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Legs Up the Wall (Viparīta Karaṇī): The Most Underrated Pose in Yoga

Sometimes the most powerful poses are the simplest.

Just 5–15 minutes with your legs resting up a wall can help:

🌿 Calm the nervous system
🌿 Reduce stress and anxiety
🌿 Relieve tired, swollen legs and feet
🌿 Improve circulation and lymphatic flow
🌿 Ease lower back tension
🌿 Support recovery after long days on your feet
🌿 Encourage digestion and gentle detoxification
🌿 Prepare the body for deeper sleep

In a world that constantly asks us to do more, Legs Up the Wall invites us to receive.

Find a quiet space, let gravity do the work, soften your jaw, relax your breath, and allow your body to remember what rest feels like.

Sometimes healing isn’t about pushing harder—it’s about surrendering.

🤍 Have you tried Viparīta Karaṇī lately?

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SUMMER SOLSTICE KUNDALINI & SOUND BATH June 19th 7pm led by Kelly & Amanda

Join us for a magical evening of movement, meditation, breathwork, and healing sound as we celebrate the energy of the Summer Solstice—the longest day of the year and a powerful time for transformation, abundance, and renewal.

Through an uplifting Kundalini practice and an immersive sound bath experience, you’ll have the opportunity to release what no longer serves you, reconnect with your inner light, and align with your highest intentions for the season ahead.

Benefits of this experience:
• Calm the nervous system
• Release stress and stagnant energy
• Increase mental clarity and focus
• Cultivate inner peace and spiritual connection
• Set powerful intentions for the summer season
• Experience deep rest and energetic renewal

📅 Thursday, June 19
⏰ 7:00–9:00 PM
📍 California Yoga 🧘‍♀️ 5441 Main Street
💲 $20 per person

“When I first walked through the doors, I thought I was signing up for a yoga class...

What I found was so much more.

I found a place where nobody cared what I looked like, how flexible I was, or whether I knew all the poses. I found people who remembered my name, checked in on me when I missed class, and celebrated my wins both on and off the mat.

Over time, California Yoga became part of my routine, but more importantly, it became part of my LIFE.

It’s where I’ve come on my hardest days to breathe, move, and reconnect with myself. It’s where I’ve laughed, cried, grown, and built friendships that extend far beyond the studio walls.

In a world that often feels rushed and disconnected, this space has been a reminder that community still exists.

California Yoga isn’t just where I practice yoga.

It’s where I return to myself.

It’s home to me and so many others.

If you’re feeling lost, try California Yoga. If you’re feeling lonely, come meet a new friend. If you’re feeling stuck, come move…it’s magic”

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Join us for a magical evening under the open sky as we honor the longest day of the year with movement, breath, sound, and community.

✨ Outdoor Kundalini Yoga & Sound Bath
✨ Connect with the energy of the Summer Solstice
✨ Release what no longer serves you
✨ Set intentions for the season ahead
✨ Deep relaxation and nervous system reset

Led by Amanda Warner & Kelly Studer

📅 Friday, June 19
🕖 7:00–9:00 PM
📍 California Yoga
💛 Only $20

The Summer Solstice is a time of abundance, vitality, and light. Come gather in community, awaken your energy through Kundalini practice, and sink into the healing vibrations of a restorative sound bath as the sun sets.

Bring: a yoga mat, blanket, water, and anything you’d like for comfort outdoors.

Space is limited. Reserve your spot and celebrate the season with us.

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Summer is in session yall! Cali Yoga is beaming with community & love ❤️

10am was a blast & we loved having our wonderful Jewishtoledo.org teachers for a private red light therapy healing sound bath!!!!

Private yoga parties 🎈 all summer long! DM to book yours!

Summer invites us to move with intention, play with curiosity, and find balance between doing and simply being.

Take a moment today to step outside, feel the warmth on your skin, and reconnect with your breath. Every inhale is an invitation to receive. Every exhale is an opportunity to release what no longer serves you.

Yoga isn’t about perfect poses—it’s about coming home to yourself, again and again.

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In the warmth of summer, may we bloom without forcing, rest without guilt, and trust the timing of our unfolding.

Student unlimited summer $135

In recovery? Pay only $50/month unlimited

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As the days grow longer and life becomes fuller, remember that your practice doesn’t have to be perfect to be powerful. Sometimes yoga is simply sitting still, feeling the warmth of the sun on your skin, and taking one conscious breath at a time.

This season, give yourself permission to pause.
To rest.
To play.
To be present for the moments that make summer unforgettable.

Meet yourself exactly where you are.

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Summer is Here… and so Is the shift

The backpacks are home, the schedules are changing, and the beautiful chaos of summer is beginning.

As our children transition into a season of freedom, adventure, and late sunsets, it’s easy for parents to put their own needs on hold. But remember: your well-being is not a luxury—it’s the foundation that supports everything else.

This week at California Yoga, we invite you to carve out a little space just for you. A deep breath. A mindful movement. A moment to reconnect with yourself amidst the busier days ahead.

When we fill our own cup, we show up more present, patient, and joyful for the people we love.

Move your body.
Calm your mind.
Embrace the season.

Let’s welcome summer together—with balance, intention, and a little extra grace.

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