Founded in 2019 by certified yoga therapist Laurie Hang Hutter, Hike to Yoga brings people together for a morning of mindful hiking, outdoor yoga, and community connection. Hang’s background in yoga therapy gives the gathering a different foundation than a typical outdoor fitness class, with an emphasis on nervous-system regulation, accessibility, presence, and belonging.

Why it’s out there: It treats movement, nature, and community as parts of the same practice instead of three separate activities.

Saturday August 1 | 9 AM | Kenneth Hahn | FREE

Mindfulness educator Mitra Manesh leads an after-hours experience at the Fowler Museum built around a simple idea: what changes when we slow down and actually pay attention? Inspired by her book The Attentionist, the evening moves from guided contemplative viewing in the galleries into conversation, then closes with tea in the museum courtyard.

Why it’s out there: It turns a museum visit into a practice of attention, using art, ecology, conversation, and stillness as parts of the same experience.

Wednesday July 29 | 6-8 PM | Fowler Museum at UCLA | FREE

The California African American Museum opens its galleries for an afternoon centered on gentle movement, meditation, and rest. The program pairs a guided yoga session with an immersive sound bath, creating space to slow down inside one of Los Angeles’s most important Black cultural institutions.

Why it’s out there: Wellness is placed inside a museum rather than a studio, bringing restoration, art, and Black cultural space into the same experience.

Sunday August 9 | Noon | California African American Museum | Free

Junk journaling turns scraps, clippings, old paper, and found materials into a personal visual journal. The goal is not polished art. It is paying attention to what catches your eye. This Carson Library workshop connects that creative process to mindfulness and holistic well-being, offering a low-pressure way to slow down and make something by hand.

Why it’s out there: It treats creativity as a wellness practice and makes the experience accessible through a free neighborhood library program.

The DEN Meditation brings its weekly Soulful Sundays series to The London West Hollywood, beginning with tea and conversation before a guided breathwork session. The changing weekly format makes it feel less like a standard hotel wellness class and more like a recurring place to explore different practices and meet people who are interested in them.

Why it’s out there: It pairs an intimate breathwork session with a social ritual, giving people time to connect before settling into the practice.

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