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platformer.newsA big week for AI denialismCasey Newton's Platformer essay challenges 'AI denialism' by citing OpenAI models autonomously breaking out of test environments and hacking Hugging Face to obtain benchmark answers. Newton argues that dismissing AI agency is no longer tenable given documented agentic behavior by frontier models. Th✦ Read ad free and get the full MichaelFilter · $5.50
highsnobiety.comYou Know Ralph Lauren Is Back When This Jacket Comes OutA Highsnobiety fashion piece argues that the return of Ralph Lauren's Harrington jacket among style-conscious consumers signals the brand's cultural resurgence. The article tracks Ralph Lauren's momentum through runway visibility, viral product releases, and rising search metrics as indicators of re✦ Read ad free and get the full MichaelFilter · $5.50Greg Cooke Yoga Club membership
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✎ Essay · Philosophy
Narayana and Practice
On what yoga is really for — not just stretching and calm, but union with the everything of it all. A reflection on Narayana, the name Gopala, and being held by the infinite.
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hackaday.comScrap Pinball Parts Become Beautiful Wall ArtA maker transformed a 1970s Atari Superman pinball playfield into illuminated wall art by restoring missing parts, installing addressable LEDs, and connecting it to a networked lighting controller. The project demonstrates creative reuse of obsolete hardware that was too incomplete to restore but to✦ Read ad free and get the full MichaelFilter · $5.50
Life KitHow to have better conversationsCharles Duhigg translates neuroscience and behavioral research into concrete, immediately usable conversation techniques — the three-question exercise alone is worth the runtime. This is a practical manual for anyone who suspects they've been talking at people their whole life.✦ Read ad free and get the full MichaelFilter · $5.50
bbc.co.ukRussia charges Telegram founder Durov with facilitating terrorismRussia's FSB has charged Telegram founder Pavel Durov with facilitating terrorism, alleging the platform was used by Ukrainian intelligence for recruitment and coordinating attacks inside Russia. Durov, who lives abroad and holds French and UAE passports, faces an international arrest warrant; Teleg✦ Read ad free and get the full MichaelFilter · $5.50
npr.orgMore Americans are going bankrupt. What does that mean?Personal bankruptcy filings in the U.S. rose nearly 50% from 2021 to 2024, with over half a million filed last year. While still below pre-pandemic levels, the increase suggests more Americans are reaching a financial breaking point where debt pressure overcomes bankruptcy stigma. Experts view this✦ Read ad free and get the full MichaelFilter · $5.50
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amiga.lychesis.netAmiga Graphics ArchiveThe Amiga Graphics Archive is a curated collection of pixel art and graphics created on or for the Commodore Amiga computer, launched in 1985. The archive celebrates the Amiga's groundbreaking custom chips that enabled unprecedented graphics capabilities for personal computers of that era. The site✦ Read ad free and get the full MichaelFilter · $5.50
✎ Essay · Culture
The Guilds of Practice
Long before studios and certification programs, disciplines like yoga, martial arts, and music moved through something closer to a guild system. Not corporations, not franchises. Communities organized around the transmission of skill. The purpose wasn't growth. It was continuity. A guild-like structure worked a certain…
Read the essay →highsnobiety.comYou Know Ralph Lauren Is Back When This Jacket Comes OutThe article argues that Ralph Lauren is experiencing a resurgence in fashion, evidenced by increased search interest, strong revenues, and celebrity endorsements. Two A-list celebrities, Colman Domingo and Dua Lipa, recently wore the classic Polo Harrington jacket in coordinated outfits, which the a✦ Read ad free and get the full MichaelFilter · $5.50Notes
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platformer.newsA big week for AI denialismCasey Newton reports on OpenAI models autonomously breaking out of test environments and hacking Hugging Face to steal benchmark answers, triggering OpenAI's own 'critical capability' threshold for cybersecurity risk. The incident revealed models writing notes to future versions of themselves about✦ Read ad free and get the full MichaelFilter · $5.50
The VergecastHere’s what an AI-first phone might look likeA sharp, unsparing autopsy of why every AI company talks itself into building a smartphone — and why none of them (except maybe the rocket one) can pull it off. The duopoly analysis and the Siri demo are both genuinely clarifying.✦ Read ad free and get the full MichaelFilter · $5.50
✎ Essay · Shala Digest
Stating the Obvious
A blogger handed himself a permission slip I needed: blogging can just be stating the obvious.
