From Muse's new album, a track inspired by the Scissor Sisters. (Muse citing the Scissors as an influence? Yaaaas!). Amaya

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BzzjFEAtOY

Within a guest appearance by Ke$ha -"All That Matters (Beautiful Life)"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMF_mdtDJQo

Rihanna- "Power It Up" -- worked much better than P!nk for getting the rush moving (as opposed to the tears. Save those for Backbends & Joy).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3496rtOyg-8

Woah. It. gets .*good*.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPljBKe4ybg

I used to be so fearless so limitless and free
Happy on my own and nothing really bothered me.
I had desires to see the world, jump out of planes and fly
And I love to be alive but I was not afraid to die

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEm0Wki1WtE

You have some very important reading to do. http://celebsthatcopymadonna.tumblr.com/

http://celebsthatcopymadonna.tumblr.com/

Wish we were watching this together! xo

http://www.ted.com/talks/garrett_lisi_on_his_theory_of_everything.html

Continuing my adventures in non-western therapies-- presenting Dr. Jag: http://worldcowgirl.wordpress.com/2010/02/16/in-india-again-jag-therapy/

http://worldcowgirl.wordpress.com/2010/02/16/in-india-again-jag-therapy/

Good job, Kaiser!! I don't like GMOs, either!

http://www.willamettelive.com/2012/news/corporate-giant-comes-out-against-gmos/

Hey-- have you seen this? Whats going on with our apartment?!

http://www.popville.com/2012/12/another-taylor-gourmet-in-the-works-for-14th-and-p-st-nw/

Eschewing gender normativity in toys/play may be the, erm, norm, for the children of same sex couples & why it matters. (not 100% sold).

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/abbie-e-goldberg/gay-parents_b_2221249.html

Check out WhatsApp Messenger from http://whatsapp.com/dl/

Peg recommended it for easy cheap texting.

http://www.whatsapp.com/download/

Combining things I love-- puppets, hot husbands, and NPH. @[25507459:2048:Roike], I wonder if Muppet Joel Hall could be an extra. We could be muppet stage parents.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3bSbnAXrM4

Yeah, I'm going to need you, @[821580710:2048:Amaya Naomi], and @[27000776:2048:Lindsay Gutekunst] to get on this. Statements like: “…we nonetheless expect all guests to recognize that minors are onboard and, refrain from engaging in inappropriate conduct in public areas.” sound a lot like “Refrain from acting gay because there are children present.

http://americablog.com/2012/11/carnival-cruises-allegedly-bans-drag-on-drag-cruise.html

This bodes well for you.

http://www.businessinsider.com/starbucks-is-done-with-coffee-2012-11

Richard Freeman is my yoga super hero/ role model.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7FAJ2Yjl9I&list=PL99B63DE85D3D4BC0

Poor bats.

http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2012/08/21/batman-hates-call-me-maybe-comic/

Great!

http://m.vogue.com/magazine/article/waiting-in-the-wings-an-exclusive-interview-with-chelsea-clinton/

#wearmyclothesonthecatwalk
#solocareerhitmaker
#notimpressed

http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8o0t4FN6V1ql5yr7o1_500.gif

Check out the fundraiser that @[289392524489387:274:Prana Vibe] did for @[100064678363017:2048:Yoga Activist]! Big love, Chantilly! Thanks, @[652763437:2048:Virginia Lung]!

http://blog.pranavibe.com/Blog/Virginia/To-The-Moon-and-Back/

http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2012/03/01/the-line-it-is-drawn-79-male-superheroes-see-how-the-other-side-lives/

http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2012/03/01/the-line-it-is-drawn-79-male-superheroes-see-how-the-other-side-lives/

Thanks to everyone who took to the streets to air grievance and show support!

http://www.myfoxdc.com/story/19242857/safety-walk-held-to-protest-beating-of-gay-couple-in-dc

I urge you to listen to this from where its tagged and then start at the beginning and listen to the whole thing. Mr. Rogers is one of my real life heroes.

http://www.emmytvlegends.org/interviews/people/fred-rogers

spoiler warning: we did it.

http://midcityyoga.com/michaeljoelhall/i-have-really-great-news/

A fabulous way to lose a morning.

