Hi, I’m Michael Joel Hall. I started @dcashtanga as a mysore style ashtanga yoga shala in 2014. I’m sharing best practices for decentralizing authority and creating a more robust, antrifragile community. It’s free, and I’d love you to join if you’re interested. Let me know if you have any trouble with dcashtanga.com
my friends and I have real talk. xoxo
If doing the right thing were always profitable, everyone would always do it. But just because it isn’t doesn’t mean it can’t be. A lack of integrity will show itself. Follow the money. Who has a platform AND a pattern of betting on bad horses? It’s our job as community members to be paying attention.
Who is historically responsible for platforming bad actors? Have they made any concessions about their learning journey? Or is it all just a litttttttte too on-message? Where is the reparation? Where is the reconciliation? Look around at who has not taken real responsibility for the reinforcing loops of bad behavior in their systems. Especially when…
Theres a theory that people want strong male leaders instinctually because of their value to survival for our ancient kin. Brian Klaas posits that we call authoritarian leadership “Strong Man Tactics” for that very reason. As a big, strong, dude— i get how this might be inconvenient news. According to Antwerp School of Business: “Research…
I used to say that teachers should never sleep with their students. I still feel that way broadly, but a number of people in mentorship roles and friendship roles have had long, long relationships with former students. My teacher cremated her husband last year, him being perhaps my dearest heart’s teacher. She was his student…
Shame is a lousy motivator. When teaching with a methodology that included gatekeeping postures, it because a place where real student-teacher friction occurred in my yoga room. It wasn’t always clean friction. Heres a story from a decade ago: at some plont that year, I had failed to speak directly to a student about a…
Financial transparency creates an equitable environment for both parties. The teacher’s income needn’t be a secret. If teaching Mysore is a labor of love, it’s nice that the students know. But burn out happens when financial needs arent being met. It’s OK to talk about this stuff. If your organization is values based, it’s not…
The image shows a handwritten list on a lined notebook page, likely related to voting, with names and notes about whether individuals have voted. The mood appears supportive and communal, as indicated by the notes next to each name.
Text in image: My send 11/8/16 (VOTE)
Toni
Mike B.
Sergio (VOTED)
Will (I will)
Eune
Sara Harrison (I will!)
Myth – VOTED
Jesse – voted! 1 day ago
Annie – voted!
Eune early voting FTW!
Mabria
Gabrielle
Mok
Madeline
Jackie (post practice)
Mohan
Paige (already did!!)
Kristine (sorry, can’t vote)
Brooke
michaeljoelhall They come together to support each other with love. They care very dearly about the well being of ot…
notes from india 2016