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

Join Janet Stone at Shakti Vinyasa (East) on April 6th and 7th! More information below from Shakti Vinyasa’s website:

Durga Flow: Fierce Compassion

The goddess Durga embodies the attributes of fierce compassion, patience, and fearlessness. Through aligning with her powers, we can experience the full force of divine love in its gentlest and its fiercest forms. We’ll explore Durga’s fearlessness in backbends and discover how it moves through us in the world. Discover the fierce compassion to open your heart.

Hipster Flow

Join Janet for a dynamic and rigorous flow focused on finding the fluidity in your hips. The rush of the city is familiar to any urban yogi, and this workshop is designed to help you find a non-linear pathway through the swirl, opening the space around the entire hip and pelvis so that you’re more supple and able to absorb the pounding of the pavement.

Through this flow we wring out the old residue that is stored in our hips and create space for liberation and creativity in the way we work, move, practice, and live. Come prepared to move, chant, and exhale deeply.

About Janet

Janet’s personal yoga journey began in 1996 when she traveled to India, the birthplace of her grandfather, where she met an inspired yogi and became dedicated to a conscious evolution through yoga. She currently teaches in San Francisco, leads a 500 hour teacher training, workshops, and retreats around the world. Check out Janet’s 3 new DVD’s at www.janetstoneyoga.com

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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

Angela and Aimee will be teaching a “Bliss Mix” workshop on Saturday, February 11th. More information below from Yogis Anonymous:

“Bliss Mix” Partner Workshop

Saturday, February 11th | 6pm – 8pm

Do you enjoy getting adjustments in yoga class; for example, a nice push on your lower back in child’s pose? Have you ever noticed that with a little assistance you can often go deeper and get more enjoyment out of most yoga poses? If so, you have already experienced the benefits of partner yoga. Making friends in yoga class has many advantages outside of just having a friend to spot you in a handstand kickup in the center of the room however, it’s just plain FUN! Join Angela Kukhahn and Aimee’ Donahue for a memorable night of yoga, play, and a chance to get to know your fellow yogis a little bit better. This class is ALL levels and is part yoga class, part mixer. Come alone or bring a friend, doesn’t really matter as there will be a lot of mixing! Doing yoga poses with a partner can be a little uncomfortable at first, but also can be a great way to deepen your poses and your connection to others. Come with an open mind and a sense of play!

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We hope that you had a fantastic and productive week wherever you may be, and that you are getting ready to rock and roll all weekend long! We have selected some of the best yoga & wellness events happening across the country this glorious January 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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Pasadena, CA

Saturday, January 21st – Sunday, January 22nd

Join Yoga Tune Up® creator, Jill Miller, for a weekend of workshops and trainings at the Yoga House in Pasadena, CA!

Refine Your Spine | 1/21 | 10am – 1pm: This workshop identifies spinal “blind spots,” and reconditions them with new therapeutic moves. Learn to thoroughly prepare your spine from every conceivable angle. This workshop will give you a new backbone!

Hip Help | 1/21 | 2:30pm – 5pm: As your practice evolves, some of your poses will feel comfortable and expansive, while others will feel stubborn and stuck. Locked hips can wreak havoc on the practicing yogi. Tight hamstrings lead to back pain and postural imbalances, while bound hip flexors limit abdominal strength and backbend fluidity. Even hyper mobile students have issues with stability.

Yoga Tune Up® Therapy Ball Training | 1/22 :Tap into the amazing healing power of Yoga Tune Up® Therapy Balls in this one-day practitioner training course with Jill Miller. Designed for professionals from any body-based discipline, the training will empower you to help clients of any level of fitness to adopt a simple and effective self-care regimen. The YTU Therapy Balls can be used as an adjunct offering within personal training sessions, stretch, Pilates, dance classes, wellness coaching, yoga, massage therapy or with kids and special needs populations.

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Santa Monica, CA

Sunday, January 22nd

Head on over to Naam Yoga for the Ashley Turner’s Aroma Yoga Book Launch Party & Signing!

Aroma Workshop | 1:30pm – 3:30pm: Take your practice to the next level with the medicinal benefits of therapeutic-grade essential oils. This workshop is designed to systematically clear, rebalance and open the chakras using essential oils and a corresponding asana sequence.

Book Signing, Launch Party, and Trunk Show | 3:30pm – 5pm: After 18 months of brainstorming, brilliant collaboration + juicy fun….it’s here! Come help us celebrate the launch of AROMA YOGA GUIDE! Raw chocolate, raffle + FREE gifts from Manduka, YogaEarth, Zobha + more!

