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For those wondering about the DC Ashtanga schedule, I’m in today :)

For those wondering about the DC Ashtanga schedule, I’m in today 🙂

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When is it Appropriate to Take Rest?
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When is it Appropriate to Take Rest?

adapted from the DC Ashtanga Newsletter for April Ashtanga yoga is practiced six days a week. So, when is it okay to take a day off from yoga… and when should we reconsider canceling? Inertia is a funny thing. Objects at rest tend to stay at rest. Objects in motion, when in a straight path with nothing slowing them down, tend to stay in motion. With this little bit o’ physics, we can say that getting up and doing your practice can become its own perpetual motion machine, right? Yoga + Science = Win! (?) Not so fast. When is it appropriate to take off a day from practice?  Saturday. Maybe do an oil bath. We have a six day a week practice, right? Saturday is a great…

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Power Dynamics, Race, Gender and Ashtanga Yoga, RuPaul. Solange Knowles. Face…

Power Dynamics, Race, Gender and Ashtanga Yoga, RuPaul. Solange Knowles. Facebook feed, somedays you get me.

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I was going to make a post about a real #ashtangachallenge being 4 full weeks…

I was going to make a post about a real #ashtangachallenge being 4 full weeks of uninterrupted practice. Then I found pics of hot dudes. The end.

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ardha matsyendrasana hip activation induced tears. that hasn’t happened in a …

ardha matsyendrasana hip activation induced tears. that hasn’t happened in a long time. neat.

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Extra curricular backbends at 7:30pm turns ceiling eyes at 10:30. Oof! #tgip

Extra curricular backbends at 7:30pm turns ceiling eyes at 10:30. Oof! #tgip

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Breath, Bandhas, Flight. Sunday, May 18. 11-1. Kali Yoga Studio. Columbia Hei…

Breath, Bandhas, Flight. Sunday, May 18. 11-1. Kali Yoga Studio. Columbia Heights, DC. The #sunsalutations and #transitions if #ashtanga #yoga

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Sometimes, I do primary on Saturdays and take Sunday for rest. #ashtanga #con…

Sometimes, I do primary on Saturdays and take Sunday for rest. #ashtanga #confessional

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Powers out, but class is on. Candlelight ashtanga, anyone?

Powers out, but class is on. Candlelight ashtanga, anyone?

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#letsmove

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