Field Ledger Archive
13,281 entries across the years, 2003–2026.
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Thrifting is in
Thrift shopping has boomed this year,
fueled by shoppers seeking budget
deals. The trend points to the anxiety
hanging over consumers as the
economic outlook remains unclear.
Source: Placer al
@washingtonpost
kpis matter
Practice Tip:
LET GO OF EXPECTATIONS!
BUT ALSO HAVE
Practice Tip:
LET GO OF EXPECTATIONS!
MAKE YOUR VOICE
Practice Tip:
LET GO OF EXPECTATIONS!
QUARTER OF A
#attacked
REALLY FUN.

Regenerating Trust in Local Communities After Toxicity
What happens when charismatic teachers extract value from communities and leave? This is about the hard work of regeneration — in yoga communities, in local spaces, and in ourselves.
Read the essay →W states act as a resource for transferring or teleporting quantum information
TELEPORTATION IS
GARIBAY INSTITUTE
OPTICAL CIRCUIT
GARIBAY INSTITUTE
CONSTRUCT TO
are now worth a record
$6.6 trillion. The entire
bottom 50% of America is
worth just $4.2 trillion.
Read that back. When 400
people control more wealth
than half a country's
population, we have a very
serious problem.
@rbreich
Shirley Manson - Garbage
Denver, CO - Oct 12, 2025
AND IT'S DIFFICULT TO GET YOUR HEAD AROUND RIGHT
Shirley Manson - Garbage
Denver, CO - Oct 12, 2025
AND THIS IS NOT A PITY PARTY FOR US
Shirley Manson - Garbage
Denver, CO - Oct 12, 2025
proud of/ibspired
by @greg.cooke
thank you
fOI
including me as
part of your
team 🙂
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FUNCTIONAL ASHTANGA YOGA SYSTEMS
FOR THE NEXT GENERATION
COLLIDER
michael joel hall
fuck
my impulse
control
It takes care of the navigation and I use it to write on faily anyway.
They also gave us new phone numbers and an offline pledge.
Once a week I try to go without. I use an very small Eink tablet phone instead of a flip. It takes care of the navigation and I use it to write on faily anyway. Needed a physical tape recorder for work
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MING SELLING VESTS
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@id knit.uhat
@delldelldoll
"it was less than a year of me
it's about
boring unless it's
gossip. Teachers
should just start
every lecture like
"omg did you hear
about parabolas?"
@the.language.nerds
Introduction to Ashtanga Collider Theory
Introduction: When Effects Distort Our Understanding of Causes In 1946, statistician Joseph Berkson noticed something peculiar in hospital patient data: diseases that should have been independent appeared to be negatively correlated. Cancer patients seemed less likely to have diabetes, and vice versa. This observation seemed…
Read the essay →Getting Better at Causal Loops and Drawing Inferences
Revisiting Rule 1: Independent Variables Are Not Correlated Restating the Argument In Ashtanga Yoga, not all elements of practice are causally connected. For example, focusing solely on aesthetic performance (e.g., how a posture looks) often leads to false assumptions about progress. Understanding this independence helps practitioners…
Read the essay →Causal Inference Rules and How to Use Them
In systems thinking and yoga alike, progress requires recognizing hidden confounders and addressing them directly rather than being misled by surface-level correlations. When practitioners address the root cause, both seemingly related symptoms often resolve harmoniously. Rule 1: Independent Variables Are Not Correlated This rule states that…
Read the essay →Introduction to Causal Inference
The eight basic rules for causal inference from Peder M. Isager’s blog provide an excellent framework for understanding how causal relationships emerge and interact with observable data. These rules resonate with core principles in both systems thinking and Ashtanga Yoga. Let’s explore this connection. 1.…
Read the essay →What Is a Collider? How Ashtanga Practice Teaches Systems Thinking Through the Body
What Is a Collider? In systems thinking, a collider is a variable that sits at the convergence point of two or more independent causal pathways. Unlike a mediator (which transmits influence from one variable to another) or a confounder (which influences multiple variables), a collider…
Read the essay →Collider: Why Ability Privilege Perpetuates Itself
In systems thinking, a collider is a variable influenced by two or more independent factors—and Ashtanga’s authorization system contains a perfect example that explains why the current model is so resistant to change. Consider the collider: “Becoming an Authorized Teacher” This outcome is influenced by…
Read the essay →What Ashtanga Yoga Teachers Can Learn from NFL Coaching Excellence
The Performance Paradox In 2007, Tony Dungy became the first African American head coach to win a Super Bowl. But his real legacy wasn’t built on that February night in Miami—it was constructed over the following decade through youth mentorship programs, education reform initiatives, and…
Read the essay →AND CRITIC JENNY ODDELL WROTE IN HER
BOOK HOW TO DO NOTHING: RESISTING THE
ATTENTION ECONOMY (ONE OF MY FAVORITE
PANDEMIC READS THAT I STILL THINK ABOUT
OFTEN TO THIS DAY)--
AS MORE AND MORE OF OUR LIMITED
ATTENTION IS AGGRESSIVELY HARVESTED BY
BIG CORPORATIONS AND ONLINE ALGORITHMS,
OUR OFFLINE INNERMOST THOUGHTS AND
IMAGINATIONS ARE ONE OF THE LAST
REMAINING WILDERNESSES THAT WE HAVE IN
OUR CONSTANTLY ONLINE SHARED REALITY.
