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I’m starting a free 30-day get started program for anyone interested in building a sustainable yoga practice from the ground up. It starts at just 10-minutes a day and builds.

Interested? It’s free and online and supported via the group.

Hit me up, and I’ll invite you to our little group.
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Classes Cancelled? I gotchu. Livestream link via Patreon is in the bio.
Most of my schedule opened up as we as a global community work to mitigate risk of viral transmission. Like so many of you, if I don't work, I don't get paid... And as someone who loves what they do, I want to continue bringing you reports and insights from the vast did of yogic studies... And to keep reveling in your discoveries!

Over the years I've released class recordings and videos to my students. A few months ago, my dear friend and student @emerymargaret suggested I start a Patreon for students who want more of my content. After seeing my incredible colleague and mentor Kristen @suenodevida_ecu use it as a platform for sustainability education and permaculture development, I was emboldened to give the platform a go.
You'll find different tiers and a poll for what other kinds of tiers you might want. Please, sign up and let me know what you want!
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catch me live streaming
everyday! (schedule on Patreon!)
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Yay for social
distancing Yoga with
michaeljoelhall and
@balancegym!
catch me live streaming
everyday!
(schedule on Patreon!)
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did you catch Jess’s livestream— @jfalborn —
hiit class?
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Now up: the amazing
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Mister Gates done been told us, y’all.

His footnote on how preparedness also helps create a more “just” society while also keeping the economy ~3 trillion dollars stronger maybe is more than a footnote.

I have made a pivot towards online offerings— but the question becomes more existential. As someone who functions as a manual therapist *and* a facilitator/ of an indigenous practice that changes the mind and body radically... is my vocation dispensable? My life’s work?

Surely not— but we do need protecting.

And we done been known.
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I’ve got a 30 minute Facebook Live yoga class focusing on shoulders! I’ll be coming to you from the mid city den zen courtesy of Balance Gym tomorrow at 7:30am!

Wanna be prepared? Grab an old belt (or yoga strap), and have a block (or a: couple of books, a lazy pet, a coffee can).
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IM LIVE ON FACEBOOK AT 730AM!
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@kcbyonce is fucking amazing.
Go watch that drag limbo highlight story
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Follow him for in home
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Even though this 6 year old has
written books about yoga, opted
to eat cereal instead of joining
me this am. Thx
@michaeljoelhall @balancegym
for a great start to my day!
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Ready for another 30 minute live stream for undoing all that pesky work-from-home-ing in the upper back and shoulders? See ya tomorrow at 730am in the Balance Gym Facebook page!
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thanks for class today, @ashtanganation -- power hour was JUST what I needed
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power hour was JUST what I
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Join her on Saturday for some shoulder education: mobility, strength, and conditioning!
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mobility, strength, and
conditioning!
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Are you feeling stressed? Hungry for no reason? Irritable?

How about overly sleepy? Lethargic? A feeling of general malaise?

You might need to relax your system-- and I'm not talking in a shmaltzy bubble-bath-y way (please note: I love a bubble bath).

If you're nervous system is all high-strung right now, it might be so high that you can't even tell except for some of the above... you're just kind of in a bad mood. Sound familiar?

If you've had trouble getting back to a feeling of being centered, I recommend putting a tool in your toolkit that ca help.

Here's a strong technique that works.
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After two hours of fulfilling
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@balancegym but
have to pause/take
breaks for a
combination of
science experiments
and at-home music
class (nice to have
Iris singing singing
for part of it).
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What does it mean to go to a place like Ecuador in order to create and participate in economy? And how does one do that in a respectable, regenerative, respectful way?

Ask Kristen.

She and her partner Juan are growing cacao and heirloom cacao in a regenerative food forest with zero waste.

The optics in this post hit close to home.

I try not to dress up in a costume for the purposes of selling you the product of yoga. I can’t actually sell yoga yoga— and sell you my time.

My time as a practitioner, a seeker, a student, and a finder. And as a yoga facilitator/teacher/guide, it’s why you don’t see me in my dhoti very often... And why i tend to only wear my mala when I meditate.

There are so many ways to signal your desire to be seen as aspirational— biceps and bindis and baba harem pants. Andean throws. The thing is, when you have something valuable to share, you want to share it.

When you have devoted your life to something, you hope that you can make enough money to keep devoting your life to it. And, you might even try to sell the image of the thing using appropriators prints.

It’s a tricky thing... this authenticity piece. I love that Kristen and Juan encourages folks to make of all of it what you will.

In the mean time... should I teach you to handstand, shirtless?
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On Demand Yoga
Classes Always Available
Rates as low as $10
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Garland Pose A (two legged squat)
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Grateful my day included a bit of
yoga with @michaeljoelhall
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vibe.
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trouble
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Louisiana has one of the lowest minimum training requirements for entry-level police, at 360 hours.
To be a licensed manicurist, you'll need 500 hours.

