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Flashback to Yoga One’s 15th Anniversary

One of the special characteristics of Yoga One is that we’ve never been wholly confined within the walls of the main studio. 

We’ve always hosted off-site classes (in board rooms, gyms, restaurants, hotels, you name it) and we love the unique relationships we get to build in those spaces.

We had been providing weekly rooftop and poolside yoga classes at the @hotelsolamar for some time when, in the summer of 2017, they graciously agreed to share their space with us for our 15th Anniversary party.

It was a wonderful, sunny, San Diego day. Amy led a thoughtful and relaxing flow class. Zaria Salkind accompanied class with soulful songs and a sweet, soaring voice.

A human tower was constructed to host Yoga One’s resident student performer Alissa Montalvo skyward as she held aloft the celebratory 15 year anniversary balloons. Hotel Solamar offered a full brunch with drink specials, including frosé (frozen rosé), margaritas and mimosas. 

Once again, Julie Moore, our first-ever yoga student was on hand (with her son Paulo and daughter Isabel). Teachers that had been with us since the early days and new staff alike were embraced. Stories and smiles were shared, hugs and laughs relished. Good times were had. 

It’s not surprising (but still wonderful) that often the best days are when you simply take time to enjoy life with loved ones and celebrate being part of community. ?

Join Yoga One’s Amy Caldwell for an energizing and meditative 108 Sun Salutations. Celebrate the Winter Solstice and the approach of the New Year by generating a conscious and elevated energy. 

Friday, December 22nd, 6-7:30pm
$18 drop in or use your Yoga One class package/membership.

All students with a regular yoga practice are welcome to attend, register here.

This week, as the earth turns on its axis, we’ll experience the longest night of the year, the winter solstice. In the Northern Hemisphere, each day following December 22nd will have a slowly increasing amount of sunshine as we move towards Spring. It’s not surprising that so many traditions and cultures around the world have chosen this time of year to celebrate light and hope.

In both yoga and Hinduism, 108 is a sacred number, representing fullness or completion. We will perform 108 sun salutations to represent and cultivate a feeling of fullness and completion. Sun salutations build heat in the body just like the sun warms the planet and as we progress towards our goal we mirror the sun’s progress towards spring.

If you think that practicing 108 sun salutations sounds like an impossible feat, you’re not alone! It’s something many people feel they can’t do. But don’t be deterred.

The collective energy and shared purpose of the group supports the individual. And you won’t be expected to do all 108. We will modify the types of sun salutations performed and you will be encouraged to rest whenever desired. The 108 sun salutations become intentions personified, a moving meditation that helps each participant refine their awareness.

Join us for this fun and transformative practice!

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Whether it’s your first time visiting our site or your hundredth, thank you. You, our readers, infuse our effort, words and messages we promote each week with greater purpose and meaning. If you haven’t already, please sign up to follow our blog and like us on Facebook.

Yoga One Blog has come such a long way from its humble beginnings back in October of 2011. The original vision for the blog was to provide a place for Yoga One students to receive information about the studio and participate in a wider discussion about yoga and wellness.

We’re expanding our scope this year to include a more diverse and engaging community of yogis and wellness experts, all of whom care about fostering greater happiness and well-being for individuals and the global community.

Here’s a roundup of the biggest changes in the past year:

• We’ve continued to bring you incredible stories of personal transformation through yoga like Kim’s struggle to overcome a diagnosis of paralysis and Laurie’s inspiring goal of running a marathon in all 50 states!
• Music + Art has expanded to include instructor playlists so you can recapture that yoga mood at home and bookmark your favorite song. We’re working to update old posts with an embedded Spotify playlist so you can listen right from our page, stay tuned!
• Massage + Acupuncture is brand new to the site and complements our vision of expanding into all areas of wellness. We’ll feature interviews with therapists and clients, tips on how to get the most out of your experience and more.

Like a real two year old, we’ll experience both growing pains and big growth spurts this next year and we can’t wait to see what the future holds!

Finally, it wouldn’t be a birthday party without a celebration and presents – we’ll be hosting a Wellness Block Party at Yoga One in San Diego, CA on November 9th at 7pm, please say you’ll come! And for all of our geographically far-flung friends, we’ll be hosting an online giveaway – check back next week for details!

Peace, Love & Light,

Laura and All of Us at Yoga One

This has been a month full of celebrations! On October 7th, we celebrated Yoga One’s 10 Year Anniversary with old and new students, our wonderful teachers and many dear friends. (If you missed the slideshow, you can see it here.) And this Tuesday, October 23rd, marks Yoga One Blog’s first birthday!

It all started one year ago when yoga student and teacher Laura McCorry fell in love with Yoga One and wanted a way to get to know the studio better. Many yogis have personal blogs but not many yoga studios publish a blog and Laura saw a real opportunity to take the amazing sense of community at Yoga One and bring it to a virtual home for a much wider audience.

From our humble beginnings last October with only 49 page views to last month’s record 561 views, Yoga One Blog has been growing steadily! In the next year, we’ll be adding more awesome yoga stories, interviews with instructors and students, guest posts from experts on yoga philosophy and Ayurveda, and more.

In honor of this very special day, we encourage you to –

• Share this page with your email list, facebook friends or twitter followers
• Check out our very first post – Welcome Home 
• Enter the Giveaway! After all, what good is a celebration without presents?!

To enter, answer this simple question: Why Yoga?

Post your answer in the comments section and be entered to win free classes and other fun Yoga One goodies! Winners will be chosen on November 1st and announced on the blog and on our facebook page. We look forward to reading your responses!

A big THANK YOU to everyone who came out for our 10 year Anniversary yoga class and party last Sunday! We are so grateful to all of our students, teachers and friends for all of your support, your love and your presence over the past 10 years and we look forward to the next 10 years together. You are the spirit and life of Yoga One, we appreciate you! Namaste![slideshow]