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DC Yoga friends! @scott_moving_forward is coming t

DC Yoga friends! @scott_moving_forward is coming to Flow Yoga Center to lead a workshop aimed at yoga practitioners who want to learn more about how Functional Range Conditioning (FRC) can improve active range of motion and increase awareness of body blind spots. He is a super friendly human and passionate teacher who has found a positive way to use Instagram as a tool for learning and connecting. I met him at @jenni_rawlings workshop @circleyogadc last year and can’t imagine a more fun way to spend the weekend than with @dianazotos from @ThreesPhysiyoga at Circle on Friday and Saturday and Scott at @FlowYogaCenter on Sunday! Intro to Functional Range Conditioning: Improving your mobility, joint health and injury resilience March 8, 2020 1:30pm-3:30pm In this workshop we will go through the basics of Functional Range Conditioning. We will learn the difference between flexibility and mobility. We'll discuss the benefits of Controlled Articular Rotations ("CARs"), the concept of prerequisite joint functions, and strengthening your end ranges of motion. After the intro, Scott will take your through the morning CARs routine. Then through a 30 minute yoga-focused Kinstretch class. All Levels. https://clients.mindbodyonline.com/classic/ws?studioid=736&stype=-8&sessionChecked=true

My dog recommends trying your next stillness pract

My dog recommends trying your next stillness practice in a patch of sunlight.

Mimi and I are thrilled to be teaching together fo

Mimi and I are thrilled to be teaching together for the second time on New Year’s Eve! Join us to close out the decade with a luxurious 2.5 hour “Resolve to Evolve” practice. Let’s begin again together!

How surely gravity’s law, strong as an ocean c

How surely gravity’s law, strong as an ocean current, takes hold of even the smallest thing and pulls it toward the heart of the world. Each thing— each stone, blossom, child— is held in place. Only we, in our arrogance, push out beyond what we each belong to for some empty freedom. If we surrendered to earth’s intelligence we could rise up rooted, like trees. Instead we entangle ourselves in knots of our own making and struggle, lonely and confused. So, like children, we begin again to learn from the things, because they are in God’s heart; they have never left [God]. This is what the things can teach us: to fall, patiently to trust our heaviness. Even a bird has to do that before he can fly. —Rainer Maria Rilke

I am so excited to announce a new teacher training

I am so excited to announce a new teacher training program I will be offering in 2020: The Path of the Practiced Teacher - Advanced Yoga Studies "The important thing is this: to be able at any moment to sacrifice what we are for what we could become." - Charles Du Bos It is only when we remain open to our own process of growth and learning, when we walk through the fire of our own transformation, that we can fully alchemize the nectar of the teachings and offer it to others. This is the path of the Practiced Teacher -- it is an advancement that cannot be hurried or downloaded. It requires deep commitment to intention and attention and inquiry to live with the uncertainty and faith required to step into the flow of a greater current. It is with great humility that I invite you to reignite the fire of your practice to realize your highest teaching potential. THE 2020 SCHEDULE: Friday evenings and one Saturday per month for 9 months:  Fri: 6:oopm-8:00pm and Sat: 10:30am-6:00pm JAN 31-FEB 1: READINESS MAR 6-7: KNOWLEDGE  APR 3-4: AWAKENING MAY 1-2: HARMONY JUN 5-6: DEVOTION JUL 10-11: SKILLFULNESS AUG 7-8: COURAGE SEP: 5-7: GRACE - Overnight Labor Day retreat  OCT 3: CELEBRATION POTLUCK For more information and to apply: www.aliciamoyer.com/events.

Readying the space for opening night of teacher tr

Readying the space for opening night of teacher training. Aware of that deep lesson that sometimes the best preparation is the experience of your own practice. I could keep cramming more information into my head space this afternoon, but a walk in nature with my dog followed by chanting and sitting in silence seems like a better way to open my heart space. This is the invitation I hope to offer the students when they arrive.

