Hanuman’s birthday is honored every April at the Vedanta Temple. For more information visit: vedanta.org. There are 1008 reasons why I love Hanuman… here are the Top 10: He can fly without wings…‘nuf said. He is the God of being devoted to God… it’s redundant and awesome. His delivery is [...]
You get stuck in traffic, you can’t find a parking spot, or you just plain lost track of time. This does not make you a bad person, nor does it make you a bad yogi. And just because you are running a few minutes late to class doesn’t mean that you should ditch the [...]
Photo by Amir Magal The practice and philosophy of Yoga has always been intimately connected to the knowledge of synching the body with nature’s elements and elemental forces. It is time for us to realize that the prana inherent in the elements of the Sun, water, Earth, and air is being depleted and [...]
Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Speaks On Consciousness And Our Ecology “We have always used the water of holy rivers like the Ganga and Yamuna to purify ourselves, but today we have reached a point where we have to purify this water.” — Sri Sri Ravi Shankar. For spiritual leader and humanitarian His Holiness Sri Sri [...]
As students and teachers of Yoga, we make the commitment to follow the observances and ethical precepts of the yamas and niyamas as they relate to all sentient beings. More than five hundred conscious citizens demonstrated their commitment to animal rights and their belief in living by the yamas and niyamas in their support of [...]
Q. I’ve heard a lot about sesame oil and its benefits in Ayurveda. Why is it used so much and how can I incorporate sesame oil in my daily life? A. Sesame oil comes from the tiny oval shaped sesame seed (Sesamun indicum); we all are familiar with this seed that sits on top of the [...]
Yoga for Kids and Teens Santa Monica’s newest Yoga studio, KIDSREVOLVING, hosts a unique schedule of classes exclusively for children and teens. Customized by age level, the classes help strengthen visual, auditory, spatial, and kinesthetic awareness by engaging kids in a way their growing bodies and minds can relate to receiving and processing information. Studio [...]
Five Questions With Daryl Hannah LA YOGA: Where do you feel is an important place for people to begin to look at how we can contribute, even within an urban environment, to being more self-sufficient with our own food, herbs and medicines? Daryl Hannah: Self-sufficiency in any way is great thing! It helps us feel free and [...]
100% Happy 88% Of The Time…And In The Moment The first time I encountered Beth Lapides, she was accepting an award for her work as a comedian, teacher, entertainer, speaker, and collaborative force in creating funny, smart, and dare we say uplifting storytelling through the popular and groundbreaking Un-Cabaret series. And in that meeting, I [...]
This Kundalini Yoga practice helps us to shine our inner light. As we support our inner transformation, we naturally seek the rays of the Sun to energize and nourish us while we stimulate the light from within. This meditation, given by Yogi Bhajan, Master of Kundalini Yoga, will do just that. It promises to make [...]