Purple Yoga Hawaii

Mysore Cotton Yoga Rugs from India

$60 (+ Hawaii GE Tax 4.712% will be added)

The rugs are not stored at the studio so pick up must be pre-arranged to be collected during Mysore class hours (Sunday 7:00-10:30 and Monday thru Friday 6:00-9:30am)

Rugs can also be mailed in a USPS Priority (Medium Flat Rate Box). Shipping to Hawaii or US Mainland, costs will added at time of sale.

Please message us if you are interested and let us know your first and second choice. We will then send you a link to pay online.

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Ikumi first started practicing Ashtanga Yoga “Mysore style” with Purple Yoga Hawaii in 2014. In 2023 she continued to practice Ashtanga, modified for pregnancy, eventually adding in Cathy Louise’s Pregnancy Yoga class and when her baby arrived Ikumi and baby came to the Mom & Baby Yoga class. Her baby “graduated” a few weeks ago.

It’s been a joy to watch Ikumi gain an amazing amount of confidence in her body and spirit and we will miss seeing her and her daughter in class.

Ikumi, we look forward to seeing you again and in the meantime enjoy the next kind of yoga: “bringing up a kid yoga”. Thank you for writing a thoughtful Yelp review and for allowing us to post these pictures of your and your daughter.

Pregnancy and Mom & Baby Yoga classes Sundays at:
Wainani Wellness Center
1144 10th Avenue, Suite 302
Honolulu, HI 96816
Pregnancy Yoga 9:00-10:15am
Mom & Baby Yoga 10:30-11:45am

Wainani Wellness Center
Purple Yoga Hawaii
Cathy Louise Broda

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Congratulation to Sarah Osborne for becoming the next Purple Yoga Hawaii apprentice. Cathy Louise Broda is excited to work with Sarah in the Mysore room. Let the learning adventure begin.

Today we moved our Purple Yoga Hawaii Mysore program to Kaimuki. We’ve been teaching the last two and a half years in a small private space and it was wonderful to be able to welcome everyone back to a public location. This morning we saw faces we hadn’t seen since before the pandemic and we look forward to welcoming everyone back.

Mahalo Chiara & Daniel for the beautiful ti leaf haku lei.

Purple’s Mysore classes in Kaimuki at:
Honolulu Classical Ballet
1122 Koko Head Avenue, Suite #3
Honolulu, HI 96816
Mysore classes are open Monday to Friday 6:00–9:30am and Sunday 7:00–10:30am.

Pregnancy and Mom & Baby Yoga classes continue Sundays at:
Wainani Wellness Center
1144 10th Avenue, Suite 302
Honolulu, HI 96816
Pregnancy Yoga 9:00-10:15am
Mom & Baby Yoga 10:30-11:45am



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Purple Yoga Hawaii is delighted to announce that Sarah Osborne will be Cathy Louise’s new apprentice teacher. will begin assisting us once we move into our new location starting September 9.

Sarah currently teaches Ashtanga Mysore classes at HiClimb Hawaii. Her career began with a 200-hour teacher training with Melissa Tungl at Seva Yoga in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Sarah studied numerous styles of yoga including yin and restorative, and eventually Ashtanga. With no nearby Ashtanga studios, Sarah learned the Primary Series through David Swenson’s Ashtanga Yoga Manual, taking road trips to neighboring states for opportunities to practice with teachers such as Kino MacGregor and Laruga Glaser. Sarah has been practicing Ashtanga at Purple since 2017.

コロナ禍の2年半の間、小さなプライベートスペースで地道な活動を続けてきたパープルヨガは、9月9日（月）より新しいスタジオでアシュタンガヨガマイソールスタイルのクラスにドロップインの生徒さんを迎え、再び表舞台に登場します。

ホノルル・クラシカル・バレエのスタジオをお借りして、私たちが22年以上得意としてきたアシュタンガヨガ・マイソールスタイルの指導に特化します。月曜日から金曜日の6:00-9:30amと日曜日の7:00-10:30amです。

カイムキでのパープルヨガのマイソールクラス
9月9日(月)より開始
Honolulu Classical Ballet
1122 Koko Head Avenue, Suite #3
Honolulu, HI 96816
スタジオすぐ横の大きなメーター制駐車場は、1時間75セントです。

ご質問はメールでこちらまで: [email protected]


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After two and a half years of operating underground at a small, private space, recovering from the pandemic, Purple Yoga is going public again welcoming drop-in students to our Ashtanga Yoga Mysore Style classes at a new studio starting Monday, September 9.

We’ll be renting time at Honolulu Classical Ballet, and focusing on what we do best—for more than 22 years—teaching Ashtanga Yoga Mysore Style. Drop in anytime—no more sign-ups and no more waitlist—Monday to Friday 6:00–9:30am and

Starting Monday, September 9, Purple’s Mysore classes will be in Kaimuki at:
Honolulu Classical Ballet
1122 Koko Head Avenue, Suite #3
Honolulu, HI 96816
Large metered parking lot right beside the studio, 75 cents per hour.

