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Dec
17
Sat
Camellia Collection Tours @ Descanso Gardens
Dec 17 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm

Join us for a walking tour from 11am–12pm on December 17 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.

Dec
18
Sun
Member Bird Walk @ Descanso Gardens
Dec 18 @ 8:00 am

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.

No reservations required.

MEMBERS ONLY

Jan
10
Tue
{SOLD OUT} New Year Yoga @ Descanso Gardens
Jan 10 @ 8:30 am – 10:00 am

Click here for the eight-week Friday yoga series


Please note that this class is sold out

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Join us for an eight-week Tuesday yoga class with Barbara Wood in the Rose Pavilion on Tuesdays from January 10–February 28, 8:30–10am. Each class includes a 25-minute fitness walk and 60-minute yoga practice.

Members only. $136 per participant. Advance registration required. 

MEMBERS ONLY

Jan
13
Fri
{SOLD OUT} New Year Yoga @ Descanso Gardens
Jan 13 @ 8:30 am – 10:00 am
Please note that this class is sold out

Join us for an eight-week Friday yoga class with Joyce Shuman in the Rose Pavilion on Fridays from January 13–March 3, 8:30–10am. Each class includes a 25-minute fitness walk and 60-minute yoga practice.

Members only. $136 per participant.  Advance registration required.

MEMBERS ONLY

Jan
14
Sat
Flex and Flow Yoga @ Descanso Gardens
Jan 14 @ 8:30 am – 10:00 am
Class also meets on Jan. 21 at 8:30am

Open yourself up to new beginnings with a pop-up Saturday 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.

Jan
15
Sun
Sound Baths @ Descanso Gardens
Jan 15 @ 9:00 am – 10:30 am

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.

Nature Meditations @ Descanso Gardens
Jan 15 @ 3:00 pm – 3:15 pm

Join us for these 15 minute meditations and learn about Descanso’s new walking labyrinth in the Rose Garden. Meets on Sunday, January 15 and 22 at 3, 3:30, and 4pm

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

Nature Meditations @ Descanso Gardens
Jan 15 @ 3:30 pm – 3:45 pm

Join us for these 15 minute meditations and learn about Descanso’s new walking labyrinth in the Rose Garden. Meets on Sunday, January 15 and 22 at 3, 3:30, and 4pm.

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

Nature Meditations @ Descanso Gardens
Jan 15 @ 4:00 pm – 4:15 pm

Join us for these 15 minute meditations and learn about Descanso’s new walking labyrinth in the Rose Garden. Meets on Sunday, January 15 and 22 at 3, 3:30, and 4pm.

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

Jan
21
Sat
Flex and Flow Yoga @ Descanso Gardens
Jan 21 @ 8:30 am – 10:00 am

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.