So, heres the deal, if you don't wanna watch the video:

Ask us questions, we'll answer them while drunk. Ask your drunk friends!

They can be emailed anonymously to michaeljoelhall@gmail.com or less anon-style to me here on facebook.

Hurray!

Lauren Needs a Dog... joe's a dick... slash... I love him...

One of my goals was to get my foot to the back of my head whenever I wanted it there. This is me practicing. (It's there!)

Plugging into the source. You aren't promised fun (it is), no one said it would be easy (it isn't), but I swear it's worth it (it is).

Wigs, short shorts, formal wear.

Wigs, short shorts, formal wear.

B part

sitting in
the eye of
the storm

shawarma in kuboos shawarma in kuboos

HM.

courtesy
of
@yasmikey

#barbrutal #trythesweetbreads

Wednesday Yoga:
MYSORE 7:30
HALF & HALF 9

so! hard!

are you a member at Flow Yoga in DC? WEDNESDAY:

it actually looks a lot more like this.

Let me know if you’d like to join in on the fun.

then it dawned on me.

I had fun.

wrist journey continues.
better & better.

Such
a simple
creature. @theyoga.club new toys

Gentle
late afternoon
shapes

Happy Jackie Washington Day to everyone who celebrates.

LET’S BREATHE!

Try this and let me know how it goes!!

For athletes and fitness enthusiasts, optimal breathing techniques can enhance endurance, reduce breathlessness, and improve overall athletic performance.

staring competition

Just in case that was triggering

"we need more people with different identities sharing the practice"

1. finished @jakeshears memoir “Boys Keep Singing” this weekend, so this collab is 👨‍🍳💋 2. @herreraimages substack is just *so* good. 3. Here’s to melting chrome (go watch and you’ll get it.)

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

join us in Nashville
Intermediate Intensive
June 14-16

not charlie but its charlie

me explaining vinyasa counts

to understand ms darlett’s joy is to understand my passion

When I started practicing in 2002, there wasnt a yoga studio on every corner. Yoga hadn’t quite hit the granola standard yet (when its not just for hippies anymore). Practice in general was still counterculture, with lineage-based yoga studios having been established for a decade or two. It wasnt yet seen from a consumerist athleisure lens.
This was at a time when traditional yoga studios had begun to propagate naturally into smaller studios from their spry, allowing 30-something teachers to enter full time teaching, inside their own four walls. It was a time before the big boxes, the local chains, and venture capital from Wall Street. Yes, at one time, independent yoga studios were owned by people who had made exotic journeys and devoted insane amounts of time to their spiritual quests amd studies.

So what happened? Head to michaeljoelhall.com to read more.

this is ashtanga yoga

Have you ever wondered why community-based yoga studios are disappearing? In this compelling video, we delve into the transformation of yoga from soulful sanctuaries into profit-driven entities. Discover how corporate takeovers disrupted the essence of independent studios, turning authentic experiences into commercial products. Learn how to preserve the heart and soul of yoga in modern spaces and avoid repeating past mistakes. We explore the importance of authenticity, personal connections, and maintaining a non-toxic environment. #YogaCommunity #AuthenticityMatters #YogaTransformation

Stays on repeat

my goal was to be able to gossip in spanish by my birthday.

hablo espanol un poco pero entiendo mucho

this is a small moment of success that makes my top 10

If you can quit ashtanga, you never started.

This implies that the asana and sequence are what make it authentic— get a grip. Authenticity in Ashtanga Yoga isn’t owned by a family’s sequence.

This is an indigenous insight practice.

It’s a living system.
Held up by people all over the world.
Taught in basements, bedrooms, clubs, and community halls.
Passed down not just by bloodline, but by commitment.

Yes—social media can flatten it, can turn philosophy into posture.
But it can also connect, educate, expand access.
It’s not the platform.
It’s how we use it.

I don’t have to code switch to belong here.
Queer, white, scrappy, tall, vain, neurospicy—I practice.
That’s the thread.
Study. Integrity. Self-reflection. Daily tools.
They make us easier to be around.

That’s the real flex.
And that’s what keeps Ashtanga alive.

#ashtangayoga #authenticyoga #mysorestyle #livingtradition #yogaphilosophy #yogaispractice #systemsnotstyles

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.

uh oh

Audacity and Tenacity
powered by
a Strong Village

footage of me this morning

I love that someone saw this and thought of me