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she did so mich good work. Her tenure digitized so much history. When they change our access to the stories of the past, you change our future and it’s history.
in imageBREAKING NEWS
KCM
Trump abruptly fires Carla
Hayden, the first woman and
first African American
Librarian of Congress
she did so mich good
work. Her tenure
digitized so much
@katiecouricmedia and katiecouric history. When they
change our access to
the stories of the past,
you change our future
and it's history.
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#creatingthinkers
ny hyperbole loving heart apreciates this❤️❤️❤️
in imageWhich is why @michaeljoelhall is one of the greatest!
and my life and
Which is why @michaeljoelhall is one of the greatest!
#creatingthinkers ny hyperbole loving heart apreciates this
create students that
Which is why @michaeljoelhall is one of the greatest!
#creatingthinkers ny hyperbole loving heart apreciates this
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sometimes you meet someone who opens up your world simply by existing

Thanks,
@nikki.fulford

“Ah, so you’ve had your saturn return since I last saw you.”

“Whats a satutn return,” I asked Thank you, friend.
in imagesometimes you meet someone who
opens up your world simply by
existing
Thanks,
@nikki.fulford
"Ah, so you've had your saturn
return since last saw you."
"Whats a satutn return," lasked
Thank you, friend.
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in imageWHAT IF INSTEAD OF DELAYING
PLEASURE UNTIL YOU "GET WORK
DONE", YOU CONSCIOUSLY INFUSE
PLEASURE INTO YOUR PRESENT
LIFE AND CREATIVE PRACTICE AT
ALL TIMES, AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE?
g
YUMI SAKUGAWA
@yumisakugawa
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in image$2.50-38.00
The profiteering prophets of greed are never content, it
is not enough for this country to be consumed by a
politics of greed, it must become the natural way of
life globally.
@savedbythebellhooks
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cc: @arnoldrecords
in imageKOYAANISQATSI
ko.yaa.nis•qatsi (from the Hopi language), n.
1. crazy life. 2. life in turmoil. 3. life out
of balance. 4. life disintegrating. 5. a state
of life that calls for another way of living.
cc: Carnoldrecords
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in imageSo how do we stop
procrastinating joy?
• Notice the trap: If you catch
yourself delaying positive things,
stop.
• Change the friction level: If you
want to do something positive,
make it easier to do it.
• Schedule fun: Making a rule to
do something enjoyable at a set
time could make it easier to
follow through.
• Change your mindset about
what's special: Trying to get over
the trap of specialness may be key.
@washingtonpost
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in imageResearchers have
proposed that
a good life is a
psychologically
rich life, marked by
novel experiences,
perspective-shifting
insights and
complexity, but also
more discomfort and
challenges than
a happy life or
a meaningful life.
®
(uiustraton by George wyiesovror ine wasnineton rosu
@washingtonpost
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in imageNXP1668401-5/6/70-KENT,OHIO: W1l11am Schroeder, A111son Krause, Jeffrey Miller and Sandra
Lee Scheuer (L-R) were
the four Kent State University students who were killed on the campus
5/4 when students battled with Ohio National Guard troopers, UPI IEIEPHOTO from files, tfs
@larryghobbs
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re : ashtanga people critiquing asana performance
in imagestrongcamps
J pandora., chillwithme, cødy • interstellar.
You rarely see people who
compete in sports outside
the gym argue over exercise
It's usually those whose only
physical practice is training-
...
That get emotionally triggered
over training systems
It's less the importance of
exercise,
Than it is a void of meaningful
physicality in life
re : ashtanga people
critiquing asana
performance
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I admire my friends art.

Bless her—I have been sharing my videos with her like *that* little boy dying to tell you all about dinosaurs
in imageunrulyascetic
C
Smichaeljoelhall (my model for this
deep cut joke) is having some
seriously SMART conversations these
days.
authoritarianism and ashtanga
When youre new to led class + the teacher says
TRYANGMUKHAEKAPADAPASCHIMATTANASANA
SUPTA!!
* you just go with it even though
you're PRETry SURE
they made
that name up.
@unrulyascetic
I admire my friends art.
Bless her-I have been
sharing my videos with
her like *that* little boy
dying to tell you all about
dinosaurs
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Do you like my charts?

These are from my videos about balancing subjectivity and objectivity as practitioners/teachers of Ashtanga Yoga to grow in your practice(s).

