Fun Events, Workshops and Retreats

Namaste Highland Park has a lot of fun WORKSHOPS planned for you: Urban Gardening, Jewelry Making, Kombucha Making, Drumming & Yoga, Sound Baths, Gong & Meditation and many, many more!

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Prenatal Partner Yoga ~ May 19th, 2:30pm ~2.5h - $55

Come together as partners in pregnancy on your yoga mat! Join Laetitia de Lagasnerie and Raquel Lemus and explore the bountiful benefits of Prenatal Partner Yoga. Combining conscious partner stretching & postures, breath work, massage, and have some fun together while cultivating a deeper connection within yourself, each other, & your baby!

Learn mindful techniques to ease the physical and mental challenges of pregnancy, labor, and parenthood. This workshop is intended for all stages of pregnancy and open to all partners & all levels are welcome. Grab your mats, drinking water, & join us in celebrating the life giving power within you and your partner! 

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Balance Workshop ~ May 25th, 12:30pm ~ 2hr - $20/25

Balance. One of our favorite abstractions in the West, right along side the likes of the just-always-out-of-reach Peace and Happiness. It is that mysterious quality which we are all working towards mastering, but what exactly does this word mean? In Yoga, it is said that he or she who can see the goal the clearest is closest to achieving it. Only once you can define a quality in relationship to your personal life, is when the work of achieving it can begin. In this workshop we will begin to demystify Balance using Yogic philosophy and Asana, setting the foundation for you to apply this knowledge to your own life. An intro to Samkhya Philosophy will be followed by a playful Asana practice. Brooke Eberle is an LA based Yoga Therapist currently working towards her 500hr certification. Her personal relationship with Balance is a long and rugged road, providing her with a wealth of experience and knowledge on the subject which she is excited to share!

Workshop is appropriate to all levels. Please bring comfortable clothing, a journal and an open mind. Sign Up Here

Expressway to Your Summer Garden ~ June 1st, 12:30pm ~ 2.5hrs - $35

It is not too late to grow veggies for the summer barbecue season. Learn how to plant and take good care of summer favorites such as tomatoes, zucchini, melons, and corn and the appropriate herb combos that grow well together in one pot.  Attendees will learn about where to locate the garden on the property, whether to use raised beds or plant direct in the existing soil, what to add to keep soil fertile, how to space the plantings, how to use companion plants, and the basics of garden health and maintenance. 

Join Matthew in this workshop and learn about what crops grows well in Los Angeles climate and how to get started growing your own food at home.

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Yoga Essentials ~ June 1st, 12:30pm ~ 2hrs - $20/$25

Beginning a yoga practice can be both intimidating and overwhelming.  This workshop is designed to help you build a solid foundation for a well-balanced yoga practice. With Amy you will explore the fundamentals of breathing, stillness, proper alignment of basic yoga postures (Asanas) and breath techniques (Pranayama) that support the well being of our body and mind. Whether you are brand new, have an emerging practice, are looking to launch your way into a consistent practice or are returning to yoga after a break, you will learn or revisit the essentials to deepen your body awareness and develop your asana practice.

All ages are encouraged. Bring water and a towel. $25, early bird special $20 when booked before April 10th.

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Raw Bites Happy Food ~ June 9th, 12:30pm ~ 2hrs, $35

Presented by Chef Julie Titus of Raw Bites Happy Food, this two-hour workshop covers all the basics for introducing the raw food lifestyle into the busy, modern schedule. You will learn the fundamentals of preparing raw meals for every time of the day. The class will also cover basics like knife sharpening, how to cut a coconut safely, stocking the kitchen, multiple uses for base preparations, and food costing for every budget.

Each student will receive a stone and knife to take home. This is a hands-on workshop, which includes a 3-course lunch prepared and shared collectively.

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Inversions ~ June 15th, 4:30pm ~ 2hrs - $20/$25

This workshop will take mystery and fear out of inversions and arm-balancing poses by focusing on increasing  confidence, strength, flexibility, and balance.
Amy will discuss the relevant anatomy to shed light on the physical challenges involved, and then spend a fair amount of time on fundamentals such as upper body strengtheners, shoulder openers, and spinal alignment to prepare you for going upside down safely, control and confidence.

Those not yet comfortable kicking up into various upside down positions will find guidance and encouragement to go into headstands, forearm balance, and handstand. You will learn how different variations and the use of props make inversions approachable to just about anyone!

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Date Night Yoga ~ June 15th, 6pm ~2h - $55

What is the foundation of intimacy and connection if not trust, respect, an compassion? This partner workshops, which is designed for friends, lovers, family, or even those unpartnered who are looking to deepen their practice, will help you to explore the source of connection.

Using solo flow in which partners face/mirror each other, metta meditation, and then a deep and challenging partner flow, we will nurture inner peace and fullness, allow us to approach our partners with surety and confidence as we work together to open our hearts and our bodies. Focusing on patience and loving-kindness, the intention of this workshop is to leave partners feeling connected, not only to each other but to the world at large.

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Get Crafty! Make Your Own Jewelry ~ June 23rd, 2:30pm ~ 2hrs - $35

Join Shoshana for this Day of Adornment - 2 creative, inspiring, crafty hours of self expression and Goddess celebration sipping tea, making jewels! Spend an afternoon Goddessing it up with pals in the beautiful 'Namaste Highland Park' garden making your 3rd Eye Crown, necklace, bracelet or earrings. Shosh will shower you with inspiration to take time to express our radiance, celebrate our magnificence as natural, raw, wild women who sparkle and light from the inside out!  You'll explore many jewelry options using wire, cord, thread, chain, beads and simple jewelry making tools. If you have some special beads or pendant you would like to incorporate into your piece of jewelry please bring it on over! More supplies will be available for purchase. Feel free to email Shoshana for a consult if you have a special project in mind. Workshop includes lunch, tea, all jewelry making supplies and tools. Expect to walk away with one or two new adornments!

Sign Up Here for Shoshana's Jewelry Making Workshop

Ojai Retreat with Shoshana ~ July 27-28 ~ $375/$400

Join Shoshana in this weekend retreat at the Ojai Foundation Land Sanctuary, July 27-28th. Enjoy Rasa Vinyasa Flow and Restorative Yoga, pranayama, meditation, chanting, drumming, hiking and ceremony in the wilderness. Renovate and rejuvenate your sparkling spirits!

The early bird price $375 ($400 after May 15) includes 1 night shared yurt accomodations (for a single add $40, optional Friday night stay add $40), vegetarian and vegan meals, all Yoga classes, fire ceremony with drumming and a Night Hike.

Contact Shoshana by calling 818-203-1476 or email her to shoshyoga@gmail.com to register.
For more info visit shoshanastolove.com.