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If you ain’t growin’, you dyin’ It’s the last week of residency for @dcashtan…

If you ain’t growin’, you dyin’ It’s the last week of residency for @dcashtanga at @yogadragons — a place we are truly proud to have In our blood. We shift to @eatonworkshop on March 4. My teaching schedule this week: **Mysore at @dcashtanga Wed-Fri Wednesday & Thursday: @eatonworkshop at 1:30 Friday: @balancegym At 12.

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Folks stick their head in the sand when things get too complex or complicated…

Folks stick their head in the sand when things get too complex or complicated or nuanced. Happens all the time. This looks like I’m putting my feet on my head when in fact, I’m pulling my head up to my feet. You can’t necessarily tell exactly what lesson is being extracted from a given situation…

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⁣”You have to match their impedence,” @berylbenderbirch so elegantly mused. M…

⁣”You have to match their impedence,” @berylbenderbirch so elegantly mused. My ears perked up. As an athlete, I felt seen and heard when ms Birch spoke of facilitating a person like me’s practice of yoga—that being an active, sometimes social individual’s —on The Yoga Talks Podcast with @jbrownyoga . So often the physical aspect of…

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What are you willing to put your neck on the line for? Is it justice for all?…

What are you willing to put your neck on the line for? Is it justice for all? Are you a Social Justice Warrior?⁣ ⁣ It’s Black History Month in the states, and I see and hear very few white people celebrating/ commemorating/ commenting on the past of our black brothers and sisters. ⁣in the Ashtanga…

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My least favorite posture. Zoe was gracious enough to include me in her aweso…

My least favorite posture. Zoe was gracious enough to include me in her awesome project!!!

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Hey fellow authorized ashtanga yoga teachers! y’all gonna go to “Bill Cos…

Hey fellow authorized ashtanga yoga teachers! y’all gonna go to “Bill Cosby school of comedy” or “the R Kelly Institute for Balladry”? What if they gave you your degree with the guys face on it and made you hang it up in your class room? Are you going to do it? If you wouldn’t do…

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On the banks of the Arabian Sea the temples, mosques, and churches all beckon…

On the banks of the Arabian Sea the temples, mosques, and churches all beckon in sight, sound, and smell. ⁣Here, i find it particularly hard to miss the confluence of faith traditions— especially when they are painted so brightly.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ If i were to chose a faith on aesthetic alone, I might select whatever is…

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too big for the screen 🤷🏽‍♂️

too big for the screen 🤷🏽‍♂️

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