If you Glo in LA, you’ll be thrilled to learn that Christina Sell will be teaching a few free classes at the YogaGlo studio next week. Come on down and join us for some wonderful sessions:

• Monday, February 27th
  • 10:00 – 11:30 am: Hatha Level 2
  • 6:00 – 7:00 pm: Joint class with Noah Mazé
  • 7:15 – 8:45 pm: Joint class with Noah Mazé
• Tuesday, February 28th
  • 10:00 – 11:30am: Hatha Level 2/3
  • 6:00 – 7:30pm: Vinyasa Flow Level 2

All these classes are free at the studio so please check the schedule for more details and join us!

If you Glo in LA or the surrounding area,  you simply must join us this week as Marc Holzman & Jason Crandell will be in town teaching free yoga classes. It promises to be a wonderful week and weekend and we hope to see you at the studio.

Marc’s class schedule:

• Thu, February 16th – 10:00 – 11:30am
• Fri,   February 17th – 10:00 – 11:30am
• Sat,  February 18th – 10:00 – 11:30am

Jason’s class schedule:

• Sat,  February 18th – 4:00 – 6:30pm
• Sun, February 19th – 10:00 – 11:30am

Marc Holzman. Jason Crandell. Do. Not. Miss. This. Check the full class schedule for more details.

Tiffany Cruikshank is headed to the YogaGlo studio this weekend, so come on down and get your athletic flow on.

Here are the dates and times of her weekend classes:

Saturday, February 11th

• 10:00 – 11:30am – Level 2/3 Vinyasa Flow
• 12:00 – 12:30pm – Playshop

Sunday, February 12th

• 10:00 – 11:30am – Level 2/3 Vinyasa Flow
• 12:00 – 12:30pm – Playshop

Join us!

If you’ve enjoyed taking Darren’s Premium YogaGlo Workshops or had the wonderful opportunity to practice with him in person, you know just how special it is to be able to practice with him. What if you could do that wherever you are, whenever you want? You’re in luck – Darren Rhodes is now a YogaGlo teacher!

We will be adding new classes of his each month so you can pick up right where you left off if you’ve been practicing with him for awhile or you can begin a practice with Darren and explore a new approach to yoga, a new approach to you on your mat.

Darren Rhodes has been the director of YogaOasis in Tucson, Arizona for 13 years. His new book Yoga Resource features photographs of 400 yoga poses to inform and inspire your practice. He was named one of Yoga Journal’s “21 Talented Young Teachers Shaping the Future of Yoga.” Darren is the co-founder of the School of Yoga and offers yoga intensives and teacher trainings. Darren is dedicated to authenticity and innovation in his teaching.

Darren’s first three classes are on the site so you can practice with him today:

• Calibrate to Your Center – Calibrate to your center in this full spectrum practice with a backbend focus. Giving all poses equal emphasis, this class includes kapotasana and eka pada galavasana.
• Fold Your Way to Clarity & Balance – Deep forward folds and twists. This class will promote clarity and balance as you turn your focus inward.
• Rise and Surya Shine – Rise and surya shine in this sun salutation practice. Great to help you feel energized and motivated in the morning. Goes well with a cup of kali coffee.

Enjoy the Darren Rhodes goodness!

Consider your January weekends pre-booked with goodness. Tara Judelle will be teaching a bunch of weekend Anusara classes at YogaGlo this month and they are all free. Free! Consider January your month-long residency with the deliciousness that is Tara and make your way to the studio as often as you can this month.

Here are Tara’s class dates:

Saturday, January 14th

• 10 – 11:30am, Anusara Level 2
• 12 – 1:30pm, Anusara Level 2
• 2 – 2:30pm, Meditation

Sunday, January 15th

• 10 – 11:30am, Anusara Level 2
• 12 – 1:30pm, Anusara Level 2
• 2 – 2:30pm, Meditation

Saturday, January 21st

• 10 – 11:30am, Anusara Level 2
• 12 – 1:30pm, Anusara Level 2
• 2 – 2:30pm, Meditation

Sunday, January 22nd

• 10 – 11:30am, Anusara Level 2
• 12 – 1:30pm, Anusara Level 2
• 2 – 2:30pm, Meditation

Saturday, January 28th

• 10 – 11:30am, Anusara Level 2
• 12 – 1:30pm, Anusara Level 2
• 2 – 2:30pm, Meditation

Sunday, January 29th

• 10 – 11:30am, Anusara Level 2
• 12 – 1:30pm, Anusara Level 2
• 2 – 2:30pm, Meditation

See you at the Glo!

As we announced a few short months ago, we’ve been filming Ashtanga classes with Jodi Blumstein at the YogaGlo studio for several weeks and the day that many of you have asked for is now here – Ashtanga classes are now online!

The first three classes of Jodi’s are:

• Intro to Ashtanga Yoga – In this 90- minute class, Jodi Blumstein will introduce the fundamental aspects of this ancient practice. Breath, Drishti, Bandhas and Vinyasa.
• Half Primary Series – This 90-minute class will lead you through what is commonly called half of the Primary Series of Ashtanga Yoga, although it is a bit more than half. This is considered a strong practice and a good place for new and enthusiastic students of this practice.
• Full Primary Series – The Full Primary Series of Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga is also called Yoga Chikitsa, or yogic cleansing program. Utilizing Breath, Bandhas and Drishti, students are led through a continuous Vinyasa series that cleanses and detoxifies the body while creating strength and flexibility. This is a strong practice and is not recommended as a starting point.

