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NEW CLASSES in 2007 - Mysore program at Yoga Works Montana Street

ashtangaeverwhere — Thu, 28 Dec 2006 00:59:55 GMT

Hi Friends. Its been quite a year. After relocating to Los Angeles 15 months ago - in April of 06, i decided it was time to bring my teaching here. I reached out to nearby studios and by the end of the summer, had more classes then i could handle. I have spent the fall really looking to fine tune the teaching - to be in the places where i can do the best work and where i can serve the Ashtanga community of Los Angeles most directly - and the universe listened! Since September i have been teaching the daily Afternoon Mysore program (monday thru friday, 3:30 - 5:30PM) at the Center For Yoga on Larchmont Blvd. www.yogaworks.com. This program is growing steadily. If you are near Hollywood or Silver Lake and have an interest in the traditional teaching of Ashtanga Yoga- come and visit me there any afternoon! (remember, no class on the full moon or new moon!) AND - (the big announcement!!!) Beginning on January 8th 2007, i am HONORED to be teaching the morning Mysore classes at Yoga Works on Montana Street. (monday thru friday 6:30 - 8:55AM) as well as the Sunday Morning Ashtanga Class - which i am now calling ASHTANGA PLUS. plus = mediation, pranayama, chanting and inspiration! 8 - 10:10AM (and we will use up each precious minute of that) This class will be a sweaty juicy beautiful lead class - beginning on Sunday January 14th I am really excited to see you in class in 2007. As always, if you have ANY questions about these classes, or anything about Ashtanga Yoga please feel free to contact me here thru TRIBE! Peace Jodi B

Yoga Planet Pilot – first day of shooting! pt. 2

ashtangaeverwhere — Mon, 30 Oct 2006 10:19:31 GMT

We shot Amae and Mystique – who like to call themselves Sexy Bitches like it RAW….check em out at www.sexyrawfood.com. They gave a HOT uncooked food demo, and taught us how to make YUMMY hemp seed mylk – and a great raw breakfast with soaked oat groats, flax and fruit. It was a great interchangeable recipe, the kind you could use everyday, changing it around with different fruits – adding cacao – goji berries, nuts, etc…. And then they showed us how to take the oat breakfast and make it into slightly warm, raw oatmeal. THIS ROCKED! They are photographed here for you to see. And look for Amae here on tribe. We wrapped up that set, just in time for the main event of the evening. My dear friend, Erin Kamler, formerly known as Mantra Girl – made her debut appearance at the Universal Temple – as Mantra Woman. As the audience sat quietly, chanted with her – and even at times went into meditation, Erin and her lovely Tabla player accompanist chanted beautiful Mantras, mostly from the Kundalini tradition. She is an incredible musician – and has been composing and performing since she was 12 years old. She actually wrote an entire musical when she was 14 (and we have the footage to prove it!) After the concert ended – we wrapped – and hung out to enjoy the juicy vibe at the Temple. Many thanks to our friends Kennedy and TES for hosting our events there, and kudos to Kennedy for once again producing a great event. We crashed at the temple (exhausted, we were!) and woke early to head back to LALALAND. Keep your eyes open for the pilot of this new show about Yogis and Yoginis around the Planet and what they are up to Off the MAT.