(Please do not visit the studio for a sneak peek inside before classes start)

Pregnancy and Mom & Baby Yoga classes continue Sundays at:
Wainani Wellness Center
1144 10th Avenue, Suite 302
Honolulu, HI 96816
Pregnancy Yoga 9:00-10:15am
Mom & Baby Yoga 10:30-11:45am


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A wonderful Yelp review from a beautiful mama-to-be. Mahalo S.G.

"I have done pregnancy yoga with Cathy every week my entire pregnancy and I can't say enough good things! She is such a wealth of knowledge and wisdom around pregnancy and birth. It is like having a yoga class done by a doula/midwife! At the end of class during relaxation she goes over positive affirmations surrounding birth which has really helped changed my fear around it! I am so excited to be able to do her mom and baby class next!"

Pregnancy Yoga at Purple Yoga Hawaii
Sundays 9:00-10:15am

Purple Yoga Hawaii in Honolulu Ashtanga Mysore Style, Led Primary Series, Pregnancy-Prenatal and Mom & Baby yoga classes, workshops, private lessons in central Honolulu, Hawaii (808) 944-8585

Cathy Louise is thrilled to announce that she will be teaching a workshop at Ashtanga Open Practice, NYC in August.

Bandhas Workshop with Cathy Louise
Thursday, August 22, 2024
6:00-8:30pm
$100

Registration at AOP/Event
Link in bio / Cathy Louise Workshops

https://www.ashtangaopenpractice.com/events/

“Engage your bandhas!”says the teacher. But do you really know what you are engaging and how vital bandhas – the internal “locks” – are for an effective yoga practice? Cathy Louise empathizes with students who have difficulty engaging their bandhas by sharing her own experience of using, losing and finding her bandhas again due to two pregnancies, including twins. She will present male and female anatomical diagrams of the pelvic floor and abdomen, explaining how everything works, and then teach exercises to directly connect you with these areas.

She will connect with all students using verbal and hands-on instruction, as well as demonstrations, to make sure everyone at least “feels” how to activate uddiyana and mula bandha. Triggering the bandhas is your first step to learning how to then control and sustain the energy you have harnessed. Cathy Louise then leads a short yoga class so you can apply your new knowledge.

This workshop is highly recommended for all yoga practitioners. Beginners and experienced practitioners of all vinyasa-based styles of yoga are welcome.

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I’m excited to share with everyone an interview I did with Todd McLaughlin of Native Yoga Center (Juno Beach, Florida).

Thank you .mclauglin.yoga for inviting me on your podcast. I really enjoyed reminiscing and sharing my and Purple Yoga Hawaii’s stories. You asked great questions, which brought up interesting topics of conversation and I hope we can do it again one day! And a final big thank you to Pranidhi for introducing me to Todd.

Link in bio for blog article with links to YouTube and Toddcast.







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Thank you all for supporting over the last four years. We made it through and we continue to spread Purple 💜

Schedule at PurpleYogaHawaii.com

Happy Holidays and Happy New Year from Cathy Louise & Glen.

2023 Purple turned 21, cheers! We landed on our feet and it’s been a wonderful year of sharing yoga.

Mahalo to Samadhi Hawaii and Wainani Wellness Center for the continued support and teaching in your great spaces.

Final weekend of classes:

Saturdays December 23 & 30
7:30 - 9:00am Ashtanga Yoga Full Led Primary
Held

Sundays December 24 & 31
9:00 - 10:15am Pregnancy Yoga
10:30 - 11:45am Mom & Baby Yoga
Held

Schedule at PurpleYogaHawaii.com

12 new mamas + 14 babies. Math doesn’t add up?!?

Add in one Special Aunty and Cathy Louise Broda to help with the x2 twins.

= 28 bodies in class!

Thank you, special mama-guest Wainani, owner of Wainani Wellness Center, for dropping in, catching the end of class and taking the videos (see IG for videos).

Sunday, 02/26/2023, was the biggest Mom & Baby Yoga class that we’ve had in a few year. Giggles, cries, laughter, yoga, feeding, diaper changes, it all happened.

Sundays:
Pregnancy Yoga 9:00-10:15am
Mom & Baby Yoga 10:30-11:45am
(class is suitable up to when babies crawl)

Schedule at PurpleYogaHawaii.com

Happy New Year from Cathy Louise & Glen.

2022 was the year we celebrated 20 years of Purple and recovered from the pandemic disruptions, re-emerging in new spaces with a consistent schedule of Ashtanga, Pregnancy and Mom & Baby classes. We feel fortunate going into 2023 with our hosts and friends including Samadhi Hawaii and Wainani Wellness Center.

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Christmas Eve photoshoot at home with Aashish Maskey

I’m thrilled to share my interview with Adam Keen Ashtanga of Keen on Yoga Podcast & YouTube. Thank you Adam for inviting me on.

Podcast: https://www.keenonyoga.com/.../yoga-and-menopause-cathy.../

Enjoy listening and please share with all your friends. This is important information for everyone.

