So today: taught all my regular classes, took a bikram class (rewarded for my Karma Yoga!), instantly got a new phone to replace my dead phone, and introduced Ashtanga (breath, focal point, & locks) to a fellow athlete.
Interested in a fun, physical practice that weaves together Ashtanga’s standing series as well as postures from first, second, and third series. Come come come! http://midcityyoga.com/?p=501
Bakasana on the Water Ashtanga Inspired Vinyasa When: March 13th & 20th Time: 3:30 Ashtanga Yoga Center 4000 Ablemarle Street Washington, DC, 20016 Join me for a special two week series of ashtanga vinyasa inspired practice. This will be a modified ashtanga sequence for both standing and seated postures with playful exuberance and challenging twists…
Join @[824486826:2048:Kevin Waldorf-Cruz] , Keith Moore (@[100089878602895:2048:Ashtanga Yoga Center, Washington DC] , crossfitter, my teacher) and Christina Lagdameo this Saturday at lululemon athletica Georgetown from 1:30-3:30pm for a mala of surya namaskar. This is a donation based class to benefit the Onadi Siva Trust, which benefits the victims of human trafficking (see video).
morning mysore, crossfit WOD, bikbik before bedtime. Mmmmmmmm… delicious.
When tempted to skip a pose today in my practice, I thought of what Peggy shared: “The ashtanga yoga system should never be confused with “power yoga” or any whimsical creation which goes against the tradition of the many types of yoga scriptures. It would be a shame to lose the precious jewel of liberation…
Want to know a secret? I start out every single one of my yoga classes with a dynamic warmup, just like how we start a CrossFit class at Balance Gym. Around my parts, we call the warmup “sun salutations,” and there are as many different varieties of sun salutations from tradition to tradition as there…
Want some yoga math? Mysore + Bikram = MeSore. Thanks, Peg Mulqueen, Cassandra Walsh, and Insel Metin.
I bound marichyasana D on both sides today– all by myself. I’m so tickled. In (possibly) related news: I feel like someone took every muscle in my body and ran a cheese grater over it. Its not *pain*… its… I don’t even know.
Fifth listen. Oh wow. Supta Kurmasana and a new Britney single… BEST. MONDAY. EVER. http://www.theprophetblog.net/britney-spears-premieres-new-single-hold-it-against-me