With DC bars and restaurants and museums and libraries closing again, a quick note: your yoga teachers have been out of work for 9 months. DC Unemployment is $137/month. Not to put too fine a point on it: my insurance went up to $555 a month. Do the math.
A woman in pink athletic wear is demonstrating the downward dog yoga pose on a yoga mat in a bright indoor setting. The mood is focused and instructional.
Text in image: HOW TO DOWN DOG
@phylicia.bonanno
creating a sacred space
best uttana padasana in the game.
/so!/satisfying!/
Ah yes, “Try Angle” pose. Of course. The one where you try to make an angle. Seriously: this is where you can start thinking about something called “yantras”— or sacred geometry. Its an on ramp for beauty and imagination inside of yoga practice. Here’s how it works: Try to visualize yourself as a collection of…
This pose is neat because it lets me use my imagination. I imagine that I am hanging from a window ledge for dear life. If I lean back and balance, I can dangle with straight arms. If I go forward and pull, I can pull with an infinite strength, so long as I meet myself…
it me.