Rooftop Yoga in Minneapolis

Outdoor yoga is a one of the best things about Minneapolis summers. (Well, anything outdoor that is!)

When you are from Minneapolis (and survive the subzero winter temperatures,) you usually want to do all your activities outdoors in the summer months. The reason outdoor yoga is so amazing is that you slow down and actually take in all the sensations around you. You bring your attention inward and actually feel the breeze on your skin and the sunshine on your face, you hear the birds singing and the breeze moving through the trees.  And its pretty darn amazing to watch the clouds roll by when you flip your dog (down dog, that is).

Lululemon Athletica, as I have written about here before, organizes some amazing community yoga events throughout the entire year. But during the summer, they create one of the most fun classes – Rooftop Yoga at Brits Pub, cleverly titled “Bend it at Brits”.  

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Brits Pub has an outdoor lawn for lawn bowling games and tournaments, and four times during the summer they lend it over to Lulu to host a yoga class for 500+ students. It doesn’t feel that huge or intimidating when you are right there in the mix. They have a live DJ and a yoga instructor on the mic for a super fun yoga class. Its not your traditional class, so one should not take it seriously. Because, the teacher may have you twerk it in chair pose, or better yet, partner up for dancers pose.

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Partner tree pose before class started

 

Catch the next one on August 22nd. Details here 

The Grand Mall-Asana @ MOA

Come one yogi, come all yogis! Here is a great event for every level yogi, including a class specifically for teens!

Practice your down dog at the Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota on Sunday, March 10, 2013. Gorilla Yogis are coming together with dozens of yoga studios, and other karma yoga programs to put together a record breaking and COMPLIMENTARY all-day yoga event in the Rotunda at Mall of America.

Bring your own mat and water and stay for a marathon of fun!

Here is the event breakdown:

11:00 Guided Meditation
12:00 Master Yoga Class
1:00 ‘The Grand Mallasana’ Yoga Experience
2:00 Teen Flow Yoga with a Twist (8-15yrs. old)
3:00 Yoga Sculpt Class
4:00 Power Vinyasa Class

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DO YOGA, DO GOOD

Gorilla Yogis Fall Mala – 108 Sun Salutations

Celebrate Fall!

Typically this ritual of 108 Sun Salutations is performed four times a year, with the start of each season, to acknowledge the changing world around us.

Join the Gorilla Yogis for this energizing Fall Mala! (Take a break in child’s pose any time you need)

Saturday, September 22

12PM – 1:30PM

$10 Suggested Donation

A percentage of the donations will benefit Project Sweetie Pie www.projectsweetiepie.org

Lyndale Peace Gardens

4124 Roseway Road

Minneapolis, MN 55409


 

Special Spaces Fundraiser – Brit’s Yoga on the Lawn on August 18

Raise your hand if you love yoga on the lawn at Brit’s!!! Good, because we have another great event to tell you about…

Join a great cause for a 60 minute yoga class on the lawn at Brit’s Pub on Nicollet Mall.

Saturday, August 18

11:00 AM -12:00 PM

Brit’s Pub
1110 Nicollet Mall Minneapolis, MN 55403

Instructor: Veronica Miller – Core Power Yoga certified instructor

All levels welcome – even beginners! A limited amount of mats will be available for use. If you don’t have a mat, bring a beach towel!

Special Spaces’ Mission: To create dream bedrooms for children with life-threatening illnesses. Makeovers are funded through the support of individuals, corporations, and community groups

Cost: $10 minimum donation is appreciated to help support this great cause!

Contact: ChelseyG@specialspaces.org

Facebook page: www.facebook.com/specialspacesminneapolis