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Upcoming Events

THURSDAY, JULY 10

Yoga Journal Live! San Diego. July 10 – 14.  Deepen your yoga practice in choosing from 100+ offerings, stop by for a single free special event, or enjoy an evening with Deepak Chopra. Enter promo code LAYOGA and receive 20% off a 6-class pass or the full 4-day event. Sheraton San Diego Hotel and Marina. 1380 Harbor Island Dr., San Diego.

FRIDAY, JULY 11

Yoga Journal Live! San Diego. July 10 – 14.  Deepen your yoga practice in choosing from 100+ offerings, stop by for a single free special event, or enjoy an evening with Deepak Chopra. Enter promo code LAYOGA and receive 20% off a 6-class pass or the full 4-day event. Sheraton San Diego Hotel and Marina. 1380 Harbor Island Dr., San Diego.

Yoga and Ayurveda for Advanced Studies and Yoga Teacher Training Program with Felicia Tomasko, Editor in Chief of LA Yoga and Find Bliss. 16 hours of credit, July 11 – 13. Sharing the same philosophical roots as yoga, Ayurveda provides the medical and lifestyle information to teach us how to live in harmony with nature in order to embody ideal health and well-being. Santa Barbara Yoga Center. 32 E. Micheltorena St., Santa Barbara.

8:00 P.M. Yoga Maya Movie Screening in Venice. Yoga Maya screening followed by Q&A with Arvind Chittumalla, director of Yoga Maya. You may buy DVDs of the movie at the screening. $10. RA MA Institute. 304 Lincoln Blvd., Venice.

SATURDAY, JULY 12

Yoga Journal Live! San Diego. July 10 – 14.  Deepen your yoga practice in choosing from 100+ offerings, stop by for a single free special event, or enjoy an evening with Deepak Chopra. Enter promo code LAYOGA and receive 20% off a 6-class pass or the full 4-day event. Sheraton San Diego Hotel and Marina. 1380 Harbor Island Dr., San Diego.

Yin Yoga Teacher Training. This 4-week training is designed for yoga teachers and students to deepen your knowledge of Yin Yoga. Yin Yoga is a practice to create equilibrium and open the body through supported postures. These long-hold postures with deep breathing are a doorway to stillness, insights and repair. Hot 8 Yoga Beverly Hills. 8383 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills.

Yoga Barre Teacher Training with Nancy Norby. July 12 – Aug. 3. Nancy Norby is a pioneer in Barre training and has over 25 years of experience teaching Barre conditioning. Hot 8 Yoga Barre is a dynamic fusion of yoga, body sculpting, barre work, and non impact cardio that will get you long and lean.  Registration $1350. Email or call (310) 866-5280. Space is limited. Hot 8 Yoga Santa Monica. 1422 2nd St., Santa Monica.

1:00 P.M. – 4:00 P.M. Ayurveda Workshop Series. Discover Ayurveda, the planet’s oldest, nature-based, medical system. In this four-part workshop, we will look at health and wellness through the Ayurvedic lens, discovering the natural principles underlying this ancient science of life. Evoke Yoga. 212 W 7Th St., DTLA.

11:00 A.M. – 1:00 P.M. 10 Years Apart / 10 Years Together. Filmmaking duo Tamara Henry and Steven Barber, co-founders of the Vanilla Fire Production Company, celebrate of the 10th anniversary of their unique post office love story. Enjoy cake and ice cream while watching an episode of their latest project, The Doc Side. Will Rogers Post Office and Beachy Cream, Santa Monica.

11:00 A.M. – 5:00 P.M. Occupy Beauty. A free in-person revolutionary event with yoga, inspiring speakers, and a day just for you to feel uniquely beautiful. Sign up now. Pacifica Graduate Institute. 249 Lambert Rd., Montecito, CA.

4:00 P.M. – 6:00 P.M. The Spiritual Side of Yoga (A Workshop for Teachers) with Wendy Garafalo. This workshop is designed for yoga teachers and aspiring yoga teachers, who want to learn how to incorporate the spiritual aspects of yoga into their teaching. $20 early bird/$25 same day. The Green Yogi. 3504 Highland Ave., Los Angeles.

