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January 2018
Back in Panjim, after the shortest visit with @livelyogini -- but a total adventure.
I had almost forgotten quite how amazing dusty ol' Mysore is. Kingfisher is 70 rupees for a big bottle strong in Goa. It's like 215 there. Funny, no?
I had almost forgotten quite how amazing dusty ol' Mysore is. Kingfisher is 70 rupees for a big bottle strong in Goa. It's like 215 there. Funny, no?
Oh boy.
Panjim >> Mysore
Panjim >> Mysore
Oh boy.
Panjim >> Mysore
Panjim >> Mysore
December 2017
At #DCAshtanga, we value cultural exchange, and denounce bigotry, appropriation, and oppression of all stripes. Here 👁 am doing forest yoga, not to be confused with Forrest Yoga.
You’ll note I’m doing my Ashtanga practice in the forest (which is not Mysore style, it’s just ashtanga, since Mysore is what you call it when it’s taught like it was/is taught in a specific place). That said, 👁 do sometimes do Mysore style Ashtanga yoga in the forest, when I️ practice with my teacher... who teaches in the forest (and isn’t Ana Forrest ;)). Forest yoga isn’t necessarily Forrest yoga, and ashtanga isn’t necessarily Mysore. I’m being a bit glib... but the drill down here highlights difference between appropriation and exchange, something we take seriously at #DCAshtanga. Check out a class with @gratefulweirdo in the Forrest tradition at @kaliyogadc and of course you can stick around to learn Ashtanga, Mysore style, with me, or one of our incredible teachers, who learned from someone who studied the method in Mysore (me!).
You’ll note I’m doing my Ashtanga practice in the forest (which is not Mysore style, it’s just ashtanga, since Mysore is what you call it when it’s taught like it was/is taught in a specific place). That said, 👁 do sometimes do Mysore style Ashtanga yoga in the forest, when I️ practice with my teacher... who teaches in the forest (and isn’t Ana Forrest ;)). Forest yoga isn’t necessarily Forrest yoga, and ashtanga isn’t necessarily Mysore. I’m being a bit glib... but the drill down here highlights difference between appropriation and exchange, something we take seriously at #DCAshtanga. Check out a class with @gratefulweirdo in the Forrest tradition at @kaliyogadc and of course you can stick around to learn Ashtanga, Mysore style, with me, or one of our incredible teachers, who learned from someone who studied the method in Mysore (me!).
September 2017
GRIT
Steely-eyed, dirt on the sleeve stick-to-it-ive-ness is essential to success in yoga (and life!). Resilience is precisely so valuable because of what it demands.
1) you gotta be willing to try to bite off more than you can chew. This often times means ... Failure.
2) you gotta suck it up, look at your failure and try again.
3) You must learn something from the prior experience so as not to have the exact same outcome.
4) remember that "failure" only exists if you don't try. Otherwise, it's practice. Repeat steps 2-3 until shit works out.
This means looking at life through a much longer timeline than what we "want want want" in the now.
5) you gotta celebrate your triumphs, and any comeback is a triumph! This requires big picture thinking. If youre stuck on a too-confined timeline, youre gonna suffer.
Yoga develops resilience. It hones grit. Get out there and try
...
Join me this week in the mysore room:
Mon-Fri 6-9:30 @dcashtanga at @kaliyogadc
Tues: 12-12:40, Hot Spot Dupont @hotspotdupont
Wed: 6:30-7:30p, Vida U St @vidafitnessdc
Thurs: 12-1, Vida U St @vidafitnessdc
Fri: 12-1, Balance TC @balancegym
Steely-eyed, dirt on the sleeve stick-to-it-ive-ness is essential to success in yoga (and life!). Resilience is precisely so valuable because of what it demands.
1) you gotta be willing to try to bite off more than you can chew. This often times means ... Failure.
2) you gotta suck it up, look at your failure and try again.
3) You must learn something from the prior experience so as not to have the exact same outcome.
4) remember that "failure" only exists if you don't try. Otherwise, it's practice. Repeat steps 2-3 until shit works out.
This means looking at life through a much longer timeline than what we "want want want" in the now.
5) you gotta celebrate your triumphs, and any comeback is a triumph! This requires big picture thinking. If youre stuck on a too-confined timeline, youre gonna suffer.
Yoga develops resilience. It hones grit. Get out there and try
...
Join me this week in the mysore room:
Mon-Fri 6-9:30 @dcashtanga at @kaliyogadc
Tues: 12-12:40, Hot Spot Dupont @hotspotdupont
Wed: 6:30-7:30p, Vida U St @vidafitnessdc
Thurs: 12-1, Vida U St @vidafitnessdc
Fri: 12-1, Balance TC @balancegym
A rare peek inside the mysore room. Are you interested in going further in your yoga practice? Working one-on-one with a teacher is an incomparable experience. Go further, go deeper. What do you want to work on? Reach out michael@michaeljoelhall.com
You learn this stuff one-on-one in the mysore room. Turn up!
https://www.yogajournal.com/practice/the-future-of-yoga-3-things-modern-yoga-could-do-better
https://www.yogajournal.com/practice/the-future-of-yoga-3-things-modern-yoga-could-do-better
August 2017
My day, everyday (give or take), by the numbers:
3-3 1/2 hours in the Mysore room teaching
1-3 Hours Asana Focused Meditation & Pranayama
1-2 hours lifting, physical therapeutics, and internal research
2-3 paid corporate or group fitness classes 1/hr + commute & post class convo
1 Hour Mentoring
1 Hour Skill Development (singing, reading, business, personal development/self-help)
1 Hour bullshitting on the phone with a close friend (we'll call this my lunch break, and should count)
3-3 1/2 hours in the Mysore room teaching
1-3 Hours Asana Focused Meditation & Pranayama
1-2 hours lifting, physical therapeutics, and internal research
2-3 paid corporate or group fitness classes 1/hr + commute & post class convo
1 Hour Mentoring
1 Hour Skill Development (singing, reading, business, personal development/self-help)
1 Hour bullshitting on the phone with a close friend (we'll call this my lunch break, and should count)
July 2017
"There's a saying that the four prerequisites for practice are great faith, great doubt, great vow, and great vigor. When I first went to Mysore it was because I wanted to see if being there and studying with Sharath would satisfy the questions in my mind about practice. About this thing that I felt driven to do, but didn't understand exactly why."
http://www.ashtangaparampara.org/karen-kelley.html
http://www.ashtangaparampara.org/karen-kelley.html
June 2017
WHAT MAKES A GOOD MANTRA?
