Yoga Journal SF Conference Through Monday

I wouldn’t have expected a hotel along the Embarcadero to be a decent place for a yoga conference (even though they can’t all be Squaw Valley-hosted, a la Wanderlust), but Yoga Journal’s annual class-lecture-retail festival has managed to be very enjoyable even in stuffy ballrooms. The classes (including Vinyasa with Off the Mat co-founder Seane Corn and “gravity surfing” with Ana Forrest) are great, and the business track (with lectures on creating a viable studio and building local community support) differentiates the Thursday-through-Monday conference from others in its category.

And though “Yoga Day USA” passed last week, additional events on the publication’s calendar for this year include the Midwest Yoga Conference in June, a summer day of free classes in Times Square, the Telluride Yoga Festival in July, and Bhakti Fest at Joshua Tree come autumn. Closer to home, I’m excited that Rusty Wells’ Urban Flow is starting more early morning and Spanish classes (for the embarrased San Franciscans among us).