http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLA496E67789939596

facebook.com

From 300lbs to Now. Finding Life. Finding Yoga. My story.

http://www.elephantjournal.com/2012/06/does-yoga-really-foster-transformation-michael-joel-hall/

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/29/opinion/sunday/terrorist-plots-helped-along-by-the-fbi.html?_r=2

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/29/opinion/sunday/terrorist-plots-helped-along-by-the-fbi.html?pagewanted=all

Grace Jones at the Queen's Diamond Jubilee. At 64, girl can get get it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIicwZrkEhY

Does Yoga Really Foster Transformation?

http://midcityyoga.com/yoga-practice/does-yoga-really-foster-transformation/

JSYK

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJv1Cg1-Nkc

Thanks for sharing. She's a local gem. Now, to go see her.

http://blog.tarabrach.com/2012/05/when-we-stop-running.html

Snuggling vs Work (scale of value)

http://thisisindexed.com/2006/08/so-lure-them-from-bed-with-bagels/

Snuggling vs Work (scale of value)

http://thisisindexed.com/2006/08/so-lure-them-from-bed-with-bagels/

Why Education Matters.

http://ilovecharts.tumblr.com/post/22724890639/stay-in-school-kids

Did you see @[100063507193293:2048:DC Yoga Week]'s I Love DC Tumblr? Comes with a scantily clad MJH... just sayin'.

http://ilovedcyoga.tumblr.com/post/22689424673/michael-joel-hall-this-is-a-shot-of-me-in-my

Funnies from my Twitter #1 (@MichaelJoelHall):

“I suggest a new strategy, R2. Let the wookiee win.” Yogi Ruminations on Food. @[663881338:2048:Angela Jamison] runs Ashtanga Yoga: Ann Arbor. I continue to take great enjoyment and fresh inspiration from her wit, wisdom, and (seemingly) against the grain grit on all things spirituality. She is able to meal together (again, seemingly) disparate threads of philosophy and practice to make something truly whole. May the fourthbe with you.

http://www.ashtangaannarbor.com/wordpress/2012/04/06/how-jedi-knights-should-eat/

Chia Mararita. omg.

http://www.onegreenplanet.org/vegan-food/recipe-chia-margarita/

A great interview.

http://www.discordia19.com/main/2012/4/9/neil-gaiman-interviews-stephen-king.html

Your mom is at the club.

http://yourmomisclubbin.com/

Stephen King on taxing the ultra-rich.

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/04/30/stephen-king-tax-me-for-f-s-sake.html

First Episode of Kathy Griffin's new talk show: http://www.vidxden.com/f8ciqg23far1

http://www.vidxden.com/f8ciqg23far1

I hope you get the American version. Ha!

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penis_panic

Awesome work, friend!

http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/wellbeing/fitness/6-exercises-personal-trainers-secretly-hate.php

spread the word-- today only deal $30 for 30 days unlimited yoga at the new i street studio!

http://clients.mindbodyonline.com/ws.asp?studioid=2070&stype=41&prodid=224

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xptisd_the-self-destruction-of-the-ultimate-warrior-part-1_sport

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xptisd_the-self-destruction-of-the-ultimate-warrior-part-1_sport

Thank you, @[5700319:2048:Bobby Gill]! National Cherry Blossom Festival.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/bobby_gill/7063281933/

"How To Ask a Question" ~ exemplified in #mysore, relevant socially and academically.

http://chronicle.com/blogs/innovations/how-to-ask-a-question/32095

Didja see Elephant Journal? Six Sneaky Ways to Stay Fit in India. ~ Michael Joel Hall

http://www.elephantjournal.com/2012/03/six-sneaky-ways-to-stay-fit-in-india--michael-joel-hall/

On our to do list, @[25507459:2048:Roike]

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ito_Jakuchu_001.jpg

Non-ashtanga postural work

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pgloqhc_g8

Scientists Draw Link Between Morality And Brain's Wiring

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB117884235401499300-search.html

http://baltimore.craigslist.org/mcy/2917519053.html

http://baltimore.craigslist.org/mcy/2917519053.html

http://annapolis.craigslist.org/mcy/2840633275.html

http://annapolis.craigslist.org/mcy/2840633275.html

Ordinary Batman (great, cute illustrations)

http://sarahj-art.tumblr.com/

An article that got me thinking. Not the article but the comments section. I can't believe how on the other side of an issue I am when reading through them. Thoughts, @[782164075:2048:Zoë Ward], @[1310954015:2048:Tova Steiner], @[25507459:2048:Michael Roike], @[602938196:2048:Shelby Lynn]?

