Elana Love Yoga + Conscious Living

18/05/2022

FEED YOUR SPIRIT & HELP US FEED OTHERS!

Just one week from today... the Summer Yoga Benefit Series kicks off right where the magic happens at our homebase in Forestville, overlooking our beautiful organic gardens.

I've been working hard for the last few months putting together this event, which will raise money to bring food, comprehensive nutrition services, healing and love 💚 to our Sonoma County neighbors living with serious medical conditions or at risk of malnutrition.

Then join me
~ in the lavender labyrinth at
~ amongst the vineyards at , , and
~ and surrounded by the bright and colorful full bloom of

Each class is $25 and purchased individually at the link in my bio. Registration must be done in advance. All proceeds go to Food For Thought. 🌻

09/05/2022

"We can't wait to welcome you to Food For Thought's home base, to kick off our FIRST CLASS of the summer yoga series! All proceeds throughout the summer will be funneled back into the work we do.
In case you're new around here, Food For Thought’s mission is to foster health and healing with food and compassion. We fulfill this by supplying more than 300,000 meals per year at no charge to more than 6,000 qualified clients who are living with serious medical conditions or at risk of malnutrition across Sonoma County. Our services eliminate food insecurity, reduce hospital visits and medical expenses, and improve our clients’ health and quality of life.

https://www.flipcause.com/secure/event_step2/MTQwNzY3/154759

07/04/2022

Update: Life has gotten very full lately (in all the best ways!), and since march, I've had to put a pause on teaching online classes. Part of me is really bummed about this, and sorry to my long-time regulars that i cant currently hold this space for you... but also, I'm really enjoying life offline. The tech realm and content creation was burning me out yall!

One day when it makes sense again, I'm sure I'll be back more regularly. BUT FOR NOW, if you're local in Sonoma County, heres what ive got for you:

1. Catch my classes at Crunch fitness in santa rosa on Monday nights at 6pm (super cheap for a gym membership there!!) + ocassional Saturday mornings
2. This summer I'm putting on a yoga series benefiting at various wineries and farms across the county. Can't wait for these outdoor, in-person classes!!! Please check out the schedule at the link in my bio 🌞💛🌻

P.S. I'm still passionate about sharing yoga and tools for helping you live intentionally, authentically, and fully! Reach out if you're interested in hiring me for one-off events, or have general questions/need support!! Always here for you.

03/03/2022

This new moon~ setting the intention to invite peace and decrease conflict and war within and around me.

Living in a world at war, how can we resist with our very being?

Choose peace in your own relationships.
Choose peace in your words and actions.
Choose not to be at war with yourself.
Choose not to bring war into this world.

May you be at peace.
May you be peace.

🙏🌑✨️🕊

29/01/2022

Join me for yoga class this Sunday morning inspired by one of my teachers of mindfulness, and one of the greatest champions for peace, nonviolence, and compassion the world has known, Thich Nhat Hanh.

He has given me some of the simplest yet most profound tools I've used to manage anxiety and put life into perspective.

"What you are looking for is already in you..."

"No mud, no lotus"

"Breathing in, I know that I am breathing in. Breathing out, I know that I am breathing out."

And countless more pieces of wisdom I'll always carry....

In his honor, I invite you now to take a moment to be still, say hello to your breath, tune into your heartspace, and perhaps invite a smile to your face. .

Link in bio to sign up for practice with me Sunday. 🙏💛

23/01/2022

Curious how yoga can benefit you beyond getting good exercise?

Yoga is often celebrated for its ability to improve strenght, flexbility, & mobility. But did you know it can benefit your brain, too?

04/01/2022

Forgive me in advance for bragging a little....

Benefits of practicing yoga with Elana:
✨ making time for yourself
✨ improving your mental health
✨ learning how to incorporate mindfulness in your daily life
✨ feeling inspired
✨ realizing why yoga is for You!

So come practice with me every Sunday at 10am pst, or join my membership to get live yoga classes for half off(!!!) and access to a whole video library of on-demand classes and workshops. I would love to help you start this year off feeling your best. You know where to go."

01/01/2022

Setting new year's resolutions or goals for the future are great and can be so expansive, but how about making the intention to live more in the Now?

Imagine attending to one act or thing in such a way that our awareness of it expands and we become fully anchored in the present moment and fully available to the object of our attention.

In yoga classes, I like to ask my students - How does the quality of your attention affect the quality of your experience?

This year, my heart-wish and invitation to you is to bring your awareness back to the now moment as often as possible.

Witness how this changes your life. It has surely changed mine more profoundly than I can put words to. It has helped me deal with all kinds of struggles, on the level of my humanly heartaches to the level of existential crises in the face of climate change and world suffering. Practicing presence has not only helped me reduce anxiety and pain, but it has allowed me to actually expand my capacity for joy.

The present moment is all we really have. And you know the miraculous thing about that? It has never existed before, and it will never exist again exactly as it is. And therefore there is no moment more important and more beautiful than this one right now - so I hope you cherish it each and every day this year.

Happy Now Year to you, dear soul!

24/12/2021

Hey, don't forget to celebrate [yourself + life] in some small way everyday, okay? 😘 🤞

09/12/2021

A while ago I was interviewed by Cora Geroux on the Teaching Yoga Podcast and you can now listen in on iTunes, Spotify or Google.

We talked about how a desire to go deeper led me to writing a blog, staying inspired while creating content consistently, and finding confidence as a new solopreneur and yoga teacher.

To listen, go to https://www.corageroux.com/elana 🎧

And check out my blog & yoga membership (which we discuss quite a bit in the episode) at the link in my bio, if you're someone that wants to learn how a holistic yoga practice (not just asana) can help you.

Elana Nelson is a yoga & meditation teacher, avid traveller and owner of the Living Yoga Membership. Earlier this year, as part of her business Elana launched a blog that she updates regularly, and invites her community members to go deeper into the philosophy of yoga. Elana is also one of our B101....

29/11/2021

This time of year, I like to focus a little extra on Gratitude. So I want to share something I learned from a wonderful friend and coach Jonathan Kiely.

What does it mean to be grateful?

It is about focusing on what we do have rather than what we don’t have, focusing on the abundance rather than the lack. And as Jonathan puts it, “Let’s replace expectations with appreciations.”

Here is a Gratefulness exercise that he taught me to help us understand the complexity of life and realize that for every challenge, there is also an opportunity.

Thorns, Buds, Blooms:

📌 The Thorn: What is the pain, struggle, challenge in my life right now?

🌹 The Bud: What is the opportunity? What can be learned from this situation? What can grow from this place?

💐 The Bloom: What is something beautiful that can blossom (or has blossomed) from this thorn or bud?

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