Ashtanga Dispatch

Ashtanga Dispatch Ashtanga Dispatch is a global and inclusive yoga community — offering support and inspiration. That said, it’s still the one that gets most of the attention.

Ashtanga Yoga is so much more than just a dynamic series of postures, it is a method for self exploration and development that may begin with the physical body, but certainly doesn’t end there. After all, Ashtanga is a Sanskrit word that means eight-limbed, and in yoga, āsana is just one of those branches. Which is why we founded Ashtanga Dispatch, as a way towards re-membering the parts that some

times go missing. By weaving in various other elements of mindfulness and self study through our podcasts, essays, and courses, it is our hope to broaden and inspire your understanding of practice. But also, as home practitioners, we know well how lonely it can be to practice alone. Plus, how hard we are already on ourselves. Which was our other reason for creating this online community — to offer the support and a sense of belonging that we also crave. To remind you that when life (and practice) gets hard, you’re not alone. You have us. And we’re so grateful you have found your way here. xx Peg + Meghan

“The typical expression of opening Friendship would be something like, ‘What? You too? I thought I was the only one.’”An...
09/01/2026

“The typical expression of opening Friendship would be something like, ‘What? You too? I thought I was the only one.’”

And so began my friendship with Jen René | Ashtanga Yoga Expert a very long time ago. Since which, we have seen each other through raising teenagers (me), having babies (her), big geographical moves (both of us, her 2x), and a constantly shifting (and at times, troubling) yoga landscape with our one shared Truth to guide.

And so, it was perhaps no coincidence that Saturday’s lesson in Yoga Mentorship this past week was on The Four Loves by C.S. Lewis.

I had just driven down to Boulder to visit Jen, play Auntie to her little boy and help set up the room for baby #2. As we discussed the second love — Friendship — it needed no explanation. This love I already felt it in my bones.

“It is when two such persons discover one another, when, whether with immense difficulties and semi-articulate fumblings or with what would seem to us amazing and elliptical speed, they share their vision - it is then that Friendship is born. And instantly they stand together in an immense solitude.” C.S. Lewis, The Four Loves

Who is that friend for you? Feel free to tag below👇🏽

08/08/2026

A few of the messages received since last week’s podcast:

“It so good to hear folks have a great discussion and come at things from different points of view without having to assert that they are right and everyone else is wrong. This is missing in so much of the discourse we see online.” M.S.

“Sooooo good, Peg! Thank you! Three strong smart liberated women … Fck capitalism and patriarchy and hierarchies. Pay women. They will make it better.” C.S.

“I love Shanna Small!!!!” (so do we 😉)

Anywho, if you’ve had a listen, let us know your thoughts.

xo peg

So … I don’t usually do this but just in case you are not on our email list, I thought i’d show you a bit of what you’re...
08/05/2026

So … I don’t usually do this but just in case you are not on our email list, I thought i’d show you a bit of what you’re missing. (This is part of an email that went out this morning).

There are 3 writing platforms I use, from least to most:

1. Instagram. No other social media. I am incredibly sporadic. I post when the spirit strikes but apparently that spirit rarely strikes anymore. Oh and while I have a profile on facebook, i’m never there. That place scares me.

I have a personal instagram that is mostly my dog that you’re also welcome to follow. I’m probably there more often. 😂 peg mulqueen

2. Email. I share a little more here. Not much. Once a month maybe. If you’re into short(ish), monthly musings as well as a way to keep up with podcasts, teaching engagements, and mentorship — email is good. I like email. Just not too much email, you know?

you can sign up on our website: ashtangadispatch.com

3. Substack. Ok, I won’t lie to you. I sometimes write novels on there. Go only if you actually enjoy reading. (I love to read! I swear it’s an addiction!). And now with this hip thing going on, I am promising myself to make writing there more of a practice.

You can read at pegmulqueen.substack.com

4. Of course, there’s the ᴀꜱʜᴛᴀɴɢᴀ ᴅɪꜱᴘᴀᴛᴄʜ podcast and Youtube, which are both usually the same — just one you can watch while you listen.

5. And finally, our Mentorship group. They see me so much, they probably grow sick of me. 😂😂 We share a lot on that platform! That group probably knows me better than my husband.

(Come to think of it, he should probably join the group!)

