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December 2020
Could you use some community and support?
@flowyogacenter

has supported practice in DC For almost 20 Years. Nows a great time to engage.
in imageCould you use some
community and support?
@flowyogacenter
has supported practice in
DC For almost 20 Years.
Nows a great time to engage.
finding_flow_dc
finding_flow_dc Making space for true rest - the kind that's
restorative & healing and can help you counteract all the str...
OK
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Thx @michaeljoelhall for your
Ted talk
J. Music
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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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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
in imageUtthita
Trikonasana
"triangle pose"
5 VINYASA
• HAND
1
ITANGA
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.
in imagePada-Hastasana
"feet-on-hands-posture"
3 VINYASA
• NOSE
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.
in imagePadangushthasana
"hold-the-big-toe-posture"
3 VINYASA
• NOSE
November 2020
in imageLeftist obsession
with dunking on
supposedly liberal
cringe (Harry Potter,
Marvel movies, "live
laugh love," etc)
Liberal obsession
with dunking on
hillbillies and
aversion to class
solidarity
Corporate needs you to find the difference
between this picture and this picture
They both reflect a feeling of superiority
and disdain for the common folk
@hunterbiden2028
MEANWHILE, AT HYATT
in imageMEANWHILE, ATI
HYATT
The House's next class of lawmakers arrived
for freshman orientation-der unprecedented
conditions Thursday-most embers-elect
and their staff wore ma.
alked up to check
in at a desk set up outdoors and manned by
people also wearing masks.
=
The Washington post
Democracy Dies in Darkness
=
"I mean, we've doubled the number of
Republican women in the House," she said. "If
you want to ha
seat at the table, we've got
to run and we've got to in. This is just the
start of it; we can't finish here. We've got to do
it again every election cycle."
in imagetheunapologeticstreetseries
270! Hahaha
theunapologeticstreetseries math is math honey & today
you're allowed to feel JOY - you're allowed to celebrate - yo...
in imageKylie Minogue performing on GMA with election results scrolling by underneath is fully sending me, we really won today. | CONCERT SERIES | STATE HOUSE DISTRICT 38 - PENNSYLVANIA | Jessica Benham 18,054 62% 74% | AJ Doyle 11,445 38% | ACTION NEWS
Kylie Minogue performing on GMA with election results scrolling by underneath is fully sending me, we really won today. STATE HOUSE DISTRICT 38 - PENNSYLVANIA Nick Pasciottano 18,960 55% 33% Linda Book 15,262 45%
I’ve been divisive
and dismissive of a certain kinda vote.

If that was you, I’m sorry i called you a trash human.

I hope you come around and understand where the hurt is for me, and folks like me...

...and that you want to care more about me and the folks I love the next time.
in imagere been divisive'
and dismissive of a
certain kinda vote.
1f that was you, Im
sorry i called you a
trash human.
I hope you come around
and understand where
the hurt is for me, and
folks like me...
and that you want to.
care more about me and
the folks I love the
next time.
Can’t decide if you should go outside and vote today?

Vote for your gay friend.
Vote for your non-white friend.
Vote for your uterus.

Don’t have one?

Then vote as an act of self love and firm commitment to participation. Maybe you will make one!

Operators are standing by.
Thank you for voting.

This year, I’ve been really touched by how many of my friends and loved ones have sacrificed their time to help others vote.

Thank you for helping others.

