Your Context Is Your Destiny
We love a genetic excuse. “Tight hips run in my family.” “I’m just not flexible.” It feels final, which is comforting, because final means off the hook.
Meditation Changed DNA: Mindfulness and Cellular Aging
A 2014 study found that meditation practice produced measurable changes in gene expression related to cellular aging and inflammation.
On the Rocks
The headline you want to be true: maybe a little alcohol is fine, even for lifters. Stronger by Science went and checked, which is annoying of them.
The Courage to Be Vulnerable
Embracing Fear: The True Meaning of Courage
Courage isn’t about being fearless.
The Whole Method, No Gurus Required
The entire Ashtanga method — 81 lessons — built into one self-owned course library you operate. Not a playlist. A platform.
The Free Thing You Skip
Todd Hargrove wrote a love letter to walking, and it made me a little defensive, which usually means it’s true.
The Impossible Scroll
For two thousand years, the Herculaneum scrolls were unreadable. Carbonized by Vesuvius in 79 AD. Touch one and it crumbles. Unroll it and you destroy the only copy. So they sat there — full of text, completely sealed.
Kiss of the Spider Woman: Ashtanga, Authoritarianism and Art
Michael Joel Hall recounts his visit to the Gala Theater in Columbia Heights to watch a Spanish production of ‘Kiss…
Yoga for Anxious Teens
A Georgetown University review found that mindfulness and yoga improved mental health in anxious teens, with researchers recommending these practices be tried before medication.
Yoga Reduced Healthcare Use by 43 Percent
A 2015 study found that mind-body practices including yoga reduced the need for healthcare services by 43 percent over the study period.