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The coronavirus pandemic has forced most yoga studios to close, making it harder to maintain the sense of community and shared accountability that comes with the commitment of participating in yoga classes.  Many studios (such as the one I teach at, Transform Power Yoga) have responded by offering live classes via Facebook Live or by the Zoom web conferencing app.

For those who want to practice Ashtanga in a virtual setting, there are a number of opportunities now to practice on-line.   We are now offering an Ashtanga Led Half-Primary at Riversbend Studio  on Wednesdays at 2pm.  This is a 75 minute class.  Contact me for more information or to sign up, or check out  our event calendar  to see the current schedule.

Here are some other on-line and in-person Ashtanga opportunities in other studios that I'm aware of:

1. Maggie Lively, with Ashtanga Nation, is offering a Mysore class, three days a week.  Her class offerings are being updated and a larger set of offerings will be published this Fall.
2. Shino Brown, with Vint Hill Yoga, offers a led half-Primary series class on Sunday mornings, on-line and in-person options are available.  Click here to sign up.
3. Keith Moore is a DC area teacher and is certified in Ashtanga, you can check out his on-line offerings at https://www.aysdc.com/
4. Jen Rene is a former DC area resident who is now in California.   See https://www.jenrene.com/
5. Cory Bryant is another former DC area teacher, see: https://ashtanganashville.com/

If you are still self-quarantining,  I hope you can support some of our treasured studios by attending on-line classes for whatever yoga practice you enjoy.