Āhimsa is the first step of the pre-practice of Yoga (the Yama-s) and its natural result is a protection of diversity. Read more about how Yoga Outreach, a non-profit organization, is creating room in often overlooked spaces for diversity to thrive.
How can backcountry camping be an expression of yogic practice? Come along for a journey with me over three nights spent in the woods.
NVC bases its process for connection on certain premises. Read this post to gain a deeper understanding of the foundations of this practice!
We have been taught to be Believers, but there is an alternative! Researchers employ a systematic process that allows them to relate responsibly to the data they are observing. Read more about this here!
You may have heard of the 8 Limbs of Yoga. Where do they come from? Enter: Patañjali’s Yoga Sūtra! This is your Yoga user guide! Read more about it here.
How often do you label, judge or criticize others? This is the type of language that we are conditioned and socialized to use in a culture that thrives on separation. Read more about a Yoga/NVC response to it here!
After someone shares something with you, there are a wide variety of responses you could employ. This post explores non-empathetic response options, and advocates for empathy as your initial response to increase connection. Read/watch more here!
Inspired by the underlying synergies presented in the film The Wisdom of Trauma, this post outlines how trauma studies, Nonviolent Communication (NVC) and Yoga weave together to form a robust basis for The One Person Revolution.
What is the distinction between demands and requests? How does this affect your willingness to ask for what you want? Read more about this here!
Having literacy around our needs has been conditioned out of us in order to create high functioning labourers within a system of oppression. Today (and every day) I am here to advocate for a refresh on our relationship with our needs. Read more about it here!