I am in admiration of this act of non partisan civil service.
in imageThank you for voting.
This year, I've been really
touched by how many of my
friends and loved ones have
sacrificed their time to help
others vote.
Thank you for helping
others.
I am in admiration of this
act of non partisan civil
service.
October 2020
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(HW for Functional
Ashtanga Yoga 300hr
Training w/
@michaeljoelhall)
Goodmorning.
September 2020
this made me cry
in imageC SPAN
CSPAN •
@cspan
Bryant Johnson, Ruth Bader
Ginsburg's personal trainer, does
push-ups as Justice Ginsburg lies in
state in the U.S. Capitol.
V
this made me cry
C-SPAN
@washingtonianprobs
(So... it was def a few days ago... but there’s only one day we need to really worry about missing and that’s Nov 3rd)
in image(So... it was def a few
days ago... but there's
only one day we need to
really worry about missing
and that's Nov 3rd)
TODAY IS
POWER
V THE POLL:
NATIONAL
VOTER
REGISTRATION
DAY
NationalVoterRegistrationDay.org/register
@powerthepolls
August 2020
Fill in the Blank Fill in the Blank the blank was "woman" but it's also me too
in imageIHE PROCESS BEGINS WITH
THE INDIVIDUAL 2inen te gen
ACCEPTANCE THAT
AMERICANEINDRA WITHOUT
EXCEPTION, ARE SOCIALIZED
TO BE RACIST, CLASSIST AND
SEXIST, IN VARYING DEGREES,
AND THAT LABELING
OURSELVES FEMINISTS DOES
NOT CHANGE THE FACT THAT
WE MUST CONSCIOUSLY WORK
TO RID OURSELVES OF THE
LEGACY OF NEGATIVE
SOCIALIZATION.
bell hooks
@FEMISLAY
@femislay
the blank was "woman" but
it's also me too
@omgbeckyp
in imageFridays are for
Primary Series
In a tight space an "advanced" yogi will know where
their neighbors are in space and time, and be able to
work a pose like this while leaving space for others
to fumble. They'll move their mat to make room for
you for when you show up late. They'll smile at you
when you accidentally kick them. #bethatyogi
@omgbeckyp
S6
From @omgbeckyp go follow her
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) 10h
X
From @omgbeckyp
Fridays are for
Primary Series
#suptakonasanamusings
Practicing Led Primary in a crowded room taught me
that how "advanced" an Ashtangi is has nothing to
do with what series they are on, how long they can
hold a handstand, or if they can put their feet on
their head in cortontionist poses. That's ableism.
Check yourself.
go follow her
the accuracy.
in imagethe accuracy.
@glossy_zodiac
telling dirty
jokes anytime
anywhere
having pretty
eyes
always two
steps ahead
straight up savage
sometimes
Gemini
@glossy_zodiac
in imageAnd I looked, and behold, a
pale horse. And its rider's name
was Death.
Onward buttercup, there are
Shenanigans and fuckery up ahead.
truly the most divine cacao nibs ever.
Order them (seriously)

{I wish the avocado could ship too tbh)
in imagetruly the most divine
cacao nibs ever.
Order them (seriously)
{l wish the avocado
could ship too tbh)
suenodevida_ecu
suenodevida_ecu Breakfast spread!! This morning, I had
avocado toast + tomatoes & hot sauce and peanut butter ba...
The Functional Ashtanga Yoga Training h̶a̶s̶ ̶o̶n̶e̶ ̶s̶p̶o̶t̶ ̶l̶e̶f̶t̶ is sold out. Sign up for announcements about upcoming mentorship modules if you're interested, then take rest.

Already signed up? I have a surprise coming your way. #thefayt
July 2020
Are you looking for support in your yoga practice?

Let me help you establish (or re-establish!) a practice to which you are committed, with tools that are science-backed, respectful of their origins, and effective.

The Functional Ashtanga Training program is an organized collection of the most potent approaches I have found after two decades of travelling the planet, seeking out the most realized teachers I could find.

I’d like to share with you what I’ve learned.

The early bird commitment incentive ($500 off!) ends 7/31.

Link in bio, and space is limited.
h/t @ryanpcathcart read it all
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willam
Brian Broome
5 hrs •
17
brian_thor
I have never had a Chick Fil A sandwich or any other
food from Chick Fil A. . I swear. This isn't me bragging
it's just that | live in the city and all the Chick Fil A's tend
to be farther out than I care to go. Chick Fil A is out of
the way for me because I don't drive.
When I see them in airports or whatever, I just keep
walking because I know what they're about. They're
about hating me and most of the people I love.
I see people eating Chick Fil A all the time. They say it's
delicious. I see people who claim to be "liberals" eating
Chick Fil A and I wonder if maybe I'm being a stick in the
mud with my anti-Chick Fil A stance.
But today Uganda announced a bill that would make it
OK to kill gay people. The National Christian Foundation
paid a preacher to go to Uganda to help with this bill.
Chick Fil A funds the National Christian Organization.
Ain't no way a gatdamn sandwich can be that feeking
delicious.
willam THIS is why u shouldn't eat at @chickfila. Spread this.
I know plenty of gay people that think it's fine to give them t...
h/t @ryanpcathcart
@michaelgeovanni stays on that best of list
in imageStyle setter: Nathan Chin, senior product manager, Cvent. Recommended stylist: Michael Geovanni, PR at Partners downtown. "I trust Mikey for anything from cuts to going full platinum for the first time in my life." @washingtonianmag Thanks for the shoutout!!! @michaelgeovanni stays on that best of list
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.
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.
cc: @katelynntully
@omgbeckyp

