By Courtney Aldor
Kia Miller is a world renowned teacher and devoted Yogini, who imparts her wonderful passion for life and well-being in her teaching. Her style pulls from multiple yogic disciplines, and she is especially known for making Kundalini Yoga accessible. This July, she will be teaching at Wanderlust...
By Deidre Norman
This retreat will take place in Sedona, Arizona at the Enchantment Resort and Spa. Sedona has always been a really magical place for me...
By Ashley Shires
“So many festivals come and go,” Yoshi Aono said. “I knew if I did this, I would have to be completely devoted to it.” That was one of the reasons he chose Hanuman as the name for the festival...
By Autumn Feldmeier
I came from a stressful job in a stressful industry. I found that the the only way for me to keep sane was to practice the Sudarshan Kriya technique. This technique ended up completely transforming me physically and mentally...
By Kira Grace
Kira Grace is donating 100% of the net profits of this fabulous legging to the Hanuman Festival Seva Fund. That’s right, 100%. Hanuman’s dedication to seva aligns with their own convictions, and they are eager to support the charitable work Hanuman Festival is doing in the world...
By Ashley Shires
I don’t know if it’s a calling - it takes effort, but it’s from my soul. I’m skilled at making pictures and bringing out the best in people. I get to hang out with these incredible human beings who have triumphed over obstacles...
By Leyla Ahmet
I noticed after practice that I was more patient and accepting of what the day would bring, yet at the same time able to be true to myself and strive for my goals...
By SF Yoga Mag
The YogaFEST is a unique festival with a clear intent of bringing Yoga to the masses. The festival has been made extremely affordable with the help of Yoga experts who are truly vested in bringing wellness to all segments of the community. We invite people from all walks of life and interests to come, have fun and support this initiative.
By Erika van Gemeren
After taking Saul David Raye's class at Shakti Fest this year, I wanted to know more and I wanted to dig deeper. I was curious to see what Saul had to share outside of the yoga room! He is a humble teacher who emanates love, it seems as if he lives and breathes his practices in all aspects of his life...
By Casie Danenhauer
VAGINA OWNERS ARE PRETTY RAD. It's true... we are pretty incredible beings. What better way to celebrate how amazing we are by coming together to learn, grow, move, and create in community...
By Courtney Aldor
I first met Ford Peck in Fairfax at one of his Meditation workshops. This led me to his yoga classes, which brought me to his energy healing sessions, which are more like psychotherapy (in which he’s trained), where he draws upon techniques from NLP, Yoga Nidra, various bodywork methodologies...
By Colleen Crowley
Noah Levine's spiritual path began on the floor of a padded jail cell at 18. A veteran of the punk movement, he spent his youth addicted to drugs and rebelling against pacifist parents whose peace approach seemingly resulted in a world of capitalist propaganda, government corruption, and fascist oppression. As detailed in his best-selling book “Dharma Punx”...
By Deidre Norman
When we are in the present moment, we are more grounded and when we are more grounded, we can more easily tune into the flow of life. When we are in the flow, we are a part of life, rather than just our thoughts about life. It is in this state, that we naturally become more open, compassionate and even more efficient...
By Courtney Aldor
With her infectious smile and upbeat sense of humor, Lesley Desaulnier has quickly become one of Marin’s most in-demand yoga teachers. In fact, when she first arrived from New York and a friend brought me to her class at Yogaworks, it was under the condition that I not tell anyone...
By Liya Garber
Evening time was very special, as we all gathered at the main stage for a different concert each night. It felt as though we were all part of one big loving tribe. It was especially nice to see the kids running around smiling, laughing and activating all of us with their sweet presence...
By Autumn Feldmeier
You cannot think about dance. You cannot count the beats or tell yourself to do this step and that step. Instead, you have to act in a way that puts aside your everyday conscious mind. You just have to dance. You can't make it look any better than what it is, and if you are honest, you can't make it any worse: you can't hide yourself when you dance...
By Rachel Nichols
I had the amazing opportunity to talk to Forest Fein, the Curriculum Director + Lead Instructor for the Youth Mindfulness programs at Larkin Street Youth Services. Larkin Street provides youth between the ages of 12 and 24 with the help they need to rebuild their lives. Each year, more than 3,000 youth walk through their doors seeking help...
By Erika Van Gemeren
Shakti: the great divine feminine mother. Every Spring Shaktifest puts on a magical and unforgettable gathering in Joshua Tree. The first day started for us with a Kundalini class led by Kia Miller. Her radiant spirit is a shining example of the Ma and was quite infectious...
By Kelly Finnegan
I immediately felt relaxed and open to this experience because of my love of self-acceptance. I spend a great deal of time and energy working on building up my personal value, which has no ties to society’s illusive perception of worth. In spite of all this great work that I do, it is exactly what I just called it: work.
By Patricia Gums
On May 20th, nearly 1000 people attended a guided sound meditation at Grace Cathedral to benefit San Francisco Suicide Prevention, which answers more than 200 calls a day from those in need and have 6 core programs, which you can learn about here. As a professional event planner, I can confidently say it was the “hot ticket”...
