Evolution Power Yoga (EPY) and Karma Warrior Clothes – invite the yoga community to join their 2^nd annual fundraising event, 108 for Africa, slated for Saturday, February 18 at EPY. 108 for Africa benefits the Africa Yoga Project (AYP), an organization dedicated to creating sustainable communities in Kenya through yoga, teacher training, and personal empowerment.

From 1-4pm, EPY teachers will join AYP instructors in Kenya (via Skype) in leading a yoga practice of 108 sun salutations. Participants must raise at least $108 to join the practice. Efforts will continue into the evening during the first ever Global Celebration Party from 7:30-10pm. The public is invited to return to EPY for entertainment, refreshments, raffles, and a silent and live auction.

All proceeds raised from 108 for Africa go to supporting AYP, which provides teacher training, financial aid, and mentor support to Kenyans so that they can lead their communities in finding personal power in their lives through the yogic principles of unity, possibility, and non-violence. “108 for Africa gives our community the opportunity make an impact that can be felt around the globe,” says EPY founder Lisa Taylor.

5 Ways to Get Involved

1. Get Sponsored for the 108 for Africa Practice
Raise a minimum of $108 by February 13th and join us for 108 sun salutations on Saturday, February 18th from 1-4pm. By coming together to practice as a community, we recognize the power within each of us to create lasting change through breath and action. Grab your participation packet at the studio or visit the 108 Practice page to download yours today.

2. Join the 108 for Africa Letter Writing Campaign
We’ll provide the campaign letter-you simply personalize and sign it. Then stamp and address the envelopes we provide you to friends, family, or anyone you can think of who might contribute to our campaign, and put them in the mail! Stop by the studio today to grab a packet and get started. (Out of town but still want to send letters? Download thecampaign letter and instructions now and contact suzi@evolutionpoweryoga.com with any questions.)

3. Attend the Global Celebration Party
On February 18th from 7:30-10pm, come by Evolution Power Yoga in Lancaster to spend an evening in honor of the Africa Yoga Project. Enjoy food, drink, entertainment, fun raffles, and silent & live auctions, including A Baptiste Art of Assisting Weekend Training with EPY’s own Lisa Taylor! No RSVP required.

4. Practice at an EPY Community Class
Donate at least $5 and practice with the Lancaster community in support of the Africa Yoga Project. All money raised is sent to AYP and supports Patrick, one of EPY’s teacher mentees.

Every Saturday
11-12pm (Lancaster)
12-1pm (York)

5. Make a Direct Donation
To reach this year’s goal, we are accepting donations in many forms. If you’d like to donate a service or item to our Global Celebration auction, contact Suzi at 717.683.6818 or suzi@evolutionpoweryoga.com to learn how.

About Evolution Power Yoga & Karma Warrior Clothes

Evolution Power Yoga is central Pa.’s premier yoga center and teacher training facility. Karma Warrior Clothes, based in Lancaster, Pa., is a yoga-inspired apparel company that donates a portion of each sale to charity. Together, they work toward bettering the world around us through the selfless service and community empowerment.

To learn more about 108 for Africa, click here

Click here to RSVP on Facebook

Welcome to the first weekend of February 2012! We hope that you have found joy and abundance in the new year thus far, and continue to enjoy every beautiful moment that it has to offer. We have selected a few of our favorite events going down around the world to help you kick off this  new month with a bang! Check out our weekend picks below, and get out there and have some fun!

Don’t see events listed in your city? Want to submit an event of your own? Email us at Submissions@yoganonymous.org and let us know the deal!

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Montego Bay, Jamaica

Thursday, February 2nd – Sunday, February 5th

Get ready for the 1st Annual Caribbean Yoga Conference in Montego Bay, Jamaica this weekend!

The conference lineup includes workshops for all abilities with world-class instructors including Toni Bergins, Gaia Budhai, Kathryn Budig, Jeffrey Cohen & Andrea Boyd, Seane Corn, Sharon Feanny, Scott Feinberg & Amy Lombardo, Moses Jas Jeet, Noah Levine, Nadine McNeil, Sadie Nardini, Jason Nemer & Jenny Sauer-Klein, Simon Park, Stacey Shanks, and MC Yogi & Amanda G.  Topics range from Vinyasa Flow and Journey Dance to Core Strength and Kudalini.  The conference will offer two 2.5-hour sessions each day with opportunities for morning meditation and Noon yoga on the beach.

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Philadelphia, PA

Friday, February 3rd – Sunday, February 5th

The Gravity Cowboys are heading to Philadelphia this weekend – don’t miss Brock and Krista Cahill at Dhyana Yoga!

Lift Off! | 2/3 | 6:30pm – 8:30pm: “Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking.  We’d like to thank you for joining us as we fly the friendly skies.  En route this evening we will be crossing over many points of interest, including the grand handstand, oceans of navasana, mountainous arm balancing postures, and rivers of vinyasa.” Enough said.

Buoyancy Control | 2/4 | 12pm – 3pm: Brock & Krista will take the principals of basic arm balancing techniques, and refine them using cultivation of bandhas (energetic locks). You will learn how to tap into the subtle energy in the body and explore how the blending of physical strength and energetic power can create a state of weightlessness.

One Giant Leap | 2/5 | 12pm – 3pm: One small step for man, one giant leap for your practice! We will investigate the jumps in this workshop, including jump throughs and jump backs, jumps to handstand, jumps into arm balances, jumps into standing poses…and more! Take a leap, and the landing will appear…if you want it to.

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New York, NY

Saturday, February 4th – Sunday, February 5th

Alanna Kaivalya will be teaching her Art of Adjustments workshops at Pure Yoga this weekend!

Explore the principles behind save and transformative hands-on assists and effective adjustments to convey technique, sublety and mastery. All types of adjustments will be covered, and an understanding of how to “see” the body and optimize students’ freedom in asanas will be examined.

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New York, NY

Saturday, February 4th

Also at Pure Yoga this weekend – Arm Balancing + Gravity Surfing w/ Kay Kay Clivio!

Join Kay Kay as she guides you through a broad range of playful and safe poses, step by step. Build strength, courage, and connection in a graceful arm balance practice.

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Newburyport, MA

Saturday, February 4th

Join Ame Wren for her ‘Hot Core Cool Sequencing’ workshop at Repose Yoga Studio on Saturday afternoon!

In this 2-hour workshop, Ame will lead a 90-minute open level class focusing on smart and creative sequencing and the firing up of agni, or core strength to create internal heat. Through bandha work, core transitions, and specific anatomical and breathing cues, you will sweat your way into a deeper understanding of how to move  fluidly, fiercely, and intelligently from your core self. Following the asana practice Ame will open the space for questions about how to greater utilize your core throughout your practice.