One that works!
I often sing "When you're good to mama" from Chicago to myself when I notice that I'm indulging a bit too heavily off syllabus during practice. The line "The system works! Caaaause the system works... the system called... reciprocity!" Stands out strongly in my mind.
Here, as I make a shape that is not within the system of Ashtanga, i am reminded that I am participating in contortion, not practicing the system of yoga as prescribed by my teachers. When I'm tempted to go off track, I have to gently remind myself to come back.
There is a brilliance to the system of yoga refined by Pattahbi Jois and Krishnamacharya over 80?-odd years in Mysore.
It radically opens the body, strengthens the nervous system, and stabilizes the mind. It also allows me to do all kinds of other modalities of human movement, performance, and play.
Having strong support inside the system, from my teachers, also makes the hard times easier-- like when I fall off my bike, push too hard, or discover a place that needs a (seemingly too slow) but of strength.
Frankly, you can't expect a radical restructuring to always be fast and easy, and as such, when the work demands it, I know how to work and modify... and I have faith that it'll be ok.
Just because I can make this shape doesn't mean I have a grounding in a system of yoga... but because I have a grounding in a system of yoga, I can make this shape.
Sing to with me: "RECIPROCITY!!!"
One that works!
I often sing "When you're good to mama" from Chicago to myself when I notice that I'm indulging a bit too heavily off syllabus during practice. The line "The system works! Caaaause the system works... the system called... reciprocity!" Stands out strongly in my mind.
Here, as I make a shape that is not within the system of Ashtanga, i am reminded that I am participating in contortion, not practicing the system of yoga as prescribed by my teachers. When I'm tempted to go off track, I have to gently remind myself to come back.
There is a brilliance to the system of yoga refined by Pattahbi Jois and Krishnamacharya over 80?-odd years in Mysore.
It radically opens the body, strengthens the nervous system, and stabilizes the mind. It also allows me to do all kinds of other modalities of human movement, performance, and play.
Having strong support inside the system, from my teachers, also makes the hard times easier-- like when I fall off my bike, push too hard, or discover a place that needs a (seemingly too slow) but of strength.
Frankly, you can't expect a radical restructuring to always be fast and easy, and as such, when the work demands it, I know how to work and modify... and I have faith that it'll be ok.
Just because I can make this shape doesn't mean I have a grounding in a system of yoga... but because I have a grounding in a system of yoga, I can make this shape.
Sing to with me: "RECIPROCITY!!!"
The Ashtanga Yoga practice, as taught to me by my teachers in the tradition of Sri K Pattabhi Jois, is incredibly powerful.
It is a spiritual practice, in so far as it helps you find the best of what's inside of you... and brings it out. Your spirit. Who you are on the inside-- your natural, beautiful self. Your god stuff.
Are you interested in - developing physical fitness: strength, flexibility, and grace?
-Establishing mental and emotional fortitude, leading to: resilience, distress tolerance, and general stability of attitude - healthy relationships-- with others as well as with yourself. - brining clarity to your natural rhythms and cycles.
Taught one one one in a group setting, students are free to come and go at their leisure.
Join us M-Thurs, 6-9:30 at @kaliyogadc
Fridays, 6:15-7:45 (led primary)
Sunday 8-10a (open practice)
I'm also available for private sessions. -- Here I am with Whitney Paterson @yogawhitney -- a phenomenal student and trusted apprentice/assistant. She's made two trips to Mysore to study with one of my teachers, Sharath Jois (the director of the ashtanga yoga institute). She's a kind hearted woman, a gifted ayuevrdic consultant/practitioner, and has dutifully co-taught with me.
Next month, she'll be starting the @dcashtanga afternoon sessions. M-W, 4:30-630!
It is a spiritual practice, in so far as it helps you find the best of what's inside of you... and brings it out. Your spirit. Who you are on the inside-- your natural, beautiful self. Your god stuff.
Are you interested in - developing physical fitness: strength, flexibility, and grace?
-Establishing mental and emotional fortitude, leading to: resilience, distress tolerance, and general stability of attitude - healthy relationships-- with others as well as with yourself. - brining clarity to your natural rhythms and cycles.
Taught one one one in a group setting, students are free to come and go at their leisure.
Join us M-Thurs, 6-9:30 at @kaliyogadc
Fridays, 6:15-7:45 (led primary)
Sunday 8-10a (open practice)
I'm also available for private sessions. -- Here I am with Whitney Paterson @yogawhitney -- a phenomenal student and trusted apprentice/assistant. She's made two trips to Mysore to study with one of my teachers, Sharath Jois (the director of the ashtanga yoga institute). She's a kind hearted woman, a gifted ayuevrdic consultant/practitioner, and has dutifully co-taught with me.
Next month, she'll be starting the @dcashtanga afternoon sessions. M-W, 4:30-630!
Are you interested in practicing in community with other LGBTQ folks and their allies? I am-- thats why I'll be teaching a session this summer! Stonewall Yoga is all about inclusivitiy, good vibes, and community.
Today and tomorrow, use offer code LASTMINUTE and take $10 off (you know how we mysore folks are, just showing up whenever).
https://virabyoga.regfox.com/summer-registration
Today and tomorrow, use offer code LASTMINUTE and take $10 off (you know how we mysore folks are, just showing up whenever).
https://virabyoga.regfox.com/summer-registration
May 2017
Such a wonderful way to spend a Saturday-- mysore style ashtanga yoga with a rich and diverse community of kindhearted practitioners! @livelyogini and @mhendric1 at @ashtanganation do such a wonderful job of teaching and holding space. I encourage all of my @dcashtanga brethren who are looking to practice in community on Saturdays to check them out, 8:30-11.
