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Top 10 Albums of 2023

It Was Hard Not To Include:

Model/Actriz, Kara Jackson, Sufjan Stevens, Sofia Kourtesis, Jonah Yano, Yves Tumor, 100 Gecs, Avalon Emerson, Billy Woods & Kenny Segal, Natural Wonder Beauty Project

Also Good:

Feist, Yo La Tengo, Aesop Rock, Olivia Rodrigo, Laurel Halo, Clark, Daniel Bachman, Nourished by Time, Mandy Indiana, Caroline Polacek, Yaeji, Anthony Naples, Saya Gray, Joanna Sternberg, Noname, Blue Lake, Blake Mills, Feeble Little Horse, Amaarae, Maria BC, Troye Sivan, Eartheater, Lost Girls, Feist, James Blake, Pangaea, Lana del Rey

Last Year’s List

Teacher Practicum: A Cueing Deep Dive

A few years ago I listened to a recording of myself teaching and then promptly died. But, of course, it was one of the best things I ever did. When it comes down to it the yoga teacher’s job is to deliver a monolog; we do all these great trainings—anatomy, sequencing, alignment, philosophy—and here’s an opportunity to study HOW we communicate the things we’ve learned. (Don’t worry there won’t be any recordings), but in this weekend practicum we’ll teach and listen to each other teach, and then celebrate and refine some details. Active vs. passive verbs, descriptive clauses, what/how/why cues, summary vs. detail, declarative statements, narrative arcs—let’s consider the craft of teaching, in terms of language and quality cueing. It’ll be supportive and fun and you’ll leave a stronger teacher.

November 10-12th

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Saturday: 1:00-6:00p

Sunday: 1:00-4:00p

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Inspiration

I was at the Hardrock Hundred Mile Endurance Run last weekend with my heroic brother Dylan, for what was one of the most affecting experiences of his career and of my life. We spoke about it on his podcast.

You can find the actual podcast link here.

The Year in Reading

Finishing my MFA, it was the fewest books I’ve read in three years, but that was honestly welcomed and there were many highlights, which are in bold, as in: you should definitely read this. The book of the year for me was The Wall by Marlen Haushofer. I’m honestly still thinking about it. But really everything in bold blew me away. Enjoy.

Something to do With Paying Attention by David Foster Wallace

Uncle Vanya by Anton Chekov (Annie Baker trans)

Maps of our Spectacular Bodies by Maddie Mortimer

Dharma Bums by Jack Kerouac 

The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

The Story of a Marriage by Geir Gulliksen

Case Study by Graeme Macrae Burnet 

Wings of Effort Wings of Grace by Jan Birchfield

The Wall by Marlen Haushofer

All Aunt Hagar’s Children by Edward P. Jones

A Thousand Years of Good Prayer by Yiyun Li

The Road by Cormac McCarthy

Sorrow and Bliss by Meg Mason

Last Night by James Salter

Rings of Saturn by WG Sebald

Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk

A Heart So White by Javier Marias

Endless Love by Scott Spencer

Veronica by Mary Gaitskill

We The Animals by Justin Torres

Second Place by Rachel Cusk

The Copenhagen Trilogy by Tove Ditlevsen

Speedboat by Renata Adler

A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki

The Patrick Melrose Novels by Edward St. Aubyn

Pure Colour by Sheila Heti

Top 10 Albums of 2022

It Was Hard Not To Include:

Kurt Vile, Jeff Parker, Tomberlin, Nilüfer Yanya, Florist, Domi & JD Beck, Mars Volta, Alex G, Shygirl, Maria BC, Destroyer

Also Good:

Makaya McCraven, Animal Collective, Jenny Hval, Beyonce, Panda Bear and Sonic Boom, Nils Frahm, Taylor Swift, Daphni, Indigo Sparkle, Grace Ives, Special Interest, Weyes Blood, Kendrick Lamar

Last Year’s List