 Facebook  Twitter  Email | September 21, 2011 | Om Is Where The Heart Is |  Gina M Hey, chin up! This is gonna feel great... | Choosing a yoga class is kind of like deciding on an ice cream flavor... There are plenty of different kinds, it takes a few tries before you find your favorite, and some make your face hurt. Because we love you and we want you to be happy (one of yoga's many perks), we invite you to inhale deeply and shift your gaze to this Weekly to find the right place to downward dog. Learning yoga doesn't mean spending a fortune. Jump on a free week at Core Power Yoga where Stacey K comes out speaking Sanskrit: "Namaste, chaturanga, svasana: Not only do you learn cool yoga terms but you leave feeling at peace and you get an awesome workout! I was intimidated at first because the rooms were heated, but now look at me! I'm chaturanga-ing like a pro!" Arielle R's "favorite studio on the Westside, hands down," is Bryan Kest's Power Yoga. "The flows are challenging, always new and wicked hard. I am always shaking in the core poses and dripping sweat in the vinyassa flows. There is such a sense of fun and lightness, and all the classes are donation-based." Gear for your workout is a must. Sonia T gets her goods at Brentwood Dance and Activewear: "They have fashionable yoga clothing at good prices." Meanwhile Angela K brags, "Ya Ya's Boutique is an awesome find! I scored some amazingly soft, affordable t-shirts and stretchy skinny pants that are a cross between yoga pants and jeans. I could teach a yoga class and then head straight to dinner with friends!" Theoretically... When you're ready to get into your flow, head to The Green Yogi: "The class moves quickly, people will do splits and headstands along the way; it's the most intense yoga I've ever done," claims Vicki D, but "it's multi-level so you don't need to be a real yogini to give it a try." Lisa B recommends going for a pre-Bloody Mary sweat fest at 5 Point Yoga: "It was a challenging class and the instructor was very attentive and hands on when needed." And Jes G is infatuated with getting her ass kicked at YogaPoser: "Every time I go, I leave feeling stronger, more at peace, and completely drenched in sweat. I'm seriously addicted." Hey, the only thing she isn't stretching is the truth.
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| Picks of the Week Reviews we liked this week. | | Linna C. on Studio Surya Yoga
"I never thought I would love Yoga... that is until I went to Studio Surya and met Yonnus!!I have surveyed a number of yoga studios around LA, including the infamous Bikram yoga studio on Wilshire that started the movement and nothing compares to this place!! I really appreciate the energy and…" | | | Patrick M. on Absolute Yoga & Pilates Studio
"I really love this studio. Conni is an incredible instructor who can effortlessly help you understand how she will be able to improve your health through Yoga and Pilates. She has a great team of instructors and has classes practically every day to fit any schedule. Monika has a Tuesday & Thursday…" | | | kimmie l. on The Hot Yoga Center
"LOVE this place!this was my first experience with Bikram yoga and now i am addicted!the teachers are kind and make it a point to help newcomers and provide corrections and tips to adjust your form.the first time for me was tough and but after that it got a lot better. i did the 15 day challenge…" | | Fresh Lists The newest of our users' favorites. | | Burn Baby Burn....
"Variety is key and yes working out can be fun!" | | | Girly Maintenance
"Hair, brows, lashes, yoga & more." | | | Don't be a Fatty...
"Places to burn off the delicious foods that you and I eat!!! :D" | | | Endorphins and Adrenaline
"Elle Woods in Legally Blonde said it best: "Exercise gives you endorphins. Endorphins make you happy. Happy people just don't shoot their husbands, they just don't."" | | |   |
