yogis [heart] KCRW!

the KCRW winter pledge drive started yesterday, thursday january 27th (and yes, i've already put in a shift last night as a phone bank volunteer!) and will be running through next friday february 4th.

if you become a member of KCRW at the $50 level or higher, you get the fringe benefits card which gives you incredible discounts at businesses around town -- restaurants, stores, and yes, even yoga studios!

so here's the latest list of yoga studios that offer discounts to fringe benefits card holders. note that i've excluded non-yoga locations (pilates, spinning, gyms) that don't offer daily drop-in yoga classes as well as yoga studios outside LA county.

you can save anywhere from 10% to 20% on yoga classes -- and as you know, every little bit helps!


5 Point Yoga - 23410 Civic Center Wy, Ste E-3, Malibu (310) 455-6681
15% off yoga classes
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Bikram Yoga Studio City - 11239 Ventura Blvd, Studio City (818) 752-4325
15% off single classes; excludes series
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Black Dog Yoga - 4454 Van Nuys Blvd, Sherman Oaks (818) 380-0331
20% off individual classes, excludes series
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City Yoga - 1067 N Fairfax Ave, Los Angeles (323) 654-2125
15% off individual classes, excludes series
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Creative Chakra Spa - 3401 Pacific Ave, Ste 2A & 2B, Marina Del Rey (310) 823-9378
15% off oceanside spa services, yoga & Pilates; 10% off custom aromatherapy; 10% off tea & elixirs; discount also valid online, use code CCSPA
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Dancing Shiva Yoga & Ayurveda - 7466 Beverly Blvd, Los Angeles (323) 934-VEDA
15% off individual classes; 10% off 5, 10 & 15 class series; 10% off Ayurvedic body work
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Exhale Center for Sacred Movement - 245 S Main St, Venice (310) 450-7676
(also at 1422 2nd St, Santa Monica (310) 899-6222)
15% off individual classes & class series packages
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Goda Yoga - 9711 Washington Blvd, Culver City (310) 287-1255
15% off Hatha Yoga classes & series; excludes intro offer
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Golden Bridge Yoga - 6322 De Longpre Ave, Los Angeles (323) 936-4172
15% off individual classes, 5-class passes & workshops; excludes cafe & wellness center & spa
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Heartbeat House - 3141 Glendale Blvd, Los Angeles (323) 669-2821
20% off single classes; 20% off 4-class packages
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Hot Yoga Valencia - 25330 Diamond Pl, Ste 110, Agua Dulce (661) 257-9955
25% off individual classes, 10% off series
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In Focus Wellness - 717 Broadway Ave, Santa Monica (310) 576-2008
15% off single classes
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InsightLA - 1430 Olympic Blvd, Santa Monica (310) 774-3325
15% off meditation classes & events; excludes events & retreats priced on a sliding scale; discount also valid online, use code FBDIS
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InYoga Center - 5142 Laurel Canyon Blvd, Valley Village (818) 508-8040
15% off single classes, class packages & workshops; excludes unlimited packages; 15% off women's & men's apparel, accessories & gifts; excludes jewelry
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kate yoga - 146 E Colorado Blvd, Monrovia (626) 599-YOGA
15% off private yoga classes & private yoga therapy; discount also valid online, use code KCRW
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Liberation Yoga - 124 S La Brea Ave, Los Angeles (323) 964-5222
20% off individual classes & series
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LiveYoga Wellness - 6700 W 83rd St, Westchester (310) 835-6700
15% off individual classes; excludes workshops
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LYFE Yoga Center - 1310 Pacific Coast Hwy, Hermosa Beach (310) 374-5933
15% off single class, 5, 10 or 20 class series, clothing, accessories & eco-friendly products
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Maha Yoga - 13050 San Vicente Blvd, Brentwood (310) 899-0047
15% off individual classes; 10% off series of five classes; excludes other series
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Point Dume Yoga - 29169 Heathercliff Rd, Ste 201, Malibu (310) 455-6681
15% off yoga & fitness classes
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Purple Yoga - 6535 E Pacific Coast Hwy, Long Beach (526) 596-5700
20% off individual classes, excludes series; 10% off retail, excludes beverages
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RakSa - 10846 Washington Blvd, Culver City (310) 710-2746
15% off skincare & body services, yoga classes & cafe
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Rising Lotus Yoga - 13557 Ventura Blvd, Sherman Oaks (818) 990-0282
15% off single classes; excludes series
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Santa Monica Yoga - 1640 Ocean Park Blvd, Santa Monica (310) 396-4040
$2 off single class price; 10% off passes for 5, 10, 15 or 20 classes
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Still Yoga - 2395 Glendale Blvd, Unit D, Los Angeles (323) 906-8960
20% off individual classes; excludes series
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Studio Surya Yoga - 1501 Main St, #106, Venice (310) 910-4740
20% off individual classes
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The Hub - 2001 S Barrington Ave, Ste 150, Los Angeles (310) 575-4200
15% off yoga, breathwork & meditation sessions
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The Yoga Center - 1820 S Elena Ave, Redondo Beach (310) 375-6722
20% off individual classes; 15% off series of 3 private sessions
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TruYoga LA - 2425 Colorado Ave, Yahoo Ctr, Santa Monica (310) 829-2420
15% off individual classes & packages; 15% off massages; 10% off retail
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Up Dog Yoga & Cycling - 8599 Santa Monica Blvd, West Hollywood (310) 360-7200
15% off yoga & indoor cycling single classes, packages & membership; discount valid online, use code KCRW
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Urban Lily Yoga - 14843 Burbank Blvd, Van Nuys (818) 782-6144
20% off single classes; 15% off class packages
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YAS Silverlake - 1932 Hyperion Ave, Silverlake (323) 913-1991
15% off single spinning & yoga classes; 10% off class packages; excludes unlimited packages
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YAS Venice - 1101 Abbot Kinney Blvd, Venice (310) 396-6993
20% off single spinning & yoga classes; 10% off class packages; excludes unlimited packages
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Yoga Blend - 1921 W Magnolia Blvd, Burbank (818) 954-9642
15% off classes & class series packages for all levels
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Yoga Works - 230 1/2 Larchmont Blvd, Los Angeles (323) 464-1276
(also at:
15327 Sunset Blvd, Pacific Palisades (310) 454-7000
1426 Montana Ave, Santa Monica (310) 393-5150
2215 Main St, Santa Monica (310) 581-2952
1256 Westwood Blvd, Westwood (310) 234-1200)
20% off individual classes; excludes series
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Yoga World Studios - 250 W Ocean Blvd, Long Beach (562) 804-5525
15% off single classes & class packages; excludes unlimited packages; 15% off retail
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YogaPoser - 8 Brooks Ave, Venice (310) 584-7250
20% off individual classes; 10% off series packages & retail; discount also valid online, use code KCRW
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Your Neighborhood Studio - 3625 Hayden Ave, Culver City (310) 876-3498
15% off single dance classes; excludes series
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Yummy Yoga - 1717 Hillhurst Ave, Los Angeles (323) 953-8449
15% off single, 5 & 10 class packages
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getting back on track

