Avidya: Why Patanjali Calls Ignorance the Root
Avidya translates as ignorance, but the English word misses what Patanjali means. He’s talking about a perceptual error so deep most people never notice it.
FADIR Is the Test AND the Training
Flexion + adduction + internal rotation. Three combined movements at the hip, performed by a clinician, looking for sharp groin pain. Pain is positive: the patient probably has anterior femoroacetabular impingement. The position is called FADIR, and it is one of the most reliable hip-impingement screens in sports medicine. It is also Protocol 3 in…
Toe Yoga Is Not a Joke
Lift only your big toe. Keep the lesser four toes pressed into the floor. Try it. If you cannot do it, your brain has merged the toes into a single neurological unit, and decades of shoes plus a sedentary surface have erased the pathway that distinguishes them. This is normal. It is also reversible. The…
The Cue That Lands
It’s about why one weirdly perfect word can get a body to cooperate when “good teaching” has been failing all week.
Offering and Receiving Guidance in Ashtanga
This is a video about Offering and Receiving Guidance in Ashtanga Yoga.
Cult Vibes Without a Cult
This is about how a normal yoga class can quietly grow cult dynamics—no villain required—unless the teacher builds in real exits and reality checks.
Ashtanga and Non-Linear Systems
Small changes can lead to monumental impacts, much like the butterfly effect.
Fourth Series, Empty Hands
It’s about how advanced Ashtanga got turned into status, and what you’re missing if you can do the poses but can’t hold a room.
When the Practice Meets the Pavement
This week: breathing studies, big toe biomechanics, and how yoga teachers actually make a living.
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