Lotusland Yoga SF

Lotusland Yoga SF Welcome to Lotusland! Your sanctuary in the city devoted to celebrating all eight limbs of Yoga as a way of life for the purpose of a greater good.
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Our classes are intimate and intentional and include sacred movement, meditation and mantra along with deep rest and reflection guided by Yoga's spiritual teachings to return to our true nature of being. You will find classes for all levels as well as workshops, trainings and retreats to serve the needs of your body, mind and soul, as well as our greater community.

“The holiday must be substantive as well as symbolic. It must be more than a day of celebration . . . Let this holiday b...
01/19/2026

“The holiday must be substantive as well as symbolic. It must be more than a day of celebration . . . Let this holiday be a day of reflection, a day of teaching nonviolent philosophy and strategy, a day of getting involved in nonviolent action for social and economic progress.” – Coretta Scott King

Honoring the life and legacy of the great Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is even more important today as the truth of US history is being brutally erased and denied. As the world honors his life and service to humanity we are reminded of the power of non- violent protest and practices of peace activism to inspire our standing up and speaking out against injustice. This is the time to put our practice into action with purpose.

As we study the Bhagavad Gita this month, let us channel the spirit of all our warrior poses and invoke the bravery of the many fierce and peaceful warriors who have sacrificed their lives for truth, justice and peace. Grateful to live in SF where the parks will continue to be free to honor this day!

Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, ‘What are you doing for others?” And Everyone can be great because everyone can serve.”

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. said this to an audience in Montgomery, Alabama in 1957 – and it still rings true today and every day. How do we give back to our community? Observed annually on the third Monday in January, the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service is the only federal holiday designated as a national day of service. Although considered a day “off” let’s show up and do one thing to benefit others without desiring anything in return.

This is the practice of Karma Yoga, at the heart of the Bhagavad Gita and our practice of Yoga at Lotusland Yoga SF. Showing up with passion to do the work on ourselves so we can show up passionately in showing up for others.

We are offering everyone a FREE class today at 6pm to be of service to YOU! 🙏🏽🫶🏽

what were you up to in 2016? We were doing a lot of the same 🙃But let’s be real… 10 years ago we were also witnessing ...
01/15/2026

what were you up to in 2016? We were doing a lot of the same 🙃

But let’s be real… 10 years ago we were also witnessing our country and communities in turmoil and experiencing intense change. Through it all we’ve leaned on the teachings of yoga and support of our Sangha to nurture and soothe our nervous systems. We were, and are, reminded that difficult times can serve as a spiritual purpose: they strip away our illusions, force us to find inner strength we didn’t know we had, and lead us to a deeper understanding of life and our true selves. 🙏🏽

Here’s to another decade of loving and living our yoga 🪷

If anyone brand new to yoga in your life could use the life changing benefits of the path and practice of Yoga but doesn...
01/14/2026

If anyone brand new to yoga in your life could use the life changing benefits of the path and practice of Yoga but doesn’t know where to start, invite them to join us at Lotusland for our Yoga for Absolute Beginners Workshop this Saturday at 1pm!


Begin a yoga practice in the new year with this special workshop designed by Tony and developed for those who are brand new to yoga, coming back or those who desire receiving more attention to detail, alignment and using props to support building a safe and informed yoga practice that you will love!

You will learn the basic principles of asanas or postures, yogic breathing practices, meditation and philosophy an an inclusive and non-intimidating environment to begin a life long journey towards physical, mental and spiritual wellbeing. This workshop will prepare you to step into one of our Basic Flow classes and build familiarity with the yoga practices to incorporate more mindfulness into every part of your life.

Sign up today 🫶🏽 Includes one week of FREE Yoga at Lotusland!

As we process everything we are seeing and hearing in the news, from Iran to Minniapolis and on our own streets, we want...
01/13/2026

As we process everything we are seeing and hearing in the news, from Iran to Minniapolis and on our own streets, we want you to know we are sanctuary for you no matter who you are and where you are from. We remain steadfast in our commitment to embracing our entire community with love, support and solidarity and affirm our support for you, your freedom and rights.

