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Friday night Jazz. Monday afternoon Yoga
Friday night Jazz. Monday afternoon Yoga
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|  | Dear Yogis and Friends: I hope that summer is treating you very well. Things are great with us, here. My dad is in town for a few days on his way back from Egypt. Last night, we decided to take the family to the free Jazz night at LACMA. So cool to see all the many different faces of this beautiful city hanging out together, chilling on the grass, dancing, laughing and relaxing. LACMA has two new interactive art pieces up, both made from plastic throaway items. Very Burning Man'ish, but very kid friendly, as well. Kaia loved them! She'd walk her waddle-walk through the pieces, tugging on them and trying to drag a string of plastic with her. Yesterday, we also discovered that Kaia likes toy cars (who would've thought!) And we were reminded of a crucial rule in toddlerhood: don't let your toddler roam around when tired. They start to get sloppy and fall over as if they were drunk. After her second mini fall onto her hands, crying ensued and we decided it was high time to tail it back home. Tears dry, Kaia fell asleep in the car and we made it home by 8pm. What a lovely night. I highly recommend it. Hope you have a lovely summer! Please join us for Core Yoga on Mondays in Venice from 4pm - 5pm. To get on the Monday nightt list, simply reply to this email with "Core Yoga" in the subject. You'll receive the address and any pertinent details. Or, read below for more info... Thanks for your Support. Blessings, Aria | | Monday Afternoons in Venice: Core Yoga  | What is Core Yoga? 
Core Yoga* is what I do when I'm on vacation or don't have time for my regular practice. It's the kind of class I wish I could take more often, but one that's not taught anywhere because it's not just one style of yoga, but a mixture of what works best for me from the various styles that I've studied and immersed myself in over the last 11 years.
It's the kind of class that I did before I got pregnant*. It's probably why I never had any low back pain while pregnant and why I've bounced back from pregnancy so well. Core Yoga tends to "de-tweak" my low back and shoulders while giving me a great workout. I finish feeling strong, stretchy, relaxed, connected and fluid.
If you're interested, drop on by. Class will be held outdoors, so bring appropriate clothing and sunscreen, if you need it. For now, we're only committing to two months of core yoga - August and September. We may continue after that, we may not.
No RSVP necessary. Just show up if and when you can.
Pranayama,
the science of activating Prana, Chi, or Life Force within the body.
Core Strength,
which reduces low back pain and helps awaken your center. Feel stronger, more balanced and connected to your life goals.
Stretch,
because sometimes, it's good to just stretch it out.
Offered in the spirit of donation.
*Core Yoga is not appropriate for pregnant women
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| YOGA SHORT AND SWEET
My dear friend and fellow yogini, Eve Baldwin, has produced a new yoga video especially for busy people like you. Yoga Short and Sweet consists of five sections, ten minutes each, plus a two minute meditation. Mix and match, based on your mood, or just do one section at a time.
STILLPOINT
Stillpoint is a beautiful new studio space located just blocks from Venice Beach. Currently hosting small group yoga classes, group meditations and one-on-one privates, this bright, sunny space has a warm and relaxing energy, the perfect space to reach an inner stillpoint.
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I hope this finds you all happy, healthy and well.
Our household faced its first bout of baby sickness, this past week. Little Kaia got had quite the cough, and for a few days, all I could do was lay with her and nurse her back to health. Amazing how resilient and happy babies are, though - even in the midst of barking seal-like coughing spasms, little Kaia still managed a smile.
In Yoga News:
Yoga with Aria is now offering privates in the Hancock Park area, in my home studio, and on the Westside at Stillpoint, a lovely new space in Venice Beach. Contact me for rates and more info.
In Life News:
Are you feeling the intensity of these times as much as I am? I feel like everyone seems to be vibrating at hyper-speed. We're manifesting our thoughts -- be they our deepest dreams to our most darkest worries -- so much quicker than before. It's amazing how a simple comment can solidify itself into reality. Before I even realize it, what I've been focusing on inside has solidified on the outside. This has been a huge lesson for me to consciously participate in the process of my own creation, or I will be left behind. Right now, I am both an observer and a creator. I intend to become more of a creator and less of an observer.
Who wants to join me for the ride?
Blessings,
Aria
May our paths meet soon.
Until then, Many Blessings to you in 2009!
| | Change Is Here: And I Feel Fine
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"It's the end of the world as we know it,
and I feel fine." R.E.M.
My Esoteric Studies
What initially attracted me to Braden's work was his book, "Awakening to Zero Point." The book delved into exciting and yet, at times, foreboding theories on 2012, the evolution of the human race and planet Earth, the Earth's pole wobble effect on the procession of the equinoxes, the Mayan calendar, and the possibility of the Earth flipping magnetic poles every several hundred thousand years.
At the time, I was living in Venice Beach, working in the music business and delving into my emotional and spiritual past, present and future. In researching the various religious, philosophical, and mystical theories about life, I found myself drawn to the physical/spiritual/emotional healing modalities of ecstatic dance, Chi Gong, and Yoga. The astounding physical release I experienced, coupled with my ever-present psychic nature, led me to study Shamanism and the world of the spirits, which further led me to study ritualistic behaviour and ecstatic states of mind and their effects on the mind/body connection.
Back then, my home library included channelings from alien entities, theories on the 12 (or 144, depending on whom I read) dimensions of existence, studies on the fractal nature of the human brain, sacred geometry and the Flower of Life, π and the Fibonacci sequence, ancient Egyptian, Mayan, Jewish, and pre-historic belief systems, medical healing through the use of spirit guides and the MAP team, psychic experiments, altered states of consciousness, energy grids, ley lines, Soviet and U.S. military studies on ESP and psychic warfare, astral travel, out of body experiences, paganism and white witchcraft, etc. Though I never would have pegged myself as one who studied esoteric beliefs, those subjects were, inevitably the ones that triggered my inner fire.
All is One
Years later, I still find myself drawn to all things esoteric, but my focus is less outwards and more inwards. I feel like an old fashioned librarian, culling together the card catalog of my inner being. I know I have experiences that one day must be shared: rivers of joy, moments of uncertainty, and dimensions of sorrow that have not yet been put into words. One day, it will all arrive on the external layer we call Life. Now, however, I am internal, awaiting the birth of the next stage in my evolution.
