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2016
Beach lizard? I wanna play with shapes outside of the Ashtanga syllabus-- shit just for fun. Saw this on some #ashtangay profile & gave it a go. I guess now I have to find more. Fun in 2016 🙂 #menofyoga #gayyoga #yogadudes #YogaEveryDamnDay #boysofyoga
Galvanasana. Asana porn is the least graphic pornography I've participated in. Get into it, 2016. #menofyoga #gayyoga #yogadudes #YogaEveryDamnDay #boysofyoga
Perfect. I can vouch for their medative value & stress reduction.
http://www.the-open-mind.com/according-to-psychologists-coloring-is-the-best-alternative-to-meditation/
http://www.the-open-mind.com/according-to-psychologists-coloring-is-the-best-alternative-to-meditation/
Friday's score card: Led primary. Led pranayama. Lunch date discussing financial planning. Ice cream (mango kulfi-- branching out). Pune style iyengar class. Up next: Dinner + Kingfisher.
Post Pune style Iyengar class. Time for coffee? Time for coffee. @yogapunxkhristine #menofyoga #gayyoga #yogadudes #YogaEveryDamnDay #boysofyoga #yogaguy #yogaeveryday #ashtanga
Work in progress. #menofyoga #gayyoga #yogadudes #YogaEveryDamnDay #boysofyoga #yogaguy #yogaeveryday #ashtanga
In living color. Practice goes on. #menofyoga #gayyoga #yogadudes #YogaEveryDamnDay #boysofyoga #yogaguy #yogaeveryday #ashtanga #ashtangay
I won't spoil the deal sealer, but:
"Duality always kicks back, and industrial yoga can offer us artificial feel-good moments and not a stitch more. In class, we see all those gorgeous asses, and all those kick-ass pants, and we buy the lie and seek a Zoloft or a double mocha latte on our slouch home.
Baby, donât do that with your yoga."
http://prasanayoga.com/articles/the-happiness-of-industrial-yoga/
"Duality always kicks back, and industrial yoga can offer us artificial feel-good moments and not a stitch more. In class, we see all those gorgeous asses, and all those kick-ass pants, and we buy the lie and seek a Zoloft or a double mocha latte on our slouch home.
Baby, donât do that with your yoga."
http://prasanayoga.com/articles/the-happiness-of-industrial-yoga/
Baby, I'm so rising.
Found a rock, faced north.
Simple pranayama.
Then a selfie, straight from Kovalam.
Simple pranayama.
Then a selfie, straight from Kovalam.
It's not ALL beach selfies, Mom. #viparitasalabhasana #menofyoga #gayyoga #yogadudes #YogaEveryDamnDay #boysofyoga #yogaguy #yogaeveryday #ashtanga #ashtangay
@pegmulqueen and I making #ashtavakrasana shapes. #bestfriends #menofyoga #strongwoman #yogadudes #YogaEveryDamnDay #boysofyoga #yogaguy #yogaeveryday #ashtanga
I love the days when the age range in the Shala is from 5-60. I love it when there are not enough fingers on one hand for the different races/ethnicities. I love it when there is a smattering of witches, Christians, Muslims, Jews, Athiests, and dudes who pray to Elephants.
Today was one of those days.
DC ASHTANGA, you're what's up.
Today was one of those days.
DC ASHTANGA, you're what's up.
Occasionally, exceptions are made to the "no pictures in the Shala" policy at @dcashtanga -- most often for children and dogs.
(This was before I landed on him exiting #viparitasalabhasana b -- oops! arf! 🐶🙈😬😆)
(This was before I landed on him exiting #viparitasalabhasana b -- oops! arf! 🐶🙈😬😆)
My life in a nutshell. Dodgy asanas, dodging dogs. #birdofparadise #charliegram #hotdudeswithdogs #menofyoga #gayyoga #yogadudes #YogaEveryDamnDay #boysofyoga #yogaguy #yogaeveryday #ashtanga
Out in Arlington? Thursday is the last day of my afternoon Mysore engagement @littleriveryoga !! It's been great, and I'm so tickled to have gotten to share.