April 2017
Mysore at Kali: Tuesday & Thursday 11-1. Open practice 9-11. Interested? Inbox me!
I'd like to make mysore style yoga practice more accessible for those that can't come in the early mornings! I'm looking at expanding hours-- vote for your choice: https://beta.doodle.com/poll/4acuas8zh7pyi84t
I wonder if mysore from 12-2 would be a hit ð¤
This Sunday at Kali Yoga Studio:
Intro to Mysore ($45-- with two weeks unlimited!)
Pranayama ($20)
Bandhas ($20)
Led Intermediate ($20)
http://kaliyogadc.com/2015/05/01/mysore-ashtanga-workshops/
Intro to Mysore ($45-- with two weeks unlimited!)
Pranayama ($20)
Bandhas ($20)
Led Intermediate ($20)
http://kaliyogadc.com/2015/05/01/mysore-ashtanga-workshops/
March 2017
Pranayama tomorrow at 9! Bandhas at 10! Led Intermediate at 11!
http://kaliyogadc.com/2015/05/01/mysore-ashtanga-workshops/
http://kaliyogadc.com/2015/05/01/mysore-ashtanga-workshops/
Interested in trying Mysore for the first time? Want to learn a pranayama sequence you can work with every day? How about a tour of primary series?
Check out these workshops!
http://michaeljoelhall.com/workshops/
Check out these workshops!
http://michaeljoelhall.com/workshops/
Workshops & Teaching! March 26: Kali Yoga 8-9: Intro to Mysore ($45) 9-10: Pranayama ($2…
Workshops & Teaching!
March 26:
Kali Yoga
8-9: Intro to Mysore ($45)
9-10: Pranayama ($20)
10-11: Bandha ($20)
11-12: Led Intermediate and Ashtanga Pranayama ($20)
April 8:
Mind the Mat
1-3p: Tour of Primary Series ($45)
April 9:
Kali Yoga
8-9: Intro to Mysore ($45)
9-10: Pranayama ($20)
10-11 Bandha ($20)
11-1:00: Led Intermediate and Ashtanga Pranayama ($20)
April 22:
Ashtanga Nation
11:15am-12:45am: Intro to Pranayama Techniques
1:00-2:30: Deconstructed Vinyasa Patterns: The Psoas
May 6:
Mind the Mat
1-3: Tour of Intermediate Series ($45)
May 7:
Kali Yoga
Intro to Mysore 8:00-9:00
Bandha Workshop 9:00-10:00
Pranayama Workshop 10:00-11:00
Led Intermediate and Ashtanga Pranayama: 11-1:00
March 26:
Kali Yoga
8-9: Intro to Mysore ($45)
9-10: Pranayama ($20)
10-11: Bandha ($20)
11-12: Led Intermediate and Ashtanga Pranayama ($20)
April 8:
Mind the Mat
1-3p: Tour of Primary Series ($45)
April 9:
Kali Yoga
8-9: Intro to Mysore ($45)
9-10: Pranayama ($20)
10-11 Bandha ($20)
11-1:00: Led Intermediate and Ashtanga Pranayama ($20)
April 22:
Ashtanga Nation
11:15am-12:45am: Intro to Pranayama Techniques
1:00-2:30: Deconstructed Vinyasa Patterns: The Psoas
May 6:
Mind the Mat
1-3: Tour of Intermediate Series ($45)
May 7:
Kali Yoga
Intro to Mysore 8:00-9:00
Bandha Workshop 9:00-10:00
Pranayama Workshop 10:00-11:00
Led Intermediate and Ashtanga Pranayama: 11-1:00
Workshops and continuing study opportunities:
Sunday, March 26:
Kali Yoga
8-9: Intro to Mysore ($45)
9-10: Pranayama ($20)
10-11: Bandha ($20)
11-12: Led Intermediate and Ashtanga Pranayama ($20)
Saturday, April 8:
Mind the Mat
1-3p: Tour of Primary Series ($30)
Sunday, April 9:
Kali Yoga
8-9: Intro to Mysore ($45)
9-10: Pranayama ($20)
10-11 Bandha ($20)
11-1:00: Led Intermediate and Ashtanga Pranayama ($20)
Saturday, April 22:
Ashtanga Nation
11:15am-12:45am: Intro to Pranayama Techniques ($30)
1:00-2:30: Deconstructed Vinyasa Patterns: The Psoas ($30)
($50 for both)
Saturday, May 6:
Mind the Mat
1-3: Tour of Intermediate Series ($30)
Sunday, May 7:
Kali Yoga
Intro to Mysore 8:00-9:00 ($45)
Bandha Workshop 9:00-10:00 ($20)
Pranayama Workshop 10:00-11:00 ($20)
Led Intermediate and Ashtanga Pranayama: 11-1:00 ($20)
Sunday, March 26:
Kali Yoga
8-9: Intro to Mysore ($45)
9-10: Pranayama ($20)
10-11: Bandha ($20)
11-12: Led Intermediate and Ashtanga Pranayama ($20)
Saturday, April 8:
Mind the Mat
1-3p: Tour of Primary Series ($30)
Sunday, April 9:
Kali Yoga
8-9: Intro to Mysore ($45)
9-10: Pranayama ($20)
10-11 Bandha ($20)
11-1:00: Led Intermediate and Ashtanga Pranayama ($20)
Saturday, April 22:
Ashtanga Nation
11:15am-12:45am: Intro to Pranayama Techniques ($30)
1:00-2:30: Deconstructed Vinyasa Patterns: The Psoas ($30)
($50 for both)
Saturday, May 6:
Mind the Mat
1-3: Tour of Intermediate Series ($30)
Sunday, May 7:
Kali Yoga
Intro to Mysore 8:00-9:00 ($45)
Bandha Workshop 9:00-10:00 ($20)
Pranayama Workshop 10:00-11:00 ($20)
Led Intermediate and Ashtanga Pranayama: 11-1:00 ($20)
February 2017
Ah! From the shala in Mysore!
