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CONQUER YOUR DAY

Few advantages are fairer than a head start to the day’s race.

Santa Monica, CA

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WHAT IS BEAT UP THE SUN?

Beating up the sun changed my life. I was struggling to find enough hours in the day. Struggling to find a moment to calm my mind, to feel in control, to enjoy a sense of peace.

 

But then I discovered "Beating Up The Sun." This morning routine of being up and moving, with the sun as it's rising, it changed everything. It created time. It created energy. It created peace. Instead of chasing my inbox, I was now setting the tempo for my day.

 

My hope is that by sharing what's working for me, you can benefit as well. My hope is for your best day, your greatest contribution, a beautiful experience of life.

This is what Beat Up the Sun is all about.  Personal growth. Professional growth. 

 

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Events

UPCOMING EVENTS

  • 9:30am Rafi Lounge: Body. Mind. Flow. Yoga
    9:30am Rafi Lounge: Body. Mind. Flow. Yoga
    Multiple Dates
    Wed, Dec 11
    Sweat Temple @ Rafi Lounge
    Dec 11, 2024, 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM
    Sweat Temple @ Rafi Lounge, 22741 E Pacific Coast Hwy, Malibu, CA 90265, USA
    Register online at www.rafilounge.com or click the link below. Rafi Lounge is Malibu's premier wellness center. Join me for Hot Yoga in the Sweat Temple Mondays at 9:00 AM, Wednesdays at 9:30 AM and Saturdays at 10:30 AM. Thursday evenings are outside on the terrace, see schedule for details.
  • 9:30am Rafi Lounge: Body. Mind. Flow. Yoga
    9:30am Rafi Lounge: Body. Mind. Flow. Yoga
    Multiple Dates
    Wed, Dec 18
    Sweat Temple @ Rafi Lounge
    Dec 18, 2024, 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM
    Sweat Temple @ Rafi Lounge, 22741 E Pacific Coast Hwy, Malibu, CA 90265, USA
    Register online at www.rafilounge.com or click the link below. Rafi Lounge is Malibu's premier wellness center. Join me for Hot Yoga in the Sweat Temple Mondays at 9:00 AM, Wednesdays at 9:30 AM and Saturdays at 10:30 AM. Thursday evenings are outside on the terrace, see schedule for details.
  • 10:30am Rafi Lounge: Body. Mind. Flow. Yoga
    10:30am Rafi Lounge: Body. Mind. Flow. Yoga
    Multiple Dates
    Sat, Dec 21
    Sweat Temple @ Rafi Lounge
    Dec 21, 2024, 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
    Sweat Temple @ Rafi Lounge, 22741 E Pacific Coast Hwy, Malibu, CA 90265, USA
    Beat Up the Sun leads it's signature "Body. Mind. Flow." yoga class at Rafi Lounge in Malibu, CA. Register online at www.rafilounge.com. Classes run weekly: Mondays at 9:00 AM, Wednesdays at 9:30 AM and Saturdays at 10:30 AM. "Body. Mind. Flow. Yoga" is presented by The Perspective Project
  • 9:00am Rafi Lounge: Body. Mind. Flow. Yoga
    9:00am Rafi Lounge: Body. Mind. Flow. Yoga
    Multiple Dates
    Mon, Dec 23
    Sweat Temple @ Rafi Lounge
    Dec 23, 2024, 9:00 AM – 9:50 AM
    Sweat Temple @ Rafi Lounge, 22741 E Pacific Coast Hwy, Malibu, CA 90265, USA
    Beat Up the Sun leads it's signature "Body. Mind. Flow." yoga class at Rafi Lounge in Malibu, CA. Register online at www.rafilounge.com. Classes run weekly: Mondays at 9:00 AM, Wednesdays at 9:30 AM and Saturdays at 10:30 AM. "Body. Mind. Flow. Yoga" is presented by The Perspective Project
  • 10:30am Rafi Lounge: Body. Mind. Flow. Yoga
    10:30am Rafi Lounge: Body. Mind. Flow. Yoga
    Multiple Dates
    Sat, Dec 28
    Sweat Temple @ Rafi Lounge
    Dec 28, 2024, 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
    Sweat Temple @ Rafi Lounge, 22741 E Pacific Coast Hwy, Malibu, CA 90265, USA
    Beat Up the Sun leads it's signature "Body. Mind. Flow." yoga class at Rafi Lounge in Malibu, CA. Register online at www.rafilounge.com. Classes run weekly: Mondays at 9:00 AM, Wednesdays at 9:30 AM and Saturdays at 10:30 AM. "Body. Mind. Flow. Yoga" is presented by The Perspective Project
  • 9:00am Rafi Lounge: Body. Mind. Flow. Yoga
    9:00am Rafi Lounge: Body. Mind. Flow. Yoga
    Multiple Dates
    Mon, Dec 30
    Sweat Temple @ Rafi Lounge
    Dec 30, 2024, 9:00 AM – 9:50 AM
    Sweat Temple @ Rafi Lounge, 22741 E Pacific Coast Hwy, Malibu, CA 90265, USA
    Beat Up the Sun leads it's signature "Body. Mind. Flow." yoga class at Rafi Lounge in Malibu, CA. Register online at www.rafilounge.com. Classes run weekly: Mondays at 9:00 AM, Wednesdays at 9:30 AM and Saturdays at 10:30 AM. "Body. Mind. Flow. Yoga" is presented by The Perspective Project
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Video

VIDEO

Citta Vrtti Nirodah

Written some 2,300 years ago, verse #2 out of 196 verses in The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali reads

Yogas Citta Vrtti Nirodah. Here we have a clear concise definition of yoga:  the calming of the whirling and wandering mind. What is more practical than that? More than anything else, Citta Vrtti Nirodah is what my classes are all about. The physical practice, the vinyasa, the meditation, the philosophy, it is all in service of calming the mind so that our energy can be directed most efficiently toward its greatest purpose. 

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Books

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Sustaining Change
A Guide to Goal Achievement for the Rest of Us

Change is hard, but we tend to make it harder than it needs to be. That doesn’t mean that change is easy, but it can be easier than many of us are making it. Small differences in difficulty can lead to big differences in sustaining change.

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Sustaining Change Through
Valleys

Old habits resurfacing and enthusiasm waning can feel like the beginning of the end or even failure. These moments are neither. They are valleys, and there are strategies for moving beyond them.

Gallery

GALLERY

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CONNECT

What change are you trying to sustain? If you care to share, I care to listen.

Or do you have feedback on a class? I’d love to hear it.

Something else on your mind? Drop it in the box!

- Namaste -

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About

ABOUT

Beyond yoga, I am a guitarist, author, math teacher, aspiring stoic, committed fiancé, idealist and lover of creativity in all forms. In addition to yoga, I teach personal growth concepts including financial freedom, creativity, meditation, morning routines and more. 

 

The morning routine is dear to me because it was the force multiplier that accelerated everything else I was working on. As I was discovering my morning routine, "Beating Up the Sun," I began to realize:  

"Our problems’ solutions require thinking, which is more efficient when the phone isn’t ringing.​ 

Energized, and with an even mind, beating up the sun creates the time.

To think through our challenges and prioritize solutions, so that when we get to work it’s straight to execution.

Now we're doing, we’re on the attack, free from inbox tyranny, while everyone else reacts.

To summarize in a couple of words, it’s hard to get ahead, when you get out of the gate with the herd.​"

- Beat Up The Sun -

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