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Upcoming Events

THURSDAY, JUNE 19

Spirit and Nature. June 19 – 22. A Summer Solstice conference, program and retreat. A yoga and Ayurveda gathering in nature with Mas Vidal and guests. Ojai.

Summer Solstice Celebration. June 19 – 28. Celebrate Summer Solstice with group Sadhana, Kundalini yoga, White Tantric yoga, and more. Guru Ram Das Puri, New Mexico.

Awaken Your Vitality: A Summer Solstice Retreat with Yoga Madre. June 19 – 22. Venture to Sagrada Wellness to enjoy yoga, gourmet vegetarian meals, and cozy accommodations. Relax. Revitalize. Rejuvenate. Book now. San Luis Obispo.

7:00 P.M. – 9:30 P.M. Summer Solstice Celebration with Naam Yoga Founder Dr. Joseph Levry. This Summer Solstice celebration will give participants the tools needed to fully recharge with radiance, health and improved energy for a blissful Summer. Prepay $35, day of event $50. Naam Yoga LA. 1231 4th St., Santa Monica.

SATURDAY, JUNE 21

8:00 A.M. Celebrate Summer Solstice at The Grove and 3rd St. Promenade with Athleta. Yoga classes, mimosas, refreshments, giveaways, and more to celebrate the longest day of the year. Festivities will be happening at both Ahtleta locations at The Grove and 3rd St. in Santa Monica.

8:00 A.M. Run + Yoga: Roga. Meet under the iconic Pier sign at the top of the ramp at Colorado and Ocean for a morning run or walk around the beach and Pier areas. Two and Five mile courses available. For yoga, meet at the far west end of the Pier. Bring your mat and be restored by Santa Monica’s top instructors.

1:00 P.M. – 4:00 P.M.  Deborah King Workshop and Book Signing. Learn to transform your life with your own healing energy with New York Times best-selling master healer and spiritual teacher. CSL Westlake Village. 880 Hampshire Rd. Suites V&W., Westlake Village.

2:00 P.M. – 5:00 P.M. Summer Solstice Sun Salutations with Nicole Riviére. Break down Sun Salutations, to move mindfully through our practice and keep the body safe, strong, and injury-free. $55. InYoga Center. 5142 Laurel Canyon Blvd., Valley Village.

InYoga’s 4th Annual Summer Solstice Yoga Challenge. June 21 – July 20. 25 classes in 30 days. The Reward: health, happiness, and a chance to win a free year of yoga. Sign up at the studio. InYoga Center. 5142 Laurel Canyon Blvd., Valley Village.

4:00 P.M. – 7:00 P.M. Summer Solstice Celebration. Join Hagar Harpak to with asana, pranayama, mantra, and chanting with the stunning  live music of Masood Ali Khan and Katyanna Anita Zoroghlian. $45 for the workshop including Kirtan $5 Drop-in minimum donation for the last 30 minutes of Kirtan only. Mission Street Yoga. 1017 Mission St., South Pasadena.

4:00 P.M. – 5:30 P.M. On the Path: Mantra, Meditation and Healing Practices for the Urban Yogiwith Sarah Garney. This weekly class is devoted to developing and deepening a spiritual practice with mantra, meditation and healing practices. Bhakti Yoga Shala. 207 Arizona, Santa Monica.

7:00 P.M. – 9:00 P.M. Yoga Dance Trance with Ariana Bates. Connect to the rhythmic heartbeat through yoga, Shaja Dance, and a live sound bath. $15 pre-registration, $20 at door. Yoga on 3rd, 301 Atlantic Ave, Long Beach.

SUNDAY, JUNE 22

10:00 A.M. – 5:00 P.M. Vegan Spirituality Retreat: In Defense of Animals. Guided meditations, yoga classes, vegan lunch, nature walk, animal blessing, and kirtan. Bring friendly companion animals. $65, $55 online (includes lunch).  Wright Ranch Malibu, 24680 Piuma Road, Malibu.

1:00 P.M. – 7:00 P.M. Zen Day in the Hills is a day of optimal healing with live kirtan, organic vegan and Moroccan feasts, yoga in the garden, chiropractic adjustments, lectures on anti-aging, power-life coaching, energy treatments and massages, VIP gift bags for everyone included in price. Private Mulholland Estates home. $25 in advance/$35 at door. Sign up now.

7:00 P.M. – 9:00 P.M. Kirtan Jam with Madhavaya and Friends. Engage in the spiritual practice of kirtan, call-and-response chanting. Free. We love yoga, 2020 East 4th Street, Long Beach.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25

6:00 P.M. – 7:00 P.M. The Proactive Life: Hypertension Prevention. Blood pressure screenings, breathing techniques, and information on how to reduce your risk for hypertension. Presented by Dr. Franz Gliederer, MD, MPH, and Proactive Health Labs founder and health care attorney Joy Stephenson-Laws. Free. Proactive Health Labs, 1241 5th St., Santa Monica

FRIDAY,  JUNE 27

Heal Your Destiny Retreat with Siberian Shaman Ladamira. June 27 – 29. Work on energy of protection and learn spiritual principles of healing.

