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✎ Essay · Practice
Waiting to Be Given the Next Pose: Reclaiming Authority Over My Practice
The method saved my body and my attention. The power structure around it nearly cost me both. I could have written a post about it. I built a platform instead.
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August 4, 2024 · 3 entries
August 4, 2023 · 8 entries
let’s go back
@ada_moves_plants
@ada_moves_plants
in imageGEIN
let's go back
Bada moves_plants
let's go back
Bada moves_plants
pain vs sensation when healing
in imageTHE PERCEPTION
pain vs sensation when healing
BETWEEN KNOWING
pain vs sensation when healing
pain vs sensation when healing
BETWEEN KNOWING
pain vs sensation when healing
in imagemake peace
with all the women
you once were.
lay flowers
at their feet.
offer them incense
and honey
and forgiveness.
honor them
and give them
your silence.
listen.
bless them
and let them be.
for they are the bones
of the temple
you sit in now.
for they are
the rivers
of wisdom
leading you toward
the sea.
// i have been a thousand different women
@emoryhall
with all the women
you once were.
lay flowers
at their feet.
offer them incense
and honey
and forgiveness.
honor them
and give them
your silence.
listen.
bless them
and let them be.
for they are the bones
of the temple
you sit in now.
for they are
the rivers
of wisdom
leading you toward
the sea.
// i have been a thousand different women
@emoryhall
in imageVERSATILITY IS ONE OF
YOUR OUTSTANDING TRAITS.
PANDA EXPRESS
YOUR OUTSTANDING TRAITS.
PANDA EXPRESS
in imageYou could prosper in the
field of entertainment.
field of entertainment.
in imageAn unexpected event will soon
make your life more exciting.
make your life more exciting.
STONE COLD CLASSIC
in image(1887-1943)
YOGA ASANA CHART
"Health is wealth, peace of mind is happiness, Yoga shows the way."
Swami Vishnudevananda
oaeo
(1927-1993)
3 Plouah
Fish
4 ман
Sun
Solutation
5 Sitting Forwand Band
Cobra
6 с(кре1ео
7а aseas.
Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centres
www.sivananda.org
Yoga Asanas
Kakanana
Стои
Ta Ardha Salabhasana
0
9 Ardha Matsyendrasana
11 Pada Hasthasana 12
1
Trikonagana
Naroh
7b Full Lesust
8
9
Half Spinal Twist
0R2
10a ratnee
10b (epsock
11 S
nng Formandbeed 12 Triangh
Final Relaxstier
Lonciudine Mantrat
Ors Trayartbakary Yajänahe
bugendn Past Vardhanee
Levl Rukam ha Bhatchanit
METVE MLASYA ROYNTIE D03
Orh Sarvesäm Sastir Bhavato
Sarveşäen Saetir Shavatu
Sarvesath POmarh Shawata
Sarveşaen Mangaiam Bhavate
Sarve thavantu Sukhinah
Sarve Sartu Nrlmayth)
Sarve Shadriel Palyantu
Mt Kaschit Dhukha Shak Bhaved
Oth Asato Ma Sat Gamaya
Tamase Ma Jycty Gamaya
Mrityor Ml Ametam Gamaya
Oin Pümnanads Püronidam
Pümät Pornam Udachyate
Nirsaiya Pomam Ådiya
Pürtamevävaliyyate
On Sulnes Stincl past)
Sivananda
i à wech Peoce of mind s nopp
& Ports of Moga
от Gecae | Pocer Bestra IPocer Ris
oer Dhel| Foslve Trang one Medeted
A0L02117
Serve Love Give Putty, Medicte Recla
www.lvananda.arg/toronte
STONE COLD CLASSIC
Sun
YOGA ASANA CHART
"Health is wealth, peace of mind is happiness, Yoga shows the way."
Swami Vishnudevananda
oaeo
(1927-1993)
3 Plouah
Fish
4 ман
Sun
Solutation
5 Sitting Forwand Band
Cobra
6 с(кре1ео
7а aseas.
Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centres
www.sivananda.org
Yoga Asanas
Kakanana
Стои
Ta Ardha Salabhasana
0
9 Ardha Matsyendrasana
11 Pada Hasthasana 12
1
Trikonagana
Naroh
7b Full Lesust
8
9
Half Spinal Twist
0R2
10a ratnee
10b (epsock
11 S
nng Formandbeed 12 Triangh
Final Relaxstier
Lonciudine Mantrat
Ors Trayartbakary Yajänahe
bugendn Past Vardhanee
Levl Rukam ha Bhatchanit
METVE MLASYA ROYNTIE D03
Orh Sarvesäm Sastir Bhavato
Sarveşäen Saetir Shavatu
Sarvesath POmarh Shawata
Sarveşaen Mangaiam Bhavate
Sarve thavantu Sukhinah
Sarve Sartu Nrlmayth)
Sarve Shadriel Palyantu
Mt Kaschit Dhukha Shak Bhaved
Oth Asato Ma Sat Gamaya
Tamase Ma Jycty Gamaya
Mrityor Ml Ametam Gamaya
Oin Pümnanads Püronidam
Pümät Pornam Udachyate
Nirsaiya Pomam Ådiya
Pürtamevävaliyyate
On Sulnes Stincl past)
Sivananda
i à wech Peoce of mind s nopp
& Ports of Moga
от Gecae | Pocer Bestra IPocer Ris
oer Dhel| Foslve Trang one Medeted
A0L02117
Serve Love Give Putty, Medicte Recla
www.lvananda.arg/toronte
STONE COLD CLASSIC
Sun
August 4, 2021 · 1 entry
August 4, 2019 · 6 entries
in imageTara >
Yooooo
Hiiii
What's shakin?
We're rearranging the living room
and making tacos. Wanna come
over for a taco?
Ionly get one?
ALL THE TACOS
Nu
Yooooo
Hiiii
What's shakin?
We're rearranging the living room
and making tacos. Wanna come
over for a taco?
Ionly get one?
ALL THE TACOS
Nu
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Hi! We have a gun control problem! I know a lot of my friends donât think guns are a problemâ but you knowâ wal-marts not so different to you all than pulse was to me, so, maybe now is an apporopriate time for a map (that only those that agree with me already will look at!).
https://www.vox.com/a/mass-shootings-america-sandy-hook-gun-violence
https://www.vox.com/a/mass-shootings-america-sandy-hook-gun-violence
w/ @mikeybs345 yoga foundations
and fundamentals:
Monday
7:15pm-8:15pm @eaton.dc @eaton.dc @eaton.dc w/ @abbypatersonyoga Mysore style
ashtanga yoga
for beginners:
Monday
7:15am-8:15am
w/ @mikeybs345 don’t sleep on
your chance
to get started!
and fundamentals:
Monday
7:15pm-8:15pm @eaton.dc @eaton.dc @eaton.dc w/ @abbypatersonyoga Mysore style
ashtanga yoga
for beginners:
Monday
7:15am-8:15am
w/ @mikeybs345 don’t sleep on
your chance
to get started!
in imagedon't sleep on
your chance
to get started!
Ceaton.dc
Ceaton. dc
Ceaton.dc
Mysore style
ashtanga yoga
for beginners:
Monday
7: 15am-8: 15am
0
w/
@mikeybs345
yoga foundations
and fundamentals:
Monday
7:15pm-8:15pm
w/ @abbypaterson
your chance
to get started!
Ceaton.dc
Ceaton. dc
Ceaton.dc
Mysore style
ashtanga yoga
for beginners:
Monday
7: 15am-8: 15am
0
w/
@mikeybs345
yoga foundations
and fundamentals:
Monday
7:15pm-8:15pm
w/ @abbypaterson
in image@michaeljoelhall
MEMORIES
AUG 3, 2015
MEMORIES
AUG 3, 2015
in imagelejayhill
Sexy bitches @michaeljoelhall
@roll_hard_or_roll_home
@shadesofplay_telipe
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@roll_hard_or_roll_home
@shadesofplay_telipe
• EL TECHO
August 4, 2018 · 2 entries
August 4, 2017 · 1 entry
A gentle reminder to reach.
August 4, 2016 · 1 entry
Yes, KK.
August 4, 2015 · 3 entries
August 4, 2013 · 1 entry
Well, I better get to India quick. That December 1 acceptance to the shala won't fill itself.
August 3, 2012 · 1 entry
We called it "Love Soup".... Thicker than Water Bone Broth from Kristen & Victory
Vegetables from Kristina's garden.
Vegetables from Kristina's garden.
August 4, 2011 · 2 entries
Can you love somebody when they're everybody's?
August 4, 2010 · 3 entries
's brand new running shoes were stolen. Jesus.
had a wonderful night with good friends.
