If you can quit ashtanga, you never started. This implies that the asana and sequence are what make it authentic— get a grip. Authenticity in Ashtanga Yoga isn’t owned by a family’s sequence. This is an indigenous insight practice. It’s a living system. Held up by people all over the world. Taught in basements, bedrooms,…
Okay, let’s talk about Ashtanga yoga, or rather, what it’s become in the hands of the market. I’ve often spoken about systems and how they behave, and what I see happening with Ashtanga, particularly on platforms like Instagram, is a classic example of a distortion of purpose within a system. We have a practice, Ashtanga,…
afternoon ashtanga vinyasa T-WTh 5:30 practice assisting weekend (july 26-27)
sustaining loving kindness precious bellweather, my daily crucible bringing honor to my teachers
so much recipricol joy in watching my peoples journies
The photo shows a group of people participating in a yoga and sound healing session outdoors at the Dog Daze Social Club. A woman is leading the session while participants are lying on yoga mats, stretching and engaging in the practice.
Text in image: Yoga & Sound Healing
with Emma Saal
July 12 – 7:45-8:45 am – Dog Daze Social Club
@elevateeverythingdc
also 2015 xoxo @davidgarriguesyoga
Curiosity may have killed the cat, but satisfaction brought him back. Inquiry and curiosity are powerful allies in reckoning with fear and helplessness. These feelings are a tell that the prefrontal cortex has been impacted. This part of the brain has been demonstrated to be an important structure for executive functions. No wonder we feel…