It's 9:30 on a summer Sunday morning. As most Washingtonians start to blink their eyes or roll back to sleep, Patty Ivey is striding toward the front of a 95-degree room packed with 60 people about to experience a nine-mile hike through the Borneo rainforest - or something like it.
2008-06-20
"Lessons Learned," Comcast Business Class
Patty Ivey at Down Dog Yoga recognized that her company needed more than advisers or employees and very wisely brought in a business partner with complementary skills. Together, she and Terri Wood are currently opening new yoga studios, with even bigger plans for the future.
2007-09-14
"Yeas & Nays," Washington Post
Russell Crowe was spotted again, this time outside the Down Dog yoga studio in Georgetown. He wasn't all that interested in the vigorous workouts the studio offers, but he did inquire about another related art - massage. He said the production team was in desperate need. Studio owner Patty Ivey was a leading Washington masseuse before founding Down Dog. Ommm!
2006-07-19
"Wilted Lotus Pose," Washington Post
The hot, steaming maw of summer is panting into your face, and all you want is a little shot of something with Freon.
This, however, is not what Patty Ivey has in mind.
She wants you instead in her purple and amber-walled chamber next to the canal in Georgetown, with the sunlight blazing through its plastic-sealed windows (to keep the heat in ) and the humidifier loaded and ready in the corner. Just in case it's not muggy enough.
2006-07-06
"Shift Your Vision," Washington Life
I heard the questions... "Are you ready to unlock your body's limitless potential, balance your emotions and master your diet?" ... Well, yes.
"Are you committed to reaching a new altitude of physical and spiritual strength?" ... Sure. There I was in the back corner of class, holding on to whatever it is inside that gets you through something like this. My thighs were shaking, as I wavered on one leg in a pool of my own sweat - what am I doing here? And how am I going to make it through the rest of this week? ... It was 9:30 a.m. and I was only thirty minutes into my first class of bootcamp. Yes, yoga bootcamp.
2006-07-01
"Turn Up Your Downward Dog," Washington Life
Challenging and invigorating classes are held in a hot studio and rooted in Baptiste Power Vinyasa style, which encourages cardiovascular fitness and flexibility through a flowing series of strength-building poses.
2004-06-01
"Looking good, feeling fit," Washington Life
This yoga is performed in a heated setting and has been called a combination of strength, sweat and spirituality, meant to heal, detoxify and electrify the body and mind at their deepest levels. Previously taught only in Boston by Baron himself,
"affiliate studios" (Baptiste Power Vinyasa Yoga taught by teachers trained by Baron Baptiste) have begun opening, including one in the Washington area, Down Dog Yoga. Down Dog Yoga...
2004-02-01
"Feel Good Look Good: Yoga," Washingtonian
This Georgetown studio takes the prize for best space: 14-foot ceilings and high windows that overlook the city and the Potomac. The lightly heated room glows from candles on the windowsills. The music, thankfully, is not New Age; it borders on rock.
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