoga Mala "Lite" with Jo Tastula
Yoga Loft Manhattan Beach
Saturday, June 20th 5:30-7:00pm
Cost: $20
Do the 108 sun salutes in the traditional Yoga Mala make you nervous? Well then, we have created this special summer version of the Mala for you! 75 surya namiskara "A" (sun salutes), meditation, intention-setting, and yoga nidra.
Summer Solstice Celebration with Bekah Finch
Yoga Blend, Burbank
Saturday, June 20th 6:00-8:00pm
Cost: $15 suggested donation
The Summer Solstice celebrates joy,warmth and laughter.
Cultures from all over the world have honored the one day a year where there is more light than dark.
It is even believed that Stonehenge was created specifically for the Summer Solstice ritual!
Our ancestors wanted to do all they could to strengthen and pay homage to the energy of the sun.
Summer Solstice is also a reminder that after today, the nights begin to grow longer and autumn is not far away; it is the perfect time to really honor and enjoy all the beauty in our lives.
Join Bekah for a night of drumming, dance, yoga, intention and creation to honor the summer!
Summer Solstice Vinyasa Flow with Live Drumming with Julie Rader
YogaWorks South Bay, El Segundo
Saturday, June 20th 7:30-9:30pm
Cost: $25 for members; $35 for nonmembers
Experience absolute freedom as you celebrate summer solstice during this creative vinyasa flow class with live drumming. This workshop is intended as a ritual to welcome in the new season on the longest day of the year. We will energize the body through an invigorating, creative vinyasa flow class with live drumming. The music and movement will leave you feeling open, blissful and inspired.
Special Screening: An Evening of Environmentally-Themed Documentaries with Oscar-Nominated Filmmaker Leslie Iwerks
Yogi Tree, Toluca Lake
Saturday, June 20th 7:30pm
Cost: $10
Leslie Iwerks is an Oscar® and Emmy nominated documentary director and producer with an unerring, unflinching eye for the places in life and humanity where passion and compassion are simultaneously most present and most absent. Join us at The Yogi Tree for a very special evening of documentary films that will open your heart, expand your mind, and change your soul.
*Downstream, short-listed for a 2008 Academy Award, traces the courageous actions of a doctor fighting for the lives of residents living and dying of rare cancers in a native community downstream from one of the largest and most toxic oil sands operations in the world in Alberta, Canada. http://www.downstreamdoc.com
*Recycled Life, nominated for an Academy Award® in 2006 and winner of nine top film festival awards, chronicles the thousands of people who have been living and working in the largest and most toxic landfill in Central America over the last sixty years - the Guatemala City garbage dump. Narrated by Edward James Olmos, the film had its television premiere on HBO’s Cinemax Channel in August 2007. Iwerks’ accompanying short film, A Safe Passage: A Tribute to Hanley Denning, aired on HBO-On-Demand and has helped garner over $3 million worth of individual financial contributions to the children and families living in the Guatemala City Garbage Dump. http://www.recycledlifedoc.com
Filmmaker reception and Q&A to follow.
Sitar and Drums for the Soul with Hypnotic Gurus
The Hub, Los Angeles
Saturday, June 20th 8:00-10:00pm
Cost: $25
A night of groovy music. Producer & Drummer, Sunil Narang, propelled by his trademark deep pocket groove, blends powerful beats with eastern sounds using a variety of percussion including tablas, electronic triggers and Tibetan, kathak and elephant bells. AJ Rikhi Ram, legendary sitarist of Rikhi Ram Musical Instruments Mfg. Co., evokes moods and textures from lush and melodic to sparse and moody.
An Evening of Chanting with Dave Stringer
Urth Yoga, Silverlake
Saturday, June 20th 8:00-11:00pm
Cost: $20 in advance, $25 day of the show
Dave Stringer, an accomplished composer, multi-instrumentalist and singer, has a special gift for bringing people together in ecstatic chant, call and response mantra singing. Punctuating the traditional mantras with flights of improvisation, he chants with luminous intensity and a freedom that is contagious. Dave Stringer’s sound marries the transcendent mysticism of traditional Indian instruments with the exuberant, groove-oriented sound of American gospel.
Summer Kick-Off Festival
Yogaglo Studio, 1800 Berkeley St, Santa Monica
Friday, June 26th 5:00-10:00pm
Cost: FREE
LA YOGA magazine and Yogaglo present: Here Comes the Sun!
A summer kick-off festival celebrating the yoga community and partner businesses working for social change
Enjoy complimentary food & cocktails, raffle prizes and a marketplace featuring local vendors who share a passion for giving back
With music by DJ Drez and the Hypnotic Gurus
BIJA KIRTAN DRUM CIRCLE with Tuesday May
Dancing Shiva Yoga and Ayurveda, Los Angeles
Friday, June 26th 7:30-9:00pm
Cost: $10.00 Suggested Donation/Free to all
Activate your Aura and participate in a guided chakra meditation, followed by "Bija Mantra" kirtan with Tuesday May.
