EL CERRITO'S PREMIERE YOGA STUDIO | SINCE 2010

Advance registration appreciated!

Weeks & months of care and planning go into producing a workshop/special event! Therefore, most events require pre-registration/payment at least one week in advance. If a minimum number of participants is not met, the event may be cancelled. Please show your interest by registering for your favorite events well in advance!

Event Space Available

Looking for a space to host your yoga, meditation, or wellness event? Ojas Yoga Center's beautiful 750 sq.ft. practice room is available on weekends 1:30 p.m. onward. Inquire here.

Plant Medicine Meditations: Practical & Spiritual Aromatherapy
with Nicole Becker, Certified Aromatherapist

Wednesdays 6:30-8:00 PM | Nov. 7, 14, 28 & Dec. 5, 19
Learn about and commune with the sacred gifts of medicinal aromatic plants from around the world. Nicole will outline the practical uses and applications of a plant/essential oil as well as it's "prabhava" or spiritual essence. You will then get to use the oil [inhale or anointing] and rest back into a restorative yoga posture while she takes you on a guided meditation journey with the plant spirit. This is an opportunity to fully commune with a plant through all your faculties and senses and activate it's power in your life.  Price same as our regular class schedule. Schedule of Plants/Topics Here

Restorative Yoga + Sound Healing + Community
with Giulia Divina

Sunday, December 30 | 11:00-2:00 PM
Together we will dive into who we are today, what we want to release from 2018, and what we want to welcome into the new year. Our time will be filled with heart-felt conversation, sacred listening, journaling, sound healing and meditation, followed by a full length restorative yoga practice designed to bring you back home to yourself. You will feel sensual, alive, quiet, and connected in your body! Tea and light snacks will be provided. Sound Healing by Klaudeen Shemirani
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$45 early bird, $55 after Dec.23

Intention Setting: Yoga + Sacred Song
​with Adrienne Shamszad

Monday, December 31 | 9:00-11:00 AM
Bring in the new year with a nourishing yoga practice and devotional music. Set an intention for your year to come then sing and move it into being in this special 2 hour practice.  All levels of practitioners are welcome, no previous singing experience is necessary! 
$25 advance, $30 door

Curvy Yoga: 10-week series
​with Susan Weiner

Saturdays 11:00-12:30 PM | January 5-March 16, 2019
Curvy Yoga is yoga instruction specific to people in larger bodies, but all body sizes are welcome in my classes. Through intentional sequencing, strategic uses of props, and creative variations, yoga is made accessible to people of all shapes, sizes, and abilities. ​

Wednesday Wellness Series - JANUARY
(TRE) Tension/Trauma Releasing Exercises

Wednesdays, 6:30-8:00 p.m. | January 9-30, 2019
with Ashley Brown, certified TRE® Provider
TRE® is a series of 7 simple exercises that helps release any stored tension, stress or trauma within the body. This technique was developed by Dr. David Berceli who is a Traumatologist and has a Ph.D. in Social Work. Dr. Berceli has worked over the past two decades in war-torn countries. In this series the students will be guided through the TRE® exercises to access our natural shaking abilities in response to tension or trauma. Throughout the four weeks we will discover why we shake, how our bodies respond to the process, and what changes physically over time. 

Yoga and the Pelvic Floor (for Women)
Intro Workshop & 4-week semi-private series

Intro Workshop: Sat. Jan 26 | 2:00-5:00 PM
4-week Semiprivate Series: Mondays 6:30-8 PM | Feb. 4-25 

Wednesday Wellness Series - FEBRUARY
Intro to Yoga: Holistic Yoga for Every Body

Wednesdays, 6:30-8:00 p.m. | February 6-27, 2019
with Josephine Kelly

Wednesday Wellness Series - MARCH
Nurturing Resilience - Root Level Self Care

Wednesdays, 6:30-8:00 p.m. | March 6-27, 2019
with Josephine Kelly

Candlelight Sound Bath 
with Melissa Felsenstein
​FIRST FRIDAYS OF EVERY MONTH!

Friday, February 1, 2019 | 7:00-8:30 PM 
Give your nervous system a bath! Let your cells be serenaded by the harmonic vibrations of quartz crystal singing bowls & Paiste Healing Gongs.  Healing sound waves penetrate every cell in our body and bring our brain waves into a state of meditation. When our senses are harmonized, our mind easily finds clarity, renewed creativity, and freedom from strain. Participants recline on yoga mats, with blankets and cushions for support. Includes a period of guided meditation.

*Due to the popularity of these events, we are limiting attendance to 25 guests, advance tix purchases online only ($25). Wait-list available. No drop-ins. If you have registration issues/questions we may not be available by phone or email on the day of. Early registration appreciated!

Wednesday Wellness Series - MARCH
​Nurturing Resilience - Root Level Tools for Self Care

Wednesdays 6:30-8:00 PM | March 6-27, 2019
with Josephine Kelly
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A little self-care helps you get through the week, but getting through LIFE takes resiliency!'
Simple, universally accessible, deeply profound physical-emotional-mental-spiritual (WHOLISTIC!!) tools for building and maintaining resilience.
  • support root-level healing from stress/trauma
  • sustain a healthy nervous system, a balanced mind-set, and a strong sense of trust in the face of the unknown
  • develop radiant vulnerability: compassionate kindness for ourselves and each others' eccentricities, mistakes, and imperfections on this winding journey of being human​

​Advance Registration Required​