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Boston, MA

Friday, January 20th

Join Ame Wren and Georgia Reath for a Smart Sequence Flow workshop at Back Bay Yoga to kick off your weekend!

Ame and Georgia join forces to create an intelligent sequence that will deliberately and creatively build into a peak pose or open and strengthen a specific area of the body. Known for teaching sequences in their classes that are fun, empowering, unique and rooted in proper alignment, the dynamic duo will alternate teaching the sequence in an off-the-cuff manner that will respond to what is taking place in the room at the moment. Interesting transitions, pranayama (or breath work) and bandha (or internal locks) work will link together asanas (or poses); music will inspire and delight; and well-earned sweat will cleanse the system. After a 90-minute flow and sweet sivasana, Ame and Georgia will open the practice to a dialogue about the sequence’s development and intentions as well as a more general discussion of how to create a smart sequence.

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Scottsdale, AZ

Friday, January 20th – Sunday, January 22nd

Join Leeann Carey all weekend long at Blissful Yoga in Scottsdale for a Yaapana Yoga Master Intensive!

Yaapana (ya-paw-nah) an Ancient Sanskrit word Meaning the Support and Extension of Life. Yaapana yoga is a uniquely inspired and innovative blend of vinyasa flow to warm and prepare the body for poses that are held dynamically and restoratively usingprops for therapeutic support. Yaapana practice is easily modified and adapted to meet individual student needs at all levels of experience and skill.Learn how to place props strategically to create a compelling, therapeutic and fulfilling space for feeling, breathing and sensing what is happening now.

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Edwards, CO

Friday, January 20th – Saturday, January 22nd

Join Simon Park at Dogma Athletica in Edwards for a weekend of liquid flow workshops!

Surfing the Vinyasa Wave | 1/20 | 4:30pm – 6:30pm: Experience the latest evolution of Prana Flow Yoga, the unique Vinyasa style of Shiva Rea. Dynamic asana, creative flows, and integrated pranayama as a moving meditation that will tune and tone you from the inside out while giving you the tools for navigating life’s changes with grace, power, and confidence

Jai Hanuman! Inversions & Arm Balances | 1/21 | 4pm – 6pm: 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.

Mandala Namaskar | 1/22 | 4pm – 6pm: The Healing Power of Circular Movement within Yoga and Nature - In a increasingly grid world, experience the healing power of a mandala (sacred circle)within a “namaskar” or moving meditation vinyasa. Developed by Shiva Rea, you will unfold in an integrated circular flow for embodied wholeness, vitality and creative resonance with nature.

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New York, NY

Friday, January 20th – Sunday, January 22nd

Seane Corn will be teaching a series of workshops at Pure Yoga this weekend!

Setting a Powerful Context | 1/20 | 6pm – 8pm: Purify and detoxify the physical and energetic body in a vigorous vinyasa flow class.

Earth/Fire | 1/21 | 10am  12:30pm: Focus on the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd chakras in a stimulating, provocative and challenging vinyasa flow.

Fire/Water | 1/21| 3pm – 5:30pm: Focus on the 4th chakra in a slow, deep and restorative heart-centered class.

Air/Spirit | 1/22 | 10am – 1pm: Focus on the 5th, 6th, and 7th chakras in a creative, inspiring and awakening vinayasa flow that will tie the workshop together and unite the themes for all the individual energy systems, restoring balance and harmony in the body.

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New York, NY

Sunday, January 22nd

Learn the ancient practice of QiGong with Alexandra Damiani at Katonah Yoga in New York City this Sunday!

Long forgotten but recently discovered behind a fake wall in the White Cloud Monastery in China, 24 drawings of the Jade Maiden guide us back to the feminine practice of QiGong and our feminine essence.

QiGong and Yoga are branches from the same tree, books of wisdom written in the language of movement. Sacred dance is a gentle practice where movements are synchronized with the breath to channel the body’s life-force and cultivate our internal light.

During the Workshop, the basic movements of alchemical Qigong will be explored. These basic movements will then form the building blocks of the Jade Maiden form.

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Sao Paulo, Brazil

Saturday, January 21st – Saturday, January 28th

Micheline Berry’s Liquid Asana Immersion kicks off this weekend in Sao Paulo!

