Yoga Garden San Francisco

Today is Winter Solstice 🌙 We hope Winter’s arrival finds you embracing long nights and finding comfort in transformation. Signifying the return to light, Winter Solstice is an opportunity to surrender to darkness as we shift towards goals and ideals in preparation for the year ahead.​​​​​​​​
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For centuries, people around the world have celebrated this point in Earth’s cycle as a symbol of death and rebirth and a promise of brighter times ahead. Swipe through for a few ideas for keeping the tradition alive.​​​​​​​​
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Want to celebrate with us? is filling this week with Solstice inspired sun salutations, and you can still join in at our Sunset studio. 🌞​​​​​​​​
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• Thursday, 12/22 @ 5pm​​​​​​​​
• Friday, 12/23 @ 7:30am

What brings you back to your mat? Whether it’s your favorite hip opener, a quiet moment of meditation, or the community within your favorite class, let us know in the comments why you show up for your practice 💬

The philosophy and culture of yoga sets this ancient practice apart from other forms of physical movement. In February, we’re offering a virtual core module for those in our 300 hour teacher training program. 💻🧘​​​​​​​​
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In this course, students will study yoga philosophy and develop a deeper understanding of how to live and breathe yoga in their daily lives. ​​​​​​​​
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As we examine the connection between yoga and ethical responsibility, mindfulness practices, social justice, and trauma work, we will learn about developing compassionate relationships, and acting from a place of discernment in our practices and lives. ✨​​​​​​​​
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Sign up through the link in our bio 🔗

Isn’t class more fun with a friend? From now until Monday, December 26th, we’re giving you and a friend the chance to move together with this unbeatable holiday deal:

✨ Everyone who signs up for an All Access membership will receive a complementary 10-class pack ($240 value) to gift to a friend! ✨

All class packs must be gifted within 7 business days, and recipients of the class pack must be new to Yoga Garden SF/Moxie.

Give yourself and your bestie the gift of quality time together and sign up for our All Access Membership today!

The teachings of the Bhagavad Gita are an invaluable part of the yogic path. Next month, we’re hosting a special event with visiting teacher Swami Chidananda, an initiated sanyasi (monk) in the Hari Bhakta Lineage, who will lead us in chanting, meditation, and satsang (a wisdom gathering) on this timeless text. ​​​​​​​​
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This workshop is sure to fill up, so sign up today for a unique opportunity to learn more about the teachings of the Bhagavad Gita! ​​​​​​​​
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Bring a notebook, you will want to take notes for this! ​​​​​​​​
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🔗link in bio for more information

Pranayama is a powerful tool. As you spend this season filling others up with love, consider this your reminder to focus on your breath to bring that love back to yourself.

This module explores intersectionality, which is a framework for understanding how aspects of a person's social and political identities combine to create different lived experiences. No matter our individual backgrounds, we have all been negatively impacted by white supremacy culture, which dominates the many aspects of our society, from education to housing to healing practices like yoga. In order to dismantle this toxic culture and the trauma that is a systematic part of its design, we must commit to a process of decoupling our healing from capitalist, hetero-patriarchy, and to teach in an intersectional way.​​​​​​​​
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Don’t forget to take time for yourself. The holidays can be a stressful time. Give yourself some grace. Be kind to yourself and your body. 😊

All great yoga teaching blossoms out of the lived and embodied experience of the teacher's own practice of yoga. In this training, you will have the opportunity to deepen your own personal practice. You’ll learn more complex poses by deconstructing them into foundational asana and then rebuilding them. Through this method, you will learn to feel steady, confident and safe when practicing new, more challenging poses.​​​​​​​​
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Meet Emily! She’s our Social Media & Partnerships Manager.

Fun facts about

~ “I have a toothless Chihuahua mix named Dolly.”
~ “I started taking classes at Yoga Garden | Moxie in March.”
~ “I love thrifting!”

Did you know we have prenatal yoga classes?

Visit the 🔗in our bio for our class schedule.

Meditation & mindfulness can help people during times of stress and crisis. With the recent layoffs affecting many of us in the Bay Area, it’s important to remember what we can do to help our stress levels. Meditation & mindfulness can help us get through the changes and uncertainties in our lives. (Source Pubmed) 🌱​​​​​​​​
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Ready for 2023? Let go and flow with yoga teacher Janae Bustos and soulful jazz guitarist Spencer Thomas during this juicy event on the last day of the year. This 90-minute experience ties together the strings of music, breathwork, movement and meditation. The journey begins with guided breathwork, accompanied by the atmospheric vibrations of sound, and followed by a melodic, heart-opening yoga sequence. You’ll end the practice with a soothing meditation, focusing on letting go of what is no longer needed and clearing space for what’s to come. Shed your stress from the year, and maybe even some tears! All are welcome.​​​​​​​​
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Meet Susie!

