Are you concerned about incontinence or other issues related to your pelvic floor? Do you want to learn more about this powerful area of the body?

Please join me for my upcoming in-person or zoom Yoga for Pelvic Floor Health for Women workshops. No yoga experience required.

Coach Victor will be teaching effective, useful, and practical self-defense philosophy and techniques while keeping this process safe and fun. This will be an interactive workshop that will include movement and body contact and lots of talk story. You will learn how to use your words, best instincts, as well your body to stay safe. Please note we will be simulating situations that may be triggering for survivors. While Victor has experience teaching to trauma survivors, please come with this understanding in mind.

About the instructor: Victor Damian has been deeply involved in martial arts since his teenage years. He has been trained in Filipino Martial Arts for over 20 years. He has also been teaching boxing for over 20 years. Victor has been involved in weapon fight clubs and has been featured on NPR, ESPN, National Geographics Taboo, and numerous news and TV shows. In addition to this, Victor has worked for SFDPH for 13 years. During this time, he has worked with youth in various systems and even taught self-defense for underage sex workers.

Cafe Colucci and Banana Yoga are coming together to bring you Yoga Social and Brunch - this is your space for authentic connection and community. Whether you're a seasoned yogi or just starting your practice, Yoga Social is designed for those who love yoga and want to meet like-minded people in a fun, welcoming environment.

Healing circle for womxn, femme identifying, and non binary beings. Move & clear energies with this cleansing ceremony. Tap into your juicy and intuitive natures. There will be ecstatic movement, journaling, and more <3

Coach Victor will be teaching effective, useful, and practical self-defense philosophy and techniques while keeping this process safe and fun. This will be an interactive workshop that will include movement and body contact and lots of talk story. You will learn how to use your words, best instincts, as well your body to stay safe. Please note we will be simulating situations that may be triggering for survivors. While Victor has experience teaching to trauma survivors, please come with this understanding in mind.

About the instructor: Victor Damian has been deeply involved in martial arts since his teenage years. He has been trained in Filipino Martial Arts for over 20 years. He has also been teaching boxing for over 20 years. Victor has been involved in weapon fight clubs and has been featured on NPR, ESPN, National Geographics Taboo, and numerous news and TV shows. In addition to this, Victor has worked for SFDPH for 13 years. During this time, he has worked with youth in various systems and even taught self-defense for underage sex workers.

In this course we discuss various types of injuries, including sprains, tears, and broken bones, and the stages of healing from acute to chronic. We will look at single herbs and formulas, used both internally and topically to treat injuries in the various stages of the healing process.

The herbs and formulas discussed will be focused in the Chinese herbal apothecary with a history of use in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and martial arts, as well as some Western herbs. In addition, we will all prepare a topical herbal remedy that students can take home for their own use.

About Teacher: In 2020, Tyler completed a Doctorate of Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine (DACM) and Master's of Science degree in Traditional Chinese Medicine (MSTCM) at San Francisco's American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine (ACTCM). Afterwards, he completed the Neuro-Meridian Integrative Acupuncture program with Dr. Poney Chiang. In 2014, he completed a three year program and received a certificate in Western herbal medicine from the Berkeley Herbal Center. At the same time, he completed 500 hours of yoga teacher training to strengthen his knowledge around the eight limbs of yoga and how they can be applied to clinical practice. Dr. Tyler's practice Sage Against the Disease is located in Temescal, sageagainstthedisease.com.

Coach Victor will be teaching effective, useful, and practical self-defense philosophy and techniques while keeping this process safe and fun. This will be an interactive workshop that will include movement and body contact and lots of talk story. You will learn how to use your words, best instincts, as well your body to stay safe. Please note we will be simulating situations that may be triggering for survivors. While Victor has experience teaching to trauma survivors, please come with this understanding in mind.

About the instructor: Victor Damian has been deeply involved in martial arts since his teenage years. He has been trained in Filipino Martial Arts for over 20 years. He has also been teaching boxing for over 20 years. Victor has been involved in weapon fight clubs and has been featured on NPR, ESPN, National Geographics Taboo, and numerous news and TV shows. In addition to this, Victor has worked for SFDPH for 13 years. During this time, he has worked with youth in various systems and even taught self-defense for underage sex workers.

Raise your vibration! When we experience stress, anxiety, and trauma, our vibration is low. We feel heavy, negative, and out of sorts. Connecting to a higher vibrational frequency helps us to feel lighter, calmer, and more clear in our head.

In this 1.5 hour workshop, experience how TRE®, sound wave frequencies, and other tools allow energy to flow through and within you.

Join Tammy Hayano and Laura Moir to reset and renew your whole being.

