However You're Ready to Begin

Every path here leads back to the same place: ease in your body, conscious breath, clarity of mind, deepened awareness.

Start wherever feels right — and move up whenever you're ready for more.

Vivica Schwartz practicing yoga indoors, sitting cross-legged on a yoga mat, with her hands in a prayer position on her lap, eyes closed, and a serene expression.
Vivica Schwartz in a purple and pink patterned athletic outfit practicing yoga, in a side angle lunge pose with one arm reaching upward and the other resting on her bent knee, on a blue yoga mat in a room with a white wall.
Vivica Schwartz, teaching a Yoga class in Topanga, a partially open-air outdoor studio with students lying on mats and instructor standing.
A lush green jungle with a waterfall in the background and a glowing lotus symbol in the center. Text reads 'Spirit of Pana & the Science of Breath'.
Vivica Schwartz practicing yoga in two different environments. he is in black and white, standing outdoors striking a yoga pose. On the right, performing a squat with a kettlebell outdoors. "Strength for Yogis. Beyond the Mat."
Vivica Schwartz participating in an outdoor yoga or meditation session on mats, with a woman leading the practice, and balloons in the background.
Yoga retreat attendees standing on a dirt trail in Sedona, smiling at the camera. They are wearing hiking gear and hats, with a red rock formation visible in the background, part of a yoga retreat in Sedona.
People participating in an outdoor yoga or meditation session led by Vivica Schwartz on a grassy backyard, lying on mats. Private birthday event.

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A free, guided breath practice delivered straight to your inbox. No mat, no experience, no cost. Just a few minutes to remember what ease feels like.

THE PRACTICE

Your daily return to ease — yoga, breath, and meditation, organized not by difficulty but by how you want to feel:

  • Easy Does It — slow, grounding, steadying practices, because less is more

  • Embodiment Flow — vinyasa flows to build heat and strength, invert, then restore

  • Mindful Movement & Meditation — gentle movement and guided meditation

    Join me live, or practice on your schedule, at your own pace. Membership or Drop in. You choose.

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THE PRACTICE-Los Angeles

Your daily return to ease —with somatic co-regulation, sharing space and time.

Yoga, breath, and meditation, and aromatherapy. In studio, and outdoors in the mountains of Topanga.

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COURSES

self-paced, pay once, keep forever, no subscription

Spirit of Prana & the Science of Breath

A complete training in pranayama — the breath practices that changed my own life 25 years ago, taught step by step, rooted equally in yogic tradition and modern science.

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Strength for Yogis: Beyond the Mat

Strength training designed specifically for yoga practitioners — because flexibility without strength is only half the practice. Build the muscular support your joints and your flow both need.

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THE IMMERSION DAY

A Day of Ease- Small groups (5 max), Los Angeles

One full day combining yoga, breath-work, and a personal Ayurveda assessment — a deep reset for those who can't get away for a week, but need more than a single class.

Includes:

  • Morning and afternoon yoga sessions

  • Guided breath-work & meditation

  • One-on-one Ayurveda consultation & Ayurvedic food & teas

  • A take-home personalized practice plan

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JOURNEYS (Retreats)

A week to remember what ease feels like — in some of the most beautiful places in the world. Belize, Portugal, Sardinia, Morocco, Greece, Mallorca, Costa Rica and beyond. Each journey fully held from the moment you arrive. Tap into outer adventure, while deepening the journey inside. Come solo and make new friends, or come with someone you’d like to explore with. Leave changed, heart full, mind expansive.

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FOR ORGANIZATIONS

Bring Ease to Your Team

25 years of teaching, brought to your workplace. Half-day workshops, quarterly programs, and full offsite retreats designed for high-performing teams who need real tools for resilience & stress reduction.

This is not just a yoga class, but ancient wisdom and modern science woven into movement, breath and nervous system regulation.

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Not sure where to start? Email me directly and tell me where you are right now — I'll point you to the right place.