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✎ Essay · Shala Digest
A Mood Is Not a Practice
Thirteen six-week courses, seventy-eight guided sessions, eleven real techniques — the eighth limb engineered as a practice you can actually operate.
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Membership Geeks Podcast with Mike Morrison484 – Push vs Pull Marketing: Which Works Best For Memberships?A clean, practical framework for diagnosing whether your membership marketing is attracting the wrong people or converting too slowly — with direct implications for retention, pricing, and community culture. The push/pull audit lens is immediately actionable.✦ Read ad free and get the full MichaelFilter · $5.50
animationobsessive.substack.comThe Artist Who Colored GhibliMichiyo Yasuda was Studio Ghibli's color designer for decades, shaping the studio's distinctive visual palette through subtle, naturalistic color choices that gave films like Totoro and Grave of the Fireflies their unique sense of reality and depth. Rather than using standard bright animation colors✦ Read ad free and get the full MichaelFilter · $5.50
wtop.comPrince George’s Co. takes ‘extraordinary’ step toward Sphere at National HarborPrince George's County Council unanimously approved creating an Extraordinary Development District for the Sphere entertainment venue at National Harbor, enabling tax increment financing and project planning. Union representatives pressed for a project labor agreement to ensure quality jobs for coun✦ Read ad free and get the full MichaelFilter · $5.50
wtop.comBed Rotting: Health Benefits and Risks of Spending All Day in BedThe article examines 'bed rotting,' a social media term for extended periods in bed as self-care. Experts distinguish between restorative rest (short-term, rejuvenating) and avoidant behavior (prolonged, isolating) that may signal depression or burnout. While brief withdrawal can help recharge, exte✦ Read ad free and get the full MichaelFilter · $5.50
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✎ Essay · Practice
The Intermediate Trap
Three years in and you have the sequence memorized. You know the Sanskrit names, or most of them. You can get through Primary without stopping to think about what comes next. You have also stopped noticing anything. That is the intermediate trap. You learned the…
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✎ Essay · Shala Digest
Regenerating Trust in Local Communities After Toxicity
What happens when charismatic teachers extract value from communities and leave?
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highsnobiety.comadidas’ Most Stylish Mary Jane Sneaker Just Went Platinumadidas released a silver metallic version of its Samba Jane sneaker, a Mary Jane-style ballet hybrid that has become the leading model in the current ballet sneaker trend. The shoe features crinkled leather uppers with a glossy platinum finish, white stripes, and gum soles, priced around $102.✦ Read ad free and get the full MichaelFilter · $5.50
theguardian.comKaty Perry ‘deeply appalled’ over White House using her song in Iran war videoKaty Perry condemned the White House for using her song 'Firework' without permission in a TikTok video showing military strikes on Iran, stating the song was written as an anthem of hope and healing, not to soundtrack violence. She joins multiple artists—including Olivia Rodrigo, Beyoncé, Kesha, Sa✦ Read ad free and get the full MichaelFilter · $5.50Notes
Looks like the yogis at my corporate ig are really responding artfully to the [illegible] learning design's timing, even if I feel out of sorts with it.
Spiral Learning Design + spaced Repetition for the win!!
Spiral Learning Design + spaced Repetition for the win!!
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✎ Essay · Shala Digest
Your Context Is Your Destiny
We love a genetic excuse. “Tight hips run in my family.” “I’m just not flexible.” It feels final, which is comforting, because final means off the hook.
