Santa Cruz Yoga

Turn your world upside down 🙃
A 2-hour handstand workshop with to explore balance, strength, and trust—one kick-up at a time. Come play, learn, and surprise yourself✨

Wherever you are in your journey : keeping one toe on the wall in an L Square, building longer hang times in the middle of the room, or starting
your press handstand journey you will be supported, challenged, and encouraged.
Students who can successful kick up to the wall into handstands will get the most out of this workshop.
Together we will:
● Practice core exercises to identify and target the Transverse Abdominis, Pelvic Floor, Multifidus, and Serratus Anterior that helps to support a strong handstand practice.
● Explore the coordination of breath, bones, and bandha: how to stack yourself well and build your own “inner parachute” to suspend floating
transitions and cultivate longer hang time.
● Brainstorm sustainable “exit” strategies.
● Learn techniques that create confidence, body awareness, and a more reliable, precise path in and out of handstand.
● By popular request this version of the Handstand Workshop will address Press Handstand and Float Forward/Float Back transitions for those who are interested.

We’re so happy to welcome Andrea into our yoga family 🤍 Her presence, heart, and passion for the practice already feel like a beautiful addition to our community, and we couldn’t be more excited to have her with us. ✨✨✨About Andrea:
To Andrea, practicing yoga is an opportunity to explore the inner workings of our mind-body connection. As a teacher, Andrea cultivates opportunities for her students to take a step back from the constant movement of our lives to explore the multidimensional relationship we have with our own body. By utilizing the tools and gifts of yoga, eastern medicine, and diverse wellness practices, she invites her students to dive deeper into their bodies, hearts, and minds and simply meet what is there. In every offering, Andrea’s intention is to create safe and comfortable spaces for her students to join her on this exploration. She provides tangible experiences and accessible practices that her students can take with them off the mat, as well as necessary context and background to ensure the use of these ancient traditions are rooted in honor and respect.

After 11 years of practice, Andrea began her formal yoga studies under Jennifer Prugh and Noell Clark in 2019, receiving her 200 hour RYT certification and her 500 RYT in 2024 through the Joy of Yoga School. Her approach is interdisciplinary, empathetic, soft, and constantly evolving with her own daily practice and study. She synthesizes years of study in classical yoga, meditation, trauma healing, and dance to create unique experiences for her students that leave them grounded and reconnected to their inner power.

Transformational space 🧡🧡
Within these walls, hearts have opened, softened, and remembered who they truly are. For eight blessed years, I’ve had the honor of stewarding this sacred container — a vessel for healing, Yoga, movement, breath, dance, Sufi practices, and deep inner work.
I’m endlessly grateful for this community and all the co-creations we’ve shared. Here’s to the magic we’ve made — and all that’s still to come.
I bow in deep gratitude to every soul who has stepped through these doors.
Together, we continue to weave the tapestry of , , and .

With loving-kindness,
Leila ❤️

Dear Yogis

We made it. Welcome 2025!

We believe that we will need each other more than ever in these coming years. Our intention and hope is to create more opportunities for our amazing community to come together to celebrate, grow, and support one another through both the highs and lows.

We’re thrilled to start the new year with special offerings at the studio.
Please mark your calendars and get ready to join us for two magical evenings of Kirtan singing, meditation, and dancing with beautiful sacred sounds and mantras.

Don’t miss our fun and interactive Sunday afternoon workshop, Yoga of Relationships, with the wonderful Dr. Manoj Chalam—it’s going to be a blast! He will bring many of his handcrafted deities from India. Our precious Lakshmi at the studio is one of his pieces.

We can’t wait to share these wonderful experiences with you, so be sure to sign up today!
Looking forward to seeing you there! 💖 Link in the bio to register!

We are excited to have Danielle Barr Yoga back at our studio teaching with her vibrant energy and exceptional teaching style. Check out our schedule and register online.

“Holding back, performance, technique are profoundly contradictory to total pleasure.” ― Daniel Odier, Desire: The Ta***ic Path to Awakening

Do you feel it? The vibrant potential of living, the profound depth of loving, the longing in our hearts? Can you sense the sacred moment of ripeness in the air?

I do too...

If you’re in a time of transition, seeking connection, inspiration, and a space to let go and truly live with joy and purpose, join me in a series of gatherings designed to uplift and inspire. Together, we’ll explore yoga, chanting, storytelling, and moments that encourage us to embrace fearlessness and full alignment.

Opportunities to Gather:

🧘🏻‍♀️ Sundays, 9am at Watsonville Yoga, Dance, and Healing Arts

Starting 7/19:
🧘🏻‍♀️ Fridays, 9am ville

🌑 New Moon Yoga Flow, Chant, and Story Sunset Gathering
Experience the magic with breathtaking views of Mother Ocean on private land in Aptos. (Possibly starting this New Moon, stay tuned!)

🧘🏻‍♀️ Wednesdays, 9:15am at
(7/24, 7/31, & 8/7) - More dates to be announced for my Westside Santa Cruz friends

About Daniel Odier:
Reading his books and attending his seminars have profoundly impacted my journey. His teachings have arrived in my life at just the right moments, and I am deeply grateful for all my teachers. Their wisdom pulses within me and flows through me... if I can just stay out of the way. Does anyone else relate?

If you’re ready to embark on this journey together, message me. Let’s uplift and inspire each other!

MOTHERS DAY SALE 5/11 - 5/12 💗 💐
10% off all packages including yearly pass!
Promo code: HEAL, available in studio & through MINDBODY!
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FREE Mothers Day Class will be lead by on Saturday 5/11 from 10-11am. Preregistration is highly recommended!

Another chance for Pilates Saturday 2/24 10-11am! will be holding another Pilates class through at our studio next Saturday! Bring family, friends, spouses, coworkers, anyone interested is eligible, no experience required! Preregistration is highly recommended as we had over 65 attendants at the last event! Link is on Macy’s profile!

What an amazing turnout last Sunday! We are so grateful to be working with to host these FREE community events. Drop a comment below, would you like to see another Pilates event or a Flow? Stay tuned for our future events!
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Macy has also taken over the Saturday 10-11:15am spot leading a 75 minute Vinyasa 2/3 class. In studio & livestream!
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New Years Eve Sound Bath & Yin ⭐️ Join Chelsea Amber & Mira Malcom
Sunday, December 31st
5:00 - 6:30 PM
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By combining Yin Yoga with Sound Healing, you can create a powerful and transformative experience that will leave you feeling refreshed and rejuvenated as you enter the new year. So, why not try incorporating this practice into your New Year's Eve festivities and start the new year off on the right foot?
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Class packages are on sale 12/29-12/31! Take 15% off with code: 24yogi
Purchase online or in studio!
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CHRISTMAS CLASS 10-11:30AM🎁 We are happy to announce that Corrine will be leading us this Christmas! Preregistration is recommended, class will fill up fast! Mats, gift cards & class packs will all be available for last minute gifts as well!!
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Holiday gift guide! Stop by the studio to purchase a gift card or class package for a family member, friends, or anyone else you love! Class packs NEVER expire. Or, come checkout our variety of mats for sale that are still 15% off! Happy shopping ✨
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