Finally, I got around to trying out the free yoga class that takes place Sundays at 11 am on the bluff at the south end of Bixby Park. It's very relaxed and nurturing in nature. The teacher didn't even introduce herself, but she lead a good class that was challenging to beginners like me but not impossible. The instructor encouraged people to rest in child's pose whenever they felt like it and she also suggested more demanding poses for more advanced students. There's a website for Living Balance Yoga with a calendar that shows meeting at Bixby Park on Sunday, so I guess it's the same group. They also meet at Marina Vista Park on Tuesdays and Fridays which is a lot closer to my house.
Another option could be yogaglo which offers unlimited online classes for $18 a month. They've arranged classes by ability level and style. The beginner classes include meditation, basics and vinyasa flow. I'll have to explore the site further to see if they offer a free sample.
There's a new donation based yoga studio in Santa Monica called Yogis Anonymous. It's near the Third Street Promenade and it looks like it has a full schedule with over 20 teachers of all sizes, shapes and ages. The suggested donation is $14, but the website stresses no set fee.
The Green Yoga Association addresses some tricky questions that I've faced as a yoga student. Things like using plastic water bottles, toxic yoga mats and driving to class all seem to fly in the face of the basic principles of yoga. This group offers a community to discuss and in time solve these problems.
So much yoga, so little time. I'll have to continue in another post
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