http://parenting.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/03/16/having-twins-with-a-surrogate-in-india/

In India, the honey bees are happy: it is almost impossibly frustrating to find an item not sweetened naturally with jaggery, honey, or sugar.

http://news.yahoo.com/honeybee-deaths-linked-corn-insecticides-221639948--abc-news.html

Watch your back: The Fraud Police Know You Don't Know Sh*t. Lucky they're only in your head.

http://midcityyoga.com/yoga-practice/the-fraud-police-know-you-dont-know-sht/

With the 'This Am'cn Life' hubub, don't forget whats important

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/26/business/ieconomy-apples-ipad-and-the-human-costs-for-workers-in-china.html?pagewanted=all

I don't think that ashtanga practice is the "best" style, but I certainly think that for those willing to give themselves over to the principals it espouses, it can be powerful. I think this blog post is onto something (though, i think the something it is onto can be found in Iyengar and Sivananda yoga, too).

http://dirghakala.wordpress.com/2012/03/15/solitude-in-practice-or-why-ashtanga-is-the-best-style-of-yoga/

I'm sorry for costing you 16 minutes of productivity.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsM8NCucf54

You know my girl, @[589828936:2048:Kellee Charles], right? Here is a video reminder of why my friends are class A badass. Wow.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jx-Sl85BAOE

hm. believing.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-buzz/post/study-dc-singles-are-nations-biggest-boozers/2012/03/14/gIQA2RDlBS_blog.html

Hypnotized.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYIaqzV479c

mesmerized (not official)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYIaqzV479c

Yama

http://whatshouldwecallme.tumblr.com/post/18865827469/when-you-find-your-new-favorite-sushi-roll

Oh, you know

http://whatshouldwecallme.tumblr.com/post/17727948975/when-im-in-a-dressing-room-and-something-actually

🙂

http://whatshouldwecallme.tumblr.com/post/18351711473/when-my-best-friend-puts-on-a-song-i-dont-know

I'm so excited.

http://whatshouldwecallme.tumblr.com/post/18369302377/when-someone-mentions-day-drinking

How I feel when people tell me coffee is not good for me.

http://whatshouldwecallme.tumblr.com/post/18910912657/when-im-watching-titanic-and-rose-tells-jack-that-she

How I feel in the states.

http://whatshouldwecallme.tumblr.com/post/18591265464/when-everyone-else-is-too-polite-to-be-the-first-person

"When I hear that Linds and I are going to hit a house party"

http://whatshouldwecallme.tumblr.com/post/18594664580/waking-up-to-the-hot-guy-girl-from-the-bar-last-night

Why I rub people wrong at 7am.

http://whatshouldwecallme.tumblr.com/post/18614660291/when-i-see-those-people-who-genuinely-love

What I feel like in a dancey yoga class.

http://whatshouldwecallme.tumblr.com/post/18764846336/when-im-trying-to-follow-along-at-yoga

"When I tell my friends I practice at 4:30am"

http://whatshouldwecallme.tumblr.com/post/18854782525/when-someone-tells-me-they-work-out-before-7am

"When I'm done with practice and triple-skype my boyfriend"

http://whatshouldwecallme.tumblr.com/post/18934052081/when-im-drunk-and-triple-text-my-crush

http://whatshouldwecallme.tumblr.com/post/18975032747/hanging-out-at-a-pool-party

http://whatshouldwecallme.tumblr.com/post/18975032747/hanging-out-at-a-pool-party

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPGNUe5hgx8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPGNUe5hgx8

Thought of you, obv.

