Dhauti is the swallowing of cloth to clean the upper digestive track. This is me removing a few feet.

This is why I can't get the shit-eating grin off my face.

Wendell, NC

Charlie the Hippo

I was nominated by Chris Agne for the #ALS #IceBucketChallenge !! I'm raising awareness and $$$ for research to stop this neuro degenerative disease. I nominate Michael Roike, Sarah Burch, Peg Mulqueen, and Maggie Lively.

Attracting pigeons.

Ordinary afternoon. Intermediate series. Firefly, and her many stages of life.

My friends have superpowers. Tara can will emotion through the power of her voice. Evocative. @tara_lizbeth blows me away... Consider joining the Mt Pleasant Christnas Chorus to have a space to use yours!! Spent yesterday at a fabulous Jazz and Funk flavored concert in the charming hamlet of Mt Pleasant. Thanls to Frankojazz for putting it together.

The seasons are changing.
I'm allowing myself to feel the change-- right down to wearing long sleeves. I'm also trying not to get too wrapped up in it. SwamiJ says that witnessing = observation + non attachment ; Rolf says "easy come, easy go."

Into it.

Into it.

Into it.

2. Control Yourself

Camera shy 😂 ? too much yoga?

Panda on a segway

the heirloom pink sock pumpkin pink sock pumpkins 🤣😈

BUT WHATS A TRISTANA?

i
called
early cc: @gail.hall.927

solstice practice

Solstice Practice
sun salutations x40
drop backs x68

kriya & pranayama

mudra

the
feather
of the
peacock

playing
with friends
outside.

sharing again @kcbyonce inspires me.

best
uttana padasana
in the game.

He got real cocky.

this is Charlie
but make it
pigeons.

@michaelgeovanni chase & charlie

work be like

just love watching Charlie’s face thats all.

pain vs sensation when healing

Sex sells.
(that workshop sold out)
Stoked to bring it to @birminghamyoga

See ya soon @mimiriegeryoga

Eclipses are like the cosmic helping hand of the Universe. Imagine the energy of an Eclipse like a Universal hand that reaches down from the heavens and puts you where you need to be. This place may not be where you want to be, or may not be where you thought you would end up, but it is definitely where you need to be. The good thing about Eclipses is that generally you can trust the direction they are guiding you in. Eclipses bring about almost fated events that are part of the cosmic plan and written just for you. – Tanaaz
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Find more reflections on Eclipse at @ashtanga.tech http://ashtanga.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.

my voice coach says

I admire the clarity here. If you wonder what this yoga is, and why its so important, give this 90 sec

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Prax

little inspector

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The Power of Celebrating Small Victories in a Supportive Community

A friend sent to me so now I share with you

Nonlinear systems encourage creativity.

small changes, big impact. thats a hallmark of nonlinearity.

WTF is an Ashtanga Influencer?

The internet is creating celebrities instead of role models— and it sounds more Bravo Housewife than it does richard alpert at harvard.

Being visible doesn’t mean being knowledgable.

Having followers doesn’t mean having integrity.
And floating in handstand doesn’t make you a leader.

Influence isn’t wisdom.
Popularity isn’t pedagogy.
Pretty doesn’t equal prepared.

Teaching Ashtanga—really teaching it—takes time, mentorship, oversight, and a commitment to serve.

Not just perform.

And definitely not to posture. How much “peer support” is really a marketing/influence tactic?

We’ve already seen what happens when charisma outpaces ethics. Look around. They physical embodiments of this read are taking money out if the hands of local economies and putting it in their own. Its Ashtanga Amyway, and if youre buying, your supplying. Ask any one of my chilean or argentinian ashtanga friends. Theyll tell you how global white teachers fuck their marketplace.

Lets hear it for one more sexual impropriety!

Ashtanga Yoga is a wisdom tradition.
A system of tools to help you show up better, live better, lead better.

We don’t need more influencers.
We need better leaders.

Support your local Ashtanga shala.

#ashtangayoga #yogaintegrity #ethicsinleadership #notjustasana #ashtangawisdom #yogaisasystem #truthmatters

@smashigram
@peyton_doyle

Ashtanga Yoga isn’t fragile—
But the system that tried to contain it? That one cracked.

When leadership is centralized, the whole thing topples with a single loss.

When authority is gatekept, the system can’t adapt.

But Mysore-style was always meant to be self-practice.

Passed hand to hand.

From one dedicated practitioner to another.

You breathe, you move, you grow.

Someone notices. They ask.

Suddenly, you’re teaching.

No fanfare. No certification ceremony.

Just the work.

Decentralization isn’t the death of tradition.
It’s how it survives.

#decentralizedashtanga #ashtangayoga #mysorestyle #globalsangha #selfpractice #notfragile #theyogaclub

friday
night
favorites

Chasing perfect alignment in Ashtanga is a trap. The body is not a static structure. It is a living system that changes daily. Fixating on an idealized form can absolutely lead to strain, frustration, and duh injury.

Turning the practice into some sort of like rigid stick that has a sharp edge rather than a dynamic process of growth. Alignment should serve internal balance, not just external aesthetic. Forcing form can cause harm. Alignment should support the body, not push it into shapes. It isn't ready for.

Franklin School- the guy who built that built @theyoga.club — ❤️Adolf Kluss circa the 1880s

distractions

Long time Mysore Style Ashtanga Yoga teachers — the ones who have been teaching consecutively for a decade or more— what have you learned?

Long time Ashtanga Yoga Teachers who no longer teach, why not? Please share in the comments.

this is what maggie was responding to.

logan is a strangely similar vibe