Matthew Tift @mtift@mastodon.social

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

"Mindful Home Improvement" https://matthewtift.com/mindful-home-improvement

My recent thoughts on "Loving-Kindness and Yoga" https://matthewtift.com/loving-kindness-and-yoga

Now feels like an especially good time for metta/maitrī https://www.spiritofthelakeyoga.com/single-post/2020/05/28/Blog-Post-Loving-Kindness-and-Yoga

While doing research for my dissertation about musical responses to HIV/AIDS, Larry Kramer's words opened up my mind to a lot of new ideas. https://www.npr.org/2020/05/27/512714500/larry-kramer-pioneering-aids-activist-and-writer-dies-at-84

Wow! My congressional district "generated the highest voter turnout among the 435 districts in the country" https://minnesotareformer.com/2020/05/20/vote-by-mail-will-ensure-a-safe-and-fair-november-election/

Topic topic for the guided meditation at the top of the hour (10AM Central) today is "perception" (saññā). All are welcome. https://www.spiritofthelakeyoga.com/schedule

In "Hacking Surveillance" Mareile Kaufmann "complicates dichotomies of power vs. resistance, online vs. off-line, and technological system vs. social practice" https://journals.uic.edu/ojs/index.php/fm/article/view/10006/9419