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I just love hearing about these kinds of yoga shalas and shifts.

I just love hearing about these kinds of yoga shalas and shifts.

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Sep 11, 2025

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Sep 15, 2025

One of the most radical things we can do in an economy that commoditizes our attention is to focus on what we want, not what someone else tells us to.

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Aug 15, 2025

Yoga is a straightforward path towards liberation from narrowmindedness and the suffering it brings. Some teachers miss the mark— oops— by confusing success in shapes vs an expanded consciousness capable of holding boundless compassion. A good teacher combats cognitive dissonance and spiritual bypassing by openly discussing advantages AND lamenting the disadvantages inherent in each of…

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Aug 15, 2025

What does it mean to have an internal landscape? Ashtanga emphasizes the inner experience. More over on my youtube.

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re : ashtanga people critiquing asana performance

re : ashtanga people critiquing asana performance

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Aug 15, 2025

I love DC.

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Aug 15, 2025

There was a slide towards authoritarianism inside of Ashtanga yoga communities world wide in the 2010s. It happens. Heres how to look out for it in your community. Catch the whole thing on my youtube.

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Aug 15, 2025

A peek at my video from Assisting Ashtanga 101– beyond physical adjustments. Catch it on my youtube channel! Link in profile 🙂

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Aug 15, 2025

Chasing perfect alignment in Ashtanga is a trap. The body is not a static structure. It is a living system that changes daily. Fixating on an idealized form can absolutely lead to strain, frustration, and duh injury. Turning the practice into some sort of like rigid stick that has a sharp edge rather than a…

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