Laughing Lotus Yoga SF

. it happens on the land we occupy and within the that is our body it happens with the food we eat ... and with what we feed our minds and each other . it happens when someone tells you’re not enough and it threatens to invade how we see ourselves and each other . it happens with holidays we’re told to celebrate even when they cover up lies it happens when we buy what we want when it doesn’t give us what we need . it happens in published books that educate us on how to conform it happens when we shame each other’s bodies . it happens when you don’t see reflection of yourself on tv, at school, a yoga class or in the white house it happens especially when everyone says it’s not it’s happening now . . practice because no one but you should occupy yourself . . #repost @yogawithbrima Practice with Brima on Livestream every Saturday 10-11:30am pst This month LSTD classes will benefit Greenaction, a local, multicultural grassroots organization founded by, lead by, and working with low-income and working class urban, rural, and indigenous communities to fight for environmental justice and build a clean, healthy and just future for all. Offer up donations by paying for a single class or donate directly at Greenaction.org Sign up online & join us on Zoom

Body and Soul Yoga Collective we’re starting FRESH for 2021! Learn more about what’s to come What’s changing? Behind the scenes were breaking down harmful hierarchical systems and building from a space of collaboration A new registration and video library platform to create more ease and accessibility... New teachers and new offerings, more than just yoga! A clear and celebratory commitment to practicing social equity and anti-racism What’s in the works: Our new logo is almost ready to be revealed! A beautiful new website and photos Special events, workshops, and content to bring you on the journey with us How can you support this new project? Sign up for a membership, at a discount now until we launch the new platform! Donate to our GoFundMe that will support paying our website and graphic designers, developing a no-cost yoga program for local organizations, bringing on new additions to our teaching and management team, and allow us to offer payment assistance to students in need, prioritizing BIPOC and queer folks. GoFundMe.com/bodyandsoulyogacollective Invite your friends and family to try out our schedule of diverse styles of yoga! Our initial launch date of 1/25/21 has been pushed back, expect more news in the coming weeks!! Thank you all for your continued support during this trying time for our small business, we’re so looking forward to stepping into this new incarnation with you!

Blessed first night of Hanukkah! a time to celebrate the light and remember our blessings. The holiday season is especially precious this year, we’re sending love to anyone feeling the tenderness of changing traditions. Stay safe and care for yourselves in all the ways Beautiful artwork by @harmonywillowstudio

Happy New Year, loves! may this year bless you with health, joy, and abundance in many forms. A sun is setting on 2020, let the tides of time wash away your fears so that we can all step into this new era of collective HEALING & LIBERATION with strength, love, and determination.

Only 2 spots left for tomorrow’s class at Dolores Park with Adriana! I love practicing with Adriana. She is cheerful and sincere. Her positive every lifts me up all day. I love the Dolores Park class so much, it’s a treasure!

#tbt to Spring 2018, Jess at our 50 hour Yin & Yoga Nidra training there’s nothing like a room full of folks dedicated to their own healing, getting cozy and exploring the slower side of practice. These days we can STILL gather with these commitments, it just looks a bit different Join Jess TODAY and every Thursday 3:30pm pst for Yin & Restore on Livestream - a slow grounding practice that asks for full presence and culminates in constructive rest if you think of yours...elf as an exclusively Vinyasa person, we encourage you to step out of the box! Come explore the intricacies of stillness and the power of REST as resistance Sign up online & pay what you can

A sneak peak at our virtual New Year’s Eve Celebration a sweet and cozy Flow & Restore with live music. Join Zoë and her dad for an evening of intention setting, deep relaxation, and RELEASE! Thursday 12/31 8-9:30pm pst hosted on Zoom... This class will consist of mantra and meditation, gentle vinyasa movements and culminating in a restorative practice, wrapping up in blankets and piling on pillows so you can feel truly held and supported. As we enter this new cycle, honoring gentleness in the body and heart can be potent medicine. Give yourself this gift, we’re here to hold space for it all