Out in Arlington? Thursday JD the last day of my afternoon Mysore engagement @littlerivery…
Feeling like Supes. Does he work on armpit bandhas? 😉
Feeling like Supes. Does he work on armpit bandhas? 😉
Today, I wore a 3/4 sleeve crop top to practice. I cropped it myself. It was perfect. #dresslikeatwinkactlikeaboss
Did you get the DC Ashtanga newsletter?
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But first, some stretching.
Thinking about starting yoga? Looking to take your practice deeper? Hit me up. Small group beginners sessions are starting soon!!
Tomorrow!
Mysore, 8-10,
q&a/ conference 10:15/30-11:30,
Foundational Postures workshop 12-2!
Sign up: https://goo.gl/9WhvVt
Mysore, 8-10,
q&a/ conference 10:15/30-11:30,
Foundational Postures workshop 12-2!
Sign up: https://goo.gl/9WhvVt
Three one-on-one sessions this week in my beautiful home practice space. What a wonderful way to share the practice.
Stayed on vinyasa. Do I look blissed out? I feel blissed out.
Stayed on vinyasa. Do I look blissed out? I feel blissed out.
My happy place.
Are you a dude?
Want any of the following: more energy? fitter body? healthier relationships? calmer mind? more patience?
Give yoga a try! For the absolute beginner and the most/least bendy/strong.
Small group session, capped at 6.
7-8am, May 16-20. Includes 1 month free Mysore.
$100
For more info: michael@michaeljoelhall.com
Want any of the following: more energy? fitter body? healthier relationships? calmer mind? more patience?
Give yoga a try! For the absolute beginner and the most/least bendy/strong.
Small group session, capped at 6.
7-8am, May 16-20. Includes 1 month free Mysore.
$100
For more info: michael@michaeljoelhall.com
Sharath's in NYC during DC Pride. #ashtangayproblems
NOVA friends! Curious about Mysore?
DC Ashtanga-- must love kids & dogs. Really, only two very small rules.
*slap*
*slap slap*
"Left leg is lazy, huh," she says to me, in a declarative statement masquerading as a question.
"Yes. I can do it. Wake up," I said with the entire conviction of my being.
Somehow the words came out even as my throat was pinned to the mat.
"Infinitely graceful, infinitely expansive," she said to me an hour and a half before.
Indeed.
*slap slap*
"Left leg is lazy, huh," she says to me, in a declarative statement masquerading as a question.
"Yes. I can do it. Wake up," I said with the entire conviction of my being.
Somehow the words came out even as my throat was pinned to the mat.
"Infinitely graceful, infinitely expansive," she said to me an hour and a half before.
Indeed.
Ashtanga, reading, bikram, exploration, biking, Crossfit, singing lessons, meal prep, bike commute, tequila with friends, puppy play dates, drag queens & chill.
Charlie loves going to yoga. He does not like leaving.
Making shapes. I'm a one legged crow -- #ekapadabakasana -- aaaand I forgot to take off my IMF BADGE. #dcproblems
Making shapes in the grass. Look, imma #ekapadabakasana
Making shapes in the grass. Look, imma #ekapadabakasana
As far as playtime goes, there's no room for blocks, straps, or mats on the soccer field. Working on keeping my knees together... like a lady. I love it when it gets warm and I get to practice outside. #viparitasalabhasana #menofyoga #gayyoga #yogadudes #YogaEveryDamnDay #boysofyoga #yogaguy #yogaeveryday #ashtanga
My favorite kind of day: my ashtanga practice in the am, chats with dear friends, teaching, napping with the pup, bikram, lifting, and then more friends. It's about perfect.
Years of daily mindfulness practice and I still can't remember dry underwear.
If you can read this, you're probably in down dog 😉
Today, a picture of Rolf (a dear teacher of mine) popped up -- him with many of his dogs on the beach.
Yesterday, there were no pictures of me from David's (my dear teacher here) intensive, but many with Charlie. Rolf doesn't care for having his picture posted.
Today, a student came to me to borrow goggles to practice in. Not so long ago, I learned how to do just that.
Feeling parampara-y (tradition).
Yesterday, there were no pictures of me from David's (my dear teacher here) intensive, but many with Charlie. Rolf doesn't care for having his picture posted.
Today, a student came to me to borrow goggles to practice in. Not so long ago, I learned how to do just that.
Feeling parampara-y (tradition).
