108 Sun Salutations on Summer Solstice

Monday, June 21st @ Tropics West
6pm

We are excited to announce that one of our teacher training graduates and awesome yogi, Shahir, is organizing a donation event on Monday, June 21 “Summer Soltice” or the first day of Summer!   Join Shahir in practicing 108 sun salutations to welcome the new season.  Why 108?  108 is considered a sacred number in many Eastern religions.  It is often referred to in ancient yogic texts and is symbolic of the yoga discipline.  This excerpt from Yoga Journal explains:

“Renowned mathematicians of Vedic culture viewed 108 as a number of the wholeness of existence. This number also connects the Sun, Moon, and Earth: The average distance of the Sun and the Moon to Earth is 108 times their respective diameters. Such phenomena have given rise to many examples of ritual significance.  According to yogic tradition, there are 108 pithas, or sacred sites, throughout India. And there are also 108 Upanishads and 108 marma points, or sacred places of the body.”

It’s a great way to welcome the new season and will leave you feeling energized and rejuvenated.  This is a free event (donation), with all donations going to fund yoga scholarships for those who cannot afford classes.  It takes someone on average an hour and a half to complete the 108 Surya Namaskars.

108 might seem like a really intimidating number, but once you find a rhythm your breath takes over and you’ll be surprised at how easily you move through your salutations.

Regular Class Schedule starting Monday, June 28th!

Hi all, we are so excited to finally start classes in our new space!  Starting Monday, June 28th we will be starting regular yoga classes.  Check out the Yoga tab to view the schedule and read a little about the classes.  Also, please give us feedback and suggestions if there is anything that you would like to see happen in this new space.  We’re also excited to be hosting a range of diverse workshops that range from yoga asana, to sound, ayurveda, photography, healthy eating, and more.  Visit the workshops and events page for upcoming events!

Grand Opening Mother’s Day Event This Sunday

We’re excited to announce the grand opening of Tropics West! Join us on Sunday for a Mother’s Day celebration. You will get to enjoy yoga with your friends and family, food and drinks, facials, and photography!

9:00am-10:00am : All Levels Yoga Class… this is a family friendly practice without heat, kids okay… this will be a fun class for you to do with your friends and family. Bring your yoga mats!

10:00am – 2:00pm : Photography … Facials … Open House … Food & Drinks

-Daniella DeVarney will be doing yoga/portrait photography! Come and have your photo taken with your family in your favorite yoga posture!  View Daniella’s photography website

-Amy Anderson will be giving Epicuren Facials and Microdermabrasions for all you moms!
Cost of facials is $50, done in 20 min.  view Amy’s site for more details

2:00pm – 3:00pm : All Levels Yoga Class

We hope you can make it out this Sunday, come and enjoy the festivities or just pop in to say hi. This event is entirely FREE… (except for facials and if you want to buy prints of your photos). We’ll be serving healthy snacks & drinks!

If you would like to have your photos done or a facial, please call and reserve a spot: 760-717-0879 or 760-271-0310

NEW SPACE!!! Tropics West @ “I” st & 2nd st

Welcome to Tropics West!

We are so excited to announce that Yoga Tropics is expanding into a new space just down the street at the corner of 2nd Street and I street.  While the kids yoga classes already use the space, we are having a grand opening on Mother’s day weekend!  We’ll be offering our first yoga classes along with some treatments for all the mom’s!  More information on the event coming soon!

We will be using the space to have additional yoga classes to include more vinyasa style sessions, kids’ classes, surfer’s flow, restorative yoga and more.  In addition we will be using the space to host workshops and trainings as well as work with body workers to create a collective of alternative health practitioners.  The space features 5 treatment rooms, men’s and women’s shower rooms, a spacious yoga room with beautiful new wood floors, and a gorgeous lobby area.

We are still in the organizing stages as far as scheduling classes but will keep you posted on our progress:)