Teacher Feature: Meet Mana!
Meet Mana, beloved Yoga District teacher and a valued member of our community. Mana was recently nominated in Washington City Paper’s “Best Of” for Best Yoga Instructor in the greater DC area. Learn how Mana discovered yoga on a trip through Southeast Asia, and how she became the teacher she is today.
Check out Mana’s current class offerings and sign up here!
- Monday, 6:30 AM: Ashtanga Mysore Style @ 14th St Studio and online
- Monday, 12:10 PM: Ashtanga Flow @ Petworth Studio and online
- Tuesday, 6:30 AM: Ashtanga Mysore Style @ 14th St Studio and online
- Wednesday, 12:10 PM: Ashtanga Flow 1.5-2 @ Petworth Studio and online
- Thursday, 6:30 AM: Ashtanga Mysore Style @ 14th St Studio and online
- Thursday, 6:30 PM: All Levels Flow @ Petworth Studio and online
- Friday, 12:15 PM: Flow Express All Levels @ Petworth Studio and online
- Sunday, 9:00 AM: Ashtanga Led Primary 1.5-3 @ online only
- Sunday, 12:45 PM: Ashtanga Flow 1.5-3 @ H St Studio and online
Yoga Teacher Training: Learning To Teach
I used to think of teaching yoga mainly in terms of sequencing together poses. But during my teacher training, I’ve come to appreciate that there’s other parts that are equally as important. A large part of my shift in perspective is driven by being able to practice different styles of yoga and study ethical concepts like inclusivity in the classroom.
Teacher Feature: Meet Andrea B!
Meet Andrea B., one of our senior teachers at Yoga District! Learn about her journey with yoga and meditation. Throughout her practice she always allows herself to begin anew. Check out Andrea B.’s current class offerings and sign up here!
- Sunday, 9:00 AM: Yoga 1.5 – 2 @ Online
- Tuesday, 7:30 AM: Free Community Meditation @ Online
- Tuesday, 5:15 PM: Strength and Mobility Happy Hour @ Online
- Tuesday, 5:15 PM: Strength and Mobility Happy Hour; Vaccinations and Distancing Req’d @ Petworth
Climate Policy Outreach: Environmentalism as a Yoga Practice
In the first post of this series, we explored the idea of environmentalism as a yoga practice. This blog also examined the link between yoga ethics and activism. Additionally, we looked into how the ethical foundation of yoga guides us towards active love for ourselves and our communities. Right now, it’s clear that our communities – and our planet – need some love.
Yoga Teacher Training: Building Community
In this blog post, Aaron shares his experiences being a part of a Yoga Teacher Training (YTT) community. Learn about how YTT teachers foster a sense of community during training and encourage their trainees to build communities through their own practices.
Community Spotlight: Meet Taite!
Yoga District is a community of incredible people! Our wonderful students, teachers and staff make us more than just a yoga studio. Join us each month as we spotlight a member of our community.
This month we highlight Taite, an intern at our studios and an integral member of the Yoga District community. Read about how yoga has helped her find healing and connect to her body.
LGBTQIA+ Community and Yoga: Meet Ciara!
To celebrate Pride Month, we collaborated with a Yoga District member to highlight Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and/or Questioning, Intersex, and Asexual and/or Ally (LGBTQIA+) voices, leaders, and practitioners in our community.
Meet Ciara, a member of both the Yoga District and the LGBTQIA+ community. Learn about her journey with yoga and how she feels yoga communities can create a more inclusive space for LGBTQIA+ yogis.
Teacher Feature: Meet Maylin!
Meet Maylin, one of our teachers at Yoga District! Learn about her journey with Yin Yoga and how she helps her students practice the best yoga for their bodies. Check out Maylin’s current class offerings below and sign up here!
- Sunday, 12:45 PM: Yin & Yang Yoga @ 14th St studio
- Sunday, 12:45 PM: Yin & Yang Yoga @ online
- Sunday, 5:30 PM: Yin Yoga @ Petworth Studio
- Sunday, 5:30 PM: Yin Yoga @ online
Community Spotlight: Meet Rebecca!
Yoga District is a community of incredible people! Our wonderful students, teachers and staff make us more than just a yoga studio. Join us each month as we spotlight a member of our community.
This month, meet Rebecca, one half of our duplicate records team!
Teacher Feature: Xandra
Meet Xandra, one of our teachers at Yoga District! Learn how yoga has helped her overcome culture shock and how online yoga allows her to stay connected with her community.
Check out Xandra’s current class offerings below and sign up here!
Wednesday, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM: Meditation for People with Vaccinations @ H Street Studio (500 H St NE)
Friday, 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM: Core Flow Yoga (All Levels) @ Stanton Park (226 4th St NE)
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The Teachers
The diverse family of DC yoga teachers at Yoga District are dedicated to making yoga accessible to everyone through a huge variety of yoga class types, from vinyasa flow to restorative and beyond. Most Yoga District teachers are graduates of Yoga District’s nationally-attended 200 hour teacher training program. All Yoga District classes focus on coordinating breath with body movement to promote flexibility, strength, and peace of mind. We strongly believe in yoga as therapy, so catch one of our classes whenever you need a healthy dose of self-care.
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The Next Step
The Yoga District 200 and 500 hour teacher training certification programs, registered by the Yoga Alliance are unique in their emphasis on diversity of teaching styles studied, personal attention, and trauma sensitive yoga. It's no coincidence that Yoga District is regularly voted the leading studio in the nation's capital, and that most of its classes are taught by graduates of its training program. As a full time yoga school, small group trainings are led up to eight times a year by a dedicated faculty including Jasmine Chehrazi, contributor to the Harvard Karma Yoga Project teacher training, teacher training faculty at George Washington University, Yoga Alliance Standards Committee Advisory Board Member, Yoga Activist Founder, and Yoga Service Council Advisory Board Member. So take your practice and community involvement to the next level by joining a training. There's a reason why our graduates call the training "transformative."
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