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Pondering weekend plans? 💡 I'll be at @extendyoga on Sunday for a master class full of fun and adventurous poses! Use the code "masterclass" for $10 off. #dcyoga

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Day 24 of #tourof2nd is #gomukasana, 🐮face pose. The first time I did the ashtanga version of this posture I couldn't believe how difficult it was to balance. My tennis-player calves and the fact I just want to be done at this point are probably to blame. @ashtangadispatch @jrene01 @michaeljoelhall #secondseries #ashtangadispatch #ashtanga #yoga #yogaeverywhere #seatedpose #moo

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Day 23 of #tourof2nd is #parighasana, gate pose. Since I'm basically a head on a pair of legs, side-bending postures are pretty challenging. This pose has taught me a lot about how keeping the sides of your body long can prevent pain in backbends so even though I can't do it I got made respect for it. 👊🏼 #yoga #ashtanga #ashtangadispatch #charleston #yogaondastreets #broadstreet #secondseries @jrene01 @michaeljoelhall @ashtangadispatch

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No words for how special it was to see this incredible man in the county where I'm registered to vote. Regardless of the outcome of this election, I believe Senator Sanders has made history by clarifying the American people value honesty, integrity, and morality in their leadership to a sector so far removed from reality. 🔥🔥🔥 #scforbernie #feelthebern #beaufortcounty #southcarolina (at Penn Center)

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My intellectual squirrel skirt and I are going on a pretty exciting day trip. 🔥🐿🔥 #SquirrelsForBernie #feelthebern

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Day 20-something of #tourof2nd is #vatayanasana, horse pose. A lot of times when I fall out of poses it's kinda cute or I can play it off as graceful but this posture will take you, along with any shred of dignity that remains at this point in the series, down in the most embarrassing way possible. 🐴 #cemetaryyoga #yoga #secondseries #ashtanga #ashtangadispatch #horse #yogaeverydamnday @ashtangadispatch @jrene01 @michaeljoelhall

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Day 21 of #tourof2nd is Nakrasana, crocodile. At this point in the series I legit look like a sweaty swamp beast so I like to think I get points for authenticity. @ashtangadispatch @jrene01 @michaeljoelhall #nakrasana #ashtanga #ashtangadispatch #secondseries #asana #yoga #yogaondastreets

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Day 20 of #tourof2nd is karandavasana. 100% mental. @ashtangadispatch @jrene01 @michaeljoelhall #quackquack #karandavasana #ashtanga #intermediateseries #ashtanga #ashtangadispatch #yoga

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Day 19 of #tourof2nd is piking in headstand. I like to stick my butt way out and use my flexibility to hold my legs to ensure I get no benefits from the pose. Learn more tricks like this in my highly anticipated DVD coming out this spring: "The Anti-Bikini Body: How to Workout and Get No Results." @ashtangadispatch @jrene01 @michaeljoelhall #piperisasupermodel

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The dream of the 90's is alive in Charleston. ☕️👔

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Day 18 of #tourof2nd is pincha mayurasana. This pose seemed so impossible for so long. When I finally balanced it, I felt like a leprechaun was going to materialize and hand me a membership card to some secret club. 💗⭐️🌈🍀🎈 @jrene01 @ashtangadispatch @michaeljoelhall

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My whole life is like a picture of a sunny day 💰📺/🍩 🌍

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Day 17 of #tourofsecond is titibhasana, firefly. In second series you jump into this pose which is always a pretty special situation and ensures you will take out the people practicing next to you. @jrene01 @michaeljoelhall @ashtangadispatch #titibhasana #yoga #ashtangadispatch #armbalance #asana #ashtanga

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I love so many people in this little patch of world. 🐜 #washingtondc

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Day 16 of #tourofsecond is yogi nidrasana... the world's most unflattering pose. I had a strategy meeting with @chrisnhamp before this shot to figure out the least offensive angle which was determined to be 45 degrees east. ↗️ #publichumiliation #ashtangadispatch #yoginidrasana #ashtanga #yoga #yogaeverywhere #secondseries @jrene01 @ashtangadispatch @michaeljoelhall (at Flow Yoga Center)

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Day 15 of#tourof2nd is eka pada sirsasana. My long femurs make slipping my leg behind my head relatively accessible, but the fold is a whole challenge in itself. It kind of feels like trying to tie your shoe while wearing a backpack full of bricks. @jrene01 @michaeljoelhall @ashtangadispatch

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Had such an amazing day working with @mimirieger's incredibly inspiring teacher trainees. We covered sequencing for classes in Iowa and why Beyoncé is not the best bandha role model... ya know, the usual. Get ready DC... You've got some seriously amazing teachers coming your way! 🤓🤗👯 #dcyoga #yogateachertraining #iwearthatshirttoomuch #allmysingleladies #mimiriegeryoga (at Kali Yoga Studio)