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hanging L-Sit holds 4x
max hold
(30 sec rest)
max hold
(30 sec rest)
band pull aparts
5x10 allow full movement. go slow. shoulders down.
5x10 allow full movement. go slow. shoulders down.
in imageband pull aparts
5x10
shoulders down.
allow full movement.
go slow.
5x10
shoulders down.
allow full movement.
go slow.
I was kicked off shortly thereafter.
I get by with a little help from my friends.
I had never seen this video, from a song I didnât know was a single from one of my favorite albums of all time.
Alanis just gave me things I didnât know I neededâ more than 20 years later.
https://youtu.be/aGN3CJ40XCU
Alanis just gave me things I didnât know I neededâ more than 20 years later.
https://youtu.be/aGN3CJ40XCU
in imageWELC... EDITION... WE BE... STUAR... SEBU... JON... PE... U... SESS...
Maha Shivaratri and Meaning Divination
Once a year, in late Winter, there is a Hindu celebration called Maha Shivaratri — which means "the Great Night of Shiva." For a number of years, I was fortunate enough to be in Mysore, India for this ostensibly solemn celebration. Shiva is a yogic icon, being considered “the Lord of Yoga.”
For secular practitioners of yoga like me, the celebration is one for reflecting upon the infinite yet narrow intersection between destruction and regeneration— to wit, overcoming darkness and ignorance. Siva personifies that here.
Unlike most Hindu festivals which occur during the day, this one is held at night. You spend the event remembering Shiva and chanting prayers, fasting, and meditating on ethics and virtues such as self-restraint, honesty, non-injury to others, forgiveness, and the discovery of Shiva.
Whilst the vigils went all night long, what i remember when going from temple to temple was the look of sugar-wired excitement in the children’s eyes, getting to run around all night long.
Yes, as a secular observant of a sacred celebration, my memory banks were hard-codes with the pure joy and trouble and fun and exhaustion.
—-
During the Vigil Night of Shiva, Mahashivaratri,
we are brought to the moment of interval
between destruction and regeneration;
it symbolizes the night
when we must contemplate on that which
watches the growth out of the decay.
During Mahashivaratri we have to be alone
with our sword, the Shiva in us.
We have to look behind and before,
to see what evil needs eradicating from our heart,
what growth of virtue we need to encourage.
Shiva is not only outside of us but within us.
To unite ourselves with the One Self
is to recognize the Shiva in us.
—The Theosophical Movement, Volume 72[
—-
On the dawn of Maha Shivaratri, @dcashtanga has our first day at the @eatonworkshop —
Mon-Fri: 7-10a
Mon-Thur: 5:30-7p.
Doors are 1/2 hour ahead.
Schedule:
Mon 12:45-1:30 Ashtanga Lite @balancegym
Tue 12:00-1:00 Flow/Vinyasa - Eaton
Wed 1:30-2:30. Flow/Vinyasa - Eaton
Thu 1:30-2:30 Flow/Vinyasa - Eaton
Fri 12-1 Atheltes Yoga - Balance
Once a year, in late Winter, there is a Hindu celebration called Maha Shivaratri — which means "the Great Night of Shiva." For a number of years, I was fortunate enough to be in Mysore, India for this ostensibly solemn celebration. Shiva is a yogic icon, being considered “the Lord of Yoga.”
For secular practitioners of yoga like me, the celebration is one for reflecting upon the infinite yet narrow intersection between destruction and regeneration— to wit, overcoming darkness and ignorance. Siva personifies that here.
Unlike most Hindu festivals which occur during the day, this one is held at night. You spend the event remembering Shiva and chanting prayers, fasting, and meditating on ethics and virtues such as self-restraint, honesty, non-injury to others, forgiveness, and the discovery of Shiva.
Whilst the vigils went all night long, what i remember when going from temple to temple was the look of sugar-wired excitement in the children’s eyes, getting to run around all night long.
Yes, as a secular observant of a sacred celebration, my memory banks were hard-codes with the pure joy and trouble and fun and exhaustion.
—-
During the Vigil Night of Shiva, Mahashivaratri,
we are brought to the moment of interval
between destruction and regeneration;
it symbolizes the night
when we must contemplate on that which
watches the growth out of the decay.
During Mahashivaratri we have to be alone
with our sword, the Shiva in us.
We have to look behind and before,
to see what evil needs eradicating from our heart,
what growth of virtue we need to encourage.
Shiva is not only outside of us but within us.
To unite ourselves with the One Self
is to recognize the Shiva in us.
—The Theosophical Movement, Volume 72[
—-
On the dawn of Maha Shivaratri, @dcashtanga has our first day at the @eatonworkshop —
Mon-Fri: 7-10a
Mon-Thur: 5:30-7p.
Doors are 1/2 hour ahead.
Schedule:
Mon 12:45-1:30 Ashtanga Lite @balancegym
Tue 12:00-1:00 Flow/Vinyasa - Eaton
Wed 1:30-2:30. Flow/Vinyasa - Eaton
Thu 1:30-2:30 Flow/Vinyasa - Eaton
Fri 12-1 Atheltes Yoga - Balance
family day @eatonworkshop preview see y’all tomorrow
in image@eatonworkshop preview
family day
see y'all tomorrow
family day
see y'all tomorrow
same humble suggestion. two years ago.
in imageMichael Joel Hall
3 March 2017 at 05:42
There is unlimited potential for solidarity, connection, and
compassion inside of each and every one of us. The
loneliness you feel, the sorrow of disconnection, is the inner
voice telling you to plug in and wake up. Might I recommend
Ashtanga yoga? It's very simple and incredibly effective.