Our Full Moon in Taurus occurs on October 31st, at 7:49 am pt - a POTENT blue moon that lands on Halloween, marking the start of Samhain and Día De Los Muertos we invite you to join in community to honor the powerful days ahead Lighting up the festivals that honor the dead, our ancestry, and the many lineages we hail from, this Full Moon magnifies the importance of acknowledging our lifelines. Without acknowledging death, we forget how to embrace the depths. ... Without acknowledging the grief that exists, we can’t expand into joy’s great spaces. These days, and the holidays that fill them, are a reminder to refocus on what is eternal: the love, the care, and the offerings that have created, sustained, and fortified us. @chaninicholas With the moon in the earthy sign of Taurus early Saturday morning, it’s the perfect time to get into your physical self 10am Love Saves the Day Vinyasa with @yogawithbrima Followed by a FUN HALLOWEEN Flow Free Yoga Basics 12pm pt with @dianacoconuboyoga Come focus on the eternal healing powers of JOY and community on Sunday Election Protection 1pm with @oreggieglobal Monday, honor those you’ve loved who’ve passed Día de Los Muertos Lotus Flow 5:30pm with @wandering.zo

A big YESS to more live music yoga! you can tune in this Friday evening for another session of Friday Night Live Flow & Restore with Zoë and her dad at 8pm pst on livestream AND we’ll be hosting a special edition New Year’s Eve celebration with this dynamic duo. If this year has taught us anything it’s that traditions CHANGE but we move forward with grace and gratitude Tune in on 12/31 8pm pst for Flow & Restore to set intentions, give thanks for our blessings, and shed all that no longer will serve us in 2021! See you on Zoom

Have you signed up for Election Protection on Livestream? Happening THIS Sunday 1pm pt Join Reggie Hubbard for some asana & meditation to the tunes of Bob Marley Community and commitment to practice might just be the remedy you need for election news fatigue. Join us!... Sliding scale pricing, included with memberships Sign up online & join us on Zoom

Starting this Saturday you can join Jasmine for a 4-part series exploring the Bhagavad Gita! The workshop series hosted with @sukhamukhayoga will be live-streamed Saturdays 1:30-3:30pm pt For discussion based on the transformative teachings of the Bhagavad Gita and how these ancient teachings can serve us in navigating our modern times of conflict and crisis.... Sign up at sukhamukhayoga.com/bhavagad-gita-workshops

#TeacherTuesday shoutout to Zainab the newest member of our teaching team, and the one farthest away from our physical home base! Zooming in from upstate New York, you can join Zainab every Wednesday 8:30am pst / 11:30am est for a refreshing Vinyasa that might serve as your wake-up movement or mid-morning energizer. With over 10 years of teaching experience, Zainab continues to demonstrate her commitment to being a student to the practice and work to create an equitable e...nvironment for everyone to explore and expand at every level. So sign up, tune in, and be sure to introduce yourself!

Halloween Yogic Trick or Treats! Stop by on Saturday for yoga that’s festive and FREE! @dianacoconuboyoga is leading Halloween Lotus Basics this Saturday - join in on the holiday fun safely from your home! Bring a friend, dress up (or don’t) and get your body moving 12 - 1:15pm pt. What a TREAT!

Jai Sita Ram Jai Hanuman #MantraMonday with the glorious @mantrayoga_with_astrud Let this glorious mantra wash over you, offering strength and inner serenity as we begin a new week and renewed commitment to community wellbeing. Join Astrud on the mat every Tuesday evening for more mantras to go with your vinyasa, giving your body and soul the nourishment to continue onward with grace and love

WORKSHOP ALERT Intro to Arm Balances & Inversions on Livestream Sunday Nov. 8th you can join Tony on zoom for a workshop that focuses on learning key building blocks of arm balancing and inverting. You’re not expected to do THAT right away but the next time a teacher cues it up you’ll feel that much more PREPARED to face the challenge. All from the comfort of you’re home!... Sliding scale pricing $20 - $35

It’s a great day for some yoga at home! Bring along your roommate, your mom, your puppy...whoever! Join Sara at 12 for a basic vinyasa at NO COST, hosted on zoom