there was a time when i used to write. a lot. at my peak, i averaged about two blog posts a week. now i'm lucky if i can post two a month.

i blame it all on facebook. and twitter.

i'm sure many of you are nodding your heads right now, totally agreeing with me.

instead of writing about all the crazy things i've been getting myself into, i've been spending my time reading about the crazy things my friends have been getting themselves into. and while that's amusing to me, my blog has fallen somewhat by the wayside.

as i look around the room where i sit, i find myself surrounded by books, CDs, DVDs, yoga props, nutritional supplements, and all kinds of sample products that vendors have sent me to try out and possibly review. and you can probably guess where i stand with that :(

to all - mea culpa, mea culpa, mea maxima culpa!

so for my new year's resolution, even if we're already two weeks into the new year, i'm going to set aside some time each day to try out a product, whether it be to listen to a kirtan CD, watch a yoga video, use a yoga prop during a class, or just sit and savor a food product that's been calling my name. and write.

life's too short to be spending hours of it in front of a computer or on a smartphone checking to see what my friends are up to... but then again, how else am i supposed to find out which yoga events i need to invite myself to? :)

or maybe that should be my new year's resolution instead -- to find balance in everything that i do!

by the way, if you're just as addicted to facebook and twitter as i am, you can follow me:
~ on facebook - www.facebook.com/accidental.yogist
~ on twitter - www.twitter.com/ayogist

here's to succeeding in our new year's resolutions!!

january is Y.O.G.A for youth month

i recently received an email update from Y.O.G.A. for youth, a non-profit that brings yoga classes to youth in after-school programs and juvenile detention centers, as well as to pregnant teens. during the month of january, many teachers and yoga studios will be donating the proceeds from their classes to Y.O.G.A. for youth.

take a look at the list below and see if there's a class that fits into your schedule (my apologies for posting this after some of the classes were held; i had family in town for the holidays... and you know how that goes):

note: raksa in culver city will be donating 5% of ALL january class proceeds; click here for their class schedule


Saturday, January 1

10:00am-11:30am
Vicky Rose
The Yogi Tree
4475 Vineland Ave. #31, Toluca Lake, CA 91602
818-760-0112
http://www.theyogitree.com/

Wednesday, January 5

6:30pm-8:00pm
Joseph Parra
Greenleaf Yoga
7654 Greenleaf Ave., Whittier, CA 90602
562-696-0502
http://www.greenleafyoga.com/

Friday, January 7

6:30pm-8:00pm
Dharamjeet Kaur (aka Eva Michel) - Kundalini Yoga Detox, DeStress & Deeply Relax
Yoga Rays
3007 Washington Blvd., Marina Del Rey, CA 90292
310.365.6911
http://www.yogarays.com/