This month we turn to the teachings of The Bhagavad Gita, the beloved yogic text, for support and practical guidance to help us navigate our challenging world. The Bhagavad Gita was born from a crisis - teachings spoken at a moment of despair. Yet from this moment came some of humanity’s greatest spiritual teachings. In our darkest hour, The Bhagavad Gita teaches us to remember that we carry within us the same divine strength that guided Arjuna through the battlefield of Kurukshetra. We are taught that every challenge we face can be an opportunity for spiritual growth 🏹

The Bhagavad Gita begins with Arjuna’s complete breakdown - a warrior paralyzed, unable to act, overwhelmed by inner conflict. Krishna’s response to Arjuna’s crisis provides a roadmap for navigating life’s most challenging moments through the paths and practices of yoga as skill in action. This teaches us difficult times can serve as a spiritual purpose: they strip away our illusions, force us to find inner strength we didn’t know we had, and lead us to a deeper understanding of life and our true selves.

During periods of intense turmoil and change many of us are feeling overwhelmed. There is a collective need for nurturing and soothing our nervous and emotional systems. This is where practice helps. At Lotusland Yoga SF we practice all Eight Limbs of Yoga as a holistic path addressing the whole person in every class, with the purpose of benefiting our world.❤️

Share the Yoga you Love with people you love in the New Year! Join program Manager and Lotusland Yoga School Grad, Zoë E...
01/09/2026

Share the Yoga you Love with people you love in the New Year! Join program Manager and Lotusland Yoga School Grad, Zoë Elena, ✨TONIGHT at 5:30pm✨ for a 50 minute FREE class followed by an informative Q&A to get all the details on our celebrated Yoga School Program so beloved, our grads have dubbed it Love Skool because you will fall in love with Yoga as a way of life.

Begin the transformative Journey that is Lotusland Yoga School with a Buddy and receive 25% off!

A big part of our training is cultivating community through establishing yoga study buddies and mentors as lifelong support on the path of peace and liberation. You will definitely be challenged in the best ways to adapt to the yoga school’s discipline of physical, mental and spiritual wellbeing and with your yoga buddy by your side, you will be encouraged to show up each day with enthusiasm to go through it together

Over the past 25 years of Yoga School, we have had romantic partners, mother and daughter, siblings and friends join together as deepening of their connection through Yoga as well as yoga buddies meeting in yoga school and getting married!

Along with Saturday and Sundays from 1-7pm, you will have requirements to practice teach and hands-on assist, attend 2 classes a week and weekly homework assignments that you can do together with your buddy for moral support and lots more fun :)

Happy Birthday Tony!! 🎉💗 Thank you Tony for your over 10 years of devotion to the Lotus and your students, you are such ...
01/07/2026

Happy Birthday Tony!! 🎉💗

Thank you Tony for your over 10 years of devotion to the Lotus and your students, you are such a light of compassion and encouragement and you deserve all the happiness coming your way!

Help us in sending all the bday blessings and celebrate all the love and magic he brings to Lotusland and beyond 🫶🏽

Next Saturday Tony is hosting his signature Yoga for Absolute Beginners workshop — sign up yourself or invite family and friends who are “yoga-curious” to join him for an incredible experience to build confidence and a foundation for healing. This workshop will prepare you to step into one of our Basics classes and build familiarity with the yoga practices to incorporate more mindfulness into every part of your life.

01/06/2026

Lotus Fly! This Saturday with .yoga 🦚🤸🏽🕊️

A fun and uplifting chance to go upside down with a Lotus Flow practice to support freedom and playfulness. Take the next step on your asana adventure and discover your inner strength during this creative exploration of arm balances and inversions!

This workshop-style Vinyasa practice will build fuel to approach inversion, focus on the fundamentals of going upside down and offer a chance to explore headstand, forearm stand, and handstand with variations for everyone! Zoë will help you deepen your understanding of the structure, alignment and breath needed for safe ex*****on, while offering special tips and tricks to modify during your journey.

For anyone looking to make a change in the new year, a chance to take a leap and face our feasts, this workshop will prepare you to take the steps toward change. Arm Balances can build strength, confidence and help us to develop balance in difficult situations. Inverse allow us to flip our perspective and take risks to build trust.

You do not have to go upside down, but DO get ready to transform your fears into an uplifting experience that will benefit your whole practice! Walk away with the confidence to spread your wings and face your fears with the help of props, the wall and your fellow yogis.

Just a few spots left - $30 with discount to members and grads. Come ready to play, have fun, and learn to FLY!