Get ready for Ritual, healing and transformation through alignment-informed Vinyasa Flow yoga with Micheline Berry. A week-long immersion into the sacred architecture of asana meeting the healing elixir of creative flow. You will connect to the inner currents of pranashakti that ignite your creativity, deepen your personal sadhana, and awaken your heart’s dharma. All sessions cultivate a profound inner stillness and contemplation as the source material (materia prima) of your practice. Music (including special live music sessions) to deepen the flow as we embody peak poses through organica vinyasa krama from inversions, to arm balances to heart-opening backbends, landing in deep, healing liquid savasana. Jai! Bring your mat, water and a towel for the journey.

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Wishing You a Wonderful Weekend,

With LOVE,

YOGNONYMOUS

Spend 3 days enjoying music, yoga, and community in beautiful Cannon Beach, OR March 2nd – 4th! More information below:

The 2nd Annual Cannon Beach Yoga Festival

March 2nd – 4th | Cannon Beach, OR

A health and wellness destination, as well as a natural scenic treasure, Cannon Beach, OR will host the second Cannon Beach Yoga Festival, March 2-4, 2012.  The small coastal town welcomes yoga practitioners of all levels for a weekend of yoga, meditation, music, art, dance, food, massage & body work, shopping, and celebration.

“Cannon Beach is a perfect location to cater to the active lifestyle traveler. We have one of the most picturesque beaches in the world.  The area offers great accommodations for every pocketbook, from luxury hotel suites and oceanfront homes to quaint cabins and pristine RV parks.  We are known for our friendly hospitality, unique galleries, and a diverse selection of shops and eateries,” says Festival Director, Christen Allsop.

The esteemed faculty of yoga teachers include Aadil Palkhivala, known as the Teacher of Teachers, founder and director of Yoga Centers and The College of Purna Yoga in Bellevue, WA.  Julie Gudmestad, PT, a certified Iyengar Yoga teacher and a licensed physical therapist, director of Gudmestad Yoga Studio, and author of Yoga Journal’s anatomy column for seven years.  Sarahjoy Marsh, founder of Amrita: A Sanctuary for Yoga in Portland, OR; founder and director of Living Yoga, a non-profit outreach program teaching yoga in prisons, drug and alcohol rehabilitation centers, and battered women’s and homless youth shelters.  Betsy Allen, a yoga teacher and physical therapist specializing in the treatment of chronic pain.  Uma Kleppinger, yoga and meditation teacher, author, and developer of Bike Yoga in Bend, OR.

The festival offers yoga workshops and a full range of events starting with Friday’s Welcome Registration Gathering and Yoga Marketplace; Saturday and Sunday Morning Meditations, Saturday night Community Dance Party featuring Sarah Slifer and Obo Addy & Okropong; concluding with a Closing Ceremony on Sunday night.

Festival Happenings

A wide array of optional events and classes will be held throughout the weekend and include:

~ Yoga Figure Drawing with Tolovana Arts Colony painting and drawing instructor, David Kinhan.

~ The Science of Meditation: Evidence-Based Wellnes with Assistant Professor of Nursing at Linfield College in OR and meditation teacher, Kathleen Bell.

~ Lecture: Addiction, Recovery and the Psychology of Yoga with Sarahjoy Marsh.

~ Balance the Five Elements through Ayurveda and Foods with Ayurveda lifestyle counseller, Dana Dupont.

~ Dance Connections: Move the Body, Open the Mind with dancer, choreographer and professor from Salem State University in Massachuesetts, Sarah Slifer.

~ iRest:  Yoga Nidra for Personal Transformative Inquiry with yoga therapist and teacher, Suzanne Bigelow.

Community

Local Cannon Beach businesses are pulling out all the stops with special offers and discounts on lodging, food and beverages, spa treatments and shopping throughout the weekend.  Please see all the specials and the full schedule on the website:  http://www.cannonbeachyogafestival.com.

Friends of Haystack Rock, a nonprofit environmental protection and education organization, received a grant to help fund the festival through the Cannon Beach Tourism and Arts Fund from a local lodging tax.  FHR and yoga instructor, Christen Allsop’s vision is to create a small, robust festival that offers excellence in teaching and hospitality to the Northwest yoga practitioner. With help from enthusiastic volunteers and local businesses, they hope to create a rich and lively experience.

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We’re so stoked to be an official partner for our favorite event out there, Wanderlust Festival, in 2012. Check out the festival locations and ticket information below — we hope you will join us on the mountain!

