Well, its been a long time coming and an immense journey to get here, but after searching for a year, securing space, traveling, teaching and studying….I am proud to announce the exciting making of LaLaLå! Jivamukti Yoga Los Angeles.

As most of you know, I have been fairly nomadic these last few years on the road with Jivamukti Teacher Trainings and then subsequently touring and teaching. During the last year I have settled in to living in Los Angeles and growing a sangha here. Through the warmth of my dear friends at Roam Yoga, who lovingly welcomed me into their space and tribe I have been able to cultivate an extended community, one that I am extremely grateful for…now its time for me to move on and build this new home for our Jivamukti west coast tribe.

A little bit about the name….LaLaLå! (Lam- indicated by the Å) is the seed, it is the bija mantra of Muladhara chakra. LaLaLå(m) is also the energy center of our relationships to home, family, stability, career, and most importantly connection to the earth. Its also a song…. LaLaLå! is how we sing all songs…it is our individual song. Living …and singing, liberated

I am shifting into the next phase, the one where we open the doors to this new venture. We are in the midst of building out the space, and if all goes well we should be open by late December or beginning of Jan. (Stay tuned for opening date!)

But in order for us to have steady ground to stand on and a strong foundation, I need to ask for your help. So many people have helped get us here, but some things can’t be bartered for, and we need to raise additional funds so we can make sure our doors get open and stay open. Whatever you can contribute will go towards creating the solid foundation for us, and with that the ability to be of service to our community. We can’t go further without you so please help: Click here to MAKE IT HAPPEN!

I’ll be posting news and updates much more frequently and you can watch the progress and development…if you can’t be here in person, support by following us online, signing up for our newsletters and of course, donating to our campaign. You’re all with me in everything I do and I can’t wait to welcome you to our new space. So much more to come…

With love and gratitude,

HaChi

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Hey all,

Its been a while since I’ve posted and lots of changes to speak of.

As many of you know, for the last few years I have had the great privilege of heading up the Jivamukti Yoga Teacher Training program internationally. It has brought me so many opportunities to get to know students from around the world, build an amazing global community, and serve my teachers,  and friends. It was the blessing of a lifetime to have a job where I was able to immerse myself in the teachings, understand the material inside out, and be able to serve and practice so many aspects of

the yoga practice beyond asana.

As those of you who have done it know, the Jivamukti Yoga Teacher Training program transforms your life and I got to do 11 of them, and with each one I learned something invaluable that has made me a better teacher, student, leader, friend, and member of the community. My eternal thanks to Sharon-ji and David-ji for their love and trust and for bringing me into this family.

Now its time to take those lessons and build something new that serves in an equal, but different capacity….

In October of 2017 I officially moved from New York to Los Angeles. Though I hadn’t actually been home in New York for quite a few years (traveling with Jiva TT mostly) I still had an apartment there…which I finally gave up to make a home on the west coast. Some of the transition has been seamless, some of it has been super
tough…but I am lucky to have the support of my family and friends and that makes all the difference in the world. Its been a while since I have had a “home” and I have one now, in DTLA, and its wonderful.

I am currently (still) looking for a space to open the first Jivamukti Yoga studio here in Los Angeles. Its been challenging, and the learning curve on LA commercial real estate has been steeper than I had hoped, but more an more, I am gaining the confidence that creating a space for a Jivamukti community here is the next step in being able to contribute to a global satsang and method that I love.

In the meantime, while I continue the search, I am teaching classes locally at a sweet studio in Silverlake called ROAM LA. Its run by my friends Chad Dennis and Jennifer Perry and is literally a rose-colored little world that charms and delights. They are amazing devoted teachers of yoga and you should go visit them if you are ever in LA.

I’m headed out on my European Spring Tour in mid-March and it will probably be my only major travel this year. I’m looking forward to reconnecting with the European sangha and hope you’ll stop by somewhere to say hi.

I’ll post from the road, so stay tuned if you’re interested….

with love and blessings,

hachi

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