Yoga in San Diego
I spend a fair amount of time in San Diego and recently started looking at the unique yoga offerings available.
Out of the nearly 30 million tourists who visit the region annually, a few might want to do yoga while they’re in town.
Cool breezes mean San Diego yogis almost never have the opportunity to do “hot yoga” outside. But that does mean it’s nearly always comfortable for an outside workout – though sometimes requiring fleece.
San Diego sky line By Sonja Bjelland
One of the best ways to find outdoor classes at the yoga in San Diego yoga MeetUp site. Parks and beaches are popular locals but a few give outdoor yoga a particular San Diego flair.
Balboa Park is home to the famed San Diego Zoo as well as numerous museums and gardens. While there are other yoga opportunities in Balboa Park, the Japanese Friendship Garden provides manicured surroundings that bring a peace most studios cannot emulate. Classes are held Wednesday evenings and Thursday mornings.
Another famous San Diego landmark with yoga possibilities is Coronado Island. Yoga classes are held under shade trees in parks and on the beach by the popular Hotel Del Coronado. Numerous cafes along the main streets make for good post-yoga snacks.
That’s not the only option for beach yoga. San Diego oceanfront yoga has classes on weekends along the coast for yogis who want sand between their toes to match the sea salt that clings to Chapstick.
Just bring a beach towel and likely long sleeves. San Diego is always feels chilly to me but I live in hotter climes.
But sand and grass are not a requirement for outdoor yoga in San Diego.
Rooftop yoga at the Porto Vista Hotel in Little Italy is open to anyone including hotel guests on Sunday, Monday and Wednesday mornings. It may only be a few floors above your hotel room, but you still get a Pacific breeze in your face for Warrior I.
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On a side note, it’s no secret the New York Times is a little obsessed with writing about yoga. I think this last week may have hit the peak for number of stories about yoga. Not that it’s bad, it’s just hard to fit it all on the YogaNews page so I thought it would be better to post it here.
First, the Old Gray Lady featured a lengthy piece on John Friend, who tweeted my post when I wrote about him earlier this year. His response to the NYT piece is now posted on ElephantJournal.
But that was just the start. The other articles include:
- A feature on the blogger behind YogaDork, an amusing blog I read regularly myself
- Another review of two books out this year on the history of yoga in America
- A second take on one of those same books
- A story on New Yorkers heading to hot yoga to counter their record breaking summer heat
That poor reporter probably had drips of sweat hitting their notebook and blurring the pen lines.