7:00 P.M. – 9:30 P.M. Kirtan with Dave Stringer. Stringer’s sound marries the transcendent mysticism of traditional Indian instruments with the exuberant, groove-oriented sensibility of American gospel. Joined by Sheila Bringi on vocals, harp, bansuri flute and harmonium, and Patrick Richey on tabla and cajon. Yoga Soup. 28 Parker Way, Santa Barbara.

SUNDAY, JULY 13

Yoga Journal Live! San Diego. July 10 – 14.  Deepen your yoga practice in choosing from 100+ offerings, stop by for a single free special event, or enjoy an evening with Deepak Chopra. Enter promo code LAYOGA and receive 20% off a 6-class pass or the full 4-day event. Sheraton San Diego Hotel and Marina. 1380 Harbor Island Dr., San Diego.

10:30 A.M. Summer Rhythm and Rejuvenation Day Retreats with Marla Leigh. Day Retreat includes gentle yoga, drumming workshops and organic lunch. Open to all levels, beginners encouraged, drums provided. Discount if you bring friends. July 13, August 3, August 11. $69. Private Home.

10:45 A.M. – 11:45 A.M. Lift Off. Designed with the beginner in mind, this thirty day introduction to meditation course launches your journey to better health and greater  peace. Students will learn to be more present and find a deep connection with self. Sundays July 13 – Aug. 3. Evoke Yoga. 7th and Spring in DTLA.

6:00 P.M. Matisyahu at Pacific Amphitheatre Summer Concert Series. The musical artistry of Matisyahu is a fusion of contemporary reggae, beatboxing, rap, hip-hop and traditional scat-singing and Jewish hazzan style. Matisyahu is known for blending his sounds and Jewish beliefs into his music. Performing live with Tribal Seeds and The Lions. Pacific Amphitheatre. 100 Fair Dr., Costa Mesa.

7:15 P.M. Breath Workshop. Participants will be led through a guided breathing experience using music and breath as a portal to move away from the everyday mind. Within this journey they will feel the live vibrations of a Heavenly Sound Bath of Tibetan Bowls, Wind Chimes and The Gong. $20 until July 12th and $25 at the door. Gurus Gate Yoga. 815 Manhattan Ave., Manhattan Beach.

TUESDAY, JULY 15

6:00 P.M. Awaken Your Joy – Meditation Class. Access your limitless supply of balance, well-being and happiness. Every Tuesday. $10 donation. Sybaris Rejuvenation Lounge at the Shangri-La Hotel. RSVP. 1301 Ocean Ave., Santa Monica.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 16

6:00 P.M. Free doTERRA Health and Wellness Class. Learn about essential oils and how to naturally take of yourself and your family. Free private wellness consultations for the first 5 guests to RSVP. Email to reserve your space. Sybaris Rejuvenation Lounge 1301 Ocean Ave., Santa Monica.

THURSDAY, JULY 17

Wanderlust Tahoe. July 17 – 20.  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.

Evolve Naam Yoga Immersion Retreat. July 17 – August 8. Learn yogic techniques from the Naam Yoga Therapies Level I Teacher Training including the science of mudra therapy, Ra Ma Da Sa mudra series, the science of sound and Naam, Acu-Sound Therapy and Universal Kabbalah. Participants will complete the three-week training program and Yoga Alliance Certified 200hr RYT course requirements. Bel Air Collection Resort and Spa in Los Cabos, Mexico.

FRIDAY, JULY 18

Wanderlust Tahoe. July 17 – 20.  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.

7:30 P.M. – 9:30 P.M. Yoga Trance Dance® with Ariana Bates, M.A. Yoga Trance Dance®, as created by Shiva Rea, with Moving Meditation, Yoga, Sahaja Dance and Sound Bath by Bhakti Jason.  Led by Ariana Bates, Co-Founder of Free Yoga On The Beach.  Relax after dancing in the  Chocolate Lounge by Debra Mazer. $15 Pre-sale and $20 at the door. Yoga On 3rd, 301 Atlantic Ave., Long Beach.