October 2016
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!
April 2016
NOVA friends! Curious about Mysore?
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
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
March 2016
Out in Arlington? Thursday JD the last day of my afternoon Mysore engagement @littlerivery…
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.
November 2015
“Monkey Paw”
#tourof2nd
@Pegmulqueen and I met when I was in my early twenties. She had a blog, and I wrote essays. I got shy.
Down the line, we were both @lululemon ambassadors and found ourselves in Vancouver the first ambassador’s summit.
There, we connected, honestly and openly. She convinced me to do what my Iyengar teacher had told me to do: go practice Mysore. She held my hand for my first day. Really, she mentored me in a lot of ways.
The ambassador’s summit made me take hard looks at the commercialization of yoga. We were asked to goalset and brainstorm, and in the picture you see here, I’m wearing my shirt from the ambassadors summit. It says “I will be on the cover of Yoga Journal by May, 2013”
I wanted to be told I was pretty, to be told I was good enough. I wanted to be a celebrity. To have some “respected” publication tell me feed those needs.
Fuck that noise.
I got in. Instead of getting into the magazine because I was pretty, I got into the magazine because some dudes beat the shit out of me. I was hospitalized and needed money because my insurance lapsed while I was in India, and my community rallied around me. I had helped people, and then they helped me. It’s unbelievable to me to this day.
So @yogajournal wanted to do an article. Who should write that article, you might wonder? Duh. Peggy. She’s an incredible writer, as you may know.
But celebrity and adulation for aesthetic is as much a trap as wanting too much. Do you want to be known or do you want to do good? You can have it both ways, but if you ask for the former, you’ll not get the latter.
You couldn’t have told me that, then.
#Pasasana is called noose pose, and it will strangle you to death.
You better be willing to surrender your constructed beliefs of self and let the practice work its magic. What do you covet? It’s all a god damned trap.
Becareful what you ask for, you just might get it.
Maybe I want to be on the cover of @ashtangadispatch now 😉 --
Host: @jrene01
sponsor: @ashtangadispatch -
#yogachallenge #ashtangadispatch #yogainspiration #intermediateseries #ashtanga #kidsmatter
#yogadudes #ashtangay #menofyoga
#tourof2nd
@Pegmulqueen and I met when I was in my early twenties. She had a blog, and I wrote essays. I got shy.
Down the line, we were both @lululemon ambassadors and found ourselves in Vancouver the first ambassador’s summit.
There, we connected, honestly and openly. She convinced me to do what my Iyengar teacher had told me to do: go practice Mysore. She held my hand for my first day. Really, she mentored me in a lot of ways.
The ambassador’s summit made me take hard looks at the commercialization of yoga. We were asked to goalset and brainstorm, and in the picture you see here, I’m wearing my shirt from the ambassadors summit. It says “I will be on the cover of Yoga Journal by May, 2013”
I wanted to be told I was pretty, to be told I was good enough. I wanted to be a celebrity. To have some “respected” publication tell me feed those needs.
Fuck that noise.
I got in. Instead of getting into the magazine because I was pretty, I got into the magazine because some dudes beat the shit out of me. I was hospitalized and needed money because my insurance lapsed while I was in India, and my community rallied around me. I had helped people, and then they helped me. It’s unbelievable to me to this day.
So @yogajournal wanted to do an article. Who should write that article, you might wonder? Duh. Peggy. She’s an incredible writer, as you may know.
But celebrity and adulation for aesthetic is as much a trap as wanting too much. Do you want to be known or do you want to do good? You can have it both ways, but if you ask for the former, you’ll not get the latter.
You couldn’t have told me that, then.
#Pasasana is called noose pose, and it will strangle you to death.
You better be willing to surrender your constructed beliefs of self and let the practice work its magic. What do you covet? It’s all a god damned trap.
Becareful what you ask for, you just might get it.
Maybe I want to be on the cover of @ashtangadispatch now 😉 --
Host: @jrene01
sponsor: @ashtangadispatch -
#yogachallenge #ashtangadispatch #yogainspiration #intermediateseries #ashtanga #kidsmatter
#yogadudes #ashtangay #menofyoga
"Contentment and Sacrifice"
#tourof2nd
What are you willing to give up for practice?
The first thing that I did for the last time was marathon running. The recovery time was just too much. Then, it was the extracurricular american style flows. “I have enough to work on,” I thought.
At conference, on my first trip the KPJ Ashtanga Yoga Institute in Mysore, South India, I asked Sharath if I would have to give up sports. He said that at some point, if I wished to progress, I would.
So I did. I sacrificed the olympic lifting, the CrossFit, and the sprints to the fire of asceticism. I thought it would help my kapotasana. I thought it would make bakasana easier on my wrists.
Really, I thought I was sacrificing for practice. I spent three years begrudging the decision.
I was confused… I thought that success in asana was success in yoga.
But, contentment is the first of our niyamas, and I was certainly in a place of malcontent. Strong people are useful! And picking up heavy shit makes me happy. Putting it down does too. Racing, playing, jumping— I enjoyed all of them.
As it turns out, in the sacrificing of my own joy, to the benefit of no one, I was getting in my own way. Could I have sacrificed low quality fuel to the fire?
So I made a choice to make myself happy, and risk losing postures. Risk sliding backwards.
Guess what? Practice, and all is coming. (but please don’t tell Sharath ;-)) Thanks to @nopantspartydude for the personal training and @humblebeastcf for a community whose motto is "train hard. Stay humble." And also @davidgarriguesyoga for helping me get back to the fundamentals, like #trikonasana --
Find the entire Intermediate Series (and more) in the latest Ashtanga Dispatch —> visit ashtangadispatch.com/themagazine. *5% of all proceeds go to @eaglemountboz, a small charity making a BIG difference by providing outdoor adventures for kids with disabilities.
