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October is, for whatever reason, the month of several exciting yoga retreats. I personally can't wait! Know of any other retreats coming up? Let me know in the comments below (list url and brief event description) and I'll list your retreat in an upcoming post. 

For your consideration:

Yoga Alliance Leadership Conference: Transformation Through Yoga
October 25-28, Indian Wells, CA

Now in its second year, this event touts itself as being " designed by and for Yoga teachers. Its intent is to enhance our Yoga knowledge and teaching so that we may better transmit this knowledge to our students.... It is our belief that the greatest teacher of Yoga is not a small group of individuals, but the entire collective community. As such, our conference highlights emerging leaders from the community by selecting session presenters from our active Registered Yoga Teachers (RYTs)."

Lulu Bandha's Ojai Yoga Crib
October 25-28, Ojai, CA

Being a southern Calfornia yoga teacher, I have heard whispers about "The Crib" for years, and have coincidentally taught a class which included a yoga teacher who had flown from Chicago to attend The Crib. The teachers teaching, and the creativity shared, are unparalleled, according to fellow teachers who make it to this event every year without fail. Perhaps this is the year I will attend...

2012 teachers include: Erich Schiffmann, Patricia Sullivan, Saul David Raye, Uma Goswami, Cyndi Lee, Laura Tyree, Jason Crandell, Scott Blossom, Elena Brower, Dana Flynn, Noah Mazé, Ravi Ravindra, Chandra Easton, Sean Johnson, John Hickey, and Kira Ryder.

In a word: WOW.

What yoga conference(s) do you plan to attend this fall? Which would you like to hear more about?

I wish you a slowexhale | jennifer b