SEPTEMBER EVENTS AT YOGA LOFT
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about yoga loft
The View from your mat at Yoga Loft will bring tranquility & peace as you overlook Manhattan Beach Pier & the glorious waves below.
Yoga Loft offers 40 classes a week for beginner & advanced students. We are one of the only studios in LA with an unobstructed view of the ocean; We ride the waves of vinyasa and the Pacific!
It is a special place where you can practice on the beach without getting sand in your toes - It's like being on retreat every day! We offer lighthearted but challenging vinyasa flow with the Southbay's most inspiring teachers & Jill Miller's signature Yoga Tune Up® classes(featured in Marie Claire, Self & Yoga Journal magazines).
Join us for a 200 Hour YAC Teacher Training with James Brown & YogaPoser this fall.
Join us for specialty workshops and classes that highlight our beach community such as: Yoga for Shredders: The OM of Surf, Skate & Snow, Stand Up Paddle Boarding & Surf Lessons (bringing yoga to the beach), Kettle Bell Yoga, private sessions & Master Classes.
Enjoy the sunset from your mat!
Namaste-
Classes
Our classes are vinyasa flow, a style that blends the Iyengar and Ashtanga methods of yoga. Postures (asanas) are linked together in vigorous, flowing sequences that build strength, improve balance and flexibility, release toxins, and quiet the mind for overall well being.
We offer all levels of classes for all different ages and fitness levels. We recommend that new practitioners begin with Level 1 classes and advance at their own pace, regardless of previous fitness experience. Lower level classes offer more detailed instruction and introduce proper alignment and breathing techniques, while upper level classes assume prior knowledge of the asanas and flow at a quicker pace.
Each of our wonderful instructors offers her/his own unique style and personality - we encourage you to try a variety of classes and instructors until you find those that inspire and challenge you the most.
Happy practicing and enjoy the view from your mat!
Namaste!
CLASSES
VINYASA FLOW:
Level 1: Perfect for the new practitioner. Introduction to basic postures, proper breathing, and alignment. Depending on the instructor, these classes are either taught in the Iyengar method or they offer a gentle flow.
Level 1/2: Designed for the beginning level student who is ready for new challenges. Introduction to inversions, arm balances, and deeper backbends.
Level 2: An intermediate level class designed to prepare students for more challenging, advanced postures. Poses are held longer and sequences are more complex.
Level 2/3: An intense flow, with advanced postures, arm balances, backbends, and inversions. Not appropriate for beginners.
Level 3: A crazy-hard flow class, including advanced arm
CORE FLOW (all levels):
Build core strength/stability & relieve low back pain.
IYENGAR STYLE YOGA:
Every body is different. Deepen your individual practice with the alignment principles of B.K.S. Iyengar & the use of props to enhance your unique mind/body experience. Perfect for beginners.
KUNDALINI YOGA (all levels):
Build strength, vitality & awareness through the complete science of breath, asana, mantra & meditation. Take your yoga to the next leel of self transformation & personal growth.
POWER HOUR (all levels):
Energize your day with this invigorating lunchtime flow.
PRENATAL/FERTILITY: This class will focus on postures that increase blood flow to the reproductive organs and reduce mental stress, as well as guided imagery and visualization. Safe and recommended for those who are already pregnant.
RESTORATIVES:
A flow class ending with restorative postures that utilize multiple props to open, stretch, and relax the body.
SUNSET FLOW:
Mellow out, unwind, sweat, flow & relax as the sunsets over the Pacific. (all levels)
YIN:
A flow class ending with postures that deeply stretch the connective tissue of the pelvis, hips, and lower back. These poses are held for 3-10 minutes for maximum benefit and rejuvenation.
YOGA BASICS:
Yoga for beginners/Refine & Align.
YOGA TUNE UP® created by Jill Miller:
Travel your mind and body along innovative and surprising detours within a FLOW sequence using targeted mini-vinyasas, dynamic stretches & unconventional asana. Heal damaged muscle tissue, relieve injuries & increase strength. YTU challenges the body from every conceivable angle.