Wanderlust is thrilled to announce their initial lineups for Wanderlust Vermont (June 21 – 24 at Stratton Mountain), Wanderlust Colorado (July 5 – 8 at Copper Mountain), and Wanderlust California (July 26 – 29 at Squaw Valley USA). Taking place in unique settings of awe-inspiring natural beauty, each 2012 festival boasts more than 100 classes featuring top yoga & meditation instructors, 4 days of inspiring live musical performances, talks by fascinating thinkers & personalities, and a wide range of other activities, from hiking, rafting and golf to cooking demos, wine tastings and our amazing farm to table dinners. Click on the links above for full line-up information.

Each festival also offers new Outdoor Expeditions, the Kula Vendor Village, the Wanderkind Kid’s Program, the Soulful Cinema, and everything else that makes Wanderlust the most epic event of the year. Check out the Experience section on the Wanderlust website for the full details, and remember to check back — Wanderlust will add more artists, yogis, classes and activities in the days to come.

Wanderlust 2012 advance tickets go on sale Tuesday, Janauary 24th at 10:00am PST

Wanderlust will be on sale with 4-day Sage and 3-day Seeker tickets at advance pricing beginning Tuesday, January 24, 2012 at 10am PST. Like all good things, advance pricing is available for just a limited time. Choose a Wanderlust adventure – Vermont, Colorado or California — to get the full scoop and buy advance tickets. Regular tix will be on sale 1/24 | www.wanderlustfestival.com

Check out this sweet video featuring highlights for 2011’s Wanderlust Festivals in CA and VT

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If you weren’t able to attend the festivities in person, you can still get a taste of the event – we’ve got your daily recap videos via our friends at BigHappyDay.com. Check them out below along with a bonus preview of the Tantra Immersion that will occur before the 2012 Estes Park Conference:

Friday, January 13th

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On Friday,  Kasey was joined by Jason Crandell, Janet Stone, David Romanelli, Seane Corn and others as she tours the City on Friday the 13th featuring (and inventing!) all kinds of strange and amusing new forms of yoga. Friday wraps up with a few words from Krishna Das, ending the day with a beautiful concert.

Saturday, January 14th

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Saturday was another sun-drenched day in San Francisco at the Yoga Journal Conference. Dozens of top teachers from all over the country shared ancient and modern wisdom and practices. Physical health and mental clarity was complimented by deep relaxation, balance and sound therapy.

The evening entertainment featured an interactive trance dance lead by Shiva Rea, followed by rockin’ world grove dance party featuring Suzanne Sterling on vocals with the Desert Dwellers, lead by DJ Dragonfly.

Sunday, January 16th: Tantra Talk Video – Preview for Estes Park 2012

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Tantra is weaving its way into the mainstream! Yoga Journal Announced on Sunday that they are hosting a three day immersion dedicated solely to Tantra. This video takes place in the studio at YJSF with Rod Stryker, Sianna Sherman, Shiva Rea, Sally Kempton and Gary Kraftsow discussing the upcoming Tantra Immersion that’s happening in October before the Yoga Journal Conference at Estes Park. We hope to see you there for this one-of-a-kind event!

Monday, January 17th: Off The Mat, Into The World Immersion

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Click here to learn more about upcoming Yoga Journal Conferences

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We hope that you all had a wonderful week, and are finding your flow in 2012! As we begin the new year, it’s so important to remember to keep your yoga practice at the top of your priority list. We are here to help with our selection of yoga and wellness events happening all across the country. Check ‘em out below, and get out there and get your asana on!

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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San Francisco, CA

Thursday, January 12th – Monday, January 16th

Ring in the new year with an unrivaled lineup of your favorite yoga teachers, musicians, and brands from all around the country at this January’s 9th annual Yoga Journal Conference in San Francisco.

Recognized as the “go-to” winter yoga event for the past nine years running, this year’s conference offers a stacked yoga lineup with classes led by Baron Baptiste, Elena Brower, Jason Crandell, Ana Forrest, Dharma Mittra, Shiva Rea, Rodney Yee, and MC Yogi to name a few; special all-day intensives like ‘The Yoga of Leadership’ with Seane Corn; a Friday night Kirtan with Krishna Das; the Yoga Journal Conference marketplace, and much more!

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Salt Lake City, UT

Friday, January 13th – Sunday, January 15th

Join Simon Park and DJ Hyfi for a weekend of workshops at Prana Power Yoga in Salt Lake City!

