Michael, Michael, & Mousika made it to Michigan.

I begin teaching Mysore full time in Columbia Heights on September 1st. This will be my final month teaching at Little River Yoga. It has been both a privilege and an honor to serve Ashtanga Mysore Arlington Virginia.

"Caution: Especially those who want to start practicing the two yoganga’s “Asana” and “Pranayama” without following the aforementioned niyamas, following drawing charts and practicing on their own freewill will not receive benefits but may also be responsible for tarnishing the name and bringing disrepute. " http://grimmly2007.blogspot.com/2013/08/krishnamacharyas-house-recommendations.html?m=1

"Continue your loving kindness to all."

Bodies are the weirdest.

Well, I better get to India quick. That December 1 acceptance to the shala won't fill itself.

Beyonce, Puja, and me!

Pranayama on the train. do-da, do-da.

confession: I successfully tied a bowtie for the first time today.

Poolside primary, new boardshorts, new haircut. Yas!

I'm pretty sure some of my issues stem from my repeated viewings of Charlotte's Web. Mom had a 1k late fee in '87. Errol's settled for the cost of the VHS: $70.

and now a wild evening of inverted groin stretches.

A run, Ethiopian veggie platter, and a Heineken. Yay, Saturday.

[x] go on a run in your new neighborhood.

why did it take me so long to check off this box?

That moment when someone drops in to led half primary and calls you a racist for counting in Sanskrit.

Tried and true can sometimes leave you black & blue.

Finishing a chapter. Objects in mirror are close than they appear.

I have no idea what the insides of a 40+ year relationship look like.

lazy ass alligator.

My brain this weekend: dadsupermansupermandadsupermanyogasupermandad

I cannot wait to lose it to this.

Riddle me this: why do Americans have so much trouble merging in traffic?

Spaces are still available for tonight's Ashtanga 1 at Little River Yoga. Join Clare Politano & me at 6:30!

Giddy with excitement for the next few days! Learning from Angela Jamison. celebrating the nuptuals of Adele and Muir, and hanging out with my brother Tray. 🙂

Eventually I will have to crawl out of this sleeping bag and go explore West Virginia. Eventually.

Big love to Gail & Mike Hall today. Good call on the one more kid thing. 😉

Hope today's short shorts deflected attention away from my practices inelegance. No such luck tomorrow-- too short

We'll be tackling the full closing sequence of Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga today at Yoga District on H Street. 12:30p. $10

that amazing moment when you *finally* relax.

Today, I made cottage cheese. You can call me Friendship.

When left to my own devices on a Sunday I will take naps & baths, eat cookies, and read about yoga.

I love you, Gail Hall.

change is a zephyr.

Practice on a Moonday makes clear why we shouldn't.

#AshtangaTruth -- Kapo & Chinese Carry Out Don't Mix

Yoga is so punk.

just finished scooping homemade frozen yogurt for a post David Garrigues-taught Mysore snack. Maybe I'll share a bite.

Got to share practice with my man & my besties. Saturday couldn't possibly start better.

After just now kicking myself in the nuts attempting to nail Urdhva Kuku from handstand, I've decided to call it a day.

Catching.

Teaching Schedule:
Saturday: Mysore-Little River Yoga- 8:15-11, Rocket- Flow-2:30-3:45,
Sunday: Led Primary- 9-10:45

First outdoor stateside practice of the year. Sweet.

On my way to Yoga District on H Street for a modified half primary! Just you, me, & the count. Vinyasa count that is. The Count is still on Sesame Street. One-ah ah ah!

...and I broke the DC DMV website contesting too many parking tickets. Ha!

Had such a great day today sharing led primary, answering questions about ashtanga, & calling out alignment cues today. Swoon.

Words are useless. Especially sentences.

Little River Yoga friends. Join Ashtanga Mysore Arlington (Tova!), Stair and me for Led Primary on Sunday. xo.

If you have a moment, will you please wish for the health of your loved one's loved ones? Thank you for considering. xo

First run in many, many, many months. Beautiful day, beautiful friends.

the importance of tradition fills my head as the smells of ethiopian cabbage fills the apartment.

The beauty of rebirth abounds. All is full of love.

"Enjoy your practice like you enjoy ice cream" -- nOm nOm nOm -- straight joy today. Thanks, Sandy!

If these brownies taste like their batter, we're in for a treat (vegan, sugar free, grain-free... )

First grey hair; a nose hair. #almost30

If I take a lady's holiday tomorrow and practice on moonday Monday, it's all good & same-same, right?

Tim Miller calls it "Improvisational Ashtanga." We call it Rocket. Guest teaching at Flow for Peg Mulqueen on Saturday at 2:30. Stay tuned for more surprises.

Doors are open at Little River Yoga

Me? Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga in classic Mysore style at Little River Yoga. Every morning from 6:30-9 🙂

I'm home, but my contacts are gone. Go figure.

"Don't leave until you've left." March 1. (shhhhhhh)

on a bit of a facebook hiatus. busy with Rolf, Marci, Beaches, and Boyfriend. Leave a message at the b̶e̶a̶c̶h̶ beep!

I miss Mysore, but we're ready to discover Goa. For better or worse, they're different worlds. We can do it.

Finished my final practice at the Shala for this go 'round; carried Butternaan the Shala Dog out like a princess. Nava-- go home, take rest.

Tomorrow is my last Mysore practice in the eponymous city. I'll share a bit more soon, I promise.

*finishes 2nd cup o' coffee*
*blink blink*

"Courage is the power of the mind to overcome fear." -- DrMLK

The sunrise and jingles-growing-fainter chanting gently remind me to not leave until I've left.

Wait, what? There's a 5th ocean now, called the "Southern Ocean"? Please tell me that I'm not the only one late to this party...

What I Learned at St. Philomena's: The King James Bible has a bunch of Dragons and Phoenixes.

That nap felt like a total nervous system reset. Intense week!

Tomorrow, I'm making like a banana. #ashtanga

In bed at 7:30, and still worried about proper amounts of sleep.

I just saw two cow friends sprint down the street. That's new. They were really mooooooov-ing!

Out making fetch happen. Your faves could never.

Is led primary with Sharath (and Saraswati!) in NYC a thing we're doing in April?

Found the perfect plug-in light up Ganesh alter at the Fancy Gift Shop (FANCY!). Took him home, elated. He caught fire. I think it was arson (*sideeyes roike*)