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2021
Over the last nine months, I've been creating Functional Ashtanga, a community focused on educating yoga practitioners and teachers on practices that are scientifically proven to positively impact well-being... and how to implement them.
https://functionalashtanga.com/courses/nervous-system-stress/lessons/the-vagus-nerve/topic/research-readings-the-vagus-nerve/
https://functionalashtanga.com/courses/nervous-system-stress/lessons/the-vagus-nerve/topic/research-readings-the-vagus-nerve/
Its that time of year again: resolution season. When you work in spiritual communities, gymnasiums, and/or wellness centers, you can't miss it.
Being aware of it doesn't mean that I've had to engage in it; I've typically been abroad, studying with my teachers during this pivotal time of transformation. I reckon what I've had come across my desk this time of year is more the "run-off"-- how it impacts those in my communities. Over the years, I've been struck by the dichotomy of response: managers and studio owners were thrilled to see rookies and wayward weekend warriors returning, while many yoga teachers themselves found that their progress in creating community was often frustratingly glutted by folks who lacked commitment, thereby "taking away from" the more committed practitioners.
Woof.
It's so easy to see both sides of it, and so easy to look down one's nose at so much associated with this malarky: conflating yoga with "getting fit", the pressure to be anti-fat, and of course all of the other dogwhistles things out there that say "you're not good enough."
I'll say it again: woof. But, it doesn't have to be this way inside of the lab of our own teachings and practices.
Come see more of my thoughts on this, and how to approach this season as both a professional and a practitioner, over at FunctionalAshtanga.com
Being aware of it doesn't mean that I've had to engage in it; I've typically been abroad, studying with my teachers during this pivotal time of transformation. I reckon what I've had come across my desk this time of year is more the "run-off"-- how it impacts those in my communities. Over the years, I've been struck by the dichotomy of response: managers and studio owners were thrilled to see rookies and wayward weekend warriors returning, while many yoga teachers themselves found that their progress in creating community was often frustratingly glutted by folks who lacked commitment, thereby "taking away from" the more committed practitioners.
Woof.
It's so easy to see both sides of it, and so easy to look down one's nose at so much associated with this malarky: conflating yoga with "getting fit", the pressure to be anti-fat, and of course all of the other dogwhistles things out there that say "you're not good enough."
I'll say it again: woof. But, it doesn't have to be this way inside of the lab of our own teachings and practices.
Come see more of my thoughts on this, and how to approach this season as both a professional and a practitioner, over at FunctionalAshtanga.com
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CONTRAST
CONTRAST
At Functional Ashtanga, we have a self practice support community every day from 7-10am. The first 15-20 minutes are sangha oriented. Then itâs community practice. No teachers, just friends on the path doing their thing together. Itâs included in a studio membership.
Interested? Check out http://functionalashtanga.com 🙂
http://functionalashtanga.com/
Interested? Check out http://functionalashtanga.com 🙂
http://functionalashtanga.com/
$1500 for a year of Mysore and guided classes (think a fairly robust schedule). Logan/Shaw. Showers and all that jazz. 6 days/week. Do I have 10 people interested?
Yes!! Y’all gotta follow @farm_girl_crys
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Y'all gotta follow
@farm_girl_crys
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Richmond Gimes-Dispatch
WATCH NOW: Richmond nonprofit
cultivating Yaupon tea - 'it is
energizing, but it is caffeine without
the jitters'
Farm president Crystal Stokes looks at one of the fi...
By JOHN REID BLACKWELL Richmond Times-
Dispatch
@iarm_gürl_crys
Y'all gotta follow
@farm_girl_crys
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Richmond Gimes-Dispatch
WATCH NOW: Richmond nonprofit
cultivating Yaupon tea - 'it is
energizing, but it is caffeine without
the jitters'
Farm president Crystal Stokes looks at one of the fi...
By JOHN REID BLACKWELL Richmond Times-
Dispatch
@iarm_gürl_crys
Catch the interview with Vanessa here!
She’s the GM of Kinfolk, a DC dispensary—
minority owned, womanled, and ground-breaking.
She’s the GM of Kinfolk, a DC dispensary—
minority owned, womanled, and ground-breaking.
in imageCatch the interview
with Vanessa here!