And yet, when my external progress stalls, I can become impatient. In the face of uncertainty, I question my path. I am comforted, however, in that all is Good. Because All is One, all paths, all detours, in fact, lead back to Source.
This life may seem overwhelming, and yet it is merely one droplet in the spectrum of our souls' experience in this physical plane. We tend to praise our accomplishments and berate our perceived failures, and yet, on a soul level, all is merely Experience. There is no Good or Bad in experience.
As eternal beings experiencing a physical incarnation, however, we rely on the veil of illusion, or duality in order to survive. We divide ourselves into two camps of Life Experiencers: the fretful worriers and the puffed-up reactionaries. The former are compelled to label every action that others take as either Good or Bad. They may live their entire lives in reaction to others, wasting previous Life Energy on maintaining inner states of tenuous approval or righteous indignation. Instead of being a participant in their own life, they are merely spectators of others' lives.
The latter do nothing, but worry. They worry about their health, their jobs, their homes, their lives, the economy, the bail out, etc. In the midst of all this worry, they forget about the blessings of being alive, and create the things that they worry about. As the Reverend Michael Bernard Beckwith might say, when we worry, we are actually rehearsing our bodies for our worst nightmares: we focus so much energy on the things that we don't want, that we inadvertently worry our darkest fears into creation.
When I find myself worrying myself through the day, or existing as a spectator, I know that I have achieved a significant separation from the Source. As a yogi, I think of this as being out of alignment and ask myself: how may step back into my true nature? Yoga, quiet solitude, meditation, dance, ritual, the ocean, walks in nature -- all these are things which bring me back to Source.
What brings you back to Source?
Out of Alignment: The Greater Picture
Just as a human body can exist in separation from Source, so can a country and a planet. Our way of Life is undergoing intense change because we are out of alignment from what is truly important in life. This correction in our economic systems is not a punishment, but rather, an opportunity to shift our lives into expressing those values that are truly important to us.
We can choose to evolve into the next stage of our existence by actively participating in the creation of a better world, or we can resist and be left behind. Change is occurring. It will happen, with or without our active participation.
When we resist, we deny harnessing the tremendous power of change because of fear. The ways of the old are very comforting. Yet, we are powerless to bring things back to the way they were. So, we exist in stasis: neither alive, nor dead, constantly distracted by what is going on around us.
Sometimes, change appears fearful because we are passing through the darkness of the night. And yet, the darkness is necessary in order for us to see the light of day.
Everything is cyclical. Without darkness, there would be no light. Without light, there can be no darkness. Neither is better or worse than the other: each needs the other in order to survive.
If we approach these shifting times with the spirit of flexibility, we will re-align ourselves into an active, beautiful future. If we resist out of fear, our bodies and minds will become hard and rigid and crumble.
I am challenging myself to become a Creator in my own life. Let's join together and actively participate in the next phase of our evolution.
In service,
Aria
| | Pranayama Exercise: Breath of Liberation | Pause the nonstop chatter inside your mind and focus on the now.
Begin by slowing down life for just a moment.
Stop what you're doing.
And listen to your breath.
Notice: Am I breathing deeply? Quickly? Shallowly? Hardly at all?
Standing or seated:
Adjust your shoulders by aligning them over your hips. Take a deep belly breath.
Inhale so deeply that your belly sticks W A Y out. Watch the belly contract as you exhale and notice the muscles in your belly lift the belly button up and in, towards the back of the spine as you exhale.
Now, readjusting your gaze so that you're looking softly, stread ahead or focusing on a point somewhere near the floor...
Letting the belly relax, start your breathe into the base of your spine, breathing into your hips and low back. Release that breath.
Inhale again, this time slowly increasing the length of your inhale, until you're breathing into your sides and your waist. Just as slowly, relax the breath.
Inhale again, this time increasing the length of your inhale until your breath reaches the base of your chest. Relax the breath as you exhale, but retain the length in your spine.
Inhale once more, allowing the breath to touch your shoulders. Just as consciously, relax the breath.
Continue to increase the length of your inhale until you feel the breath rise as high as it can go, maybe into your jaw, maybe into the crown of your head. At the end of every inhale, allow your exhales to be complete and conscious.
Now, repeat the entire process, but s-l-o-w down the breath by two to five percent. Not much, but just enough to create a slightly more relaxed and more powerful inhale, combined with a more conscious and complete exhale.
And add this mantra:
With every inhale, say to yourself, "I inhale Liberation."
With every exhale, say to yourself, "I exhale Resistance."
Now, notice what just happened:
Is your mind calmer? Are you more focused?
Next time, you are faced with change, but can't seem to embrace it and find yourself in resistance, try this breath. The beauty of this breath is that it will lead to "ah-ha!" moments, moments of insight into your own light, your own sense of guidance and intuition. The end result is the experience of your Liberation.
Try this once day, or as often as desired. The entire exercise may take anywhere from 3 - 10 minutes.
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| Yoga with Aria Celebrates the New Year |
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I hope this finds you happy, healthy and well. It has been almost six months since our daughter Kaia arrived, born right in our home. I feel incredibly lucky and blessed to have such a beautiful baby to share Life with. Though my journey as a mom has just begun, I am slowly beginning to reclaim a bit of my pre-mom self by intending to write, teach, and take more classes in 2009. This process is difficult because my total free time per week is probably as much as my pre-mom free time per day, but I am up for the challenge.
Change, after all, is the catchword of the times.
Yoga News:
Donation Yoga is Back
Get a head start on your week with Tuesday Donation Yoga! Beginning January, 2009, we will be meeting Tuesdays at 7:30pm at Dori and Michael's in Mar Vista. If you'd like to join my donation yoga list, please email me with "Donation Yoga" in the subject. Donation Yoga is an email-RSVP style small group class, capped at 8 students. The tiny class size offers you more time to focus on alignment and safety-awareness. New Year's Day Class at Silverlake YogaStart off your New Year with an amazing, heart-opening flow from 11:30am - 1:00pm, at Silverlake Yoga. I am honored to be teaching this very special class and would love to see all of you Eastside Yogis there. May our paths meet soon. Until then, Many Blessings to you in 2009! Blessings, Aria | | New Year's Musings: Getting out of the Rabbit Hole
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One of yoga's greatest teachers, Paramahansa Yogananda, writes, "The goal of yoga science is to calm the mind, that without distortion, may hear the infallible counsel of the Inner Voice."