Chakra Vinyasa | 1/13 | 6pm – 8pm: Experience 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. We will practice unique salutations and a full spectrum practice dedicated to the elements and chakras.

Surfing the Vinyasa Wave | 1/14 | 2pm – 4:30pm: In this workshop, you will explore several waves of multi-dimensional sequences- fluid sun salutations, backbends, arm balances and hip opening to understand the underlying flow of Prana.

Fluid Power | 1/15 | 12pm – 2:30pm: The physicists and the sages have agreed that life is in dynamic motion ( spanda-shakti ). From the water with which our fluid bodies are comprised, to the sub-atomic quantum field, wave motion is the expression of life. Explore the three part approach within Prana Flow to thawing asanas and awakening the natural, healing power of wave motion in a dynamic, rhythmic flow that intelligently challenges all levels of yogic surfers.

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Chicago, IL

Friday, January 13th

Head on over to Moksha Yoga Riverwest for Detox Vinyasa with Amber Cook, Morgan Lee, and special guest DJ Magpie.

Prepare yourself for an evening of vigorous vinyasa to purify, cleanse and renew your body and mind in 2012’s first detox hosted by Amber and Morgan. To kick things off, Amber and Morgan will explain the application of organic sesame seed oil, an ancient Ayurvedic detox technique meant to pull stagnant toxins from the skin. Then sweat out those impurities with a challenging and uplifting practice created to cultivate a deeper awareness of your body. All the while, tune into the sweet vibrations of DJ Magpie, celebrated Chicago DJ and a yoga practitioner herself. As we’ll be oily and sweaty, don’t forget your mat-sized towel. Stick around after class to nibble on fresh fruit and sip dandelion tea.

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Omaha, NE

Saturday, January 14th – Sunday, January 15th

Join Carole Westerman at the Lotus House of  Yoga in Omaha for the Art of Class Theming, a teachers workshop/playground on Saturday afternoon!

We will spend Saturday exploring the variety of ways to theme and create a yoga class, from the aspects of ; “Peak Pose” , “Heart Centered”, “Bhava”, and much more. Including elements of sequencing, cueing, alignment, mat arrangement, music selection, and more. “Om~work” assignment will be to create a class to teach the group the next day. Sunday we will each share our “favorite” or “go-to” assist with the group, in the spirit of sharing and learning from each other. We will each lead the group in the class we created the day before, and then discuss each teacher’s offering, in a positive and constructive way, so that we may all learn and grow as teachers on the path of Yoga.

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New York, NY

Saturday, January 13th

Join Ari Halbert and Garth Stevenson for a very special live music vinyasa class at Katonah Yoga in NYC on Saturday evening!

Don’t miss out on this very special event at NYC’s hottest new yoga studio! Ari Halbert will lead you through a relaxing vinyasa flow class while Garth serenades you will his fabulous musical skills.

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Laguna Beach, CA

Saturday January 14th – Sunday, January 15th

Join Ashley Turner at the beautiful Spa Montage in Laguna Beach and Resolve to Evolve! You will receive full access to the spa with registration.

Inner Power | 1/14 | 9am – 11am: Strong, fiery vinyasa to build inner heat (tapas), core work and twists to wring out old, stagnant energy, detoxify after holiday excess and create space for fresh ideas and inspiration. Turning inward, truth rises.

Slow Flow Yoga + Meditation | 1/15 | 9am – 11am: Tap your intuition, hear your authentic, inner voice and patiently listen within for the answers. Rich, restorative yoga accompanied by journaling, self-inquiry and delicious, deep meditation to launch 2012 in a powerful trajectory.

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Temecula, CA

Friday, January 13th

Join Ansley Carper to learn about Leeann Carey’s Yaapana Yoga on Friday evening at Yoga for Life in Temecula!

Yaapana™ (yah-paw-nah), an Ancient Sanskrit Word Meaning the Support and Extension of Life. Yaapana yoga practice is an innovative blend of vinyasa flow to warm and prepare the body for poses that are held dynamically…

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Have a fun & fabulous weekend!

With LOVE,

YOGANONYMOUS

Nicki will be teaching a 5-day asana intensive focusing on honoring your intentions at her Maya Yoga Studio on Maui. More details below from the event website:

Asana Intensive: Honoring Your Intentions

February 12th – 17th | Maui, HI

At the beginning of every year, we are always full of intentions and plans for how we are going to change in the coming year and get back into our Yoga practice. We call them our New Year’s resolutions and these intention are sincere. But honestly, how many of us stick to those resolutions and stay committed to our practice?  If this sounds like you, come to this workshop! During this week we will focus on methods to help us sustain our practice, not be so hard on ourselves, and get reinspired about Yoga in general! Remember “Shtira Sukham Asanam”- we want to be strong and stable in our practice and also find joy in it!

