pranayama

is learning to be a better breather at Ashtanga Yoga Center, Washington DC.

stayed at 60% of max in my practice today, focusing on breath. Back is sore f…

stayed at 60% of max in my practice today, focusing on breath. Back is sore from Wednesday’s front squads– those vinyasas I couldn’t take I’m giving to Peggy.

Not unlike my time spent at the ashram, I managed to accidently sleep through…

Not unlike my time spent at the ashram, I managed to accidently sleep through pranayama. Well hello, 6:40.

So today: taught all my regular classes, took a bikram class (rewarded for my…

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.

can’t breathe for shit. I gotta work on my fourth limb if I wanna climb this …

can’t breathe for shit. I gotta work on my fourth limb if I wanna climb this tree of yoga.

says “as the thumbs are a reflection of the work of the bicep, so to is the w…

says “as the thumbs are a reflection of the work of the bicep, so to is the work of the breath, as a reflection of the mind… Or perhaps vice versa… Either way, breathe.”

Thanks, Towleroad, for the best headline of my morning. I’m from a part of th…

Thanks, Towleroad, for the best headline of my morning. I’m from a part of the country where joining the military is a very real opportunity for those who don’t wish to be farmhands or make less than 30k a year for the rest of their lives. Louis Sheldon and Andrea Lafferty make some absurd statements…