The first set of photos was shot by my dad in 2010 on my way back from India near my parents’ home in western PA.  The rest are from my new home in Boulder, CO or my travels to study with Richard Freeman.  We see some of my second 200-hour teacher training with Richard in 2011, some light-hearted photos on Yoga Workshop’s “Yoga Ruins Your Life” theme, some footage of me assisting Richard’s training in 2012, my trip to study with Richard at Samahita Retreat in Koh Samui, Thailand, an advanced intensive with Richard, Mary and Roshi Joan Halifax in 2013 at Upaya Zen Center in Santa Fe, NM, my second and third retreats with Richard and Robert Thurman at Menla Mountain Center in upstate NY, and finally an asana demo and Mysore classes at Yoga Workshop.  (Click any photo to see larger version with caption.)

Bhujapidasana in western PA, 2010. Photo by Don

Standing poses in the woods. Photo by Don

Virabhadrasana B under the waterfall. Photo by Don

Lord of the Fishes in the river. Photo by Don

Chakorasana the moon bird. Photo by Don

Vishvamitrasana variation on top of a waterfall. Photo by Don

Richard assisting me in laghu vajrasana. Photo by Chris Croft

Sitting in lovely nature. Photo by Don

Fish in the stream. Photo by Don

Richard helping me extend towards raja kurmasana in 2011. Photo by Chris Croft

Richard convinces us that with the right armpit stretch my C7 doesn’t have to be on the floor in shoulder stand! Photo by Chris Croft

Jen the turtle. Photo by Don

In fact, he didn’t beat me but instead gave my shoulders a very nice lift. 🙂 Photo by Chris Croft

Is Richard going to draw on his zen training with those sticks? 😉 Photo by Chris Croft

Our Teachers’ Intensive group with Richard and Mary in front of Yoga Workshop in 2011.

Yes, practice all the time! Photo by Warren

Upavista scootchasana. Photo by Don

Jen-Mitsuke Peters, MA

Treetibhasana. Photo by Warren

The Scootch gives me a durvasasana assist at the gas station. Photo by Arthur

An ashtangi does everything in vinyasa, even putting on helmets! Photo by Arthur

Taking practice off the mat and into the world. Photo by Arthur

Chakorasana in the trees. Photo by Warren

Out to lunch with the teacher trainees, sporting my “permanent” reminder of impermanence, or “anitya” in Sanskrit. Photo by Barbara Süß

Enjoying Richard’s discourses as always. Photo by Barbara Süß

Richard leads us in a studio asana demo in 2012. Photo by Yoshi Aono

Discussing shoulder mechanics with Richard during a Mysore class at the advanced teacher’s intensive at Upaya Zen Center in 2013. Photo by Laura Yasuda

Group photo by the pool at Samahita in Koh Samui, Thailand with Richard in 2013.

Cakorasana during a Mysore class with Richard in 2013.

Closing chant with Richard at the end of class.

My cheek is bulging. It seems that Richard has me in stitches again at Menla Mountain Retreat in NY, 2013. Photo by Matt Champoux

I had the privilege to meet Thrangu Rinpoche after his weekend intensive in Denver in 2014. Photo by Susan Chiocchi

In Mysore class with Dan at Yoga Workshop. Photo by Matt Champoux

Another fantastic Menla retreat with Richard in 2014. Photo by Matt Champoux