It’s our favorite Scorpio’s BIRTHDAY infinite blessings & well wishes to Astrud as she celebrates another journey around the sun! We love you! Hope to experience cake & kisses again soon

Get your votes in! Join Adriana for early morning vinyasa 7-8am pt on livestream to get you ready for another great day to step up and participate in change making for your community! And then head out to drop off your ballot or safely vote in person (in front of City Hall, safe & easy!). After some self celebration, go sign up for our special ELECTION PROTECTION class happening this Sunday Nov. 1st 1-2pm pt on livestream with the incredible Reggie Hubbard of @active...peaceyoga - intentional gathering of community for some movement & meditation to release the stress of these strange times and prepare for the week ahead! All classes on sliding scale basis & hosted on Zoom

The true beauty of Lotus Flow Vinyasa is that each teacher brings their own creativity & spirit when creating an offering for you, which means every time you join us for class you expect a FRESH, new perspective & of course a transformative practice We’re so excited to continue this journey of welcoming new teachers to our team! Come meet the incredible ZAINAB for vinyasa on Wednesday mornings 8:30am pt / 11:30am et Practice from anywhere & pay what you can

We’re just 5 week away from this incredible offering! This training is a MUST for any yoga teacher who aspires to make their classes more inclusive, respectful, and IMPACTFUL. This is the spark you need to transform your yoga classes to honor the role & responsibility of our practice to inspire social change Sign up now & pay what you can.... Scholarships & work trade opportunities available

Om Eim Saraswati Devi in celebration of the last night of the nine holy nights of Navaratri, @mantrayoga_with_astrud was on FB Live today sharing some beautiful mantras to honor the goddess of creativity & intelligence! JAI MA Join Astrud Sunday morning for Lotus Basics on Livestream 9-10:15am pt to hear more about the story of Saraswati Pay what you can & join us on zoom

. . . . . we are not area boys. we are not hooligans. we are nigerians who are FED UP and have decided we will do something about it. we inherited a broken system from you, but we want better for the generation after us . we want restitution, changes in recruitment and reform. we want investigations into crimes committed by police officials.... . we also want a psychological evaluation & retraining (by an independent body) of all disbanded SARS officers before they are redeployed. we want an increase in police officers salaries so that they are adequately compensated for protecting lives and properties of citizens . young nigerians' lives are worth more than a few hours of discomfort in traffic. if you want the protests to stop, start making calls. call your boss, your local government chairman, your state house of reps member, your federal house of reps member, your senator, your governor, your government friends and enemies. they know what to do . we will not stop until till our demands are met . words from Feminist Coalition 2020 website as voiced by courageous nigerian youth . TONIGHT 5:30pm pt Lotus Flow Vinyasa to benefit the fight to end SARS in Nigeria #repost @yogawithbrima @noraawolowo from @feminist.co

Marianne voted, have you?! Tuning in from Chicago, @mariannevelonis has the perfect class to prepare you for tonight - whether you are watching the debate or will hear about it later, we could ALL use some grounding in the days to come. TONIGHT 5pm pt/8pm et Lotus Flow Vinyasa And be sure to sign up for the extra special ELECTION PROTECTION class with Reggie Hubbard next Sunday, some intentional movement, mindfulness, and time with community to remedy these strange, turbule...nt times. Sunday Nov. 1st 1pm pt hosted on Zoom

Brima Jah appreciation post (+ a special yoga offering) #TeacherTuesday A leader & great source of inspiration for the whole Lotus community, Brima regularly demonstrates the power of our words (read his writing at @yogawithbrima ) & even more so the power within each of us when we gain agency of our own bodies. His spirit and commitment to the work of moving towards social equity has been a stabilizing force for the Lotus during such times of change, adaptation, and transf...ormation. Infinite gratitude for your presence, Brima This Friday 5:30-7pm Brima is offering a very special Love Saves the Day benefit class to offer donations to the fight to end SARS in Nigeria, in support of Nigerian citizens protesting against police brutality Sign up online & join us on zoom