Blog – Page 21 – Matthew Remski

October 27, 2015

It Makes Sense that We’d Sexually Objectify Justin Trudeau, for Just a Little While

Perhaps Trudeau's hotness is scrambling the male gaze amongst women and men and everyone else. He can be looked at, and it seems he can see you. His soft eyes can't cut into you like Harper's. You can gaze at him and actually wonder what deep feelings he's feeling. What does he feel about you? It can feel good to just admit that you wanna tap that energy, or be caressed by it, or hang out with it in the sauna at Davos. Way better than the reflex fear of a powerful man who's there to fuck you over, because that's how it’s always been.

October 24, 2015

What Do You Feel? Ayurveda and Becoming the Poet of Yourself

We might say that Ayurvedic self-inquiry begins with the capacity to notice and then, just as importantly, describe those feeling states. Ayurveda asks you to become the poet of yourself.

October 21, 2015

Two Wings of Yogic Self-Care: Data and Intention (or Herbs and Sugar Pills)

In my time as an instructor, I’ve seen a modest share of what I would call empowered responses to Ayurvedic learning. I’d describe them as open but skeptical, curious and pragmatic.

October 15, 2015

Yoga and Social Justice: a Prickly Dualism

I believe some of us were operating under a seemingly benign illusion that can only serve to distract or exhaust those who hold it. This would be the belief that yoga or meditation should naturally lead towards particular ideals of progressivism and pragmatic strategy.