YOGA LOFT FEES:
Single Class $18
Community Class $10 (* indicates class)
5 Class Series $80 ($16/class)
10 Class Series $140 ($14/class)
20 Class Series $240 ($12/class)
1 Month Unlimited $135 (non-shareable)
1 Month Auto-Renew $100 (non-shareable)
(Unlimited/6 Month contract/30-day notice to cancel)
For your convenience, all classes and services may be purchased online.
Please click here to purchase classes or workshops
Purchase 1st class, receive 2nd class free
(local residents).
Please note: All individual class series expire in 6 months.
College students, seniors over 55 and school teachers
receive15% off on all series.
We accept: Cash, Checks, Visa, Master Card and American Express.
Yoga Loft Gift Certificates are available.
OTHER YOGA LOFT OFFERINGS:
Private Yoga Session
$75
Swing + Flow Kettlebell
Yoga Private Kettlebell Yoga $75
Semi Private (2) $40 each
Small group (4) $25 each
Stand Up Paddle Board Session
Pier to Pier (SUP) Work Out
Click here for more info
Surf, Soul and Soothe Package:
SUP, Yoga Loft Class & Massage
$150
YOGA LOFT PARTIES:
BIRTHDAYS, BRIDAL SHOWERS & SPECIAL EVENT inquiries and scheduling, please email Suzy Nece atsuzy_yogaloftmb.com.
STAND UP PADDLEBOARD ADVENTURES (SUP)
Pier to Pier Paddleboard Excursions
Lessons and Gift Certificates are Available for purchase.
Contact suzy_yogaloftmb.com to schedule an appointment.
Please click here to purchase.
SUP adventures include:
One yoga class (great for SUP warm up or cool down - your choice)
Instruction and technique
Surf Etiquette
Core Workout
Endurance
Fun
Surf Conditions will dictate available time & date. A release form must be signed prior to service. The SUP session may be held in a group or individual setting at the discretion of the instructor. We offer life jackets and have a strict practice of not interfering with the surfing community.
Krista Cahill
Upcoming Events
LABOR DAY WEEKEND SCHEDULE
Friday: Regular Schedule
Saturday: Regular Schedule
Sunday:
8:30 am 2/3 Flow w/Genevieve
10:00 am 1/2 Flow w/Genevieve
Monday:
8:40 am 2/3 Flow w/Suzy
10:15 am 1/2 Flow w/Suzy
Join us for your pre-b-b-q sweat
& post b-b-q detox!
YOGA POSER TEACHER TRAINING
with JAMES BROWN
12-Weekend 200-Hour Foundations of Yoga Practice and Teaching
www.YogaPoser.com
INTERESTED IN TEACHED TRAINING?
James Brown is offering $250 to those who refer folks to the Yoga Poser Teacher Training. Yoga Loft is able to make financial arrangements (payment plans) for folks and can accomodate schedule issues and make up sessions- please spread the word!
If your referral signs up for the full 200 hour YAC training - you get $250 or if you are interested in the training it can be put toward your tuition.
Prior to starting YogaPoser, James Brown led over 4,000 hours of teacher trainings throughout the United States and Asia during his tenure as a senior teacher trainer for YogaWorks. He also contributed significantly to the teacher training curriculum design and was a key member of the team responsible for the first edition of the YogaWorks Teacher Trainers Guide. Known for developing creative and challenging content for top yoga studios and fitness centers, James recently created YogaWorks SLIM, a metabolism-boosting signature yoga class released in DVD and On-Demand formats in December 2009 by Lionsgate Films and Exercise TV. "It is a privilege to be able to impart what my teachers and my practice have taught me and then observe my students integrate applicable lessons into their own lives. I always encourage my students to seek unique opportunities for self-revelations in their practice."
Upcoming 200-Hour YAC Foundations
of Yoga Practice and Teaching
Location: Yoga Loft | Manhattan Beach, CA
Format: 12-Week Long Format / Yoga Alliance Certified 200 Hour TT
Dates: September 10 - December 12, 2010
Teachers: James Brown and Alexandria Crow
Featured Apprentices: Kirsten McCormick, Suzanne Selmo, Angela Leigh and Nicole Sciacca
Total Hours: 180 Classroom Hours / 20 Hours Homework and Independent Study
Schedule: Wednesday 7:30 - 9:30 PM, Fridays 7:15 - 9:15 PM, Saturday 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM, Sunday 12:00 - 5:00 PM (Thanksgiving week off)
See a detailed schedule and course syllabus here.