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Venice, CA

Saturday, February 4th – Sunday, February 5th

Head over to the Exhale Center for Sacred Movement for a meSheeky trunk show!

meSheeky takes you from studio to street, looking fit, fab and full of sheekitude. Our line of yoga-inspired skirts, pants and tanks is designed to accentuate your best parts and cover up the stuff you’d rather not display to the world. We’ve got leg-lengthening, hip-hiding and booty-boosting in the bag with mixable, matchable pieces to flatter every body. It’s no wonder Sheekynistas are effortlessly stylish wherever they go. Featured everywhere from the Today Show to Health Magazine, this is way more than well-crafted fitness wear, it’s a shot of confidence. meSheeky is yogi-owned and operated by Flowmotion yoga founder Sarah Tomson Beyer in Park City, Utah.

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Wishing you a safe & wonderful weekend,

With LOVE,

YOGANONYMOUS

Dan will lead this advanced all levels yoga practice on Friday, February 10th. More information below from the event website:

#Rise Up! An Advanced All Levels Practice w/ Dan Wilf

Friday, February 10th | 6:30pm – 8:30pm

Tune in, open up, and rock out with Dan Wilf for this very special two hour all-levels vinyasa exploratorium. Dan’s creative, intelligent, and fun sequencing – an energetic array of fluid namaskars, challenging arm balances, spine tickling twists, deep hip openers, high flying inversions, and tricky transitions – mixed with great music, lots of sweat, and a bit of comic relief cultivate a vibe that is welcoming and inspiring for the most seasoned yoga practitioners, as well as those just starting out on the path. In this special class, we will come together and utalize asana, pranayama, and meditation techniques to RISE UP both on and off the mat. This is going to be a two-hour yoga throwdown like none other – you will leave feeling energized, focused, and full of bliss.

While some previous practice experience is recommended, all that is required is a positive attitude and a willingness to have fun – remember, it is just yoga practice, not performance. everyone is welcomed.

About Dan :: Drawing from his rock & roll background, Dan Wilf encourages his students to have an authentic, creative, and self-exploratory experience, free from any judgment or attachment, every time they get on the mat.

In addition to his 500 hour certification with Shiva Rea, he has studied many different styles of yoga all over the planet with teachers such as Dharma Mittra, Joan White, Richard Freeman, Simon Park, and Brock & Krista Cahill just to name a few. Dan currently resides in Brooklyn, NY where he runs the upstart yoga promotional platform YOGANONYMOUS, works on the Wanderlust Festival, and teaches yoga.

More info + Tickets at www.dhyana-yoga.com

Guess what?! It’s the last month of January – we are 1/12 of the way through 2012! We hope that the new year has started off well for you, and if it hasn’t, that’s ok too – there’s plenty of time to turn things around! You can start by checking out our weekend picks for some great yoga events happening across the country. Wherever you may be this lovely weekend, get out there and have some fun!

Don’t see events listed in your city? Want to submit an event of your own? Email us at Submissions@yoganonymous.org and let us know the deal!

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Boston, MA

Friday, January 27th – Sunday, January 29th

Root, Rise, and Fly with Brock and Krista Cahill at South Boston Yoga this weekend!

Root to Rise | 1/27 | 6p – 8pm: This workshop begins with plentiful amount of core work to warm the body by igniting the fire within and awakening the inner warrior. Brock & Krista will then go over proven secrets to make arm balances and inversions effortless! The workshop will conclude with a few creative “arm balance medleys” created by Brock & Krista that sequence these challenging postures together in a fun & melodic flow.

Get Grounded | 1/28 | 1pm – 3pm: Powered by the ebb and flow of rhythm and spirit, fueled by the seductive tunes of rock „n roll, and focused by the fluidity and grace of moving meditation. Move quietly into a space of poetic stillness and use the breath to create a mantra of healing and rejuvenation.

Monkey Business | 1/28 | 3:30pm – 5:30pm: This practice is hanuman training. We will take a trip down the rabbit hole to the monkeys den, and practice hanuman style. Of course this will include his namesake pose, and great news! We will be on our hands quite a bit, and riding the wind. Jai hanuman!

One Giant Leap | 1/29 | 1pm – 3pm: This workshop is geared toward giving you the tools you need to resist landing. This is a fantastic way to practice honing your leaping skills, building confidence, so that when a leap appears out in life, you are ready to rock.

Flight Club | 1/29 | 3:30pm – 5:30pm: Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking. We’d like to thank you for joining us as we fly the friendly skies. En route this evening we will be crossing over many points of interests, including the grand handstand, oceans of navasana, mountainous arm balancing postures, and rivers of vinyasa.

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Chicago, IL

Friday, January 27th – Sunday, January 29th

Get ready for a weekend of Forrest Yoga w/ Allison English at the Chicago School of Hot Yoga!

New Year, New Yoga: Introduction to Forrest Yoga | 1/27 | 6pm – 8pm: Start the New Year off by exploring a different style of yoga or deepening your knowledge of a favorite path. This Introduction to Forrest Yoga will take you on a journey into the simple yet transformative four pillars of this amazing practice – Breath, Strength, Integrity and Spirit. Open to all levels of practitioners.

Forrest Yoga: Opening Your Heart to the Unknown | 1/28 | 1:30pm – 3:30pm: Inherent in each new moment, period or year is the opportunity for the unknown to become the experienced. In this Forrest Yoga workshop learn to safely and therapeutically explore backbends into the unknown pockets of energy and strength within your body, mind and Spirit.

Changing Perspectives: Moving from your Wiser Self | 1/29 | 1:30pm – 3:30pm: The practice of Forrest Yoga is grounded in the direct use of Spirit to guide decision making from a powerful space of personal wisdom. Interweaving inversions and arm balances into an exciting adventure, this workshop will help you connect to and use your Spirit to change your perspective on decisions or resolutions you are making in your New Year. Open to all levels of practitioners.

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Denver, CO

Friday, January 27th – Sunday, January 29th

Don’t miss Les Leventhal this weekend at Bliss Yoga in Denver, CO!

Hips & Twists: Liberate Your Hips, Free Your Spine: In this workshop, we will open our hips by stretching our hamstrings and relaxing and strengthening our quads and thighs, while cultivating awareness of the challenges that we hold deep in our hip and pelvic regions. We will also free our spine with twists, which can release enormous amounts of tension and can tone and rejuvenate the abdominal and pelvic regions.

Art of Backbends: Backbends are some of yoga’s most invigorating postures and sometimes some of the most challenging. In this workshop we will explore the physical, psychological and spiritual aspects of backbends. While  balancing effort and surrender, we will open the  entire front body, with emphasis on the heart center.

Arm Balancing & Inversions: Arm Balances and Inversions are some of yoga’s most fun and exhilarating poses to practice. In this workshop you will learn to safely defy gravity, strengthen your core, build upper body strength, and begin cultivating awareness of your body being upside down and moving through space.

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Boulder, CO

Saturday, January 28th

Join Nancy Kate Williams at Om Time Yoga in Boulder for an ‘Honoring the Transitions’ workshop!

The transitions we embark upon in life are powerful opportunities for growth and personal evolution.  Honor and embody the spaces between breath and posture to allow the practice of weaving them to become a broadened current of time to savor, reflect, and deeply feel.  Learn to embody fluid connection with ease through fun transitions on and off the mat to bring yourself more deeply into the call of each moment.

