Open yourself up to new beginnings with a special pop-up Flex and Flow yoga class. Rejuvenate your body and mind after a brisk, 25-minute garden walk, a 60-minute yoga breath and movement practice.

The class will incorporate flowing poses as well as longer holds to relax and lengthen muscles. This format will allow new students a chance to explore poses and more experienced students a chance to take the poses to a deeper level. Classes are designed to be safe, inclusive, well-rounded, and fun!

Meets in the Rose Pavilion. $20 members, $25 non-members. Advance registration required, register here.

About Kitty Schaller

Certified by YogaFit Worldwide, Kitty has over a decade of experience teaching yoga for all ages and levels of experience. She taught at Descanso Gardens for many years, as well as the La Canada Y, the Chevy Chase Country Club, and Urban Fitness. Kitty currently teaches most of her yoga classes online. She is a 200 hour Registered Yoga Instructor.

Join us for a walking tour from 11am–12pm on January 21 to learn about Descanso’s historic camellia collections, plus little-known stories behind many of the camellias currently in bloom.

Included in the price of admission or with membership. Tour meets in the Visitor Center courtyard.

Come join our monthly walk for birders of all levels. Bring binoculars!

Keep your bird count tallied on the updated and now downloadable Descanso Bird Checklist.

MEMBERS ONLY

Join us on the Main Lawn for a sound bath, a listening experience that provide meditative and restorative benefits. Meets on Sunday, January 15 and 22 from 9–10:30am.

No registration required, free with admission or Descanso Gardens membership.

Join us for these 15 minute meditations and learn about Descanso’s new walking labyrinth in the Rose Garden. Meets on Sunday, January 22 at 2, 2:30, and 3pm.

No registration required, free with admission or Descanso Gardens membership.

Join us for these 15 minute meditations and learn about Descanso’s new walking labyrinth in the Rose Garden. Meets on Sunday, January 22 at 2, 2:30, and 3pm.

No registration required, free with admission or Descanso Gardens membership.

Join us for these 15 minute meditations and learn about Descanso’s new walking labyrinth in the Rose Garden. Meets on Sunday, January 22 at 2, 2:30, and 3pm.

No registration required, free with admission or Descanso Gardens membership.

Little Explorers is back! Come explore, play and create with us under the oaks on the Main Lawn. 

Families with young children (age 2–5 years old) will enjoy doing arts and crafts and nature exploration together each month. No registration required, free with admission or membership.

Come learn about seed collection and treatments from our own plant propagation horticulturist, Frank Obregon. This class will prepare you to collect seeds and plant your own beautiful spring garden.

$25 members; $30 non-members. Meets in the Harvest Garden. Includes materials. Advance registration required, register here.

Please note that this program is non-refundable.