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✎ Essay · Shala Digest
The Yoga Contractor Trade-Off
Most yoga jobs in the US are 1099. That's the default, not a choice you opted into. Here's the math that determines whether it's actually worth it.
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dazeddigital.comCould Brazilian jiu-jitsu cure your body dysmorphia?The article explores how Brazilian jiu-jitsu disrupts the common female experience of treating the body as an aesthetic project requiring constant management. By engaging in grappling-based martial arts, practitioners shift from viewing their body as something to be presented and managed to experien✦ Read ad free and get the full MichaelFilter · $5.50
theguardian.comMexico to file criminal complaints over migrants killed by ICE in USMexican President Claudia Sheinbaum announced criminal complaints in US courts over deaths of 17 Mexican migrants since Trump's crackdown—14 in detention, 3 killed during operations. The move follows the shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston, whom authorities claim weaponized his vehicle des✦ Read ad free and get the full MichaelFilter · $5.50
Notes
• I'm pretty sure the right thing to do is to OUT closeted Politicians.
• My parents asked if Ryan Seacrest was gay... I said I have never heard of an actual hookup.. LADY G on the other hand... bye, bye Lindsay, You're lucky hells a construct. !!
• My parents asked if Ryan Seacrest was gay... I said I have never heard of an actual hookup.. LADY G on the other hand... bye, bye Lindsay, You're lucky hells a construct. !!
✎ Essay · Practice
From Obedience to Inquiry: When I Started Asking Why in Practice
The values audit behind Foundations of Praxis: I kept teaching that beginners deserve to understand from day one — then I stopped talking about it and built the on-ramp. Designed sequence, guided audio, count videos, a Practice Recorder you own.
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✎ Essay · Shala Digest
Stop Making Ashtanga a Cult! Part 2: Strategies
Michael Joel Hall discusses his intervention strategies to address unhealthy group dynamics in Ashtanga Yoga practice.
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theparisreview.orgClearly Fake: Zurbarán’s Uncanny RealismAn essay on Francisco de Zurbarán's 17th-century religious paintings explores how hyper-realistic detail coexists with total implausibility, creating images meant to compel belief rather than merely depict. The author draws parallels between Counter-Reformation visual propaganda and today's AI-gener✦ Read ad free and get the full MichaelFilter · $5.50
futurism.com-trillion-trees-stopEcologist Thomas Crowther, who sparked the trillion-tree planting movement in 2019, now urges leaders to stop mass tree planting. He warns that such campaigns enable greenwashing, stifle biodiversity, and distract from cutting emissions, arguing instead for preserving and naturally expanding existin✦ Read ad free and get the full MichaelFilter · $5.50
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✎ Essay · Shala Digest
Cheap Fruit, Expensive People
It’s about legal guest workers on U.S. farms—and how “doing it right” costs more than the market wants to admit.
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futurism.comAI Is Pushing Older Employees Straight Out of the Workforce, New Report FindsA Boston College study found that after ChatGPT's 2022 release, workers 55+ in AI-exposed white-collar jobs (coding, tax prep, accounting) are leaving the workforce at significantly higher rates—often into unemployment rather than retirement. This contradicts the narrative that AI primarily threaten✦ Read ad free and get the full MichaelFilter · $5.50
themarginalian.orgThe Art of Dignity Beyond Pride: How to Move Through Heartbreak Like Frida KahloMaria Popova examines Frida Kahlo's letters to photographer Nickolas Muray, written after he ended their affair to marry another woman. Kahlo's correspondence demonstrates a dignity beyond pride—she openly expresses devastation while simultaneously wishing him happiness, requesting mementos back not✦ Read ad free and get the full MichaelFilter · $5.50
npr.orgJustice Department subpoenas New York Times reporters over Air Force One reportingThe Justice Department subpoenaed four New York Times reporters over their anonymously sourced reporting on Air Force One security concerns, demanding they testify before a grand jury. Federal agents delivered subpoenas to journalists' homes after the FBI had previously asked the Times to withhold t✦ Read ad free and get the full MichaelFilter · $5.50
Beware: Stomach
bug is taking
over b [illegible]
If there is a way
for me to get into
Club Confosions
tonight in Brooklyn,
I went in.
...ALAS but
Wow! I got my
first github commit
to a software I
use!!!
"You look like you
were carved from
Marble"
"You win best
body in here, for sure"
—The Boys
"I wish I had
put on more muscle
during this bring
phase"
— Me
Note to Self: Ask Yourself
this: What are you
doing it for?
bug is taking
over b [illegible]
If there is a way
for me to get into
Club Confosions
tonight in Brooklyn,
I went in.
...ALAS but
Wow! I got my
first github commit
to a software I
use!!!
"You look like you
were carved from
Marble"
"You win best
body in here, for sure"
—The Boys
"I wish I had
put on more muscle
during this bring
phase"
— Me
Note to Self: Ask Yourself
this: What are you
doing it for?
Notes
Quotes
✎ Essay · Culture
The Future of Yoga Economies
A companion to The Digital Caste and The Architecture of Generosity. The conversation about yoga economics runs the same loop. Teachers can't make a living. Studios can't stay open. Students can't afford classes. Everyone assumes the problem is price — find the right number and…
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✎ Essay · Shala Digest
Interoceptive Awareness Protects Against Stress
A 2017 study found that interoceptive awareness, the ability to sense internal body signals, is linked to greater stress resilience. Yoga trains this capacity directly.
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futurism.comFanDuel Is Using Personal Messages From Sports Stars to Keep Gambling Addicts HookedSports betting companies like FanDuel are using personalized video messages from star athletes to retain high-value users, including those with gambling addictions. A lawsuit accuses these platforms of deliberately fostering addiction, with surveys showing 42% of active bettors feel they spend more✦ Read ad free and get the full MichaelFilter · $5.50Notes
Artist Brian Robinson explores everyday magic in
Multiverse at Newcastle Art Gallery - ABC News
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-08/brian-rob
inson-multiverse-newcastle-art-gallery/106722446
Multiverse at Newcastle Art Gallery - ABC News
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-08/brian-rob
inson-multiverse-newcastle-art-gallery/106722446
Fun Circuit: 3 Rounds
(with a partner)
Partner 1: Row
Partner 2: 12 each.
• TRX Horizontal Row
• Push-ups (sted)
• Straight 2- Arm
Ground to Overhead
w/ Bar
Then: Switch
3 30 timecap per person
(with a partner)
Partner 1: Row
Partner 2: 12 each.
• TRX Horizontal Row
• Push-ups (sted)
• Straight 2- Arm
Ground to Overhead
w/ Bar
Then: Switch
3 30 timecap per person
nytimes.comForeign Actors Aim to Exploit Divide on A.I.State actors in China, Russia and Iran have sought to exploit the U.S. public debate over the effects of the technology.✦ Read ad free and get the full MichaelFilter · $5.50
nautil.usWhat Makes Humans StupidStupidity is not the absence of intelligence but its misapplication—using sophisticated tools, theories, or systems to make simple problems harder rather than easier. Unlike ignorance or honest error, stupidity involves the elaborate defense and institutionalization of wrong approaches, requiring in✦ Read ad free and get the full MichaelFilter · $5.50
✎ Essay · Shala Digest
Name It. Move On.
It’s about telling the truth about your mood without turning it into a lifelong identity—or a daily beatdown.
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