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Philadelphia, PA

Saturday, January 28th – Sunday, January 29th

Don’t miss out on this awesome weekend of liquid flow yoga with Simon Park at Dhyana Yoga in Philadelphia!

Jai Hanuman! Inversions & Arm Balances | 1/28 | 2pm – 4:30pm: Handstands and inversions are empowering mudras that embody the best qualities of Hanuman, the archetypal heroic monkey: courage, fearless flying, pranic body of power, agility and light. Learn a pathway of flows within a powerful Vinyasa Flow workshop so that you can evolve to enjoying handstand in the center of the room with creative energy and empowered vitality.

Chakra Vinyasa – Focus on Backbends | 1/29 | 2pm – 4:30pm: Practice an accessible and universal approach to the chakra system within vinyasa that accesses the essential truths of our energetic body to live in greater alignment with our authentic flow. Experience a full spectrum practice dedicated to the elements and chakras, and how backbends such as Naturajasana, King Pigeon, and Scorpion are the perfect way to ignite the Chakras.

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Del Mar, CA

Sunday, January 29th

Take your practice upside down with Aubrey Hackman at Bindu Yoga in Del Mar this Sunday in ‘Demystifying Upside-Down Poses’!

Stop missing out on the most integral part of your yoga practice! Discover the ease and benefits of going upside down in this physically available inversion session. Explore headstand, shoulderstand, hand stand and all of the possible modifications as we breakdown any fear or hesitation that may be related with the most potent of yoga asanas (poses). Come flip your world upside down in this Jivamukti style workshop!

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New York, NY

Saturday, January 28th

Join Alanna Kaivalya at Land Yoga for her Myths of the Asanas Workshop!

Alanna’s first book, Myths of the Asanas, was released in Spring 2010 to great praise by yogis and non-yogis alike.  Join us for this very special lecture/workshop based around Alanna’s book and learn the Beautiful Stories behind your Yoga poses.  Your practice will be transformed!

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Wichita, KS

Friday, January 27th – Saturday, January 28th

Join Dave Romanelli at Siva Yoga in Wichita for 3 beautiful, funny, delicious workshops!

Yoga & Wine | 1/27: Unleash the mind with a little….

Yoga & Chocolate | 1/28: How exotic chocolate  makes you look and feel awesome!

Yoga for Foodies | 1/28: The rich taste of slow food from Tanya’s soup kitchen!

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Wishing you a fun & fabulous weekend!

With LOVE,

YOGANONYMOUS

In this Yoga Alliance certified 200-hr program, you will not only learn the fundamentals of teaching yoga, you will also travel to Nepal as part of your service project. The program will run from March 23rd – October 21st, and will be led by Brittany Policastro and Maura Manzo. Learn more about the service project in Nepal below from the training website:

Beyond Asana: Service Project

Raise $5,000 and Travel to Nepal to help Build a School!

At Beyond Asana we believe that the experience of engaging in a project of service can be life changing. Both Maura and Brittany have extensive experience in fundraising and humanitarian travel. These experiences have transformed their lives and offered insight into their purpose on this planet. Every student that participates in this 200 hour training will automatically be involved in this service project with buildOn.

About buildOn

buildOn’s Global School Construction Program provides rural communities in developing nations across the globe with access to education. They break ground on a new school every six days with the help of U.S. afterschool program members, donors and parents who have provided over 700,000 volunteer work days to build schools for their children. Through a methodology that puts gender equality at the forefront and villagers in control, they provide not only schools, but the knowledge and the power to change entire communities.

About your Project

For the 2012 teacher training, students will be raising funds to build a school in Nepal. With the support and guidance of Brittany and Maura, each participant will raise $5,000 for the project and will have the duration of the teacher training to do so. Upon completion of the training our group will travel to Nepal to help break ground on the school we raised the funds for.

Each weekend time will be spent on your fundraising efforts, discussing your progress, answering any questions and supporting you in this process. We will create a steady foundation within the training to help keep your efforts sustainable and focused in order to achieve the goal of raising the $5,000. Support will also be provided by the experienced staff at buildOn.

The money you raise goes ENTIRELY to this project. Approximately $3,000 will go directly to the help build the school and the other $2,000 will pay for your flight and accommodations while in Nepal. Participants will be paired up and living with a host family for the duration of your 10 day stay. Every day there will be time to practice yoga, work in the village and process the experience.  All meals and activities are included. The purpose of this trip is to allow you to connect with the product of your fundraising efforts, to experience life in a poverty stricken area and to be a part of creating sustainable education for the inhabitants of this land. As a result you will strengthen your interpersonal and communication skills, become engaged in a project that connects local and global communities and embark on a once and a lifetime travel experience.

Click here to Learn more about the project and to register for the teacher training today!

Don’t miss out on this rare opportunity to practice with one of LA’s most celebrated teachers! Jen will be leading her Manifestation Yoga Workshops at Pure Yoga and Yoga Vida in NYC, as well as at Dhyana Yoga in Philadelphia. More information below:

Manifestation Yoga w/ Jennifer Pastiloff

Join Jennifer Pastiloff, as recently featured on Good Morning America, for her signature workshop designed to help release what is no longer serving you as you manifest your dreams on and off the mat.

Complimentary wine and treats offered during the workshop

“Thank you Jennifer for shining your light on mine.” ~~ Christy Turlington.

Jennifer Pastiloff was recently featured on Good Morning America. She is a yoga teacher, writer, and advocate for children with special needs based in L.A. She is also the creator of Manifestation Yoga® and leads retreats and workshops all over the world. Jennifer is currently writing a book and has a popular daily blog called Manifestation Station. Find her on Facebook and Twitter. She is also the creator of GAMEyoga.org.

East Coast Tour Dates:

Wednesday, March 28th at Dhyana Yoga in Philadelphia | 6:30pm – 8:30pm | Register Here

Thursday, March 29th at Yoga Vida NYC | 6:15pm – 8:15pm | Register Here

Sunday, April 1st at Pure Yoga NYC | 1:30pm – 3:30pm | Register Here

Don’t miss Brock and Krista Cahill at Dhyana Yoga in Philadelphia, PA February 3rd – 5th. More information below from the studio website:

Lift Off!

Friday, February 3rd | 6:30pm – 8:30pm

“Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking.  We’d like to thank you for joining us as we fly the friendly skies.  En route this evening we will be crossing over many points of interest, including the grand handstand, oceans of navasana, mountainous arm balancing postures, and rivers of vinyasa.  once we have reached our cruising altitude of 5-6 feet, we will turn off the seatbelt indicator and let you move freely through your practice. Ii’d like to thank you for joining us, and hope that in the future when your need arises for air travel, you will remember your friends at flightclub.”

