By Kelly Krishna Dunn
I didn’t want Shakti Fest 2017 to end, I was having way too much fun. I have so much gratitude for this fabulous three day festival, filled with popular yoga teachers, kirtan musicians, wisdom workshops and so much more...
By Kelly Krishna Dunn
I didn’t want Shakti Fest 2017 to end, I was having way too much fun. I have so much gratitude for this fabulous three day festival, filled with popular yoga teachers, kirtan musicians, wisdom workshops and so much more...
By SF Yoga Mag
The shakti womens empowerment 200 hour yoga teacher training is happening in Uganda, Africa from November 10 - December 1, 2017. This is a holistic, integrated approach to vinyasa yoga. This training will teach the fundamental philosophies and practices of yoga, women's empowerment and leadership as well as being of service to others with a local seva project...
By Elyse Grossman
The word mandala in sanskrit translates to “world in harmony” and is a geometric circle. Circles in themselves are sacred symbols in many religions, and even without religion, one can’t help but notice the shape of a circle is prominent in many important natural objects in this world...
PRESS RELEASE FROM DO LAB
Do LaB has just announced the lineup for the twelfth edition of the Lightning in a Bottle Arts & Music Festival, taking place Memorial Day Weekend, May 24th to May 29th at San Antonio Recreation Area in Bradley, CA...
By Elyse Grossman
One of the biggest and most important lessons I have learned from my yoga practice is to love my body, not if it was 5 pounds lighter, if it had a six pack protruding through my shirt, or if it would only do a certain pose, but just the way it is...
By Autumn Feldmeier
Last summer, this yogini stumbled into a goal-oriented workshop seemingly geared toward Silicon Valley execs, Navy SEALs, and the Red Bull innovation team. Ironic for a yogini, right...
By Ashley Shires
Saul David Raye is an internationally acclaimed yoga instructor, healing practitioner and kirtan artist. He draws on the depth of Bhakti and tantra yoga tradition, and his music is influenced by his travels in India and his work in the music industry, growing up in his dad’s Avatar Recording Studios in Malibu...
PRESS RELEASE FROM STEAMBOAT MOVEMENT FEST
Steamboat Movement Fest is a transformative four-day experience of Consciously Connecting through movement, music, and the great outdoors, while showcasing Steamboat’s talented community of movement teachers, speakers, musicians, and artists...
By Dana Lee
Yoga has changed my life in almost every way. Once you begin to practice yoga, you realize it’s not just a practice on the mat, it’s a way of life. Most importantly, it’s transformed my inner conversation. It’s also transformed my relationships with myself and with my family. I think (I hope!) I have more patience and compassion for all of us now...
By Kelly Krishna Dunn
It was through my daily practices that I learned how herbs and oils possess inherent healing and benefits. Discovering miraculous ways of healing elements that are held in the wisdom of plants it was when I began to experience the pains of Fibromyalgia, and turned to healing herbs for remedies applying Ayurvedic compounds to my face and body....
By Dana L. Lee
Maybe you’ve seen Jessamyn Stanley on Instagram bearing these bold words on the tender side of her bicep like a promise from the mighty Ganesha himself. Everything about Jessamyn shatters our limiting paradigms of what yoga is, who it’s designed for, and who “should” be teaching it...
By Elyse Grossman
Turn to the mat: a beautiful reminder that life does not have to be perfect; rather, life is about learning how to show up, how to let go of expectations and how to practice: not perfection. Life will be messy and break even the most perfect of us; yoga allows us to look at circumstances like a beautiful mess...
By Colin Buchanan
With so many choices of vitamins and supplements on the market, and so many choices out there, I am going to present my take of the top five nutrient essentials. I have had the opportunity to work directly with my community and experience which nutrients really made a difference in peoples health...
By Ashley Shires
My intention is always to connect people to their own souls, their own heart. If I can in some way be a conduit or process that helps people make that connection, that is my prayer...
PRESS RELEASE BY HAWAII YOGA FESTIVAL
Kalani, HI will host the fifth annual Hawaii Yoga Festival October 10-15, on its 120-acre retreat center campus set in the jungle of east Hawaii. This is the fifth annual non-profit festival promoting personal transformation and inspired learning for yogis of all skill-levels, on and off the mat...
By Rachel Nichols
Vedic Meditation is an effortless, eyes-closed technique practiced for 20 minutes twice daily. It’s a simple, natural and highly beneficial practice that absolutely anyone can learn. There is no effort, no concentration and no focus. This technique and its teachings draw from the cognitive sciences and the 5,000 year-old body of wisdom derived from India known as the Veda...
PRESS RELEASE FROM THE NEW LIVING EXPO
The New Living Expo is Northern California's premier event for natural health, mindfulness and conscious living, and returns to the San Mateo Event Center's Fiesta Hall April 28-30 for a fourth consecutive year after almost three decades at the Concourse Exhibition Center in San Francisco (for the first 15 years as Whole Life Expo starting in 1987).
By Stephanie Santos
The Sanskrit word Parampara, denoting the succession of knowledge that teachers share with their students, is celebrated at the Ashtanga Yoga Confluence. It's a place where everyone has a chance to practice together in a beautiful space, surrounded by complete strangers that are all sharing the beauty of Ashtanga Yoga...
PRESS RELEASE FROM WANDERLUST
So excited to tell you that Wanderlust is returning to Squaw Valley, CA for an unforgettable, four-day retreat. Located at the beautiful Squaw Valley resort Wanderlust gathers a unique combination of yoga, music, speakers and outdoor adventure to create the ultimate restorative getaway.
By Julie Fustanio Kling
I was enthralled with Guru Singh’s call to action that we need to become “radical disruptors. Now is not the time for great leaders. Now is the time for great communities,” he said. “We are not going to follow somebody. We are going to be someone..."
