Yoga in Santa Monica

I think Santa Monica has the best yoga teachers in the world outside India - and the greatest philosophy. If you're heading west go to Jerome Mercier's Vinyasa class at Power Yoga. I've learned more from Jerome than any other teacher, and in a world of madness where idiots charge twenty bucks for 90 minutes of preaching spiritual bullshit, blasting out crappy wailing Om music and chanting bad sanskrit at you, Jerome's classes are donation based and a fantastic, amazing blend of traditional ashtanga, Iyengar-like precision, humor and quiet, unpretentious calm.

He also has a lovely dog called Oliver, a funky VW beetle van, and a habit of saying the most perceptive things when you least expect it. Love, love, love. Check his classes out.