January Blessings to you all Lotusland Loves, And…we’re waking up to stories of even more WTH’s & OMG’s in the news as w...
01/06/2026

January Blessings to you all Lotusland Loves,

And…we’re waking up to stories of even more WTH’s & OMG’s in the news as we move toward more uncertain and scary times, our practice calls for action generated through our contemplative practices of Yoga and meditation like compassion and wisdom in action along with our fear and anger.

We can use January as a month of not only taking action outward but action inward, caring of our selves, our physical and mental health and hibernating in our cocoons so we can emerge and take forward action in the world anew! The new year is about starting slow...This time is guiding us towards developing a deeper and more honest relationship with ourselves by taking peaceful pauses through committing to a life devoted to what we most value. We can come out changed and more self aware and at peace if we take advantage of it and then engaging in actions in the world that are aligned with our values and beliefs and finding ways to contribute that resonate with our inner truth and understanding.

Yoga means inner union with our true selves, the divine within, so committing to solitary time with ourselves through a commitment to our daily personal practice, or sadhana, is what leads us not only to personal liberation but living and acting in service to the happiness and freedom for all beings.

We are back to our regular schedule with some wonderful additions and workshops!😍

✨ Join program Manager and Lotusland Yoga School Grad, Zoe Elena, Friday, January 9th at 5:30pm for a 50 minute FREE class followed by an informative Q&A to get all the details on our celebrated Yoga School Program

✨Lotus Fly! Arm Balance & Inversion workshop this Saturday with Zoë. A fun and uplifting chance to go upside down with a Lotus Flow practice to support freedom and playfulness.

✨ Begin your practice with this special workshop designed by Tony and developed for those who are brand new to yoga, coming back or those who desire receiving more attention to detail, alignment and using props to support building a safe and informed yoga practice that you will love!

Sign up & invite a friend 🫶🏽

Happy New Year 🎉🎆 As this most challenging of years is coming to a close we wish to thank each everyone of you for a pow...
12/31/2025

Happy New Year 🎉🎆 As this most challenging of years is coming to a close we wish to thank each everyone of you for a powerful, peaceful and purposeful year of Yoga, Community and Consciousness! Really, thank you for being a part of Lotusland Yoga SF and making it the sanctuary in the city it IS for ALL of us 🙏🏽❤️

Join sisters Zoë & Eva on Sunday for this community craft event that will include meditation, journaling, music, and creating vision boards of your dreams and intentions for 2026!

What is a vision board? A vision board is a collage of images — and often words — that represent a vision you have for your future, goals you are working on, and/or dreams and prayers that you want to manifest. The process of making the vision board can help clarify your visions, and deepen your connection to your desires. Once completed, you can place your vision board somewhere where you will look at it often, to focus your thoughts on your intentions, or as a visual aid for meditation 🧘🏽‍♀️🌀🐚✨🫶🏽

We will begin the day with a short, grounding meditation, then an intro to vision boards, a few minutes of journaling and then the main activity - finding material for your board and putting it all together! We will end as we started, in meditation and reflection.

No experience required. Boards, magazines, scissors and glue provided. You’re welcome to bring additional craft materials and any meaningful imagery to help you manifest your dreams! We recommend you bring a journal to write in but writing materials can be provided 🙏🏽

Beautiful Lotusland Yoga Practitioners! We are sending you all so much love on these last days of 2025 was we reflect on...
12/29/2025

Beautiful Lotusland Yoga Practitioners!

We are sending you all so much love on these last days of 2025 was we reflect on this insanely difficult year. We are feeling so hopeful to see the signs in stars supporting sacred shifts as many planets are rolling through the earthy sign of Capricorn (Sun, Venus, Mars and Mercury this week) We’re taking it slow, steady and methodically in our steps forward. As we step into the New Year, we are being supported in manifesting in our dreams for the future, not through magical thinking but through practical steps and hard, consistent work and building structures of accountability and awareness of our actions as we move forward with our visions, but blessed with creativity, community, care and compassion of the Cancer Full Moon! This moon is deeply nourishing and nurturing and protective of the self and others.

As this most challenging of years is coming to a close we wish to thank each everyone of you for a powerful, peaceful and purposeful year of Yoga, Community and Consciousness! Really, thank you for being a part of Lotusland Yoga SF and making it the sanctuary in the city it IS for ALL of us 🙏🏽❤️

Cheers 🥂, to more health, happiness and freedom for all beings everywhere ❤️Join us for some beautiful offerings to end 2025 with reflection and begin 2026 with intention — and take advantage of our New Year Specials, get a discounted Lotusland Membership!

