The Thing About Daoism Is… (part 2)
Dare Carrasquillo Disclaimer: This article and my work are directed towards people who practice cultivation deliberately. My writing is primarily written to and for people who can take responsibility for their own life. People who work to help others – their students, clients, communities, etc. As such it may “skip over” very beginner level […]
The Thing About Daoism Is… (part 1)
Dare Carrasquillo “But, Actually…” For all the mytho-poetic rhetoric around hermits, enlightenment, non-action and immortality, Daoism is fundamentally about none of that whatsoever. At least, not in the ways that materialists think. …and if you think that somehow, you’ve escaped materialist philosophy, well, that’s how they got you. It’s baked in. Materialism, Scientism, Theism… […]
Current to Desired
Christian Paev Recognizing the current state is the first step to changing it. What I try to improve through my work – you can learn in this short text. The immobilized body Have you seen what a leg looks like when it stops bearing weight for just 2 weeks due to surgery? Or what […]
What You Get From Negative Emotions
Samantha Faulhaber Jotting out a quick one after coming across something this morning. Nothing happens that isn’t useful. We feel things because it is useful to feel them. I’m utterly convinced of that even in the low places where I’d really rather not be. I’ve also been more focused on sort of a condescending […]
Being Half Right
Christine Ruffolo I was so close. I had felt and figured and whittled and realized. I had my longest running issue narrowed down to a dysfunctional half of the pelvic floor. It was just the wrong half. I was convinced that it was my right and gave multiple reasons as to why, BUT my […]
The Spectrum of Spinal Positions
Austin Einhorn I concluded this post’s predecessor by telling you to have a “good” spine position, but it’s only because that gets you to imagine a neutral position, hopefully. Neutral serves as a baseline. There are no bad or wrong positions. If there were, which degree would be the difference between bad and good? […]
How Smart People Get Fooled By Dummies
Chandler Stevens You may be familiar with the Dunning-Kruger effect. It’s a cognitive bias, in which people with lower ability tend to overestimate themselves, whereas people with higher ability tend to underestimate themselves – at least until true mastery is developed. As people begin to develop their skills or knowledge in a particular domain, […]
Up Leg, Down Leg
Christine Ruffolo Part 1. Pairs. Roles. Asymmetry. The body knows and the body has ways. Understanding the differences between the halves helps you appreciate them. One side isn’t ‘good’. The other isn’t ‘bad’. They hold a function within the system. Here’s a big picture view that shows how to distinguish up leg and down […]
Prediction, Perception, and Challenging Bias
Jenn Pilotti I stumbled across an unread motor control textbook sitting underneath a pile of books on my bedside table. In my world, this is akin to finding a clothing item that still has tags on it in one of my drawers—it represents something that is new, shiny, and brimming with possibilities. Motor control, […]