8:30 P.M. Hands of the Mother. Share in celebration and puja of Hindu goddesses Durga and Lakshmi with Om Kailas. $20 suggested donation. Bhakti Yoga Shala, Santa Monica.

SATURDAY, JULY 19

Wanderlust Tahoe. July 17 – 20.  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.

Ayurvedic Readings with Sarah Tomlinson. These offer a planetary perspective on your life right now and reveal the gifts you have going forward to provide an ease-ful, meaningful, and healthy life. If you have already had a session with me the follow-up sessions are recommended which are one hour. Email for more info. $150 2hr. $100 Follow-up.

1:00 P.M. – 4:00 P.M. The Bhagavad Gita: A Closer Look with Jeanne Heileman. Join us for an in-depth discussion. You will leave with a greater understanding of this remarkable scripture and a new way of seeing how to practice yoga. Yoga Madre, 16 W Sierra Madre Blvd., Sierra Madre.

1:00 P.M. – 3:00 P.M. A Unique Life Fully Lived. Talk and Book Signing with Karen Kain. Karen shares challenges raising a medically fragile daughter due to vaccine injury and the lessons her daughter taught her about navigation life’s journey with love, acceptance, faith, and courage.  Barnes & Noble. 160 Westlake Blvd., Thousand Oaks.

6:30 P.M. – 8:00 P.M. Yoga Trance Dance® with Ariana Bates. A freeing outdoor experience of Yoga Trance Dance®, as created by Shiva Rea, with meditation, yoga, dance and sound bath by Bhakti Jason. Led by Ariana Bates, Co-Founder of Free Yoga on the Beach. Free. 5000 E Ocean Blvd, Long Beach.

7:30 P.M. Ziggy Marley/The Expanders at Pacific Amphitheatre Summer Concert Series. As the oldest son of reggae music legend Bob Marley, Ziggy Marley has earned his own accolades as an artist with four Grammys to his name, including Best Reggae Album. Pacific Amphitheatre. 100 Fair Dr., Costa Mesa.

SUNDAY, JULY 20

Wanderlust Tahoe. July 17 – 20.  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.

10:00 A.M. – 5:00 P.M. Yantra Workshop with Sarah Tomlinson. Spend the day creating one of the Goddess Yantras. Tune into the cosmic currents and manifest something tangible, as a painting, an inner mystical experience and an awakening in your life. Materials will be supplied. No previous art experience is necessary. Echo Park. Email for more info. Cost: $120.

10:45 A.M. – 11:45 A.M. Lift Off. Designed with the beginner in mind, this thirty day introduction to meditation course launches your journey to better health and greater  peace. Students will learn to be more present and find a deep connection with self. Sundays July 13 – Aug. 3. Evoke Yoga. 7th and Spring in DTLA.

2:00 P.M. – 5:00 P.M. What You Need to Know About Vaccine Injury with Karen Kain. Karen shares challenges raising a medically fragile daughter due to vaccine injury. Second part of workshop is a panel discussion with chiropractic and homeopathic health practitioners where you can ask questions about vaccines. Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Center. 13325 Beach Ave., Marina Del Rey.

On The Horizon

August 16. Mantra Mela Festival. This daylong devotional yoga festival honors tradition with lectures on yogic philosophy, Ayurveda, and the connection between vegetarianism and spirituality, yet also invites participants to explore AcroYoga, slacklining, and innovative vegan food and clothing vendors. Govind Das, Srikalogy, and Kirtaniyas will provide a live soundtrack of kirtan. Long Beach, California.

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. Use LoveLAYogaOnline2014 for online ticket purchases and get 10% OFF your attendance tickets. (Does not include accommodation tickets.)

August 28 – 31. Santa Fe Yoga Festival. The festival will combine music, yoga, and entertainment with fresh mountain air in an event to celebrate a sense of active vitality and light-hearted energy. Beryl Bender Birch, Mario Sandoval, Shiva Rea, and Mark Whitwell are a few of the teachers attending.

