All in Community
By Courtney Aldor
Many of you may be familiar with the adorable Lesley Desaulniers, whose classes are so popular, I was once sworn to secrecy about them (before she expanded her offerings). With her masterful teaching style - leading a practice just physically challenging enough to sneak in a tidbit of yoga philosophy cloaked in a hilarious story - it came as no surprise she'd be leading the upcoming Yoga Journal Live workshop, Vinyasa for Inner Awakening...
By Courtney Aldor
Ok so while it's true that I write about yoga, I sometimes forget to actually do yoga....as I'm writing about yoga, that is. But no more! Because the Pono Ola multi-use standing board and exercise board not only serves more than one purpose,..
By Ashley Shires
Seane Corn is a renowned yoga instructor and activist who teaches vinyasa as a tool for self-empowerment. She brings awareness to global humanitarian issues and trains yogis to be activists through her co-founded organization, Off the Mat, Into the World. She will be a featured Presenter at Yoga Journal LIVE San Francisco, January 13-16, 2017...
By Courtney Aldor
Leave it up to the industrious ladies of Open Eye in San Rafael to come up with the most creative ways to get centered! For the next two weeks, the Mandala Mondays workshop will consist of learning how to build and making your own little Mini Zen Garden to take home!
PRESS RELEASE
Ladies of the Bay, come find your flow & bare your soul. Remove masks both literally & figuratively, join ritual supporting the Divine Feminine in all bodies...
By Courtney Aldor
When I first discovered Aline Wachsmuth's Rolfing practice, True Balance Rolfing, in Sausalito, I knew I'd come across a gifted healer. With her passion for anatomy and intuitive sense of the body, she got straight to the issue at hand...
By Autumn Feldmeier
When the 6am alarm goes off, I don't hit the snooze because I know that Daybreaker is about choosing to live life differently, choosing to be happy and choosing to pursue the best versions of ourselves...
By SF Yoga Mag
This in depth study of pranayama and core conditioning will show you how to turn stress into a healthy power boost, and how to control your energy levels to give you a boost when you need to focus, and how to unwind when it's time to catch up on rest...
By Courtney Aldor
When Sachi Doctor - Ayurvedic expert and founder of Elemental Alchemy - was 10 years old, she was diagnosed with an auto-immune disorder. With 2 Western doctors as parents, she spent years...
By Keegan Mills
One year ago, The Center SF opened its doors with a dream. A dream to bring together seekers and storytellers, healers and tea wayfarers, movers and shakers. The evening of Thursday, September 29 was a gathering of that dream, seeing that dream in its full reality...
By Courtney Aldor
If you've been to a yoga festival or even hiking in The Santa Cruz Mountains recently, chances are you've seen Danny Goldberg in his element. Between 3 gongs, surrounded by Tibetan singing bowls...
By Rachel Nichols
"Soul Sweat stands out from other classes because--more than anything--it celebrates how downright fun it can be to move and get sweaty,” Brima said. “This means a Soul Sweat class involves less chanting, gets you energized with music, offers a core work series and gives you a cardio boost...
By Danni Pomplun
Yoga for me was never about how many tricks I could do, but rather about what kind of connections I could make with others. I persevered with my yoga efforts because of the amazing support of the community I had built...
Announcement from EnergyMind Yoga and Clean PowerSF
Listen up, SF Yogis! EnergyMInd Yoga Clean PowerSF is offering a FREE Mindfulness Movement class next weekend Oct 1, 10.30-11.30am and 11.45 am - 12.45pm. There will be two mindful yoga classes that promote CleanPowerSF 100% renewable energy and San Francisco going 100% carbon free...
By Deidre Norman
In our noisy, busy world, many people are hungry for simple peace and quiet, and Silent Stay Retreat Center is the perfect solution. Sitting on a mountain top with views in all directions, the retreat center is found on the back roads to Napa Valley, only 1.5 hours from San Francisco...
PRESS RELEASE FROM UME YOGA
OAKLAND, CA - Downtown Oakland is the beating heart of a city in transition. But amid a seething mass of construction, traffic and frenetic nightlife, there is an oasis slowly taking root. Ume Yoga, Oakland’s newest studio, officially opens this September 15th...
By Courtney Aldor
Those of you who’ve been following my recent posts on Vedic Meditation know I have a new-found love for the practice ever since I met James Brown. After taking a 4-session course with him, I wanted to find out more about how he came to teach Vedic Meditation. After all, one of the reasons his class is so accessible is...
By Courtney Aldor
Over the years, I’ve tried many types of meditation; Zen, Zazen, Breath-work, Yoga Nidra, Guided, Visualization, Mandala and, before James Brown’s 4-day Vedic Path Meditation workshop, I opted to meditate daily by chanting a Sanskrit mantra. Loudly. And only in the comfort of my own home...
By Rachel Nichols
Deepak will discuss the roadmap for "higher health" based on the latest findings in both mainstream and alternative medicine as well as share insights from his new book, Radical Beauty: How to Transform Yourself from the Inside Out...
