Be The Change Yoga

Joyous Kwanzaa! The name of this holiday is derived from the phrase matunda ya kwanza which means first fruits in Swahili. Habari Gani (hah BAR ee GAH nee) is a common greeting, which means What is the news?. The appropriate response is to say the name of the principle for that day! Kwanzaa's seven days of celebration, which begin on December 26 and end on January 1, focus on seven principles or goals: unity (umoja), self-determination (kujichagulia), ... collective work and responsibility (ujima), cooperative economics (ujamaa), purpose (nia), creativity (kuumba), and faith (imani). The ultimate goal is that those principles, reviewed and reinforced during Kwanzaa, will become a way of life throughout the entire year.

This beautiful shot by @elma_yoga is a whole holiday mood! Merry Christmas Eve! #Restmas

Happy Chanukah! Wishing you hope, health, and happiness this season.

To Our Amazing BTC Community, In accordance with current safety regulations, we will be shifting fully online beginning today, December 7th through the end of the month. We will continue to live stream daily yoga classes and add new classes to our expanding showcase. We hope you will continue to practice with us virtually during this holiday season, as prioritizing self care is truly essential! December 14th marks our 7th anniversary! Although we wish we could be with all o...f you in person, we are celebrating the wonderful community that has organically grown since we first opened our doors in 2013. We are truly thankful that you have helped make Be the Change Yoga what it is today. While we cannot physically be together this holiday season, we hope you will consider shopping with us at Be The Change and supporting our small, independent, women-owned business. Our retail space will be open from 9:00 -11:00 am from December 14th - 24th. We'll be offering a special 7 pack of yoga classes for $105 through the end of the year, which is a $70 savings! We hope to see you online in the coming weeks, and we look forward to practicing in person again when we reopen our center in early January. Please stay tuned! We are holding hope for the new year.

Praying for protection for our community and our sacred space. Classes will resume when we are able to return. This photo is from Los Angeles Times, depicting the hills 2 miles behind our studio. We are meditating on rain and healing for our land. Om Shanti Shanti Shanti Om.

We are so grateful to yoga for helping us to sit with and soothe our nervous systems. : @therapyyogi

This year has brought unique storms... and unique hope. Let’s keep our focus on a beautiful, more colorful future, and hope we’ll be there soon. : @wonder_doodles

Rest is essential. We invite you to carve out some time for yourself this month. Each of these Yoga Nidra workshops includes a special theme and element. Space is limited to 10 students, so sign up quickly. Look for the events in our bio.

Be The Change Yoga rests on Kizh and Tongva land. May we honor our ancestors who cultivated the earth. Thank you, @katiemarie.harris for this beautiful image. #IndigenousPeoplesDay

We have 3 new Sensory Therapy classes! Yoga + Reiki with Karen (Tuesday 4:00PM) STARTS TOMORROW! Sound Healing + Restorative Yoga with Jonah (Fri 5:30PM and Sun 6:00PM) Aromatherapy + Yoga with Alex (Saturday 10:30AM)

It has been such a gift to return to the space we call home and to see some of our BTC family. As we remain spaced and distanced, there is something very special about anything that allows us to connect. Thank you, yoga! We hope to see you on the mat soon! May we each be gentle with ourselves and hold each other up during the tough days, and may we keep our hope alive for a brighter future.