Yoga Planet Pilot – first day of shooting! pt. 1

ashtangaeverwhere — Mon, 30 Oct 2006 10:15:09 GMT

A few weeks ago – we had our first day of shooting for the Yoga Planet pilot. It was a long and beautiful day and I have wanted to share about it here, but life has been very very full. So, I apologize for the delay – and let me tell you about the project I am really focusing my love and energy on. We started the day in the home of my long time teacher, Tim Miller. He made me a LOVELY cappuccino (the guy loves coffee) and we sat in his beautiful home and rolled the cameras while he shared stories about Encinitas, Yoga and how he discovered the practice that changed his life. There were some really amazing moments, and being with Tim is always a pleasure. You can read more about Tim at his website www.ashtangayogacenter.com - and you can see below a few photos we shot of him and his family in their home. Then we drove a few minutes to his center – where about 20 beautiful yogis and yoginis awaited our arrival. We filmed an amazing class Tim taught just for the show – called The Mysterious and Elusive Bandhas. It was really about tuning in deeply in practice – to locate and maintain the bandhas. And we learned how to isolate these hard to find areas and utilize them in sun salutations – handstands, arm balances and standing poses…. actually, we did a little of everything – but with a real focus on moving slow and feeling deep. After class, our photographer shot some fun photos of Tim and students there! Check out Tim and his adorable daughter Lila here. When we finished class we sat on the nice deck outside the Ashtanga Yoga Center and had a great lunch from Jimbo’s…..the worlds absolute best grocery store ever. They have a HUGE produce section – all organic – and they buy from local farmers. I just can’t say enough about this place. Of course, anyone who knows me well knows I am like a kid in a candy store at a GOOD healthy grocery store…..and this one is the BEST. We are going back to shoot a piece there for the pilot – they do some unique tours (how many grocery stores give tours?????) and we want to show the world what a grocery store can be. Hey – eating clean healthy food is part of yoga practice! Well – we needed that lunch, because our day was just beginning. We got back in our 3-vehicle caravan and drove east – 40 minutes into the hills of Escondido. Our destination – the Universal Temple of Higher Consciousness (www.uthc.tv) When we arrived the sun was just setting on the hills, this place is GORGEOUS. Just a divine environment. But we had work to do – we spent a bit of time designing the two sets – and then it was time to roll again!

Afternoon Mysore Program in Larchmont

ashtangaeverwhere — Wed, 30 Aug 2006 01:01:57 GMT

I am really excited to announce that beginning on Tuesday September 12th, i will be taking over the Mysore program at the Larchmont Center for Yoga - Yoga Works. Classes will be held Mon - Fri from 3:30-5:30PM but from 4 - 6PM on Tuesdays. Class is cancelled on the New and Full Moon days, check the website www.yogaworks.com to view the Moon Days. These classes are for students of all levels. If you are an experienced ashtanga yoga practitioner, i can help you move your practice to a new level. If you are a beginner, i will help you to establish a consistent practice. One nice advantage of Mysore class practice is that the time is a little flexible. If you cannot get there by 3:30, no problem, come at 4PM. We just have to clear the room out for the next class by the end time. This is the traditional way to teach and learn ashtanga yoga and it is best for the teacher and for the students. I am honored to have an opportunity to work with the Los Angeles yoga community in this way and hope you will stop by and say hello!

I Just started another NEW TRIBE - Yoga in Chicago

ashtangaeverwhere — Tue, 15 Aug 2006 01:42:42 GMT

Even tho i am no longer there, and am now living in LA. The Chicago yoga community still feels very close. And today i felt really energized to help organize a space here we can connect and be even closer. and so i collected photos of friends and studios there - and am putting this together. If you live in Chicago - visit Chicago - do yoga - or live anywhere and just want to connect - Join us HERE!

Yoga in Costa Rica TRibe

ashtangaeverwhere — Sun, 13 Aug 2006 01:58:35 GMT

hi friends - Join my new tribe - http://tribes.tribe.net/yogaincostarica. A sacred space for all things yoga in this amazing place full of beautiful yogis and fantastic destinations. I look forward to seeing you all post many events here, have conversations, and create a space to grow community!

Ashtanga Yoga Workshop - Sunday June 25th

ashtangaeverwhere — Sun, 18 Jun 2006 03:49:11 GMT

I am teaching my first workshop in the LA area on Sunday June 25th, from 1 - 4 PM at Karuna Yoga in Los Feliz. In the past few years, teaching workshops and retreats has really become my focus, so I am really pleased to make this announcement. It feels like where my energy is really moving - and i am working at my best. This workshop will be a thorough look at the Ashtanga Yoga Primary Series. We will talk a bit about the philosophy behind this practice - discuss pranayama and 'the bandhas' at length, and look at the postures themselves with a more attention to detail than we can usually get to in class. This workshop is for students who want more information on the primary series - beginning or advanced. Please help me spread the word! I am attaching a document here - that will give you more information as to price and location. Note - it is $35 in advance, $40 at the door. So, if you are coming please register early! This may very well sell out - as the room at karuna can only hold about 20 bodies. peace and much love to all my LA family. Jodi B ___

Lots of teaching in the month of JUNE!

