Chewing Gum and the Focused Mind
Chewing gum may sharpen focus and soothe nerves, echoing how tiny rituals shape mind and body on and off the yoga mat.
Dr. King, Gandhi, and Ahimsa
Dr. King’s movement revealed ahimsa as a living discipline that inspires courage, service, and transformation in both individual lives and society.
Truth in Teaching: Academic Freedom
Philosophy, at its core, encourages us to seek truth and challenge our assumptions, much like the ancient yogic inquiry into the nature of the self.
When Tradition Meets Accountability
The Ashtanga community stands at a crossroads. After decades of enabling harm through silence, we face a choice: continue the patterns, or build something genuinely different.
Readiness, Ardency, and Intensity
Sutras 1.19–1.22 address what creates readiness for samadhi—past preparation, burning aspiration, and degree of effort. Some arrive quickly. For others, the path is slower but no less real.
Your Brain on Practice
A 15,000-person brain imaging study reveals that sustained yoga and meditation practice physically reduces the brain’s fear center over time—science confirming what the yogis already knew about the power of subtraction.
FRC Hip Protocol Day 2: Unlocking External Rotation
Part 2 of 2: Today we flip the script—leading with external rotation while yesterday’s IR work continues to integrate. Notice if ER has opened as a downstream effect of the balanced approach.
Suffering as Spiritual Credential Is Myth
He’d been nursing the shoulder injury for two years. A friend mentioned BPC-157. Within months, he was practicing fully again. When his teacher asked about his recovery, he said “patience and modifications.” It felt like he’d failed at tapas by not suffering long enough.
Karma Yoga is the Yoga of Action
Karma Yoga is the Yoga of Action
How often have you heard me say that?
When Efficiency Replaces Thought
Media theorist Neil Postman warned that a “technopoly” arises when societies surrender judgment to technological imperatives. What disappears are precious human capacities—curiosity, discernment, presence.