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🎉 ANNOUNCING 🎉 our second annual Yoga For All Day in Downtown Santa Cruz! We hope you’ll join us on Saturday, October 10th, as we celebrate our milestone anniversary: 10 years as a local nonprofit making yoga and mindfulness accessible to all on 10/10! It is our great joy to give back to the community every year with this free day of community and connection in the streets of @downtownsantacruz (Pacific Ave & Cooper St to be exact). We’ll be announcing the full lineup soon. In the meantime, here’s a sneak peek at what’s in store: 🪩 We’re so grateful for our very special guests @djdrez + @martinikko, who will be offering a special yoga dance party set! 🧘🏽‍♀️ Just like last year, our founding board president @hannah.j.muse will be leading us in a heart-opening flow, along with segments from a number of YFAM trauma-informed teachers! 🎤 There will also be inspiring speakers, kirtan and sound healing sessions, raffle prizes, and more! 🙏 A very special thank you to @yogaalliance for their generous support and sponsorship. 🎟️ Learn more + RSVP for free: yogaforallmovement.org/yfam-day by @yogaforallmovement
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2 months ago
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📣 EXCITING NEWS: We have a new community class starting THIS SATURDAY, 7/12 at @londonnelsoncenter! All our community classes are trauma-informed and donation-based (#notaflof - no one turned away for lack of funds). This class will feature a different YFAM teacher every week, so you can get to know members of our beloved YFAMily! This class emphasizes safety, choice, and non-judgment, inviting you to reconnect with your body in a compassionate and empowering way. Movements are simple, grounding, and adaptable; modifications and options are offered without pressure or expectation. There’s no need for prior yoga experience—just a willingness to show up as you are. Led by an experienced Yoga For All Movement instructor trained in trauma-sensitive practices, this class avoids triggering language, hands-on adjustments, or any pressure to perform. Instead, you’ll find a space to explore stillness, reconnect with your body, and cultivate presence at your own comfort level. Mats and other props are provided. All are welcome! ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥 taken in London Nelson Community Center by @yogaforallmovement
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a year ago
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THANK YOU ❤️‍🔥 to everyone who came together for Yoga For All Day 2026, to help us celebrate 10 years of making yoga and mindfulness accessible for ALL! Here are some highlights from this year’s free festival in downtown Santa Cruz, captured by one of our amazing volunteers @jim.pancoast Deep bows of gratitude to: ❤️‍🔥 our inspiring lineup of YFAM teachers + friends of YFAM @meet_the_filsons @justinmosleymusic @lolalovebyrd @aubrey.padma.wellbeing @lyndsaybabbitt @sarinakingyoga @thebrynstagram @effronsback07 @thieleaf @mokwepani @carrie_flowers26 @martinikko @djdrez ❤️‍🔥 our generous sponsors @yogaalliance @mountmadonnacenter @pleasurepointsanctuary + all who donated in-kind donations for our raffle ❤️‍🔥 our amazing volunteers, staff & board members that supported with set up, clean up & everything in between ❤️‍🔥 everyone who came out to celebrate with us ❤️‍🔥 YFAM founder and visionary @shanielovesayes ❤️‍🔥 those who donated to our milestone birthday fundraiser! With your generous support, we raised more than $19,500 — which will go directly to our trauma-informed teachers and new programming 🙏 We are so honored to continue serving our beloved Santa Cruz County community. Thank you all for making this movement move for more than a decade. ❤️‍🔥, @hannah.j.muse ~ YFAM founding board member & current board president taken in Santa Cruz, California by @yogaforallmovement
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4 days ago
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It was such a delight to participate in Yoga for All Day in downtown Santa Cruz and to honor the 10 year anniversary of @yogaforallmovement Common Roots Farm is committed to inclusion and community and we love to celebrate the mission we share with this amazing organization. And thank you to @ilanaingber our resident art teacher for bringing so much joy! by @yogaforallmovement
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4 days ago
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Yoga for All Day celebrating 10 years of @yogaforallmovement was a success! With awesome yoga, meditations, sound baths, community discussions, kirtans, and vendors! It was so wonderful to share my passion for yoga with the community of Santa Cruz that I love so dearly! ❤️🙏🏼 Thank you to everyone who came out and supported! #santacruzyoga #santacruzwellneasevents #yoga #bayareawellnessevents taken in Santa Cruz, California by @yogaforallmovement
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5 days ago
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This past weekend, downtown Santa Cruz came alive with Yoga, music, movement, and community at the second annual Yoga For All Day! Grateful to be part of this beautiful day celebrating connection and collective healing, and to making Yoga and mindfulness accessible to all. Thank you to @yogaforallmovement for bringing our community together once again! 🙏 taken in Santa Cruz, California by @yogaforallmovement
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5 days ago
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It was so fun being a small part of yoga for all day! Thank you @yogaforallmovement for all the amazing opportunities you have created for me to both give and receive love in our community. by @yogaforallmovement