That Inner Voice that Yogananda refers to can be thought of as our Soul our Higher Self, or even as God. Though the potential for a calm mind is always present within us, we tend towards hearing loss when it comes to our Inner Voice. Instead, we create a running commentary of our past mistakes and the worries about our future ones. The resulting state of mind is far from the Beautiful Whole that we inhabit: it is an adrenaline-fueled survival state of "me versus everyone else."
I don't condemn this way of thinking: a healthy competitive drive can definitely serve us when it comes to making a living. But unless we periodically shrug it off, it will enter our inner world and severely harm us. Those of us who live a hectic life all the time (and who doesn't these days?) will eventually find ourselves delving even deeper into the illusion of separation, retreating further and further from that desired state of calm mind. This may be why so many of us practice yoga: it makes us feel as if we're on vacation, as if we've left our worries behind. Even if the calm mind only lasts for that hour and a half that we spend on our yoga mat, at least we get glimpses of it and know that it can exist.
That's why Yoga is so much more than just a great workout or relaxing stretch. It is a discipline that fosters a truer perspective on life. We begin to see our lives not as a succession of mistakes or triumphs, but as an experience. We begin to realize that we are eternal beings having a human experience. As living beings, we have agreed to exist within the rules of Time and Space. Yet, even our own scientists tell us that neither of these is constant. Physics has shown us that Time is relative, and that even solid matter is made up of moving particles. The deeper scientists explore those particles, the more space they find. If atoms can wink in and out of existence, then life itself is an illusion.
Hindus recognized this physical illusory state long ago, and called it Maya, a collective dream of separation from the Source. At some point, we realize that everything is Maya, and that our entire life is a trip down the rabbit hole. The trip seems so real, and the illusion is so powerful that most of us forget where we came from. We can barely look at ourselves with love, much less see our neighbors or enemies as aspects of ourselves. Through the practice of Yoga we strive to remember what is real - that we are all connected to one spirit, one breath, one true eternal state.
I write to you as a fellow human traveler who is attempting to bring more conscious action into her own life. When I take focus on the present moment, beginning with my breath, and then paying attention to how my body is feeling, I transcend the present moment and begin to feel glimpses of the eternal free and liberated self. In this state, I like to imagine that one day, perhaps I might transcend Maya, itself.
All of which brings me to an interesting question. Which do you crave in 2009: To liberate your soul from your body? Or, to liberate your soul within your body?
The distinction between "from" and "within" encapsulates the difference between two schools of yoga. One school emphasizes the separation of the mortal body from the eternal soul. This approach to yoga focuses on transcending the body; in many cases, by rejecting our bodily desires. The other school believes that the body is not to be rejected, but rather embraced as a human aspect of the Divine.
Which do you believe? Which experience do you want to gift your energy to in 2009?
Remember, neither approach is right or wrong. Everything is merely an expression of One.
This is the spirit that I hope to channel in my classes this coming year.
Blessings,
Aria
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June Shakti Newsletter
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THE GIFTS and CHALLENGES of EMPATHY
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I hope this finds you happy, healthy and well.
This month, I find myself looking forward to our upcoming birth. As a student of the human body and its capabilities, I am floored by this amazing process of pregnancy. Many of you haven't seen me in over a month. Let me tell ya, I feel like I have a watermelon attached to my belly. It's been an amazing experience seeing how the human form can shift to accommodate another life.
In writing news:
If you haven't had a chance to check out my article on Empathy in this month's LA Yoga Magazine, please click on the photo and link directly to your left.
Teacher Recommendations:
Many of you have asked me about teacher recommendations during my maternity leave. I've been a student of yoga for over ten years and am happy to help you find a teacher you love, but before I can do so, you must be able to tell me what aspects of a class are important to you:
Is a classically structured class something that you crave? Or, do you prefer a teacher who combines styles into a non-traditional class? Are you motivated by sequencing? Music? Philosophy? is getting a good workout more important than alignment instruction? Would you prefer a teacher who does a lot of hands-on adjustments, or do you hate to be adjusted? Email me with what you love and what you must have, and I'll be happy to recommend some fabulous teachers for you.
Until we meet again, I wish you all a lovely, happy summer.
Blessings,
Aria
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Sol + stice comes from the Latin words meaning "sun" and "to stand still."
The month of June gifts us the longest day in the Northern Hemisphere, the Summer Solstice. This year's Solstice occurs on June 20th - 21st and follows a full moon on the 18th and the planet Mercury going direct on the 19th. What an beautiful opportunity to celebrate life - three days in a row of powerful cosmic energy.
Civilizations all over the world have honored the Solstice in different ways. Druids celebrated this day as "The Light of the Shore." The three days around the Solstice were known as the "Wedding of Heaven and Earth," or Alban Heruin. Christians converted Alban Heruin into St. John's Day, often portraying St. John the Baptist in rustic attire, sometimes with horns and cloven feet, like the Greek Demi God, Pan. The Celts and Slavs used to celebrate this day with dancing and bonfires to help increase the sun's energy. The Chinese celebrated this day as the day of Li, the Chinese Goddess of Light. Years later, Shakespeare drew on some of these ancient traditions in his masterpiece, A Midsummer's Night Dream.
How can we celebrate the full moon and the Solstice?
Do something you've always wanted to do. Check out that salsa or tango class at your local community center. Take a Budokon class at Equinox or Golden Bridge. Go camping up in Big Bear or hiking in Malibu. Pack a picnic and head up to El Matador State Beach. Host a fabulous dinner party for friends that you just never have the time to see anymore. Book a massage at your local spa. Take your pooch for a mellow hike at Malibu's Winding Way Trail.
