Santa Monica Yoga will be closed Monday, May 28th for Memorial Day

We will be on our regular schedule the rest of the weekend.  Have a safe and healthy holiday.  Namaste.

Iyengar Orientation & Intro with Keri Lee

Join Iyengar yoga instructor Keri Lee for a Free Orientation Saturday March 31 at 10:00 am. Keri will teach a four-week Intro to Iyengar Yoga starting the following week April 7 at 2:30 pm.

If you are new to yoga -- or not new to yoga, but curious about the Iyengar yoga method -- we encourage you to join us!

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New Schedule Starts March 5

Dear Students,

A new Santa Monica Yoga schedule arrives Monday March 5. This time around I had to make some difficult choices and discontinue a number of classes which were not well attended. The new schedule is still quite robust at 89 classes per week. Overall I think it’s a better schedule, but it is always a work-in-progress, so I thank you in advance for your understanding and support!

Full Schedule PDF

Please note, prices will also go up a bit - except for the monthly auto-renew - which is now just $99/month.

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Catherine's Final (for now) India Blog Post: Odds and Ends of a Beautiful Love Affair

SMY teacher Catherine McDonough with her husband Tom (right) and His Holiness the Dalai Lama

"We have returned to Los Angeles, and I am so looking forward to seeing all of my students and fellow teachers at Santa Monica Yoga. Am still trying to "find my feet", as it were, since returning..."

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Meet Joan Shure

In December, Zan Dubin Scott talks to SMY teacher Joan Uemura Shure.  Joan teaches Candlelight Flow Yoga every Tuesday and Thursday night at 8:15 pm.

Describe the kind of yoga you teach. 

Flow, with music and candlelight. I like to encourage my students to feel what is going in their bodies, to find space and length, with gentle reminders to come back to their breath and the moment. I also do body work, so I am very hands on. Sometimes I’ll throw some reflexology or aromatherapy into the mix during savasana

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