Plugging into the source. You aren't promised fun (it is), no one said it would be easy (it isn't), but I swear it's worth it (it is).

Ordinary afternoon. Intermediate series. Firefly, and her many stages of life.

2. Control Yourself

3. See Step 2

4. Lay that thing down flip it and reverse it. "ti plif nwod gniht that yal"

external rotation in shoulders, depression, retraction. that’s Charlie’s butt.

kriya & pranayama

but sound on.

for you? For others?

This posture is called karanda. it’s a “sort of duck” loves ducks Loves ducks

creating a
sacred space

the thing about feelings is that you have to feel them. (

The mystic paradox of yoga:

You'll feel more. and sufferless.

wrist journey continues.
better & better.

Gentle
late afternoon
shapes

My whole life is vacation practice tbh

Catch this workshop!

Yoga practice is like playing a musical instrument.

We must practice for both skill and pleasure.

At first its scales, and then its compositions. Soon, we create our own music. We iterate and iterate. We remix. Freedom comes through experience and discipline.

At some point we burn the method. We destroy the reference. The joy in creation must be met in equal parts by destruction for the dance to be sustained. And this is how a purposeful life becomes art.

Only from formlessness can a form be created.

Pain can wake us up. It means its time to adjust. But how?

The Yoga of Synthesis is a holistic approach to spiritual practice that integrates the four major yogic paths—Karma Yoga (selfless service), Bhakti Yoga (devotion), Jnana Yoga (knowledge), and Raja Yoga (meditation and mind control)—to develop all aspects of the practitioner: body, heart, intellect, and soul. Popularized by Swami Sivananda, it acknowledges that most individuals benefit from a balanced cultivation of these diverse faculties rather than an exclusive focus on one path.

In the context of Ashtanga Yoga, this synthesis naturally unfolds through the eight limbs outlined by Patanjali, where physical practice (asana), ethical living (yama and niyama), breath work (pranayama), and meditative absorption (dhyana and samadhi) together mirror this integrative approach.

It’s systems thinking in spiritual form: each element supports and influences the others, creating a dynamic interplay that guides the practitioner toward self-realization.

sustaining loving kindness precious bellweather, my daily crucible bringing honor
to my teachers