New to Ashtanga but want to learn more? We’ve also launched an entire series of foundational classes in our Beginner Center for you to get acquainted with Ashtanga and begin working towards taking a full online class.

Jodi has been practicing Ashtanga yoga for 17 years. From 1999 to 2005 she was the director of Priya Yoga – the first Ashtanga/vinyasa yoga school in Chicago. Jodi sees the Ashtanga practice as a highly transformative experience; it is physical exercise to keep the body clean, it is mental exercise to keep the mind sharp, and it is a tool for waking up to who we truly are, beyond name and form. Jodi has the unique ability to work with students of all levels, ages, and physical ability and to guide them towards establishing a consistent, daily practice to improve health on all levels. She encourages students to explore the unknown both on and off the mat and not to take anything too seriously. She has helped thousands of students begin their journey in this practice, and she holds the space for many communities to build thriving Ashtanga yoga programs. Currently, Jodi is living in Los Angeles where she teaches the Mysore program for Yoga Works at the Center for Yoga near Hollywood.

Join us in exploring Ashtanga on the site – we’re thrilled to offer you all the classes you’ve asked for so you can practice Ashtanga wherever you are – in your home or on the go!

If you’ve attended the fabulous yin/yang classes of Felicia Tomasko and Dice lida-Klein in the past, you know how amazing the combo can be. If you haven’t, we hope you’ve had the chance to take their combo classes online.

If you Glo in LA, you won’t want to miss their next collaboration today at 4:30pm at the YogaGlo studio. What’s in store?

“This combination of long Yin-style holds to open the body with vigorous Yang-style vinasya flow and fun and exhilarating arm balances will uplift the spirit—and the body. The sequences that open up the body and release locked-up energy allow us to go where we’ve never gone before in other parts of our practice. Suppleness, stability, and strength are all cornerstones to a healthy Yoga practice and we address them all within the Yin-Yang format. This foray on the mat will feature side stretches that allow us to gain more mobility around the upper chest, mid-back, rib cage, and obliques which we’ll then twist and soar with a complementary Yang practice of arm balances that emphasize the side body. This practice is for all levels, so don’t be intimidated if you’ve never left the ground. Be prepared to laugh, sweat, stretch, and play with a great community of yogis.”

We can’t think of a better way to spend your Saturday afternoon/evening – so join us for this free combo class that will leave you sweaty, happy and feeling good.

We’ve just launched two new Specific Use categories on the YogaGlo site that we’re very excited to share with you:

• Continuous Flow – If you prefer your yoga in a non-stop workout format where you build heat, hold poses briefly and move to the next, this new category is for you. Every class listed on this page (and all new ones added) follow a continuous flow format to be sure that if you want a full-on yoga workout in 60 minutes, you’ll get it. We’ll be adding various levels and various teachers to this category over time, so get your yoga workout on and let us know what you think.
• Cross-Training – Are you a runner? Cyclist? Snowboarder? Surfer? A combination of all these and more? Yoga works brilliantly as pre-event stretching or post-event recovery and we’ve curated a great set of classes that are designed to help keep you in top form for your favorite sport and to help prevent injuries along the way. As you enjoy these classes, don’t be shy about letting us know what sport you love most so we be sure to add classes that are targeted at your needs.

Enjoy these two new yoga categories as you workout, run, spin and swim your way to feeling good!

Martin Kirk and Noah Mazé have teamed up for an unique YogaGlo weekend workshop that you won’t want to miss:

You can register for the entire weekend or you can register for individual sessions:

Join us at the YogaGlo studio for an awesome weekend.

You’ve asked for it, you’ve waited patiently for it and now your day has come – we are thrilled to announce that we will begin offering free weekly Ashtanga classes at the studio starting September 9th. We’re doubly thrilled that Jodi Blumstein will be teaching them.

Jodi has been practicing Ashtanga yoga for 17 years. From 1999 to 2005 she was the director of Priya Yoga – the first Ashtanga/vinyasa yoga school in Chicago. Jodi sees the Ashtanga practice as a highly transformative experience; it is physical exercise to keep the body clean, it is mental exercise to keep the mind sharp, and it is a tool for waking up to who we truly are, beyond name and form. Jodi has the unique ability to work with students of all levels, ages, and physical ability and to guide them towards establishing a consistent, daily practice to improve health on all levels. She encourages students to explore the unknown both on and off the mat and not to take anything too seriously. She has helped thousands of students begin their journey in this practice, and she holds the space for many communities to build thriving Ashtanga yoga programs. Currently, Jodi is living in Los Angeles where she teaches the Mysore program for Yoga Works at the Center for Yoga near Hollywood.

You can connect with Jodi at www.shantishala.net or you can come on down to the YogaGlo studio in September to take classes with her. And for YogaGlo-ers all over the world, you know the drill. After we have several in-studio classes ready to go, they’ll be added to the site so you can practice Ashtanga whenever, wherever.

Check the class schedule for dates. See you in Ashtanga class!