http://www.wildmind.org/mantras/figures/greentara

Happy Holi 🙂

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holi

Love this. Maty Ezraty on "Good Teacher vs Popular Teacher"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwOpGm3LCME

http://www.laleva.org/eng/2012/03/world_renown_heart_surgeon_speaks_out_on_what_really_causes_heart_disease.html

http://www.laleva.org/eng/2012/03/world_renown_heart_surgeon_speaks_out_on_what_really_causes_heart_disease.html

my little newsletter.... check it out, share 🙂

http://eepurl.com/jOomT

mardyie

http://i39.tinypic.com/121cpxu.jpg

@[603305500:2048:Tara McCredie]

http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/articles/42303/catholic-us-condom-apostates-contraception-battles-big-and-small-at/

http://gizmodo.com/5889806/faux-loko-the-diy-drink-i-shouldnt-be-telling-you-about/gallery/1

http://gizmodo.com/5889806/faux-loko-the-diy-drink-i-shouldnt-be-telling-you-about/gallery/

http://gizmodo.com/5889806/faux-loko-the-diy-drink-i-shouldnt-be-telling-you-about/gallery/1

http://gizmodo.com/5889806/faux-loko-the-diy-drink-i-shouldnt-be-telling-you-about/gallery/

http://gizmodo.com/5889806/faux-loko-the-diy-drink-i-shouldnt-be-telling-you-about/gallery/1

http://gizmodo.com/5889806/faux-loko-the-diy-drink-i-shouldnt-be-telling-you-about/gallery/

so touching

http://meghanpowellphotography.blogspot.com/2012/02/helen.html

Take a look, even if you don't care about stayin' fit 😉 #mysore #paleo

http://midcityyoga.com/paleo-lifestyle/6-sneaky-ways-to-stay-fit-abroad-india/

Grrrrrrreeeeeat Robyn song, and your blog post reminded me of it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kuFJmf2DIfM

I want to kill it on the dancefloor. @[39401388:2048:Pamela Xing], @[821580710:2048:Amaya Naomi], @[560140263:2048:Anthony Hesselius], @[5307773:2048:Daniel McNeely], @[27000776:2048:Lindsay Gutekunst], @[25507459:2048:Michael Roike]... lets take no prisoners. "I know, I know, I know. I shouldn't act this way. I know, I know, I know. Good girls don't misbehave. "

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Di8PEHDHCJY

Reminds me of being underage in the backbar video room of Badlands (Apex) for "college" night. I was really still in High School. It wasn't this song, but it was Janet on the Video-tron.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XY7Qc_VMKmk

Michael in #Mysore - Chamundi Hill. Featuring pictures, monkeys, temples, and steps!

http://midcityyoga.com/michaeljoelhall/michael-in-mysore-chamundi-hill/

Oooh, I wonder if @[582477964:2048:Kevin Lemons] has read this!

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=%2Fg%2Fa%2F2012%2F02%2F29%2Fnotes022912.DTL

Check out @[3401765:2048:Ali Rodway] at the new Riot Act. She's funny, the place is owned by an old boss, go with it.

https://riotactcomedy.com/

The light reading:

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/23/garden/the-freedom-and-perils-of-living-alone.html?pagewanted=all

nom nom nom. Give it a fancy name, and BAM its culinary. ha! soooo easy, soooo delish.

http://midcityyoga.com/paleo-lifestyle/paleo-one-pot-poached-egg-aubergine-aka-quick-paleo-baba-ganoush/

Her sister, Kelly McGonigal is a favorite of mine.

http://www.ted.com/talks/jane_mcgonigal_gaming_can_make_a_better_world.html

oh, hey new post. oh, hey site redesign.

http://midcityyoga.com/yoga-practice/what-is-yoga/

The Amaya Penguin. it'san animated gif-- go click.

http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzmza8hdkb1rpvc0vo1_250.gif

The Dog Photos.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/14/underwater-dog-photos-seth-casteel_n_1277404.html

@[569696372:2048:Molly Lyons Ruland] brings the truth

http://www.naturalnews.com/034967_celebrities_pharmaceuticals_timeline.html

Me!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ENTP

http://freetheanimal.com/2010/07/t-colin-campbells-the-china-study-finally-exhaustively-discredited.html

http://freetheanimal.com/2010/07/t-colin-campbells-the-china-study-finally-exhaustively-discredited.html

I love a good advice column. This is strikingly sound.

http://www.redeyechicago.com/entertainment/dating/redeye-alcoholic-cheating-wife-20120208,0,7365345.column

Ahhh! Lucky bar!!! <3 <3 <<3

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/10/dive-bars-valentines_n_1266118.html

