Who Decides What’s Real?
This week kept asking who gets to decide what counts—and whether we’re looking for answers in the wrong places.
Who Gets to Say You’re Ready?
Ashtanga teacher qualifications are messy—certification tries to fix it with checklists, but teaching isn’t linear.
When Mind Outruns the Brain
Surprising clinical cases invite yoga’s embodied curiosity: intelligence can reconfigure beyond expected neural limits.
I’m Worried About More Than Kennedy Center
The Kennedy Center is closing, and with it, an entire ecosystem of artists and pathways will scatter.
The Count Is the Practice
Sometimes the problem isn’t the practice—it’s the pace, and a good led count changes everything.
Green Funerals
New ‘green’ funerals promise ecological redemption, but evidence, access and ethics complicate that dream.
Are We Animating the Machine?
Duan suggests it’s our presence that animates technology—just as attention brings asana to life on the mat.
What Shapes Us
Six stories about the stuff that shapes us before we notice it happening.
Choosing Parenthood Intentionally
Apps are helping adults choose co‑parents by matching on values, then layering counseling and legal care.
Bioelectric Signals and the Formation of Eyes
Membrane voltage patterns instruct where eyes form; change Vmem and you change embryonic fate.