Buoyancy Control

Saturday, February 4th | 12pm – 3pm

Arm balances, inversions, & core, core, core…oh and a little laughter too, might as well have a good time and sometimes the best core work is a good laugh!  Brock & Krista will take the principals of basic arm balancing techniques, and refine them using cultivation of bandhas (energetic locks). You will learn how to tap into the subtle energy in the body and explore how the blending of physical strength and energetic power can create a state of weightlessness. The good news is the majority of this workshop will be spent in a state of buoyancy, floating effortlessly from one posture to the next. Wanna defy gravity? Try it… it’s a blast! All students with desire are welcome, but this is an especially wonderful workshop for teachers and aspiring teachers… it will detail some of the less common advanced postures and is loaded with unexpected, super fun transitions.

One Giant Leap

Sunday, February 5th | 12pm – 3pm

One small step for man, one giant leap for your practice! We will investigate the jumps in this workshop, including jump throughs and jump backs, jumps to handstand, jumps into arm balances, jumps into standing poses…and more! Take a leap, and the landing will appear…if you want it to. This practice is geared toward giving you the tools you need to resist landing, so for example, when you Vinyasa to the top of your mat from Down Dog, you can truly land silently and with control, maybe even hovering/levitating! This is a fantastic opportunity to practice honing your leaping skills, building confidence, so that when a leap appears in life off of the mat, you are ready to rock!

Click here to register today!

Ame will be teaching 2 classes on February 10th and 11 at Dhyana Yoga Philadelphia (Old City Location). More information below from Dhyana’s website:

Hot Core/Cool Sequencing

Friday, February 10th | 6:30pm – 8:30pm

In this two hour workshop, Ame will lead a 90 minute open-level class focusing on smart and creative sequencing and the firing up of Agni, or core strength, to create internal heat. Through bandha work, core transitions and specific anatomical and breathing cues, you will sweat your way into a deeper understanding of how to move fluidly, fiercely and intelligently from your core self. Following the asana practice Ame will open space for questions about how to greater utilize your core throughout your practice.

Smart Sequence Flow: Sweetness & Sweat to Deepen Your Practice

Saturday, February 11th | 2pm – 4:30pm

A sampling of Ame’s fun and funky version of vinyasa flow. Beginning with a slow-flow opening, this class will build on itself through creative variations on surya namaskar, bandha work, pranayama and a closing meditation. Throughout class you will laugh, sigh and sweat through inspired and intelligent asana while having space to investigate peak postures and breathe into them.

Click here for more information and to register today!

Don’t miss out on this awesome weekend of liquid flow yoga with Simon, January 28th – 29th. More information below from Dhyana’s website:

Jai Hanuman! Inversions & Arm Balances

Saturday, January 28th | 2pm – 4:30pm

Handstands and inversions are empowering mudras that embody the best qualities of Hanuman, the archetypal heroic monkey: courage, fearless flying, pranic body of power, agility and light. Learn a pathway of flows within a powerful Vinyasa Flow workshop so that you can evolve to enjoying handstand in the center of the room with creative energy and empowered vitality.

Chakra Vinyasa Focus on Backbends

Sunday, January 29th | 2pm – 4:30pm

Practice an accessible and universal approach to the chakra system within vinyasa that accesses the essential truths of our energetic body to live in greater alignment with our authentic flow. Experience a full spectrum practice dedicated to the elements and chakras, and how backbends such as Naturajasana, King Pigeon, and Scorpion are the perfect way to ignite the Chakras. Also, we will explore the effectiveness of sound and mantra to tune into these amazing energy center in our energy bodies.

Click here for more information and to register today!

We hope that you had a fantastic week wherever you are, and are ready for a relaxing and revitalizing weekend! We can’t believe how quickly 2011 has passed, only a few more weeks until we welcome the new year. Let’s all be sure to savor the last precious moments of 2011 by taking some time to practice yoga! Check out our weekend picks below, and have a wonderful weekend!

Don’t see events listed in your city? Want to submit an event of your own? Email us at Submissions@yoganonymous.org and let us know the deal!

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Laguna Beach, CA

Saturday, December 10th

Liberate Love with Ashley Turner this Saturday at the beautiful Spa Montage in Laguna Beach, CA!

Tis the season to celebrate love. The love we receive is a direct reflection of the love we give ourselves. Before the holiday rush, take time to celebrate your 2011 successes.

Give Love | 9am – 11am: Give love to your body, mind and soul in this all-levels power yoga class. A comprehensive practice leaves every corner of body and soul refreshed, supercharged and alive.

Receive Love | 3pm – 5pm: Avoid feeling depleted, resentful and irritable this holiday season. Replenish with this rich, restorative practice to slow down, open up and receive the love all around you.

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Venice, CA

Saturday, December 10th

Rock the Love with Micheline Berry & Red Mussette at Exhale on Saturday night!

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Boulder, CO

Saturday, December 10th – Sunday, December 11th

Join Nancy Kate Williams for a weekend of workshops at Om Time Yoga in Boulder!

The Willingness to Truly Look at Ourselves: An Exploration of Shoulderstand | 12/10 | 3pm – 5:30pm: Sarvangasana is the only inversion where you can truly look at yourself while upside down. Saturday, we will engage an exploration of this asana and her many variations, utilizing empowering props to create sustainability and embrance the call to truly see ourselves as we are.

Connecting to that Which we Cannot See: An Exploration of Headstand | 12/11 | 9am – 11am: From our willingness to look we will evolve into the actions required to stand on our heads, Sirsanana, to feel our perspective turned upside down and connect to that which we can no longer see.

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New York, NY

Saturday, December 10th

Join Sri Dharma Mittra for ‘Deep Yogic Healing’ on Saturday morning at Dharma West!

Relaxation is the best antidote for impurities, disease, and illness. This class is accessible to all levels, including those no experience. Restore and rejuvenate the body and mind to serenity through a blissful guided deep relaxation, meditation, and lectures by Sri Dharma Mittra. Each session includes different special practices and lectures

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Chicago, IL

Saturday, December 10th

Head on over to Moksha Yoga Riverwest for a winter solstice celebration – ‘Moving Into Stillness’ w/ Carolyn Dale.

Begin the celebration of Winter Solstice by preparing your body, mind and spirit for this wonderful time of rebirth. Solstice is the longest night of the year, the darkest day, and signifies a shift towards the return of light. The practice will focus on detoxifying organs, strengthening and lengthening muscles, and pranayama (breathing) practices for calming and cleansing the body and leading the mind inward to stillness. Pranayama will be interwoven with asana movement and meditation to balance the nervous system and calm the mind creating a deep connection to the truth and essence of light within us. We each have exclusive access to our inner knowing. To tap into this knowledge, we must first root down in the present moment and breath. The breath is our vehicle to our inner guidance. All we need to do is be patient, listen, receive and follow the stillness of the breath. Align with nature and feel innate balance.

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Philadelphia, PA

Sunday, December 11th

Join Alex Holmes & DJ Hyfi for a benefit class at Dhyana Yoga for a Lease on Life USA on Sunday afternoon!

New Leash on Life USA is a next generation prison-dog-training program that improves the life of both dogs and inmates by bringing them together to learn new skills, experience positive reinforcement, prepare them for society, and grow from caring partnerships they create together.

