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Peak Power Yoga & Wellness is nestled in Ojai, close to Rainbow Bridge and the Sunday morning Farmers Market. Owner Ellen Bain’s positive vibes will make your morning. The inspiration for the studio came from Ellen’s love of both hot power yoga and of Foundation Training. Rather than leaving the Ojai Valley for these types of classes, [...]
I applaud all of these teachers. You know the more people we can enlighten and help find a more peaceful way to walk on the earth. I say power to you. There’s just something really gorgeous to all this. Halle (Homegirl) Becker does not pull punches. She wants the truth to "lead the way”, and [...]
Photo of Nicole Sciacca Wearing Uintah Collection by Jeff Skeirik The arc of a life is not a perpetual upward trajectory. As director Baz Luhrmann said, “The real troubles in your life are apt to be things that never crossed your worried mind. The kind that blindside you at 4 PM on some [...]
Another “green” eatery graces Los Angeles? Bring it! I say—and many seem to agree: Flower Child Santa Monica was busy when I visited on a recent May Sunday. Vegan, vegetarian, and gluten-free dishes made with locally sourced ingredients fit perfectly into the image of a health-obsessed LA. Owned by Fox Restaurant Concepts, the group behind [...]
Hala Khouri photographed by Sarit Rogers Every time Hala Khouri leads her online or in-person trauma-informed trainings designed to inform and empower yoga teachers and clinicians to recognize the various ways in which trauma appear in the body, she assures her students, “The wound is the gift. And the gift is the [...]
Photos of Yoga for Dancers at Gigi Torres’ Establish Your Empire (establishyourempire.com) in Downtown LA. IG @eyeexperience. Photographer: Karen Marie Photography (karenmarie.co) IG: karenmarieco Yoga teachers step into a profession that comes with a lifelong trajectory of learning, inquiry, and continued education. The first few years—or decades—of a new teacher’s career are vital [...]
Mandala Center LA studio Photo of Saul David Raye Class by Joy Santos Mandala Center LA—Yoga, Community, and Conscious Living— exemplifies both yoga’s collective experience as well as its personal practice. Mandala’s vision, according to co-founder Saul David Raye is, “to create a community of Teachers, Artists, Students, Activists. The intention is [...]
Josie Kramer is wearing tee by Tee Bra and Va Va Leggings by Revolucion. Photo by David Young-Wolff Yoga Teacher Josie Kramer MA is also a meditation teacher, holistic health coach, mindfulness-based counselor, and massage therapist. She is the author of a guided meditation CD Body Love, Soul Purpose and the DVD The Yoga [...]
Photo by David Young-Wolff For Miraval Life in Balance Spa, Mindfulness is an opportunity to connect, de-stress, be playful and stay curious Mindfulness is more than a buzzword at the five-star resort property Miraval Life in Balance Spa at Monarch Beach Resort. The entire team has been committed to the importance of mindfulness [...]
Ashley Shubert photographed by David Young-Wolff. Clothing by K-Deer Yoga Teacher Ashley Shubert shares her inspiration and a motivational playlist. Why did you attend your first yoga class? My mom was really connecting in her yoga practice and wanted to share it with me. At the time, I was 12 and didn't really [...]