Tuition: Pay $2450 in advance or $1400 before starting course and $1400 before receiving diploma. We also are willing to make individualized and mutually agreed upon payment plans that work for you. Make us an offer!
BHAKTI FEST 2010
JOSHUA TREE, CA
Dear Yoga Community,
Excitement abounds and energy amplifies as we countdown to our celebration of love and devotion: Bhakti Fest 2010. Along with Yoga Loft, Bhakti Fest is thrilled to invite you to this Evolutionary Spiritual Event, held at the Joshua Tree Retreat Center in the stunningly beautiful high desert of Joshua Tree, California, from September 9th to 12th 2010.
Bhakti Fest hosts over 100 kirtan performers, 26 yoga teachers, 32 workshop leaders, 20 healers and 100 high vibration vendors, for four days of continuous devotion!
Festival-goers will experience an abundance of kirtan on two stages with over 80 hours of non-stop music by notable performers such as Krishna Das, Jai Uttal, Deva Premal & Miten and Dave Stringer.
Yogis and beginners alike will have the opportunity to deepen their practice and challenge themselves, opening up new avenues for transformative practice and healing. The country's leading yoga instructors, including Shiva Rea, Saul David Raye, Seane Corn,
Duncan Wong and Sienna Sherman, will share their energy and experience with students of all levels from sunrise to sunset each day in three yoga halls.
Workshops and seminars with Ram Dass (via video), Shyamdas, Paul Stamets, Howard Wills and many more will inspire, while the healing sanctuary will host top bodyworkers practicing massage, Shiatsu,
Reiki, acupuncture and structural energywork.
Festival-goers are encouraged to dive in and create the type of experience they desire: a mixture of chanting, deepening their yoga practice, dancing, connecting with like-minded people, relaxing,
healing, listening to non-stop kirtan, eating delicious vegetarian food, and having fun!
Experience the powerful transformation that occurs when you gather with thousands of people to fully express your embodiment of the divine.
CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE YOUR BHAKTI FEST TICKETS
BHAKTI FEST OFFERS:
* CONSTANT KIRTAN from 11 am Thursday through midnight Sunday
* YOGA CLASSES from Sunrise to Sunset
* LECTURES AND SEMINARS from Sunrise to Sunset
* PRIVATE AND GROUP MEDITATION
* A WELLNESS SANCTUARY
* ORACLE ROW
* FIRE CEREMONIES (Pujas)
* VEGETARIAN, VEGAN, AND RAW CUISINE
* CAMPING AND COTTAGES on site
* CONSCIOUS, ECO-FRIENDLY VENDOR VILLAGE
* A SUBSTANTIAL PORTION OF THE FESTIVAL'S PROCEEDS ARE DONATED TO
CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS
You also have the opportunity to join the special pre-festival yoga intensive with Shiva Rea on September 8, 2010; And the special post-festival yoga intensive with Saul David Raye on September 13th, 2010.
In loving service,
The Bhakti Fest Staff
At it's Heart, Bhakti Fest is a philanthropic movement that spreads the love it generates throughout the community, and distributes a portion of the funds collected to the following charities:
Embracing the World, Mercy Corps, Doctors Without Borders, Seva Foundation, J/P Hatian Relief Organization, Global Green USA, Y.O.G.A. for Youth, Yoga Health Foundation, and Off the Mat, Into the World.
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Community Links
Please support some of Yoga Loft's Friends:
Dinah Alcon Skincare
DinahAlconSkincare.com
James Brown
YogaPoser.com
Da'haole North America
dahaole.com
Granny's Grocery & Deli
grannysdeli.com
j.a. smith photography
jasmithphotography.com
The Mermen
mermen.net
Mind Body Manhattan Beach
mindbodymanhattan.com
Sea Shepherd Conservation Society
seashepherd.org
Smart Store
thatissmart.com
Opps A Daisy Florist
oops-a-daisy.net
Lululemon Athletica
lululemon.com
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Manhattan Beach CA 90266
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