The Radical Love Already Living in You
What if the harshest voice in your head isn’t actually yours? Beneath all that noise exists a dimension of your being that has only ever regarded you with unconditional acceptance.
Yogic Practices May Influence CSF Dynamics
Many teachers and committed practitioners report subtle but powerful somatic effects when practicing bandhas, kumbhaka, and slow deep breathing. Recent imaging work suggests these practices can also change measurable cerebrospinal fluid motion. This summary reviews the relevant physiology, the current evidence, and safety-first guidance for classroom use. Links to Ashtanga Tech resources support follow-up study….
What Your Shoulders Are Really Saying
That nagging pinch when your arms lift overhead? It might have nothing to do with your rotator cuff. Looking upstream at breath patterns and thoracic mobility reveals where the real story begins.
Karma Yoga in Action at Bondi
A community of lifeguards, party guests, and everyday beachgoers demonstrated what selfless action looks like when it emerges spontaneously in moments of crisis.
Fix Your F*ckin’ Feet
Stronger hips. FASTER race times.
DEEPER leg behind the head. Well, it all starts at the feet.
Below is an easy-to-follow Functional Range Conditioning (FRC) sequence focused on ankle stability that pulls heavily from Ashtanga Tech’s Range‑Conditioning material and standard FRC practice (PAILs / RAILS, CARs, end‑range conditioning). I’ve given step‑by‑step cues, timings, equipment options, regressions/progressions, and a ready-to-run 15‑minute version. Where possible I point to the Ashtanga Tech pages (note: many study‑guide pages require membership) and to open FRC references for the protocols.
Naive vs Deliberate Practice
Hi friends! Please reply to this message if you’re coming to class in the morning. Feel free to let me know whatever I might need to know in the note. You’re also welcome to chat and share here! ok — onward! Why Just Showing Up Isn’t Enough (But Still Counts for Something) Anyone who’s spent…
Vairagya and Variables: Seeing Clearly in Practice
Just Because Two Things Happen Together Doesn’t Mean They’re Connected (Or: Why Sarah’s New Shoes Aren’t a Scientific Discovery) In systems thinking, causal independence means: if one thing doesn’t cause another, they’re not truly connected—no matter how often they happen together. Like Sarah. She grew taller and started school at the same time. That doesn’t…
Finding Your Practice Rhythm Year-Round
Many of you have asked about structuring your practice around trips to Mysore—or more importantly, how to create sustainable training cycles when annual trips to India aren’t part of your reality. Let me share how I’ve applied basic athletic training principles to organize my own practice year, and how you might think about doing the…
CSF, Glymphatics, and Brain Health
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and the glymphatic system are central to how the brain clears metabolic waste. Emerging research links efficient CSF circulation and glymphatic clearance to better cognitive health, and shows that sleep, cardiovascular rhythms, posture, movement and certain breathing patterns influence those flows. For teachers and experienced practitioners, understanding these mechanisms helps you design…
The Siren Song of P Street Live
The first sound I hear most mornings isn’t my breath or the hush of the Mysore room — it’s the wail of an ambulance racing down 14th Street. Living in Logan Circle places me at the center of a city that never fully quiets, and those sirens have a way of threading themselves into the…