Yoga Journal LIVE: San Diego July 10 – 14, 2014

Expand your practice beyond the studio while saluting the sun in San Diego!

Yoga Journal LIVE is heading to Southern California this summer to bring yoga practitioners of all levels a full-circle offering of classes, discussions, performances and more. Deepen your yoga practice in choosing from 100+ offerings, stop by for a single free special event, or enjoy an evening with Deepak Chopra, all while charting your very own yoga course amidst the beautiful San Diego city skyline, bay and marina.

Master instructors include: Kathryn Budig, Seane Corn, Jason Crandell, Dharma Mittra, Shiva Rea, Tara Stiles, and more.

Not to be missed special class offerings include: all-day intensives, stand-up-paddle board yoga, barre, and yoga and hiking. Free and paid, open to the public special events are not to be missed as well as the open to the public yoga marketplace with 50+ event sponsors and vendors.

Enter promo code LAYOGA when you register and receive 20% off your weekend pass or for the full 4-day event. Register Now.

Pranafest August 22 – 24

Pranafest is a gathering of prayer and celebration, healing and deep communal connection. Centered around natural mineral hot springs.

Celebrate at a weekend of full on devotion to the Divine with an epic all-star lineup of kirtan leaders and sonic shamans. Practice yoga and meditation with in-depth classes and workshops taught by top teachers in an intimate nurturing setting.

Read more about who and what will be at Pranafest.

August 22 – 24, Jackson Wellsprings, Ashland, Oregon.

Recipe: Fantastic Fennel

Red, White, and Blue Fennel Salad

By: Red Jen Ford

Fennel is one of the quintessential scents, flavors, and foods characteristic of California’s Mediterranean climate. While it is a frequent ingredient favored by Italian, Mediterranean, and modern California cuisine, it is often overlooked by Americans.

According  to Michael Murray’s The Encyclopedia of Healing Foods, fennel is an excellent source of Vitamin C, potassium, phosphorus, folic acid, and is also high in magnesium, manganese, iron, calcium, and molybdenum, Fennel is also high in cancer-fighting coumarin compounds such as anethole.

Keep the patriotic celebration going while adding Fennel to your diet with this recipe: Red, White, and Blue Fennel Salad on LAYOGA.COM

This Week’s Giveaway: Matisyahu Live at Pacific Amphitheatre

The musical artistry of Matisyahu is a fusion of contemporary reggae, beatboxing, rap, hip-hop and traditional scat-singing and Jewish hazzan style. Matisyahu is known for blending his sounds and Jewish beliefs into his music.

You can win two tickets to see Matisyahu perform live with Tribal Seeds and the Lions at the Pacific Amphitheatre on Sunday, July 13th at 6:00 P.M.

To win, email us and let us know why you’d like to see Matisyahu perform live.

Animals in Need: Meet Precious

Precious is a friendly dog with people and other dogs. She loves to go on walks, is house trained/crated trained,  and so deserving of her own forever home. She is approximately 6 years old so you don’t have to worry about puppy behavior. Precious is spayed, up-to-date with shots and also micro-chipped.

Email or call Downtown Dog Rescue for more information on Precious. 818-407-4145

Downtown Dog Rescue is an all volunteer non-profit animal charity that rescues and adopts dogs and assists underserved communities, focusing on South East Los Angeles, Watts and Compton.  We offer free services such as spay/neuter, vaccines and basic medical care for dog owners who want to keep their dogs out of a shelter. All our dogs are spayed/neutered, up to date with shots and microchipped. To learn more about Downtown Dog Rescue, follow us on Facebook or visit ourwebsite to look at other adoptable dogs.

Yoga Journal Live! San Diego Special Event: Leadership and Body Image

Off the Mat, Into the World and lululemon athletica present, The Practice of Leadership Series: an ongoing conversation about conscious and compassionate leadership in the modern world.