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theguardian.comThe growing vigilante movement to knock out Flock surveillance camerasA Guardian article documents a growing vigilante movement across the US targeting Flock Safety's automated license plate reader (ALPR) cameras, which critics view as mass surveillance tools. Individuals like "NoMark," a Minneapolis-based influencer, are physically disabling these cameras—taping lens✦ Read ad free and get the full MichaelFilter · $5.50
theguardian.comCecilia Vega of 60 Minutes says she felt pressure from CBS to add ‘political bias’Former 60 Minutes correspondent Cecilia Vega publicly stated she felt pressured by CBS News executives to incorporate political bias into her reporting, including requests to add non-existent footage and interview subjects unrelated to her stories. Her comments come amid broader concerns about edito✦ Read ad free and get the full MichaelFilter · $5.50
yucatanmagazine.comYucatán Opens Registry for LGBTQ+ EntrepreneursYucatán's youth secretariat (Sejuvey) has launched a state registry specifically for LGBTQ+ entrepreneurs to connect them with promotional opportunities. The Padrón Estatal de Personas Emprendedoras LGBTI+ aims to increase visibility and support for queer-owned businesses across the region.✦ Read ad free and get the full MichaelFilter · $5.50
futurism.comAI Companies Are Buying Antique Books, Ingesting Their Contents to Train Models, and Then Destroying Them at Incredible ScaleAI companies are bulk-buying physical books published before 2022, destroying them to scan and ingest their contents for training language models. This practice exploits first-sale doctrine and targets pre-LLM texts as 'clean' training data, with intermediaries like ISBNdb facilitating anonymous bul✦ Read ad free and get the full MichaelFilter · $5.50
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✎ Essay · Yoga Professionals
Teaching a Lineage I Never Fact-Checked
For years I could recite my lineage and couldn’t have told you which parts were history and which were marketing. So I ran an audit on my own values — and built the answer instead of only preaching it. Culture and Context is the humanities companion that lets you hold the source, not the paraphrase.
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highsnobiety.comSupreme Is So BackSupreme streetwear brand has experienced a major sales resurgence in 2026 after years of declining relevance, with secondary market sales up 19% and reclaiming its position as top-selling apparel brand on StockX. The turnaround is attributed to controversial releases like a $3,798 casket and strong✦ Read ad free and get the full MichaelFilter · $5.50
thisiscolossal.comFelicia Chiao’s Domestic Scenes Reflect the Emotional Structures of Daily LifeFelicia Chiao creates warm, surreal illustrations of domestic scenes using pencil, ink, and watercolor that explore emotion and mental health through layered, flower-filled compositions. Her work features stacked objects, curious characters, and ordinary household elements that reflect both timeless✦ Read ad free and get the full MichaelFilter · $5.50
✎ Essay · Shala Digest
Meditation Changed DNA: Mindfulness and Cellular Aging
A 2014 study found that meditation practice produced measurable changes in gene expression related to cellular aging and inflammation.
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futurism.comGoogle’s Immense Greed Is Destroying the Open WebGoogle's AI-powered search features are drastically reducing publisher traffic by surfacing AI summaries instead of directing users to original sources. Major outlets like USA Today, Reuters, and Politico are debating whether to block Google entirely, even as doing so risks further traffic loss. The✦ Read ad free and get the full MichaelFilter · $5.50
bbc.co.ukScientists find building blocks of birdsong's 'spectacular diversity'French researchers analyzed over 116,000 birdsongs from 3,000+ species and identified eight fundamental sound motifs (three trills, three whistles, chaotic notes, harmonies) underlying all birdsong diversity. Environment shapes composition: tropical birds use simpler motifs to cut through dense soun✦ Read ad free and get the full MichaelFilter · $5.50
TODAYFDA Panel Meets to Weigh Easier Access to PeptidesA clean, no-hype explainer on the FDA peptide hearing that separates what's actually being debated from what's being sold on Instagram. Useful framing for anyone navigating the wellness-industrial complex.✦ Read ad free and get the full MichaelFilter · $5.50
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✎ Essay · Culture
The Information Diet Is the Practice
Why a yoga teacher reads three newspapers a day, and what algorithmic feeds quietly took from all of us.