And visit @ashtangadispatch and @jrene01 for more practice ideas!
#yogagivesback #yogachallenge #ashtangadispatch #yogainspiration #intermediateseries #practicedaily #ashtanga #kidsmatter #ashtangay #yogadudes #menofyoga
#tourof2nd
What are you willing to give up for practice?
The first thing that I did for the last time was marathon running. The recovery time was just too much. Then, it was the extracurricular american style flows. “I have enough to work on,” I thought.
At conference, on my first trip the KPJ Ashtanga Yoga Institute in Mysore, South India, I asked Sharath if I would have to give up sports. He said that at some point, if I wished to progress, I would.
So I did. I sacrificed the olympic lifting, the CrossFit, and the sprints to the fire of asceticism. I thought it would help my kapotasana. I thought it would make bakasana easier on my wrists.
Really, I thought I was sacrificing for practice. I spent three years begrudging the decision.
I was confused… I thought that success in asana was success in yoga.
But, contentment is the first of our niyamas, and I was certainly in a place of malcontent. Strong people are useful! And picking up heavy shit makes me happy. Putting it down does too. Racing, playing, jumping— I enjoyed all of them.
As it turns out, in the sacrificing of my own joy, to the benefit of no one, I was getting in my own way. Could I have sacrificed low quality fuel to the fire?
So I made a choice to make myself happy, and risk losing postures. Risk sliding backwards.
Guess what? Practice, and all is coming. (but please don’t tell Sharath ;-)) Thanks to @nopantspartydude for the personal training and @humblebeastcf for a community whose motto is "train hard. Stay humble." And also @davidgarriguesyoga for helping me get back to the fundamentals, like #trikonasana --
Find the entire Intermediate Series (and more) in the latest Ashtanga Dispatch —> visit ashtangadispatch.com/themagazine. *5% of all proceeds go to @eaglemountboz, a small charity making a BIG difference by providing outdoor adventures for kids with disabilities.
And visit @ashtangadispatch and @jrene01 for more practice ideas!
#yogagivesback #yogachallenge #ashtangadispatch #yogainspiration #intermediateseries #practicedaily #ashtanga #kidsmatter #ashtangay #yogadudes #menofyoga
October 2015
I didn't get in to Mysore for January, but when my teacher asks "who is your teacher" to one of those who have shared space in my Shala, I feel like I'm there, and niyamas take over. Is this "parampara"? Wow. I miss and love my teacher, but just wow. #dotherightthing
Repost: A few highlights from yesterday's sold-out workshop at @littleriveryoga by @dcashtanga's own @michaeljoelhall! Get tall, dig deep! #ashtangayoga #dcashtanga #mindfulness #breathe #breath #mulabandha #twists #binds #yogalove #dcyoga #mysorestyle #mysoreasana #primaryseries #workshop #practice #deepen
We're not in Mysore anymore.
We're not in Mysore anymore.
July 2015
Ready for a beach weekend?
3 great events in beautiful Lewes, DE! All at the convenient Dimitria Yoga!
Led primary, Transitions, and Mysore-- $100 for all 3, or $40 each!
Sign up: http://goo.gl/h68bHz or http://dimitrayoga.com/workshops
3 great events in beautiful Lewes, DE! All at the convenient Dimitria Yoga!
Led primary, Transitions, and Mysore-- $100 for all 3, or $40 each!
Sign up: http://goo.gl/h68bHz or http://dimitrayoga.com/workshops
June 2015
A little something from my teacher.
http://www.dailyo.in/politics/yoga-spirituality-ashtanga-yoga-kpjayi-k-pattabhi-jois-r-sharath-jois-mysore-knowledge/story/1/4397.html
http://www.dailyo.in/politics/yoga-spirituality-ashtanga-yoga-kpjayi-k-pattabhi-jois-r-sharath-jois-mysore-knowledge/story/1/4397.html
April 2015
I'm the director of DC Ashtanga, an ashtanga yoga school (often called a mysore program). It's easy to talk about money when you've got it (and especially what it'd be like if ya didn't), but (like always) Ru gets its.
Tour of Intermediate at Stroga for the Yoga Co-op. Priced low, totally accessible. For those interested in mysore, this is a great opportunity to interface with me in a chill environment.
I've spent time this month with @[689010579:2048:Emma O'Neill], who helped sharpen my teeth in Mysore on my first trip. A major teacher for her, like Christine Hoar here, is Nancy Gilgoff.
The first 20 is essential for woman and men who associate with them. The 35 minute mark on sums up my occasional radio silence. The last 8 is for everyone.
"We are meant to be joyful beings. "
So, listen to get perspective on me or listen to get perspective on you.
Big love to @[1076864780:2048:Jen René] and Peg Mulqueen for their efforts here, and to Christine for her candor.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ashtanga-dispatch-podcast/id944960439?mt=2&i=338439418
The first 20 is essential for woman and men who associate with them. The 35 minute mark on sums up my occasional radio silence. The last 8 is for everyone.
"We are meant to be joyful beings. "
So, listen to get perspective on me or listen to get perspective on you.
