Join Justin and for some insight into what practicing austerities can look like in our modern world. Make a bold choice to step out of your familiar patterns and habits. Justin “Jud” Kaliszewski is the best-selling yoga teacher and renowned creator of Outlaw Yoga. Author. Artist. Adventurer. Though his studio is currently closed per
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Pratyahara often translated as sense withdrawal, or interpreted as the “closing off of the doorways of the senses” is the fifth limb of yoga. It’s a little more than just covering your ears and going “lah, lah, lah” when someone’s saying something you don’t want to hear. But it is meant to serve a similar
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So you want to start to meditate? Great! It’s gonna suck to start – just thought I’d give you a heads up. Turns out there’s a lot of ‘stuff’ up there in your head – and by ‘stuff’ I mean shit. Memories. Experiences. Song lyrics. Sexual fantasies. Identities. Your grade-school best friend’s phone number…you name
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When I examine my history with goals, I realize a couple of things… Turns out, I have had very few intentionally stated goals. Mr. Basketball…check. Open a youth center in East Timor…check. Publish a book…check. I wonder if this is because I – like most people – prefer to avoid putting them down onto paper,
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For most of my life, I have been a notoriously angry S.O.B. At age 27, I actually started fighting in the cage in order to have a healthier outlet for my rage. The other day, a student asked me, “How do you deal with your anger these days?” Short of stepping into the octagon, this
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In the bigness of their hearts, yogis are some of the most judgmental fuckers on this planet. “As a yoga instructor I truly don’t understand how promoting bone broth and paleo diets can possibly be seen as being in line with Ahimsa. And the truth is that it isn’t. Ahimsa is known as the most
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If winter is a time to be hold up hibernating with depression and regression, then spring is a time to be remembering, clearing and creating. Sometimes in the light of spring’s initial rays, it’s tempting for me to forget that these first few enthusiastic forays are often also the spastic, last rattle of winter’s woes.
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Last year was weird for me—bouts of sobriety and celibacy contributed to my ongoing quest for clarity. In between Vipassana and other forms of masochism, I reconnected with my estranged father. I went all the way to Michigan to sit across from him. I made the choice to honor brand new voices and cravings within—stability,
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