Fun facts about

~“I get regular foot massages! The body is mapped out on the soles of our feet.”
~”I always try to stand in tadasana when I am waiting in line and may sneak in tiny pelvic tilts.”
~”My dog's name is Bodie, she is old (almost 12), but has always had an old soul.”

Practice with her on Sundays & Mondays at our Richmond location!

In this invigorating weekend workshop, led by Meera Dhawan, you'll be immersed in these ancient teachings and learn, through discussion and practice, where pranayama came from, how it relates to asana (the postures), and how to practice it with skill and intention. This deep dive will include learning the prerequisites for breath practice, how the nadis (energy channels) relate to the breath, and which practices are best for different people.​​​​​​​​
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Meet Maria!

Fun facts about

~“I love climbing outdoors.”
~“I spend most of my winters chasing snow and skiing powder.”
~“I used to work for Country Music Television, which has ingrained a deep love for old country and folk music.”

Practice with her on Tuesdays at our Richmond location!

As a San Francisco small business, we love seeing the San Francisco community coming together. One of our favorite moments was when the Divisadero Corridor came together to help the Divisadero and Haight fire victims. Everyone came to support the community.

What do you love about the San Francisco community coming together?

Meet Jenn!

Fun facts about

~ “I have been living in the Inner Sunset for 28 years.”
~ “I danced with the Boston Ballet.”
~ “I might move back to New Zealand someday.”

Practice with her on Mondays & Thursdays in our Sunset location!

If you've been wondering how the ancient science of Ayurveda can change your health and your life, this 24-hour training with Ayurvedic practitioner Dr. Zohreh Sadeghi will offer you an intimate journey through this ancient practice. Ayurveda is an Indian holistic system of medicine that focuses on creating balance and optimal health in body, mind, and soul. It focuses on balancing the three doshas, which are the three different energies we each possess, and helping us to each live our best and healthiest lives.​​​​​​​​
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It’s National Stress Awareness Day. In honor of today, here are some of the ways that yoga can help you relieve stress because it:

💙Improves your mood
💙Cultivates mindfulness
💙Allows us to dedicate time to ourselves through self-care
💙Helps us focus on our breath

Ready to play? Interested to learn AcroYoga? Or want to deepen your practice?​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
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Join Max Kopeikin (ERYT-500, AMFT) in the AcroYoga 101 FUNdamentals workshop!​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
✨Nov. 6 | 2pm-5pm | Inner Sunset studio✨​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
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AcroYoga is a fun, engaging practice that includes yoga asana, partner acrobatics, and Thai massage. This workshop is divided into two parts:​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
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PART ONE: warmup, individual yoga practice, partner yoga, followed by acrobatic conditioning and learning classic poses from the AcroYoga repertoire​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
PART TWO: therapeutic flying poses & Thai massage​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
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✨No yoga experience or partners are needed to join the workshop.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
✨ALL are welcome in this workshop. Just be ready to explore, have fun, and play!​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
✨Check our website for more info

Meet Abigail!

Fun facts about

~ “I am passionate about how ecopsychology and yoga intersect - in other words, I love seeing how yoga can help re-regulate bodies so that people can take more meaningful, sustainable action in their daily lives.”
~ “I am a highliner. I love exploring how yoga can help nurture bodies that participate in the intense sport of highlining and slacklining.”
~ “I love birds. My dad is a wildlife biologist and has taught me a lot about them!”

Practice with her on Tuesdays & Thursdays in our Inner Richmond location!

Do you desire to create a safer and more welcoming yoga classes that incorporate invitational and inclusive language for your prenatal students?
Join (ERYT-200, RPYT) at the Trauma-Informed YTT: Supporting Pregnant & Birthing People
In this module, you’ll learn how U.S. birthing culture, healthcare disparities, and systemic trauma can all lead to traumatic experiences for pregnant and birthing people, and why it is essential to hold this knowledge when teaching to this population. You'll get to be in healing-centered practices such as body scans, somatic movement, affirmations, and connection.

November 3 | 5:30-8:30PM | Lower Haight location

✨This program is part of the Trauma-Informed Yoga Teacher Training

✨$990 for the year-long online program

Meet Jenniferlyn!

Fun facts about

~ “I LOVE hiking on my days off of teaching.”
~ “Right after I was hired at YogaGarden | Moxie, I broke my leg in four places in a hiking accident. ”
~ “I love PINK and CATS and UNICORNS. ”

Practice with her every Monday & Thursday night in our Bernal Heights location!

