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Oct 19, 2025

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this is what maggie was responding to.

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Sep 27, 2025

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My city is under occupation by an armed, masked, Military. Its not a joke. I’…

My city is under occupation by an armed, masked, Military. Its not a joke. I’m watching people get pulled from scooters and beaten them outside of my window on a daily basis

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Aug 15, 2025

Chasing perfect alignment in Ashtanga is a trap. The body is not a static structure. It is a living system that changes daily. Fixating on an idealized form can absolutely lead to strain, frustration, and duh injury. Turning the practice into some sort of like rigid stick that has a sharp edge rather than a…

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Ashtanga Yoga isn’t fragile— But the system that tried to contain it? That on…

Ashtanga Yoga isn’t fragile— But the system that tried to contain it? That one cracked. When leadership is centralized, the whole thing topples with a single loss. When authority is gatekept, the system can’t adapt. But Mysore-style was always meant to be self-practice. Passed hand to hand. From one dedicated practitioner to another. You breathe,…

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Jul 15, 2025

WTF is an Ashtanga Influencer? The internet is creating celebrities instead of role models— and it sounds more Bravo Housewife than it does richard alpert at harvard. Being visible doesn’t mean being knowledgable. Having followers doesn’t mean having integrity. And floating in handstand doesn’t make you a leader. Influence isn’t wisdom. Popularity isn’t pedagogy. Pretty…

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Jun 15, 2025

Yoga practice is like playing a musical instrument. We must practice for both skill and pleasure. At first its scales, and then its compositions. Soon, we create our own music. We iterate and iterate. We remix. Freedom comes through experience and discipline. At some point we burn the method. We destroy the reference. The joy…

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