Are you Free Squared?
The other night I had dinner with Stephani Drapeau, my dear friend and co-star of my film, Boulevard Zen. We were discussing the concept of “freeing your mind and your soul” from anything that...
View ArticleI believe in you Ladies!
This goes out to all the Ladies living at the domestic violence shelter in San Diego where I taught a 2-hour yoga & lifestyle class last night. Because after teaching a 75 minute yoga class...
View Article“I’m glad you’re here”
It felt like a ghost-town when I walked into the gym this morning at 6am. I expected it to be light because of the holiday, but it was barren. And as I was making my way past the Chest machines, this...
View ArticleHappy Mother’s Day!
Enjoy your Mother’s Day everyone, and especially remember to respect yourself and others when celebrating. And don’t forget your daily exercise with today’s 5 Minute Fat Burning Workout #74 – Chest...
View ArticleInvest in yourself
For the past 75 days, I’ve been posting videos and blogging about the benefits of a daily fitness program. These short and effective workouts are meant to put a fat burning spark in your day, as well...
View ArticleDo it and understand
Chinese thinker and social philosopher, Confucius, once said, “I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.” Because when you actually do something of value, whatever it is, you...
View ArticleDo it with consistency…like the self-flushing toilet
Exactly 219 years ago today, the toilet that flushes itself at regular intervals was patented. Wouldn’t it be cool if you could automatically set yourself to exercise at regular intervals? That would...
View ArticleOffset today’s fear with a new fitness routine
Superstition holds today, Friday the 13th, to be a day of bad luck. Nonsense, right? Well, according to the Stress Management Center and Phobia Institute in Asheville, North Carolina, “an estimated...
View ArticleDon’t Make Assumptions
When was last time your friend called to say someone hasn’t called her back because she thinks “blah-blah-blah”? And the reason for “blah-blah-blah” is because what your friend thinks doesn’t really...
View ArticleSlow and steady wins the race
Everybody’s read Aesop’s fable, The Hare and the Tortoise, right? It’s about a hare who vainly boasts of his great running speed and challenges the slow tortoise to a race. However outpaced, in the...
View ArticlePower and economy go hand in hand
I read this in my Horoscope this morning and immediately thought how it relates to almost everything in life, including the correct fitness program. I say correct because the power comes from doing a...
View ArticleBe as unique as a fingerprint
Oprah Winfrey said, “I’ve come to believe that each of us has a personal calling that’s as unique as a fingerprint – and that the best way to succeed is to discover what you love and then find a way to...
View ArticleRemembering “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood”
You may not remember what you were watching on television 44 years ago today, but if you were about my age, say 2-5 years old, you were probably watching the debut of Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood. This...
View ArticleTry and try again
This morning I read the obituary for Dick Wimmer, a creative writing instructor and author who was turned down by publishers and agents 162 times over 25 years. His first novel, Irish Wine, was...
View ArticleWho can forget “the Nineties”?
Now who can forget the end of Modernity and the start of the current Postmodern Age? And what do you remember most? Is it the World Wide Web and the Internet Boom, MP3s and mobile phones, Amazon and...
View ArticleRemind yourself often
Samuel Johnson, the English poet, author and lexicographer who after nine years of work published the Dictionary of English Language (circa 1755) once said, “People need to be reminded more often than...
View ArticleMake it a Religion
I met a thirty-something year old gal in the gym this morning who’s there religiously, Monday-Friday, but never on the weekends. When I asked why, she said “because she likes to sleep a lot to get...
View ArticleBenefits of balancing
Balancing poses are great for the mind and body because they help you develop lightness, strength, agility, muscle tone, coordination, concentration, self-confidence and overall control of your body....
View ArticleRemembering my Uncle Mickey
Every Memorial Day I remember my Uncle Mickey, aka, Dr. Cook. Uncle Mickey served as a cook in the Army in WWII, thus the nickname, and he was exactly 55 years older than me as we shared the same...
View ArticleLonger days for better bodies
In exactly three weeks (June 21st), the summer solstice will occur when the days are longest and the nights are shortest. I’m not sure about you, but I certainly prefer the daytime when it comes to...
View ArticleFail over and over again
Michael Jordan, one of basketball’s greatest players, once said, “I’ve missed over 9,000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. 26 times I’ve been trusted to take the game winning shot – and...
View Article100 Workouts in 100 Days
When you read this you might think, what’s so special about exercising 5 minutes a day, everyday, for 100 straight days? I mean, you walk around and climb stairs everyday at work and home, and even...
View ArticleTake compliments to Heart
Oftentimes we receive compliments from friends or people we recently met, and just let them slide off us without really absorbing their energy. That is to say, really taking compliments to heart and...
View ArticleKeep it like Clarence Clemons
I just read an LA Times editorial by Randy Lewis expressing his appreciation for the late Clarence Clemons. Similar to Randy, I’ve also been a Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band fan for more than...
View ArticleDomestic Violence, Yoga & Hollywood Sneak Peek
We’ll soon begin a 30,000 journey across America visiting all 50 states – 100 Cities in 100 Days – to raise money for my charity, The Boulevard Zen Foundation. We teach yoga to women and children...
View Article100 Cities in 100 Days
Coming Soon!!! Rich Tola’s Fat Burn America Tour: 100 Cities in 100 Days Check out the full length Hollywood Sneak Peek. We’ll be doing this in every City!
View ArticleChallenge yourself
Now I’m not going to rant about how everyone in the world should challenge themselves in everything they do…blah,blah,blah. No, this “challenge yourself” is more of a challenge yourself along with me...
