embodykate by Katherine Brown Simply stated, I love what I do and it shows. It sustains the motivation for my students totake my classes and stay to the end. My enthusiasm for their progress helps them learn, improve,and come back for more. “Movement is the root of all psychological functioning,” a quotation by Ruella Frank,expresses my … Read more
*Remembering David Graeber* and this is WHY the country is so sadly divided — we all know it; we see the writing on the wall with climate change and the COMPLETE LACK OF REAL action in this direction; and we all know the 1% ain’t gonna bail us out, so WE BLAME each other. Like … Read more
Those who dwell … among the beauties and mysteries of the earth are never alone or weary of life. Whatever the vexations or concerns of their personal lives, their thoughts can find paths that lead to inner contentment and to renewed excitement in living. Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of … Read more
What I saw in schools this year is a metaphor for society : boys hijacking girls education in schools just like men hijacking women’s liberty with white male supremacy. tbc…
Summary of Doc: In 1960’s women started fighting for equality and women’s liberation like never before, which resulted in the GREATEST liberation in the history of the world, a wave of activism of solidarity and shared purpose. What is a feminist? Any person, female or male, who doesn’t believe in male / white supremacy. What oppresses … Read more
Bruce Springsteen’s Lost in Flood The ragamuffin gunner is returnin’ home Like a hungry runawayHe walks through town all alone“He must be from the fort” He hears the high school girls sayHis countryside’s burnin’ With wolfman fairies dressed in drag for homicideThe hit-and-run plead sanctuary‘Neath a holy stone they hideThey’re breakin’ beams and crosses With a spastic’s reelin’ perfectionNuns … Read more
Yoga is autodidactic and experiential to the core, inside and out! That’s a lot of why I love it: it’s not utter bs like most “learning” in America, especially in schools. Empty, de-experientialized (think nclb) curriculum in schools begets a culture of empty, disembodied internet-addicted youth in our “care”. Don’t even get me started with … Read more
We’re told, “yoga will teach us who we are,” but I am hard pressed to see much self knowledge in Cal’s asana-crazed studio culture. Most of what I see is tad too repetitive, over-conditioned, standardized for my taste. An insecure foil of approval-seeking, fashion (lycra and tattoos for days), with lil knowledge of Self on … Read more