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Adventures off the Mat: Play on the Santa Monica Pier Photography by Nir Livni The Santa Monica Pier is one of Los Angeles’ great landmarks. Jutting out into the Pacific at the foot of Colorado Avenue, this 106-year old tourist attraction is the final destination of famed Route 66; it offers spectacular views of the ocean, [...]
Spa Review: Island Mud Treatment at Paradise Point Resort and Spa, San Diego If you can’t find a mud pool, head for the spa. Paradise Point Resort and Spa in San Diego offers a Hawaiian-inspired Island Mud Treatment using ingredients sourced seasonally from mineral-rich clays. Following an all-over dry-glove exfoliation, your therapist will paint layers of [...]
Beaming: The flagship location for Organic, Gluten-free and Dairy-free in Santa Monica Enter Beaming for a feel-good high. Whether it is the store name that makes you smile, the healthy food, or the shop’s positive energy, this place is a mood lifter. Founded in 2011 by Lisa Odenweller, Beaming was inspired by preventative health expert [...]
The Ananda Temple of Light is a place of community, meditation, Kriya yoga, and spiritual living. The sangha of Ananda Los Angeles has long had a presence in the City of Angels. Its first formal temple was established in 2007 on Main Street in Santa Monica. Over the years, the location has changed several times. [...]
A playlist that includes Rage Against the Machine isn’t necessarily the type of music you expect to hear in a yoga studio, but at Electric Soul Yoga in Studio City, it isn’t at all unusual. Owner Eric Paskel likes his yoga to rock, and he attracts a group of students who clearly love it loud. The [...]
Year Two: Conscious Typhoon Relief Fundraiser for the Philippines “I will lay every brick, and sink every nail with love.” – Patrick Doles, EarthCoco Founder As a global community, what we do to support our collective family worldwide has powerful effects, not only when it comes to hands-on efforts and fundraising, but also how we [...]
Yoga On Location: Ione Skye with her dogs in her Laurel Canyon home. photo: DavidYoung-Wolff.com Ione Skye is best known as an actress in films such as Say Anything, River’s Edge, and Zodiac and the TV show Arrested Development. She has practiced Kundalini Yoga for about 20 years as part of her passion [...]
Adventures off the Mat: Elise Joan Visits the Santa Monica Farmers Market Metaphorically, the natural renewal of Spring is an opportunity to join forces with Mother Nature to focus on rebirth. Just as seeds break open in March to create growth, so can we emerge from the meditation and hibernation of Winter. We can begin [...]
March Events, Los Angeles Weekly Special Classes Yoga on the Great Lawn at Sunnylands Join Kristin Olson, owner of Urban Yoga, for outdoor yoga in sunny Rancho Mirage. Fridays in March at Noon. Free Great Lawn at Sunnylands Annenberg, 37977 Bob Hope Drive, Rancho Mirage sunnylands.org ROGA on the Santa Monica Pier Each week a [...]
Animal Rescue in Los Angeles Six hundred passengers. Fifteen airplanes. This sounds like any ordinary hour at LAX, but on December 6, 2014, hundreds of volunteers came together for this very special airlift. Six hundred adoptable dogs were pulled from death row in shelters throughout the Los Angeles and surrounding counties and sent to [...]