She's the GM of
Kinfolk, a DC
dispensary-
minority owned,
womanled, and ground-
breaking.
#ATWOL
A Thousand Words or Less: The Podcast
atwol.org
Created/Hosted By: Lee Swann
1
March 22 - Episode Twelve, Part
Two
A Thousand Words or Less: The
Podcast
with Vanessa here!
She's the GM of
Kinfolk, a DC
dispensary-
minority owned,
womanled, and ground-
breaking.
#ATWOL
A Thousand Words or Less: The Podcast
atwol.org
Created/Hosted By: Lee Swann
1
March 22 - Episode Twelve, Part
Two
A Thousand Words or Less: The
Podcast
Looking to create and explore with more challenging yoga poses? Join Kristina at Lighthouse tomorrow! https://lighthouseyogacenter.cowtinker.com/om/workshops/go-deep
https://lighthouseyogacenter.cowtinker.com/om/workshops/go-deep
https://lighthouseyogacenter.cowtinker.com/om/workshops/go-deep
The Yoga Clubâs very first ad will be right here.
When I first started coming to DC, I would go to a little coffee house at 22nd and P (love to Soho!) to hang out, spending time reading all of my favorite (read: free + edgy) DC newspapersâ The Blade, the City Paper... and Pathways.
Each of these publications has struggled to stay in print over the last 10 years. I likely donât need to tell yâall about the rapidly changing face of mediaâ and how it has adversely impacted queer journalism, alt-newspapers, and trade-zines.
For yâall that havenât been here for 30 years, lemmie tell ya: Pathways is the OG DC natural living/holistic health trade publication. Last year, Pathways didnât have a print publication (due largely to the pandemic... and the changing landscape of readership).
One of the reasons i love DC so much is precisely because i was able to find my tribeâ and so much of that is due to publications like this. Who knew that the local publications i loved growing up Iâd eventually get to work with?
We went with Pathways first because itâs owned by my bestieâs bestieâ and you know I love family owned and friend-ran.
For 7 years, my yoga program, DC Ashtanga, was fiercely independent and grassroots â and while we remain firmly non-commercial, the Yoga Club (my new practice space) wants to help others find community while also supporting and elevating others in our community.
While DC ashtanga will remain a grassroots practice group (as it always has been), weâre now proudly in residence in our new home at theyoga.club, and it is a pro ledge to help Pathways relaunch in print, so that other little woo woo gays can find a copy... and a tribe.
When I first started coming to DC, I would go to a little coffee house at 22nd and P (love to Soho!) to hang out, spending time reading all of my favorite (read: free + edgy) DC newspapersâ The Blade, the City Paper... and Pathways.
Each of these publications has struggled to stay in print over the last 10 years. I likely donât need to tell yâall about the rapidly changing face of mediaâ and how it has adversely impacted queer journalism, alt-newspapers, and trade-zines.
For yâall that havenât been here for 30 years, lemmie tell ya: Pathways is the OG DC natural living/holistic health trade publication. Last year, Pathways didnât have a print publication (due largely to the pandemic... and the changing landscape of readership).
One of the reasons i love DC so much is precisely because i was able to find my tribeâ and so much of that is due to publications like this. Who knew that the local publications i loved growing up Iâd eventually get to work with?
We went with Pathways first because itâs owned by my bestieâs bestieâ and you know I love family owned and friend-ran.
For 7 years, my yoga program, DC Ashtanga, was fiercely independent and grassroots â and while we remain firmly non-commercial, the Yoga Club (my new practice space) wants to help others find community while also supporting and elevating others in our community.
While DC ashtanga will remain a grassroots practice group (as it always has been), weâre now proudly in residence in our new home at theyoga.club, and it is a pro ledge to help Pathways relaunch in print, so that other little woo woo gays can find a copy... and a tribe.
@theyoga.club proudly hosts independent yoga programming!
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judydcz First in real life meeting of the @functionalashtanga
quarantine crew! We couldn't be more thrilled with the open.
@theyoga.club proudly
hosts independent yoga
programming!
judydcz First in real life meeting of the @functionalashtanga
quarantine crew! We couldn't be more thrilled with the open.
@theyoga.club proudly
hosts independent yoga
programming!