I’ll include a download in my newsletter on Friday.
in imagePractitioner's Inner Journey
Embrace personal sensations
Personal sensations shape your unique journey in yoga practice.
Practitioner's Inner Journey
Feel your breath
Breath awareness can transform your approach to yoga practice.
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Suerte de tener a mis amigos. 🌴
dc >> playa
playa >> dc
in imagedc >> playa playa >> dc
Suerte de tener a mis amigos.
Last pracky of this season in this beautiful place @torresdeselma
Amix I remember you every time in wearing the dc ashtanga shirt @michaeljoelhall
dc >> playa playa >> dc Suerte de tener a mis amigos. Last pracky of this season in this beautiful place @torresdeselma Amix I remember you every time in wearing the dc ashtanga shirt @michaeljoelhall
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Thank you for being that for me, too, Jen.
You and Peg were so generous with your advice and care. Cory doeant flinch with his straight shots. Deb creates opportunities and engages in hard convos. Im blessed. Thank you, friends.
in imagejenreneyoga
Forteachers...
Honest colleagues/peers
who can offer feedback on
your behavior. I'm so
grateful to
Glinding flow dc,
Gpegmulqueen,
Smichaeljoelhall and
Ccoryyoga forthe
invaluable feedback they've
given me over the years. You
need someone who can see
things you cannot.
Thank you for being
that for me, too, Jen.
You and Peg were so
generous with your
advice and care. Cory
doeant flinch with his
straight shots. Deb
creates opportunities
and engages in hard
convos. Im blessed.
Thank you, friends.
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ethics matter.

start in your local community. whistleblowers weed out authoritarianism.
in imagewhistleblowers weed
out authoritarianism.
In every community, both leaders and
misleaders emerge. Misleaders thrive
by pursuing their own agendas and
deceiving others to get support. The
sustenance of this behavior relies on
you feeling isolated and alone without
them. We assure you, you are not.
@1percenttruth_
ethics matter.
start in your local
community.
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For those interested in the mindmaps for the series so far.
in imageRespect personal choices
Allow lifestyle diversity
Individual Autonomy
Draconian Rules vs
Individual Autonomy
Draconian Rules
Regulate all areas of life
Punish deviation harshly
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For those interested in the mindmaps for the series so far.
in imageReassures that doubts are
normal
Builds self-confidence
Self-Esteem
Supports questioning
Self-Doubt vs Self-Esteem
Encourages self-blame
Self-Doubt
Reliance on leaders
Doubts are condemned
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For those interested in the mindmaps for the series so far.
in imageAuthoritarian/Narcissistic
Leadership
Democratic, Accountable
Leadership
Impact on Team
Key
Traits
Shared Decision-Making
Open to Critique
Encourages Feedback
Impact on Team
Key
Traits
Strict Obedience
Drama & Manipulation
Adaptable
Leadership
Enhanced
Collaboration
Limited Innovation
Increased
Morale
Discourages Criticism
Reduced Morale
Emotional Control
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For those interested in the mindmaps for the series so far.
in imageDogma
Replace independent
understanding
Rote learning
Learning approaches
Clichés
Leaders claim special
insight and supreme
knowledge
Charismatic leaders
Claim special revelation
Claim unusual authority
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For those interested in the mindmaps for the series so far.
in imageRejects external revien
No External Accountability
Open to Oversight
Inspection
Accountability
Works in secrecy
Welcomes collaboration
Accountability from outside
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For those interested in the mindmaps for the series so far.
in imagePREVALENCE OF MAGICAL THINKING
BELIEF IN SUPERNATURAL FORCES
V
FEAR OF SUPERNATURAL
RETRIBUTION
PRESSURE TO SHARE MYSTICAL
EXPERIENCES
V
CONTROL
ANXIETY FROM NON-PARTICIPATION
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For those interested in the mindmaps for the series so far.
in imageAuthoritarian
Leadership not
questioned
Inner circles
Strict
hierarchies
Leadership styles
Narcissistic
Theatrics influence beliefs
Charismatic
Manipulation through drama
Criticism forbidden
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in imageHistory rhymes
• The Malicious Practices Act (1933):
This law made it a crime to speak out or "make fun" of the
government and its leaders. This meant that even telling a joke
about Hitler could be considered a malicious attack on the
state.
• The Treachery Act (1934): This expanded on the 1933 law by
criminalizing any remarks that caused "severe damage" to the
welfare or reputation of the Third Reich or the Nazi Party.
What's notably different here is that Trump isn't using legal
means, but financial threats. He won't approve your merger.
He'll sue you personally. He'll start a DOJ investigation that
will cost you a lot of money. Same effect.
posted by CheeseDigestsAll at 9:08 PM on September 17
[8 favorites +] [~]
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madonna gave me letterman.
mom and dad.
in imageLetterman: "You can't...suck up to an authoritarian" — they took care of Colbert, madonna gave me letterman. mom and dad.
Letterman: "You can't...suck up to an authoritarian"
not only got rid of him, got rid of the whole franchise.
madonna gave me letterman. mom and dad.
Letterman: "You can't...suck up to an authoritarian" It's silly. It's ridiculous. madonna gave me letterman. mom and dad.
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my friends and I have real talk. xoxo
in imagelaurenashtangayoga
laurenashtangayoga
my friends and I have real talk.
XOXO Viev
Valid critique
Gmichaeljoelhall
Boost post
• • •
laurenashtangayoga 2d • Author
@michaeljoelhall what are your
thoughts?
Reply
michaeljoelhall 2d
@laurenashtangayoga | think it's
overly vague, doesn't identify Taylor
Hunt, and doesn't speak to other
levels of abuse beyond sexual. It's a
nothing statement and I fear that it's
meant to preempt further
conversation. I don't trust that it's in
good faith by everyone who signed it. I
would wonder if the people who have
come forward are pleased with it. It is
so tone deaf. I can't imagine that they
are.
Reply
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michaeljoelhall 2d
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I haven’t had time for 26 + 2 in months and months but I always have time for this.
in imageI haven't had time for 26 + 2 in months and months but I always have time for this.