Alex Holmes will guide you through a fun sweaty practice as DJ HyFi takes you on a journey of lush atmospherics and groovin’ beats.  Hang out for a few minutes afterwards and enjoy cookies, cider, and the raffle drawing! Raffle prizes include :: a Month Unlimited Membership from Dhyana Yoga, 60-minute massage with Bija Wellness, a $25 gift card to Juju Salon & Organics, a full-sized yoga mat from Lululemon, free month membership to Sweat Fitness, Fleather earrings by Linda Smyth, and much more!

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Miami Beach, FL

Friday, December 9th

Join Will Duprey at the Standard Miami for H2OM on Friday Night!

Strengthen the body, mind, spirit relationship with will duprey. using a phenomenally energetic and breath variety of classical hatha yoga this practice will not only take you deeper into the your own practice but it will keep you there! enhance the living experience, get your inner aum on and explore a deeper understanding of the physical body and the energy it is composed of.

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Wishing You a Fun & Fabulous Weekend,

With LOVE,

YOGANONYMOUS

We hope that you all had a fabulous Thanksgiving, and are feeling relaxed and refreshed. The Holiday Season is officially in full swing, so be sure to take some time for yourself. Practicing yoga allows us the space we need to stay, well, sane during a time of increased stress, social obligation, and travel. Let your yoga practice transform this holiday season into your best one yet! Kick it off with one of our weekend picks below, and have a great weekend wherever you are!

Don’t see events listed in your city? Want to submit an event of your own? Email us at Submissions@yoganonymous.org and let us know the deal!

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Nashville, TN

Friday, December 2nd – Sunday, December 4th

Don’t miss this weekend of Detox Flow® workshops with Seane Corn at the Sanctuary for Yoga in Nashville, TN!

Each day we are exposed to toxins that affect our energy, health and vitality. Many of our ailments and diseases today, including fatigue, weight gain, high blood pressure and depression can be attributed to a poor diet, environmental stressors, lack of exercise as well as repressed emotions. In this workshop, we will explore how we can improve our physical heath, increase our vitality, decrease our susceptibility to illness and disease, balance our emotions and develop practical tools for managing stress.

~ Explore how making conscious and responsible choices- in all aspects of our lives- can help purify our body/mind.

~ Discuss the importance of proper nutrition, conscious consumerism and sustainability

~ Learn practical tools to identify toxins in your home, office and environment.

~& Much More!

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Philadelphia, PA

Friday, December 2nd

Join John Vitarelli at the Philadelphia Museum of Art for Just Breathe: Yoga Night from 5pm – 8:45pm!

Get centered before the holidays at the Museum. Learn about the time-honored practice of yoga through meditative exercises, yoga postures, and breathing techniques among the beauty of the Museum’s collection. After a peaceful stretch, dance to DJ-spun bhangra music. Henna tattoos, themed tours, and specialty healthy-menu items will be available throughout the night. Don’t forget to bring your yoga mat.

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San Francisco, CA

Saturday, December 3rd

Join Les Leventhal on Saturday afternoon for Hips & Twists: Liberate Your Hips, Free Your Spine at Yoga Tree Castro!

To open the hips, we begin by cultivating awareness of the challenges we hold in our hips and pelvic region. We can begin to relax and strengthen the quads, the inner and outer muscles of the thighs and stretch the hamstrings. While unlocking this area of our bodies we will also free the spine with twists which can infuse the body with vitality and well being and release enormous amounts of tension. Twists are associated with toning and rejuvenating the abdominal and pelvic regions. When these regions are engaged, blood flow naturally increases and toxins are released – a natural internal massage. Relaxing and strengthening these areas releases lower back tension and frees limitation in the neck and shoulders.

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San Francisco, CA

Saturday, December 3rd

Get ready to rock the Shakti with Micheline Berry on Saturday night at Yoga Tree Castro!

Surrounded by the liquid muse of Castro Street, join us for an unforgettable live music yoga journey with yogini firefly Micheline Berry and her latest musical collaboration, RED MUSETTE including several acclaimed core members.

Music and rhythm have been used for millennium to induce healing states of being. Accompanied by the intoxicating grooves of RED MUSETTE, our Liquid Asana yoga journey will guide you deeper into the creative flow, where musician and yogi disappear into a ‘surreal’ state of bliss.

You will generate an ecstatic flow of energy through purifying vinyasa kramas (flowing yoga sequences) & ecstatic movement, landing into deeply meditative hip openers, forward bends and spinal twists… ending in our signature Sound Garden Savasana that will transport you beyond.

Renowned for their ability to rock the dance floor or chill the asana room, RED MUSETTE ENSEMBLE spans genres from Batucada to Electronica, Afro-Cuban to Asian, World Beat to Downtempo, Roots/Rock to Indian Chant, and is deeply honored to be rockin’ the Castro at Yoga Tree!

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Pacific Palisades, CA

Friday, December 2nd – Sunday, December 4th

Join Will Duprey, Steve Gold, Elena Brower, and many other wonderful teachers for this weekend’s Gratitude Gathering – a mini-retreat!

The Gratitude Gathering is gathering of teachers & artists, who will guide you to gaze within and offer out fully, through deep asana practices, meditations and contemplations, accompanied by the healing vibrations of live music. A perfect time of year to reflect, hike, listen & just be in this spectacular location.

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Portland, OR

Friday, December 2nd – Saturday, December 3rd

Join Sarah Tomson Beyer for 2 Flowmotion workshops at Yoga Union in Portland this weekend!

What’s Your Flow? | 12/2 | 7pm – 9pm: Feel empowered as you color outside of the lines in an authentic Flowmotion experience! Deeply explore warm-ups + sun salutes in the style of Flowmotion – then shift into rhythmically fluid sequencing. As the intensity + pace of the sequence builds, tune into your rhythm + express your flow! (Kick-start your weekend with this creatively challenging class.)

Find Your Rhythm | 12/3 | 4pm – 6pm: Rock out to a signature Flowmotion class + be liberated by the rhythm within you! (energetic) Check into your groove with warm-ups + sun salutes in the style of Flowmotion – then dive into rhythmically fluid sequencing. Set to a unique sequence soundtrack, this energetic class will leave you feeling empowered and inspired.

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New Cumberland, PA

Saturday, December 3rd – Sunday, December 4th

Join Nancy Kate Williams and Shannon Paige Schneider for a weekend of workshops focused on ‘Skill In Action’ at Flow Together in New Cumberland!

Learn to express the evolution of asana in relationship to the key actions that ease the natural unfolding from simple to complex offerings.  The method comes through the embodied conversation of one family of yoga to another and the leveraging of mindful progression in vibratory resonance to the body’s energetic alignment.  This may be the highest discussion you have held in your strength, grace and attention to the manner in which one posture naturally grows into its more unfolded, bound, or integrated form.  Embody and share the unfolding of yoga!

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San Juan, Puerto Rico

Friday, December 2nd – Sunday, December 4th

Join Gina Caputo for a weekend of workshops at the Samadhi Yoga Institute in San Juan, Puerto Rico!

