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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
Friday: 6:00-8:00p
Saturday: 1:00-6:00p
Sunday: 1:00-4:00p
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.
Different Sizes of Infinity
I found You Beautiful
Infinite Potential
Eye to Eye
Very Big News
Now Open:
The Castro Room
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