Locally owned and homegrown, Yoga Vibe WeHo is the sister studio to Yoga Vibe Los Feliz and Black Dog Yoga in Sherman Oaks. It is the quintessential neighborhood West Hollywood yoga studio. “We strive to be the kind of studio that is embedded in the community,” says co-owner Larry Santiago. Yoga Vibe West Hollywood Yoga Studio Yoga [...]
“TKV Desikachar gave his life to making yoga understandable to the western mind transmitting the Great Tradition as it was brought forth by his father T Krishnamacharya,” said longtime student Mark Whitwell. On August 8, in Chennai, India, TKV Desikachar died at the age of 78, at the end of a long illness. Desikachar was [...]
Shakti Fest returns to Joshua Tree for five days of singing, yoga workshops and celebration. The Sanskrit word Shakti refers to the creative energy of the divine feminine. An annual event since 2009, these five days in the desert bring together noted global yoga teachers, workshop leaders, and sacred musicians all with a focus on uplifting [...]
Accessible Yoga Teacher De Jur photographed by Sarit Rogers for Love More Movement. 7 Lessons from the first Accessible Yoga Conference “The invisibility of disability” is often used as term to describe people whose challenges are not necessarily visible; for example, they may not be walking with a cane nor are they [...]
Cultivate Awareness in Yoga to Encourage Healing from Trauma Julian Walker When I took my first yoga class at Ana Forrest’s Santa Monica studio in 1992, I was quite proud of my straddle splits. I had been working with my genetically inflexible body for the previous three years in a home practice sourced from a [...]
Seda Aksut shares her story of personal healing through the practice of Kundalini yoga Seda Aksut suggests we meet at a small Italian restaurant near the Hermosa Pier. It turned out to be a delightful choice, wood-lined and uncrowded on a Wednesday afternoon, but a slight surprise -- a deviation from my expectation of meeting [...]
Yoga Is Conference gathers yoga and meditation teachers for the largest online yoga conference of its kind. Suzanne Bryant, Creator and Host of Yoga Is, and Elana Maggal, conference co-producer, talk with Felicia Tomasko. Q&A with Suzanne Bryant, Creator and Host of Yoga Is Felicia: Your film and this conference are both named Yoga Is. [...]
The first time I spoke with Terra Gold, my immediate impression was of the kindness and warmth in her voice. This was several years ago, when one Monday evening I was greeted by a heartfelt email that she had sent out to over 20 yoga instructors requesting a sub for her 7am class the next [...]
On July 12 at Yoga Journal LIVE! San Diego, a panel of community leaders joined together in an open and honest conversation about body image – what does it mean, what is our role as conscious leaders, and how do we make yoga accessible and welcoming to every BODY. The conversation was a part of [...]