DECEMBER
2 Saturday, 2:00 - 3:30 P.M. Creating a Life You Love Workshop @ Maha Yoga, $25 suggested donation. Peter Crone offers a solution to a life out of balance: Change your mind and you’ll change your life. (310) 899 - 0047; www.mahayoga.com
2 Saturday, Honoring the Harvest: Sharing your light in a season of darkness with Ariel Joseph $45 in advance. Liberation Yoga (323) 964 - 5222; www.liberationyoga.com
2 Saturday 1 - 4 P.M. Digesting Holiday Cheer with Felicia Tomasko. Ayurvedic practices to support digestion during the holiday season, $38 at the Santa Barbara Yoga Center, 32 E Micheltorena St, Santa Barbara, CA 93013. (805) 965 - 6045; www.santabarbarayogacenter.com
2 6:30 P.M. Temple Bhajan Band ‘Dearly Departed Beloved Souls’ Annual Celebration. Rose Petals Prayers, Kirtan. Food by Govinda’s. Urban Yoga Center Palm Springs. (760) 320 - 7702; www.urbanyoga.org
3 Kirtan with Jai Uttal. Santa Barbara Yoga Center (805) 965 - 6045; info@santabarbarayogacenter.com; www.SantaBarbaraYogaCenter.com
3 Sunday, 1 - 3:30 P.M. Ayurveda, Secrets of Rejuvenation with Felicia Tomasko. Build your immune system and enhance rejuvenation with Ayurveda and Yoga, $35 at Yoga Jones, 105 S Oak St., #200, Ventura, CA 93001 (805) 643 - 5669; www.yogajones.com
3 Sunday, 7:30 - 9:00 P.M. Donation Yoga Class @ Maha Yoga. Enjoy an energetic and heart opening class taught by Light. Proceeds donated to SIDS Research. (310) 899 - 0047; www.mahayoga.com
4 Seniors and Chronic Conditions ongoing every Monday and Wednesday 10:30 - 11:45 A.M., w/Amina Ann Rosen. Yoga At The Village, 1306 Sonora Ave., Glendale. (818) 265 - 9833; www.yogaatthevillage.com
8 - 10 Yin Yoga Teacher Training with Sarah Powers and 11 - 12 Mindfulness Meditation Intensive with Sarah Powers. Santa Barbara Yoga Center (805) 965 - 6045; www.SantaBarbaraYogaCenter.com
9 Saturday, 1:00 - 3:30 P.M. Mechanics of Flight Workshop @ Maha Yoga, $20 per person. William Duprey shows you in detail how to effortlessly float your landings like a pro. (310) 899 - 0047; www.mahayoga.com
10 Sunday 1:30 - 4:30 P.M. Energy Balancing for Fertility. A special session to enhance fertility with Constance Hart, $45 Liberation Yoga (323) 964 - 5222; www.liberationyoga.com
10 Sunday, 1:00 P.M. - 4:30 P.M. Practical Ayurveda Workshop! 3Gunas, 5elements, 3Doshas, 6Tastes, Prakruti, etc.! Get more out of life! $70.00 Pay by Dec 1st, $60, save $10! (310) 390 - 8377; workshop@practicalayurveda.com
10 3 P.M. Shiva Shakti Fire Puja will take place in North Hollywood. Sri Shiva is a Hindu Priest. This Shiva Shakti Havan is performed to assist your relationships both existing and those not realized yet. To reserve a spot and more information (818) 641 - 8282; Srishivapriest@aol.com.
