Yoga One Year Later

Thanks, Yoga District, for inexpensive and “gentle” yoga in our neighborhood. I did it. After over a year, I returned to a yoga class. A “gentle” yoga class. Pregnant, I had tried following prenatal yoga DVDs, but I gave up after quickly...

A Room of Our Own

“Why a ladies-only yoga class?  Aren’t most yoga classes mostly women anyway?” It’s a question that I get often.  Accessibility, I usually reply.  It’s my attempt to make yoga accessible for women regardless of cultural or religious backgrounds, to accommodate a...

Yoga District DuPont Love

Never been to Yoga District’s DuPont Studio? This video should answer some questions and give you everything you need to know about visiting. This is the first video in a series that will highlight all six of our studios. This is also my acting debut with Yoga...

Teacher Feature: Marie Belle

“Marie Belle is, by far, the best Ashtanga teacher I’ve come across in this city,” says Kristin, student of Yoga District, “her inspiration is always an extra treat to add to my practice.” Self-led practice is very important when practicing Ashtanga, but it can...

The Accidental Yogi

I came to yoga because I wanted a hot body. I signed up for my first class for the same reason that I occasionally did laps at the pool or a half-hearted twenty minutes on the elliptical: “Maybe this will give me hard thighs.” I don’t know about hard thighs, but I do...