+++LED PRIMARY SERIES — DONATE TO TRINI FOUNDATION The next Led Primary Series class is this Friday, February 23! Class time is 6:00–7:30 a.m. It's also an opportunity to donate to the Trini Foundation. The suggested donation is $10. If, like me, you are so wealthy you have trouble finding a $10 bill (they’re sort of like a paper penny), you may instead bring $20.  Through the Trini Foundation's scholarship program, we offer monthly tuition assistance to individuals in recovery from drug and alcohol addiction.  The class is open to all levels, free to members as part of monthly tu ..read more

Portland Ashtanga Yoga is proud to partner with the Trini Foundation to support the recovery community in Portland and surrounding areas! ​Through the Trini Foundation's scholarship program, we offer monthly tuition assistance to individuals in recovery from drug and alcohol addiction. We understand that when a person first gets sober it is just the beginning of a life-long journey. We are committed to providing the guidance and resources necessary to promote the growth required to maintain a healthy, sober lifestyle. If you are a scholarship candidate, please email info@trinifoun ..read more

The Ashtanga opening chant asks us to bow to the lotus-feet of the teachers who have came before (“vande gurunam caranaravinde”). This singular moment on the mat often brings me a strong sense of gratitude for the people who have brought greatness to my life. Gratitude is the inevitable residue of the deep appreciation of the intricate and improbable chains of relationships that stretch back (and forward) that make, and have made, all this possible. One of those people is Alice Joanou. The other day I fell down the Internet memory rabbit-hole and ended up lan ..read more

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We do led Primary Series on the last Friday of the month. Usually the classes are at 6 a.m. The last led class of December, however, was at 7 a.m. I asked my wife Tara if she wanted to attend this more "compassionate" start time. Her reply: "Can you make it at 1 or 2 in the afternoon? That's the most compassionate time." A few days earlier she had said, "I am officially over practicing yoga in the morning. It feels terrible ..read more

Studio member David D'Andrea has created an exquisite calendar for 2018. It also features moon days! Pick one up at his website Samaritan Press ..read more

Friends!  It's almost Thanksgiving! I have a couple things to tell you on this moon day! +++SOMASKANDA You may have noticed a few pictures and statues perched on the altar at the front of the room. The big picture is of Somaskanda, one of the names of Śhiva, one that arose in south India. Somaskanda can mean “sa uma skanda” — "Skanda who is with Uma." Fittingly for a Mysore room, Uma is the goddess as breath, and She nurses Skanda, their youngest son. The picture will also often have Skanda's brother Ganesh, or Pillaiyar, as he is called in Tamil. The Shiva who comes from the no ..read more

Logistics for Friday, October 20: they are re-doing the floors on the first floor, and so the building entrance on Hoyt Street, the bike locker-room, and the downstairs common room will be closed. You will have to enter the studio on 13th, through the lobby where Barista coffeeshop is located. If you do not or cannot get to your mat, I will provide a loaner. Here's Barista on Google Map. +++ Swenson in September! The David Swenson workshop in September was incredible. I am standoffish about yoga workshops, by virtue of attending dozens, and yet I found David&n ..read more

The weekly schedule will be: Monday & Tuesday: 5:30-7:30pm Thursday: 5:30-7pm [Thursday may go until 7:30, but I'm waiting for confirmation.] There will be a 10-class Pass for $149 and 3x/week Autopay for $135. Ashtanga practice thrives with consistency. As a result, you can practice either Mornings or Evenings, just not both. I'm really trying to avoid people using an evening class as an excuse to not get up!  We'll see how this goes! This is a 3-month trial run --- I'm going to revisit it November 11 and make the call as to whether enough people are still interested! Sign up ..read more

All days and hours as normal, 6–9 a.m., except for following studio closures --- there will be no class on the following days: ​JULY Sunday 16 Friday 21 Sunday 23 (Moon) Friday 28 Sunday 30 ..read more