backbend
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2017
Attracting pigeons.
2018
Hey DC & NOVA Fam! I'm going to be at Mind the Mat tomorrow for a few hours working on getting into that spine for pain-free liberating backbends! Interested?
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1 MIN HOLLOWBACK
3. See Step 2
Rainy Day
Heart
Opener
Heart
Opener
in imageRainy Day
Heari
Opener
Heari
Opener
Heart openers.
in imageHeart openers.
Bent
Bent
heart openers with friends.
2019
@EMERYMARGARET SHOW EM HOW ITS DONE
solstice practice
@madeline.miskie Thanks for
the inspiration @sammy_j2
the inspiration @sammy_j2
in imageThanks for the inspiration @sammy_j2 @madeline.miskie
2020
I'm goin' to Nashville (virtually!) to help YOU build a better wheel!! My buddy Cory is hosting me at his Shala since we can't be together in person... And I am stoked!
20!
20!
2021
Feelin like a proud
yogi bear rn
yogi bear rn
in imageJUST A CELEBRATORY POST OF MY PRACTICE BECAUSE I FINISHED ASHATANGA PRIMARY SERIES AFTER ABOUT 2 YEARS 😁 THANK YOU TO MY TEACHER @MICHAELJOELHALL
Feelin like a proud yogi bear rn
Feelin like a proud yogi bear rn
2022
in imageRETURNING THE FAVOR TO @MICHAELJOELHALL
THIS TRACK CAPTURES HOW I FEEL WHEN RELEASING A BACKBEND 🤣
THIS TRACK CAPTURES HOW I FEEL WHEN RELEASING A BACKBEND 🤣
very happy
with the wrist.
Sped up from 2min to 14sec
with the wrist.
Sped up from 2min to 14sec
in imagevery happy with the wrist.
Sped up from 2min to 14sec
very happy with the wrist. Sped up from 2min to 14sec
Sped up from 2min to 14sec
very happy with the wrist. Sped up from 2min to 14sec
first drop back since
getting hit by a car in April
getting hit by a car in April
2023
In December of 2021, I began two months of living in Mexico. My parents moved down to the Yucatán right before COVID hit— my brother and his lady lived down there first. It had taken forever to sell my parents home— and the future was looking bright. Then my brother died. Then Leigh died. And my folks were locked in and locked down.
On the one hand, I was glad they were safer there than here. On the other, I was presented with profound grief. Those months in Mexico, replacing my yearly sabbatical to India, provided time with my first and most influential teachers: my mom and dad.
Plus, yoga on their roof looks a lot like some of my other favorite and meaningful roofs.
Having a consistent practice helped anchor me when things were truly terrible. If you’d like to learn a simple set of practices that match your unique needs, feel free to DM.
On the one hand, I was glad they were safer there than here. On the other, I was presented with profound grief. Those months in Mexico, replacing my yearly sabbatical to India, provided time with my first and most influential teachers: my mom and dad.
Plus, yoga on their roof looks a lot like some of my other favorite and meaningful roofs.
Having a consistent practice helped anchor me when things were truly terrible. If you’d like to learn a simple set of practices that match your unique needs, feel free to DM.
in imagemikematspace
in imageI got an idea
oh this is scary
oh this is scary
2024
in imagelarugayoga I will tell you, after years of doing Bhekāsana, I never feel like I get the chest high enough, hahaha.
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But with that said, is it wrong to strive for it? Why not? As I reach for growth in any pursuit, I might miss, and I might fail, but at least I strive for something beyond what I am capable of in this moment. It's not for everybody, and that's okay. As long as there is grace and acceptance for where I am now, I can still reach for the stars. ✨ ✨ ✨
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But with that said, is it wrong to strive for it? Why not? As I reach for growth in any pursuit, I might miss, and I might fail, but at least I strive for something beyond what I am capable of in this moment. It's not for everybody, and that's okay. As long as there is grace and acceptance for where I am now, I can still reach for the stars. ✨ ✨ ✨
in imageashtanga.tech
Here’s some stuff I do in order to wrestle with the nature of reality and the infinite. It’s mostly stuff to affect physiological change towards general well being layered with meditation and mindset. These disparate systems encourage an emergence of something greater than the sum of their parts. It looks some kinda way.
Here’s some stuff I do in order to wrestle with the nature of reality and the infinite. It’s mostly stuff to affect physiological change towards general well being layered with meditation and mindset. These disparate systems encourage an emergence of something greater than the sum of their parts. It looks some kinda way.
in imageASHTANGA TECH INTERMEDIATE SERIES INTENSIVE JUNE 14-16 NASHVILLE 14 JUNE FRIDAY Intermediate Series Intensive
Here are some of my current favorite lower back strengthening and compression strategies and their intended application.
As always, reach out if you want some in person or virtual coaching— or find me in the mysore room @theyoga.club
As always, reach out if you want some in person or virtual coaching— or find me in the mysore room @theyoga.club
Ron started as my yoga student when he was 67.
He is now 82.
🐐
He is now 82.
🐐
Meanwhile, back at the office.
@mikematspace just keeps evolving and wow this a blessing to get to be a part of.
@mikematspace just keeps evolving and wow this a blessing to get to be a part of.
2025
in imagewhy I go to the gym to
shala.
shala.
Curiosity may have killed the cat, but satisfaction brought him back.
Inquiry and curiosity are powerful allies in reckoning with fear and helplessness.
These feelings are a tell that the prefrontal cortex has been impacted. This part of the brain has been demonstrated to be an important structure for executive functions.
No wonder we feel stuck. But feelings aren’t facts. If we can notice this stuff, we can start breaking the cycle by using our techniques. Thats the yoga.
So, be curious.
In love, in life, in your practices.
Inquiry and curiosity are powerful allies in reckoning with fear and helplessness.
These feelings are a tell that the prefrontal cortex has been impacted. This part of the brain has been demonstrated to be an important structure for executive functions.
No wonder we feel stuck. But feelings aren’t facts. If we can notice this stuff, we can start breaking the cycle by using our techniques. Thats the yoga.
So, be curious.
In love, in life, in your practices.
in imageCuriosity may have killed the cat but it is the thing that keeps me p
I am curious about my body and my mind and my spirit. And
I am curious about my body and my mind and my spirit. And
in imageBKS Iyengar at 59 years old
BKS Iyengar: The strength of the nerves created with regular and correct practice of backbends is so enormous...
BKS Iyengar at 59 years old
BKS Iyengar: that when, by the grace of God, the light of Spirit dawns...
BKS Iyengar: The strength of the nerves created with regular and correct practice of backbends is so enormous...
BKS Iyengar at 59 years old
BKS Iyengar: that when, by the grace of God, the light of Spirit dawns...
praxis:
theory in practice
theory in practice
in imageThanks to @michaeljoelhall for the back strengthening prep
praxis: theory in practice
praxis: theory in practice
but this one was actually me this AM. Thanks for doing the chant with me @electric_cool_aid !
in imageWhen you've an hour into Mysore & someone decides to do the chant outloud. but this one was actually me this AM. Thanks for doing the chant with me @electric_cool_aid!
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