Upcoming Events
IG Live: Susanna Barkataki and Tejal discuss Embody Yoga’s Roots YTT 300!
IG Live convo with Susanna Barkataki and Tejal Patel, discussing YTTs, workshops, and yoga’s power for social change.
Enrollment Open for Embody’s Yoga Roots YTT 300 with guest teacher Tejal Patel
Want to deepen your yoga and lead with integrity? This YTT 300 training goes beyond asana - it’s about learning, unlearning, and reclaiming yoga as a tool for social change. I’m honored to teach in it, and I’d love for you to join me as I offer the workshop: Private Yoga and Compassionate Care, led by Tejal. Learn more here!
FREE! Embodied Reflections: Loosening & Softening with Ria (Apr 13)
This class will combine journaling, asana, and pranayama as an exploration of softening control and breathing into the relation between self and collective. Come together to hold space for complexity, grief, and non-linearity rather than bypassing or forcing an outcome. Guided by Ria.
Mantra/Chanting and Pranayama/Breath with Melissa (Monthly 3rd Wednesday)
Each month, you will be guided through specific and intentional mantras and pranayama and breath practices offered with clear direction and to be utilized with clear purpose. Guided by Melissa.
Seasonal Ayurveda Workshop with Indie
Seasonal Ayurveda Workshops, each rotating season and focus on either mind, body, or breath.
Learn new practices that are relevant to the season each month! Guided by Indie.
Community Hour: Activism Check-In with Tejal
Join us for a meditative, community-centered space to reflect, share, and support one another in the work of activism and justice. Together, we’ll explore how to engage in tough conversations with care, respect, and intention. Free for members! Guided by Tejal.
In-Person! Monthly Restorative Yoga at Sovern LA with Tejal
In-Person at Sovern, LA
Join this deeply restorative yoga practice focused on restoration, regulation, and care. Tejal will guide you through postures where you will be completely supported by pillows and blankets. No previous experience with yoga is required, wear comfortable clothing that you can rest in.
abcdyogi: Member Chat on Building Community
Tejal and Zahra, the abcdyogi team, will talk about building community through yoga and social justice initiatives and why this work is important right now as the organizing team at abcdyogi and from their social location as South Asian women yoga educators.
BIPOC Restorative Yoga with Special Guest Linda Lopes
Join each month for a luxurious rest practice led by Tejal (she/they) and guests. You’re invited to bring pillow, blanket, chair, or be in bed. This is a BIPOC-centered offering.
Your Decolonized Approach to Rest Workshop with Tejal for Accessible Yoga
In this workshop and program, we’ll explore ways to address the barriers to rest and to create supportive rest practices for everyone.
New! All-Beings Restorative Yoga with Tejal and Guests
Monthly Restorative Yoga practice held every 2nd Wednesday of the month. Guided by Tejal and Guests.
Workshop: Visual Art Making & Self Reflection with Jotika (Apr 6)
In this NEW workshop guided by Jotika, we will slow down, write, reflect and create visual art to express themes from the past season of our lives. No special supplies or experience necessary! Come as you are.
abcdyogi: Foundations of Decolonizing Yoga | 2-Day Training
A 2-day event where we expand our understanding of decolonizing yoga beyond identity and representation to explore colonial and imperial impacts on contemporary yoga. Guided by Dr. Sheena Sood.
FREE: Spring Opening Sound Bath with Manoj (Mar 27)
Join this free event to open up for Spring by releasing stuck Winter energy and relaxing into the changing moment. Guided by Manoj.
Bring earphones for full advantage of this experience.
Hosted by the Ohio Asian American Health Coalition and the Ohio Department of Mental Health & Addiction Services.
Free Event. Tips are appreciated.
BIPOC Restorative Yoga with Guest Guide Maisha Kazi
Join each month for a luxurious rest practice led by Tejal (she/they) and guests. You’re invited to bring pillow, blanket, chair, or be in bed. This is a BIPOC-centered offering.
Seasonal Ayurveda Workshop with Indie
Seasonal Ayurveda Workshops, each rotating season and focus on either mind, body, or breath.
Learn new practices that are relevant to the season each month! Guided by Indie.
Mantra/Chanting and Pranayama/Breath with Melissa (Monthly 3rd Wednesday)
Each month, you will be guided through specific and intentional mantras and pranayama and breath practices offered with clear direction and to be utilized with clear purpose. Guided by Melissa.
FREE: Preview Class: Rooted in Regulation Upcoming Series (Mar 18)
Preview our upcoming 8 week series, Rooted in Regulation! This series blends somatic movements, yogasana, and pranayama to restore inner stability incorporating meditation and journaling into each practice. You will leave this journey more attuned to your nervous system regulation, embodying authenticity to navigate life's uncertainties and the unknown. With Sunaina.
FREE: Sound Bath for Liminal Spaces with Manoj (Mar 16)
When seasons change we enter the liminal space of what was and what will be. Take this time to receive crystal bowl tones and chimes, mantra and nidra to process and progress.