Do something that ignites your inner spirit and enjoy the burst of creative energy that will inevitably follow. In our busy lives these days, we often forget about the magic of this beautiful world that we inhabit. I encourage you all to enjoy the outdoor and celebrate your life as an expression of the infinite energy all around us.
| | June Breath Exercise |  Forget everything you've been told about breathing...
...and allow me to share a fun story a teacher of mine often brings up when students ask him, "How should I breathe in this pose?"
He answers:
"When a lion is pouncing through the forest, on the hunt for prey, do you think he's thinking about how he's breathing? Inhale on this step, exhale as I jump. Draw my belly in as I run, pump my belly out as I leap? No. He's just following what is absolutely natural to him, at that moment. He's not counting or holding his breath. He is just breathing and moving, as it comes to him, naturally."
Part of yoga is balance, and within balance, we must sometimes forget about what we've been told and just do as we feel in the moment, without attachment to dogma.
In the spirit of the Summer Solstice, I encourage you to relax and have fun this month. Don't worry about your breath, or what kind of meditation you need to be practicing. See if you can just let your mind go and allow your breath to emerge as naturally as possible. If you encounter moments of uncertainty, check in with yourself and notice if you're holding your breath. If you are, don't treat it as a big deal. Just relax your belly muscles and take a BEAUTIFUL, long inhale.
Create spontaneity this month by following your gut and your intuition. If you really feel like you need a breath exercise, go to my website and check out my previous newsletters. They're chalk-full of breath exercises.
Then, forget about what you just read and just breathe.
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Summertime is a Season for the Outdoors...
June 24th begins KCRW'S WORLD MUSIC FESTIVAL at the BOWL.
KCRW showcases the best talent from all over the world, and brings it to our doorstep. Bonus points - we get to watch it at the fabulous Hollywood Bowl. This festival is not to be missed. Get your tickets before they sell out.
CINEMOCA: Six Saturdays of Art and Cinema. June 7 - July 12.
7pm - 11pm. Cinemoca is an after-hours summer celebration of outdoor avant garde film screenings, music, and gallery tours. Events held at The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA. 152 N. Central Ave. Downtown, L.A.
CINESPIA. Classic Films at the Hollywood Forever Cemetary.
As bizarre as it may sound to watch movies at a cemetary, I highly recommend the Cinespia experience. You will see families, hipsters, cinephiles, and everyone in between. Bring a picnic basket and a blanket, and enjoy a movie with the original stars of Hollywood. Saturdays and Sundays throughout the summertime. Gates open at 7:30pm. $10 donation at the gate.
TWILIGHT DANCE SERIES at the SANTA MONICA PIER
Every Thursday evening, enjoy free outdoor music at the Santa Monica Pier. You can't beat free, good music right next to the Ocean! Presented by Amoeba Music. Festivities begin June 26th.
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May Shakti Newsletter
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I hope this finds you happy, healthy and well.
Aria Writing News:
I have some good news on the writing front. Some of you recall I've mentioned an article on empathy several times, now. Well, it is finally print time. Yup, that's right. Check out Aria's article on Empathy in the upcoming June issue of LA Yoga, available for free at yoga studios and health stores all over Los Angeles.
Yoga with Aria News:
A deep thanks to all of you who have supported me, and my yoga teaching. I'm eight months pregnant, now, and in preparation for the arrival of our baby girl, I am taking the summer off from teaching. I hope to see you all in the fall and hear your summer stories. In the interim, I encourage you all to enjoy deepening your yoga practice, exploring the amazing teachers this beautiful city has to offer.
I will be in touch with any fun and exciting news, and of course, if you ever have any questions or would like a local teacher referral, I am always available at: aria@yogawitharia.com.
And for those of you who are curious about my sprained ankle - it is getting better. I'm off of crutches, but still taking it very easy, not walking on it very much, yet. Thanks for your calls and offers of support.
Blessings,
Aria
| | Savasana: Your Magic Restart Button
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Ever wonder why you leave a class feeling that yoga bliss?
It's because of savasana, or Corpse Pose, the 5 - 10 minute final relaxation at the end of every yoga class. The yogis believe that these final moments of rest in savasana are more beneficial for the body than the physical practice of yoga, or asana. By allowing our bodies to engage in conscious relaxation, we invite our mind to still and provide the energetic space for our body to integrate the changes that we've cultivated during our physical practice.
Modern science agrees with the ancient yogis. Savasana has been found to: reduce high blood pressure, stimulate blood circulation, alleviate fatigue and nervousness, and even help reduce the effects of asthma, constipation, diabetes, indigestion, and insomnia.
My First Few Savasanas
Back in 1998, I was introduced to yoga at Bryan Kest's Power Yoga Studio, in Santa Monica. As a former high school bodybuilder, I was thrilled to have found a work-out that not only challenged me physically and mentally, but left me feeling relaxed and calm, afterwards. By the time class ended, I always welcomed savasana as an excuse to just let go. There were even a few times when I relaxed so deeply that I drifted asleep.
Although sleeping during savasana isn't a bad thing, I later learned that savasana's true purpose is to cultivate a state of conscious relaxation. In order to do so, this requires our mind to be blank, open, and unattached, existing in a state of relaxation. Sometimes, this is remarkably easy to do. But, sometimes, savasana can trigger our inner A-type. I've definitely been in classes when I'll lay in savasana, unable to relax. Either I've been fidgety and tense, or my mind has been strung up on some life issue or problem. At times, there was no clear-cut life issue, just a nagging feeling of, "When is this going to end?" "What am I supposed to do?" The result? Instead of relaxing, I found myself becoming inwardly tense, the exact opposite of what I was supposed to be doing.
If this happens to you, begin by reminding yourself that the only reason you're feeling this way is because you're in a state of re-action. You are reacting to a habit, and habits are hard to break. This habit happens to be all around us. It's a product of the modern age and the American Way of Being: a program of constant productivity. Either we're supposed to be productive, or we're made to feel guilty because we're not as productive as we might be. However, as we all know by now, constant productivity is not possible to sustain without injury.To fool ourselves into thinking we can do so is an addiction, an example of this highly prevalent modern-age disease.