FIELD LOG
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FROM THE DESK
Writing
- PracticeWaiting to Be Given the Next Pose: Reclaiming Authority Over My PracticeAug 4, 2026
- PracticeA Little Better: On Watching Your Mind Get You HurtAug 2, 2026
- PhilosophyNarayana and PracticeJul 31, 2026
- CultureThe Guilds of PracticeJul 29, 2026
- PracticeThe Intermediate TrapJul 27, 2026
- Yoga ProfessionalsTeaching a Lineage I Never Fact-CheckedJul 25, 2026
FROM THE SHALA DAILY
Digests
In This Issue
- Yoga Filter #1: Who Decides What’s RealAug 3, 2026
This is Yoga Filter!
- Passion Doesn’t Pay RentAug 3, 2026
Your 200-hour taught you to sequence a class. It never taught you to own the platform, the pricing, and the recurring income that outlast your knees.
- When Medication Was Not EnoughAug 2, 2026
People with treatment-resistant depression showed decreased depression and anxiety after practicing Sudarshan Kriya yoga, while those on medication alone saw no improvement.
- Yoga Broke the Pain-Depression Cycle in New StudyAug 1, 2026
A 2020 study found that yoga significantly improved pain levels, mood, and functional capacity in people living with both chronic pain and depression.
- Stating the ObviousJul 28, 2026
A blogger handed himself a permission slip I needed: blogging can just be stating the obvious.
- A Mood Is Not a PracticeJul 28, 2026
Thirteen six-week courses, seventy-eight guided sessions, eleven real techniques — the eighth limb engineered as a practice you can actually operate.
- Regenerating Trust in Local Communities After ToxicityJul 27, 2026
What happens when charismatic teachers extract value from communities and leave?
- Your Context Is Your DestinyJul 26, 2026
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.
FROM THE FEED
The Read
theguardian.comNational Gallery security staff segregated like ‘second-class citizens’, curator claimsThe National Gallery faces allegations that its outsourced security staff—predominantly from minority ethnic backgrounds—are segregated from the institution's mainly white employees. While permanent staff access a subsidized hub with natural light and quality facilities, security guards are confined✦ Read ad free and get the full MichaelFilter · $5.50
publicdomainreview.orgArtificial Intelligence: Ars Notoria and the Promise of Instant KnowledgeAnne Lawrence-Mathers examines the Ars notoria, a medieval manuscript promising instant mastery through diagrams and incantations—a historical shortcut to knowledge. She draws parallels between this magical system and contemporary AI, both offering rapid acquisition without the labor of traditional✦ Read ad free and get the full MichaelFilter · $5.50publicdomainreview.orgArtificial Intelligence: Ars Notoria and the Promise of Instant KnowledgeThe Ars notoria was a medieval grimoire promising instant mastery of university subjects through contemplation of complex diagrams, recitation of mysterious words, and prescribed rituals. Despite condemnation by Aquinas and church authorities as demonic superstition, fifty-six manuscripts survived,✦ Read ad free and get the full MichaelFilter · $5.50
english.elpais.comEva Millet, writer: ‘The constant pursuit of perfection is a recipe for guilt, frustration and unhappiness’Eva Millet discusses 'FAFO parenting,' a trend advocating that children learn from natural consequences rather than constant adult intervention. She argues that intensive parenting models—respectful, conscious, attachment—have created exhausting pressure on parents, especially mothers, by demanding✦ 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 · $5.50FROM THE FEED
The Listen
Planet MoneyWhat makes a toy go viralA tight case study in how viral toy success is engineered — surprise mechanics, artificial scarcity, and a just-in-time supply chain — told through one squishy blob. Practical business lessons wrapped in genuinely fun reporting.✦ 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
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
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
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 · $5.50FROM THE FEED
The Watch
Jregso what if It’s conscious?Jreg performs an absurdist reductio ad absurdum on AI consciousness discourse, exposing the stakes of the rights debate by escalating to a deliberately monstrous fourth position — useful for anyone thinking about where AI moral patienthood arguments actually lead.✦ Read ad free and get the full MichaelFilter · $5.50
VoxHow Google broke the internet | The Gray AreaRyan Brick makes a genuinely counterintuitive case that Google Zero could be liberation rather than collapse — and his diagnosis of how Google warped internet culture from the inside out is precise and damning. Worth returning to for the architecture-of-the-internet framing alone.✦ Read ad free and get the full MichaelFilter · $5.50
Essentia FoundationCan We Get Back To The Golden Age Of Meaning? | John VervaekeVervaeke traces the full arc of humanity's psycho-technologies — from shamanic soul-flight to Socratic metacognition to Christian agape — as a single cognitive story about how meaning was built, and how we lost the thread. Dense, generative, worth returning to.✦ Read ad free and get the full MichaelFilter · $5.50
ESOTERICAWhat is Theosophy? How a Shoemaker Invented Modern EsotericismA rare accessible entry point into one of Western esotericism's most impenetrable thinkers, tracing Böhme's theosophical system from the divine abyss through Sophia, the fall of Lucifer, and the practical cure for melancholy. Essential orientation before reading *The Way to Christ*.✦ 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 · $5.50FROM THE LEDGER
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Quotes
Inspo
R. tuelstic
practise to
eyrelde enlightenment
via family and
and reasons
a best seller -
woah.