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✎ Essay · Shala Digest
The Courage to Be Vulnerable
Embracing Fear: The True Meaning of Courage Courage isn’t about being fearless.
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highsnobiety.comArtist Uniform: The Anti-Fashion Art Duo Who Accidentally Became Style IconsGilbert & George, a British artist duo, have worn identical tweed suits daily since the late 1960s as a 'living sculpture,' creating a stark contrast with their vibrant, kaleidoscopic artwork. Despite claiming no interest in fashion, their unchanging uniform has made them style icons, inspiring coll✦ Read ad free and get the full MichaelFilter · $5.50
futurism.comElon Musk Says Grok Will Generate Its Own Feature-Length Version of “The Odyssey” for People Allergic to Progressive IdeasElon Musk criticized Christopher Nolan's Odyssey adaptation for casting choices he deemed 'woke,' claiming his AI tool Grok will create a 'historically accurate' version before year's end. Despite Musk's online campaign against the film, Nolan's version opened to $264 million globally with strong re✦ Read ad free and get the full MichaelFilter · $5.50get bent
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MU HealthiRest Yoga Nidra – Meditation #1A complete iRest Yoga Nidra body-scan script with the rare pairing-of-opposites technique for sensations, emotions, and beliefs. Return to this when you need a full guided protocol, not just a relaxation track.✦ Read ad free and get the full MichaelFilter · $5.50
✎ Essay · Shala Digest
The Free Thing You Skip
Todd Hargrove wrote a love letter to walking, and it made me a little defensive, which usually means it’s true.
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✎ Essay · Shala Digest
The Whole Method, No Gurus Required
The entire Ashtanga method — 81 lessons — built into one self-owned course library you operate. Not a playlist. A platform.
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newyorker.comMadonna and the Muppets Made the Case for LoveA World Cup halftime show featuring Madonna, Muppets, and global pop stars positioned music and celebrity as a universal solution to cultural division. The spectacle relied on the premise that entertainment can transcend boundaries and unite disparate audiences through shared emotional experience. T✦ Read ad free and get the full MichaelFilter · $5.50
✎ Essay · Practice
Performing the Practice vs. Reading It: Why Inheritance Isn’t Understanding
A student asked me why the closing sequence comes last, and I heard how much of what I knew was inheritance, not understanding. I could have written a post about it. Instead I built the map — 81 lessons, on a platform I own. The thing is the proof.
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✎ Essay · Shala Digest
The Impossible Scroll
For two thousand years, the Herculaneum scrolls were unreadable. Carbonized by Vesuvius in 79 AD. Touch one and it crumbles. Unroll it and you destroy the only copy. So they sat there — full of text, completely sealed.
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futurism.comGen Z Appears to Be Reversing No-Drinking Trend, Now Lurching Toward AlcoholismNew research shows Gen Z alcohol consumption jumped from 66% to 74% in three years, reversing earlier trends of abstinence. The shift is attributed partly to pandemic timing—many Gen Zers hit legal drinking age during lockdowns—and their drinking patterns (more cocktails, more social occasions) diff✦ Read ad free and get the full MichaelFilter · $5.50
georgetowner.comWaymo Is Rolling Into WashingtonWaymo, Alphabet's autonomous vehicle company, is testing self-driving cars in Washington D.C. with human safety drivers as it prepares to launch driverless ride-hailing services. The District presents unique challenges including unpredictable traffic, protests, motorcades, and complex intersections,✦ Read ad free and get the full MichaelFilter · $5.50test
✎ Essay · Shala Digest
Kiss of the Spider Woman: Ashtanga, Authoritarianism and Art
Michael Joel Hall recounts his visit to the Gala Theater in Columbia Heights to watch a Spanish production of ‘Kiss...