Stefon and Jon Stewart = This

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVIdL7Es8gQ

TYVM for Kelly Clarkson, the one true American Idol.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6NA16jigSz8

Anusara Inspired.

http://midcityyoga.com/why-fcking-your-yoga-students-is-wrong/

The part that thought would be of greatest interest was the release of insulin.

http://gizmodo.com/5882725/the-miraculous-nasa-breakthrough-that-could-save-millions-of-lives

According to this substantial study recently published in Psychological Science, "lower general intelligence (g) in childhood predicts greater racism in adulthood, and this effect was largely mediated via conservative ideology.". As the Daily Mail summarises, right-wingers are less intelligent than left wingers.

http://pss.sagepub.com/content/23/2/187.full.pdf+html

What do you do on your off days? Oh, well, I watch yoga asana instead of perform it. What do you do?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bY3qvUuBXK8

The gentleman rockin' the slackline at the Super Bowl's Half Time Show has an awesome demo reel. It makes me anxious just watching it. Pretty powerful.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdHqmnB-NNc

After my big adventures this morning, I treated myself to a massage. Here's what we can learn from the science of massage. Pain, patterns, and Samskaras.

http://midcityyoga.com/what-we-can-learn-from-the-science-of-massage/

Received an amazing 2 hour massage today. Oily bliss. Ravi was awesome. Thanks for posting this @[1515753:2048:Clare]! She has his number!

http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/02/06/how-massage-heals-sore-muscles/

While you're at it:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uYs0gJD-LE

"I Can't Decide" done in Anime.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gfl-CfEQcew

@[567436846:2048:Mike] nails it-- without the hubris that normally comes from one of my soapboxy Groupon stumps. A good read!

http://www.mikegraglia.com/2012/02/02/livingsocia/

@[5106089:2048:Victoria Paterson Shade] said it better than I could: "All right, this Susan G. Komen Foundation vs. Planned Parenthood thing has not been fun to watch, but this latest news that Komen is breaking their own supposed policy to give $7.5 million to Penn State in spite of their own federal investigation just takes the cake. Komen, wouldn't it be easier to just admit you're a conservative organization, incorporate that into your mission, and go about your goals more legitimately? I bet there are a lot of conservatives out there who would donate to your BECAUSE you're conservative. This PR storm is just a mess."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/02/susan-g-komen-penn-state_n_1250896.html

I'm positively dying to try this (and replace the coconut frosting flavor with vanilla extract or english toffee sugarfree da vinci syrup)

http://www.ontoplist.com/articles/paleo-double-decker-carrot-cake-with-coconut-frosting_4f1dda0dcc84f/

shhh....

(read the comments for some extra awesome tips)

http://lowcarbdiets.about.com/od/breads/r/flaxbasicfoc.htm

Change is hard. Not changing is dumb. Here's whats what.

http://midcityyoga.com/why-fearing-change-is-stupid/

Feeelin' this.

http://hulkshare.com/a01saw9xu4t3

#yoga #offthemat I worked with my friend @[12302900:2048:Bryson] at the DC Improv, me honing my adulthood, him his comedy. Listening to him talk about the discipline of his art form is a reminder that one can find sadhana off a mat. Please eschew your TLDR sensibilities for this one.

http://thecomedyhajj.blogspot.com/2012/01/montreal-advice-20-or-how-i-learned-to.html

One of my more recent Mysore adventures!

http://midcityyoga.com/michael-in-mysore-the-cobbler/

In case you were wondering why I've flown halfway 'round the world.

http://midcityyoga.com/?p=630

This is surprisingly accurate 🙂

http://crossfitsouthhills.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/paleo_NicoleVoelzke.png

So proud of Calvin-- he'e a killer dude who made it happen.

http://www.expressnightout.com/2012/01/just-ask-for-directions/

A one-off from the Scissor Sisters that features Boyz Noise (my UK friends will know whats what) and Azelia Banks (my pitchforky friends will know whats what) on a dance-rap that features one of my favorite rhymes: Duty and Booty. Enjoy, @[821580710:2048:Amaya Naomi Roberson]

http://www.nme.com/nme-video/scissor-sisters-feat-krystal-pepsy---shady-love/1360460654001

This is #1 here 🙂

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRhp2cuFo0k