The fifth anniversary of DC Yoga Week runs from May 15th- May 22nd.  I’m not the workout type (unless there are somehow cocktails involved),but I hear locals look forward to DC Yoga Week because it gives a brief respite from having to pay high prices for yoga classes.

The best part?  Yoga on the Mall!!

Yoga on the Mall will take place at the NE corner of the Washington Monument, near the intersection of 15th St. and Constitution Avenue, on Saturday, May 15 from 1-5pm. Nearest metro: Smithsonian. Participants are encouraged to wear loose, comfortable clothing and to bring the following:

• yoga mat or blanket
• snacks and drinks
• your family and friends!

Photo by: Cassandra Corrales & Daniela Schrier

Other DC Yoga week specials include free and $5 dollar yoga classes at some of DC’s hottest yoga studios. Participating studios include Bikram Yoga Capitol Hill, Bikram Yoga Dupont, Bikram Yoga Tenleytown, Boundless Yoga, Capitol Hill Yoga, Circle Yoga/Budding Yogis, Flow Yoga Center, Past Tense Yoga, Quiet Mind Yoga, SomaFit,  Spiral Flight Yoga, Studio Serenity, Tranquil Space, and Unity Woods Yoga Center.

According to one of my top yoga sources (you don’t keep those handy? you should!), the DC Yoga Week special not to miss is a Free Level 1 yoga class at Capitol Hill Yoga on Sunday Morning. Boundless Yoga is offering a $5 class on Wednesday May 19 at 7 am with one of her favorite Yoga instructors in DC, Erin Dowdy.