ALL THE DUCKS ARE swimming
IN THE WATER. FaLaLaLaita
The system
tells you what
it thinks of
you. Pro-rated Kit
Kats in the
vending machine
as an amenity to be
celebrated ... hmm...
R. tuelstic
practise to
eyrelde enlightenment
via family and
and reasons
a best seller -
woah.
ALL THE DUCKS ARE swimming
IN THE WATER. FaLaLaLaita
The system
tells you what
it thinks of
you. Pro-rated Kit
Kats in the
vending machine
as an amenity to be
celebrated ... hmm...
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✎ Essay · Practice
Waiting to Be Given the Next Pose: Reclaiming Authority Over My Practice
The method saved my body and my attention. The power structure around it nearly cost me both. I could have written a post about it. I built a platform instead.
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✎ Essay · Shala Digest
Yoga Filter #1: Who Decides What’s Real
This is Yoga Filter!
Read the essay →
✎ Essay · Shala Digest
Passion Doesn’t Pay Rent
Your 200-hour taught you to sequence a class. It never taught you to own the platform, the pricing, and the recurring income that outlast your knees.
Read the essay →Jregso what if It’s conscious?Jreg performs an absurdist reductio ad absurdum on AI consciousness discourse, exposing the stakes of the rights debate by escalating to a deliberately monstrous fourth position — useful for anyone thinking about where AI moral patienthood arguments actually lead.✦ Read ad free and get the full MichaelFilter · $5.50theguardian.comNational Gallery security staff segregated like ‘second-class citizens’, curator claimsThe National Gallery faces allegations that its outsourced security staff—predominantly from minority ethnic backgrounds—are segregated from the institution's mainly white employees. While permanent staff access a subsidized hub with natural light and quality facilities, security guards are confined✦ Read ad free and get the full MichaelFilter · $5.50publicdomainreview.orgArtificial Intelligence: Ars Notoria and the Promise of Instant KnowledgeAnne Lawrence-Mathers examines the Ars notoria, a medieval manuscript promising instant mastery through diagrams and incantations—a historical shortcut to knowledge. She draws parallels between this magical system and contemporary AI, both offering rapid acquisition without the labor of traditional✦ Read ad free and get the full MichaelFilter · $5.50publicdomainreview.orgArtificial Intelligence: Ars Notoria and the Promise of Instant KnowledgeThe Ars notoria was a medieval grimoire promising instant mastery of university subjects through contemplation of complex diagrams, recitation of mysterious words, and prescribed rituals. Despite condemnation by Aquinas and church authorities as demonic superstition, fifty-six manuscripts survived,✦ Read ad free and get the full MichaelFilter · $5.50Your National Holistic Healing Center order is ready for pickup!
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✎ Writing Prompt
You wake to find a single word written on your wrist in handwriting that isn't yours—just "Inspo," nothing else—and by noon you realize everyone you pass has the same word inked in the same place. No one else seems to notice theirs, or perhaps they simply won't say, and when you catch your reflection in a shop window, the letters have started, very slowly, to rearrange themselves into something else.
≡ Essay Outline
Finding the Spark: Tracing Where Inspiration Comes From
The Myth of the Lightning Bolt
Inspiration rarely arrives as a single flash of genius; it is usually the visible tip of long, invisible preparation.
Environments That Invite Ideas
Certain places, routines, and sensory conditions consistently make people more receptive to new thoughts, and identifying them can be a practical tool.
Borrowing from Others
Much of what feels original is really a remix of influences absorbed from books, conversations, and art, and tracing these debts can deepen creative honesty.
The Role of Constraint
Limitations in time, resources, or form often sharpen inspiration rather than smother it, forcing unexpected solutions to the surface.
When Inspiration Runs Dry
Understanding the common blocks to inspiration, from fear to fatigue, helps explain why creative output fluctuates and how to work through the lulls.
Turning Inspiration into Action
The final test of inspiration is not the feeling itself but whether it can be translated into sustained, disciplined work.
