SPRING EQUINOX SUN SALUTATION PRACTICE

On Sunday, March 23rd, we’ll be honoring the Spring Equinox with a special sun salutation practice at Community Yoga Center. We hope you’ll consider being part of this seasonal event. The event begins at 8:00am and is expect to end around 9:20am.

Practicing cycles of sun salutations with mantra is a beautiful yogic practice of offering gratitude for the light-giving force of the sun and recognizing the gift of life itself. It is a practice of reverence and commitment, and a special opportunity to connect in community.

Practicing a lot of sun salutations cycles (like 108!) can be an act of tapas. The Sanskrit word “tapas” can be translated to English to mean “heat causing change.” Practicing tapas involves purposely staying in the crucible of intense experience until its wild flames die to embers – embers that carry the potential to spark alchemical transfiguration. Tapas recognizes the reality of suffering and asks us to willingly bear adversity to open to greater insight. It knows that sometimes we’re unaware of our own capacity unless we’re challenged and discover a force within us powerful enough to match the adversity we face. Practicing sun salutations in this way can be a kind of challenge that asks us to meet it with enough inspired passion, fortitude, and patience to willingly (and even enthusiastically) endure intense experience.

If you’re interested in welcoming intense experience in this way - as a part of the whole of our human experience, please consider practicing sun salutations with us this weekend. It invites us to connect with a fierce kind of grace. ♥️-Kristin

 
 
 

ANANDA YOGA FESTIVAL

Something special happens when a community comes together with a shared purpose. Ananda Yoga Festival as more than just another event at the park. It’s a community of kindred spirits woven together by a collective love for movement, mindfulness, and meaningful connection. You’re invited to be part of the festival this year and co-create the experience with us. 

You’re invited to: 

  • Enjoy over 25 movement and mindfulness offerings in a beautiful outdoor space in the heart of downtown Riverside.

  • Experience the transformative power of music with an all-star line-up of legendary musicians collaborating to offer a heart-centered musical experience.

  • Learn how yoga fosters social change with justice advocate Bill Brown from the Prison Yoga Project. 

  • Be part of a family-friendly event that includes a little yogis zone full of interactive experiences for children.

  • Support a mindful marketplace that values ecological sustainability, active lifestyles, nature and outdoor experiences, health and wellness, and yoga (of course!).

  • Be part of a conscious commUNITY that honors the interconnectedness of everyone and everything.

This year, Ananda Yoga Festival will be held on Saturday, May 17th from 9am to 6pm at White Park in the heart of downtown Riverside. Gates open at 8:30am and opening ceremonies will begin at 9am. Starting at 10am, yoga experiences will be facilitated simultaneously in different areas of White Park. At the top of each hour (11am, 12pm, and 1pm) another set of offerings will be shared. The keynote address will begin at 2pm followed by an afternoon concert in the park from 3pm-6pm.

Early bird tickets are only available until the end of March! This event is expected to sell out, so if you want to be part of this event, secure your spot today.

$30 Early Bird General Admission (Age 18+)

$20 Early Bird Youth Admission (Age 4-17)

Admission for children age 3 and under is FREE!

 To get tickets and learn more about Ananda Yoga Festival, check out the festival website. 

https://www.anandayogafestival.com/  

I sincerely hope you’ll considering being part of this incredible experience. 

With Love & Gratitude,

Kristin