Yoga teacher? 200.
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requirements for entry-
level police, at 360 hours.
To be a licensed
manicurist, you'll need 500
hours .
Yoga teacher? 200.
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TIME: 5:00PM
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Michael Hall has been practicing
Yoga since 2002 and is the
Director of ashtanga yoga
program DC Ashtanga and owner
of miDCity Yoga. During this
Q&A, Michael will use both his
own personal experiences and his
teaching and training experiences
to guide participants through the
process of building (and
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mental health & wellness. For
those who have yet to explore
this medium, Michael's Q&A is the
perfect place to start! For those
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mental wellness.
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big drop of new content coming to Patreon.
Are you a member?

link in bio— plans start at $10!
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big drop of new
content coming to
Patreon.
Are you a member?
link in bio— plans start
at $10!
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After a busy few weeks with
#Voices4RESULTS, great to get back
on my yoga mat with
@michaeljoelhall via @balancegym.
But appreciate his voice on the
streets even more.
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an intro hosted by our neighborhood studio (pretty amazing we have ashtanga in so many neighborhoods)
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ashtanga in so many
neighborhoods)
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Thanks for hosting , @districtfray thanks to
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New Videos,
only on Patreon:

NEW Foundations
NEW Pranayama
NEW Lite Primary ... with a special PRIDE edition Foundations Class
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A) Unfuck Yourself: Yogic Mindset

B) Skill Lab: Strong
Splits

C) The Magic of Mindfulness in 10 days

D) Introduction to Functional Anatomy

E) Breathwork: Quick Start the Ancient Art of Pranayama
in imageA) Unfuck Yourself: Yogic
Mindset
B) Skill Lab: Strong
Splits
C) The Magic of Mindfulness
in 10 days
D) Introduction to
Functional Anatomy
E) Breathwork: Quick Start
the Ancient Art of
Pranayama
Which online course
would you want most?
(write in vote r ok!)
Type something....
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My teacher is doing a 300
hour training. Check it out!
Victoria Wolfgang
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Just reserved my spot! & This is an incredible
opportunity for anyone looking to dive deep
into the practice, history, and science of
ashtanga yoga. I highly reccomend this 300
hour virtual course to anyone interested in
developing their own self-practice, and also to
my fellow teachers. Michael is an incredibly
gifted and knowledgeable mentor, and makes
me a better teacher every time I practice with
him. Grateful to call him my teacher.
Looking forward to seeing who ends up in our
small group!
Yoga with
4h •
@michaeljoelhall
Functional Ashtanga Training: Your
Questions, Answered + SIGN UP NOW -
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Here we go.
An unprecedented opportunity to learn Ashtanga Yoga,
Functional Anatomy, Meditation, and Pranayama.
225+ Lessons, 1250+ Videos. Group classes. Offices hours.
Our inaugural cohort begins Sept 7. Early bird ends very
soon.
Yoga with Michael Joel Hall
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WERKSHOP:
build a better wheel
Aug 15

Proudly By: @mainlinemysore

full of why and how

limited to 15—
uss the principals of FRC to self assess

then: create a plan for improvement.
in imageWERKSHOP:
build a better wheel
Aug 15
Proudly By: @mainlinemysore
full of why and how
limited to 15-
uss the principals of FRC
to self assess
then: create a plan for
improvement.
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Principles over principals, please.

How do the scientific principles of #functionalrangeconditioning meld with the moral principles of #ashtangayoga ?

Let's discover, together.

Join me for an online workshop with @mainlinemysore called “Building a Better Wheel” on august 15 (it’s gonna sell out)

...or join me for a year long online yoga immersion/intensive for integrative Ashtanga called "The Functional Ashtanga Training Program".

Together, we'll work to use solid effective principles to become our own principals.
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@jenreneyoga — you’re such an inspo. xx
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@jenreneyoga —
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I have 4 spots left for a 4 week course that will give you the tools to practice yoga on your own and in a group. It has an easy to follow structure that goes at your own pace, with a weekly live check-in for movement instruction and Q&A. First come, first serve. $60. Sliding scale available. PM me.
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I added a few words to the translation of this poses’s name. It could be called “standing belly on thighs calm the fuck down pose,” but it’s already a mouthful. She’s the first pose of Ashtanga’s foundational series. Look gently at your nose. Calm your nerves with the standing forward bend. Chill out. Bend your knees till you feel great.

learn more at functionalashtanga.com.
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"hold-the-big-toe-posture"
3 VINYASA
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This pose is neat because it lets me use my imagination. I imagine that I am hanging from a window ledge for dear life. If I lean back and balance, I can dangle with straight arms. If I go forward and pull, I can pull with an infinite strength, so long as I meet myself *exactly* in the middle. Generally, this pose highlights where I’ve got some resistance inside keeping me from the balance. Sometimes legs, sometimes arms, sometimes belly, sometimes butt. Most often, it’s no one single thing but a concurrence of them and so the best thing to do is just try to find the middle and let things work themselves out.
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"feet-on-hands-posture"
3 VINYASA
• NOSE
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Ah yes, “Try Angle” pose. Of course. The one where you try to make an angle.

Seriously: this is where you can start thinking about something called “yantras”— or sacred geometry. Its an on ramp for beauty and imagination inside of yoga practice.

Here’s how it works:

Try to visualize yourself as a collection of lines.

For example, can you visualize your bottom arm and front leg as a collection of vectors that connect and intersect?

Oh look! A triangle!

The real fun comes as you try to visualize more and more of them... at the same time. And, without looking, feel how changing one vector somewhere can change the angles elsewhere... all without losing track of your breath.

So trippy. So fun.

Come try and make an angle with me at functionalashtanga.com
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Trikonasana
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Becca Thomas
2m • 6
Your friendly reminder about people in the health/fitness
industry. Three studios I taught at personally, no longer
physically exist. So if and when we "come back", it's not
actually that easy for me to just "jump back in". Oh... and
those studios you love? They may not be around when all is
said and done.
It's such a lose-lose situation for everyone and the lack of
help from Congress is laughable and while I've been lucky to
pivot for part of this pandemic, not everyone is so lucky.
Michael Joel Hall
3h • 0
With DC bars and restaurants and museums and
libraries closing again, a quick note: your yoga teachers
have been out of work for 9 months.
DC Unemployment is $137/month. Not to put to find a
point on it: my insurance went up to $555 a month.
Do the math.
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