What Your Attention Does All Day
From brain waves in the yoga room to screen time rewiring adolescent minds, this week asks: what are we doing with our attention?
Counting Postures, Catching Cultists
A simple question about breath in Intermediate series gets a dozen different answers—all certain, none quite the same.
Is Commercialization Dimming Yoga’s Spiritual Essence?
Has yoga lost its soul to commercialization?
How Ashtanga Primary Series Shifts Brain Activity
A 2020 study measured brain activity before and after Ashtanga primary series practice and found significant shifts in neural patterns.
Transforming the Yoga Industry Post-COVID: A New Era
Can the yoga industry emerge stronger after COVID-19?
The Scroll Hole
New research shows social media use during puberty is causing harm at population scale.
When the System Treats You Like Data
This week: algorithmic systems, overstimulated nervous systems, and why pratyahara matters more than ever.
When Everything Feels Like Too Much
When even gentle pranayama feels like too much, these are the protocols that actually help.
Your Brain on Yoga: 11 Studies Say It Changes Structure
A review of 11 studies found that yoga practitioners show measurable changes in brain structure, including areas tied to memory, decision-making, and emotional regulation.
Coding Elite and Cybertariat
Algorithmic sorting doesn’t just reflect class — it actively produces new forms of social stratification.