None of this is normal.

THE SYSTEMATIC DISMANTLING OF DEMOCRACY STANDS IN DIRECT OPPOSITION TO THE YOGIC ETHICS OF AHIMSA (NON-VIOLENCE), SATYA (TRUTH-TELLING), ASTEYA (NON-STEALING), BRAHMACHARYA (RIGHT USE OF ENERGY), AND APARIGRAHA (NON-HOARDING). WE ARE HERE, WE LOVE YOU, AND WE ARE NOT GOING ANYWHERE.
I haven't had time for 26 + 2 in months and months but I always have time for this. None of this is normal. THE SYSTEMATIC DISMANTLING OF DEMOCRACY STANDS IN DIRECT OPPOSITION TO THE YOGIC ETHICS OF AHIMSA (NON-VIOLENCE), SATYA (TRUTH-TELLING), ASTEYA (NON-STEALING), BRAHMACHARYA (RIGHT USE OF ENERGY), AND APARIGRAHA (NON-HOARDING). WE ARE HERE, WE LOVE YOU, AND WE ARE NOT GOING ANYWHERE.
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Resharing because I havent had many teachers respond
in imageResharing because I havent had many teachers respond
decade like consecutively and with the same population.
Resharing because I havent had many teachers respond
over this period of time.
Resharing because I havent had many teachers respond
depth date but don't anymore and I'm curious as to why they don't teach
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in imageROLE OF THE ARTIST
To fill in the gaps that institutions and
power structures of dominant culture
overlook or deliberately avoid:
• TRUTH when there are lies or silence
* CARE where there is neglect
* RADICAL IMAGINATION where there is
stagnation, dead ends, and repitition of
oppression
• LIBERATION where there is oppression
• CONNECTIVITY where there is isolation
& HOPE where there is despair
* SALVE for wounds
* ACKNOWLEDGEMENT for those who feel unseen
Üü-
YUMI SAKUGAWA
@yumisakugawa
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in imageJOY KEEPS ME OPEN TO DEEPER
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.
7
*
YUMI SAKUGAWA
@yumisa kugawa
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in image2
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
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in imageWhy great minds change
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
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the inspo for my reel.

I have not listened to the album, thanks for asking (nobody asked ).
in imagethe inspo for my reel.
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
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in imageI ALSO ALWAYS THINK ABOUT WHAT ARTIST
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
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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.
in imageOnce 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. They are bringing people together to switch
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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I am very very very proud of/ibspired by @greg.cooke thank you for including me as part of your team 🙂
in imageI am very very very
proud of/ibspired
by @greg.cooke
thank you
fOI
including me as
part of your
team 🙂
ANE ANAK SRE
ANA
D.
НАдищОТоя
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kpi kpis matter
in imagekpi
+ 39.5%
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
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