As the summer sizzle begins to fade, @nicholeferri

As the summer sizzle begins to fade, @nicholeferrigno and I are dreaming of Autumn! Our next yoga retreat, “Rooting to Recharge”, will be perfect pause in our busy lives to tap into our deepest source of energy before winter calls us into the quiet. All levels of practice welcome! 🍁🍂🌿 Join us the weekend of October 25-27! 🍁🍂🌿 Registration link in bio: aliciamoyer.com/events.

The Early Bird deadline is fast approaching for ou

The Early Bird deadline is fast approaching for our fall Living Yoga Teacher Training cohort @pasttensestudio. I love teaching group asana classes but there is something extra special about having the time and space to share the other practice tools - especially to sing together and build a deeply connected community rooted in learning and growing. If that sounds a lot like preschool it’s because we really do have that much fun and it really does feel like a rare opportunity to begin again. . . . Yoga welcomes you as you are but rarely leaves you feeling like you did when you began. This program is like a high voltage dose of that experience. . . . https://pasttensestudio.com/living-yoga-teacher-training/

View from our practice space and view from our Air

View from our practice space and view from our Airbnb. This trip has been more than I could have ever imagined so far. In awe of the mountains and the river and the trees and, of course, the teachings of @christinasell108 #mtprincetonco #livethelightofyoga #practicemakespractice #ihopeicancomebackhere

Met this beauty 28 years ago at Oberlin College an

Met this beauty 28 years ago at Oberlin College and felt instantly drawn to her unique combination of strong badassery and innocent curiosity. It’s no wonder she came into teaching movement so early in life and I’m only sorry it took me so long to understand what she knew even back then: The body is a temple for our spirit so we best take good care. Also, movement, especially dancing, is just plain fun. If you ever find yourself near Boulder, check out her functional approach to Pilates and strength building @clubpilateslafayette. She’s been at this a while and knows some stuff you probably don’t. Love you @rocksteadymovement. And thanks for the Pilates Reformer intro - I might be hooked! #yogaandpilatesteachersmakegreatfriends #didntmarryandobiebutdidmakesomefriendsforlife

Another retreat down with this amazing being @nich

Another retreat down with this amazing being @nicholeferrigno. Thankful for the extra set of hands and the beautifully led meditation by @meaganestep . . . We could not have asked for a more wonderful group of people to have joined us for some deep spring renewal work. 🐛🦋 We asked our bodies to settle and feel the full range of our feelings, inquire about the source of our personal fire and release the tension the creates resistance to pausing. The real antidote to FOMO seems to be Loving Presence, not JOMO. Choosing to accept and embrace where we are, choosing to not miss out on your own life by numbing or wishing things were different, settling into what is and not being addicted to perpetual transformation. There was truly nowhere I would have rather been this weekend. #simplebutnoteasy #playwithfirewisely #parisva #springrenewal

Spring is still just in the early stages on the mo

Spring is still just in the early stages on the mountain at Still Rock. Can’t wait to share this place with the Joyful Yoga Teachers group next weekend! It will be bittersweet for this group to come to an end - it has been such an honor to work with these amazing yoga teachers and experience the power of collective wisdom in such a supportive and honest way. I love this work so much - “joy” looks a lot like gratitude to me these days!

Opening day of the Joyful Teacher Project. Such an

Opening day of the Joyful Teacher Project. Such an incredible group of souls coming together to raise each other up, reflect back the beauty we see in one another and recharge our power sources! Grateful to @christinasell108 for showing me how it’s done and @mimirieger for co-piloting this experiment (her lovely presence was sorely missed this weekend but felt in spirit). So much love for this group already. Feeling so much possibility and hope for our teacher community. 🙏♥️🦋 #compassioneverydamnday #dcyogateachertraining #dcyoga #selfstudyisyoga