It all kicks off on Friday evening with her Prana Flow Yoga: Energetic Vinyasa workshop. On Saturday, Gina will be teaching a Chakra Vinyasa workshop in the morning, followed by a Roots Run Deep workshop in the afternoon. She brings it all together on Sunday with her Lotus Heart Rising backbending workshop – which is sure to leave you feeling energized and ready to take on the week ahead!

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Brooklyn, NY

Friday, December 2nd – Saturday, December 3rd

Join Manoj Chalam for a weekend of workshops at Abhaya Yoga in DUMBO!

The Power of the Archetype in Yogic Deities: Philosophy workshop with Mantras and Meditation | 12/2 | 8:15pm – 9:15pm: In this unique workshop, Manoj will bring in statues and relate the symbolisms of Hindu & Buddhist deities to archetypes within us.   Manoj will teach about the symbolisms of these archetypes and more importantly the 4 ways to work with them as part of a non-dualistic Tantric yogic practice.

Awaken Shakti - the Divine Mother and Slumbering Goddess of Tantra (with Sara Neufield) | 12/3 | 10am – 11:30am: This class is suitable for men and women.  Discover the archetypes of the slumbering Goddesses or Shakti within us as Lakshmi, Saraswati, Kali, Durga, Tara and Kwan Yin.  Unleash this Shakti, within you as the creative power of the One.  In Tantra, this Shakti archetype guides us through all apsects of life transitions such as adulthood, relationships, marriage, parenting, profession and adaptation to new challenges.

Ganesha: Secrets Symbolisms of the Self & Dancing with Shiva | 12/3 | 2pm – 5pm: Manoj will relate symbols of Ganesh to verses in the little-known tantric text called the Ganapati Atharva Sirsha that elevates the primordial form of Ganesha to symbols of consciousness.  Discover how these nondualistic teachings of  Tantra and Vedanta can add great insights into your yogic practice.   Tantra is the spiritual path of allowing the Divine to expand us into our true nature and  follows a long tradition of Shaivite (Shiva) and Shakta (Shakti) lineages.

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New York, NY

Friday, December 2nd – Sunday, December 4th

Join Maria Garre for Prana Flow Workshops at Sonic Yoga this weekend in NYC!

Learn how to heal and nurture the mind and body via the chakras and koshas. Based upon the ancient teachings in Yoga, Kundalini, Ayurveda and Tantra the ancient scriptures offer us various methods and practices to restore, renew and tend to our sacred bodies through an Eastern anatomical view of prana. Discover how various aspects of asana practice and sequencing, meditation, pranayama and bhava (feeling mind) can alter the subtle body. Experience the Prana Flow approach as created by Shiva Rea to awaken and restore your Pranic body.

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Wishing you a fun & fabulous weekend!

With LOVE,

YOGANONYMOUS

Beyond Asana is a different kind of teacher training. In this Yoga Alliance certified 200-hr program, you will not only learn the fundamentals of teaching yoga, you will also travel to Nepal as part of your service project. The program will run from March 23rd – October 21st, and will be led by Brittany Policastro and Maura Manzo. More information below from the website:

Program Overview

You’re invited to join Yoga Alliance certified teachers Brittany Policastro and Maura Manzo for a Teacher Training unlike any Philadelphia has ever seen.  In addition to a thorough training in the art of alignment, adjustments, pranayama, and learning how to teach a fluid and inspiring class, the Beyond Asana training also offers extensive time exploring personal growth work, creating a sustainable yoga business and living a yoga lifestyle that is congruent and authentic with your teachings. Unique to this training is a fundraising project that will submerge you deep into the heart of service. Every student who participates will be asked to raise $5,000 for our partner organization, buildOn, a non-profit that works in some of the most isolated and poverty stricken regions in the world, empowering international communities to overcome their challenges by opening the door to education.

With their extensive fundraising experience, Maura and Brittany will support and motivate you to connect with your community and engage in ways unimaginable. Upon raising the money, the group will travel to a small group in Nepal where we will break ground to build a school funded by our efforts. This powerful, in-depth 10-month immersion offers an amazing opportunity for growth. Coupled with a fundraising project and service trip, this potential becomes tremendous. There is no doubt your life will change.

Dates/Times

Program will meet monthly. Full attendance and participation is required to complete certification requirements. You will also be asked to fundraise $5,000.

Hours: Fridays 6-9pm, Saturdays 9-5pm, Sundays 9-5pm

Dates: 3/23-25, 4/13-15, 4/27-29, 5/18-20, 6/8-10, 7/13-15, 8/10-12, 9/7-9, 9/28-30, 10/19-21

Location: The Maas Building - 1325 Randolph Street, Philadelphia, PA

Service Project

Raise $5,000 and Travel to Nepal to help Build a School!

At Beyond Asana we believe that the experience of engaging in a project of service can be life changing. Both Maura and Brittany have extensive experience in fundraising and humanitarian travel. These experiences have transformed their lives and offered insight into their purpose on this planet. Every student that participates in this 200 hour training will automatically be involved in this service project with buildOn.

About buildOn

buildOn’s Global School Construction Program provides rural communities in developing nations across the globe with access to education. They break ground on a new school every six days with the help of U.S. afterschool program members, donors and parents who have provided over 700,000 volunteer work days to build schools for their children. Through a methodology that puts gender equality at the forefront and villagers in control, they provide not only schools, but the knowledge and the power to change entire communities.

About your Project

For the 2012 teacher training, students will be raising funds to build a school in Nepal. With the support and guidance of Brittany and Maura, each participant will raise $5,000 for the project and will have the duration of the teacher training to do so. Upon completion of the training our group will travel to Nepal to help break ground on the school we raised the funds for.

Each weekend time will be spent on your fundraising efforts, discussing your progress, answering any questions and supporting you in this process. We will create a steady foundation within the training to help keep your efforts sustainable and focused in order to achieve the goal of raising the $5,000. Support will also be provided by the experienced staff at buildOn.

The money you raise goes ENTIRELY to this project. Approximately $3,000 will go directly to the help build the school and the other $2,000 will pay for your flight and accommodations while in Nepal. Participants will be paired up and living with a host family for the duration of your 10 day stay. Every day there will be time to practice yoga, work in the village and process the experience.  All meals and activities are included. The purpose of this trip is to allow you to connect with the product of your fundraising efforts, to experience life in a poverty stricken area and to be a part of creating sustainable education for the inhabitants of this land. As a result you will strengthen your interpersonal and communication skills, become engaged in a project that connects local and global communities and embark on a once and a lifetime travel experience.

About Your Teachers

Brittany T Policastro E-RYT 200

Brittany was teaching her first yoga class less than a year after she put her feet on her first yoga mat. This was around the same time she chose to pursue writing instead of law school. With over 8 years and 6,000 hours of teaching experience Brittany’s classes have evolved over the years just as she has. Her style is influenced by her 300 hours of training in Anusara, practice of Vinyasa and Restorative yoga, and deep study in India. Her classes offer a unique blend of clear alignment, slow and creative flow, focused breath play and inspiring perspective. Her style is loving while firm, fun while spiritual, and challenging while nurturing. In addition to her adult yoga certification Brittany also has seven years experience teaching Prenatal Yoga as well as Post Partum Yoga and teaching children of all ages. She has taught yoga at resorts in Mexico and Jamaica with NRG2go, led an alignment and adjustment training in India and has taught yoga to children in Cambodia, Brazil, Tanzania and India. Drawing from her own experience with yoga and humanitarian travel, she will guide you through a healing practice that will remind you of your unlimited potential and the joy that comes when we understand how precious and powerful we truly are.