It's only in the last fifty years or so that as a society, we've devalued the importance of relaxation. Instead, we force ourselves onwards at great cost to our endocrine and adrenal systems. We feed ourselves a diet of stimulants and stress, so that we exist in hyper mode all the time. And in the last fifty years, we've seen the immense repercussions of our behavior in the frequency and severity of stress-related illnesses that we suffer from.
Savasana Promotes a Healthy Mind and Inner Balance
One of the surest ways to balance out stress is to learn how to do the exact opposite: relax. Ahh, such a hard thing for us A-types. But, so incredibly important. That's why, for me, I tend to enjoy the stronger, more physically challenging classes. I thrive on challenge. It helps me relax mentally. Some may call this is a weakness of mine, but I look at it as just me being honest with who I am. The important part is not judging how we function best, but working with ourselves and finding a teacher and a practice that encourages us to function at our best. To ignore this is to ignore one of the most crucial aspects of fitness, a fit and healthy mind.
Far too many systems of exercise focus on getting a perfect body without recognizing how much a fit and healthy mind affects our bodies. Professional athletes can be some of the worst promoters of this philosophy. How many times have we heard of renal failure due to steroid use? Or entire teams being demoted due to performance enhancing drug cocktails? Sure, many athletes don't take it to this extreme, but they do push themselves beyond their healthy physical limits. No pain, no gain only results in physical injury, let me tell ya. After injuring my shoulder from going too hard, and eventually having to have a complete ACL replacement in my left knee, I believe I'm qualified to tell the tale.
And yet, the answer is so simple, it's right in front of us. The ultimate mark of health and fitness is a body that can sustain activity well into its old age, not one that fails due to either overuse or the opposite, neglect. But, in order to achieve this, we must be still and listen to our bodies. We must encourage balance, in all things that we do.
Savasana, our Magic Restart:
In many ways, what we do during yoga class is install a new software, a new program of being into our bodies. Ever tried to install new software without shutting down all other applications and restarting afterwards? What happens? Your computer needs to restart in order to understand the software you just installed. Without that restart, the software is not recognized.
Our bodies are very similar to a computer. Of course, they are far more complex of a machine than any computer in existence. But just like a computer, they operate on a consistent program, or template of behavior. And just like a computer, in order to upgrade that program, or template, we need a restart.
If you think of every yoga class as a software upgrade, then it's easy to understand how every savasana is incredibly important for that software to take hold. During savasana, all of the physical, mental and emotional effort that we've exerted during a yoga class sinks in on a deep cellular level, allowing us to think, act, and differently than we did before we walked into that yoga room.
Moreover, savasana is great training ground for a future meditation practice. Please understand that I'm not claiming that savasana or meditation is crucial to you living a healthy, happy life. However, I will guarantee that it can help.
So next time you enter savasana, if you find your mind going ba-zonkers, just remind yourself that this is incredibly important time for you. In fact, all you A-types out there, you now have an assignment during savasana: relax completely.
If your busy-mind surfaces with reasons why you shouldn't relax, just turn down the dial on that busy-mind to zero, and turn up the dial to your relaxed-mind to eleven.
Trust me, you can come back to all your problems and life issues in 5 - 10 minutes. That is, if you still want to.
| | Savasana Exercise |  In lieu of a breath exercise,...
let's explore a savasana exercise. It may be helpful for you to read this out loud, first, or record it, so that you can truly let go and enjoy the experience.
Lay down on your back. Begin with squeezing your knees into your chest and bringing your body into a tight ball. Take a deep inhale, and then on an exhale, let everything go. Let your arms fall out to your sides and allow your legs to open naturally, so that your toes point outwards just a little. Close your eyes completely. If you feel awkward at all, roll from right to left a few times and balance your hips and back out.
Beginning with your toes, now - relax them completely. Let any kind of stress or tension fade away.
Allow your awareness to shift to your feet and ankles; Relax them completely. Let any kind of tightness disappear.
Now for your calves. Relax any tension in your calf muscles. Imagine any tightness melting away.
Allow your knees -- your kneecaps, as well as all the ligaments and tendons in the backs of your knees - to completely relax.
Moving up your thighs. Allow all four muscles of the quadriceps, the large muscle that runs up the front of your thigh - to completely melt. Allow the inner and outer thighs to completely let go. And the hamstrings - the backs of the thighs - imagine that they just melt into the floor. Feel how relaxed and long your muscles feel in your legs.
Allow your gluts, your bum, to completely relax. As the gluts relax, allow the low back, the pelvis, and the sacrum to just melt into the floor. Know that you are completely supported. There's no reason to hold onto anything, here, anymore.
Allow your bellow to soften. Let your breath become very soft, very still.
Allow your ribcage to relax. And your chest -- allow it to feel open and relaxed.
Visualize your shoulder blades - where they begin, at the upper spine, all the way up to the tips of the shoulder blades. Allow them to soften completely, so that they support your heart. And then, let them melt into the mat.
Allow the muscles in the shoulders to grow heavy, and relaxed, and the bones in your shoulders to soften and melt.
Imagine that the muscles in your upper arms just let go. It's as if they melt over the arm bones.
Allow your elbows to soften. They hold no tension.
Allow your forearms to soften. And your hands, your wrists, even your fingertips uncurl. Everything softens, melts, and lets go.
Allow your neck to relax and lengthen.
Let your jaw open slightly, so there's no tension in the TM joint.
Allow the skin over the nose to relax and soften. Allow the eyelids to soften. And imagine that the eyeballs grow so heavy, it's as if they sink towards the back of your skull.
Finally, allow the skin on the back of your skull to soften and melt into the mat or the floor.
Lie in complete relaxation for as long as you wish. You can also complement savasana with a few minutes of meditation, afterwards.
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Memorial Day Weekend is ripe with possibilities...
If the rain lets up, go out and enjoy a swim at one of the many public pools all over the city. I just recently discovered the Santa Monica College Pool, which is one of the cleanest and least chlorinated pools in the city. They're open this Memorial Day, too! Lap swimming for you, or fun splash time for the whole family. For more info, call (310) 458-8700.
Lightening In A Bottle.