Hand drums, Percussion, Bells, and Shakers welcome! Connect with your community!
YOGATHON! 2009
City Yoga, West Hollywood
Saturday and Sunday, June 27th-28th
Registration Fee: $45 (includes gift bags, food, prizes and much more)
Roll out your mat and open up your heart because it's time for Yogathon 09! Come celebrate 10 years of City Yoga. Give thanks for the roof over your head and help raise a roof for a deserving family.
On Saturday June 27, 60 yogis will gather for 24 hours of: Asana, Restorative, Meditation, Thai Yoga Massage, Chanting, Live Music, and FOOD.
100% of the net proceeds go to Habitat for Humanity.
Sign up now to save your spot!
*We are also seeking donations of goods, services and prizes
Venice Eco-Fest 2009
Venice Beach Recreation Area, Windward Ave and Ocean Front Walk, Venice
Saturday, June 27th 10:00am-6:00pm
Cost: FREE
This festival will feature:
~ Solar Powered Sound Stage with a full program of performers, dignitaries, celebrities, and environmental speakers that will both attract and educate people.
~ Booths representing green businesses, environmental organizations, and various environmentally and globally oriented non-profit and educational groups.
~ Food Court featuring organic and healthy foods.
~ Artists from the Venice and LA area.
~ Interactive Art Zone/Creative Play Area where people of all ages, focused especially for children, will spontaneously create, play, and interact in artistic and environmentally aware ways.
108 Sun Salutations with Live Mantra Chanting: A Yoga Fundraiser Event at the Venice Eco-Fest
Venice Beach Recreation Center
Saturday, June 27th 11:00-12:30pm
Cost: By Donation
Join Vishnuprem, Akemi on harmonium, the LA Sivananda Center, and LA Yoga Magazine for a ceremony of the 108 Surya Namaskara mala. Bring water and a mat or towel to enjoy a celebratory practice.
Charities Benefitted:
~ Green Yoga Association
~ Karma Animal Rescue
~ Sivananda Center Green Yoga in Practice
~ Learning Garden at Venice High School's Youth Gardening Project
You can support this event in two ways:
~ Download a pledge form from www.sivananda.org/la and find friends and family to sponsor you for a flat donation or per sun salutation completed.
~ Show up the day of the event, register, make your donation and participate in the event.
Checks and cash will be accepted. Please make checks payable to Green Yoga Association.
Radha Prasad Live in Concert
Golden Bridge Yoga, Hollywood
Saturday, June 27th 7:00-10:00pm
Cost: $18 in advance, $23/day of
Golden Bridge is honored to host internationally acclaimed flute artist, Pandit Radha Prasad for an uplifting night of Traditional Indian classical and folk music on Bamboo Flute. Radha Prasad is a gifted musician who was born and brought up in India and taught himself to play the bamboo flute at an early age. Radha Prasad is a senior most disciple of India’s foremost and world-renowned flutist Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia. He also received advanced training in Classical and Traditional folk music from Veena Pani Rastogi, world famous vocalist from Jaipur, India.
This event is presented by Golden Bridge Yoga Studio and Radha Prasad School of Music with support from California Traditional Music Society.
Don’t miss this rare opportunity to experience sublime beauty of Indian devotional musical tradition live at Golden Bridge.
A Night of Hypnotic Downtempo Yoga w/ Jo Tastula + the Hypnotic Gurus
Exhale Center for Sacred Movement, Venice
Saturday, June 27th 8:00-10:00pm
Cost: $20, $25 at the door
Feed your heart & soul with a night of classical sitar mixed with deep downtempo grooves and Jo Tastula's signature yoga flow sequencing. Dance/ Play/ Practice/ Sit to the hypnotic rhythm or whatever moves you!
Embodying the Goddess with Erika Faith: A playshop with Yoga, Art, Music and Surprises
Lyfe Yoga Center, Hermosa Beach
Sunday, June 28th 1:00-4:00pm
Cost: $30 in Advance, $35 at Door
All the words we have to distiguish the feminine seem to have a masculine association: s*he, fe*male, wo*man. Can we fully accept ourselves as the glorious representations of our divine crative power? Let us explore together in this very special afternoon with Erika Faith of Cloud Nine Yoga and friends.
posted by joni at 9:44 AM
3 Comments:
Thank you so much for your update and lists about fitness and yoga classes. I love exercising! It just makes you feel so great afterward even though it's very exhausting sometimes. It makes me feel normal so I don't feel like I'm going through hypnotherapy!
I agree with you a 100%. Facebook has drastically changed my work performance too. I've been hooked to it for the past 8 months and though I'd like to stay away from it, I just couldn't fight the urge to check on my friends updates. I suppose it is the yearning to connect with people that kicks in. I think facebook is making me social in an antisocial way. :)
Thanks for putting together the list of all the yoga classes. I've practiced a form of Tibetan Yoga for years. Surprisingly I found that using self hypnosis while doing yoga helped me achieve a level of relaxation that was amazing. I recommend the combination to everyone.
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