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✎ Writing Prompt
You wake to find a single word written on your wrist in handwriting that isn't yours—just "Inspo," nothing else—and by noon you realize everyone you pass has the same word inked in the same place. No one else seems to notice theirs, or perhaps they simply won't say, and when you catch your reflection in a shop window, the letters have started, very slowly, to rearrange themselves into something else.
≡ Essay Outline
Finding the Spark: Tracing Where Inspiration Comes From
The Myth of the Lightning Bolt
Inspiration rarely arrives as a single flash of genius; it is usually the visible tip of long, invisible preparation.
Environments That Invite Ideas
Certain places, routines, and sensory conditions consistently make people more receptive to new thoughts, and identifying them can be a practical tool.
Borrowing from Others
Much of what feels original is really a remix of influences absorbed from books, conversations, and art, and tracing these debts can deepen creative honesty.
The Role of Constraint
Limitations in time, resources, or form often sharpen inspiration rather than smother it, forcing unexpected solutions to the surface.
When Inspiration Runs Dry
Understanding the common blocks to inspiration, from fear to fatigue, helps explain why creative output fluctuates and how to work through the lulls.
Turning Inspiration into Action
The final test of inspiration is not the feeling itself but whether it can be translated into sustained, disciplined work.
Notes
Quotes
Inspo
R. tuelstic
practise to
eyrelde enlightenment
via family and
and reasons
a best seller -
woah.
ALL THE DUCKS ARE swimming
IN THE WATER. FaLaLaLaita
The system
tells you what
it thinks of
you. Pro-rated Kit
Kats in the
vending machine
as an amenity to be
celebrated ... hmm...
R. tuelstic
practise to
eyrelde enlightenment
via family and
and reasons
a best seller -
woah.
ALL THE DUCKS ARE swimming
IN THE WATER. FaLaLaLaita
The system
tells you what
it thinks of
you. Pro-rated Kit
Kats in the
vending machine
as an amenity to be
celebrated ... hmm...
✎ Essay · Practice
A Little Better: On Watching Your Mind Get You Hurt
Knowing what your mind does won't stop it—but practice shortens the gap between recognition and reaction.
Read the essay →
✎ Essay · Shala Digest
When Medication Was Not Enough
People with treatment-resistant depression showed decreased depression and anxiety after practicing Sudarshan Kriya yoga, while those on medication alone saw no improvement.
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english.elpais.comEva Millet, writer: ‘The constant pursuit of perfection is a recipe for guilt, frustration and unhappiness’Eva Millet discusses 'FAFO parenting,' a trend advocating that children learn from natural consequences rather than constant adult intervention. She argues that intensive parenting models—respectful, conscious, attachment—have created exhausting pressure on parents, especially mothers, by demanding✦ Read ad free and get the full MichaelFilter · $5.50VoxHow Google broke the internet | The Gray AreaRyan Brick makes a genuinely counterintuitive case that Google Zero could be liberation rather than collapse — and his diagnosis of how Google warped internet culture from the inside out is precise and damning. Worth returning to for the architecture-of-the-internet framing alone.✦ Read ad free and get the full MichaelFilter · $5.50Essentia FoundationCan We Get Back To The Golden Age Of Meaning? | John VervaekeVervaeke traces the full arc of humanity's psycho-technologies — from shamanic soul-flight to Socratic metacognition to Christian agape — as a single cognitive story about how meaning was built, and how we lost the thread. Dense, generative, worth returning to.✦ Read ad free and get the full MichaelFilter · $5.50ESOTERICAWhat is Theosophy? How a Shoemaker Invented Modern EsotericismA rare accessible entry point into one of Western esotericism's most impenetrable thinkers, tracing Böhme's theosophical system from the divine abyss through Sophia, the fall of Lucifer, and the practical cure for melancholy. Essential orientation before reading *The Way to Christ*.✦ Read ad free and get the full MichaelFilter · $5.50Planet MoneyWhat makes a toy go viralA tight case study in how viral toy success is engineered — surprise mechanics, artificial scarcity, and a just-in-time supply chain — told through one squishy blob. Practical business lessons wrapped in genuinely fun reporting.✦ Read ad free and get the full MichaelFilter · $5.50
✎ Essay · Shala Digest
Yoga Broke the Pain-Depression Cycle in New Study
A 2020 study found that yoga significantly improved pain levels, mood, and functional capacity in people living with both chronic pain and depression.
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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 · $5.50Life 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 · $5.50Get MichaelFilter
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