12 Free introduction and video on H.D. Swami Prakashanand Saraswati and the teachings of divine love consciousness. Santa Monica Public Library, Community Room. 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm,
(310) 877-6024, www.barsanadham.org/la
15 - 17 Urban Yoga & Chant Retreat. Kristin & Girish Ojai Private Eco Resort, Salt H2O pool, organic, limited private rooms. Gorgeous ~ Divine~ Delicious. Urban Yoga Center Palm Springs. (760) 320 - 7702; www.theartoflivingyoga.com; www.urbanyoga.org
16 2:30 P.M. – 8:30 P.M. Happy Yogi – Renew to be New. Kundalini Yoga and Meditation. Intensive workshop with Nelly Coneway (Dyal Kaur). Come to experience your own divinity. Learn practical tools from Kundalini to benefit your life. Part of the money will be donated to Guru Ram Das Ashram in LA. (310) 552 - 4647; www.yogawestla.com
22 Friday 7:30 P.M. Winter Equinox Ceremony with Mari Mendoza. Urban Yoga Center Palm Springs. (760) 320 - 7702; www.urbanyoga.org
JANUARY
6 - 12 David Swenson Goa, India Ashtanga Yoga Retreat. www.ashtanga.net
7 Sunday 2 - 4 P.M. Free Beginner Class Introductory Course. January 14th & 21st 2 - 4P.M. - Includes one week of Free classes. Cost:$50.00 Liberation Yoga (323) 964 - 5222; www.liberationyoga.com
13 Saturday, 1:00 P.M. - 4:30 P.M. Practical Ayurveda Workshop! Emphasis on weight management! Fat facts! 3 Gunas, 5 elements, 3 Doshas, 6 Tastes, etc. $70. Pay by January 4th, $60, save $10! (310) 390 - 8377; workshop@practicalayurveda.com
13 Start the new year with Loving Kindness led by Sharon Salzberg. Early Bird Specials Available! events@yogaworks.com or www.yogaworks.com
13 Saturday 6 P.M. “2007 Season Opening Party” Teens for PE Credit, Yoga Demo, Food, Raffles, Surprises! Urban Yoga Center Palm Springs. (760) 320 - 7702; www.urbanyoga.org
13 7:00 - 10:00 P.M. Come experience an Evening of Ecstatic Chanting with WAH! Opening Kirtan by BhaktiMa. Church in Ocean Park. 235 Hill Street, Santa Monica 90405. Doors open at 6:30 P.M. For tickets and more info call: (213) 250 - 7964 or (323) 469 - 1247, go to www.amma.org/la. All proceeds go to Amma’s Charities.
15 - 19 Wring yourself clean with the Yoga Detox, led by Sara Ivanhoe. Early Bird Specials Available! events@yogaworks.com or www.yogaworks.com.
16 Free introduction and video on H.D. Swami Prakashanand Saraswati and the teachings of divine love consciousness. Santa Monica Public Library, Community Room. 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm, (310) 877-6024, www.barsanadham.org
18 - 21 Study with Rodney Yee, Ana Forrest, Baron Baptiste and 30 other world -renowned teachers at the 4th annual Yoga Journal San Francisco Conference. Beginner’s conference and continuing education for teachers offered. New this year: Kids Yoga and Business of Yoga Intensive. (800) 561 - 9398; yoga@horizonconferences.com; www.yjevents.com
18 - 21 International Association of Yoga Therapists. Symposium on Yoga Therapy and Research. Sold out! Thank you for your support! We encourage you to place your name on our online waiting list. Sponsored in part by LA YOGA Ayurveda and Health Magazine. (928) 541 - 0004; www.iayt.org
20 Breathe for Your Life workshop. Breath & Yoga Therapist Lynn Kelley-Piper, MA, E - RYT500. Release breathing patterns; relieve respiratory conditions. 9 A. M.- 12:30 P.M. Yoga Within & Healing Arts Center #203, 3280 Vine St. Riverside. (951) 787 - 6210; www.healthyyoga.net
26 - 27 Lama Surya Das in Santa Monica: Spontaneous Meditation/Dzogchen. Friday evening talk $15; Saturday one-day retreat $95. Info: oc@dzogchen.org or (888) 266 - 2305. To register: www.dzogchen.org/retreats. Scholarships available.
28 Intro to Iyengar Yoga 1 - 4 P.M. w/Paul Cabanis; Yoga At The Village, 1306 Sonora Ave., Glendale. (818) 265 - 9833; www.yogaatthevillage.com
JANUARY/APRIL
January 12 - April 29 (Every other weekend) 200 - Hour YA Approved Teacher Training/Expand Your Practice 1 - 4 P.M., Yoga At The Village, 1306 Sonora Ave., Glendale. (818) 265 - 9833; www.yogaatthevillage.com
FEBRUARY
18 - 23 Yoga retreat in Maui with Anya Longwell and Linda Pushkin of Inner Power Yoga Studio. Don’t you need a “Life Detox?” Clean air, clean water, fresh food and lots of Yoga. Contact: (818) 591 - 2639; anya@innerpoweryoga.net
MARCH
3 - 8 Need a creative boost? Join us for ‘Yoga and the Creative Flow’ on the Big Island of Hawaii. (818) 943 - 3880 or www.yogablend.com.
APRIL
23 - 27 Swenson Brothers’ Retreat, Lenox, MA. www.ashtanga.net
MAY
3 - 6 Join us at a beautiful and spiritual location in the San Jacinto Mountains, The Zen Mountain Center. Enjoy the weekend with Yoga classes, Pranayama, and Meditation lead by Zen Monks. We will have delicious Vegetarian meals, hiking, and a massage therapist joining our group. $100 will reserve your space. $425 prior to March 31st, $465 after. 3910 Atlantic Ave. Long Beach, CA 90807. (562) 989 - 9959; www.freespirityoga.com
