SF Yoga had the incredible opportunity to head to Uganda in 2016 to work directly with WORI Uganda. WORI is a women's organization run by all local Ugandans, mostly women. Their mission is to contribute to ending violence against women and economically empower women to lead better lives...
By Deepak Sridhar
Front bends, backward bends, triangles, lunges, warriors, shoulder stands and head stands. Ah the world of Yoga. There is no better way to start a day than an intense session of yoga practice, pushing your body ever so gently into twists and stretches, with your breath aligned and the mind at rest. The exhilaration along with the peace and calm one gets in the practice of Yoga is quite unparalleled. And yet our practice on the mat is just the beginning....
By Charlotte von Hemert
It’s one thing to have a theoretical understanding that we are each a unique wave in the vast ocean of universal consciousness. It’s another thing to have time-tested tools to help us tap into this experientially. This past Sunday I attended Paul Muller-Ortega’s half-day workshop where he shared practices that supported us with the latter...
By Courtney Alex Aldor
Before I began studying with Debra Lynn Katz at the International School of Clairvoyance, I’d tried my fair share of teachers. A sensitive soul who ended up at psychic school out of necessity rather than curiosity, I was relieved when...
By Kiana Noble
Staying focused and productive at work is harder than ever thanks to our smart phones. One minute, it might be a notification for breaking news, the next minute, a notification for a new Bumble match (YAY), and the next minute, your mom texting you because she discovered what Bitmojis are...
By Eleanor Garrett
The organizers of the One Fire Festival brought the healing practice of hot yoga to Casa Om in Puerto Morelos, Mexico and co-created an amazing experience with the teachers and participants who showed up to share their love of yoga and mindful living...
By Hargobind Khalsa
As legend has it, the Guru Nanak sat under water for 3 days in deep meditation some 500 years ago. After finishing his meditation, he emerged from the water in divine realization and recited the Mul Mantra, which starts Ek Ong Kar Sat Nam.... There is one creation, True Name...
By Bruce Davis, Ph.D.
In silence we can hear our own thoughts. Perhaps more beautiful we can hear the world without the crowded stream of our thoughts. Visiting silence can be an adventure, a pilgrimage, a life changing journey into peace and quiet...
By Megan Warren-Henderson
Four years after that trip, with the idea still swimming around in her head, Jenelle submitted a travel diary/story photo bucket to “life is an adventure” and her story was selected! It was sent to millions of people and that was the boost of confidence she needed to launch Lotus and Luna...
By Courtney Alex Aldor
After Dr. Katia Sol’s beautiful retreat in West Marin with Danielle Devaki Gustafson, I sat down once more to write about gratitude. But seeing as how we just passed Thanksgiving (a SF one at that) and I literally pass my gratitude jar every time I reach for my computer to type out a post, the word itself was beginning to get lost on me...
By Jennifer Goodman
My experience at the Sattva Summit can be summed up with one word, magic! To feel magic you feel something beyond this human existence, feelings you can't explain or understand but fill you with bliss. This is the feeling the Summit, Sattva Retreat, and India will give you...
By Dimple Bindra
YogaFEST returned for it’s 3rd successive year and this time the event was held in Gilroy, CA. We were blessed with the most beautiful sunshine for the entire day...
PRESS RELEASE FROM BALISPIRIT FESTIVAL
BaliSpirit Festival is one of South East Asia’s biggest and longest annual yoga, dance and music festivals. The goal of the BaliSpirit Festival is to awaken and nourish each individual’s potential for positive change within, leading to a greater positive change in our homes, in our communities and around the world...
PRESS RELEASE FROM THE SATTVA YOGA ACADEMY
Over 200 Yogis from across the globe joined us for the Sattva Summit in Rishikesh, India November 7-13th, 2017 for a week of yoga, meditation, profound wisdom, inspiring movement, deep healing, transformative service and joy...
By Nikita Mehta
Yoga is for everyBODY, and we look to share this practice with everyone. Attendees can come to expect better physical stretching habits, new breathing techniques, and other tips on this wonderful lifestyle practice that support health for both the mind and body...
PRESS RELEASE FROM THE LA ART SHOW
The LA Art Show will return to the Los Angeles Convention Center on January 10 - 14, 2018. Already the city’s largest international art fair, for its 23rd edition, the showcase is continuing its expansion into the global art market with a new partnership with The Museum of the Arts of Guadalajara and Museum of Latin American Art...
By Shy Sayar
While it takes time and practice, dedication and patience, when we truly gain an experiential understanding of the dynamic relationships between our hips, abs and back, as well as our breath and vital energy, we open the door to a lifetime of fitness and wellness in body and mind that translates into great freedom and joy, even unto old age...
By Courtney Alex Aldor
When I first woke up to my intuition, it was a very scary thing. Sure, you’d think that discovering an inner wealth of knowledge, the sense that you can trust yourself implicitly and be your own guide at any moment would be awesome...
PRESS RELEASE FROM WANDERLUST
Wanderlust, producers of the largest yoga lifestyle events in the world, kicks off its 2018 festival season March 1-4, 2018, at the breathtaking Turtle Bay Resort located on Oahu’s North Shore, home to one of the world’s most legendary surf spots...
By Bruce Davis, Ph.D.
Everyday there are the moments that can be described only as life’s grace. It is the light in our partner’s eyes, the warm smile of a total stranger, the dancing clouds in a busy day. Every moment of beauty is a moment of grace. Grace is the honey of life...
