Being a part of something is wonderful. Movements, clubs, communities. These organizations shouldn’t demand a loss of your personal identity or sense of sense of self. High pressure communities have a way of twisting these conversations because of the inherent philosophical paradox of self and not-self in Ashtanga philosophy. More on youtube!
Organizations that limit agency and critique internally are inevitably going to be fragile. Pragmatically, its not great to be around. More on youtube!
Whistleblowers are often shunned. Luckily for us, it’s actually a good sign of a toxic group. When the priority is protecting the group and not the members of the group, there’s a problem. And it’s an easy one to spot! Manipulation comes in all kinds of forms— intellectual, emotional, professional. Look for shunning and a…
Laruga makes the pain of time delays in systems understandable. She also talks about opportunism. I really appreciate this. It’s all about service
A big red flag for an organization? Resistance to outside input and censored sources. Withholding information that could help others in order to maintain power is disgustingly common. More on YouTube.
When leaders make decisions for their constituency behind closed doors without consulting said constituency, an organization is no longer designed to serve the people. This creates a sense of hierarchy, and inside of that hierarchy leaders are placed above the law. more on YouTube!
High Pressure Dynamics and Surveillance is NOT ok! The federal government is now monitoring people for anti-authrotiarian views on the Internet and blocking critics of the right from entering the united states. Its not just geopolitics, though. I once had an Ashtanga Yoga Teacher so high on her own stash she contacted a trusted friend…
Who won’t let you criticize them? Ready for another organizational red flag? Leadership that won’t allow criticism, of course! If we don’t encourage a multiplicity of viewpoints, we are inherently narrow sighted. If you must hold the same view as leadership in order to get a say, you are being controlled. I do not like…
Red flags after work and at work and at yoga! Hypocritical, uncriticizable leaders lack authenticity. More on youtube!
Red Flags 5! Charismatic Leaders claiming specialness. Did the follower counts or ethno-exoticism get confused for efficacious, long-term practitioner support? More on youtube!