DCASHTANGA.COM
two years ago.
same humble suggestion
3 March 2017 at 05:42
There is unlimited potential for solidarity, connection, and
compassion inside of each and every one of us. The
loneliness you feel, the sorrow of disconnection, is the inner
voice telling you to plug in and wake up. Might I recommend
Ashtanga yoga? It's very simple and incredibly effective.
DCASHTANGA.COM
two years ago.
same humble suggestion
At 10am, I'm previewing the new residence of DC Ashtanga with whomever would like to come practice. The Eaton Workshop's wellness center is located at 1201 K St NW-- and if you didnt get an email about it, consider yourself invited.
Get into it
(that view tho)
in image(that view tho)
rookieindc A week ago I got to do some ocean view yoga with my moving props... missed the view but maybe not the crowd in my class today with @michaeljoelhall at @balancegym
rookieindc A week ago I got to do some ocean view yoga with my moving props... missed the view but maybe not the crowd in my class today with @michaeljoelhall at @balancegym
February 2019
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next week vibes
this week vibes
in imageMichael Joel Hall
26 February 2014 at 02:41
"Life is so short. You have to get into as many spandex
outfits as you can with the amount of time that you have."~
RuPaul Charles
this week vibes
26 February 2014 at 02:41
"Life is so short. You have to get into as many spandex
outfits as you can with the amount of time that you have."~
RuPaul Charles
this week vibes
last week vibes
If you ain’t growin’, you dyin’
It’s the last week of residency for @dcashtanga at @yogadragons — a place we are truly proud to have In our blood.
We shift to @eatonworkshop on March 4.
My teaching schedule this week:
**Mysore at @dcashtanga Wed-Fri
Wednesday & Thursday:
@eatonworkshop at 1:30
Friday:
@balancegym At 12.
It’s the last week of residency for @dcashtanga at @yogadragons — a place we are truly proud to have In our blood.
We shift to @eatonworkshop on March 4.
My teaching schedule this week:
**Mysore at @dcashtanga Wed-Fri
Wednesday & Thursday:
@eatonworkshop at 1:30
Friday:
@balancegym At 12.
little bear. little bear.
in imageLittle bear!
last
one. last night
in Goa
one. last night
in Goa
Folks stick their head in the sand when things get too complex or complicated or nuanced. Happens all the time.
This looks like I’m putting my feet on my head when in fact, I’m pulling my head up to my feet.
You can’t necessarily tell exactly what lesson is being extracted from a given situation just by looking. You can guess, infer, assume, and project. But you can’t necessarily know.
The practice of Ashtanga Yoga has the potential to bring about a feeling of deep compassion for other living creatures by developing it internally for yourself. It gives practitioners the chance to make small adjustments and watch how they play out over time.. and to course correct if the impact isn’t suitable to the needs of the individual.
So, do you use your practice to push your head further into the sand or do you use it to pull it out?
This looks like I’m putting my feet on my head when in fact, I’m pulling my head up to my feet.
You can’t necessarily tell exactly what lesson is being extracted from a given situation just by looking. You can guess, infer, assume, and project. But you can’t necessarily know.
The practice of Ashtanga Yoga has the potential to bring about a feeling of deep compassion for other living creatures by developing it internally for yourself. It gives practitioners the chance to make small adjustments and watch how they play out over time.. and to course correct if the impact isn’t suitable to the needs of the individual.
So, do you use your practice to push your head further into the sand or do you use it to pull it out?
Itâs hard to laugh at the Smullett memes.
Some of us have faces held together by laffy taffy and metal plates because we actually were brutally attacked on the street in a random act of violence for no reason other than pure hatred.
Please be aware that by making light of this situation, it becomes a way of diminishing the realities of hate crimes in America.
Funny that itâs my straight white cohort sharing them. Your lack of empathy is worth examining.
Some of us have faces held together by laffy taffy and metal plates because we actually were brutally attacked on the street in a random act of violence for no reason other than pure hatred.
Please be aware that by making light of this situation, it becomes a way of diminishing the realities of hate crimes in America.
Funny that itâs my straight white cohort sharing them. Your lack of empathy is worth examining.
A while back I was the victim of a hate crime â I was assaulted and hospitalized for being other.
They took nothing except my illusions. And Iâm left asking what kind of other was it that made me a target:
White in a black neighborhood?
A perception of Gentry in a neighborhood undergoing gentrification?
Being queer?
Iâm not sure what exactly cause it. âWhite faggotâ isnât quite enough to go on.
What the media does with marginalized communities and race relations is appalling. The questions it asks and posits are cheap (Iâm looking at you, Roxanne Gay).
I implore everyone reading this to leave your gated communities and engage. Ask better questions. Thank you for checking up on me. And remember: I love you. Iâm sorry you hurt.
Also: follow the patterns. The Smullet thing is too close to the Lincoln Memorial thing. Somethings fishy.
They took nothing except my illusions. And Iâm left asking what kind of other was it that made me a target:
White in a black neighborhood?
A perception of Gentry in a neighborhood undergoing gentrification?
Being queer?
Iâm not sure what exactly cause it. âWhite faggotâ isnât quite enough to go on.
What the media does with marginalized communities and race relations is appalling. The questions it asks and posits are cheap (Iâm looking at you, Roxanne Gay).
I implore everyone reading this to leave your gated communities and engage. Ask better questions. Thank you for checking up on me. And remember: I love you. Iâm sorry you hurt.
Also: follow the patterns. The Smullet thing is too close to the Lincoln Memorial thing. Somethings fishy.
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