Left Coast Power Yoga

Our wonderful Ms. Nina Portugal is hosting an online Centering Session for the next four Tuesdays, designed to support those participating in our New Year's Challenge and / or those who are yearning for a little more than our shared physical practice. Held from 7:30 - 8:15PM PST, this online session helps you stay centered, get grounded and feel connected while we discuss the 8 Limbs of Yoga, Yamas, Niyamas. This week we're discussing Sankalpa (Intention) and how this practi...ce interweaves into our lives. Learn More / Sign Up at: https://leftcoastpoweryoga.com/outdoor-and-online-schedule Photo by Drew Bird Photography.

Thank you for all of the love and support you’ve given Left Coast Power Yoga this year. In a year of incredible shift and change, one thing that remained steady was our practice. We could not have gotten through 2020 without you. We are ready for 2021 with bold, open hearts. ... If you want to practice with us, there’s a few chances to join us on NYE and New Year’s day - also lots of upcoming outdoor classes, beginners workshops, advanced workshops, prenatal and more in store for 2021. Visit us at LEFTCOASTPOWERYOGA.COM for all the details.

New to yoga or interested in starting a practice but don't know how / where to start? WE GOT YOU! Join us this Thursday, January 7th for our *free* Beginning Yoga online workshop with Rachel Rajput from 5:30 - 7:00PM PST. Yes, we said FREE! ... Learn More / Sign Up: https://leftcoastpoweryoga.com/outdoor-and-online-schedule Photo by Josh Chan.

Looking forward to this Sunday's "Advanced Transitions Workshop" from 11AM - 1PM PST with the wonderful Lael C! Transition into the new year with intention by up-leveling your yoga practice in the same spirit! In this online workshop, we'll draw from the power and wisdom of vinyasa (careful placement,) parinamavada (theory of change,) sankalpa (resolve,) and pranayama (breath and animating energy,) as well as drishti (gaze,) bhanda (subtle energetic lock,) and dharana (focus...,) in order to build the foundation for an advanced asana practice. This two hour workshop will include a short lecture, followed by a dynamic warm-up to prepare us for a fluid and creative flow sequence of epic proportions! Please note - this is an intermediate / advanced class in which the practitioners should have around 6 months of classes under their belt. See you Sunday, January 3rd! Learn More / Sign Up: https://leftcoastpoweryoga.com/outdoor-and-online-schedule Photo by Drew Bird Photography

Dear Ones, You are warmly invited to join us for "Trauma Informed Yoga" this Friday, December 18th from 5:30 - 6:30PM PST with Katie Troy via Zoom. This class invites you to explore and enhance your own relationship with your body, and to allow emotions to rise up and release out. It offers a supportive place for you to practice, be and connect. Through the class we will learn or re-learn that we can choose what is right for our mind and body.... Join Us! Register at https://leftcoastpoweryoga.com/outdoor-and-online-schedule

Here's a little something NEW for the new year! Our weekly pre-natal yoga class with Doula Sannaz starts this Wednesday, January 6th from 6:00 - 7:15PM PST. Prenatal Yoga is the best Birth Prep class you will ever take! For thousands of years, Yoga has been used to strengthen the body for labor, improve circulation, aid digestion, prepare the mind, and so much more. We will practice yogic breathing, which aids mamas in their birth experience and in caring for a newborn. Thi...s class will start with a verbal check-in, flow thru a physical practice (both standing and seated postures) and finish with a meditation. All trimesters welcome. No experience necessary. Join Us! https://leftcoastpoweryoga.com/outdoor-and-online-schedule Photo by Clara Rice Photography.

We have been *absolutely loving* our weekend outdoor classes and thank everyone who comes out to practice with us. It's truly so special! Join us this Saturday, January 2nd from 11:00 - 12:30PM at the beautiful MLK Regional Shoreline for Silent Disco Power Yoga with Rachel R - socially distanced, outdoor practice with a beautiful soundtrack and a beautiful backdrop??? YES PLEASE. Sign up at LEFTCOASTPOWERYOGA.COM ... Photo by Josh Chan

We absolutely LOVE our Left Coast family! Thank you for nominating us for "Best Studio Offering Outdoor Workout Class" and "Best Gym / Studio Offering Virtual Workout Classes" for The Bold Italic Awards! Today is the last day to cast your vote and show some LEFT COAST LOVE! Please help us spread the word! ... https://thebolditalic.com/here-are-your-nominees-for-the-bo

How thrilled are we to welcome back the one and only Pete Guinosso???? That's right! Pete will be leading part of our 2021 Yoga Teacher Training! This 200 hour RYT program offers a hybrid of online and in person learning over a collection of weekends from March 12th - June 13th. ... Over the 200 hour course we offer instruction from this group of all stars: Pete Guinosso: sequencing & meditation Whitney Walsh: alignment & anatomy Rachel Rajput: teaching online, history & prenatal Inbal Meron: restorative / therapeutics Adriana Cerundelo: kundalini Jenna Padilla: Ayurveda Zach Beach: Sanskrit Mary-Lynn Fitton: Trauma Informed Yoga Have we piqued your interest? GREAT! Whether or not you wish to become a certified Yoga Teacher or deepen your yoga practice , this immersive experience is an opportunity to learn from some of the best instructors out there! Learn More at LEFTCOASTPOWERYOGA.COM

Who else is up for some Silent Disco Power Yoga (outdoor + socially distanced) this Saturday 12/12 with the amazing Sarah F? (US!) Come join us at MLK Regional Shoreline from 10AM - 12:30PM for some safe, outdoor fun and community. Sign up at https://leftcoastpoweryoga.com/outdoor-and-online-schedule... Photo by Drew Bird Photography.

Trauma comes in many different forms, and we all experience it at some point in our lives. Trauma is defined as a deeply distressing or disturbing experience. This includes everything from violence, illness, addictions and loss to secondhand trauma, emotional trauma, etc. It is safe to say that we are all currently living in a collective and personal trauma as we face and work through the current pandemic. On Friday, December 11th and December 18th from 5:30 - 6:30PM PST, ...we invite you to join us for Trauma Yoga. We'll be exploring and enhancing our own relationship with our body, and allowing emotions to rise up and release out. LCPY Instructor, Katie T will offer a safe and supportive place for you to practice, be and to connect. Through the class we will learn or re-learn that we can choose what is right for our mind and body. Reclaiming a sense of control of our being. We will develop techniques that we can use in our daily lives and to use in the face of future distress. This class is not focused on a physical workout, but rather on your own self exploration. TUNE IN. Register at https://leftcoastpoweryoga.com/outdoor-and-online-schedule