For those of you who need to shake it to a groove, the biggest event this weekend is an outdoor camping, art, and music festival in Santa Barbara. Gates open Thursday at 4pm. Event goes through Monday, May 26th. Tickets vary. Day passes are $70/day. Camping on site recommended.
The WET party. Saturday, May 24th, 1pm - 10pm, at the Custom Hotel, in Los Angeles. If you're craving a DJ party, this is guaranteed to be one of the hottest events this weekend. An after party follows for those who just can't stop dancing. Presale tickets $30. Click here to purchase.
Want to dance, but looking for something a little less par-tay and a little more chill, something to even bring the kids to? How about Funky In the Middle's Custom Sundaze Memorial Day Party, at the Custom Hotel. 8639 Lincoln Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90045. Monday, May 26th. 1pm - 9pm. Kids are welcome from 1pm - 7pm. Event is FREE with RSVP:
Enjoy browsing local art? One of my favorite galleries is a tiny place called LAB 101. These folks put up some of the most creative art pieces around. Browsing is always free. Gallery open Wednesday through Friday, 12pm - 6pm. Saturdays, 2pm - 6pm. 8539 Washington Blvd. Culver City, CA 90232. You can also view available artwork, prints, home decor, books, and other fine sundries here.
For photography enthusiasts, check out LACMA's current show with Phillip-Lorca diCorcia. His photographs feature an unusually lit single person in private spaces or public settings. LACMA is currently hosting works from the artist's series, including: Lucky 13, Hustlers, Streetwork and Heads. May 23 - Sept. 14. Ahmanson Building.
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April Shakti Newsletter
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Dear Friends and Yogis,
I hope this finds you all happy, healthy, and well.
Welcome to the new look of my newsletter! After some hiccups the past few months with email delivery, I've sprung for a service that manages my list. Yey for technology. :-)
This month, my newsletter focuses on acting consciously without attachment to the outcome. Sometimes, that means simply being at peace with where we are in our life process so that we can remain balanced. Sometimes, this means making a conscious stand to fight against tyranny. Neither choice is simple: both demand that we remain strong without falling prety to attachments and worry. And that's the hardest part of all.
In writing news:
I have a review of the Krishna exhibit at Pasadena's Norton Simon Museum (ongoing through May 12) in the April issue of LA Yoga magazine. Look for "Tales of the Blue Lord." For those of you that missed my article on Bali in the March issue, I'll soon have it linked online for you.
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Blessings,
Aria
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| | Stepping Up To Our Heart's Challenge
|  Acting Consciously, Without Attachment
One of the most troubling dilemmas I've been facing lately is how to take a stand for something while still maintaining inner balance, and not falling into worry or frustration about the outcome.
On one hand, I believe that our experience here on Earth is just an experience, one in the midst of many that we will undertake. Ultimately, this means that on a soul level, there is no good or bad in experience. It simply is. This belief requires me to be unattached to the outcome of my experiences, so that everything from incredible luck to incredible suffering is merely a choice that my physical form (body) is having.
And yet, there's another part of me that reacts incredibly strongly to experience, especially when I perceive others: people in pain, countries in conflict, animals in suffering. Just watching the Humane Society's video, this week, of baby seals in Canada being beaten to death for their pelts or reading about the injustices of war puts me into a state of tears. So how do I reconcile the two? Here I am, having a very emotional reaction to a human experience. And yet, I believe in non-attachment to outcome. Does this mean that I need to stand up against these things, if they move me? Or, do I merely waltz through life, being totally unattached to everything?
Arjuna and the Bhagavad Gita
Let's detour for a moment and examine the story of Arjuna, the great warrior and of Krishna, the deity who is both Arjuna's friend and his illuminated teacher. Krishna urges Arjuna into a sacred battle, but Arjuna hesitates: he will have to fight members of his own family. Arjuna learns, however, that has no choice: this battle is part of his destiny. He was born to fight, to be a warrior and to uphold righteousness, without consideration of personal loss, consequence, or reward. Arjuna goes into battle, looking into the face of his kin as he charges forth.
This is a beautiful parallel for me, because it tackles so many difficult subjects. How can war be righteous? How can killing your own kin be justified? Though the study of the Bhagavad Gita is another subject entirely, what we can gather from this pared down story of Arjuna and the great battle is that human beings will never be free from war as long as there is injustice and tyranny in the world. War ought never be the first or second or even the tenth choice that we undergo when in a state of conflict, but if it is the only and final choice, it is one that we must embrace, with full consciousness, without consideration to outcome.
Duality of Human/Spirit Experience
Herein is the key to all of this for me: the duality of existing in spirit and in body means that, on one hand, we must look at all experience, from a soul perspective, as neither good nor bad. Therefore, war and death and tyranny and beauty and evil are all just words that we place on experience. However, from a human experience, there are emotions and experiences that exist as good and bad. We can all agree, for example, that the murder of a small child is a horrific thing. From our human perspective, then, we ought to prevent the murder of small children and if necessary, are justified in going into battle to uphold this belief. And yet, from a soul perspective, everything, us going into battle, is just an experience.
Duality is a mind bender, I agree, but this is our challenge here on Earth. Our duty is to fight for what we believe in, to stand up for whatever causes our heart to sing and fight against whatever diminishes our soul. In doing so, however, we must release our attachment to the outcome. Should we die during the process, it is merely a choice our soul made. Should our loved ones perish, it is merely part of experience. In fulfilling our destiny, we must sometimes go into battle against our family (which can also represent our belief systems.) However, in remembering that we chose this human experience so that we can feel, live, love, and learn, we are only doing what we chose to experience.
This doesn't mean that we ought not to react with sadness or happiness to life. We are, after all, human. But we ought not to get stuck in these reactions. We ought to strive to live in truth in each moment and simultaneously surrender our experience as one experience amongst many, in this experiment called Life.
Living Consciously, In the Now
This is living in the now-- living without attachment, and yet, living in complete and honest truth. This is the hardest part of all. It's easy to wax judgment about others without doing a darn thing about it. It's just as easy to engage in a constant state of anger and protest over what we don't believe in, without ever feeding the positive aspects of what we believe in. The hardest single thing is maintaining inner balance while living in the present moment. Sometimes this means working for the side we believe in. At times, it may mean going into battle against the side that we feel is being tyrannous. But always, it means doing everything with complete consciousness, in complete passion, choosing to do so because that is exactly what your soul asks of you in that particular moment. And then, releasing any attachment to outcome.