For more info. about TRE®, visit Tammy's website here:https://www.hanumanholisticliving.com/tre-tension-trauma-release-alameda-california

Join us the Fourth Friday evening of every month for a nourishing session of tea and conversation about yogic philosophy and our spiritual journeys.

This month's topic:

Bring your gently used clothing items, accessories, and costumes, and exchange them with fellow fashion enthusiasts. It's a sustainable way to refresh your style while reducing waste. Plus, you'll get to meet like-minded individuals who share your love for fashion. Don't miss out on this exciting event!

(Adults Only 18+ event) Join us for 2 hours of stretching and figure drawing. Each participant will have an opportunity to model for 20 minutes, and to draw at least four other models.

Mel will guide students through a vinyasa flow accompanied by the acoustic vocals and guitar of Scott, local musician and regular Temescal farmers market guitarist. This practice often creating a more immersive and deeply relaxing experience by harmonizing the sounds with the yoga poses and breathwork.

Healing circle for womxn, femme identifying, and non binary beings. Move & clear energies with this cleansing ceremony. Tap into your juicy and intuitive natures. There will be ecstatic movement, journaling, and more <3

Join us the Fourth Friday evening of every month for a nourishing session of tea and conversation about yogic philosophy and our spiritual journeys.

This month's topic: Svadhhyaya (AKA self-study)

This is an introductory workshop in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and is open to anyone interested in learning the fundamentals of TCM, acupuncture and herbal medicine with a focus in meridian pathways and yoga poses.

We’re hosting a YOGA LISTENING PARTY! Come if you want to listen to music with friends and move your body in an active, all-levels vinyasa class. We’ll be playing a full album cover to cover, no skips.

Expect low lights, high energy, minimal queuing, and the volume turned up to 11.

On rotation is JOY AS AN ACT OF RESISTANCE by IDLES.

Are you concerned about incontinence or other issues related to your pelvic floor? Do you want to learn more about this powerful area of the body?

Please join me for my upcoming in-person or zoom Yoga for Pelvic Floor Health for Women workshops. No yoga experience required.

Healing circle for womxn, femme identifying, and non binary beings. Move & clear energies with this cleansing ceremony. Tap into your juicy and intuitive natures. There will be ecstatic movement, journaling, and more <3

Yoga Social is a space for you to meet folx who also love yoga, and want to build community. This session will include a yoga class, connected compassion meditation, and a snacking hour with fun guided activities that will bring you out of your shell and bring us together.

Social anxiety? No worries, we won't leave you out to dry, our session is built to create a space where we can gradually get to know each other without all the awkwardness.

Our bodies hold so much wisdom and medicine, but they also hold onto unprocessed emotions and experiences that keep us stuck in our minds and playing small in the world. In this 90-minute workshop, we will drop into the body using various somatic tools and back-door-bandit our subconscious mind to receive healing, insights and access to new gifts. This is a space for self-exploration that serves your highest good and meets you exactly where you are at. Each person’s experience will be unique and their own.

Join us the Fourth Friday evening of every month for a nourishing session of tea and conversation about yogic philosophy and our spiritual journeys.

This month's topic: Svadhhyaya (AKA self-study)

Raise your vibration! When we experience stress, anxiety, and trauma, our vibration is low. We feel heavy, negative, and out of sorts. Connecting to a higher vibrational frequency helps us to feel lighter, calmer, and more clear in our head.

In this 1.5 hour workshop, experience how TRE®, sound wave frequencies, and other tools allow energy to flow through and within you.

Join Tammy Hayano and Laura Moir to reset and renew your whole being.

For more info. about TRE®, visit Tammy's website here:https://www.hanumanholisticliving.com/tre-tension-trauma-release-alameda-california

(Adults Only 18+ event) Join us for 2 hours of stretching and figure drawing. Each participant will have an opportunity to model for 20 minutes, and to draw at least four other models.

Sad boys & girls, it's time to get out your eyeliner & moleskins for Emo Night draws upon us. Emo Flow will combine an active vinyasa with pop-punk classics, & hella angst. Afterwards we will finish with guided live journaling (not to be confused with your old LiveJournal account) to unleash that swirling vortex of feelings onto the page.

Elevate your consciousness and vibration the yoga way, through the chanting of the holy names, creating a sacred space of unity and bliss.

Delicious vegetarian prasadam (sanctified) snacks served afterwards to nourish your body and soul.

Are you concerned about incontinence or other issues related to your pelvic floor? Do you want to learn more about this powerful area of the body?

Please join me for my upcoming in-person or zoom Yoga for Pelvic Floor Health for Women workshops. No yoga experience required.