In this session, community leaders will confront the complicated issue of body image in the yoga culture. The gathering will be an open and honest dialogue that gets at the heart of our practice, our role as conscious leaders and how to make yoga accessible and welcoming to every BODY.

Sign up for this event.

All special events at Yoga Journal Live! San Diego are FREE and open to the public unless otherwise noted. Find out more information on all special events throughout the weekend. Enter promo code LAYOGA when you register and receive 20% off your weekend pass or for the full 4-day event.

Occupy Beauty: Free Event this Saturday

Occupy Beauty is a free event created by Melanie Elkin ay-long mini retreat that combines yoga, inspiring speakers, workshops, dance, delicious snacks, and chances to win awesome gifts.

Occupy Beauty will help you create your own definition of beautiful that isn’t dependent on what you look like. You’ll connect to yourself and other women in a genuine, deep way, and you’ll walk away feeling, empowered, embodied, inspired, and uniquely beautiful.

Space is limited. RSVP here. Can’t attend? You can still register for on Occupy Beauty tool kit and start your journey at home.

Saturday, July 12 11:00 A.M. – 5:00 P.M. Pacifica Graduate Institute. 801 Ladera Ln., Santa Barbara. Room A

30% Off YOGiiZA Organic Clothing Through July 15

Choosing clothing with yoga consciousness has never been easier than with 30% off YOGiiZA, Organic Clothing for Organic People.

Move freely knowing you’re choosing yoga clothing made with the finest Peruvian organic cotton straight from the source. Unify with the force of Mother Earth.  Choose natural, Choose organic, Buy YOGiiZA – 30% off through July 15th.

Check out popular and favorite items, such as: Men’s signature martial art’s inspired 100% Organic Cotton Yoga Pants or Women’s Foldover Hot Shorts and Vinyasa Bra.

Create a Goddess Yantra

Spend the day creating one of the Goddess Yantras with Sarah Tomlinson. Tune into the cosmic currents and manifest something tangible, as a painting, an inner mystical experience, and an awakening in your life.

Materials will be supplied. No previous art experience is necessary.

10:00 A.M. – 5:00 P.M. Echo Park. Cost: $120

On June 19 in Los Feliz, Sarah will also be offering two-hour ayurvedic readings. These offer a planetary perspective on your life right now and reveal the gifts you have going forward to provide an ease-ful, meaningful, and healthy life. Cost: $150 2-hour first reading. $100 1-hour follow-up.

Email Sarah for more information and to sign-up.

CD Review: Crystal Chakra Healing

By: Waduda, Prasanna, and the Mystery

New Earth Records

To appreciate this album’s simplicity and power, let go of expectations and experience the healing properties of a tonal series of music from seven crystal bowls, chosen for their tonal healing resonance with each of the chakras.

New Earth Records co-founders, Waduda and Prasanna, were inspired to create this after they visited Brazil to see John of God, a world-renowned crystal healer and spiritual surgeon.

Read the entire review by Kate Hinkens on LAYOGA.COM

Bhakti Fest West September 4 – 7

It’s that time again to consider immersing yourself in the singular Bhakti Fest experience.  The  6th annual Bhakti Fest West Yoga and Music Festival takes place in Joshua Tree, CA from September 4-7, 2014.

Krishna Das, Deva Premal and Jai Uttal, all return to rock the stage with kirtan.  World musicians Matisyahu, Salif Keita, and MC Yogi expand the lineup. Four days of yoga, non-stop kirtan, world music, workshops, healthy living and much more.

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: Feel Guru’s Grace

Today is the best day of the year to feel Guru’s grace in your life with the Full Moon in Sagittarius. This particular Full Moon is also called Guru Purnima, the Full Moon of the Guru.

It is no coincidence that these two things line up, with Guru Purnima also being the Full Moon in Sagittarius, as this is the most powerful sign for Jupiter (called Guru in Sanskrit). Today is a day when you can feel, deeply in your heart, the truth of your teachings and beliefs.

For more of your July forecast, visit LAYOGA.COM

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