by YD Blog Team | May 1, 2024 | Community, Health, Holistic Wellness, Meditation, Mindfulness, Openness, Relaxation, Self-Care, The Blog, Yoga for All, Yoga Practice
May is Mental Health Awareness Month, so we are highlighting Hatha Yoga, a practice that has been proven to reduce stress and anxiety levels. While it’s important to celebrate and take care of mental health every single day, this month is a catalyst for us to learn... 
by YD Blog Team | Apr 7, 2024 | Community, Health, Holistic Wellness, Self-Care, The Blog, Yoga District Community, Yoga for All, Yoga Practice, Yoga Teacher
What’s the relationship between yoga posture practice and philosophy? Yoga District enthusiast and full-time philosopher Savannah helps break it down. She zeroes in on the experience of getting too caught up in our heads, at the expense of the connection with our... 
by YD Blog Team | Sep 10, 2021 | Teacher Feature, The Blog, Yoga Classes, Yoga District Community, Yoga Teacher
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... by Blog Team of Yoga District | Mar 18, 2021 | Community, Feminist Yogi, Openness, Safe Space, The Blog, Women's History Month, Yoga District Community, Yoga for All
In celebration of Women’s History Month, we interviewed Rudhdi, a member of the Yoga District community who identifies as a feminist. Read on to find out how feminism informs her identity and her yoga practice, and which feminist writer and social activist most... by YD Blog Team | Feb 28, 2021 | Activism, Black History Month, Black Yogis, Community, Safe Space, The Blog, Yoga for All
The origin of the history of black yogis isn’t a complicated one. Like many yoga practitioners in the U.S., black people turned to yoga to practice physical, emotional, and spiritual self-care. However, in the context of America’s history, the story of black yogis is...