✨Join Yael this Tuesday at 12 for special Kundalini Yoga Kriyas to cleanse, clear and release past patterns in preparation for the New Year

✨Put 2025 to bed on Wednesday 12/31 with Jasmine at 12pm Meditation and Intention in Motion

✨Join Zoë on New Year’s Eve 7pm for a super special Yin Yoga, Yoga Nidra and Live Music Sound Healing experience!

✨Astrud is coming home to celebrate the new year with mystical movement, Mantra, Meditation and Live Music on New Year’s Day at 10am!

✨Or join Ati at 2pm for a fiery, fun Core Flow Vinyasa to manifest strength and creativity in 2026

✨Sunday afternoon join sisters Zoë and Eva for their annual Vision Board workshop, a community craft event - all supplies provided!

As we prepare for 2026, renew our vows to spiritual life and recommit to our Sadhana’s we want to invite YOU to take th...
12/28/2025

As we prepare for 2026, renew our vows to spiritual life and recommit to our Sadhana’s we want to invite YOU to take the next step on your spiritual path this year and consider sharing the practice you love with the people you love, starting with yourself, deepening your yogic studies and practice through our beloved Lotusland Yoga School Program beginning January 30th - May 16th and pass down the Lotusland Lineage to YOU! As students at Lotusland, you already know that Yoga is so much more than the asanas we practice on the mat. We use every moment on the mat for spiritual development towards liberation. Yoga prepares us mentally, physically and emotionally so that we can remain awake, compassionate and grounded in our center and our world … and empowered to be our true selves and live a life aligned with our true nature.

Now is the time, beloved yogis… LET’s start a YOGA REVOLUTION.

As we move towards a new year to continued devastating news we can all throw up our hands and ask, “What Now?” Whether you are feeling powerless and fearful these days, or fired up and ready to go, or a mix of both, Lotusland Yoga School’s 200 hour Teacher Training awaits YOU with the practical tools, spiritual wisdom, expert guidance and creative community to show up for yourself and the world around you. Through our program you’ll cultivate a personal daily personal practice, Sadhana rooted in yoga philosophies of karma, Bhakti, raja yoga 🧘🏻‍♂️ and unleash the confidence to teach, move and SHINE as your most authentic self: a light that you’ll take out of the studio into your communities and into the world. We need yogis like you who believe in inclusivity and representation where every voice matters to be the sacred stewards of these ancient practices that were passed down generation after generation to benefit others in moments like these.

Every session our program improves based on we learn from the previous sessions and we learned so much from this last group of grads as our gurus 🙏🏽

We are offering a New Year yoga buddy special to sign up with a friend for 20% off tuition!

apply today in the link in our bio and set up a 1:1 with Jasmine for the details ❤️

🎆Flashback Friday NYE 2016 🎇 Besties for over 40 years, Jasmine and Astrud co-taught their annual sacred celebration cla...
12/26/2025

🎆Flashback Friday NYE 2016 🎇 Besties for over 40 years, Jasmine and Astrud co-taught their annual sacred celebration class for 10 years at Lotus with mantra, movement, meditation and intention setting into a fire 🔥 and cosmic toast 🥂 into many new years…

This Year, our tradition into the transition of years changes with Jasmine bringing the magic 🪄 at 12 on New Years Eve at 12 and Astrud at 12 on New Years Day! Along with Zoe putting 2025 to bed on NYE with Restorative and Yoga Nidra and Ati on NYD with Core flow to get us moving into action into 2026!

Sign up in the link in our bio as spots fill up fast !

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Laughing Lotus Yoga Center is devoted to sharing the yogic gifts of a healthy body, joyful spirit and quiet mind with everyone. The center’s trademark "Lotus Flow" classes bridge yoga’s timeless philosophy with the art of creative vinyasa sequencing, incorporating conscious alignment, breath awareness, and inspiring music into each class. Committed to celebrating community and fostering spiritual life, the center offers something for everyone: benefit-donation classes, Yoga with life music, Kirtan, Yin yoga, meditation, and so much more.

Learn more about our new student specials, special events and our signature 200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training (fondly known as “Love Skool”).

Start your journey at http://sf.laughinglotus.com/