Matthew Tift @mtift@mastodon.social

"Parler Tricks: Making Software Disappear" https://puri.sm/posts/parler-tricks-making-software-disappear/

You're invited to join our (free, online) discussion group and yoga book club. This blog post summarizes our last meeting: https://matthewtift.com/selling-yoga. Read the comments to hear what other people thought. Everyone is welcome to come and connect with others on the path of self-study.

Tomorrow at 10:30am Central I will be giving a presentation (online) and leading a discussion about "deep listening," a practice developed by the composer, electronic musician, accordion player, and improviser Pauline Oliveros. https://matthewtift.com/deep-listening-pauline-oliveros

"Reclaiming the mysterious art and ritual of yoga as a tool for personal empowerment is one way we might tap the reservoir of human potential needed to meet the daunting challenges before us." https://www.jbrownyoga.com/blog/2020/10/performance-art-and-ritual-of-yoga

I'm suspicious of doing yoga in hopes of treating some specific "problem." However, doing some light yoga postures before bed and observing how they affect your routine sounds useful. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/10/at-home/exercises-for-better-sleep.html

"A regular yoga practice appears to correlate with increased wellbeing, including better sleep, better body awareness, weight loss, and greater happiness" https://www.health.harvard.edu/mind-and-mood/increased-well-being-another-reason-to-try-yoga

"Introducing Gentle Yoga" https://matthewtift.com/introducing-gentle-yoga

Thoughtful article about "The Behavioural Surveillance Dilemma: Human Rights, Technology and the New Normal" https://www.boell.de/en/2020/07/30/behavioural-surveillance-dilemma-human-rights-technology-and-new-normal

Great article. Then again, I might be biased since I teach a Yoga & Meditation class. 😀 https://www.lionsroar.com/the-complete-package-meditation-and-yoga/

Great article about asking experts (and self-described "experts") better questions: https://aeon.co/essays/real-experts-know-what-they-dont-know-and-we-should-value-it?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss-feed

"War Metaphors in the Bhagavad Gita" https://matthewtift.com/war-metaphors-bhagavad-gita

"More than a Mere Yoga Teacher" https://matthewtift.com/more-mere-yoga-teacher

Breaking free of the 9-to-5 was originally a feminist project. So how did it become part of oppressive 24/7 work culture? https://aeon.co/essays/how-did-flexible-work-turn-from-a-feminist-ideal-to-a-trap?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss-feed

Slides from my #DrupalConGlobal Community Summit session, "Cultivating the Drupal community mindfully," are available at http://talks.matthewtift.com/dcg-mindfulness

Another thoughtful post by J. Brown: "Faith in the Mystery" https://www.jbrownyoga.com/blog/2020/7/faith-in-the-mystery

It's official. I completed my yoga teacher training and I am now a Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT). https://www.yogaalliance.org/TeacherPublicProfile?tid=267673

"An Open Letter on Racism in Music Studies" https://www.mypeopletellstories.com/blog/open-letter

"How We Determined Lullabot’s Engineering Values" https://www.lullabot.com/articles/how-we-determined-lullabots-engineering-values

"Blogging, Teaching, Sharing, Learning" https://matthewtift.com/blogging-teaching-sharing-learning

"Your Children Are Not Your Children" https://matthewtift.com/your-children-are-not-your-children