Working inside of different federal agencies, corporations, and NGOs for the last 10+ years as a yoga teacher has been illuminating in the ways mindfulness practice can be co-opted for both the forces of good and some far more nefarious. As a young teacher, i felt as though i was sharing something very useful with…
One of my first Ashtanga Yoga teachers, Keith Moore was recently diagnosed with throat and neck cancer. Keith, and folks like him, support and sustain communities â letâs do the same for him. Heâs a great guy with an independent studio and is a touchstone for a lot of folk. https://www.gofundme.com/Keith-Moore-we-got-this?pc=fb_dn_cpgntopnavlarge_r&rcid=r01-156193452837-141790b3701e40f9&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fb_dn_cpgntopnavlarge_r
I have not been so effected by a visual in a long time. Thinking of safe spaces. Thinking of change. We need to end gun violence in this country. warning: extremely graphic.
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Two years ago I had an inkling of Joisâs abuses of power. I also had plausibility in my internal denial. I think Nigel has so eloquently stated so much of how i feel. I was reminded this morning by my statement of gratitude for Joisâs work from those two years agoâ I am no less…
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Sebastian Cole Hall passed away today. He lived 15 amazing years with me, my mom, and my dad. He knew his toys by name, was fearless, and gentle. He helped make me the person I am today, and taught me about unconditional love. He was a very good boy.
same humble suggestion. two years ago.
Itâs hard to laugh at the Smullett memes. Some of us have faces held together by laffy taffy and metal plates because we actually were brutally attacked on the street in a random act of violence for no reason other than pure hatred. Please be aware that by making light of this situation, it becomes…
A while back I was the victim of a hate crime â I was assaulted and hospitalized for being other. They took nothing except my illusions. And Iâm left asking what kind of other was it that made me a target: White in a black neighborhood? A perception of Gentry in a neighborhood undergoing gentrification?…