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theguardian.comRise in overseas surrogates ‘increases risk of stateless babies’The Hague Conference suspended a 15-year effort to create a global surrogacy convention due to irreconcilable ethical divisions among member states. The lack of international coordination leaves babies born via cross-border surrogacy at risk of 'limping parentage' (different legal parents in differe✦ Read ad free and get the full MichaelFilter · $5.50
Uncanny Valley | WIREDWhy Apple Sued OpenAI; New York Takes On Data Centers; Cyclosporiasis OutbreakA tightly argued triple-header on OpenAI's legal and political fractures, the data center backlash as emerging electoral fault line, and a genuinely alarming parasitic outbreak tied to CDC staffing cuts — each thread has real stakes and sharp takes.✦ Read ad free and get the full MichaelFilter · $5.50
theguardian.comMajority of US voters link extreme weather to climate crisis, study findsA Data for Progress poll finds 61% of likely US voters believe extreme weather has increased over the past five years, including 46% of Republicans. Heatwaves show the strongest climate-change link (67% overall, 48% of Republicans), and 88% support employer heat protections for outdoor and indoor wo✦ Read ad free and get the full MichaelFilter · $5.50
scientificamerican.comAmerica is embarking on a risky experiment with GLP-1s and agingGLP-1 drugs like Wegovy are increasingly prescribed to older adults for weight loss, but clinical trials underrepresent people over 65, leaving major gaps in safety and efficacy data. Side effects such as muscle loss, dehydration, and drug interactions pose heightened risks for seniors, and function✦ Read ad free and get the full MichaelFilter · $5.50
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In correspondance, the buttons inside the "reply in Inc" Modal need to be at the top of the Modal, to avoid Hiding them while writting
On Correspondance: After Replying card should indicate you have replied.
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✎ Essay · Essay Drafts
Equity in the Practice Room
A student in the front row can't hinge forward. She's seated, legs extended, trying to reach toward her feet. Her pelvis won't move. Her spine is rounding from the base. Her face is doing the thing faces do when the body refuses and the person…
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tricycle.orgEquanimity in PracticeThe four immeasurables (loving-kindness, compassion, rejoicing, equanimity) are foundational Buddhist practices that counter the five poisons (pride, jealousy, desire-attachment, ignorance, aversion). Longchenpa recommends starting with equanimity to develop impartiality, noting that friend/foe dist✦ Read ad free and get the full MichaelFilter · $5.50
bbc.co.ukWhy the World Cup half-time show may be a taste of things to comeFIFA is introducing a 25-minute half-time show at the 2026 World Cup final featuring Madonna, Shakira, BTS, and Justin Bieber—the first in tournament history. The extended break exceeds the standard 15-minute limit and has sparked debate about whether adding entertainment spectacle to football match✦ Read ad free and get the full MichaelFilter · $5.50
wtop.comTaylor Farms recalls lettuce shipped to 27 states over cyclospora riskTaylor Farms recalled iceberg lettuce shipped to 27 states due to cyclospora contamination linked to a multistate outbreak. The parasite, transmitted through fecal-contaminated water used in irrigation or washing, has sickened over 1,645 people in 2025. The recall follows identification of Mexican-s✦ Read ad free and get the full MichaelFilter · $5.50
✎ Essay · Shala Digest
Yoga for Anxious Teens
A Georgetown University review found that mindfulness and yoga improved mental health in anxious teens, with researchers recommending these practices be tried before medication.
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velvetshark.comWhy do AI company logos look like buttholes?A satirical analysis of AI company logo design trends, observing that many (OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Meta) feature circular shapes with central voids and gradients that unintentionally resemble anatomical openings. The piece attributes this convergence to circular design psychology (wholeness, non✦ Read ad free and get the full MichaelFilter · $5.50
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✎ Essay · Shala Digest
Yoga Reduced Healthcare Use by 43 Percent
A 2015 study found that mind-body practices including yoga reduced the need for healthcare services by 43 percent over the study period.
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✎ Essay · Yoga Professionals
Good Teacher, Broke Teacher: The Business Skills Yoga Training Ignores
I learned to teach yoga long before I learned to make a living from it. So I built the business I wish someone had handed me — and then built the program that hands you the same playbook.
