Be the Filter
It’s about how to learn from imperfect teachers without swallowing their whole worldview along with the useful stuff.
Stop Making Ashtanga a Cult! Part 1: The Problem
Michael Joel Hall offers a different approach to Ashtanga Yoga grounded in humanist values, personal agency, and inclusivity, rather than dogma or hierarchy.
The Mouse Arm Side and the Coffee Side Are Both Tight
Your office wired one side of your neck on and the other side off. Marichyasana D pays the price.
Cortisol Dropped After a Single Yoga Class
A 2007 study found that people new to yoga experienced significant decreases in cortisol, the primary stress hormone, after just one class.
Don’t Guess. Assess.
“Don’t guess, assess” is a data thesis. We turned every posture into a diagnostic you can actually read — joint by joint, no guru required.
Two Tracks
A teacher showed up sick, taught brilliantly, and asked a rude little question: are body and mood really the same thing?
Your Maha Sadhana
A reminder that asana isn’t the whole practice—it’s training for how you treat people, reduce harm, and maybe enjoy your life.
Who Am I? The Yoga Question Behind Every Other Question
Self-inquiry sounds soft. In practice it’s the hardest thing in yoga.
When self-inquiry becomes the product you resent
The polite version says abundance mindset. The honest version is that the math doesn’t work for most people teaching yoga. Not because they lack dedication. Not because they’re doing it wrong. Because…
Respect isn’t agreement. It’s how you disagree.
Most yoga arguments aren’t about the practice. They’re about who gets to say what the practice is.That’s the subtext under almost every debate about body diversity in Ashtanga. One side says the…