Practice
still vibing
still vibing
I reckon this wrist and ankle are back in the game. 2 years (fine, 22 months)…
I reckon this wrist and ankle are back in the game. 2 years (fine, 22 months) of incremental progress after getting hit by a car.
Cory’s sharing more over on his substack. A great lens into the difference be…
Cory’s sharing more over on his substack. A great lens into the difference between a retreat and a pilgrimage. @the_spiritual_pilgrim
Context Matters for Indigenous Insight Practices
Decontextualizing indigenous insight practices—like those in traditional Ashtanga Yoga or other ancient systems—tends to diminish their efficacy because these practices are deeply embedded in specific cultural, spiritual, and historical contexts. This “embedding” isn’t a casual detail; it’s essential to how these systems work. When aspects of a practice are extracted or secularized, they lose the nuanced interconnections that support the whole system, similar to removing a keystone from an arch. For example, in Ashtanga Yoga, specific techniques and philosophies are not just exercises but methods developed within a layered understanding of ethics, community, and personal transformation. This is why teachers like Gregor Maehle emphasize that yoga is not just postures but part of a system that includes spiritual texts, breath work, ethics, and ritual. Removing…
Jan 17, 2024
The photo shows a serene indoor space set up for yoga or meditation, featuring a chair with a blanket, yoga blocks, and cushions on a mat. Natural light streams in through a window, creating a calm and inviting atmosphere.
Jan 15, 2024
We’re a week in to the 30 Day Core Fitness Challenge and the 2024 Teaching Immersion over at @ashtanga.tech — and I’m just over the moon. Ashtanga Tech is the ashtanga education platform I built, designed for practitioners and professionals. She’s meant to facilitate development in a variety of different components of the ashtanga yoga…