Four Stages of Absorption
Sutra 1.17 maps four progressive stages within distinguished samadhi—from gross attention to subtle reflection to bliss to pure “I-ness.” A cartography of deepening.
When Karma Yoga Looks Like Picket Lines
Four years of sustained effort. Four years of showing up when the outcome remains uncertain. This is tapas in its purest form—and it might look like a picket line.
The Yoga Studio as Sanctuary
Two perspectives from the Bondi Beach tragedy illuminate the many faces of Karma Yoga: action and stillness, rescue and refuge, the courage to move and the courage to remain.
FRC Hip Protocol Day 1: Unlocking Internal Rotation
Part 1 of 2: A Functional Range Conditioning protocol that prioritizes internal rotation while maintaining external rotation. Both rotations live in the same tissue—you can’t meaningfully train one without the other showing up.
The Pharmacology of Tapas: The Silence
She teaches six days a week and hasn’t missed a Mysore practice in three years. She’s also been on tirzepatide for eight months. She hasn’t told anyone. The gap between our public discourse about “natural” practice and our private pharmaceutical realities has become a chasm.
Epigenetics and DNA in Gene Expression
https://www.youtube.com/embed/n1Ew9jUCZLU Grasping DNA and its Influence on Wellness Let’s get this straight: the simplistic notion of biological determinism—the outdated belief…
External vs Internal Cueing
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Teachers live in language.
What Cognitive Science Reveals About Avidya
Cognitive science has discovered what the yogis called avidya: we see others’ biases clearly while remaining remarkably blind to our own. The path from blindness to clarity isn’t more information—it’s practice.
Two Kinds of Stillness
Patanjali describes two forms of samadhi in Sutras 1.17-1.18. One is blissful but leaves traces. The other is seedless, pointing toward liberation. Understanding the difference changes how we practice.
Seven Brain Regions: Immediate Effects Primary Series
A 2020 study used PET/MR brain scans before and after Ashtanga primary series. The finding: immediate changes in glucose metabolism across seven brain regions—including memory, emotion, and body awareness centers.