Join Mimi and Alicia for a deep dive into cultivat

Join Mimi and Alicia for a deep dive into cultivating teacher community, exploring new levels of knowledge in functional movement, teaching methodology and tapping into uncomfortable areas, which will increase your authenticity as a teacher and heighten your presence on and off of your yoga mat. Offered to yoga teachers who are craving the support of a cohort and a platform to share questions, ideas, fears, goals and dreams for further professional growth as a teacher and/or to create space to consider a total life shift. 🦋 We will meet over five Saturday afternoons and culminate our journey with a two-day spring retreat designed to lift our spirits and fill our resource tanks. Sessions will contain asana and functional movement practice, anatomy/biomechanics exploration, professional development, pranayama and meditation/mantra work. You will also be invited to participate in our Yoga Book Club, which will provide additional support for the final weekend retreat, where we will rest, cook, sing, practice and commune in nature together on a private retreat home in Paris, VA. 🌲 Above all, we have created this offering to support, encourage and inspire each other to take bigger risks, stand up against thoughts of inadequacy as a facilitator and garner Joy as we Celebrate this opportunity to grow and shine in exciting and invaluable ways. ******* Prerequisites: Capacity to commit to attending all sessions and show up with curiosity, courage and compassion. $499 early-bird covers the weekend practices and the 2-day retreat in Paris, VA. ****** For more information PM or send an email to mimi@mimiriegeryoga.com or livingyogadc@gmail.com.

I guess this skeleton has sat through enough teach

I guess this skeleton has sat through enough teacher trainings by now he figured he could teach. 😬 @soulfulelephant I snapped this during your awesome session on shoulders. Thank you so much for sharing a bit of the incredible knowledge you have absorbed from @julesmitchell 🤓 #livingyogateachertraining #dcyogateacher #yogaanatomy #skeletonsareteacherstoo

So excited to teach my last class of the year with

So excited to teach my last class of the year with @mimirieger! Get your practice in before going out to celebrate! 🎉💃🥳 @flowyogacenter

Last week I was experiencing some knee pain. In th

Last week I was experiencing some knee pain. In the past I would have stopped all movement and rested until it either went away or I had time to seek out treatment (PT, acupuncture, massage, chiro...). This time I used my intuition and bag of self-care tricks to see if I could help myself. I sensed the pain was being referred to my knee from somewhere either below or above. After 5 days of walking around my house with these toe separators and massaging both the bottoms of my feet and my glutes with rubber balls, I found my knee was pain-free again and I was able to get back to my regular movement routine, including jogging on pavement and trails. I am not advocating for self-diagnosis or pretending like we can replace the medical field in any way, but I do want to express how empowering it feels to take charge of our pain response and have the awareness to address it through these simple, accessible and effective methods. . . . @nutritiousmovement says it all begins with the feet. Did you know 25% of your body’s muscles and bones are contained in the feet? Give yours some attention - especially as we transition into winter footwear! . . . I used @yogabody Awesome Toes but really any old separators could do the trick (save those free foam ones from your next pedicure!) and I am partial to the @yogatuneup balls but if you have tennis balls on hand, they work, too! . . . #yogatuneupballs #myofascialrelease #nutritiousmovement #spreadyourfeet #selfsoothingforgrownups #nonspecifickneepain

Pretty excited about these new finds from the @par

Pretty excited about these new finds from the @parisapothecaryva 🐝❤️ DC area yoga teachers: would you like to come to this magical little spot of the Virginia Blue Ridge Mountains for our next Mentorship Circle gathering? There are some spots left for “Nourishing the Teacher” Nov 30-Dec 2. If you are a teacher with 5 years+ experience looking for more connection in community and a few days of focused self-care, please get in touch! #herbalremedies #dcyogateacher #stillrock #parisva @nicholeferrigno

Extra Active Tree Pose . . . #sneakystrengthyoga #

Extra Active Tree Pose . . . #sneakystrengthyoga #scooteryoga #storypirates

So grateful for @nicholeferrigno for partnering wi

So grateful for @nicholeferrigno for partnering with me to launch our first “Nurturing the Teacher” gathering. And proud of the teachers who showed up to bravely share their gifts and wisdom with each other. A weekend of practice, laughter, healing, hiking, apple picking, seasonal food and sweet connection. Heart full. #stillrock #parisva #yogateacherssupportingeachother #yogateachmentorshipcircle #holdingeachotheraccountable #alwaysastudent

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