This is an interactive workshop where you will discuss the traditional meanings of each card; discover how you feel and how you would interpret each card and then practice doing mini-readings with the cards.

Handouts will be provided. Participants should bring along their own *Rider~Waite~Smith Tarot deck, if possible, for the reading practice portion of the workshop.

*Available for purchase at RakSa

Tory Jeen Valach has been studying, practicing and sharing Tarot for over 20 years.  Her intuitive readings and presentation of Tarot are loving, powerful and conducted in a way that gently encourages and guides people along their paths in a positive way.

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Kirtan is the uplifting, meditative, and sacred expression of devotion and prayer through song.  Powerful Sanskrit mantras are set to music, sung by a leader and repeated back by the group.  This communal practice of call and response raises the collective group energy, opens the heart, quiets the mind, and paves the way for the ecstatic bliss of devotion to be realized!

Come sing and shine!

Noah Christensen’s exposure to Kirtan began in a yoga class. Enamored by the beautiful tapestry of meditation, music, and devotion, he began exploring the ocean of devotion known as Kirtan. Embracing traditional instrumentation and blending modern vocal styling, he is honored to be sharing Kirtan with the Raksa community!

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Now is the time at we need your support more than ever in order to close our doors gracefully. Please join us in celebration of our time together as we welcome new beginnings.

We will be serving Prosecco, local & organic snacks, enjoying live music, good company and offering Great Discounts on retail.

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We will be serving Prosecco, local & organic snacks, and introducing you to our community. We are offering a free class for new students and great sales on all retail, café goods, and wellness services.

Open your Mind, Move your Body, Feed your Soul!

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MARCH 24^th The Intended Self: living with awareness

APRIL 21^st Opening to Change: living with agility

MAY 19^th Nature’s Resilience: living with energy

We are powerful beings evolved over 3.5 billion years that are innately intelligent, deeply connected with our environment and capable of self-healing and vast awareness. In this 3-workshop series, you are offered an opportunity to embark on a reflective journey with your whole being to allow the amazing natural potential you already have inside to surface. All three workshops can be taken individually.

Drawing upon Feldenkrais® and Shamanistic practices of embodied learning through movement, we will explore the conflict between the forces of socialization and the forces of nature as they shape our very experience of life itself. Through this process we’ll begin to tap into our innate ability to organize and heal “organically”, elegantly and in our entirety, with spontaneous coordinated harmony and pleasurable, resilient wellness.

About the Instructor:

Lucien Demaris is a Guild Certified Feldenkrais® Practitioner, a California Licensed Acupuncturist with a Master’s degree in Oriental Medicine, and a Nationally Certified Bodyworker with a private practice at RAKSA. He has been a life-long student of ancient healing and shamanistic practices of South America, and an explorer of human potential through somatic studies and embodiment practices for 20 years.

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This is a great opportunity for you to create a healing & relaxing time in your week. We are happy to have you as our guest and for you to meet the amazing teachers who offer their talents here at RakSa.

Yoga with Susy Vishmid 12-2pm
Yoga is the union of mind and body, linked with breath and movement; energy in flow. This introductory workshop is designed for all students and will cover the basic poses (asanas), the principles of movement and posture with some yoga philosophy and simple relaxation techniques.

About the Yoga Instructor:
Susy Vishmid has an extensive background in movement. At age 4 she began her training at the Westside School of Ballet in Santa Monica and by age 16 Susy was already a company member of the Pennsylvania Ballet.  In 2008 Susy completed over 500 hours of training through the Yoga Works professional program to become a certified yoga instructor. Her creative passion for movement fueled the inception for her blog soyouthinkyoucanyoga.com. Susy empowers students teaching them to move with purpose to facilitate physical, mental, and spiritual wholeness.

Qi gong  2:15 -4:15pm
Qi gong combines breath with slow graceful movements for a rejuvenating practice that promotes circulate of “Qi,” or life energy. This practice calms the spirit, focuses the mind and strengthens the immune system.

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And for a little something extra: You will receive a 16 oz organic pressed juice FREE with the purchase of any 60 minute service!

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Iyengar Yoga, devised by B.K.S. Iyengar and refined over his lifetime is a system of hatha yoga postures (asana) and breathing (pranayama) for people of all ages, abilities, and walks of life. The Iyengar system focuses on classic postures with a deep awareness of correct alignment and precise actions that increase flexibility and strengthen weak areas with systemic sequences that awaken and align the whole Body, Mind and Spirit.  This therapeutic method is appropriate for anyone – regardless of age, degree of health or limitations. In addition Iyengar yoga increases your ability to focus, observe, be present and relax.

This introductory workshop is designed for all students and will cover the basic poses (asanas), the principles of movement and posture with some yoga philosophy and simple relaxation techniques.

About the Instructor:

Jeff Perlman is a Certified Iyengar Instructor, a Clinical Ayurvedic and Pancha Karma Specialist with advanced accreditation in Pulse Diagnosis and Marma Therapies, a member of the National & California Ayurvedic Medical Associations, a Certified Massage Therapist and is a Certified Cordon Bleu Chef.

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“Yoga is union, it is derived from the Sanskrit root Yuj, which means to bind, attach, join, to direct and concentrate one’s attention. Yoga is the true spiritual union of our will and the will of God.”

This 4-week course is designed for students new to yoga or to the Iyengar method. It is a cumulative experience with each class building on the one before it.  We will cover basic asanas (postures) and principles of movement with some philosophy & pranayama (breathing techniques).  Emphasis is placed on alignment of the body, mind and spirit through timing & sequencing which strengthens the body, increases flexibility & reduces stiffness. Iyengar Yoga boosts vitality & focus, bringing balance and presence to our daily lives.

About the Instructor:

Jeff Perlman is a Certified Iyengar Instructor, a Clinical Ayurvedic and Pancha Karma Specialist with advanced accreditation in Pulse Diagnosis and Marma Therapies, a member of the National & California Ayurvedic Medical Associations, a Certified Massage Therapist and is a Certified Cordon Bleu Chef.

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Cancellations must be made more than one week in advance and will incur a 50% service fee.

In this workshop you will have an opportunity to discover the traditional meanings, of the 10 Minor Arcana Swords cards, and to practice tapping into your own innate wisdom when it comes to deciphering the cards.
This will be the Sixth of 7 consecutive monthly workshops that Tory will be sharing.  This is an interactive workshop where you will discuss the traditional meanings of each card; discover how you feel and how you would interpret each card and then practice doing mini-readings with the cards.

Handouts will be provided. Participants should bring along their own *Rider~Waite~Smith Tarot deck, if possible, for the reading practice portion of the workshop.
*Available  for purchase at RakSa

Tory Jeen Valach has been studying, practicing and sharing Tarot for over 20 years.  Her intuitive readings and presentation of Tarot are loving, powerful and conducted in a way that gently encourages and guides people along their paths in a positive way.

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Call 310.559.7200 to Reserve your Space!!
Cancellations must be made one week in advance and will incur a 50% service fee.