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Another No Kings protest is coming, and people who practice yoga and meditation face a familiar question: what should we do? In yoga spaces, people often speak about “finding your dharma.” In meditation circles, the focus tends more toward training the mind, acting with care, and watching the results. My take? Practice first. Then choose your next step.

I built a new way to browse meditations from Pretty Good Meditation, filtered by keyword and duration. Staying focused on what mattered turned into its own practice.

If we can't be happy now, then when? Waiting for life to calm down keeps us stuck. Peace grows from the inside when we stop waiting for life to behave the way we want it to. There are practical ways to protect your heart, work with attention, and let happiness grow right here, in the middle of the mess.

In a time when fear and outrage feel increasingly normalized, a small group of Theravāda Buddhist monks is walking 2,300 miles from Texas to Washington, D.C., sharing a message of peace, loving-kindness, and compassion. They aren’t selling anything or making grand statements. They’re simply walking, day after day, reminding us that peace begins with presence, intention, and care. Their walk draws from the ancient tudong tradition, where walking itself becomes a form of spiritual training. It’s a quiet invitation to practice more kindness, steadiness, and goodwill in our own lives.

Yoga does not promise an easy life. It offers guidance for meeting fear, loss, and anger. Name the source of distress, then practice the opposite through goodwill and non-harming.

Two weeks at Kripalu reminded me that yoga works best when it’s supported off the mat. Practice, service, and community lined up. Nothing dramatic. Just steady days, shared effort, and quiet joy. Thankfully, much of that life is already available at home.

Movember brought some hard truths about men’s health into focus: loneliness, silence, and the stigma around asking for help. Here’s what I learned, and how it’s shifting the way I teach yoga and meditation.

Yoga builds strength, balance, and calm in a way that supports men’s long-term health. Taking care of your body is an act of self-respect. In some cases, yoga can change your life. If you’ve been curious about yoga, this is a good place to start.

Strength isn’t independence. It’s connection. Yoga can offer men (and people of all genders) a calm, welcoming space to feel supported and not alone.

When I first tried yoga, I thought it was just exercise. Over time, I discovered that slowing down, breathing, and connecting were forms of strength too. During this Movember, I will be exploring how yoga and community can support men’s health in real and practical ways.