My heart broke into far too many pieces to count. My apathy swelled. My sorrow stole my voice. And, still, I prayed. These past five years I’ve prayed for bravery. The practice of Ashtanga Yoga healed the dark part at the back of my heart. It purified my voice. And, it brought the richness of…
Charlie’s kinda wondering why I skipped happy hour. After a day of teaching, my singing lesson, cleans, deadlifts, and stabilizing accessory work, I got in a really great practice… Clocking in around 40 minutes, and really just a bit of primary. At @dcashtanga — our moon day is tomorrow. I’m stoked. The planets have had…
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…
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…
I *LOVE* practicing outside!!! Come play!! I’m an active member of the HSD community– who also maintains a daily practice of Ashtanga Yoga– if you know me from either community, I do hope you’ll come out and say hi!
You can break down this stuff three ways: work, play, and deliberate practice. For my dear friend @livelyogini & I, we wanted to take some of the time we’ve spent with deliberate practice of the Ashtanga methods D.C. and utilize its skills differently, in a form of play. @antoninaletunovskaya gave us a contortion/acrobatic private, and…
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…
What do you do when it starts to rain after sun salutations? Do you curse the salutations for not delivering on their promise? At @dcashtanga — we laugh a lot. It’s all such serious business this yoga stuff, it’s good to develop a predilection for good humor. After all, the universe has a sense of…
In the practice of Ashtanga yoga, concentration on the subtle perceptions of the body leads to stability and tranquility. We get better over time at managing the teeny tiny shifts that keep us calm and collected… Which doesn’t mean things dont go off balance. They do– we just dont panic, stay cool, and do our…
Practiced under a tree. The rain came and went.