Repatriation, Context, and Ethics of Display
Returning bronzes to India reframes collecting as ethical storytelling: objects have biographies that matter.
When a Yoga Pose Name Doesn’t Fit
Sometimes the most yogic move isn’t deeper into the pose—it’s deeper into the meaning of the words we use.
What OpenClaw Teaches Us
A reflective look at personal AI, control, and mindful use.
Volume, Patience, and Progress in Ashtanga
Splitting the Ashtanga sequence builds patience and wisdom, teaching that progress is personal and rarely linear.
Sharath Jois — Led Primary Series (Moscow, 2013)
Sharath Jois guides the Primary Series in Moscow (2013), teaching breath-led practice and steady attention.
E-Books, Equity, and the Library Commons
Digital book pricing threatens to widen access gaps, raising the question: who gets to read when libraries face shrinking budgets?
Three Teachers, One Text: Samadhi Sutras
The Yoga Sutras are terse—196 brief verses that have generated libraries of commentary. How a teacher reads them reveals what they value. Today we look at three influential interpreters of the samadhi sutras. 📚 Vyāsa: The Classical Baseline Vyāsa’s Yogabhāṣya (approximately 4th-5th century CE) is the oldest surviving commentary on the sutras. Every later interpreter…
The Year of the Fire Horse
The Fire Horse year invites us to notice cycles of change, the stories we tell, and how myth shapes modern life.
Integrating the Five Vayus
The five vayus weave together through bandhas, koshas, nadis, and chakras as a dynamic whole in subtle body practice.
Practices for the Five Vayus
Accessible ways to sense and direct each prana vayu—from breath to bandha, asana, and subtle imagery.