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6 days ago
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I want to share something special with you about the past 10+ years of my life. 🥹 In addition to all the good stuff (raising a family, teaching what's saved my life, etc) x all the heartbreaking stuff (anthropogenic climate change, genocides & wars, increased authoritarianism & inequities, many other causes for despair) for the past decade I've steadily devoted a portion of my energy, time, and LOVE for the Yoga for All Movement (YFAM). At the heart of it for me? That every single person - no matter where you come from or what you've done - is worthy of a well cared-for heart + nervous system, a second chance, a sense of belonging, and healing that holds the possibility of greater empathy, embodied awareness, and agency - pathways that may have never been accessible or introduced before.🪞 Although the work towards equity, justice and accessibility has not alway been easy - the decision to dedicate my life force to YFAM has been one of the easiest! A bit of my YFAM history: - 14 years ago: organizing folks to help teach pregnant & postpartum mamas in transitional housing (shout out to @maryjayyyyyy, @yoga_with_abbie + many others) - 11 years ago: YFAM visionary @shanielovesayes (who was herself sharing yoga w/ incarcerated folks) approaching me to join forces, asking me to be Executive Director (I declined and offered founding board member instead 😉) - to now, 10 years after @yogaforallmovement was born - we currently teach 26 classes every single dang week ‼️ in Santa Cruz county and have over 30 dedicated trauma-sensitive teachers showing up for the good work. 🥹 YES, we can co-create a life-affirming world for each other. 🫂 This month is our 10-year anniversary. Watching this seedling grow into a nourishing forest has been one of my favorite things in life. 🌳 Last year alone, we served 6,709 students. Come celebrate in communion! SATURDAY ~ Yoga for All Day Yoga in the Streets: Collective Change Starts HERE 12-4:30pm October 10 ~ celebrate 10 years of YFAM with free festival downtown Santa Cruz: live music @djdrez, yoga, kids zone, kirtan, sound healing, prizes and more! {See my ps👇 below} #yfam #justice #equity #lovelife taken in Santa Cruz, California by @yogaforallmovement
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8 days ago
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Trauma informed yoga is a style and way of facilitating yoga that acknowledges yoga's amazing healing ability to release stored trauma in the body. However, recognizing that not every yoga class setting may be the best place to release that trauma. So we consciously design our yoga classes to avoid making participants feel uncomfortable. Specific practices include: - Curated: avoiding certain vulnerable asanas ie. downward facing dog -Hands off: we use verbal instead of Hands-On adjustments to help our participants align their postures -Space layout: placing mats in a circle instead of rows where we can. - Emphasis on bringing embodied awareness. #traumainformedyoga #santacruzyoga #yogafortrauma #yogaforsurvivors taken in Santa Cruz, California by @yogaforallmovement
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9 days ago
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Announcing our YOGA FOR ALL DAY 2026 line-up 📣 We are so grateful to the amazing YFAM teachers and friends that are coming together to give back to our beloved Santa Cruz County community. We can’t wait to celebrate with you! 🥳 Join us for mini mindfulness and movement sessions throughout the day, plus meaningful community conversations, sound healing and kirtan, live music, raffle prizes, and more! 🙏 Endless gratitude to our amazing teachers, volunteers, and friends of YFAM, plus special thanks to this year’s sponsors: @yogaalliance @mountmadonnacenter @pleasurepointsanctuary @breathetogetheryoga @kulaconnections @newleafcmarket @eriksdelicafe @pacificcookiecompanysantacruz @traderjoes @botanicandluxe @thepennyicecreamery @zivaonering @true_source_waters taken in Santa Cruz Cinema by @yogaforallmovement
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9 days ago
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✨ Yoga For All Day | Downtown Santa Cruz ✨ I’m honored to be joining Yoga For All Day on Saturday, October 10th, alongside Lola Love Byrd and Padma, for a special community sound healing experience. 🕰️ Sound Healing: 12:15–12:40 PM We’ll create an immersive sound journey featuring flute, Tibetan bowls, crystal bowls, harp, crystal harp, vocals, and chimes, offering a space to slow down, listen, and reconnect. This free community celebration brings together yoga, mindfulness, music, and wellness throughout Downtown Santa Cruz, celebrating 10 years of Yoga for All and their commitment to making these practices accessible to everyone. 📍 Pacific Avenue & Cooper Street 📅 Saturday, October 10th 🎟️ Free community event Come experience the sound and celebrate with us. Learn more + RSVP: yogaforallmovement.org/yfam-day taken in Santa Cruz, California by @yogaforallmovement
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10 days ago
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Happy Friday — and October 🧡 Join us for our Gentle Yoga For All community class at @londonnelsoncenter this month: every Monday, Friday & Saturday* 10-11am. *Saturday class led by a rotating teacher. Here’s this month’s line-up! All are welcome at this accessible, trauma-sensitive class. No one turned away for lack of funds. taken in London Nelson Community Center by @yogaforallmovement
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