With words, I am guilty. I say words like asana, prana, and namaste. I sometimes obnoxiously and joyfully show off my knowledge of Sanskrit. My longstanding students now know the Sanskrit names of many poses. According to Montell, this is insider language and the most telling hallmark of a cult.
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The Yoga Of Dog Training
Shortly after we got Stella, I had an epiphany watching some corgis on an Instagram account I follow called Alfuku. The owners of these corgis are Japanese, and naturally they talk to their corgis in Japanese. When I heard them interact with these dogs, I had no idea what they were saying. But these corgis … Continue reading The Yoga Of Dog Training