By Courtney Aldor
In all my years of yoga, I’d never once thought about going to a festival. I’d been to music festivals, food festivals, art festivals, but the thought of doing nothing but yoga for 4 days honestly scared me. Wouldn’t I be tired? What if I was too junior or too advanced for such a big group? What if the teachers weren’t for me? What if the vibe wasn’t for me? It was the...
By Kelly Finnegan
Ritual Hot Yoga hosted an event and invited bloggers and publishers in the Bay area to be part of their blossoming community. Upon arriving at Ritual, it became clear to me that they are consciously building a strong community that serves as a pillar of strength and support to teachers and students alike...
By Rachel Nichols
Grace Cathedral and the Yoga on the Labyrinth community in San Francisco are welcoming Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswatiji and Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswati, two renowned spiritual leaders from Rishikesh, India, to speak on Tuesday, July 26. The conversation will focus on Living with Grace...
By Ashley Shires
Every yoga festival has its own unique personality, but the Telluride Yoga Festival stands out for its intimate classes, stunning Rocky Mountain setting and down-to-earth but transformative teachings. It’s a gem, and it’s not too late to discover it...
By Kamala from LocalWise
Nobody becomes a yoga instructor overnight, but if you’re someone who has fallen in love with the practice and you’re ready to invest in the training, becoming a yoga teacher could be the best gig for mixing your work with your passion...
By Courtney Aldor
The Centre offers daily Yoga classes, mostly in the Hatha tradition, Bhagavad Gita lectures, Satsang meditation, and various inspiring workshops. Recently, they hosted a talk by Meir Schneider - a man born legally blind who taught himself, via the Bates Method, to see...
By SF Yoga Mag
You will walk away from this training knowing how to lead a vinyasa yoga class that is grounded, inspiring and filled with joy. But this training goes way beyond the physical practice. It is a step into the full practice of yoga - physical, mental, emotional, energetic and spiritual...
By Ashley Shires
The Steamboat Movement Festival, August 11 - 14, 2016, is an exciting and eclectic three days of mind, body and spiritual classes, all set in the summer mountain paradise of Steamboat Springs, Colorado. Here are five reasons you don’t want to miss it...
By Deidre Norman
The Yoga Expo is an all-day yoga event that offers unlimited yoga classes & workshops. Attendees are encouraged to immerse themselves in practices of yoga, meditation, & mind-body awareness throughout this all-day event...
By Christy O'Connell
As we unrolled our mats, we were in for a treat. Today’s yoga was going to be Boxing Yoga. I definitely hadn’t done this before and was very curious what Martine Hamers-Scavenius had in store for us. She took us through traditional poses however, incorporated boxing moves...
By Rachel Nichols
Do you want to learn how to come back to your natural state of bliss, joy, celebration or find that place of deep silence? Awakening to our deepest potential is what Juan Pablo Barahona’s shamanic yoga classes are all about, and he will be teaching students how to get there at the upcoming Enchanted Forest Gathering in Mendocino on July 22-24...
By M Ryan Saldivar
Through observing our Yoga practice and scanning what muscles are engaging in the asanas we can develop the posture of royalty, and maintain healthy joints through the lifespan...
By Courtney Aldor
Not too long ago, in what was supposed to be a Meditation class, a friend and I were in an uncomfortable situation. Flanked by women of various ages, we were instructed by the man leading class to roll around on the floor and moan. When he commanded us to do it ‘louder’, ‘harder’, and ‘more’, and shamed us by suggesting we ‘notice our sexual repression’, the women followed suit by re-enacting orgasms for him...
By Rachel Nichols
In one sentence: Sex, God & Yoga are intricately linked with one another and inherently necessary to address and embrace if one desires to live an awakened life...
By Kelly Finnegan
One of my most challenging locations was in Malaysia, last summer. It rained almost every day and despite the torrential downpour, I went ahead and worked with my clients, who had booked sessions during the days of the storm. It definitely was hard to keep my gear dry, but there was a unique quality to shooting in the rain that you just can't achieve on a sunny day...
By SF Yoga Mag
Jaya Lakshmi and Ananda continue to inspire me with their music! In fact, I think I have every album they have published. It was an absolute honor to receive their newest album, Kundalini Morning Chants, for review...
By Rachel Nichols
Calling all lovers of yoga, music, personal growth and the magical outdoors: There are “more flowers than a hippie can handle in a single serving” at the Black Oak Ranch in Mendocino County next month for the Enchanted Forest Gathering -- a conscious living, music and movement festival taking place July 22-24...
By Leyla Ahmet
Unresolved trauma stays locked in the body. The body holds onto painful memories that are not dealt with and we can hold stress in our bodies as well. Many even hold armor around the heart to protect it from loss and hurt. This is where the power of yoga can help us heal, the magic gets to happen. As we stretch and strengthen the body, we begin to create space for movement, space for letting go and space for change...
By M Ryan Saldiver
Another special highlight of the festival was a children's dance performance put on by
the Toodayamangalam Shri Krupa Dance company. This group of young girls between the ages
of 6-12 were doing a dance piece called the Bharatanatyam - which is symbolic of the devine
dance of Shiva...
