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Help Neighbor Jake Recover!
Help neighbor Jake from Souvenir Coffee find a new normal post car accident. All donations will go towards medical bills and helping him return to the Bay pursuing his many dreams. The content below has been copied from Jake's GoFundMe donation page. Thank you so much for taking the time to stop by and hear…
Merger Updates from our Owner
👋 Meet the owner of Yoga Garden SF/MOXIE Yoga, David Nelson! Last weekend, David revisited the corner of 18th and Douglass Streets in San Francisco where he and Darren Main started their first yoga studio in 1998. In this 90 second video David shares about the: ✨ 24 year history of Yoga Garden 🎉…
What does the MOXIE/Yoga Garden merger mean for you?
We appreciate you! MOXIE Yoga officially merged with Yoga Garden on Tuesday, March 1st. Our team is working hard behind the scenes to create a smooth transition as well as build out more offerings including expanded class schedules, workshops, and yoga teacher training! Our goal is to make this transition as smooth as possible. That…
Yoga Garden SF and MOXIE Yoga are merging!
MOXIE Yoga and Yoga Garden SF are merging on March 1, 2022 to form a new company dedicated to serving their community by offering mindful, physical practices and professional education programs. David Nelson, Founder of Yoga Garden SF, shares, “When we opened our first studio in 1998 in the Castro district, our mission was to…
Featured Teacher: Brandi Zorzy
This month we welcomed a new teacher to the Yoga Garden SF team: Brandi Zorzy! Tell us about yourself! What are some things that your students might not know? I love making things with my hands! I have worked with metal for a few years to make jewelry. How did you become interested in yoga? There…
Featured Teacher: Sarah Koh
This month we welcomed a new teacher to the Yoga Garden SF team: Sarah Koh! Tell us about yourself! What are some things that your students might not know? I am also an artist and have lived 15 years abroad, 5 years backpacking all over Asia, and 10 years in France. I also study martial…
HIRING: Temporary Marketing Support
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY Digital Marketing Support (Temp), Yoga Garden SF Part-time, temporary position, 8 hours per week ABOUT YGSF Yoga Garden SF/Moxie Yoga is a community-centered, Yoga Alliance® registered yoga school and set of yoga studios throughout San Francisco, where some of SF's best yoga instructors lead hatha yoga, vinyasa yoga, and prenatal yoga classes. DIGITAL…
Getting Started with Pranayama
Written by Meera Dhawan for her Blog, True To Yoga Pranayama is the 4th stage of yoga as defined in the Eightfold Path in the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali. While we do not know exactly when the practice originated, scholars have dated it back as far as 2,000 years ago. With pranayama techniques we aim to consciously regulate breath through…
4 moves to ease your way into Crow Pose
Written by Daniela Rizza for her Blog Whether you like it or not, Crow pose / Bakasana is one of the foundational arm balances that sets you up for many other arm balances; so if eventually doing all those poses is a goal of yours, let’s start here. These 4 moves are great for anyone…
Fall Back into Your Practice
Fall Back into Your Practice By Christie Pitko Have you made it back to the yoga studio for an in-person yoga class yet? We get it - it might feel challenging to return to your mat after a time away. Maybe you haven't practiced yoga in a long time. Maybe you haven't felt quite ready,…