That’s it. But for all of it, I do not use AI. Certainly not for writing. You will never EVER get an AI generated email or post from me. I fckn hate that lazy crap.

Happy Humpday y’all! 😉

Big love to the B Bar Ranch for finally getting this amazing woman and teacher out here to my home state of Montana to h...
07/24/2026

Big love to the B Bar Ranch for finally getting this amazing woman and teacher out here to my home state of Montana to host her yoga retreat.

Our friendship goes back 20 years and yet, it’s been a hot minute since we’ve seen each other. So we made the most of our day together — only now I realize, it wasn’t enough.

So Mimi — you come on back now, ya hear?

I think this needs to be an annual event! 🤠

Add me to this list of those needing a hip replacement. But before you link this to yoga or Ashtanga yoga, please go to ...
07/04/2026

Add me to this list of those needing a hip replacement.

But before you link this to yoga or Ashtanga yoga, please go to my substack and read. I lay out all the actual research there. (Plus what my doctors say).

Oh, and I apologize in advance for the provocative title 😉

This is really an essay on paying attention to pain. Because pain is not a problem; it’s actually what tells us there is one.

I’m talking pain in our bodies, pain in our communities, pain in the world.

Ignoring pain only lets it continue, fester, and spread.

📖 Read the rest at pegmulqueen.substack.com

ONLINE MENTORSHIP

👉🏼 Join our Yoga Mentorship: Fall session begins Aug 1. DM me for details and link.

IN-PERSON TEACHING:

Yoga East | Ashtanga Studio | Kittery, Maine Kittery, Maine: October 21 - 25

The Breathing Space Amsterdam: November 4 - 8

05/28/2026

Can one atone without disclosing actual sins?

Is Santos wrong in wanting to hold Langdon accountable?

What makes Langdon so easy to forgive and Santos so easy to dislike?

Does Peg need to stop obsessing over The Pitt?

These are all questions I’m pondering at the moment. Would love to hear your thoughts. 💭

05/15/2026

Ok everyone! The podcast is now live — and here’s another short(ish) preview.

Also, a few side notes:

1. I love love LOVE doing this with ! She is lively, engaging, and willing to challenge me in thoughtful and insightful ways.

2. I stand by the fact that the women I mentor are brilliant. And

3. Please, for the love of God — can we PLEASE stop teaching series and postures in yoga and start teaching people? (This is something also just posted about because she, too, is brilliant!)

I really do want to say more about this. But I’m going to hold off and perhaps save for a future episode. Instead, I will leave you with a thought i’ve been tossing around in my head:

As a 60-year-old woman with osteoarthritis and a bum hip, I could probably walk (or hobble) into any yoga room and be allowed to do what I need to take care of me.

But (and here’s my question) — why must one be old and infirm to be afforded this right?

If I were younger and less obviously in pain, would I be called lazy? Would my block and/or blanket be taken away? Would I be stopped from utilizing postures out of order that were not only accessible but needed?

This last one, in some rooms, maybe. Which is ridiculous. And even a little bit cruel.

Anyway, what do YOU think? Comment below 👇🏽

And then, go ahead and have a listen to this newest episode of the Ashtanga Dispatch podcast with Zoe and me, which you can find anywhere you like to listen

Also, the full, unedited, version is up on our Youtube — an accident that I just can’t be bothered (don’t have the energy or motivation to fix. So if that’s your jam, have at it! 😅

05/08/2026

*A NEW SERIES OF PODCASTS*

A big welcome to my co-host this season— We’ve been having many of these important (and sometimes risky and difficult) conversations in private and have decided to now make them public.

Personally, I can’t bear for cases of abuse in yoga to be treated like America’s school shootings. As in, ‘thoughts and prayers’ when it happens, but no real change after.

There’s a whole lot of good within our community — along with some inherently damaging dogma and authoritative practices. it’s this we want to discuss.

Like all living traditions, ours is one meant to grow and evolve. Dialogue is one way to initiate that process — by shining a light into our shadow.

So that is our intention in this upcoming series of podcasts. And for this, we also need you — your input, your concerns, your thoughts and ideas.

About this, we are sincere. Please feel free to comment or message us with any of the above.

Because real change never happens from the top down and only ever from the ground.

To follow the conversation, make sure you subscribe Ashtanga Dispatch podcast available wherever you like to listen.

Episode 1 drops next week.

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