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2011 is coming to an end my friends, what a wonderful year it has been! We want to take a moment to thank you, our readers, for making this year so incredible for us here at YOGANONYMOUS. We are so excited for what 2012 has in store, and we can’t wait to continue to share this journey with you. In the spirit of gratitude, start your 2012 by taking some time to practice yoga! We have selected some of our favorite events happening across the country this weekend, check ‘em out below, and have a HAPPY NEW YEAR!

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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New York, NY

Friday, December 30th

Get ready to rock with Chris Calarco’s Phish Yoga: Surrender to the Flow at Yoga Vida NYC on Friday afternoon, before the 3rd night of the band’s 4 night run at Madison Square Garden!

Phish shows and yoga can create a similar state of heightened consciousness. Through unparalleled improvisational communication the band profoundly unifies body, mind, and spirit. This is yoga. Join us for an aligned vinyasa yoga practice set to the sonic spectrum of live Phish. Open to all levels of yogis and Phish fans.

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New York, NY

Saturday, December 31st

Join Kay Kay Clivio at Pure Yoga NYC for a New Year’s Evolution Celebration on Saturday afternoon!

This New Year’s Eve workshop focused on planting the seeds of intention for the year ahead with guided writing exercises, a strong vinyasa practice and meditation. Create clarity in the mind, in the heart and in life.

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New York, NY

Sunday, January 1st

Join in the festivities at Dharma Yoga East and West on New Year’s Day!

Dharma Yoga West will offer by donation practices from 12 – 4:30pm, open to all, on New Years Day. Dharma East will hold our annual New Years Day Chanting of the Hanuman Chaleesas All are welcome, as we spend the day chanting 108 rounds of the Chaleesa. Please bring a pillow or blanket.

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Sacramento, CA

Saturday, December 31st

Begin your New Year yogi style at Zuda Yoga’s New Year’s Eve Celebration!

Come join Zuda Yoga for a New Year’s practice that will help slough off the stress of the season, ground you in the now and open you to the potential of what’s to come. What a perfect way to spend New Year’s Eve!

You will integrate the beautiful, awakening practices of asana, pranayama, meditation, contemplation while surrounded by candlelight.

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San Francisco, CA

Sunday, January 1st

Les Leventhal will be leading a Yoga & Recovery workshop at Yoga Tree Castro on Sunday afternoon.

Whether you are a member of a 12 step recovery program or not, most of us are looking to recover or heal from something in our lives – patterns of behavior we are looking to change or relationships that keep going in a direction that prevent us from giving and receiving the love and intimacy that we truly desire.

We will explore patterns that lead to destructive behavior and how distractions such as drugs, alcohol, food, smoking, sex and shopping separate us from family and friends. We will discuss addictions to drama, adrenaline and focusing on other people’s problems (co-dependency). We will review the 12 steps of recovery to see some samskaras (old habits), some which we might not even be aware of or that they compromise our self esteem or step over the boundaries of others.

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Santa Monica, CA

Saturdy, December 31st – Sunday, January 1st

Head on over to the Bhakti Yoga Shala for 2 awesome events and ring in the New Year with Yoga, Kirtan, song, and joy!

12-hr Maha Ritual & Celebration | 12/31 – 1/1 | 8pm – 8am: Come join us at Bhakti Yoga Shala to usher in the sacred and transformative year of 2012 with 12 hours of countinuous heart opening Kirtan. This will be auspicious ritual to join together in community, plant deeply our sweetest intentions for 2012 in the garden of our hearts, and sing, dance, meditate and celebrate together as ONE! Drop in for a few chants or even better stay for the whole 12 HOURS! JAI GANESH!!!

New Year’s Day 108 Sun Salutations & Kirtan Ritual | 1/1 | 10am: New Year’s DAY 2012 is a sacred day to set intentions and purify anything within ourselves that doesn’t serve our highest truth and love. In India, 108 is revered and celebrated as a number connected to divine auspiciousness. A Yoga Mala is any yoga practice intentionally repeated 108 times. Like adding flowers to a garland, Govindas and Radha will sensitively yet courageously lead us through the purifying and transformative ritual of 108 Sun Salutations – the full body yogic prayer to the Sun- metaphorically described as the divine light that shines at the core of our Being.

