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Daily Fitness & Yoga Pays Off
Everyone knows that by exercising every single day while embracing a Yogic lifestyle – for the rest of your life – you’ll certainly reap the benefits, right? Well if you didn’t, let me assure you that...
View ArticleOpening Day on Labor Day…Tola Talks
Tune-in tomorrow for Opening Day on Labor Day…Live on LATalkRadio!
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Tola Talks All Things 1981 on Throwback Thursdays
https://richtola.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/TolaTalks102314.mp3 Tola Talks celebrity Penthouse purchases in The Big Apple (Jennifer Lopez), today’s partial Solar eclipse, paper classes for...
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Tola Talks w/ All-American Band, Slow Motion Celebrity
https://richtola.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/TolaTalks102414.mp3 Tola Talks with the All-American rock band, Slow Motion Celebrity, and rocks the house with music from their new album, Flexible....
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Tola 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...
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Tola Talks w/ Hall of Fame Adult Entertainer Bill Margold
https://richtola.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/TolaTalks110614.mp3 Tola Talks with Adult Entertainment legend and Hall of Fame-er who performed in more 300 films & videos, Bill Margold. In...
View ArticleTola Talks w/ Social Media Expert & Publicist Jana Khamo
https://richtola.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/TolaTalks111814.mp3 Tola Talks about The Oxford Dictionary & 2014’s Word of the Year (Vape), Senior citizens & the Milken Institute’s Best...
View ArticleTola Talks Movie Monday & Reese Witherspoon’s “Wild”
Tola Talks about father & sons surviving 10 days in the Australian Outback, Hyperloop passenger trains that can get you from Los Angeles to San Francisco in 1 hour, and classic American beers...
View ArticleTola Talks the Top 10 Reasons to Live in LA
I love LA! And here’s my Top 10 Reasons to Live in LA. Plus, celebrity shout-outs to Angelina Jolie for her latest surgery, and to Little League icon Mo-ne Davis for having a heart and offering a...
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Stand-up in the East Village NYC & next show in LA
Happy Cinco de Mayo everyone…hope you’re having an awesome day! I’m looking forward to returning to NYC next week and will be performing at the EastVille Comedy Club on 85 E. 4th Street next Tuesday,...
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Think, Prepare and Leap…to Chicago
It’s been two weeks since I moved to Chicago to pursue Stand-up comedy and to teach Yoga in the third most populous city in America (about 2.7 million residents). And what a city it is, with more than...
View ArticleMovie 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...
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Thank you Seattle…until we meet again!
Top of Denny Way in Capitol Hill looking West Thank you Seattle, for a wonderful six months of teaching yoga to well over 1,000 students in exactly 136 classes. Because as you may already know, I’ll be...
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Back to the Future…in Los Angeles
Hey everyone, I’m back in LA teaching Tola Yoga classes and hosting live entertainment events like never before. Or shall I say, like before but with a renewed energy and fiery passion that’ll knock...
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Tola Yoga thanks you back!
Over the past 11 years I’ve had the pleasure of teaching some really inspiring students from NYC to LA to Chicago to Seattle – and several places in between – who make it all worth while. Thanks for...
View ArticleTola Yoga every Wednesday @ The REEF
Thanks to Maker City LA, I’m now teaching Tola Yoga classes every Wednesday at The REEF, located at the corner of Broadway & Washington in the Fashion District of DTLA. First class starts at 5:15pm...
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Tola Yoga Private Sessions at Half-Price
Do you remember those legendary Crazy Eddie commercials from the mid-80’s…his prices were so low they were INSANE! Well, just like Crazy Eddie I’ve slashed my private rates in half in order to spread...
View ArticleTola Yoga Pop-Up Class Tomorrow @ MakerCityLA
Calling all eclectic shoppers and yoga enthusiasts…come peruse and purchase some really cool hand-made vintage accessories or get your hair done while mixing in a little Tola Yoga. I’ll be teaching a...
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Build 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...
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Ready, set, go for your Tola Yoga private lessons
In honor of National Yoga Month, I have decided to extend my half-price Tola Yoga private lessons through September 30th. That means anyone from beginner-to-advanced students can transform their...
View ArticleTola Yoga Pop-Up Class in Pershing Square on 9-17-17
See you tomorrow for another great Tola Yoga workout! Peace – R
View ArticleBest $5 deal in LA for the Best Yoga Workout in the World
No doubt, Tola Yoga is that. For less than what you spend at Starbucks, come treat yourself to the best. Peace – R
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Tola Talks Up Close & Personal with Co-Host Vi
It’s get super hot in The Valley when Tola Talks up close and personal with co-host Vi about phone sex, Mukbang, non-traditional dating, crappy first dates and why white boys love chocolate. We also...
View ArticleCooper Phillip on Tola Talks this Monday, October 30th
From Russia with Love…join me and the very lovely and talented Cooper Phillip in the studio this Monday on Tola Talks. The fun starts at 4p PST. Have an awesome weekend everyone, and we’ll see on...