View ArticleYoga can hurt you…so arm yourself with knowledge!
There’s been a lot of talk these days about how “yoga can wreck your body”. Well, there’s no question that practicing yoga with an inexperienced or bad teacher can lead to injury; I’ve been hurt three...
View ArticlePerfect Yourself with Perfect Form
A sixty year-old man stood watching me blast my biceps in the gym this morning before he approached me and said, “This is my very first time here and I think I know what to do, but not how to do it.” I...
View ArticleStay Zen #8 – Top 10 Adult Fitness Station Exercises
I hope you have one of these Adult Fitness Stations near your home…they’re awesome! And no worries if not. You can still check-out Stay Zen #8 and my Top 10 Adult Fitness Station Exercises, and pick-up...
View ArticleGYST #6: Proper Gym Etiquette
Don’t get caught doing something stupid like gawking at all the beautiful bodies (and butts) in the gym…know your Proper Gym Etiquette!
View ArticleTola Talks Movie Mondays & Keanu Reeves’ John Wick
https://richtola.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/TolaTalks102714.mp3 Tola Talks about High School students & terror in Washington, disappearing Dads & stadium searches, NFL rookies & stupid...
View ArticleTola Talks The Best 2 Exercises in the World
Hands down, these are the best 2 exercises that anybody can do! And learn how I superset them with footage from my Stay Zen fitness series on http://youtube.com/boulevardzen. We’re also talking about...
View ArticleCelebrating 10 Years Teaching Yoga…at the Damen Silos
I’m very fortunate and grateful for having reached my 10th anniversary teaching Yoga to more than 25,000 students in over 2,000 classes throughout the United States. To celebrate, the lovely Lauren...
View ArticleImprove Your Balance with Tola Yoga Class #9
Quick question: What takes 28 minutes, is complimentary to your regular workouts, and will definitely improve your focus, concentration, breathing and posture, as well as strengthen your lower back,...
View ArticleBe a Rockstar in Everything You Do!
Simply put, do the very best you can in everything you do and let the Universe decide what happens next. And if your heart and your mind are really not into it, then reconsider the task at hand and...
View ArticleAnother day, another Tola Yoga Workout (15 mins)
Start your mid-week off with our 15 minute Tola Yoga Class #10 with me and the lovely Amy Johnson – a featured yogini in YogaStyles of RICH and the Almost Famous. Short & sweet with NO downward...
View ArticleNow Teaching TOLA YOGA Classes in Las Vegas, NV
I’m excited to announce I’m now teaching my Tola Yoga classes in Las Vegas, Nevada. The perfect workout for beginners to advanced, my fitness style of Yoga is strong, energetic, safe and effective....
View ArticleNo Judgment…Just More Resoluteness
Never judge yourself when it comes to fitness. Just forgettaboutit, and keep moving forward. Because what you did or didn’t do yesterday – or last week – or last year – makes no difference when it...
View ArticleBuild a Strong Foundation with Tola Yoga
Everybody knows the answer to that infamous question, “How do you get to Carnegie Hall”, right? Of course, it’s “practice, practice, practice”. And if you believe best-selling author and pop psych...
View ArticleTola Yoga Pop-up Class in Pershing Square DTLA
A great way to start your weekend with a great workout for only $5, so come join us for some Tola Yoga fun! When: Saturday 12/2 from 9-10a Where: Pershing Square – DTLA...
View ArticleNow Accepting Bitcoins for Tola Yoga
Hey everyone, now you can pick your money poison…cash, electronic or digital currency..Tola Yoga takes it. Only $10 USD or bitcoins per class in DTLA. Have an awesome weekend and I’ll see you on the...
View ArticleLustrate your Cinco de Mayo with Tola Yoga
This Sunday, May 6th, no doubt you’ll be ready for a lustrating Tola Yoga class…that is to say, if you partied too hard on Cinco de Mayo. So come quell that hangover with a great yoga workout, and...
View ArticleWhy do you workout so much?
This morning as I was beginning my dips, the custodian who I see everyday in the gym asks, “Why do you workout so much?” So I gave him the short answer: “Because it keeps me looking and feeling 20...
View ArticleTola Yoga every Monday at Castle Hill Fitness
Hey everyone, come to Austin, Texas and get your Tola Yoga groove on before it’s too late! Because like they say here in The Lone Star State, the only sure thing in life are death and Texas…and now of...
View ArticleTola Yoga at the InterContinental + Rooftop
No doubt you gotta always be looking up…at the bright side of life as well as to your dreams and aspirations. No matter what age, that energy drives you. Not to mention you could be looking up from...
View ArticleHave a Micro Presence with a Macro View
It’s always best to Be Present in everything you do, that is to say, have a Micro Presence. But it’s also best to set timely goals and have a big picture take on your life, and that is to say, with a...
View ArticleLove the Scale…and change your life!
Do right by your mind, do right by your body, do right by your spirit. Anyone can and should…LOVE THE SCALE. Now get your workout in! Peace – R
View ArticleTola Yoga on Zoom – New Passcode
Hey everyone, we figured out Zoom and made it easier for you with a new Passcode: tolayoga. Same Meeting ID: 917 1004 1603 and start time 9a (PT). Go to Zoom.us this Saturday – and every Saturday...
View ArticleGood Things Come in Threes (like Tola Yoga)
Love that statement, and no doubt it’s true! Good Things Come in Threes is also the title of Chapter 60 of my heartfelt and witty memoir, Simply Between Millions: From Wall Street to Hollywood. You...
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