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Bhakti Fest: More than a Festival Get ready to roll out your yoga mat and kick start those Chakras, because Bhakti Fest is back for its13th edition, and it’s set to be more magical than ever. Imagine… You, under thousands of stars, surrounded by the ineffable beauty of Joshua Tree, soaking up a weekend full [...]
DisclosureFest and Mass Meditation Initiative: A mindful yoga, music, healing arts and vegan festival So-Cal yogis: Save the Date and get your Early Bird tickets by Friday, May 17! Disclosure Festival and Mass Meditation Initiative takes place 45 minutes north of LA, at Castaic Lake on Summer Solstice Weekend – Friday, June 21 - Sunday, [...]
It’s a chilly 64 and sunny on Christmas Eve in LA. Surfers wear Santa hats at the Sunset Boulevard break. Bartenders in WeHo review naughty and nice lists. And everyone is talking about the latest from a local legend. Yes, Cherlato is Coming to town. Drop Top Sleigh Ride “It’s no secret that I absolutely [...]
It’s press preview day for the Bruce Springsteen Live! exhibit at the Grammy Museum in downtown LA. The elevator doors open to someone sitting behind a drum set getting a lesson from E-Street Band member Max Weinberg by interactive video. Max’s drum kit from the 1988 Tunnel of Love Express Tour is affixed to the [...]
Chant at Bhakti Love Reunion in September Bhakti is the Yoga of Devotion. It is often defined as the Yoga of Love. One of the most visible ways that this is practiced in the world is through music. But not just any music. Chanting. Ecstatic singing. The repetition of the names of the divine [...]
When the global pandemic halted the whirling pace of the modern world, the populace turned its focus to the sanctity of life, the importance of health, and connectedness of all beings. These are ideals that Sharon Gannon has been living and teaching for four decades. Gannon and partner David Life are students of Shri Brahmananda [...]
Attend the Conscious Life Expo February 4 - 7 At this point in time, it is more important than ever for us to connect to whatever allows us to be our best selves, living our best lives, finding community, and experiencing health and well-being. These are also times during which we may be experiencing some [...]
Lessons, Challenges and Opportunities in Online Yoga Teacher Training Since the beginning of the global pandemic in early 2020, we have all been finding creative solutions to pursuing our goals and dreams, and maintaining connections despite physical distancing. Zoom has become a household word and a ubiquitous tool that supports us in personal and professional [...]
A Teacher's Journey: Sri Dharma Mittra Sri Dharma Mittra is known as "the teacher's teacher" a great yogi who is revered as an elder, a sage. He was born in the remote village of Pirapora, Brazil in 1939. One of five children, he and his brother Satya became enamored with yogic studies via books. At 19, [...]
What Does it Mean to Co-Create Our World? If you had all of the money in the world, what kind of world would you create? What kind of fuel and energy would power our lives? Would you opt for organic food, if it were affordable and available? Would you invest in the company that makes [...]