Big love to @[1076864780:2048:Jen René] and Peg Mulqueen for their efforts here, and to Christine for her candor.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ashtanga-dispatch-podcast/id944960439?mt=2&i=338439418
March 2015
Time to go home! #Somnathpur to #mysore
#Somnathpur #mysore #padmasana
Somnathpur, a tiny village on the banks of the Kaveri, 140 kms, south-west of Bangalore.”There is a stillness and everlastingness about the past, it changes not and has a touch of eternity,” wrote Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru in his “Discovery of India.”
more…
Somnathpur, a tiny village on the banks of the Kaveri, 140 kms, south-west of Bangalore.”There is a stillness and everlastingness about the past, it changes not and has a touch of eternity,” wrote Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru in his “Discovery of India.”
more…
yumi-matsuzawa.comВавада официальный сайт - вход в казино Vavada | ЗеркалоВход на официальный сайт Vavada через зеркало. Как получить приветственный подарок 100 FS и х2 к депозиту за регистрацию. Более 5000 автоматов от сертифицированных разработчиков.Two woman I love in one place-- "Mind your (Mysore) Manners," by Zoë Ward on #ashtangadispatch
DC area Ashtangis... I'm considering a mysore pop-up shop: selling Sharath's book, rugs, hand made bags, meditation pillows, and blessed prayer scrolls. Interest?
Grass for cows? #mysore
Birds and vines. Purples and greens. #mysore
Lake walk with @ashtangee in #mysore.
Grass for cows? #mysore
Birds and vines. Purples and greens. #mysore
Lake walk with @ashtangee in #mysore.
"Given Uranus square Pluto's intensities, it may feel like an urgency to finish up, close out projects or goals or relationships, and prepare for something new to arrive. Take a moment now to think about the final changes you want to make before we enter a quite different era. Consider what you've done so far and how you can put on the finishing touches. What bits can you release, what parts of life can you make more soulful, how can you reclaim power for yourself?" ~ Anne Nordhaus-Bike
http://www.opednews.com
#todayspattern #todaysrangoli #rangoli #mysore
http://www.opednews.com
#todayspattern #todaysrangoli #rangoli #mysore
Here it is, the final crescendo of the 7 fiery Uranus/Pluto Squares burning through outdated societal and personal paradigms since June 2012... a Great Cosmic Bonfire roaring through our inner and outer spaces... liberating and illuminating new expanses of awareness... creating fertile opportunities for the seeding a of brand new existence... "Kali is here. That means that deep transformation is at work in your vibrational reality... Kali is the fiercest Goddess. She rips away what is no longer needed... she is the One who can cut the ties to your anchor, for you have new waters to sail now, dear Carrier of the Light." ~ Sophie Bashford "Monday March 16th 2015 at 6:50pm PDT/9:50pm EDT, Uranus and Pluto will square (90*) each other for the 7th and last time since 2012. The wild awakening of the 60s' conjunction (0*) of Pluto and Uranus in Virgo wasg to a deeper and higher consciousness, opening up doors of new perception and states of awareness. This was to prepare humanity for our future.
#todayspattern #todaysrangoli ##rangoli #mysore
#todayspattern #todaysrangoli ##rangoli #mysore
Retweeted Emma O'Neill (@EmmaONeillYoga):
Hanuman Temple w @michaeljoelhall followed by an epic day in #India! #mysore #temple #epic #gratefulâ¦
Hanuman Temple w @michaeljoelhall followed by an epic day in #India! #mysore #temple #epic #gratefulâ¦
Yoga Stops Traffick at the Mysore palace. Raising money to empower woman & stop child sex …
Yoga Stops Traffick at the Mysore palace. Raising money to empower woman & stop child sex trafficking. Learn more at Odanadi.org
Hanuman temple at the mysore palace.
Hanuman temple at the mysore palace.
Today's cow. To see more of Mysore's fine bovine, checkout @emmaoneill ! #todayscow
Just another day in mysore. Still getting adjusted to the Saturday practice/Sunday off thing. I'm like, "what day is it??"
So excited for the premier of @RuPaulsDragRace all the way from Mysore. #ashtangay
January 2015
spaciousyoga.com“You Stop There” Lessons from Sharath Jois and Reflections on the Mysore Method - Spacious YogaI recently returned from my first three month trip to practice with Sharath Jois in Mysore. I am not a newcomer to the Ashtanga system – I completed the 4th series with my previous teacher Rolf Naujokat earlier in 2014, and have maintained a daily Ashtanga practice for nearly 12 years. I knewDecember 2014
#charliegram came to #yoga. He's a little young to be learning assists, but not to young to practice! #dcashtanga #mysore
November 2014
Retweeted Shanti Yogini (@Shanticapetown):
Mysore Conference Notes 15 November 2014 ~ The Benefits of Ashtanga Yoga:
Mysore Conference Notes 15 November 2014 ~ The Benefits of Ashtanga Yoga:
September 2014
Mysore +4 mile dog walk + apple cider / James Bond + spiralized Singapore zucchini * butternut squash * sweet potato * carrot noodles = Sunday funday
Last morning Mysore in OBX.
Last morning Mysore in OBX.
one-yoga.orgOne Yoga | Non-Profit Yoga Studio | Minneapolis, MNOne Yoga is a non-profit in Minneapolis, MN dedicated to improving health equity in our community. New to One Yoga? Try our Intro Offer: $30 for 30 days of unlimited yoga.Retweeted Ashtanga Minneapolis (@ashtangampls):
Patrick wrote a sweet testimonial about our Mysore program. Check it out here:
Patrick wrote a sweet testimonial about our Mysore program. Check it out here:
August 2014
Out the door for Sunday Mysore! Showing off m
Out the door for Sunday Mysore! Showing off m
Curious about Mysore? Bring your questions and your mat. Will include 2 weeks of practice in the price. https://clients.mindbodyonline.com/asp/adm/adm_cs_e.asp?classID=874
July 2014
Curious about Mysore? Bring your questions and your mat. Will include 2 weeks of practice in the price. Registration opens soon.
June 2014
Retweeted Mysore SF (@MysoreSF):
Hooray! Certified Ashtanga teacher Dominic Corigliano is returning to Mysore SF. July 20-25. Details:
Hooray! Certified Ashtanga teacher Dominic Corigliano is returning to Mysore SF. July 20-25. Details:
My morning oasis. #dcashtanga at #kaliyogadc -- come take practice? #mysore #ashtanga in #columbiaheights #dc
✎ Essay · Culture
Ashtanga: What Matters? On Sports, Dispassion, and Practice
[su_quote]"This practice, its different. It doesn't ask you to *give up* anything. A house holder practice, and all that." I laughed, and responded "except dinner." -- a dialouge with a good friend, on ashtanga yoga. also: bullshit 🙂 [/su_quote] Every Sunday afternoon in Mysore, Sharath holds…
Read the essay →May 2014
✎ Essay · Practice
What is Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga? What’s Mysore Style? And More!