YUMI SAKUGAWA
on spiritual rot tbh
way better than my essay on spiritual rot tbh
WHERE I BUY
I GOTTA IGNORE
I have not listened to the album, thanks for asking (nobody asked ).
have not listened to the
allbum, thanks for asking
(nobody asked).
@incorrectmethod
Me realizing I don't have to
practice six days a week in order
to practice yoga every day
@incorrectmethod
their own
These examples remind us that
true critical thinking begins at
home. To interrogate our own
assumptions, to stay open when
experience, dialogue, or
suffering presses against us —
that is philosophy at its deepest.
In our polarized age, where
doubt is mocked as weakness,
their lesson is urgent. Can we
welcome change in our own
thinking - even delight in it?
@bigthinkers
Immanuel Kant
In his early work, Kant embraced
German rationalism. In 1781, Kant
stepped back onto the stage with the
Critique of Pure Reason: shifting
the center of knowledge from the
world to the mind that knows it.
No longer was the mind a passive
mirror of reality. Instead, reality
always appeared through the
architecture of our perception.
@bigthinkers
Be GRATEFUL each day for the ability and opportunity to move your body.
As there are people out there who'd do anything to be able and active.
"I GET TO" instead of "I HAVE TO"
It's time for a PARADIGM shift.
Start viewing EXERCISE as a privilege instead of a punishment. Be GRATEFUL each day for the ability and opportunity to move your body. As there are people out there who'd do anything to be able and active. "I GET TO" instead of "I HAVE TO" It's time for a PARADIGM shift.
AND IT DOESN'T
TIMES. LET IT FUEL OUR
DETERMINATION TO LIVE,
CONNECT, RESIST, DESTROY,
CREATE, BREATHE.
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@yumisa kugawe
TISSUE OF JOY / GRIEF / RAGE
AND OTHER FEELINGS THAT BIND
US ALL TOGETHER IN THIS BRIEF
AND FRAGILE HUMAN EXISTENCE.
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YUMI SAKUGAWA
@yumisa kugawa
MY RAGE AND MY RAGE KEEPS
ME DEEPLY ATTUNED TO MY
JOY.
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YUMI SAKUGAWA
@yumisa kugawa
JOY AND RAGE AS WELL.
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YUMI SAKUGAWA
@yumisa kugawa
CONNECTIONS, AND CREATES A
DEEP KNOWING, ON A SOMATIC
LEVEL, WHY WE CAN STILL SING,
SHARE MEALS, LAUGH, LOVE,
AND DREAM AS OUR ANCESTORS
DID DURING TIMES OF
UNBEARABLE SUFFERING WITH
NO END IN SIGHT.
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YUMI SAKUGAWA
@yumisa kugawa
PROTECTIVE OF MY MOST SOFT
AND TENDER PARTS.
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YUMI SAKUGAWA
@yumisa kugawa
GARDEN OF JOY KEEPS ME
GROUNDED, RESILIENT, AND
CONNECTED.
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YUMI SAKUGAWA
@yumisa kugawa
TIMES IS NOT A CONTRADICTION
OR A FRIVOLITY.
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YUMI SAKUGAWA
@yumusa kugawe

Spiritual Rot Caused By Siloing and Wealth (and how to avoid it)
In his compelling article, “Plutocrat Archipelagos” in MacGuffin Magazine, Jack Self offers an unflinching look into the secluded, fortified worlds of the ultra-wealthy. Through vivid descriptions of razor-wire fences, bodyguards, and gated communities, Self explores how these enclaves of extreme wealth serve as both physical…
Read the essay →The Evolution of an Ashtanga Teacher
The Evolution of an Ashtanga Teacher Introduction Change and iteration? I'm good with those. I started out verbose—talking too much, explaining every little thing. Then I swung the pendulum toward the stereotypical Ashtanga script: minimal instruction, no props, traditional cues only. But ultimately, I came…
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