I had a wonderful time at the Laughing Lotus summit this weekend. Valuable lectures, powerful classes, healthy food, and exuberant people. Their press team had invited me to attend, and I was very happy to join the teachers, alumni and community there. Laughing Lotus was my home studio for a couple years after I did [...]

I’m really excited to be attending the Laughing Lotus summit/conference/reunion/staycation next weekend (June 14-16). Do other studios do this? It’s a great idea. Bring your community back together for a yearly reunion, and provide continuing education at the same time. There are 2-3 options for each main time slot, so you can personalize your studies. [...]

I’m very excited to hear that Alison West, senior Iyengar teacher and co-founder of Yoga for NY, is expanding her NYC presence. Yoga Union Center for Backcare & Scoliosis will remain open on 28th Street, and the new Yoga Union will open across the street. Offering both the largest number of rope wall stations in [...]

There’s a growing (ha) need for prenatal teachers — if you’ve been thinking about getting the certification, there’s a deal this weekend. YogaWorks (Union Square) is offering a prenatal training for “yoga teachers, doulas, labor and delivery nurses, childbirth educators, midwives, and pregnant women interested in deepening their practice.” Taught by Lamaze certified Childbirth Educator / [...]

Last weekend, 2,000 yoga teachers and students gathered for five days at the Hilton Hotel in Midtown Manhattan. I was lucky enough to attend the gathering: the Yoga Journal Conference 2011. It was a last-minute opportunity. I’d never been to a huge, multi-teacher yoga event before, and the whole idea of a “yoga conference” seemed [...]

Did you sign up for the Yoga Journal conference this weekend? There are a few days left to register. Classes happen all day on Saturday and Sunday, as well as single day intensives on Friday and Monday. Study with senior teachers like Cyndi Lee, Seane Corn, Judith Lasater, Alan Finger, Leslie Kaminoff, Rod Stryker, Ana [...]

Just got a note about a free week of yoga — now through Saturday. Visit http://tarabyoga.com for class times and more information.  Free Yoga with Tara B. April 17th — 23rd, 2011 at New York Jiu Jitsu 666 Broadway, Lower Level

For you chant-lovers out there: Om Factory has a special guest this Saturday. At the age of six, Gaura Vani left the US to study sacred music in a gurukula or temple school in the timeless town of Vrindavan, India. He learned ancient prayers in Sanskrit and Bengali and to sing and play ethnic instruments like [...]

Tara Glazier, the brilliant anatomy and philosophy teacher I am lucky enough to study regularly with, is leading a retreat to Costa Rica next month. There are some budget spots left — only $900 to share a beach cabana — as well as some larger, gorgeous rooms with pools and things.

We just received word that Wanderlust, the yoga + music festival run by Schuyler Grant and the Kula crew, is branching into a THIRD location this year. The Standard Hotel, which is quite the patron of cool yoga and design events, will be hosting Wanderlust Miami.