Happy Sunday 🪷​​​​​​​​
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Have you taken a moment to focus on your breath today?

Have you been curious about yoga teacher training, but haven’t been sure where to start? You’re in luck! We’re hosting a FREE Teacher Training Open House and we’d love to see you there. ​​​​​​​​
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During this night of information and introductions, one of our lead teacher trainers, Europa Grace, will guide you through 30 minutes of yoga flow. Once our hips and hearts are open, our Yoga School Operations Manager, Cristina Bacca, will share all of the important details you’ll need to know about the many teacher training programs being offered at Yoga Garden SF.​​​​​​​​
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When: 11/14 at 6:15pm ​​​​​​​​
Where: Yoga Garden SF NOPA/Lower Haight location​​​​​​​​
How to sign up: 🔗in bio​​​​​​​​
Hope to see you there! 😊

What do you love about yoga? 🪷

Meet Elaine!

Fun facts about .moxie

~”I grew up in NYC, so I don't know how to ride a bike, swim or drive.”
~”I lived in New Zealand prior to moving to SF.”
~”I will try anything once! I've eaten whale, horse, rat, snake, chicken sashimi, rocky mountain oysters, tarantula, balut, moose, camel, ostrich, kangaroo...the list goes on!”

Practice with her on Sundays at our Nob Hill location!

In this course, we will expand our repertoire and develop more inventive and creative sequencing through studying advanced sequencing methodology and through practice. We will also learn to hone our skills of improvisation and time management, and develop more of a personal teaching style. This module includes lecture, discussion, practice teaching, group exercises, and teaching presentations. The entire course will be taught in a hybrid style (you can take it in-person or online).​​​​​​​​
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🌟11/12 - 11/13 & 11/19 - 11/20, 10:00am - 4:30pm​​​​​​​​
🌟$850​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
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Do you desire to connect your yoga teachings & practice with the science of psychology? Want to shed light & mindfulness in knowing that all sorts of trauma may exist in the yoga space?​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
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Join Max Kopeikin (ERYT-500 & psychotherapist) in one of our Trauma-Informed YTT modules: Psychology, Yoga & Trauma 🧠​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
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This module explores the intersection between Western somatic-based psychological approaches and yoga-influenced approaches to healing trauma. You'll learn how to use yogic frameworks to plan and sequence trauma-informed classes and practice an expressive arts-based experiential exercise that focuses towards self-care.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
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🌟10/22 & 10/23, 11:15am-4:30pm⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
🌟$990 for the entire Trauma-Informed YTT program! ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
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Happy Friday! How are you taking time for yourself this weekend?

What are some of the benefits of yoga? ​​​​​​​​
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💙improves strength, balance, and flexibility​​​​​​​​
💙helps with back pain relief​​​​​​​​
💙relaxes you, to help you sleep better​​​​​​​​
💙helps you manage stress​​​​​​​​
💙connects you with a supportive community​​​​​​​​
💙promotes better self-care​​​​​​​​
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How does yoga benefit you & your life?

Meet Amanda!

Fun facts about .yoga

~ “My favorite yoga pose is wheel”
~ “I grew up in Colorado”
~ “I am a fourth-grade teacher”

Practice with her every Tuesday & Thursday night in Noe Valley or on Wednesdays at our Bernal Heights location!

It’s World Mental Health Day. At Yoga Garden | Moxie, we believe that your mental health is just as important as your physical health. ​​​​​​​​
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Take a moment to check in with yourself. 💙 How are you feeling today?

Studio Spotlight: Bernal! ​​​​​​​​
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Our studio is located in a section of Bernal also known as La Lengua (Spanish for tongue) due to the tongue-like appearance of the neighborhood that separates west Bernal Heights Park and east Noe Valley. As one of San Francisco’s best kept secrets, La Lengua offers a cozy, close-knit neighborhood feeling, easy access to green community spaces, and dozens of delicious dining options. The studio itself is filled with natural light and beloved for its smaller class sizes that allow for maximum guidance and support from our teachers. ​​​​​​​​
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Want to learn more about this location? Visit the link in our bio to learn more!

Last month, two fires broke out on Divisadero Street, displacing 26 of our neighbors and 3 of our valued local businesses. Join us this Saturday, October 8th, for a fundraiser for these Divisadero fire victims!

Meet Sakshi!​​​​​​​​
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~"I am a plant mom with more than 50 plants"​​​​​​​​
~"I've been a triathlete"​​​​​​​​
~"I love talking about philosophy!"​​​​​​​​
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Practice with her every Wednesday & Thursday at the Inner Richmond location!