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Santa Monica, CA

Sunday, January 1st

Ring in the new year with Brock and Krista Cahill at Yogis Anonymous in Santa Monica!

The Gravity Cowboys will be teaching a very special New Year’s Day class at 10am. This SWEATacular, all-levels flow class is approachable for everybody. Build a killer core and the strength, agility, and mental focus you need to FLY confidently into your inversion practice and your life. No prior handstand experience necessary!

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Lenox, MA

Thursday, December 29th – Sunday, January 1st

Join Sean Johnson, David Newman, Mira, Guara Vani, Shantala, and John de Kadt for Bhakti Bliss at Kripalu in beautiful Lenox, MA!

Ride the waves of bliss as you usher in the new year with some of the foremost innovators of joy-filled kirtan. This weekend is filled with mantra chanting and intimate teaching experiences focused on the path of love, and culminates with the Saturday New Year’s Eve kirtan concert.

oining heart and voice in celebration and praise of the Divine is the perfect way to create openness and positive intention for the new year. In addition to performing kirtan, the presenters share the stage to explore devotional and musical interplay, guaranteed to heighten your bliss and inspire your spirit.

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Wishing You a Safe & Spectacular New Year’s Weekend… see y’all in 2012!

With LOVE,

YOGANONYMOUS

There are 2 awesome events going down this weekend at the shala, check out all the details on both below:

2012 New Year’s Eve | 12-hr Maha Ritual & Celebration

12/31 – 1/1 | 8pm – 8am

Come join us at Bhakti Yoga Shala to usher in the sacred and transformative year of 2012 with 12 hours of countinuous heart opening Kirtan. This will be auspicious ritual to join together in community, plant deeply our sweetest intentions for 2012 in the garden of our hearts, and sing, dance, meditate and celebrate together as ONE! Drop in for a few chants or even better stay for the whole 12 HOURS! JAI GANESH!!!

Kirtan Artists:

Govindas and Radha, Andres Salcedo, Psalm Isadora, Lisa Florine, Sheela Bringi, Kalidas, Shiva Baum, Kevin and Sydney Light(Bhakti Ware), Randall Reel (Hanuman Chalisas), Greg Klimuck, Shakti Didi, Special Puja with Govindacharya, Dharma talk and prayers with Narayan Zalben(Narayan Mandir), and Many More!!!

New Year’s Day 108 Sun Salutations & Kirtan Ritual

1/1 | 10am

New Year’s DAY 2012 is a sacred day to set intentions and purify anything within ourselves that doesn’t serve our highest truth and love. In India, 108 is revered and celebrated as a number connected to divine auspiciousness. A Yoga Mala is any yoga practice intentionally repeated 108 times. Like adding flowers to a garland, Govindas and Radha will sensitively yet courageously lead us through the purifying and transformative ritual of 108 Sun Salutations – the full body yogic prayer to the Sun- metaphorically described as the divine light that shines at the core of our Being. This YOGAMALA will be broken down into 4 rounds of 27 with each round infused with a specific intention, dedication, and prayer. Adding the taste of sweetness to counter the intensity of this sadhana, Govindas and Radha will elevate the devotional mood of this flowing prayer by continuously chanting the great yogic mantra Om Namah Shivaya – I bow to the Supreme Self within. This fire ritual is designed to awaken the dormant seeds of of manifestation, transformation, and abundance that lie within…and prepare ourselves for a vibrant and illuminating 2012!!!

Om Gum Ganapataye Namaha. Much has be prophesized, written, and envisioned about this coming year of 2012. Maybe more than any one year in the history of this planet.  Amidst everything that we’ve heard,  there is a central theme: a shift in consciousness on Planet Earth. Before we begin this year with our limited vision none of us really know what is store for us in 2012. What we DO know is that  it is time to be aware, awake and most importantly in a state of love. Here at BYS it is our intention to be a healing environment where u can soak in the Love. The  Divine love, the Self Love, and Unity Consciousness. Come completely pranify yourself! Marinate in the good vibrations.

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As 2011 comes to a close, it’s time to look forward to a brand new year. We are so grateful for all of your support, and we can’t wait to take on 2012 with you! Check out the can’t miss yoga and wellness events happening in the new year, and have a wonderful Christmas holiday!

