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Seasons change and so do we: What’s to come on the Blog
With new seasons comes big change! Embrace the new season with updated blog content and stories that interest you. With fall fast approaching, we are embracing change with the blog as well. You can still expect similar content, but now you can look forward to blog...
Meet Peach, our sister & teacher training grad from the Philippines!
Meet Peach, one of our beloved teacher training graduates from Manila, Philippines! Read on for Peach's story about the journey which brought her to yoga--and the Yoga District teacher training all the way from the Philippines! What is your name? Peach Cristine...
Diversity and inclusion with Mary to honor Black History Month
I never dreamed of becoming a yoga instructor. That dream, if any, was further deterred by the lack of Black bodies and faces that I saw in the media and in my yoga classes. Little did I know that yoga was to be my path to self-awareness and self-knowledge. Yoga is...
Meet Ben!
Meet Ben, one of our beloved instructors, as he shares a little about his yoga journey, personal teaching insights, and philosophy. Get to know Ben. What is your name and what is your favorite style of class to teach, and why? I identify with a hot and strong...
YD community volunteers at D.C. Central Kitchen: by Kelly
"By doing service, you purify your heart. Egoism, hatred, jealousy, idea of superiority vanish. Humility, pure love, sympathy, tolerance, and mercy are developed. Sense of separateness is annihilated. Selfishness is eradicated...You begin to feel oneness or unity of...
What I Learned Teaching Community Yoga Classes
By Anonymous More months had past since the end of the classroom portion of Yoga Teacher Training (YTT) than I had originally planned. As with most other tasks, the YTT requirements were taking longer than I anticipated and delays between the tasks had eaten up time...
