When Yogis Stiffen Up And Find the In-Between
"I've lost at least 50% of the mobility I had when I was addicted to extreme postures," she says. "I have a normal range of motion now. I've never felt better." The post When Yogis Stiffen Up And Find...
View Article“Am I Even Teaching Yoga Anymore?”
Wasn't it your uncertainty that got you here? The post “Am I Even Teaching Yoga Anymore?” appeared first on Matthew Remski.
View ArticleDiscussing Cultural Appropriation Amidst the Yoga Trolling
Two days ago I shared a solid article by professional scholars outlining Baba Ramdev's documented homophobia and his ties to the current Indian government. A yoga culture war debate broke out like a...
View ArticleThe Sublime Uselessness of Old-School Asana
“Art is useless because its aim is simply to create a mood. It is not meant to instruct, or to influence action in any way. It is superbly sterile, and the note of its pleasure is sterility. If the...
View ArticleMeditation and a Basket of Phones
My kind host for a meditation weekend in Coeur d’Alene emailed ahead to ask about protocol for the weekend. One question was about mobile devices. The logistics part is simple, but the question also...
View ArticleSuggested Additions to Adyashanti’s Anemic “Post-Election Letter”
Spiritual teacher Adyashanti published the following Post-Election Letter to his Facebook page on November 19th. It was formatted as a caption to the photograph below. Since posting, it has been shared...
View ArticleAgainst the “Recent YTT Grad” Stereotype
I want to push back a little against an inaccurate and often cruel stereotype of the 200-hour YTT graduate that’s been gaining steam in Yogaland over the past couple of years. It frames out like this:...
View ArticleWhy I’m Still on the Yoga Boat: A Few Notes
I’d like to bite at a question Diane Bruni asked on the Yoga and Movement Research Group Facebook page, months ago: Why are we still on the yoga boat? Given all the scandals, disillusionments, power...
View ArticleOn Pain, Awareness, Self-Regulation, and What People Want in Yoga
Pain in yoga practice is an enduring paradox. I’ve written about it here, and here and here and here. In Neil Pearson’s Mettaversity presentation on how pain science can inform yoga practice, the...
View ArticleSudden Harvest: An Elegy for Michael Stone
I started writing this the day my friend Michael Stone died. On that day, the surgeons carefully cut into the body associated with him, to take the parts that used to be him and give them to others in...
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