My personal story of health is long and complex. I’ve learned a few things about what the body is capable of with focus and training through focus and training. That story will need to be organized.
I wrote these during my attempts to organize around health and well-being before I was adequately aware of the depths of disparities around race and class. I always knew it, but before working on issues of health in Detroit I was, like most, clueless. Now I’m attempting to perpetually learn.
Repurposed Tarot, Refurbished Table – Research
Very Much in Progress – This feels like something of a major work for me. In addition to working with my hands and repurposing materials that would end up in a landfill. The theoretical underpinnings incorporate 3 primary aspects of study; Audio: Eden Bloom – December Rain – Teaser for this project; a deep dive …
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Breath of
As part of their religious studies curriculum our oldest will be visiting the Bharatiya Temple in Troy for an upcoming field trip. This has brought on many fond memories of my time teaching yoga at the temple and the time of my life when I aspired toward Hinduism. This is a short documentation of those …
Moving Meditation Workshop: Soul in the Machine
Moving Meditation Workshop: Soul in the Machine This was created in 2011 and was supposed to be included in a workshop at the AMC that year, but time was challenged and we only discussed it briefly. 23. A series of guided journeys that explore the relationship between humans and “smart” technology/media. Based on B. Fuller’s …
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“Real Men” Don’t Do Yoga
A version of this was published and syndicated nationally through Natural Awakenings. There is a huge difference between the text below, which includes a critique of masculinity and what was published. Like most things here I would write it differently today, but feel there is some merit given the ongoing need to grow self awareness …
Invoking Ahimsa Within The Core
November 26, 2008 A·him·sa(in the Hindu, Buddhist, and Jainist tradition) respect for all living things and avoidance of violence toward others. Meditating On Ahimsa As Angela and I were preparing an Ahimsa focused workshop, I found myself meditating on an aspect of teaching that I once struggled with a great deal. In the West we …