Yoga as a Purely Physical Practice

Chris Davis It’s been odd, getting into yoga. I started doing this because I first saw people much older than me who could still MOVE beautifully, with a level of strength and control that I didn’t understand. I realized that I was looking for something physical that I could age with, instead of giving […]
Many Wrong Ways

Chris Davis There may be “no ONE right way” to do things, but there are plenty of wrong ways. And maybe “sort-of-right” and “less wrong” as well. I suppose the only way to measure is by how embarrassed you are and how injured you end up…🤔 View this post on Instagram […]
‘Til the Mud Settles and the Water is Clear

Chris Davis The question is: “Do you have the patience to wait ’til your mud settles and the water is clear? Can you remain unmoving ’til the right action arises by itself?” That’s from the Tao Te Ching — which I’d like to pretend to have studied closely, but no, I just ran across […]
Everything’s Filtered

Chris Davis “The light in me” seems to be a mess of pixels. EVERYTHING’s filtered. I was listening to someone complain about how SO much of life is online these days. I agreed and disagreed. Then it was something about how much is lost over Zoom — nonverbal cues, body language, unconscious behaviors […]
What Thinking Looks Like

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A Watched Wheel

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Counter Press

Chris Davis View this post on Instagram Awkward, as far as presses go, and I don’t expect my pseudo-lotus leg fold is going impress anyone, but this was pretty satisfying. . 4pm Vinyasa and 6pm Inversions at @studiopdx tonight! . . . #lifelikeayogi #yfl365 #yogadudes #yogamen #yogaeverydamnday #yogainpdx #realmendoyoga #yogainspiration #portland […]
All Under to All Over

Chris Davis View this post on Instagram All of me below, and then all of me above. Took some figuring. #omu #theproject11a . . . . #onlinemovementuniversity #thesummit #yoga #yogadudes #yogamen #yogi #yogachallenge #yogaeverydamnday #yogainpdx #realmendoyoga #yogainspiration #portland #portland_yoga #pdx #yogainpdx #pdxyogascene #pdxyoga #portlandia #Portlandyoga #calisthenics #calisthenicsmovement #movementculture #bodyweightfitness #bwf A post shared […]