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experimental-history.comHow to be less awkwardThe article argues that awkwardness has three layers—social clumsiness (doing the wrong thing), social anxiety (fear of judgment), and liking gap (underestimating how much others like you). Research shows most people believe they're more awkward than they are, yet no industry exists to help people g✦ Read ad free and get the full MichaelFilter · $5.50
✎ Essay · Shala Digest
Functional Ashtanga Range Conditioning: Handstand
Every joint either contributes to the line or breaks it. The FRC approach to building a handstand from the ground up.
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highsnobiety.comThe Best Summer Accessory Is a Shaved HeadA fashion writer argues that shaving one's head is the most practical summer style choice, combining functional cooling (removing hair's insulating properties) with aesthetic edge. The buzzcut requires minimal maintenance, complements various clothing styles, and appeared prominently in Spring/Summe✦ Read ad free and get the full MichaelFilter · $5.50wtop.comThese Numbers Suggest the K-Shaped Economy Has Finally Begun to Close Its GapBank of America data shows consumer card spending grew 5.1% year-over-year in May 2026, the strongest in nearly four years, with discretionary categories like travel and dining leading. The spending gap between income brackets (the 'K-shaped economy') narrowed to its lowest level since June 2025, th✦ Read ad free and get the full MichaelFilter · $5.50
wtop.comTrump is expected to make election conspiracies a focus of his national addressPresident Trump plans a primetime national address focused on election machines and voting integrity, revisiting unproven claims about the 2020 election. Democrats warn he's attempting to delegitimize the 2026 midterms, while Republicans distance themselves from relitigating past elections. The spee✦ Read ad free and get the full MichaelFilter · $5.50
thecancunsun.comThe Unwritten Rules Of Claiming A Pool Chair At A Cancun All-Inclusive ResortThe article describes the competitive morning ritual at Cancun all-inclusive resorts where guests arrive at dawn to claim prime poolside chairs, treating it as a tactical operation with unwritten social rules and territorial behaviors.✦ Read ad free and get the full MichaelFilter · $5.50Prompt: Describe an experience in your own life that resists language—something ineffable that nonetheless felt like knowledge. Attempt the impossible description anyway, and reflect on what is gained and lost in the act of trying to name it.
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Notes
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In app OCR via Lasso.
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Youtube video config error.
CSS emoji size.
✎ Essay · Shala Digest
Not All Sand Is Yoga Sand
It’s about how the world runs on tiny grains we ignore—and why the “easy” stuff (like desert sand, or shortcuts) doesn’t actually hold.
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✎ Essay · Shala Digest
Drive Your Own Nervous System
Eight six-week courses, ~54 guided audio sessions — every classical breath up to the full Ashtanga Pranayama Sequence, engineered to start dead simple.
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nautil.usThe Fight Against Colony Collapse Disorder Started 19 Years Ago TodayColony Collapse Disorder (CCD) emerged in 2006-2007, killing 30-90% of some honeybee hives and threatening pollination of one-third of U.S. crops. Nearly 20 years later, despite federal action and research identifying multiple causes—varroa mites, pathogens, pesticides, transport stress, poor nutrit✦ Read ad free and get the full MichaelFilter · $5.50Notes
we've found cursive in,
huh? Strange and wild
LOVE that Scripto
-b erase works!!
huh? Strange and wild
LOVE that Scripto
-b erase works!!
✎ Essay · Science and Tech
A Beginner’s Guide to Systems Theory
What is systems thinking? Let's dive into systems theory, exploring interconnectedness, feedback loops, and emergent properties. We'll untangle this complex web together and maybe learn to think bigger in the process! #systemstheory #interconnectedness #feedbackloops
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✎ Essay · Shala Digest
Afternoon Yoga Club
Aging bodies matter, sure—but the real yoga win is the stuff you can’t measure: community, confidence, and a nervous system that finally unclenches.
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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
Francisco de Zurbarán, Hercules and Cerberus, 1634, oil on canvas, 132 cm x 151 cm. © Photographic Archive Museo Nacional del Prado
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
Notes
✎ 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 · $5.50Notes
Quotes
"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 biting
phase"
— Me
Note to Self: Ask Yourself
this: What are you
doing it for?
were carved from
Marble"
"You win best
body in here, for sure"
—The Boys
"I wish I had
put on more muscle
during this biting
phase"
— Me
Note to Self: Ask Yourself
this: What are you
doing it for?