Sunday, January 9

9:30am-11:00am
Mina Izad
Soul Body Yoga
6591 Collins Dr. Suite E-9, Moorpark, CA 93021
(805) 517-1330
http://www.soulbodyyoga.com/

Tuesday, January 11

10:00am-11:30am
Siridyal Kaur
Yoga Rays
3007 Washington Blvd., Marina Del Rey, CA 90292
310.365.6911
http://www.yogarays.com/

5:30pm-6:45pm
Dharamjeet Kaur (aka Eva Michel) - Kundalini Yoga Prenatal
Yoga Rays
3007 Washington Blvd., Marina Del Rey, CA 90292
310.365.6911
http://www.yogarays.com/

Friday, January 14

9:00am-10:30pm
Hala Khouri
EXHALE
245 S. Main St., Venice, CA 90291
http://www.exhalespa.com/

Saturday, January 15

11:00am-12:30pm
Sandy West
Creative Chakra Spa
3401 Pacific Ave., Marina del Rey, CA 90292
http://www.creativechakra.com/

Sunday, January 16

10:00am-11:30am
Govindas and Radha
Bhakti Yoga Shala
207 Arizona Ave., Santa Monica, CA 90401
http://www.bhaktiyogashala.com/

5:00pm-6:30pm
Amrit Khalsa
Yoga West
1535 S. Robertson Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90035
310-552-4647
http://www.yogawestla.com/

Monday, January 17

6:00pm-7:30pm
Grant Gottfurcht
YogaCo
1408 3rd St. 3rd Floor, Santa Monica, CA 90401
310-395-0600
http://www.yogaco.com/

7:00pm - 9:30pm
Guru Singh
Yoga West
1535 S. Roberston Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90035
http://www.yogawestla.com/

Tuesday, January 18

7:45am-8:45am
Deb DePuy
St. Johns Well-Child and Family Clinic - Magnolia Place
1910 Magnolia Place @Washington Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90007
debdepuy@sbcglobal.net

5:30pm-6:45pm
Dharamjeet Kaur (aka Eva Michel) - Kundalini Yoga Prenatal
Yoga Rays
3007 Washington Blvd., Marina Del Rey, CA 90292
310.365.6911
http://www.yogarays.com/

8:00pm-9:30pm
Amrit Khalsa
Yoga West
1535 S. Robertson Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90035
310-552-4647
http://www.yogawestla.com/

Wednesday, January 19

7:45am-8:45am
Deb DePuy
esperansalud @ mercado la paloma
3665 S. Grand @ 37th St., Los Angeles, CA
debdepuy@sbcglobal.net

6:30pm-8:00pm
Joseph Parra
Greenleaf Yoga
7654 Greenleaf Ave., Whittier, CA 90602
562-696-0502
http://www.greenleafyoga.com/

Thursday, January 20

12:00pm-1:30pm
Tara Thomas, RYT
THE ROSEWOOD CENTER
447 N. Larchmont Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90004
323.871.8900
http://www.therosewoodcenter.org/

Friday, January 21

6:30pm-8:00pm
Dharamjeet Kaur (aka Eva Michel) - Kundalini Yoga Detox, DeStress & Deeply Relax
Yoga Rays
3007 Washington Blvd., Marina Del Rey, CA 90292
310.365.6911
http://www.yogarays.com/

Wednesday, January 26

6:00pm-7:30pm
Gurmukh
Golden Bridge Yoga
6322 De Longpre Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90028
323.936.4172
http://www.goldenbridgeyoga.com/

7:00pm-8:30pm
Camilla Granåsen
Yoga Rays
3007 Washington Blvd., Marina del Rey, CA 90292
310.365.6911
http://www.yogarays.com/

7:30pm-8:45pm
Jewel Love - An All Men's Class
Crenshaw Yoga and Dance
5426 Crenshaw Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90043
212-249-0607 or 917-657-0369
Jewl.Love2@gmail.com

8:00pm-9:15pm
Kiyomi Takahashi
Vinyasa Lounge
125 Richmond Street, El Segundo, CA 90245
http://www.vinyasalounge.com/

Saturday, February 5

1:00pm-3:00pm
Phresh Kids Yoga-Breakin' Classes
RakSa
1:00-2:00pm Social Hour w/complimentary RakSa juice, snacks & Presh Kids Mat
2:00-3:00pm 20 min yoga-breakin' classes
10846 Washington Blvd., Culver City, CA 90232
(parking in back)
310-559-7200
http://www.raksasala.com/

STEP ONE: TELL all of your friends that you will attend one of the yoga classes. Ask them to donate any amount they can afford to give - no amount too small or too large. COLLECT the donations.

STEP TWO: ATTEND your chosen benefit yoga class and BRING the collected monies and donate it to Y.O.G.A. for Youth through the studio.

STEP THREE: PARTICPATE in the wonderful yoga class, feel the bliss and know that you are great and have contributed to your community with love and service.

Thank you,
Y.O.G.A. for Youth