This is a question I have to ask myself: Can I act in conscious awareness, no matter what I choose, no matter where my path might lead me, and no matter how the end result might be?
It's springtime. Time for new beginnings. Time to sprout new seeds. Time to engage with life.
Thanks for reading.
| | Breath Exercise |  Alternate Nostril Breath - Ultimate Balance
To welcome springtime energy into our lives, let's revisit Anuloma Viloma, or alternate nostril breath.
Please find a quiet spot where you can sit undisturbed for 3 - 5 minutes.
Sit comfortably, with your back supported, and your sit bones feeling evenly grounded. Begin to lengthen the back of your neck. Adjust your shoulders over your hips. Take a deep breath, into your tailbone. Let that breath rise through every vertebrae up the spine, and exhale, sending that breath back out the tailbone. Do this a few times, until you feel that your spine feels relaxed and long.
a. With your right thumb, plug your right nostril and breath in through the left nostril. Breathe in for up to a count of twenty.
b. Use your third and fourth fingers to plug your left nostril.
(Step c asks you to retain your breath. DO NOT DO THIS if you are pregnant or have high blood pressure. Instead, skip ahead to paragraph d.)
c. Both nostrils now plugged, hold your Breath for up to a count of twenty.
d. Lift your right thumb, exhaling out your right nostril for up to a count of twenty. (Your third and fourth fingers are still plugging your left nostril.)
e. Continue, in reverse.
Keeping your third and fourth fingers where they are, inhale through you right nostril.
Plug both nostrils.
Hold only if this is appropriate for you (see paragraph b, above.)
Exhale through your left nostril.
Do this for as many rounds as you like. Feel free to hold the breath for as long or as short as you like. The main idea is to keep all breath inhalation, retention, and exhalation even.
Enjoy!
Pranayama Science: Every hour or so, the body tends to breathe more heavily in and out through one nostril, and then, it switches to the other. This natural cycle balances out the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems. If our natural cycle is disrupted by stress, this breath cycle may also become disrupted. Once the breath cycle is balanced, the bodies systems began to fall back into balance. | Cool Happenings Around Town
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April is Earth Awareness Month
Perhaps some of you already kicked off Earth Awareness last weekend and participated in Earth Hour. For more info, check out: Earth Hour
Saturday, April 5: Groove Armada Outdoors, Downtown, L.A. 6pm - 11pm/midnight.
If you like to shake your groove and love that bass, don't miss this sure to be fabulous show on the steps of City Hall. Tix still available: Groove Armada Tickets
Saturday, April 12: Santa Monica Earth Day on the Promenade. 10am - 7pm. Free.
Stroll by the beach while you enjoy a fantastic array of exhibits and booths, all dedicated to promoting awareness about products and lifestyle changes that can reduce carbon emissions and lessen the effects of Global Warming. Live music and animals make it fun for the whole family. On the Third Street Promenade
Body Worlds. California Science Center. $11.50 - $18.95
IIf you didn't catch this fascinating exhibit last time it came through town, you must not miss it, this time around. Body World showcases plasticized bodies interacting with their environment, as if frozen in time. Some jump in mid-air, some are partially costumed, and all have their inner workings exposed. Muscles, tendons, joints, bones, and organs like you've never seen them before. Body Worlds Info
Friday April 24 - Sunday April 26: Coachella Valley Music and Art Festival. 11am - Midnight.
Over the past nine years, Coachella has grown into one of the most well respected and spectacular music festivals in the world. If you've never been before, this one is not to be missed. How can you go wrong, dancing with thousands of folks, outdoors on a grassy polo field, surrounded by palm trees? Coachella
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I hope to see you all, somewhere out there, on the beautiful springboard of life, sometime soon.
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Aria's February Shakti Newsletter: Intuition is the Spice
Dear Friends and Yogis, Since the beginning of this year, I feel like Time has cradled me in wings of "no time." Everything is going by quickly, as if in a dream. A lot of this has to do with me being pregnant. Yup, that's right. For those of you I haven't seen in awhile, Aria is about 5 months preggers. We are expecting a baby girl sometime in late June. Other aspects to this are varied and personal, nothing bad nor good – just reworking my inner dreams, thoughts, hopes, etc. I am also writing again for LA Yoga. In the March issue, look for my story and pictures on the Balinese New Year (based on the Hindu Lunar New Year.) Also in the March issue in the Community Section, I'll have a brief review of the Fit Yoga Conference, which I attended, several weeks ago. And remember that article on empathy I mentioned a long time ago? It looks to be coming out in the April issue. I hope this finds you all happy and well in the month of Love - February. Ahhhh. And, with Mercury in retrograde, I kindly urge you all to not get too upset with your lovely computer or car or stereo or ipod or shower if it breaks down on ya. All will change. In fact, change is the theme of this month's newsletter. Blessings, Aria Warning: Maybe it's because I didn't write you all last month, but this month's newsletter is quite long. Enjoy, or skip to the end for Cool Happenings Around Town. my Class Schedule, and How to Subscribe/Unsubscribe. FEBRUARY SHAKTI NEWSLETTER
