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Yoga Teacher Dana Kraft and the Golden State Warriors While many of us may track the progress of the Golden State Warriors on the court, Yoga Teacher Dana Kraft also tracks the players’ process on the yoga mat. Dana teaches yoga to members of the Golden State Warriors. She moved out to [...]
With the slogan, “One Day Can Change Your Whole Life,” Turkish destination spa owner and cancer survivor Belgin Aksoy sparked a worldwide movement that is now celebrated in 100 countries. Now celebrating its fifth year, Global Wellness Day is an initiative centered on making wellness a focus—even for one day—and then allowing that to have [...]
Photo by: Marylee Fairbanks His name was Harambe, which means, “lets pull together” in one of the native languages of East Africa. He was a silverback Gorilla and is reported to be a Western Lowland Gorilla. If he were free, his home would be like the slopes of the Virunga volcanoes where clouds meet [...]
Join Rebecca Benenati for a yoga and meditative weekend retreat. Rebecca Benenati is known for her ability to nurture her students and serve as a guide for practice and for life. She is a yoga teacher, mother, massage therapist, childbirth educator, doula, and former co-owner of City Yoga who now teaches at Rising Lotus, YogaWorks, [...]
A Yoga Gathering for Global Peace Imagine a gathering of 100,000 people meditating. Let’s put it in perspective for a moment. The census population of Santa Monica in 2010 was 89,736 and in 2009, U2 performed at the Rose Bowl for a record-breaking sellout crowd of 97,014 people. In Mexico City in November 2015, Dr [...]
SoulCycle opens the doors to the home of its West Coast headquarters in Culver City. The latest studio to be opened by juggernaut SoulCycle is in LA’s buzzed-about up-and-coming destination called Platform, an urban complex housed in Culver City’s Hayden Tract neighborhood. Platform is also the home of SoulCycle’s West Coast headquarters. I visited the [...]
How any place can become a spiritual place and the power of one-on-one practices. If you have practiced any form of Ashtanga, Vinyasa, or Power Yoga, you have practiced the teachings of the late influential teacher Sri K Pattabhi Jois, who brought the Ashtanga Yoga tradition as we know it today to the West. As [...]
Immerse yourself in the ancient wisdom of feminine healers during a week in Ojai. Join a group of Siberian healers and shamans in an immersive weekend-long retreat exploring love and relationships, filled with mystical rituals, ancient wisdom, blessings, laughter, sensual dancing, and yoga for rejuvenation. Learn the ancient art of harmonious relations for business and [...]
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 [...]
Greenleaf is the latest restaurant to grace ever-evolving Abbott Kinney Boulevard in Venice Beach. A casual corner spot with a customizable menu, good-for-you cocktails, and a sunny patio? Count me in! Owned by chef Jon Rollo (whose other half is Barry's Boot Camp CEO Joey Gonzalez), this is the brand’s sixth opening in a portfolio [...]