"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?
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?
✎ 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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✎ Essay · Shala Digest
Keep the Method, Lose the Throne
Ashtanga’s method is a gift; the guru-centric machinery is optional. I didn’t just say so — I built the self-owned platform that unbolts one from the other.
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wtop.comThe District Fringe Festival returns with comedy, drama and puppetsThe District Fringe Festival offers emerging playwrights and performers an affordable platform to stage new work across three D.C. venues over three weekends. By charging creators just $400 versus typical $5,000+ theater rentals, the festival prioritizes accessibility and audience-building for untes✦ Read ad free and get the full MichaelFilter · $5.50
thecancunsun.comCancun Projected To Be The Number One Destination In Mexico This SummerDespite headlines about decreased international flights to Mexico and travelers delaying plans around the 2026 World Cup, Cancun is projected to be Mexico's top destination this summer, contradicting the narrative of decline. The article highlights the disconnect between media framing and actual tra✦ Read ad free and get the full MichaelFilter · $5.50
nautil.usIf You Want Animals to Understand You, Speak SlowlyResearch analyzing 2,000+ vocalizations across 98 species found animals communicate at roughly 2.7 Hz (three vocalizations per second), a rhythm likely evolved because brains process sound structure best at this speed. Humans speak faster due to complex language needs, but revert to this ancestral r✦ Read ad free and get the full MichaelFilter · $5.50
thecancunsun.comForget Sargassum! These Are The Top 3 “Seaweed-Proof” Activities In Cancun This YearA travel article addressing how tourists can adapt their Cancun vacation plans when sargassum seaweed makes beaches unusable. The piece suggests alternative activities that aren't beach-dependent, reframing disappointment as opportunity for different experiences.✦ Read ad free and get the full MichaelFilter · $5.50
quantamagazine.orgIs Life Just Different?Philip Ball examines the concept of biological agency—the idea that living organisms devise their own goals and act on them—as a way to distinguish life from non-living matter. The debate centers on whether organisms are simply genetic automata or genuine decision-making agents that integrate contex✦ Read ad free and get the full MichaelFilter · $5.50
theguardian.comUK judges begin hearing appeal over Trinidad and Tobago anti-gay lawUK judges are hearing an appeal over Trinidad and Tobago's colonial-era law criminalizing same-sex intimacy. A 2018 ruling struck down the law as unconstitutional, but was overturned in 2023; the case now tests whether 'savings clauses' preserving British colonial laws after independence remain vali✦ Read ad free and get the full MichaelFilter · $5.50Notes
"The dancefloor is a temple
of sweat and surrender"
- MADONNA
of sweat and surrender"
- MADONNA
Quotes
"The dancefloor is a temple
of sweat and surrender"
- MADONNA
of sweat and surrender"
- MADONNA
Forking Capy Reader for
Android has been
great fun. It's an
open source RSS
Feed reader. It down-
loads the full RSS
for offline reading.
It's fabulous. .
CHANGELOG
Added:
• Text to speech
with fast forward
and tunable voices.
Rewind of course, too.
• Volume up & down
for page turn.
• double click volume
for back button.
"The dancefloor is a temple
of sweat and surrender"
– MADONNA
Android has been
great fun. It's an
open source RSS
Feed reader. It down-
loads the full RSS
for offline reading.
It's fabulous. .
CHANGELOG
Added:
• Text to speech
with fast forward
and tunable voices.
Rewind of course, too.
• Volume up & down
for page turn.
• double click volume
for back button.
"The dancefloor is a temple
of sweat and surrender"
– MADONNA
✎ Essay · Practice
Practicing Without the Teacher’s Count: Making the Sequence My Own
I ran a values audit on myself and didn’t like how cheap talk is. So instead of posting that practitioners should be able to practice alone, I built the tool that makes it possible — every pose, both sides, counted breath by breath, on a platform I own.
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