Sci Fi Yogis: remember this quote from Dune? "The spice extends life. The spice expands consciousness. The spice is vital to space travel…He who controls the spice controls the universe."What a tantalizing proposition! And what a beautiful metaphor for every person's inner quest to find the spice of inner peace and harmony. Lucky for us, our journey doesn't have to take us through vast deserts, but it does require inner work, change and metamorphosis. Nothing exists in stasis. If an organism or a belief remains static, it is already dead, withered by its own rigidity. We are born, grow older, change, live, and one die, will all die. But through our life process, everything around us changes. It can not stay the same. Same with yoga, and yet, so many yogis in today's world exist within the rigidity of one system, denouncing others as incomplete, untrue, or lacking the source. Why? Isn't yoga, like everything else, an evolving experience? Those who tell you it isn't are lying. A brief history of yoga asanas:Yoga began as an approach to calm the body and mind so that people could meditate. It evolved to include a series of postures, which have evolved to include 8,400,000 asanas (postures), according to the yoga scriptures. Imagine that (!) I bet you that no school you or I have ever practiced in has ever approached even a tenth of the possibilities in yoga asanas. Please ask yourself an honest question: are getting what you need out of your exercise, meditation, or yoga practice? If you are, blessings be to you. Skip the rest of this newsletter. If you aren't, please begin to question why. Perhaps it's because you've been locked into one school of yogic beliefs and have never ventured beyond it. Or, perhaps you have explored other systems, but through a too-critical lens. With the Breath, One will Find the SpiceIn yoga, our breath and our mind control are keys to finding our Spice. This is what extends our life. This is what expands our consciousness. This is what helps us get through life's crap and difficulties without becoming bitter, stodgy, old fudge-crumplers. Please, don't stay with a system out of some outdated notion of loyalty if you are no longer growing within that system. There is nothing wrong with seeking out teachers who inspire you. You can still stay loyal to your primary teacher(s). You can still be of one school or belief system, but please, expand and seek out change if you want to grow. If this resonates with you at all, and you're not sure where to seek out different schools, please, contact me. I'm here to share my experiences with you. Contact me with any questions, anytime. Above all, please understand that I'm not pushing any one style, most certainly not my own. What I am pushing, however, is change. Intuition is the SpiceThe only way to change is to access our intuition so that we can rid ourselves of habits that no longer serve us. The yogis call these habits samaskars, belief systems that we acquire over the years. How do we access our intuition, though? It's easy to say, "I'm sick of being this way and want to change," but so much harder to do so. The only way I've found is to do so slowly, little by little, becoming more and more aware of who we are and what we do. Eventually, we begin to access those moments of insight that let us understand why we do what we do. And then, can we choose to change, or not. But, one thing is certain: we must evolve. Our practice must evolve. Our bodies and minds must evolve. Our lives must evolve. If we don't, we become stagnant, dead creatures. Breath Exercise: 2x/day. 2-5 minutes/time.
BREATH OF CHANGE
Begin by slowing down life. Pause and focus on the now. Stop what you're doing and listen to your breath. Twice a day, for 2-5 minutes at a time.
Notice: Am I breathing deeply? Quickly? Shallowly? Hardly at all?
Standing or seated:
Adjust your shoulders right over your hips. Now, take a deep belly breath. Breathe so deep that your belly sticks W A Y out, as if you were pregnant.
Now, letting the belly relax, start to breathe into the base of your spine, into your hips and low back. Release that breath.
Slowly increase the length of your inhale, until you're breathing into your sides and your waist. Just as slowly, relax the breath.
Slowly, increase the length of your inhale until your breath reaches your chest and shoulders. Just as consciously, relax the breath.
Continue to increase the length of your inhale until you feel the breath rise as high as it can go, maybe into your jaw, maybe into the crown of your head.
Now, repeat the process and slow down the breath just by 2 percent. That's all.
And notice what happens:
Is your mind calmer? Are you more focused?
Next time, you find the desire to change, but don't know where to start, begin with this breath. Soon enough, I promise you, the breath will lead you to "a-ha!" moments, moments of insight into your intuition.
Like the sacred spice in Dune, our intuition is the spice of life. It expands consciousness. It extends life. It allows for change.
----- COOL HAPPENINGS AROUND TOWN
Chinese New Year Golden Dragon Parade. Saturday Feb. 9 (2-5pm) and Sunday, Feb. 10 (10am – 5pm). Chinatown. (FREE!) This year is the Year of the Rat. (Earth.) For those of you turning 12, 24, 36, 48, 60, 72, 84, and so on, this is your year! You are a clever person with good, expensive taste, capable of transcending your materialistic nature if you so choose. You are best described as a logical realist, shrewd, ambitious, and inventive. You are also bright, sociable, and family minded. A Rat Year is a time of hard work, activity, and renewal. This is a great year to get a new job, get married, launch a product, or make a fresh start. The best way for you to succeed is to be patient and let things develop. The Chinese New Year Events take place on Hill and Ord Streets, up to Bernard, and back down to Broadway. -- Morikami Exhibit at the Geffen Contemporary at MOCA – only two more days. This exhibit leaves February 11th, 2008. This international traveling perspective of Takashi Murakami's Art features over 90 exhibits of sculpture, wallpaper, movies, paintings, and bizarre experiences. For lovers of pop art gone down the twisted end, you must see this. Hint: Buy your tickets at the regular MOCA station, on Grand Ave. Your tickets are valid for both MOCA locations, and will save you waiting in a 40 minute+ line at the Geffen. J Directions and info: http://www.moca.org/museum/visit_home.php? -- U2 in 3D, at the IMAX - ongoing.Okay, I have to be honest and admit that we haven't seen this, yet. But those who have can't rave enough about how amazing this experience is. In fact many are returning to see it more than twice. So if you're a U2 fan and you want to feel Bono singing less than an inch from your face, come check out U2 in 3D! At the IMAX Theatre at Citywalk. 100 Universal City Plaza. Universal City, CA For more info: www.u23dmovie.com--- MUSIC: Funky in the Middle presents Sunday Outdoor Afternoon Pool Parties at the Custom Hotel. 1pm – 9pm. FREE with RSVP. Every week is different and sure to please those who like to get their groove on, outdoors. Funky, fun, and chill, the Funky in the Middle crew is wowing L.A. with their no-attitude Sunday afternoon pool parties at the Custom Hotel. The Custom Hotel is at 8639 Lincoln Blvd., just South of Manchester. Los Angeles, CA 90045. You must be 21 and over to attend. RSVP for free entry to: wiseacre@funkyinthemiddle-la.com
ONGOING PUBLIC CLASSES
Mondays, 7:15pm – 8:45pm. Vinyasa Flow at Silverlake Yoga. Wednesdays: 8:00pm – 9:30pm. Donation Yoga at the Wilenskys. Saturdays: 5:00pm – 6:30pm. All-levels Flow. Bodies in Motion. For an updated daily schedule of where I am teaching and subbing every week: yogawitharia.com/schedule.htm
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