Afternoon Yoga Club
Aging bodies matter, sure—but the real yoga win is the stuff you can’t measure: community, confidence, and a nervous system that finally unclenches.
The Yoga Contractor Trade-Off
Most yoga jobs in the US are 1099. That’s the default, not a choice you opted into. Here’s the math that determines whether it’s actually worth it.
Stop Making Ashtanga a Cult! Part 2: Strategies
Michael Joel Hall discusses his intervention strategies to address unhealthy group dynamics in Ashtanga Yoga practice.
Cheap Fruit, Expensive People
It’s about legal guest workers on U.S. farms—and how “doing it right” costs more than the market wants to admit.
Name It. Move On.
It’s about telling the truth about your mood without turning it into a lifelong identity—or a daily beatdown.
Keep the Method, Lose the Throne
Ashtanga’s method is a gift; the guru-centric machinery is optional. I didn’t just say so — I built the self-owned platform that unbolts one from the other.
Flight Simulator
It’s about why yoga practice makes some people weirdly calm when life throws them—sometimes literally—off the horse.
Ashtanga Yoga: Your Practice, Your Choice, and Your Subjective Experience
This episode is on the topic of subjectivity in Ashtanga Yoga.
Portable Yoga
When you’re practicing far from the “real” yoga scene, yama and niyama are the parts that still work anywhere—and they tell you what’s healthy.
Be the Filter
It’s about how to learn from imperfect teachers without swallowing their whole worldview along with the useful stuff.