I was excited to listen to it as we covered so many different subjects. At the beginning of the interview, it was wonderful for me to go back, recount my Ashtanga Yoga life in London and reminisce about all my mates that I practiced with. I miss you all - Roberta Giannotti, Gingi Lee, Robin Catto, Matthew Vollmer, Sabel Thiam, Jennifer, Michaela Clarke and everyone else!

A few minor clarifications in the peri-menopause/menopause conversation, as even I was loosing track of when things began and ended. I was able to look back at my Period Tracker app to find the correct information:

40 years old - perimenopause symptoms began after I had my twins.
51 years old - last menstrual cycle September 2016 and technically I went into "menopause”.
Side note: November 2017 at age 52, I had one blip of a period. It lasted for less than a day. I don’t feel like it counted. It made me laugh to think my body was trying Just One More Time to have a cycle.
52 - 54 continued to have occasional cramps and regular hot flashes.
55 onwards feeling more neutral.

Special Hawaii thanks to Glen and the kids, Purple Yoga Hawaii and Yoko Fujiwara for all your love and support!

Mahalo, Cathy Louise Broda

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New Mysore Cotton Yoga Rugs from India.

$60

Only students who are currently attending in-person classes may arrange local pickup. All other sales will be shipped USPS Priority shipping to Hawaii (add $10.35) or US Mainland ($16.10).

Hawaii GE Tax 4.712% will be added.

Please message us if you are interested and let us know your first and second choice. We will then send you a link to pay online.

This week, 20 years ago, Purple Yoga Hawaii opened its doors. We are the longest running privately owned yoga business in Honolulu. We still offer the same daily Ashtanga Yoga classes we started with and, for the past 18 years, the city's most consistent pre- and post-natal yoga program.

We keep it simple, training one teacher at a time and they all contributed significantly to what you love about Purple – shout out to Erin Fant, Mara PIke, Jill Gaspar, Kara Obana, Laura Dunn, Yoko Fujiwara, Brynne Caleda, Kelly Kennedy, Pratima Musburger, Tami Cole and Gene Horita. And to the thousands of people from around the world who have rolled out their mats in front of us, and to our families and friends, mahalo for your support.

Aloha, Cathy Louise & Glen

New Mysore Cotton Yoga Rugs have arrived from India!

$60

Only students who are currently attending in-person classes may arrange local pickup. All other sales will be shipped USPS Priority shipping to Hawaii (add $10.35) or US mainland (add $16.10).

Hawaii GE Tax 4.712% will be added.

Please message us if you are interested and let us know your first and second choice. We will then send you a link to pay online.

Saturday morning Ashtanga Led Full Primary Series held at in Kakaako with .louise.broda

7:30–9.00am
In-person and Zoom

For more information see link in bio

Purple Yoga Hawaii is moving out of Waikiki at the end of the year, to a new central location for our Ashtanga Yoga Led class, with free parking.

ASHTANGA YOGA: LED FULL PRIMARY
Samadhi Hawaii in Kakaako
Saturdays 7:30–9.00am
begins January 8, 2022
In-person and Zoom

The above class is taught by Cathy Louise Broda

Full details of address and parking is now posted at our new-look website. See link in bio / Locations

Due to limited space, the above weekend class will continue to have a weekly sign-up via Google form. The links on our Schedule page will be updated by 8:00pm Sunday for the following weekend. If you want, you can sign up now for the first week of classes.

Samadhi Hawaii requires full vaccination and wearing of a mask at all times.

We will continue to hold classes at Eaton Square until December 31. See our Schedule.

Please let us know if you have any questions.

From our family, we wish you a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

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Aloha
Cathy Louise & Glen

Purple Yoga Hawaii is moving out of Waikiki at the end of the year, to a new central location for our Pregnancy Yoga and Mom & Baby Yoga classes, with free parking.

PREGNANCY YOGA Wainani Wellness Center in Kaimuki
Sundays 9:00–10:15am
begins January 2, 2022
In-person and Zoom

MOM & BABY YOGA Wainani Wellness Center in Kaimuki
Sundays 10:30–11:45am
begins January 2, 2022
In-person only

The classes are taught by Cathy Louise Broda

Full details of address and parking is now posted at our new-look website. See link in bio / Locations

Due to limited space, all of the above weekend classes will continue to have a weekly sign-up via Google form. The links on our Schedule page will be updated by 8:00pm Sunday for the following weekend. If you want, you can sign up now for the first week of classes.

Wainani Wellness Center requires full vaccination and wearing of a mask at all times.

We will continue to hold classes at Eaton Square until December 31. See our Schedule.

Please let us know if you have any questions.

From our family, we wish you a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

Follow us on Instagram
louise.broda

and on Facebook
Purple Yoga Hawaii
Cathy Louise Broda

Aloha
Cathy Louise & Glen

Stone Ganesh has gone as we prepare to leave the studio. Colorful Ganesh will stand in until later in the month. Stone Ganesh has been with us for almost 20 years, from day one at Purple Yoga Hawaii, a wedding gift from Glen’s parents. Colorful Ganesh was brought hand carry on the plane from India by Cathy Louise, also almost 20 years ago.

Mahalo for bringing us this lovely wreath and spreading some holiday cheer. Happy Holidays.