New to yoga? Looking for a gentle, outdoor activity? A quiet moment to step away from your chaos of the work week? I'll be teaching free weekly outdoor yoga classes for ALL LEVELS, ALL AGES in different locations throughout the South Bay area. Move your body and quiet your mind! Lauren Palladino is a 200 hour certified vinyasa yoga teacher. A lifelong athlete, her passion for yoga began in 2002 during college at FAU. Her love for movement and breath continued while living in Manhattan, explorin …

This is a group for anyone interested in learning more about Kundalini Yoga & Meditation as taught by Yogi Bhajan in Oakland, CA, and surrounding areas. I started this group to expose new people to Kundalini Yoga & Meditation as well as connect blissed-out and awakened Kundalini Yogis. Let's get together and have some Kundalini Love!

If you love yoga and apprecaite a physical challenge, this meetup group is for you! Vinyasa Yoga is a vigorous style of yoga linking breath to movement. It is often practiced in a heated room. Since our meetups are often in the outdoors, you may experience just the sequencing (unless you decide to set your mat up in the direct sun :)Meetups are attended at your own risk. The classes are meant to be challenging. New yogis are welcome but I would recommend that you do not solely rely on th …

Welcome to the Bhakti Yoga Group In this group we learn and practice the art of Bhakti Yoga, the yoga of love and devotion originally taught by the great sages of the original Indian culture. Bhakti Yoga combines special techniques of meditation, the utterance of sacred mantras to calm and uplift our minds and hearts, and the cultivation of a pure, healthy, and balanced way of life. From the original source, the most authoritative spiritual books available to us today, some of them well o …

This group was started to bring together a community of dedicated yogis and yoginis who are seeking to transform their lives through the practice of Restorative, Yin, and Gentle Vinyasa and Hatha yoga. The group is dedicated to not only practicing yoga and meditation, but also forming a compassionate and supportive community of spiritual seekers looking to positively transform themselves and the world around them. If this sounds like you, then this group is for you.

This one hour yoga class, appropriate for all levels,  is being offered on a  "donation" only basis. Not only does it offer a one hour class of yoga postures, breathing and relaxation, but all money collected goes to support the formation of a non-profit, Recovery Cafe San Jose. Recovery Cafe San Jose is being modeled after Recovery Cafe in Seattle ( www.recoverycafe.org), a program offering support and hope to homeless, mentally ill and addicted individuals. Nancy is a certified yoga instructo …

We come together to explore various ways to heal ourselves through Yoga.

This group was created to help people explore nature with curiosity, awareness and intention.  Hikes will encourage connection with others while also allowing for personal time. Partner yoga will often be used to build trust and communication, and it is a great way to get an awesome stretch without a yoga mat. No experience or partner is needed. The hikes will also include teachable moments about the local ecology and wild edibles. Alok Rocheleau is a naturalist, yoga instructor, massage therapi …

This group will meet 2x a month to practice yoga and hike in Silence to take in the beautiful nourishment offered from our natural surroundings. The hiking will be moderately strenous at times for those who are unfamiliar with the trails off of Skyline Blvd.

This is invitation for anyone who is interested to participate in a free one hour Healing Yoga and meditation session once a month. Location: Milpitas Main Library 160 North Main Street Milpitas, CA 95035 For more information please contact Fatima Saleh at: Fatima.Nooshin.Saleh@gmail.com Dates and Time: Sat Feb 2nd -    11 am to Noon                 Done Sat March 9th - 10:30-11:30 AM Sat April 13th- 10:30-11:30 AM

I am a local yoga teacher and I am daily enjoying the Redwoods of the Oakland Hills. I find that the best way to feel my kinship with the Earth is to practice yoga outside. The ALIVENESS that I feel during and after my practice is exponentially greater than when I practice indoors. I am finding that being outdoors is the BEST STRESS BUSTER. If you want to feel alive and deepen your realized connection with the Redwoods you will feel the Redwoods say THANK YOU for your exhale by giving you …

The purpose of this meetup group is to offer a network of free or donation based outdoor yoga in the Oakland area. I will be leading a semi-regular Ashtanga Vinyasa modified primary series through this site and I encourage anyone who is interested in leading a Yoga class to contact me. Let's take advantage of the summer and practice outside. There is a perfect gazebo in Lakeside park just south of Fairy Land. Exact location posted on individual meetup events.

Love and Blessings to you All! With overflowing joy and happiness, I dedicate this group to the loving and healing energies of Reiki and Karuna Reiki, to all my Masters, Teachers and Guides, to all Reiki and Karuna Reiki channels, to all those beautiful Souls who gave me a chance to initiate them with these energies, and to all the enlightened beings who are constantly here helping us, guiding us, taking us to our spiritual homes. In this group we have, Self Help tools for Emotional Mental and P …

Do you like to meditate but have trouble practicing on your own? Or are you new to meditation and would like to know the basics? Or would you just like to take some time out and practice relaxing yet invigorating yoga and meditation techniques in a group environment? Then join our weekly yoga/meditation class in Palo Alto on Monday nights from 7:30 pm - 9 pm. The techniques we practice are "Hamsa asanas" (postures) and meditation techniques developed by Himalayan Kundalini Kriya Yoga master Yogi …