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Wanderlust Festival

Stratton Mountain VT, Copper Mountain CO, and Squaw Valley, CA | June 21st – 24th (VT), July 5th – 8th (CO), and July 26th – 29th (CA)

Wanderlust Festival is taking on not one, not two, but three amazing locations in 2012!

Now In its fourth season, Wanderlust Festival will be spreading the love across North America, rolling out the mats for the second straight summer in beautiful Stratton Valley, Vermont, and for its fourth season in epic Squaw Valley, California. Plus, Wanderlust will break ground in a brand new awe-inspiring destination – the thrilling Rocky Mountain peaks of Copper Mountain, Colorado. We are so excited for all 3 of these festivals, and we hope to see you there!

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Yoga Journal Conferences

San Francisco, CA & New York, NY | January 12th – 16th (SF) & April 12th – 16th (NYC)

First up, Yoga Journal will hold their San Francisco conference January 12^th – 16^th featuring some of today’s greatest teachers including Shiva Rea, Seane Corn, Rodney Yee, and Baron Baptiste along with special performances by Krisha Das, the Desert Dwellers, and DJ Dragonfly.

From April 12^th – 16^th, Yoga Journal will take on the big apple for their New York Conference, which will include workshops with Richard Freeman, Sharon Gannon & David Life, Dharma Mittra, and many more!

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The 1st Annual Caribbean Yoga Conference

Montego Bay, Jamaica | February 2nd – 5th

For it’s inaugural event, the Caribbean Yoga Conference is landing in beautiful Montego Bay, Jamaica for 4 days of sun, sand, and sangha.

The conference lineup includes workshops for all abilities with world-class instructors including Seane Corn, Sharon McConnell-Feanny, Nadine McNeil, Simon Park, Gaia Budhai, Stacey Shanks, Jenny Sauer-Klein, Jason Nemer, Sadie Nardini and Toni Bergins. The conference will offer two 2.5-hour sessions each day with opportunities for morning meditation and Noon yoga on the beach… ahhh… bliss.

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Return of the Serpent of Light: Retreat to Maya Tulum w/ Shiva Rea

Maya Tulum, Mexico | March 17th – 24th

Experience the pilgrimage of a lifetime to the mystic Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico for a Spring retreat of renewal and sacred activiation.

You will cleanse and nourish in the healing waters of Tulum from the warm Caribbean ocean to the underwater caves (cenotes) to the Mayan sweatlodge ceremonies, and finally you will experience the once a year descent of serpent of light on Spring Equinox, the time of rebirthing the light.  Unplug, tune in, live by natural light and go barefoot in the sand that connects the elegant thatch-roof cabanas and yoga hall with the sea.

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BaliSpirit Festival

Ubud, Bali, Indonesia | March 28th – April 1st

The 5^th Annual BaliSprit Festival is going down March 28^th – April 1^st on the beautiful grounds of the Purnati Center for the Arts in Batuan, just south of Ubud.

Balispirit Festival is a vibrant and uplifting festival of yoga, dance, and music, which awakens and nourishes each individual’s potential for positive change within, leading to positive change in our homes, in our communities, and around the world. Join in the celebration of Bali’s rich culture, the sanctity of the environment, and harmony between people of all nations!

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Tadasana International Festival of Yoga & Music

Santa Monica, CA | April 19th – 22nd

Spend Earth Day Weekend 2012 in Santa Monica CA at the Tadasana International Festival of Yoga & Music!

Enjoy 3 days of yoga throughout Santa Monica showcasing over 60 yoga teachers teaching 120 classes, along with 3 days of music on The Santa Monica Pier. The festival will feature some of today’s greatest teachers including Shiva Rea, Kia Miller, Brock and Krista Cahill, Ashley Turner, and MC Yogi – just to name a few. Connect, practice, and thrive at this incredible event!

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Wishing You a Wonderful Holiday Season,

With LOVE,

YOGANONYMOUS

Aubrey will be teaching a workshop on Sunday, January 29th, more information below from Bindu Yoga:

Demystifying Upside Down Poses

Sunday, January 29th | 2pm – 4pm

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! Beginner Friendly, basic understanding of asana preferred, but not necessary.

About Aubrey:

Aubrey Hackman is a certified Jivamukti instructor and founder of the Telluride Yoga Festival. Aubrey has made it her life’s work to find excellent teachers and to bring that quality of instruction to others whether through her teaching or yoga festivals. Her classes range from rigorous, alignment based vinyasa, to therapeutic restoratives created for special needs.

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