Is led primary with Sharath (and Saraswati!) in NYC a thing we're doing in April?

Tomorrow, I'm making like a banana. #ashtanga

Tomorrow is my last Mysore practice in the eponymous city. I'll share a bit more soon, I promise.

Finished my final practice at the Shala for this go 'round; carried Butternaan the Shala Dog out like a princess. Nava-- go home, take rest.

I miss Mysore, but we're ready to discover Goa. For better or worse, they're different worlds. We can do it.

Me? Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga in classic Mysore style at Little River Yoga. Every morning from 6:30-9 🙂

Tim Miller calls it "Improvisational Ashtanga." We call it Rocket. Guest teaching at Flow for Peg Mulqueen on Saturday at 2:30. Stay tuned for more surprises.

If I take a lady's holiday tomorrow and practice on moonday Monday, it's all good & same-same, right?

"Enjoy your practice like you enjoy ice cream" -- nOm nOm nOm -- straight joy today. Thanks, Sandy!

Little River Yoga friends. Join Ashtanga Mysore Arlington (Tova!), Stair and me for Led Primary on Sunday. xo.

Had such a great day today sharing led primary, answering questions about ashtanga, & calling out alignment cues today. Swoon.

On my way to Yoga District on H Street for a modified half primary! Just you, me, & the count. Vinyasa count that is. The Count is still on Sesame Street. One-ah ah ah!

First outdoor stateside practice of the year. Sweet.

Teaching Schedule:
Saturday: Mysore-Little River Yoga- 8:15-11, Rocket- Flow-2:30-3:45,
Sunday: Led Primary- 9-10:45

Catching.

After just now kicking myself in the nuts attempting to nail Urdhva Kuku from handstand, I've decided to call it a day.

Got to share practice with my man & my besties. Saturday couldn't possibly start better.

just finished scooping homemade frozen yogurt for a post David Garrigues-taught Mysore snack. Maybe I'll share a bite.

#AshtangaTruth -- Kapo & Chinese Carry Out Don't Mix

Practice on a Moonday makes clear why we shouldn't.

We'll be tackling the full closing sequence of Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga today at Yoga District on H Street. 12:30p. $10

Hope today's short shorts deflected attention away from my practices inelegance. No such luck tomorrow-- too short

Spaces are still available for tonight's Ashtanga 1 at Little River Yoga. Join Clare Politano & me at 6:30!

and now a wild evening of inverted groin stretches.

Poolside primary, new boardshorts, new haircut. Yas!

Pranayama on the train. do-da, do-da.

"Caution: Especially those who want to start practicing the two yoganga’s “Asana” and “Pranayama” without following the aforementioned niyamas, following drawing charts and practicing on their own freewill will not receive benefits but may also be responsible for tarnishing the name and bringing disrepute. " http://grimmly2007.blogspot.com/2013/08/krishnamacharyas-house-recommendations.html?m=1

I begin teaching Mysore full time in Columbia Heights on September 1st. This will be my final month teaching at Little River Yoga. It has been both a privilege and an honor to serve Ashtanga Mysore Arlington Virginia.

a) afternoon practice is not my favorite b) my mat stinks c) TGIMD tomorrow.

site's live. i'm hoping some of you will click the "contact" link and let me know you wanna practice.
http://dcashtanga.com

The lineup at EPIC DC on wednesday nights is pretty awesome for those that are classical-minded. Iyengar yoga with Kristen Krash followed by led ashtanga full primary with me. If I were gonna do a double header...

A wise woman said that there are three pillars for a supported practice: the method, the teacher, and the community. I am so grateful for my community's support. Emotions are there, words are not. xo.

Some mornings are just like"Ashtanga Yoga? Fuck, yeah!"

Other than the awesome daily mysore with the inimitable Keith Moore, Ashtanga Yoga Studio DC (AYSDC) has a fabulous fall workshop line-up. Aliya, Rex, Tova? Oh, yeah.

Saturday Morning: me: working with mulabandhasana on the kitchen floor. Roike: "I'm going to call Rolf & Marci! Take rest!"

All this space & time on my hands! Who wants to learn Ashtanga? Mysore newbies, 2 months for $220. I leave for India on November 29th. Hurry!

"Body not stiff, mind stiff." Nope, both.

If I had known I'd be out of work for October, I'd have gone to Mysore.

A wear your dhoti to practice kind of morning.

So honoured to be presenting a demonstration of Ashtanga Yoga for "The Art of Transformation" Opening Night Gala at the Smithsonian's Freer and Sackler Galleries.

proactive > reactive > no practice

So excited that a vipassana meditation center, Dhamma Delaware, is only two hours away. She opens her doors in January.

an "Ashtanga yoga? Fuck yeah!" kinda morning. Danced off my mat into the sun.

Gaga, Britney, & Lemon Jelly gets Mula Bandha to my dance floor. Bitch can *move*.

And a sense that I'd entered into an Ashtanga version of a Dan Brown novel as I woke up realizing Norman Allen hadn't really tried to break my rib in my sleep.

Can you do your practice, have a practice, without criticizing or condemning someone else's? Haters gonna love this.

Fell asleep in sivasana today. Yesterday I took a long proper rest, which I rarely do. How long do y'all take?

Opted for practice instead of a 5k. Contentment. Tova love.

4:45 is a totally appropriate time to wake up for a 7:30 start time. Gooood Moooooorning, Gokulum!

Overheard in Mysore: "Funny that the gays can't keep their legs behind their heads, no?"

off to stretch for god.

*wondering when we should talk about 2014 & DC Ashtanga's new pricing & beginners programming 🙂

For me, chanting is harder and scarier than asana. Went to Dr. Jayashree's for chanting and philosophy, hoping to make Karuna proud.

Off to led primary, and missing my students at home. Love love love.

Woke up on Boxing Day for practice and talked to Michael Roike & Michelle. Thank goodness it's still Xmas in the States, as I'm still full from Lunch!

Is it finally a Princess Sparklepony mat towel kinda day? Haven't busted it out yet, but it's getting close to time.