Enjoy this practice as a gift from us at Tejal Yoga and build solidity and peace within yourself and in community. Guided by Manoj.
**Bring earphones for full advantage of this experience.
Tips are appreciated.
New! Monthly Restorative Yoga for All Beings with Tejal and Guests
Monthly Restorative Yoga practice held every 2nd Wednesday of the month. Guided by Tejal and Guests.
IG Live: Rooted in Regulation Upcoming Series, with Sunaina and Tejal
IG Live convo with Sunaina and Tejal to learn all about Rooted in Regulation; an 8 week Body and Breath Nervous System Reset!
IG Live: Seasonal Transitions with Ayurveda, with Indie and Tejal
IG Live convo with Indie and Tejal to chat about incorporating Ayurveda in the shift from Winter to Spring!
FREE: Yoga with Tejal (Mar 10)
Join Tejal Patel (she/they), yoga teacher, social justice advocate and community builder, for an all levels practice that focuses on prioritizing rest in every moment. This will be a 60 minute practice that will include journaling, pranayama / breath practices, gentle movement, meditation and rest.
Hosted by Ohio Asian American Health Coalition.
BIPOC Restorative Yoga with Special Guest Michelle Cassandra Johnson
Join each month for a luxurious rest practice led by Tejal (she/they) and guests. You’re invited to bring pillow, blanket, chair, or be in bed. This is a BIPOC-centered offering.
Community Hour: Wellness Check-In, Tarot, & Games with Tejal and Friends
This is a monthly gathering about hot topics, needed conversation, and community building. Guided by Tejal and Friends.
Seasonal Ayurveda Workshop with Indie
Seasonal Ayurveda Workshops, each rotating season and focus on either mind, body, or breath.
Learn new practices that are relevant to the season each month! Guided by Indie.
Mantra/Chanting and Pranayama/Breath with Melissa (Monthly 3rd Wednesday)
Each month, you will be guided through specific and intentional mantras and pranayama and breath practices offered with clear direction and to be utilized with clear purpose. Guided by Melissa.
New! Monthly Restorative Yoga with Tejal and Guests
Monthly Restorative Yoga practice held every 2nd Wednesday of the month. Guided by Tejal and Guests.
BIPOC Restorative Yoga with Tejal
Join each month for a luxurious rest practice led by Tejal (she/they) and guests. You’re invited to bring pillow, blanket, chair, or be in bed. This is a BIPOC-centered offering.
Workshop: Wisdom Words for 2025 with Tejal (2 Hrs)
Discover the power of self-guidance and intention in this affirmations workshop. Through meditation, journaling, and group discussion, we’ll craft personalized affirmations to support your daily practices and rituals. Together, we’ll refresh your intentions for the year ahead, starting from a place of wholeness and self-discovery. Guided by Tejal.
Email Tejal to RSVP to join in person in Santa Monica, CA. 4 spaces available.
Seasonal Ayurveda Workshop with Indie
Seasonal Ayurveda Workshops, each rotating season and focus on either mind, body, or breath.
Learn new practices that are relevant to the season each month! Guided by Indie.
FREE: LA Wildfire Fundraiser: Journal, Pranayama, Rest w Meera (60 Min)
Did you miss the live event? Replay available for all Members! You can still give to this cause at: www.tejalyoga.com/now
We're here in solidarity and in collective action for those experiencing disruption needing relief due to the LA Wildfires. Join this fundraiser class to contemplate collective aid and interconnectedness through journaling, pranayama and rest. 60 minutes guided by Meera.
Mantra/Chanting and Pranayama/Breath with Melissa (Monthly Wednesdays)
Each month, you will be guided through specific and intentional mantras and pranayama and breath practices offered with clear direction and to be utilized with clear purpose. Guided by Melissa.
FREE: Move Into 2025 with Community: Restorative Yoga & Pranayama w Meera (Jan 5)
Through restorative yoga, pranayama and journaling, this workshop offers a space to reconnect with yourself and find ways to navigate what’s to come. Guided by Meera.
FREE: Relax & Restore Restorative Yoga with Aisha (Dec 31)
Let’s go gently into the next year, holding space for calm and quiet. The practice will be a maximum of 4 poses, each held as softly as can be, using all the blankets and pillows around you to create a space where your body and mind can rest. Guided by Aisha.
FREE: Winter Ayurveda Workshop with Indie
Seasonal Ayurveda Workshops, each rotating season and focus on either mind, body, or breath.
Learn new practices that are relevant to the season each month! Guided by Indie.
FREE: Community Sound Gathering with Manoj (Dec 27)
Coming together at the end of the year, to reflect and integrate the lessons of the year and look forward to 2025 supported by the magic of sound. Lay or sit comfortably and let the sound do the rest… please bring earphones and all the support you require. Guided by Manoj.