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Tola Yoga Night has been a blast!
Hope you can make tonight’s pre-holiday Tola Yoga class at The Reef (11th Fl). It’s gonna be a killer, plus it’s gonna be my last class at that day/time in 2017. It’s been a blast, with special thanks...
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Tola 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...
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Tola Talks with DJ Rebekka Starr and MC Freddy Figs
We’re talking all things Movies & Music today with my special guests, DJ Rebekka Starr and MC Freddy Figs. Starting with their favorite genre of Hip-Hop, we discuss the history of music from the...
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Tola Yoga Classes on the Weekends in DTLA
Time to fulfill the first part of our theme from last class, Launch & Let Go, by offering Tola Yoga classes in Downtown Los Angeles (that’s DTLA of course!). Yoga Fundamentals is perfect for...
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Tola Yoga Fundamentals & Prime Classes
Everybody knows my religion, right? Another day, another workout….that’s weekends too! So if you’re anywhere near DTLA this Saturday or Sunday, come take a Tola Yoga Fundamentals class (great for...
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Now 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...
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Empower your Earth Day with Tola Yoga
Hey everyone, this Sunday is Earth Day 2018, a perfect day to cleanse and re-energize your body and your mind, and of course, enlighten your soul. But wait, isn’t that a fancier way of saying, “a great...
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Lustrate 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...
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Why 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...
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Memorial Day Pop-up Class
Happy Memorial Day everyone! I’m teaching another Tola Yoga pop-up class today from 2-3p in DTLA (111 W 7th St). So come honor yourself and our fallen heroes with a great workout. And bring your swim...
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Now Teaching at the InterContinental Hotel
Hey everyone, come take a Tola Yoga class at Attitude Fitness DTLA, located on the 7th Floor of the InterContinental Hotel at the Wilshire Grand Center in downtown Los Angeles Join me every Tuesday at...
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Tola 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...
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Step it Up…When We’re Down
I don’t know about you, but I’ve definitely been stepping it up with a few projects about to bloom, even during these “up-and-down-again” pandemic times. Gotta do it. Keep moving forward that is, when...
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The Proof is in the Pudding…Always
When it comes to anything in life, this 14th Century idiom says it all: The Proof is in the Pudding. Meaning, the end result is the mark of the success or failure of one’s efforts or planning. Simply...
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Tola 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 ArticleBehind the Scenes – Zen Diaries: The Lockdown
Awesome time filming our award-winning short film, Zen Diaries: The Lockdown, with such an amazing cast & crew! Starring Rich Tola, Kayla Moore, Jonny Haug, Romi Valenti, Anita Davenport, Jennifer...
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Audiobook Coming Soon!
We’re about a week away from releasing the Audiobook for my new book, How to Drink from the Fountain of Youth: 30 Steps to Everlasting Youth. Have an awesome day everyone…and get your workout in!...
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Top 10 Steps to Everlasting Youth (article)
Hey everyone…if you need the perfect motivation to read my new book, How to Drink from the Fountain of Youth: 30 Steps to Everlasting Youth, my feature article for Healthy Aging Magazine (Winter 2021)...
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The Year I Walked from LA to Venezuela
by Rich Tola, July 21, 2021 If anyone told you they walked 4,000 miles in the past 12 months you’d probably think they were crazy right? Because walking 4,000 miles is the equivalent to walking from...
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Goodbye California…Hello Texas
When I told my buddy I wasn’t vaccinated and was never getting the jab, he said, “Then it’s either Texas or Florida if you want to lead a normal life.” Normal life, as in freely or being allowed by...
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TOLA TALKS TEXAS…coming this Christmas
Hey everyone, I’m super excited to launch another original podcast, this time from the lovely confines of downtown historic Plano and appropriately called, TOLA TALKS TEXAS. Because when it comes to...
View ArticleMerry Christmas & Welcome to Tola Talks Texas!
Our first episode on Christmas day is a special one: we’re talking about my own religion of Tolism based on the foundation that Health = Wealth with your temple as your most important asset; the...
View ArticleCrazy Attacks, Protests and Trivia – Ep 10 – Tola Talks Texas
Today we’re talking about the 2021 US Capitol attack and crazy piranhas in Paraguay attacking humans; tennis champion Novak Djokovic being refused entry into Australia; more Los Angeles mask mandates...
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Nomad Living – Part 1
Four months ago I packed my shiny new Bronco to the gills and departed California on a beautiful sunny morning (of course). On my way to Texas, with no particular city in mind or specific travel map...
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Nomad Living – Part 2
Six months and 15,000 miles since leaving Los Angeles, I guess you could say my nomadic ways are coming to an end. At least for now, as I thoroughly enjoy exploring and transversing the plethora of...
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Old Town, New Beginnings
Who says you can’t go home after pursuing your dreams for more than 15 years in America’s most storied town, aka, Tinseltown. And why not add a little bit of new beginnings to the mix and make it an...
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