Maura Manzo RYT 200

Maura Manzo began to practice yoga to “learn to breathe” after a fire destroyed her home in 2006 and has been in love ever since. She contributes her training as a competitive gymnast in her early years and year round athleticism thereafter to her immediate physical attraction to yoga but she quickly recognized the significance of the connection of breath to mind, body and spirit. Her classes are challenging, creative and inspiring (and always have a good playlist!)

In 2006, Maura graduated from the Institute of Integrative Nutrition in New York City and quickly became a practicing health coach, helping others learn to eat, feel and
live better. At the same time, she also began managing the award-winning RYAH Yoga and Health in Conshohocken.  A few years later she received her 200 hr Vinyasa Yoga Certification through her training with Jennifer Schelter (Founder, Yoga Schelter) and Phyllis Bookspan (Founder, RYAH Yoga and Health). In 2010, Maura founded the Local for Global Project and raised $20,000 in 2010 for HIV/AIDS programs in South Africa as part of her going work with Off the Mat, Into the World. She has trained extensively with OTM founders Seane Corn, Hala Khouri and Suzanne Sterling, including the completion of two week-long leadership intensives and service work in South Africa. Like Brittany, this work has changed her life and helped her become clear about her purpose and her path. The unique combination of her expertise in health coaching, leadership training and yoga enables Maura to provide an integrative and comprehensive approach to wellness.

Investment

Non-refundable $300 deposit and application must be received by February 15, 2012

Pay in Full by 12/1/2011: $2,100
Pay in Full by 1/15/2011: $2,250
Pay in Full by start date and Payment Plans: $2,400
(Bounced checks or declined payments will incur $25 processing fee)

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Join one of the area’s most celebrated teachers, John Vitarellli, for yoga, music, and delicious and healthy treats! More information below from the event website:

Just Breathe: Yoga Night

Friday, December 2nd | 5pm – 8:45pm

Get centered before the holidays at the Museum. Learn about the time-honored practice of yoga through meditative exercises, yoga postures, and breathing techniques among the beauty of the Museum’s collection. After a peaceful stretch, dance to DJ-spun bhangra music. Henna tattoos, themed tours, and specialty healthy-menu items will be available throughout the night. Don’t forget to bring your yoga mat.

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We hope that you had a beautiful and productive week wherever you are, and you are ready to rock all weekend long! Guess what today is? Yep, 11/11/11, pretty auspicious if you ask us. We have selected a few of our favorite yoga events going down across the nation on this November weekend, so if the cold weather has you down, get ready fly with one of our weekend picks below!

Don’t see events listed in your city? Want to submit an event of your own? Email us at Submissions@yoganonymous.org and let us know the deal!

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Seattle, WA

Friday, November 11th – Saturday, November 12th

Don’t miss out on Flowmotion® Workshops with Sarah Tomson Beyer this weekend at Be Luminous in Seattle, WA!

What’s Your Flow? | 11/11/11 | 6:30pm – 8:30pm: Kickstart your weekend with this creatively challenging class! Feel empowered as you color outside of the lines in an authentic Flowmotion experience Deeply explore warm-ups and sun salutations then shift into rhythmically fluid sequencing.

Find Your Rhythm | 11/12/11 | 9:45am – 11:45am: Rock out to a signature Flowmotion class and liberate the rhythm within you! Check into your groove with warm-ups and sun salutes before diving into rhythmically fluid sequencing. Set to a unique soundtrack, this class will leave you feeling empowered and inspired.

Trust Your Flow | 11/12/11 | 1:30pm – 3:30pm: Trust that you are right where you need to be. Pace yourself in life and in your practice…patience primes us for flowering into our full potential when the time is right. We will explore more advanced poses and inversions allowing ourselves the space to explore without self-judgment.

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Santa Monica, CA

Friday, November 11th

You don’t want to miss the 11.11.11 Maha Kirtan Ritual & Celebration at the Bhakti Yoga Shala on Friday night!

11.11.11 is a doorway into a new dimension of spirituality awakened consciousness. Leading up to the great transformational year of 2012, 11.11.11 is a day to deeply ground in our intentions, get clear with our most joyful, peaceful, and abundant for ourselves and the planet, and align with our highest vibrational frequency. As well, Hanuman is the 11th incarnation of Lord Shiva and the number 11 is always association with Hanuman- the great divine monkey and symbol of devotion, love, and service. Come join and jam with us at the Shala, with kirtan, dancing, and meditation.

Led by: Govindas and Radha, Travis Eliot, Shiva Baum, The LoveFeast Band, Kalidas, Ashley Wynn and Lisa Florine, Neem Karoli Baba Westside Satsang,

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Laguna Beach, CA

Saturday, November 12th

Head down to the beautiful Spa Montage in Laguna Beach, CA on Saturday November 12th for ‘Gratitude & Grace’ with Ashley Turner!

Grit: 9am – 11am – Transforming the grit, difficulty and challenge in our lives into the fuel that propels us forward is the aim of yoga. Identify your biggest roadblocks and learn practical tools to transform dense, heavy, sticky emotions into lightness and freedom. A full-body practice to invigorate and rebalance.

Gratitude: 3pm – 5pm – Move through the holiday season with more ease, grace and joy. Open the heart through an artfully designed backbending sequence floating into deep relaxation. Gratitude is the elixir of the heart.

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New York, NY

Saturday, November 12th

We’re teaming up with our friends at Flavorpill + Naked Juice to bring you Art of Yoga – a series of yoga classes taking place in museums across the country!

The NYC edition is happening at the New Museum on Saturday, November 12th, from 8am – 9:15am and 9:45am – 11am, and we want you to join us there. RSVP now for your spot at the event, which features instructors Elena Brower + Dana Flynn, music from DJ Drez, and free Naked® Pure Coconut Water.

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New York, NY

Saturday, November 12th

Join Will Duprey for a Pranayama workshop at the Yoga Collective on Saturday evening!

Pranayama is the practice of directing your energy or life giving forces (prana) by controlling your breath and vital energy. Pranayama is practiced to generate positive feelings, calm, heal, cleanse and vitalize the nerves, lungs and bloodstream. This workshop provides both theory and practice to teach you how to set up an invigorating and healing breathing routine.

this workshop will explore more deeply the pranashakti theories including the vayus and bandhas. The workshop is a continuation of pranayama aimed toward one with a steady pranayama practice.

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Philadelphia, PA

Friday, November 11th – Saturday, November 12th

Don’t miss the lovely and amazing Gina Caputo at HotBox Yoga in Philly this Friday and Saturday!