ashtangaeverwhere — Mon, 05 Jun 2006 07:17:56 GMT

hi friends, classes are growing rapidly and we are having a beautiful time here in los feliz and hollywood practicing, chanting and (now, REALLY!) sweating in my ashtanga yoga classes. I am starting a new class - Wednesday nights at 6PM at the ashtanga yoga shala, 2815 sunset blvd in silver lake. This Full Primary series class is my first class at the Shala, i am honored and excited. Come if you know the practice, come if you want to learn it. This class will challenge everyone at all levels (beginners WELCOME) there is more information on this class on my tribe page. please email me if you have any questions at all. During the month of June i am also teaching quite a bit downtown at the Downtown yoga circle 400 s. main street. Its a great space - and classes are cheap. $12 suggested donation. my schedule for June Downtown is: Thursdays 7:30PM Fridays 11:30AM Sundays 10:30AM I will also be covering some classes in Santa Monica - at Santa Monica Yoga 1640 Ocean Park Blvd www.santamonicayoga.com beginning June 16th - thru the end of july, i will be covering Wednesdays - 7:00AM Mysore Class - come if you want to learn ashtanga yoga progressively or if you know it well Fridays 6:45AM Led Full Primary Teaching is feeling beautiful - lighter and stronger than it has in a long time. I have been thru a major transition - changed every aspect of my life and feel incredibly free and happy to be back to teaching the practice that i love. i look forward to sharing this experience with the incredible yoga community here in LA. I am working a lot and taking private sessions as well. if you are interested in privates or know of anyone who can benefit from working with me - please direct them my way. I love doing privates, and helping students to develop their own daily practice in a way that is appropriate to each individual.

Why do we do yoga? It is Time to Wake UP1

ashtangaeverwhere — Sun, 28 May 2006 03:40:42 GMT

hi friends and fam just got home from the theatre where i saw "AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH", a new documentary starring Al Gore on global warming. it is basically a profoundly disturbing, factual slide show - that he has done thousands of times all over the world. something he has been aware of and talking about since the 1970's. i am not stunned - i knew these facts before. and mostly i am just stunned by how complacent we generally are. It is important that everyone see this film, especially in the next 2 weeks, so that it can continue to run. and the film gives us all instructions on how to reduce carbon levels, individually.....and as the film shows, if we dont, we are headed for a huge EPIC disaster.....pretty fucking soon.....excuse the language. but it is really time for us to WAKE UP. and that is really what the film is about. so if my use of the f word does it, so be it. wake up - go see the film! go to www.climatecrisis.net for more information on what you can do to help save our planet, which is in BIG trouble. Pay close attention to the closing credits of this film as they are instructions as to how we as individuals can make a difference. what is obvious in this story - is that americans are the worst offenders (ITS A FACT!) and the consequences of our complacency are here....every tornado - every hurricane - and soon, more - because both greenland and antarctica (whether we are noticing or not) ARE MELTING as we sit in front of our tv's and watch the war in iraq. so PLEASE - see the movie - tell everyone you know to see it - go to the website. if you dont think it is important for you....just look at the tiniest child you know. it is their planet, and they have to live here after we ruin it. Dont just sit on your computer, USE IT FOR THE COMMON GOOD! much love

Free Yoga Class in LA

ashtangaeverwhere — Fri, 28 Apr 2006 03:42:01 GMT

Hi Friends - i am really excited to announce that i can now offer your first class free with me, if you are new to the studios i am teaching at. My schedule is posted above - and the owners of Karuna Yoga and Bala Yoga (beautiful folks) have both agreed to let me invite students to take my first class free. If you want a free class pass, please let me know and i will get it in your hands. I am happy to invite all of Los Angeles to check out what i do - these classes are all Introductions to Ashtanga Yoga - they are beneficial for all levels of practitioners. If you are an advanced student, i guarantee you will learn something new about your primary series practice in my class - if you have never done yoga before, i can work with you to get the most out of this experience by increasing your sensitivity and awareness in each breath and getting your body moving in a way that is appropriate for your level. I am hoping to be teaching mysore style ashtanga yoga soon here in LA - and i am looking for a space in downtown LA or near Hollywood to start an afternoon practice where i can work simultaneously with students of all levels on cultivating a daily practice... if you know of a good space, please let me know! And while i have your attention - i am actively seeking to WORK. Teaching yoga in LA town pays very very little and gas just keeps getting more expensivo. I am happy to work privately with anyone who wants to learn ashtanga yoga - i am an excellent Raw Food counselor - Intuitive Coach - structural Bodyworker and teacher of meditation and pranayama. If you need me and i can help you lets find a way to work together!