Wrong. Tiaras, laurels, and crowns are all acceptable at brunch. And CVS. And in the shala after practice. During pranayama. While baking cookies... I mean, um, making smoothies.
http://wpo.st/g2Xj1
http://wpo.st/g2Xj1
I fell asleep on my yoga mat today-- I didn't make it far, and it wasn't time for rest.
Last night, I couldn't sleep... I was wrestling with black lives mattering, brown lives mattering, pink lives mattering, white lives mattering...how to find parity between that and the fact that I believe that no one exists on purpose and life itself is a consequence of action (and so, it's only meaning is that it is an effect).
Everything comes down to charachter, and the world is full of valorless men and woman who wear all kinds of uniforms and masks.
It is also full of people who do the right thing, even though no one is keeping score.
We are people. Disarm the police. Disarm the populace. Disarm your angry, bigoted minds. I don't know how. I have no answers.
All I want for all beings is peace.
Last night, I couldn't sleep... I was wrestling with black lives mattering, brown lives mattering, pink lives mattering, white lives mattering...how to find parity between that and the fact that I believe that no one exists on purpose and life itself is a consequence of action (and so, it's only meaning is that it is an effect).
Everything comes down to charachter, and the world is full of valorless men and woman who wear all kinds of uniforms and masks.
It is also full of people who do the right thing, even though no one is keeping score.
We are people. Disarm the police. Disarm the populace. Disarm your angry, bigoted minds. I don't know how. I have no answers.
All I want for all beings is peace.
Grab a timer. Set it to 2 minutes. Catch kapotasana. Report in here.
Speaking of Kapo-- a truly fine description and perhaps my favorite way to approach.
How am I supposed to practice when there are Pokemon up in hurr?
Fun with shapes.
Yesterday's wonderful potluck!!
#looking forward to another season with the crew of @dcashtanga
#looking forward to another season with the crew of @dcashtanga
Of course I practice yoga on the daily. You'll forgive me for not talking about it here more-- it's just the least interesting part of my day. #ashtanga #primaryseries #intermediateseries #advanceda #seventhseries
Are you interested in exploring the stories, shapes, and sensations of the ashtanga's second series? Please join me for one of my favorite classes to share.
I love working on the leg behind the head postures. In fact, I love working on every posture in my practice-- in as many ways as possible. Outside, I have no props, the grounds as uneven as I am, and Charlie might tackle me it any time. After thinking about Derek Ireland's short-shorts, I went into Logan Circle & did my practice. Intending to show off, I ended up with this. Figures. Yoga bloopers.
#menofyoga #gayyoga #yogadudes #YogaEveryDamnDay #boysofyoga #yogaguy #yogaeveryday #ashtanga #yogabloopers
#menofyoga #gayyoga #yogadudes #YogaEveryDamnDay #boysofyoga #yogaguy #yogaeveryday #ashtanga #yogabloopers
Please note the Broome Street Temple shirt-- Madonna reppin the Ashtanga!
Kapotasana is not a Pokemon.
Kapotasana is not a Pokemon.
Moonday practice.
I'm so excited for my DC Ashtanga tank with a unicorn.
Want a DC Ashtanga t, and can't grab one in person? HMU
I'm excited for these new DC Ashtanga tanks. Want one and can't grab it in person? HMU!
Reppin' the home team. DC Ashtanga. A unicorn in a room full of horses. Heeeeeey.
Shirts are in.
Shirts are in.
Thank you, internal clock. It *is* morning practice time.
Feelin' this pose today. #kukutasana from #ashtanga #yoga #primaryseries -- I'm miming one of my teacher's photos--- sharath picked this for the cover of his book.
Ultimately, I'm looking for role models. In lieu, I'll take cover models 😉 Cock-a-doodle-dooooo!
Ultimately, I'm looking for role models. In lieu, I'll take cover models 😉 Cock-a-doodle-dooooo!
Listen, I'm about to brag about one of my greatest accomplishments: I made a pumpkin soup that floods the memory with scenes from Sri Durga Stand Up.
It perfectly calls to mind their bisibelebath.
Perfect timing. Thinking of you, Mysore Family!
It perfectly calls to mind their bisibelebath.
Perfect timing. Thinking of you, Mysore Family!
This is just the best thing today.
Stair is...
in chair.
on a chair.
holding a chair
while holding chair.
