Sharing a gem that reminds me of @johnschumacheryoga — his audio workshops on iHanuman were my every day classes for a long time when I was first learning to home practice with structure (a time before ashtanga!).

I had memorized all of my teachers faves, and so of course she encouraged me to take his workshops. I was making less than 30k in DC in 2008, ya know? I couldnt really afford it, so I saved. And those recordings helped reach me where I was. When I finally got to the workshop, John complimented “an intelligent lift in the side chest”— to see the pride in my teachers eyes in that moment… I’ll never forget.

I was nervous and i learned so much about boundary setting as a teacher by using some of the moments from the workshop as reflection points— like when he told me i didn’t need to thank him for his instruction as he was instructing. Looking back, it gives me a kind of second hand embarrassment and also the warmest smile

I dont think ive ever bad chance to thank him publicly. His good name opened doors for me with teachers that I admire and respect— simply by being a student of one of his students.

Thanks for making sure your teachings could reach those with a sincere interest in learning. Hope to pay the same forward.

🧘‍♂️ Teaching Ashtanga Yoga in the Heart of Birmingham, Alabama! 🧘‍♀️

Had an amazing time at Birmingham Yoga @birminghamyoga , owned by the wonderful Heather Sullivan @magiccityyogi 🧡 Teaching Ashtanga, hanging with my dear friends (Hi, Cory Bryant @coryyoga !!) - we filled our days with invigorating practice and filled our bellies with delicious tacos. 🌮✨

Yoga, friends, and good food - what more could you ask for? 😄 #AshtangaYoga #BirminghamYoga #YogaLife #YogaCommunity #GoodTimes #TacoLove #ashtangayoga

The Gayatri Mantra, written by Rishi Vishvamitra, is mentioned in the Buddha's Pali Canon, the Bhagavad-Gita, and …

The Gayatri Mantra, written by Rishi Vishvamitra, is mentioned in the Buddha's Pali Canon, the Bhagavad-Gita, and first found in the Rigveda.
Vishvamitra had a heck of a comeback-- kind of a dick move to try to steal Vasistha's magic cow and all-- but he really worked super hard to atone. It's through his efforts at making up for his really lousy behavior that he became a great sage.
We should all be so lucky to have our name live on past our death for our efforts at improving ourselves. Heck, it's good to know that you can make up for being a total dick if you really mean it and try. **i'll point out that this posture is named for Vasistha, the sage who defeated Vishvamitra when he came to steal the magic cow o' plenty. Fun fact: even Vasistha came to recognize that Vishvamitra made up for his shit attitude. ...
The Gayatri Mantra
om bhūr bhuvaḥ svaḥ
tát savitúr váreṇ(i)yaṃ
bhárgo devásya dhīmahi
dhíyo yó naḥ prachodayāt
– Rigveda 3.62.10

Swami Vivekananda: "We meditate on the glory of that Being who has produced this universe; may He enlighten our minds.
Monier Monier-Williams(1882): "Let us meditate on that excellent glory of the divine vivifying Sun, May he enlighten our understandings." William Quan Judge (1893): "Unveil, O Thou who givest sustenance to the Universe, from whom all proceed, to whom all must return, that face of the True Sun now hidden by a vase of golden light, that we may see the truth and do our whole duty on our journey to thy sacred seat."

Sure isn't.

Sure isn't.