Photo Essay: San Francisco Yoga Journal Conference
The 9th Annual San Francisco Yoga Journal Conference was January 12-16. What a great way to start the new year! Gaiam was a sponsor, Rodney Yee was the keynote speaker, and yoga blogger Elena Brower was there teaching and sharing her yoga knowledge with hundreds of students and other attendees. Although many of us couldn’t be there in person, it almost feels as if we were, thanks to Elena’s gorgeous photo essay, below. Like what you see? Learn about next year’s event here.
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My first sunrise at the Yoga Journal Conference melted my heart.
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Within moments of the first day, I bumped into artist Amanda Giacomini, who had brought a gorgeous print for me. Score!
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At the teachers’ gathering Saturday night, MC Yogi and my man Bentley began their lifelong friendship immediately.
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My notes from my final class, “The Temple of You.”
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Bentley and I headed to Point Reyes for one night, then to Big Sur, where this sunset greeted us.
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For your bulletin board…
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My nest.
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My toes.
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Vastness on our final evening.
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The newly opened Yoga Room at SFO! Yes!!!!
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I love this. And I am so into the SFO yoga room! I can’t wait to have a layover there! xoxoxox
The nest. The nest! …..What a glorious picture book Elena. And thanks for sharing your actual notebook too. XXOO
Wonderful, inspiring, even your class notes look creative. Hopefully the yoga room idea will catch on – yeah SFO for leading the way.
Gorgeous, as always. Sublime. Simply sublime.
LAX is next on the list for YOGA ROOM.
And, LOVE LOVE Amanda Giacomo’s mastery.
Thanks for sharing, sister.