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pranayama, heart chakra anahata, ashtanga yoga, David Swenson

July - A Time for Warm Hearts

This July, my heart has been with the Texas Hill Country after destructive floods swept Central Texas, costing lives and displacing families. In moments like these, practice becomes both refuge...

July - A Time for Warm Hearts

This July, my heart has been with the Texas Hill Country after destructive floods swept Central Texas, costing lives and displacing families. In moments like these, practice becomes both refuge...

teaching yoga, pranayama, ashtanga yoga, David Swenson

June So Soon!

Summer always seems to arrive in a blink. One moment we step into a new year; the next, half of 2025 has flown by. That’s my cue to pause, breathe,...

June So Soon!

Summer always seems to arrive in a blink. One moment we step into a new year; the next, half of 2025 has flown by. That’s my cue to pause, breathe,...

vrksasana tree pose, warrior pose virabhadrasana, ashtanga yoga, David Swenson

May there be peace

The Ashtanga Yoga Confluence in San Diego was fantastic. Our organizer, Jenny, poured heart and precision into every detail, creating an atmosphere of curiosity, joy, and deep learning. I left...

May there be peace

The Ashtanga Yoga Confluence in San Diego was fantastic. Our organizer, Jenny, poured heart and precision into every detail, creating an atmosphere of curiosity, joy, and deep learning. I left...

eight limbs of yoga, padmasana lotus, ashtanga yog, David Swenson

Time for Spring!

Happy Spring! After a heart-filling stay in Mysore with dear friends and our Ashtanga family, Shelley and I are back in Austin for a short pause. A week on home...

Time for Spring!

Happy Spring! After a heart-filling stay in Mysore with dear friends and our Ashtanga family, Shelley and I are back in Austin for a short pause. A week on home...

padmasana lotus, pranayama, ashtanga yoga, David Swenson

February Love

Dear Friends, This new year is chugging along, and we’re already beyond the halfway mark of its second month. Shelley and I have just arrived in Mysore to visit Sharath’s...

February Love

Dear Friends, This new year is chugging along, and we’re already beyond the halfway mark of its second month. Shelley and I have just arrived in Mysore to visit Sharath’s...

downward facing dog adho mukha svanasana, lotus pose, ashtanga yoga, David Swenson

A New Year Message

Dear Friends, When uncertainty abounds, it helps to widen the frame. Step back, breathe, and remember that trial and error is fertile soil, where new ideas sprout and resilience takes...

A New Year Message

Dear Friends, When uncertainty abounds, it helps to widen the frame. Step back, breathe, and remember that trial and error is fertile soil, where new ideas sprout and resilience takes...