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5Y0
THANK YOU
@MICHAELJOELHALL FOR
LEADING A WONDERFUL YOGA
SESSION FOR @ HEARD.DC FIRST
EVENT!!!
MCARD.
• YOURS TRULY DC
@MERCYME.DC
@JBONDESON17
@DISTRICTDRAMS
5Y0
THANK YOU
@MICHAELJOELHALL FOR
LEADING A WONDERFUL YOGA
SESSION FOR @ HEARD.DC FIRST
EVENT!!!
MCARD.
• YOURS TRULY DC
@MERCYME.DC
@JBONDESON17
@DISTRICTDRAMS
post Mysore smoothie
with @judydcz at @southblock
with @judydcz at @southblock
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YOURSELF
post Mysore smoothie
with @judydcz at
@southblock
YOURSELF
post Mysore smoothie
with @judydcz at
@southblock
I love @bluebirdskyyoga and @omgbeckyp ++
thx for class
(catch her Fridays at 12:30)
thx for class
(catch her Fridays at 12:30)
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moke It If You Got One
omgbeckyp When you don't leave time for yoga AND the
gym
IG influencers are like try out this fun sequence and...
I love
@bluebirdskyyoga
and Comgbeckyp ++
thx for class
(catch her Fridays at
12:30)
moke It If You Got One
omgbeckyp When you don't leave time for yoga AND the
gym
IG influencers are like try out this fun sequence and...
I love
@bluebirdskyyoga
and Comgbeckyp ++
thx for class
(catch her Fridays at
12:30)
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SHALA
NASHVILLE
IS GAY
OWNED &
OPERATED
@yogashalanashville
SHALA
NASHVILLE
IS GAY
OWNED &
OPERATED
@yogashalanashville
Hi! We've got a special Yoga Foundations for Beginners yoga membership at theyoga.club.
$50 for a month of intro, flow, and foundations. Know someone who wants to get started?
https://theyoga.club/product/foundations-membership/
https://theyoga.club/product/foundations-membership/
$50 for a month of intro, flow, and foundations. Know someone who wants to get started?
https://theyoga.club/product/foundations-membership/
https://theyoga.club/product/foundations-membership/
Anyone around that would like to join me for an open practice tomorrow? Iâll be at theyoga.club â Doors are at 7. Book a spot online!
http://theyoga.club/
http://theyoga.club/
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SERVICE INDUSTRY
YOGA HAPPY HOUR
TUESDAY JULY 27 4PM - 6PM
MERCY ME
@ YOURS TRULY HOTEL DC
1143 NEW HAMPSHIRE NW, WASHINGTON DC 20037
*MINDFUL BEVERAGES & LITE BITES WILL BE PROVIDED
3
PcY
SPONSORED BY
YOURS
TRULY.
DIAGEO
MUST BE +21 TO PARTICIPATE.
PLEASE DRINK RESPONSIBLY.
@ashleighely
SERVICE INDUSTRY
YOGA HAPPY HOUR
TUESDAY JULY 27 4PM - 6PM
MERCY ME
@ YOURS TRULY HOTEL DC
1143 NEW HAMPSHIRE NW, WASHINGTON DC 20037
*MINDFUL BEVERAGES & LITE BITES WILL BE PROVIDED
3
PcY
SPONSORED BY
YOURS
TRULY.
DIAGEO
MUST BE +21 TO PARTICIPATE.
PLEASE DRINK RESPONSIBLY.
@ashleighely
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• FIRE ISLAND PINES
@pauldwin
@nadinematar
@ahsurewinston
@kcbyance
@michaeljaelhall
@michaelgeovanni
• FIRE ISLAND PINES
@pauldwin
@nadinematar
@ahsurewinston
@kcbyance
@michaeljaelhall
@michaelgeovanni
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SAX RESTAURANT & LOUNGE
@kcbyance
@michaeljaelhall
@ahsurewinston
@mikeanthonyshow
SAX RESTAURANT & LOUNGE
@kcbyance
@michaeljaelhall
@ahsurewinston
@mikeanthonyshow
I'm feeling so full of love that the yoga club is thriving. Please feel free to reach out if you'd like to join. We've got a little room left 🙂
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200°
@pujaloveit
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michaeljoelhall
FAMIILI
aEal
ASHTANG
200°
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