Classes I am subbing April 15th - 25th

ashtangaeverwhere — Wed, 12 Apr 2006 14:57:08 GMT

I am subbing a lot of classes in the next week at Bala Yoga. This studio deserves to be seen, it is gorgeous and has really great free parking upstairs. Come and check out the space - and check out my class. Here is when i am teaching. Saturday, April 15th -@5PM Monday, April 17th @ 6PM Wednesday, April 19th @ 6PM Wednesday, April 19th @7:30PM Thursday, April 20th @ 9AM Thursday, April 20th @ 12Noon Friday, April 21st @4:30PM Saturday, April 22nd @ 10:30AM Tuesday, April 25th@10:30 AM On the Bala schedule, these classes have designated 'levels'. I am a skilled teacher and can teach a multi-level class, so my invititaion is for students of all levels to join me if they are interested in learning more about Ashtanga Yoga. Ashtanga Yoga is a beautiful practice that systematically heals the body and creates new levels of awareness. However, being a deep and powerful healing modality, it requires high levels of concentration and awareness. We work on that in class, in addition to the physical postures. Los Angeles has very little Ashtanga - and i believe a lot of interest. I am subbing here a lot - and beginning in May will be teaching a permanent class here on Saturdays @9AM Stay tuned to my page for other classes i am teaching around town and help me spread the word!

Ashtanga Yoga with Jodi Blumstein

ashtangaeverwhere — Wed, 05 Apr 2006 19:33:10 GMT

Hi Friends I am subbing a class this Friday morning at 9AM at: Bala Yoga 145 N. La Brea Ave - between Beverly and 1st. this is a gorgeous studio - with great parking facility connected to it. As a former studio owner (in Chicago) i am keenly aware of the hard work and sacrifice that it takes to keep a studio going and to bring yoga to our communities. Support your local Yoga Studio!!! and Bala is a good place to direct some of that suport. So come and check out my class - this is a level 2 class, but i invite students of all levels to attend, from absolute beginners to advanced practitioners. There will be information for everyone. My classes are a unique blend of traditional teachings, self study, and healing rest. Be prepared to work hard and relax deeply.

I NEED TO WORK (to eat!) and you may know someone who needs me!

ashtangaeverwhere — Fri, 17 Mar 2006 02:16:21 GMT

Hi friends, As many of you know, last year i sold my yoga studio in chicago, fell in love, and moved to LA. This has been a pretty bumpy transition for me, and teaching yoga has been on the backburner. For most of this last year, i havent worked at all. And there have been many moments where i have wondered what was next for me. Then, in the last few weeks, I traveled down to Costa Rica, where I work with lovely, dedicated students, to teach a yoga workshop that i had planned last year. And I was reminded, very clearly, that this work, teaching yoga, is my work. It felt great to teach - and now i feel hungry to get back to it. And hungry is not just a metaphor......I need to make some money, it is time to get back on track. So I wanted to announce to my friends and family - to really say out loud to the universe that I am ready to work, send some my way! My desire is not to get caught up teaching too many yoga classes, although i will begin subbing at Yoga Works in the next few weeks. My strong desire is to develop a small business based on private yoga sessions - and to continue to develop my workshops, through Yoga Works here in LA, and to continue teaching in Costa Rica, as well as other retreat destinations (i am working on Hawaii, next). I know that to develop a small business of privates, I need to depend on word of mouth. I built my business in Chicago in this way. But here in LA, i am an unknown entity. So i am reaching out to you all here in California, as well as other friends around the world who may have contacts here, and letting you know, I am available. If you have a friend, a relative or are interested yourself in yoga privates, please let me know. I am happy to work with anyone at any level. I can teach to advanced ashtanga yoga students, and i love to teach meditation, pranayama and to work with people who are battling or recovering from any sort of health issues. In addition to private yoga sessions, i am also available to do nutritional coaching sessions, working within the framework of raw food nutrition. I have helped people 'redo' their kitchens, i have taught raw food preparation classes, and i can combine this sort of coaching with yoga and my other skills as an intuitive coach. Currently, I am living in downtown LA. And i am, at least right now, willing to drive anywhere in the LA area to work. My fee is $100 for a private, running one hour and 15 minutes. And i will work on a sliding scale for anyone in need, who cannot afford my fee. I prefer to communicate via email. feel free to forward this email or to have people view my page on Tribe at: http://people.tribe.net/ab55454e-8531-46a6-af65-5ddf0eb25eac i hope you are all well and happy and flourishing. peace and love jodi b