10:30 A.M. – 6:30 A.M. Experiential Anatomy. June 27 – 29 This course will cover these topics related to the study of Anatomy and Physiology viewed through the lens of our yoga practice and teaching. Counts for 20 hours of CE credits or towards our 200-hr certification. Santa Barbara Yoga Center. 32 E. Micheltorena St., Santa Barbara.

SATURDAY, JUNE 28

Shakti Dance Foundation Course. June 28 – July 26. Shakti Dance™ develops an understanding of energy through movement focusing on breath, motion, and mindfulness. The Yogi Tree, 4475 Vineland Ave, Toluca Lake.

8:00 A.M. Run + Yoga: Roga. Meet under the iconic Pier sign at the top of the ramp at Colorado and Ocean for a morning run or walk around the beach and Pier areas. Two and Five mile courses available. For yoga, meet at the far west end of the Pier. Bring your mat and be restored by Santa Monica’s top instructors.

11:00 A.M. Information Session: Yoga and the Healing Sciences Teacher Training Program. Join the co-founders of the program Eden Goldman, D.C. and Terra Gold, L.Ac. to hear about the program in-depth and have your questioned answered. University Hall, 1863 1 LMU Dr., Los Angeles.

2:30 P.M. – 4:30 P.M. Rope Wall Workshop with Vladimir Nektasov. Learn innovative ways to use yoga ropes to enhance your practice, release joint strain, decompress the spine, and increase range of motion. $35 Earlybird. Yoga Daya. 8985 Venice Blvd #F, Los Angeles.

7:00 P.M. – 9:30 P.M. Soulfusion Partner Yoga. Soul Fusion is an experience of one’s individual yoga practice becomes enhanced by another human being. During this workshop, Kristina and Joerael will lead you through partner yoga poses, group dialogues, massage, and meditation. Evoke Yoga. 212 W 7Th St., Los Angeles.

7:30 P.M. – 9:30 P.M. Sonic Sanctuary with Masood Ali Khan. Gabriel Braun is joined by Masood Ali Khan’s enchanting hang drum. The evening begins with movement and concludes with a 70-minute sound bath. $30 at door. Yoga Desa, 120 N Topanga Canyon Blvd, Topanga.

On The Horizon

July 10 – 14. Yoga Journal Live! San Diego. Deepen your yoga practice in choosing from 100+ offerings, stop by for a single free special event, or enjoy an evening with Deepak Chopra. Master instructors include: Kathryn Budig, Seane Corn, Jason Crandell, Dharma Mittra, Shiva Rea, Tara Stiles, and more. Enter promo code LAYOGA and receive $50 off a 6-class pass or the full 4-day event.

July 17 – 20. Wanderlust Tahoe. Wanderlust Festivals are all-out, ecstatic celebrations. We bring together the world’s leading yoga teachers, top musical acts, renowned speakers, exquisite chefs, and thrilling performers, weaving together an experience that surprises and delights. North Lake Tahoe, CA.

August 22 – 24. Big Bear Yoga Festival. Yoga and live music outside, in nature, and under the sun and moon. YMCA Camp Oakes at 47400 Monte Vista Drive, Big Bear.

Summer Rituals From Shiva Rea

Around the world, celebrations are synched with the summer solstice, June 21, the peak of the light, the longest day of the year. The summer solstice marks the peak of the uttarayana, the six-month period that begins with the winter solstice. The plant world grows from seed to fullness with the waxing light of the Sun, which strengthens and intensifies until the Summer Solstice.

How you can celebrate along with nature:

• Create your home altar with the colors of the sun: choose brilliant golds, reds, and oranges in fabrics, fruit, and candles. Adorn your body with the Sun’s colors to bring brightness and radiance into your being.

• In a journal or in meditation, reflect on your journey over the past six months. Remember the intentions you planted at winter solstice. What has transpired for you in this first half of the journey around the Sun?

For more summer solstice celebration secrets from Shiva Rea, visit LAYOGA.COM

Summer Solstice Rejuve-a-Nation

Zen Day in the Hills is a festive day of optimal healing with live kirtan, organic vegan and Moroccan feasts plus yoga in the garden, Hoola hooping in the hills, chiropractic adjustments, lectures on anti-aging, power life coaching, energy  treatments and massages, VIP gift bags for everyone including Equinox one week  passes, Whole Foods samplings/coupons, skin care products, and gift  certificates.

Special Bonus: Astrologer Susan Miller and Celebrity Intuitive  Aiden Chase offering workshops, Dr. Philippe Battiade  of The INFUSIO Concepts offering cell and  balance evaluations plus more. Ticket price includes workshops, food, drink and VIP Gift Bag.  Inviting the Conscious Community to play with us!

Inviting  the Conscious Community to play with us!

June 22 1:00 P.M. – 7:00 P.M. Private Mulholland Estates home.

$25 Advance/$35 at Door. Sign up now.

