My morning oasis. #dcashtanga at #kaliyogadc -- come take practice? #mysore #ashtanga in #columbiaheights #dc

Meet Darth, the newest member of our #dcashtanga community.

Though I know the depths of pain, anguish, and sadness, I firmly believe in deep and abiding happiness. There is a method, and I've been going at it for some years now. In the morning, at #kaliyogadc, the #dcashtanga community comes together to make shapes with our bodies, tuning in to our relationship with gravity and time -- whilst simultaneously revealing our cravings and aversions. For this focus-challenged guy, it's intense work, but knowing where to look and how to breath makes all the difference. These precious moments of insight combined with the the heat of just staying put create the fire from which happiness arises. #b&wchallenge day 1/4. Thanks @ladyhawkzuzu for tagging me.

Me, Frosty, and a new #dcashtanga tank. Yeees!! Get yours https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1M2te3AwGjj7s9-JRzWxu6I0WFKXtTUulRw0N9a0sno8/viewform

#charliegram came to #yoga. He's a little young to be learning assists, but not to young to practice! #dcashtanga #mysore

Building strength back with sexy transitions.
Paraphrasing Guruji, don't get bogged down in the mud of competitive shape making.
#iwokeuplikethis
#butisureasfuckdidntlastweek
#ashtanga #dcashtanga

I've been humbled and honored to share the yogic tradition as taught by Sharath Jois, the lineage of Sri K Pattahbi Jois with the #dcashtanga community... And I could not be more full of gratitude for the chance to share it with my student at the source. @livelyogini

Did I make it in time for #journeytohandstand ?? -- @pegmulqueen wins. I was a little jealous of your time in Kovalum with DG, @jrene01... But this is pretty fly, right? Eat your heart out #dcashtanga

Repost @pegmulqueen with @repostapp. Xx @meghanreuck ・・・
💕 Catching up with a friend! 💕 #DCAshtanga #AshtangaDispatch

Repost: A few highlights from yesterday's sold-out workshop at @littleriveryoga by @dcashtanga's own @michaeljoelhall! Get tall, dig deep! #ashtangayoga #dcashtanga #mindfulness #breathe #breath #mulabandha #twists #binds #yogalove #dcyoga #mysorestyle #mysoreasana #primaryseries #workshop #practice #deepen

Repost: @jrene01 snapped this from the #DGinDC standing postures workshop. "Prioritize your foundations," @davidgarriguesyoga told me a few months ago. Thanks, Boss. #dcashtanga #ashtangadispatch #uthithaparsvokonasanab

At @dcashtanga we've been taking pics of our mats when we practice away from the Shala. I have a week off from practice with my teacher, Rolf, so now I get to play along, too. #dcashtanga #kapotasana #ashtangay #ashtanga #kpjayi

Sunday's are often my rest day (heh: Saturday's, too) -- but when you're feeling like a pretty peacock on the beach, maybe you just gotta shake yo' tailfeather.
I saw @harmony_ashtanga and @waldenjessica talking about "being curious about what is possible" -- and ohhhh man-- doesn't the potential of limitless potential just make you wide-eyed, giddy, and wonderful? Doesn't the curiosity tickle your heart strings?

Tomorrow it's back to practice with community, so maybe I'll slow down on the beach videos.
The truth is, I rarely see my postures this way. At #DCAshtanga we have a "no cameras in the Shala" rule that has exceptions for kids & animals... and occasionally as a learning tool. I stick to it pretty strongly personally, too. Heck, Rolf doesn't even want us to bring our phone to the shala (and probably doesn't like that I've been talking about him on here...). Thanks for sharing some play time on the beach with me. Maybe I'll share more?

Fun fact: I packed everything for this trip into a carry-on. 🏊👙(count the short-shorts)

Me and the little bear getting back to our bliss at #dcashtanga 😉

At #DCAshtanga, we value cultural exchange, and denounce bigotry, appropriation, and oppression of all stripes. Here 👁 am doing forest yoga, not to be confused with Forrest Yoga.
You’ll note I’m doing my Ashtanga practice in the forest (which is not Mysore style, it’s just ashtanga, since Mysore is what you call it when it’s taught like it was/is taught in a specific place). That said, 👁 do sometimes do Mysore style Ashtanga yoga in the forest, when I️ practice with my teacher... who teaches in the forest (and isn’t Ana Forrest ;)). Forest yoga isn’t necessarily Forrest yoga, and ashtanga isn’t necessarily Mysore. I’m being a bit glib... but the drill down here highlights difference between appropriation and exchange, something we take seriously at #DCAshtanga. Check out a class with @gratefulweirdo in the Forrest tradition at @kaliyogadc and of course you can stick around to learn Ashtanga, Mysore style, with me, or one of our incredible teachers, who learned from someone who studied the method in Mysore (me!).