This was shot on my iphone yesterday. I was downtown SF, on the ferry and in the Sausalito Headlands over the Golden Gate. We live in a beautiful place. There are plenty of places to work out for free in the Bay Area. Just do it. 

I didn't go, but it looked like it was a great time, "an epic 4-day yoga throwdown." Read some of the reports.  It's in nature at Tahoe and you're surounded by people dedicated to health. Pretty perfect!
Five Finger Photo has some nice photos of the goings on at Wanderlust. 
John Friend is a long time yoga teacher. In the Wanderlust interview below he talks about the decision to teach yoga, and the importance of being called to do so. 

Chemotherapy.
Chemotherapy is the systemic use of drugs to treat cancer by interfering with the growth of cancer cells. It's administered on an outpatient or inpatient basis. Because it is such strong medicine, it is generally delivered in cycles of doses alternating with rest periods. Medication may be taken orally or administered intravenously by infusion. A device called an implantable access port (IAP or simply "port") can be surgically implanted under the skin, serving as a reservoir to distribute drugs into the bloodstream. A  common port site is the chest. 
The side effects of chemotherapy are legendary. Fatigue, from slight tiredness to profound chronic exhaustion, chemobrain (also called brain fog-a chronic loss of memory/attention), diminished blood cell production, gastrointestinal effects, hair loss, peripheral neuropathy, etc...

"With everyone, I sit quietly for a time, with soft still hands holding a head or a shoulder. I place one hand at the sacrum, the other between the scapulae. I bear witness to the courage and spirit of the person on the table. With my hands, I wish them strength and support for the next treatment and the next step on the path."
          -Tracy Walton, "Chemotherapy and Massage: 11 Questions to Ask Your Clients," 
                                             massagebodywork.idigaledition.com/issues/18/, May/June 2011

11 Questions to Ask Your Clients
(see article above for further info re: questions)
1.   When do you have your treatment and how often?
2.   How does it affect you?
3.   What has your energy level been like? Activity level from day to day, week to week?
4.   How are your blood counts? White cells? Red cells? Are you vulnerable to infection? 
5.   Has your gastrointestinal tract been affected? 
6.   Has your skin been affected?
7.   Would you like head/scalp massage?
8.   Do you have any numbness, pain, etc? Where?
9.   Any effect on your brain? Troubles with memory, etc.?
10. Do you have a chemo port? Where?
11. Do you notice any lingering effects of chemotherapy? 

Christian Bates
(developer of the Wild Bar, a favorite health food snack of mine)

Yesterday I took a really nice Bikram yoga class with Christian at Red Dragon Yoga, 
438 Miller Ave., next to Whole Foods in Mill Valley. It was just what I needed. 
Red Dragon Yoga offers both Power and Bikram yoga and they take place
 in a very warm or hot room. Perfect for rainy weather.  I've been coming 
here for a very long time and I really like the down-to-earth, sweaty yoga 
classes they offer. Nice instructors. 

Bikram Yoga is often referred to as “hot yoga” because the series of 26 yoga postures and
2 breathing exercises are done in a room heated to 105 degrees. The heat warms joints, 
muscles and ligaments to promote maximum flexibility while preventing injury. It also 
increases the heart rate, detoxifies the body through sweating and moves fresh, 
oxygenated blood through your entire body.

Nothing like a Bikram yoga class to sweat it all out in and feel like a million bucks afterwards!  

Like Bikram Yoga, Power Yoga is also done in a heated room. Characterized by rigorous, 
continuous flowing movements and postures, Power Yoga is a challenging, athletic form
 of yoga that builds strength, flexibility and endurance. It can be easily modified for any 
body type or level of ability. For more information on Baron Baptiste Power Vinyasa Yoga
 visit http://www.baronbaptiste.com. Right now Power Yoga is my favorite yoga workout. 

Red Dragon Yoga regularly offers both power and bikram yoga classes. Come sweat! 

I have not been this excited about an event in years! No, really!  Back in England I used to organize events like this and I have finally found a location that suits my needs in the Bay Area.  A complete community space.  No corporate tie ins. No noise restrictions. A state of the art sound system.  Full lighting system.  Projector for liquid art films.  The first time I walked into the Nexus in Point Richmond, it felt like entering the Buddhist section of the Victoria Albert museum.  We can open the curtains for glorious light in the morning session and create a warm cocoon for the second half of the day. 

Morning Session
I will collaborate with live drummers and didge players for the morning 2 hour lead vinyasa flow class.
Then play the original music for the 1hour Kundalini Meditation as taught by Osho. Osho Rajneesh was (and still is) a very popular and controversial Indian mystic who believed that "spiritual growth requires our FULL energy.  This can be accessed only when our repressed emotions, blocked sexuality, unconscious psychological patterns - jealousy, comparison, inferiority, guilt - have been brought into the light of awareness and dissolved" (Dillion, A. 2005).
Osho developed the kundalini meditation among many others techniques to address this "stuck energy".  
The activating hour consists of:
15 mins Shaking your body -  no pattern
15 mins Free form dancing - no pattern
15 mins Sitting mediation
15 mins Lying down (shavasana)
Lunch 
catered by my friends "Radiance Cuisine" (who also serve at Open Secret Bookstore) serving authentic Indian vegetarian delights
Afternoon Session
To let the food digest - Vlad Cardema and I will give a didge sound bath meditation ritual.
Then an instructed partnered experience of learning the essence of Traditional Thai Massage.  Essentially this is Yin yoga in which you will learn special pressure point release methods for unravelling tension in the muscles. Bring a partner or find one - i will ensure the space is non-threatening and as always FUN!