It looks like stairs.
Be like Stair.
Stair is...
in chair.
on a chair.
holding a chair
while holding chair.
It looks like stairs.
Be like Stair.
Considering expanding hours to 9:30 or 10am at DC Ashtanga. Do we know any service industry or yoga folks who have wanted to practice but couldn't?
Carson is fun & I trust him to help keep me with my handstands.
Start of practice, I'm all like: "I think I'm ready to catch my knees." By triangle, I'm ready to die & questioning all of my life decisions.
C'mon new moon.
C'mon new moon.
Facebook reminded me of the photo on the right from 3 years ago, when it took 2 people to â¦
They come together to support each other with love. They care very dearly about the well being of others. They take their civic duties seriously. I am so very grateful to each and every person with whom I have shared open arms and hearts, especially those @dcashtanga
Hours of meditation.
This is why yoga will never be mainstream.
Engaging in materialistic or sensual pleasure with little focus on higher purpose is not yoga-- it's called bhoga. Bhoga, left unchecked, can lead to pain in the body or/and mind-- and this is called roga.
On the flip side, Roga and Bhoga can both lead back to yoga. Once you make a commitment to not harming or deceiving by paying attention to what is, the pain and discomfort can lead you right back out of the yick and into something better: reality.
For yoga to arise, attention to reality must be fixed and firm... Even when it becomes unpleasant. Even when it is inconvenient. Only then can we see what's under the hood.
Yoga will never be mainstream, but nowadays is a great time for alchemy. For transmutation. Turn this time of grasping and grabbing and pain into abiding love and bliss, by doing the inconvenient and uncomfortable.
When the tide comes in, all boats are lifted. "Other" is only illusion. The side effects of yoga are worth the effort: abiding joy, made of honesty and love. This does not mean "free of pain" but it does mean "free of suffering."
Engaging in materialistic or sensual pleasure with little focus on higher purpose is not yoga-- it's called bhoga. Bhoga, left unchecked, can lead to pain in the body or/and mind-- and this is called roga.
On the flip side, Roga and Bhoga can both lead back to yoga. Once you make a commitment to not harming or deceiving by paying attention to what is, the pain and discomfort can lead you right back out of the yick and into something better: reality.
For yoga to arise, attention to reality must be fixed and firm... Even when it becomes unpleasant. Even when it is inconvenient. Only then can we see what's under the hood.
Yoga will never be mainstream, but nowadays is a great time for alchemy. For transmutation. Turn this time of grasping and grabbing and pain into abiding love and bliss, by doing the inconvenient and uncomfortable.
When the tide comes in, all boats are lifted. "Other" is only illusion. The side effects of yoga are worth the effort: abiding joy, made of honesty and love. This does not mean "free of pain" but it does mean "free of suffering."
Can you spot Ganesh? This is my little alter at @dcashtanga ... From the darkness before daybreak 'till dawns early light, his shadow spreads wide-- the shadows of his ears becoming the wings of an angel.
His presence is harder to spot by the time the city begins its bustle, unless you know where to look.
I really love early morning practice, even when it's truncated so as to both support my community and to maintain healthy sleep... But man, catching the auspicious hour sure does reveal things that can't be found in the light.
His presence is harder to spot by the time the city begins its bustle, unless you know where to look.
I really love early morning practice, even when it's truncated so as to both support my community and to maintain healthy sleep... But man, catching the auspicious hour sure does reveal things that can't be found in the light.
Quiet morning at the shala-- led primary with a single row. Same faces as as when one full row was a busy day. I love these folks.
Had a corporate class... Only one student. So, we practiced silently together. Then one more turned up. We carried on at our own pace. They gave me such a gift.
I did the splits today, caught my foot with both hands, and put it on my head. I also discovered the overlap between trust fund jet setter penny pinchers and doomsday preppers. They both love reviewing high-quality bags. Dear God, how is it Wednesday/OMG it's only Wednesday.
Listening and watching aarti at the Jagdesh temple from my window in the Baba Palace. Practice on cold marble. Good morning, Udaipur.
I mean, I didn't forget that the Iyengars hit, but I forgot that the Iyengars hit. Thumped, stood on, and opened. Tomorrow, I begin with Rolf.
Looks like you guys really like the #yoga pics best. #2016bestnine
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