Over the last few years, I’ve received all sorts of questions about the type of yoga I practice and teach. Since before my last trip to India, I've been teaching Sunday-Friday at Kali Yoga Studio in Columbia Heights in a traditional format called "Mysore Style"…
Read the essay →March 2014
I continue to inadvertently take a nap from 4 until 9. Then, from 10-1. And now it is 3 and my mysore alarm goes off. #jetlag
February 2014
One of my friends over here in Mysore.
Statue around little banyan in Mysore city.
Mysore can be lush.
January 2014
Thinking of trying Mysore? Looking to get away? Join Peg Mulqueen and me in Costa Rica March 8-15. http://pegmulqueen.com/about/yoga-and-surf-retreat/
December 2013
Overheard in Mysore: "Funny that the gays can't keep their legs behind their heads, no?"
✎ Essay · Culture
Transportation and Communication, pt 1
I couldn't have been more frustrated. More people in India have mobile phones than running water-- and yet, here we were stopped in front of Sandesh the Prince -- another palace cum hotel, not a one of us with an address or telephone number for…
Read the essay →
✎ Essay · Personal Notes
On New Moons and Nose Rings
My first full day in India fell on a new moon. One of my favorite things about following a lunar cycle is the tiny bit of joy I get turning my iphone's little green "alarm" switch from it's perpetual "on" to it's quiet white off.…
Read the essay →
✎ Essay · Personal Notes
Time Travel
Is it telling that I slept on the car ride from Bangalore to Mysore? The last two times, I was wide-eyed, heck, WILD-eyed, sitting on the edge of my seat. Not unlike my dear pooch Sebastian with his head out the window, I couldn't help…
Read the essay →October 2013
If I had known I'd be out of work for October, I'd have gone to Mysore.
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!
September 2013
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.
August 2013
✎ Essay · Personal Notes
Looking Back, Moving Forward
I have a dream that one day every valley shall be exalted, every hill and mountain shall be made low, the rough places will be made plain, and the crooked places will be made straight, and the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and…
Read the essay →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.
May 2013
just finished scooping homemade frozen yogurt for a post David Garrigues-taught Mysore snack. Maybe I'll share a bite.
April 2013
Teaching Schedule:
Saturday: Mysore-Little River Yoga- 8:15-11, Rocket- Flow-2:30-3:45,
Sunday: Led Primary- 9-10:45
Saturday: Mysore-Little River Yoga- 8:15-11, Rocket- Flow-2:30-3:45,
Sunday: Led Primary- 9-10:45
Little River Yoga friends. Join Ashtanga Mysore Arlington (Tova!), Stair and me for Led Primary on Sunday. xo.
March 2013
Stop street harassment in Mysore!
http://www.change.org/petitions/mysore-police-commissioner-gokulam-women-say-hands-off-help-us-end-molestation-harassment-of-women
http://www.change.org/petitions/mysore-police-commissioner-gokulam-women-say-hands-off-help-us-end-molestation-harassment-of-women
Me? Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga in classic Mysore style at Little River Yoga. Every morning from 6:30-9 🙂
January 2013
I miss Mysore, but we're ready to discover Goa. For better or worse, they're different worlds. We can do it.
Tomorrow is my last Mysore practice in the eponymous city. I'll share a bit more soon, I promise.
Mysore palace kissy cuteness.
The Mysore Palace.
"India, land of randomness, is where sweating the small stuff goes to die." ~ @[1448396464:2048:Karen Kelley] of http://journeytomysore.wordpress.com/
http://journeytomysore.wordpress.com/
http://journeytomysore.wordpress.com/
A visit to the Mysore Zoo. My friend, the giraffe.
December 2012
Scooting through Mysore with boy is equal parts romantic & terrifying. Sounds about right.
No material expectations, just gratitude. Burn it to the ground, and with each ash know God. Bedtime, Christmas Eve. Mysore.
Openings. Didn't wanna miss out on the #mysore love-in.
I think this would make Steve Jobs smile. #mysore
November 2012
Mysore Thanksgiving was a total treat. To my friends back home, embrace the attitude of gratitude... I know you'll forgive the platitude.
October 2012
The price of a Mysore Dosa in the US. Bhaj and gobi manchurian. Date night!
Got questions about Mysore? Join Jen René, Peg Mulqueen, and I at Flow Yoga Center for a little Q&A after practice about mysore style ashtanga practice. 10am.
"what would YOU want to ask? (please post or "like" the questions you have)"
"what would YOU want to ask? (please post or "like" the questions you have)"
July 2012
You know I teach Ashtanga, mysore style, at Flow Yoga Center from 6:15am 'till 8:30am. Wednesday-Thursday. Hope to see y'all tomorrow!
June 2012
In Mysore, all yoga was hot yoga. Get on the Rocket at Flow Yoga Center-- 2:30p.
Hey District Ashtangis! Whats the interest in an afternoon mysore? Tue-Thursday? 4-6? $10 drop ins? Yours truly and Yoga District want to know!
RT @ABQMysore Must-read on practice and beyond by Authorized teacher Angela Jamison #ashtanga
tysm! I'm excited, too!! xo â@flowyogacenter: We are so happy Michael is going to start teaching Mysore at Flow!
May 2012
RT @lizandra311: Durga supports my first Mysore practice with @michaelJoelhall @ Flow Yoga Center
Lakshmish, doing the #ashtanga invocation! Mysore swoon!
