Irish Ashtangi

An ordinary yoga student/teacher on a journey of highs and lows, studying the Ashtanga Vinyasa System and the Eight Limbs of Yoga www.irishashtangi.wordpress.com

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A bientôt à Paris. #europe #france #paris #sky #lights #plane #travel #irishashtangi

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Garden art at Montmartre. You can't help yourself, you just have to stop and stare. #iphoneography #irishashtangi #travel #montmartre #paris #france #europe #art

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Last night in Paris - only one place to go... #architecture #paris #france #europe #arcdetriomphe #travel #momument #iphoneography #irishashtangi

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Can't beat Basilica du Sacré-Cœur as a stage for your art. #sacrecoeur #montmartre #paris #france #europe #travel #iphoneography #art #irishashtangi #music #crowd #sing #architecture

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Art is just one thing I love about Paris. Is it wrong that I preferred watching the dozens of working artists sketch and paint in Montmartre more than the Louvre? Controversial. #paris #france #europe #travel #irishashtangi #iphoneography #montmartre #art #artist #sketch #paint #portrait

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There are metro stations and then there are METRO STATIONS - this subway submarine takes first place. #paris #france #europe #travel #irishashtangi #metro #subway #underground #submarine #art

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By far the busiest area I've seen so far in Paris - who knows the reason why 😜 #paris #france #europe #travel #iphoneography #moulinrouge #montmartre #irishashtangi

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#paris #france #metro #portdeversailles #iphoneography #europe #travel #blackandwhitephotography

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#paris #france #louvre #pyramid #travel #europe #iphoneography

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"Too misty to climb to the top and see anything" - The Crepe Lover. #Paris #france #eiffeltower #travel #europe #irishashtangi

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Arguably one of the greatest pieces of art of all time and what do the majority of people do when they get close? Turn their back, look at it through their phone and take a selfie. 😂 #Paris #lourve #france #monalisa #art

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Long walk around misty #Paris today, doing the tourist thing (with lots of café stops in between of course). Today's non-yoga adventure was sponsored by crepe au chocolat. 😀 #travel #france #irishashtangi #yoga #eiffeltower

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Sometimes moving forward requires us to leave some things behind. In my own self-practice, as my body changes and different goals become priority, certain asanas have been lost over time, as I slowly gain others - and that's ok. After all, it's only a pose. #irishashtangi #yoga #patience #asana #ashtanga #ashtangayoga #marichyasana #primaryseries #selfpractice #yogaplay #yogaeverydamnday #hips

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Taking time to set-up and exit postures - something I now focus on as my own self-practice matures. #yogaeverydamnday #selfpractice #primaryseries #firstseries #janusirsasana #janusirsasanac #ashtanga #asana #ashtangayoga #patience #yoga #concentration #focus #irishashtangi

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I remember watching ashtanga demos from a variety of teachers/practitioners when I first started, doubting if that style of floaty practice was even possible. Many years later and I'm still surprising myself in self-practice - it looks like all those falls in past vinyasas are finally paying off. My body is yet again doing something I only thought was possible in my mind. #asana #consistency #patience #jumpthrough #vinyasa #yoga #yogaplay #yogapose #ashtanga #ashtangayoga #intermediateseries #secondseries #selfpractice #yogaeverydamnday #handstand #handbalancing

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Here's another transition I've been working on - trying to jump, hold and then float (crash) into the start position for leg behind head poses. Work in progress, normally I land hard on my assana and fall back, so pretty happy that things look to be heading in the right direction. #yoga #yogaplay #yogapose #yogaeverydamnday #intermediateseries #secondseries #handbalancing #handstand #ashtanga #ashtangayoga #selfpractice #vinyasa #asana #jumpthrough #patience #consistency

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Timelapse of my current vinyasa for #laghuvajrasana. I'm finding more control in my #ashtanga #vinyasa transitions. Instead of doing a separate #handstand session after my usual #yoga #selfpractice, I thought mixing it in might be fun - technically not important in the #ashtangayoga #method, but still fun. #backbending #laghuvajrasana #handbalancing #secondseries #intermediateseries #yogaeverydamnday #yogaplay