A Hike and Yoga Outing in the Hollywood Hills

The Optimum Performance Institute’s Life Coaching Department held its third in a series of Life Coaching Events on Friday, November 1, 2013: “Hiking Trail & Yoga.” A small but enthusiastic group of OPI participants budgeted from their own allowance to pay the $5.00 cost.

After traveling to Fryman Canyon Park in Studio City, they were met by Sydney Benner, a certified yoga and Cardio Barre instructor, who developed the “YogaStyle” approach and writes a popular blog at BennerFit.com. She led the group up the 3-mile loop trail, stopping at various beautiful outlook points to go through a series of flows and poses.

As the group hiked, they discussed how the mountain could be a metaphor for life. If you are overly invested in getting to the top, you may miss beautiful moments along the way.

One participant exclaimed, “Hiking AND yoga? It doesn’t get any better than that!”

OPI’s Life Coaching Department intends to offer more of these events and opportunities in the future.