Hari-kirtana is an author, mentor, and yoga teacher who shares his knowledge and experience of how the yoga wisdom tradition can guide us toward meaningful and transformative spiritual experiences.
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Greetings Reader - Our free monthly series, Community Conversations, continues next week. This month, by popular request, we’re going to talk about "Deficit Thinking." "Deficit thinking" is a trend in Westernized yoga that frames our various shortcomings – spiritual and physical – as a personal lacking that we actively choose to continue, that poor health, disability, or other less than ideal circumstances are character flaws that are entirely within our control to change rather than being subject to life circumstances outside of our control. We'll look at what yoga philosophy has to say about "deficit thinking," including how the idea of karma—the idea that past actions have the power to shape our future experiences—can complicate our perception and response to health issues and personal challenges, how the MAHA movement's emphasis on individual autonomy and self-trust can be co-opted to justify distrust in authoritative sources of knowledge, and how accessible yoga practices have evolved over the past decade to prioritize student well-being over rigid physical expectations. I hope you'll join us for our next COMMUNITY CONVERSATION a free monthly study group Live via Zoom @ 12:00 pm Eastern Time NEXT CONVERSATION: Wednesday, August 13, 2025 TOPIC: "DEFICIT THINKING" Registration is free – CLICK HERE to get updates and the Zoom link! This conversation will be recorded - if you can't join us live you can watch the replay anytime. Community Conversation is a FREE monthly online gathering where we connect spiritual ideas to real life by talking about personal challenges we all share, difficult issues we all face, and how the ancient spiritual teachings of the yoga tradition offer practical guidance for navigating our way through life in the modern world. If you haven't registered for our free monthly Community Conversations yet, CLICK HERE to get updates and the Zoom link for the live discussion, and (usually) the recording link so you can listen to the replay if you can't join us live. If you're already registered, you'll get reminder emails with the Zoom link next week and receive a link to the recording soon after the live conversation. Hoping to see you next Wednesday, - Hari-k P.S.: Many of you asked me to give you plenty of advance notice for my next Small Group Mentorship for Yoga Teachers—so here it is: we start in October. If you want feel confident in your ability to deliver a complete and authentic experience of yoga to your students—masterful sequences, cueing without demoing, deep meditations, and philosophy that really lands—this small cohort offers meaningful guidance, practical feedback, thoughtful structure, and steady accountability. Applications are open and the fall cohort is already half full—to learn more and join us, CLICK HERE. |
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Hari-kirtana is an author, mentor, and yoga teacher who shares his knowledge and experience of how the yoga wisdom tradition can guide us toward meaningful and transformative spiritual experiences.
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