The Gentle Yoga/TRE workshop combines the ancient practice of yoga with the modern discovery of the Trauma/Tension Release exercises developed by Dr. Bercelli. The yoga portion of the workshop will have sequences that facilitate natural healing and will help stimulate and warm up the specific muscle groups that will help activate or "turn on the switch" for the neurogenic tremors. TRE is a gentle technique that promotes neurogenic tremors in the body by using simple exercises to release stress o …

Join us on yoga inspired adventures leaving from the San Francisco Area. Our group is for anyone craving to get out of the city into nature with the goal of inviting more sweetness into every day. We've created and found the best day trips, urban adventures and international retreats, all inspired by yoga, dance, nature and all those things that invite us to move with more grace. You're invited! No matter what brings you, the yoga, the hot springs, the food, the nature, the people. You're invite …

Imagine… In a flash of insight your inner critic dissolves, the inner conflict ceases, and your yearning heart ignites in freshness. In broad daylight, you realize your Original Nature, breathe your Original Breath, and stand firm in your Original Posture. As your awakening further developes, you feel physically vital, sexually sacred, spiritually free, emotionally balanced, and mentally clear. You blaze forth into the emerging moments of your life...offering your unique gifts in every circumsta …

Want to jumpstart your joy? Join us and get happified! Laughter Yoga combines playful easy laughter exercises with some yogic breathing. After laughing and playing with this fabulous group, you will leave energized and relaxed. Lift your mood, reduce stress, lower blood pressure and boost your immune system while you have fun. How cool is that! The Oakland LIfefire Laughter Club was started in 2007 by Annie Goglia, a certified Laughter Yoga Teacher and Life Coach. Annie loves to share her laught …

This is a group for people who love Yoga, Pilates, Zumba Dance, Tai Chi , Martial Arts, Karate, Meditation, Hiking, Biking and other sports that strength one's body and mind. Through this group, you will find other like-minded people to practice and share experience.

An all recovery path 12 Step meeting is followed by a one hour all levels yoga practice.  The group discussion meetings is often based on yoga principles as they apply to recovery.  This reframing of recovery concepts can open the discussion to new an vital ways of looking at one's life.  The all recovery path meeting allows us all to hear about and learn from all manner of addictions, and from those who have been affected by addiction. The yoga class allows us with INTENTION to integrate, groun …

This is a group for anyone interested in alternative health and wellness, with an emphasis on Hatha-Yoga and Ayurveda. I look forward to organizing workshops on how these ancient Indian sciences can guide our lifestyles and personal practices.

This Meetup Group is to bring awareness about the great secret in the breath. We all have an inbuilt ability to calm the mind, heal the body, and energize the whole system in minutes using the breath. This meetup groups serves the San Jose area. FREE Mind Body Wellness Workshops are being conducted as community service initiative to create awareness about a better way to live. Over 40 million people world-wide have benefited from our workshops. Benefits- -Eliminate Stress -Improve health-physica …

Hello Friends! We would like to invite you to join our group practices in Yoga, Tai Chi, Meditation, Reiki, Energy Healing and Body Work. Our mission is to offer quality classes and services which help people to Feel Well, Look Well and Live Well. We promote the development of wellness consciousness, peace, joy, and loves. Come to join with loves and supports. Here, You Will Be Yourself, Be Who You Are and Live Your Truth!

The Hamsa Yoga and Meditation Meetup is for those people interested in learning and practicing the techniques developed by Yogiraj Gurunath Siddhanath, a Himalayan yoga master. "Hamsa" means "swan", which is a symbol of the soul. These techniques are designed to bring about Earth peace through Self peace. Meetups will be held at various locations around the SF Bay Area. They'll be led by Hamsacharya (teacher) Michelle Rosenaur.

-- No Breath No Life, Know Breath Know Life -- Welcome! We are a group of people who learn and practice the Yoga of Breath as a means to total wellness of a healthy body and a stress-free mind. Beginners, intermediate practitioners, seasoned yogis ... all are part of this group. The first act we do in our life is to breathe in. And the last act of our life is to breathe out. Between this first breath in and the last breath out are all the breaths that we call life. The breath is our best friend …

Sliding scale yoga in Lake Merritt, North Oakland, and West Oakland: $ 10 drop in $ 5 class card for 25 (must be used in 3 months)

“This is a group for anyone interested in Tantra Yoga, Conscious Relationships, Meditation, Sexual Healing, & Sacred Sexuality. All levels of experience are welcome. I started this group because I wanted a community of friends to learn and practice with. After getting Certified as a Tantra Educator, I noticed that people didn't have a solid support group to get questions answered, and to move through hurdles that show up when our process deepens. I want to be with smart, conscious people asking …

This group is designed to help athletes, runners, bikers, martial artists, cross-trainers, and all types of fitness enthusiasts to discover the wonderful benefits of yoga. Learn how a powerful yoga practice can enhance your athletic performance, heal your injuries, calm and focus your mind, and improve overall endurance. Join us for fun, challenging classes. Meet other athletes and discover this dynamic practice together -- no chanting or praying invovled!