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mari on yoke
Yogi and Yoga District volunteer at H Street Mari W. shares her insights on Yolk by Jessamyn Stanley, queer Black author, advocate, entrepreneur, and podcast host. Mari explains that Jessamyn's honest and self reflective essays of her own yoga journey are interwoven...
intentional inclusivity: Cost barriers
We owe it to all to co-create more inclusivity in yoga. In their blog post on the need for intentional inclusivity in yoga, Alexis T. writes about the cost barrier. According to the American Negotiation Institute, the two greatest concerns are lack of representation...
Celebrating Black Yogis: Meet Mariah
As part of our celebration of Black History Month, we're featuring interviews from students at Yoga District identifying as Black People of Color. Meet Mariah, who explains 'My journey with yoga has been a decade long love affair of leaning into movement and coming...
katya on cultivating community
Katya taught yoga in Austin for years before moving to DC in Fall 2021. Her classes are incredibly engaging, adaptable, and unique, just as her incredibly relevant wisdom runs deep. Read on to learn why Katya feels "How we move in yoga is not a reflection of our...
jessie m. on keeping up an online yoga practice
Learn from beloved teacher Jessie M. how to keep your online yoga practice going strong. Jessie also describes how online yoga has some surprising benefits, including "taking the ego out of the practice." In this post we interview Jessie M., beloved, longstanding YD...
conscious eating: where does our food come from?
What does it means to know where our food comes from. In this post we explore the benefits of food sourcing as it relates to choosing locally-grown foods, and consider the nutritional, economic, and environmental impact of knowing our food sources. In autumn we may...