April 2012
"How To Ask a Question" ~ exemplified in #mysore, relevant socially and academically.
http://chronicle.com/blogs/innovations/how-to-ask-a-question/32095
http://chronicle.com/blogs/innovations/how-to-ask-a-question/32095
March 2012
Goodnight, Mysore. Don't be sad. We can say goodbye tomorrow.
A slow coffee morning before led primary at the shala. Here's hoping the onslaught of Indian heat has scared up space for me. #mysore
For my last month in Mysore, I'll be doing a 30 Day Photo Challenge -- a new picture from India every morning 🙂
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Take a look, even if you don't care about stayin' fit 😉 #mysore #paleo
http://midcityyoga.com/paleo-lifestyle/6-sneaky-ways-to-stay-fit-abroad-india/
http://midcityyoga.com/paleo-lifestyle/6-sneaky-ways-to-stay-fit-abroad-india/
Michael in #Mysore - Chamundi Hill. Featuring pictures, monkeys, temples, and steps!
http://midcityyoga.com/michaeljoelhall/michael-in-mysore-chamundi-hill/
http://midcityyoga.com/michaeljoelhall/michael-in-mysore-chamundi-hill/
For the full story, please check out:
http://midcityyoga.com/michaeljoelhall/michael-in-mysore-chamundi-hill/
http://midcityyoga.com/michaeljoelhall/michael-in-mysore-chamundi-hill/
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February 2012
for more of my adventures: please check out midcityyoga.com
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CONTAINS NO FRUMM
Saturday night: bedtime? 7:30. You know how I do. #mysore
Making a list of things that I love whilst here in India became daunting (who has that much paper?). To whittle the list down a bit, we'll feature the letter "C".
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Sweets on Saturday leads to stiffness on Sunday. Never expect one day's work to be the next's. Paleo challenge after the moonday? #mysore
Navigating Mysore City is a daunting task. Fear not, with a copilot like Antonella, I fared well. The haul? A stove-top coffee maker, fisherman's pants, and "gym vests" (aka 4 bright and shiny tank tops) in hand. A warning: I am going to come home dressed like a yogi (I have a custom pair of 3/4 length pants being made). I am not done.
January 2012
New apartment, new start time, new month. I've never been so excited for February in my whole life. #mysore
Lesson: You can not expect to shirt to end up white if the water starts out brown. #laundry #mysore #santosha #justwearit
For the full post: http://midcityyoga.com/michael-in-mysore-ashtanga-animals/
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A ton of fantastic assists in practice, a wonderful birthday party, and a thoroughly exhausting sanskirt . I'd call that a full day. #mysore
Please read the full story here: http://midcityyoga.com/michael-in-mysore-the-cobbler/
Such a delicious, decadent practice. Making every movement (and flub) part of the beauty of creation, yet not rushing to the end. A freedom that one pointed focus can bring, and grace that should probably be there regardless *yum* #mysore
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I broke a tooth today! A trip to vist Dr Judith Pereira in Mysore for a fix and clean! Amazing grand total? 1100 Rupees... $22 dollars. She also said I was the politest American she had ever met and complimented my parents. She said I should be proud of them. Thanks, Mom!
It's 85 here in Mysore. Seeing the driver holding a sign with my name on it was enough to make me want to cry, but the dangerousness of the car ride into town was enough to make me smile big. Best of all? I got to stay at the Southern Star/ Regalis-- exactly as planned. Antonella Accinelli will be pleased I didn't have to sleep outside.
December 2011
My dear friend @[828559683:2048:Peg Mulqueen] will teaching morning mysore at @[100002872044890:2048:Ashtanga Mysore Arlington Virginia] while I kick it with @[1310954015:2048:Tova Steiner] in Mysore. Take a look at Peg's letter-- as my students know, she's a huge inspiration to me. I hope you get some, too 😉
http://us2.campaign-archive2.com/?u=c6c1f5be789ffc27d899456ce&id=1250b4a6da&eo=8392647d2a
http://us2.campaign-archive2.com/?u=c6c1f5be789ffc27d899456ce&id=1250b4a6da&eo=8392647d2a
November 2011
Takin' pleasure in other folks' bravery. You come. #mysore
Funny, I lift by myself and practice in a group-- a change from three months ago. Before you (I) judge my lack of morning mysore practice, I have to remember that Urdhva Dhanurasana is not the only way to feel Kundalini rise-- and that I will miss my weightlifting whilst in mysore.
August 2011
I bought 2 cartons of k-cups for my bedside coffee maker... Back to the grind with a full box of grinds. #mysore #sleepyyogi
July 2011
Morning Mysore. I'm craving structure & discipline. 🙂
June 2011
No one wants a teacher who doesn't practice. Off to Mysore.
May 2011
has capital bikeshare all figured out. No excuses for no mysore as of the end of this week.
did Mysore away from "home" for the first time. 🙂
too sore for mysore.
hates sleeping "in" till 6am on Fridays-- then realizing it isn't enough time to get to mysore (tenley, not india) and my first class on time.
April 2011
mysore, ACC class, private client-- check. Up next? IMF, HUD. Then? HAPPY HOUR YOGA!!!!
March 2011
morning mysore, crossfit WOD, bikbik before bedtime. Mmmmmmmm... delicious.
January 2011
Want some yoga math? Mysore + Bikram = MeSore. Thanks, Peg Mulqueen, Cassandra Walsh, and Insel Metin.
December 2010
missing mysore this morning due to tummy ache = lame. feeling better = grand. finding favorite gloves that I believed to be lost = game on.
has the marathon itch again. CrossFit Endurance + Strength Biased WOD + Mysore practice = oh good lord. Anyone have any experiences they can share?
November 2010
From my twitter (michaeljoelhall): Kept my tears inside during sivasana. A day of gratitude and abundance. An inner bliss. So much love I might rent at the seams. #Mysore
Alarms couldn't keep me, and my arms wouldn't lift me. Every day is different. Lemonjelly in the background ftw, but missed #mysore
October 2010
put his hands on the mat and did what he was scared to do. 5am Mysore, I'm coming.
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