h/t: @ryanpcathcart
in imageOWLS CAN SIT CRISS CROSS
APPLESAUCE
dick wolf
@soyeahnah
it's always something new with these
motherfuckers
cc: @katelynntully
@omgbeckyp
h/t: @ryanpcathcart
in imageMichael Joel Hall
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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
1d •
Functional Ashtanga Training: Your Questions, Answered
+ SIGN UP NOW - https://mailchi.mp/413e85f18846/
functional-ashtanga-training-qa-sign-up-now
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about
this
@DCASHTANGA
@MICHAELJOELHALL
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fSerogh
My teacher is doing a 300
hour training. Check it out!
Victoria Wolfgang
1m •
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 -
https://mailchi.mp/413e85f18846
/functional-ashtanga-training-qa-sign-up
-now
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In what ways do we allow ourselves to be exploited in order to minimize further exploitation? In what ways are we complicit in systemic abuse?

Yoga practice gives you the tools to wrestle with these questions, and digest the venom, like a peacock with a cobra.

Our first Functional Ashtanga Training email goes out this Friday. Sign up in the bio if you want to learn how to integrate this practice into something meaningful.
they been told us, but like, I ain't hear it. @powerthepolls
fix the shortage & get paid
h/t @nadinematar
in imagethey been told us, but
like, I ain't hear it.
PAEEIE BINEE*EDBAS GLAMDES
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DAILY SC
DISTANCIN(
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THIS IS YOUR CHANCE
TO SAVE GRANNY,
www.powerthepolls.org/TDS
THE DAILY SOCIAL DISTANCING SHOW WITH TREVOR NOAH
THE DAILY SHOW
WERSRMOTA
@thedailyshow
@powerthepol1s
fix the shortage & get paid
h/t @nadinematar
h/t @omgbeckyp
in imageWe contribute more federal taxes
per capita than any other state, and
without proper representation.
FEDERAL TAXES PAID PER CAPITA
Dist. of Columbia
Connecticut
Massachusetts
New York
New Jersey
Washington
California
New Hampshire
Maryland
Wyoming
$10,517.59
$10 363.87
$9,793.12
$9,078.33
$9.028.03
$7,676.76
$7,670.53
$7,183.49
$7,002.40
$6,936.12
$0.00
$5.000.00
(in dollars)
$10,000.00
MoneyRates
@persistgw
h/t @omgbeckyp
in image2+ Races
Some Other Race
Asian
Native H...
Statehood is a
racial justice
issue.
White
Black/African American: 319,375 (44.53%)
Black/Afric...
DC would be the
Blackest state in
America.
States such as Wyoming and Vermont
are overwhelmingly white and have
smaller populations. Why should we be
entitled to less representation?
@persistgw
I wanna point you to my Integrative online Functional Anatomy Training Program. Link in bio.

In September, I’ll be launching a 10-month integrative online Functional Ashtanga Training. We dive *deep* into functional anatomy, contextualized yoga humanities, and a collection of the most potent pranayama and meditation practices I have discovered in my 20 years of dedicated practice. I’ve spent two years developing this program, which includes 4 functional joint assessment for each participant (so you can measure your progress), 150+ 20 minute learning videos (I’m still recording!), curated readings, and measured learning objectives (homework + quizzes). Of course, I’ll have office hours. It’s capped very, very small for this first cohort, and costs 3,000— but I’m gonna take 500 off if you sign up early. With a $500 deposit, I’ll offer a monthly payment plan for 10 months (with no upcharge— gross).
in imageGAY MARRIAGE
WASN'T FEDERALLY
RECOGNIZED
UNTIL 2015. IT WAS
STILL LEGAL TO BE
FIRED FOR BEING
GAY UNTIL
2020.
I'M SORRY YOU
HAVE TO WEAR A
MASK. I CAN'T
IMAGINE THE
OPPRESSON YOU
MUST BE UNDER.
@dustymartinez
in imagemelaninbasecamp
Help Save the Only Queer
Black Woman Owned Rock
Climbing Gym in the U.S
JULY 2, 2020 • DANIELLE WILLIAMS
melaninbasecamp The only queer Black woman owned
climbing gym (@coralcliffs) in the U.S. is at risk of losing th...
in imageIT'S GOTTEN TO THE
POINT WHERE I NEED
TO READ THE NEWS IN
MY THUNDERSHIRT.
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METZGER
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we are donating 50 percent of funds from all annual magazi...
June 2020
There is a weight on our collective shoulders.

Take a stand. Rise up.

Newsletter goes out this week.

Toss me your email if you want to be included (or sign up online).
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....