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From Daisaku Ikeda's "To My Friends" Series: Determine to face and challenge any suffering or hardship head on! Continuous, ceaseless efforts to challenge your situation will enable you to strengthen and deepen your life condition. Engrave in your life a personal...

I think it's safe to say many of us know what the healthiest foods are for us to consume: more fruits and vegetables, whole grains, and the importance of eliminating or at least limiting the amount of processed foods we take in. So the first step towards achieving a...

Again and again, we hear Yoga District teacher trainees reflect on the training as an experience that went far beyond learning to teach the poses. The training is designed to take the trainees' whole selves into account—because yoga is a practice that asks us to call...

Did you know that every time you come to a Yoga District class, you are helping to share the benefits of yoga with diverse communities far beyond our Washington, D.C., studios? At Yoga District, we believe that every being deserves the holistic benefits of yoga, and...

Jake at Yoga District Dupont with his DC yoga teacher Jayanti Harrison Do you work in front of a computer all day? Do you carry a work Blackberry in one hand and a personal cell phone in the other? Do you read news sites, Facebook feeds and Twitter scrolls constantly?...

I practice so that I reside in a calm, awake, and balanced state. This practice has gradually stripped away the layers of accumulated baggage that weigh on my mind, body, and spirit. Through Ashtanga Mysore practice, I have learned to consciously build myself up with...