Get ready for the best Yoga workout in the world: Tola Yoga on Periscope. Starting April 3rd at 11AM (Central Time) I’ll be teaching you my unique style of fitness Yoga I’ve created over the past 10 years. Meet my Chicago Yoga students and learn some new poses and sequences!
Hosting St Paddy’s Day Showcase on March 19th (5:30-7p)
Happy St. Patrick’s Day everyone!
I’m hosting another Stand-up comedy showcase at Two Hearted Queen this Saturday, March 19th from 5:30-7p. Come join the fun and laugh your butts off with 6 of Chicago’s best up-and-coming comedians giving you their best 10 minutes. Gonna be a blast…hope to see you there!
Rich Tola – Mindie Music Videos (2 min Compilation)
Fun, challenging, invigorating and very tiring at times yet always a blast to film – one video required more than 50 takes – we filmed 18 Mindie music videos throughout the streets of Hollywood during the summer of 2014…every one of them using popular movie theme songs.
Can you guess the name of every movie, every theme song and every Yoga pose? Enjoy – R
Rich Tola Standup Comedy – Valentine’s Day 2016 (video)
Here’s a 1 minute clip from our Valentine’s Day Show at Two Hearted Queen. Enjoy – R
Movie Theme Song to Boulevard Zen – Music Video
For Flashback Friday I’m taking you back to December 9, 2009 and to the premiere of my Yoga-inspired film, Boulevard Zen. What a magical night that was, with super fond memories beginning with the drive over to The Silent Movie Theater with my very talented co-star and associate producer, Stephanie Drapeau. We sang our butts off to its catchy theme song, Life’s Boulevard, composed and performed by award-winning singer/songwriter, Erick Macek.
Here’s the music video with a panorama of my amazing journey in Hollywood. Enjoy – R
Treat Yourself to Hilarious Standup Comedy & Live Music!
Bring your Valentine this Saturday and check-out some of the best talent Chicago has to offer!
Hosting Valentine’s Day Comedy Showcase on Feb 13th
Great line-up planned for our Valentine’s Day show at Two Hearted Queen! See you then – R
Courage Works at the Yoga Workshop (video)
No doubt having Courage brings you to a whole new level in life. As it does with your Yoga practice, not to mention one simple fact that everybody knows…Yoga gives you Courage.
Alright, let’s not state the obvious here, but doing one-armed feathered peacock pose (or Pincha Mayurasana for you Yoga purists) for the first time, well that takes Courage. So Kudos to my students who courageously tried & learned 10 of the most advanced Yoga poses on earth!
Here’s a few pics and a video of me teaching Eka Pada Koundinyasana I & II from our Arm Balancing & Inversion Workshop at Evanston Athletic Club. Have an awesome day! Peace – R
Learn the Art of Arm Balancing & Inversions on January 30th
Come join the fun and strengthen your Yoga practice by learning how to come in and out of these 10 challenging and potentially harmful poses. Since most Yoga instructors avoid these advanced poses in class, all the more reason why you should learn the proper way to do them.
Make a day of it, learning new skills & enjoying the amazing amenities Evanston Athletic Club has to offer, not to mention what a lovely downtown to explore, just 12 miles north of Chicago and home to my alma mater, The Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.
For reservations call the Evanston Athletic Club @ 847-833-6190…and I’ll see you next Saturday!
Peace – R
Live at The Second City in Chicago – Sunday 1/17 at 11am
Catch me doing stand-up comedy this weekend in Danny’s Skybox Theatre at The Second City in Chicago. Great line-up with a couple of super fun hosts! Hope to see you there – R
Next week on Tola Talks Recording Artist/Producer Moses Stone & Dancer/Yogini Jen Wcyckal