Roots Run Deep Master Class | 11/11 | 6pm – 8pm: This lunar energy, rejuvenating practice dives deep into the Earth and Water elements within us and their associated chakras, Muladhara and Svadhistana, via extraordinary hip openers of all sorts – tranquil, dynamic and everything in between!

Yogi Airlines: Flight 1008 | 11/12 | 11am – 1:30pm: In this workshop we’ll invoke strength and courage as we connect with our core center and Manipura chakra to shift our perspective on what we’re capable of, both on the mat and in the world!  Core cultivation will fortify us for flight in an array of supremely fun arm balances!  Be ready for breakthroughs and “a-ha!” moments.

Intelligent & Evolution Sequencing | 11/12 | 3pm – 5pm: This session is dedicated to expanding your understanding of energetic vinyasa – how to intuitively create an organic, transformative, multi-dimensional yoga class with roots in authenticity, inspiration and mindfulness.

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Anchorage, AK

Friday, November 11th – Sunday, November 13th

Join Nicki Doane for a weekend of workshops at Laughing Lotus in Anchorage, AK!

A Sustainable Practice & A Sustainable Life | 11/11 | 6pm – 8pm: In the world as it stands today, it is becoming increasingly obvious that sustainability is no longer an option but a much needed reality. The Maya Yoga approach is intent on serving the Individual student. It encourages students to discover their true self and let the practice be the teacher, showing you the tools to learn for yourself what is right for you at any given moment.

Philosophy & Yoga: Merging of Mind & Body | 11/12 | 9:30am – 12pm & 1:30pm – 4pm: In this intensive, not only will Nicki weave the philosophy, as taught in the Yoga Sutras, into the actual asana practices, but you will also study and discuss the Yoga sutras as they relate to your practice and everyday life. What is Practice really, other than preparation for the real work that happens on a day-to-day, hour-to-hour basis, off the mat and in our own lives?

Maya Yoga Hip Openers | 11/13 | 9:30am – 12:30pm: Cultivate your seat of awareness and learn to sit comfortably for the rest of your life. Since yoga is all about creating and sustaining balance in our lives, this class is the perfect complement to a strong vinyasa yoga practice.

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Chicago, IL

Friday, November 11th – Sunday, November 13th

Join Leeann Carey for Slow Flow & Dynamic Prop Usage at Moksha Yoga!

Yaapana Practice | 11/11 | 6pm – 9pm: This unique style of practice utilizes yoga props so you can explore the poses dynamically and passively with support, and includes a minimum 15 minute Savasana. You will discover how to strategically place props to meet your individual needs, whether it is to quiet overworked areas or awaken dull ones.

Belly to Throat Connection | 11/12 | 9am – 12pm: Learn how to tap into your core by using LCY’s Method of Key Positioning Skills. Understand the relationship between your feet, belly and throat for accessing and strengthening your core power. Key Positioning Skills offer a way to access developmental skills that you were born with.

Workshop: Introduction to the Stretch | 11/12 | 2pm – 6pm: Drawing from decades of experience from working with professional athletes, physically challenged or injured individuals, Leeann Carey designed The Stretch as part of a training program to help take yoga teachers’ yoga teaching to a new level. The workshop is an introduction to the purpose, format and experiential practice of The Stretch. You will learn how to safely stretch your students in assisted yoga poses, learn creative and safe hands- on adjustments that offer students an entirely pain-free yoga experience; leaving them feeling open, relaxed and joyful.

Meet Your Feet | 11/13 | 10am – 1pm: The feet are a masterpiece of the anatomy. One quarter of our bodies bones are in the feet. Each foot, composed of some of the smallest bones in the body and 20 muscles, work together to support the entire weight of the body and to move it through space.

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Wishing you a fun & fabulous weekend!

With LOVE,

YOGANONYMOUS

Halloween is always a great time to find your inner playfulness, no matter what your age may be! Whether you are celebrating with costumes, candy, or none of the above, be sure to make some time for your yoga practice! We have selected some of our favorite yoga events happening all across the country this Halloween weekend – check ‘em out below, and get out there and have some fun!

Don’t see events listed in your city? Want to submit an event of your own? Email us at Submissions@yoganonymous.org and let us know the deal!

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Houston, TX

Saturday, october 29th

Get ready for the 2011 Breathecure Conference at Rice University in Houston, TX this Saturday! Breathecure is an organization dedicated to bringing awareness to the public about the benefits of breathing techniques, meditation, and yoga, and it was founded by our friend Jennifer Buergermeister!

BTC Conference supports the illness-to-wellness community using a platform of educational lectures and classes for professionals and the general public to use as a means of enrichment. Our nonprofit Breathe the Cure is dedicated teaching that proper breathing is a complementary treatment to disease and a tool to transform mindbody.

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Los Angeles, CA

Saturday, October 29th – Sunday, October 30th

Green Festival, the nation’s largest, most trusted green living event comes to Los Angeles October 29-30.

Where else can you rub elbows with eco-celebs like actor and green activist Ed Begley Jr., Jesse Carmichael of Maroon 5 and CSI: NY’s Hill Harper? Meet and hear renowned authors and visionaries. Participate in DIY workshops. Enjoy films, fun kid’s activities, organic vegan & vegetarian cuisine, local beer & wine, music & art and a diverse marketplace of green businesses & organizations. This weekend-long festival is brought to you by Green America and Global Exchange and kicking off the event will be an Opening Ceremony with Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and a special performance by the Morning Star Foundation.

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Del Mar, CA

Saturday, October 29th

Don’t miss Simon Park at Bindu Yoga in Del Mar! Simon will be teaching his ‘Surfing the Vinyasa Wave’ workshop from 2pm – 4:30pm on Saturday afternoon.

A shaktified dynamic interplay between Simon Park, an electrifying asana soundtrack, and you! Explore new and empowering dimensions in your practice, as you journey through radical, fluid asana infused with Bhakti Devotion. This alchemical fusion incorporates energetically-aligned spiraling and circular movements, creative namaskars, arm-balancing, deep hip opening, and liquid backbends to pranify your soul.

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Chicago, IL

Saturday, October 29th

Join Allison English for a very special Breast Cancer Awareness class at Equinox Lincoln Park on Saturday, October 29th.

Do your Poses in Support of Pink with Allison English! Come to this special event and down dog, chest open and breathe in support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. This donation-only class will generate funds for the non-profit organization Be Bright Pink and is co-sponsored by Zobha. Suggested donation is $15. OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

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Philadelphia, PA

Saturday, October 28th – Sunday, October 29th

Join Anusara yoga teacher, Zhenja la Rosa at Dhyana Yoga in Philadelphia for a weekend of workshops!

The gift of life offers a double boon to the yogi: the invitation to receive and love ourselves just as we are; and the challenge to imagine a self that is more than just the self that was given. Yoga invites us to seize upon the particular opportunity of what it means to be YOU and then create the self of your imagination. You become the person you practice being, and so at any moment you can step into the self you want to become. Put that self into practice!

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Wishing you a very Happy Halloween Weekend!

With LOVE,

YOGANONYMOUS