Experience Yoga on the Rooftop of InterContinental Los Angeles

From June 3 through August 28, yogis can perfect their downward dog high atop the InterContinental Los Angeles’ 17th-floor helipad each Tuesday at 6:30pm while soaking in the unobstructed views of Hollywood and the nearby hills, DTLA and the sprawling coastline, creating the most perfect sunset session imaginable. For those who prefer a more grounded practice, Thursday morning classes are also available in the lush outdoor Garden at 6:30am.

This is what Karen Henry, LA Yoga Associate Editor, has to say about Helipad yoga on top the Intercontinental:

“Incomparable views of the LA basin, setting sun, soft breeze, and yoga flow with Noah Christensen: what’s not to love about helipad yoga on the rooftop of the Intercontinental in Century City? Classes are only $10 plus parking. There’s no other experience like it!”

Call 310-284-6538 to book a session. Classes are $10, valet parking is available for $7.

Recipe: Limeade with Rose Water, a Summer Refresher

According to Ayurveda, as the days lengthen, we enter into a cycle dominated by the energy of the fiery pitta dosha. Our bodies crave more fruits and vegetables as well as refreshing drinks. Give this recipe a try for a refreshing treat!

Limeade with Rose Water

By Dr. Light Miller

Serves 8

¼ cup lime juice
6 cups water (spring or purified)
4 tbsp rose water  (best organic)
2 tbsp organic maple syrup (or sweetener of your choice)
Squeeze the lime juice (best fresh)
Strain the pulp add maple syrup or sweetener of your choice

This Week’s Giveaway: Juice It Up! Gift Card

June is National Fresh Fruit and Veggie Month! 

Juice It Up! is committed to delivering nutrient-rich options to fuel active, healthy lifestyles. Its line of raw juices and Raw Fusion juice blend were designed with the many benefits of consuming fresh ingredients in mind.

Juice It Up! and LA Yoga are giving away gifts cards for the next two weeks to enjoy at Juice it Up!

To win, email us and let us know why juicing is important to you!

Animals in Need: Meet Noodles

Noodles is a one year old Terrier mix who is bright, alert, walks great on a leash and knows some commands.

Noodles is good with other dogs her size although she is not a player, she will be fine with kids, cats and any size family. Noodles is spayed and up to date on shots.

Email The Dawg Squad to learn more about how you can meet Noodles.

The Dawg Squad is a non-profit 501(c) 3 corporation established according to California laws for public benefit.  This all-volunteer organization is dedicated to improving the welfare of canines, with an emphasis on the homeless, abandoned,  abused and special needs dogs of the City of Los Angeles, California. Email for more information.

CD Review: Igniting the Beauty

Igniting the Beauty by: Brenda McMorrow

White Swan Records

Brenda McMorrow’s Igniting the Beauty captures the sweetness of the sacred sound experience. The title itself speaks to the unique beauty we all embody, the beauty that ignites our heart fire when we chant and sing mantras. The overall mood of Igniting the Beauty is devotional with a distinctly Americana feel for the sacred Sanskrit sounds.

Read the full CD review by Natalie Macam onLAYOGA.COM

Beautify Yourself for Summer

Kuyam, a local online scheduling platform, will host the second Beautify LA event from June 14 – 21. For one week only, locals can book their favorite beauty or fitness appointments at participating salons and studios throughout Malibu, Pacific Palisades, Santa Monica, Venice, Marina del Rey, Playa del Rey, Manhattan Beach, Hermosa Beach, Redondo Beach, Palos Verdes, and Rancho Palos Verdes with discounts up to 40% off.

Book your appointment through the Beautify LA website to receive the special price.

Chakras by didi at Daytime Emmy Awards

We are happy to announce that one of our favorite companies, Chakras by Didi, has been selected out of hundreds of companies to be featured in this year’s Daytime Emmy Awards Ceremony.

Yogis love to wear something that makes them feel good, in and out of class. Chakras by didi has, and will continue to do just that.  The cuts are carefully designed to suit many body types. You will feel stylish, comfortable and uplifted.

The Daytime Emmy Awards are this Sunday, June 22, hosted by Kathy Griffin.

Salif Keïta at Bhakti Fest West

Just after adding Matisyahu to the Bhakti Fest West line up this September, Bhakti Fest announced that the “Golden Voice of Africa”, Salif Keïta, will be performing at Bhakti Fest West as well! Who else will be joining these conscious world music leaders at the sixth annual Bhakti Fest from September 4 – 7? MC Yogi, Dharma Mittra, Deva Premal and Miten,
Shiva Rea, and DJ Drez, just to name a few.

Four day Bhakti Fest West tickets are available at a discounted rate of $275. Receive an additional $50 off by entering promo code ‘layoga’. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit Bhakti Fest.

Vedic Astrology: The Year Ahead Proves to be Most Inspiring

A new cycle of hope, inspiration, and teaching begins when Jupiter enters cancer. This is a long-term transit, that lasts for the next year.  Keep on the lookout for a new teacher or philosophy to show up in your life between now and the end of June. The next year is a great one for studying higher, philosophical principles as well as being a great time for you to step more into a teaching role.

For more of your June forecast, visit LAYOGA.COM

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