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Charlie Samos

Charlie Samos teaches at Yogis Anonymous in Santa Monica where you can practice with him in person or online with his streaming yoga videos. After years of competitive sports and physical training, Charlie took his first yoga class in 1995, hoping to increase his flexibility and balance. What he found was both a passion and a practice, where he could create strength and experience physical and psychospiritual openness in a serene, non-competitive environment. As his many students will attest, Charlie has a natural talent to create a peaceful environment where ego release, mental calmness and emotional openness naturally lead to self-acceptance and growth. When Charlie is not in the yoga studio, you'll find him rock climbing, hiking, and mountain unicycling.


04.14.12 05:30 AM
Overcoming Fear & Fighting to Stay Positive

You know the saying - "A picture is worth a thousand words." Here's a thousand more to help tell the story from my point of view...More»

01.19.12 12:40 PM
Healing My Body, Mind & Spirit Through Yoga

People who don't know me well are often surprised to learn that I have spent a fair amount of my life chasing the adrenaline rush. As a kid I got it mostly through sports. From age...More»

06.08.11 01:00 PM
Lost and Found

Every time I go into the natural world, I am offered an opportunity to listen. The wind and water play the music, we all hear it, but who will listen?More»

04.22.11 03:00 PM
My Yoga Practice Playlist: Charlie Samos

My playlist for classes vary from good ol' rock & roll, to reggae and folk -- often beginning and ending with instrumental music from...More»

11.15.10 03:15 PM
Thank God for Pregnant Women in Yoga

I remember only one pose from my first yoga class. Downward facing dog, or in that yoga language, Adho Mukha Svanasana. Seemed simple at first, got ugly in a hurry.More»

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