AK Namaste

01/08/2026

The Palmer Arts Council

🎨The 2026 Membership Drive is still underway! Please consider supporting the Palmer Arts Council this year! Your membership dues support our 2026 programming and operational costs. As a member you will have a voice in the future of the PAC. You will also enjoy discounted admission at most of our ticketed events. Sign up to become a member before January 31st to receive a Membership Discount Card for local Palmer businesses, such as:
- 1 free drink at Lekker Coffee and Baking Co
- 15% off your purchase at Fireside Books
- One free flagship beer at Bleeding Heart Brewery
- $10 off an order of $50 (excluding drinks) at Palmer Alehouse
- One free rental (bike or ski) at Backcountry Bike & Ski
- 15% off retail purchase at AK Namaste
Thank you to these fabulous local businesses for supporting the local arts scene!
For only $35 you can sign up to become a member of the Palmer Arts Council here: https://www.palmerarts.org/membership

01/08/2026

01/07/2026

AK Namaste 5:30 Yoga class canceled 1/6/26 due to heater issues! 907-521-2255

01/06/2026

Still sounds 🐟 fishy 🐠

🚨The CIA will "neither confirm nor deny the existence or nonexistence of records" pertaining to interstellar object 3I/ATLAS.

The fact of documents existing or not existing is classified.

01/06/2026

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Modern existence unfolds quietly behind screens, permissions, and unseen systems that shape daily life without dramatic announcement. With a single tap, personal boundaries dissolve into databases, traded for access, speed, and convenience. What once required force now operates through familiarity, turning control into habit.

Psychology shows that repetition dulls resistance. When consent becomes routine, awareness fades, and authority expands unnoticed. History is filled with moments where power did not arrive loudly, but settled comfortably, disguised as normal progress. The danger is rarely intention, but inattention.

Life is brief, and autonomy is delicate. Awareness becomes an act of self-respect, preserving dignity in a world designed to pull focus outward. Protecting inner freedom is not rebellion, but responsibility — a quiet commitment to remain conscious in systems that thrive on distraction. 🧠⚖️

01/04/2026

AK Namaste January Happenings! Join us! 907-521-2255

01/04/2026

Love nature!!

Scientists have confirmed that Bogong moths navigate their 1,000-kilometer migration using the Milky Way and specific star patterns, making them the first insects proven to use true celestial navigation. This discovery, published in Current Biology, reveals that these small moths possess astronomical awareness rivaling that of ancient human navigators.

The moths migrate annually from breeding grounds in southern Queensland to the Australian Alps, flying only at night across vast distances without landmarks. Researchers discovered they use the Milky Way as a directional compass, combined with the Earth's magnetic field for calibration. When scientists experimentally shifted the magnetic field in laboratory conditions, the moths recalibrated their flight paths using stellar cues, proving they actively reference the night sky rather than relying solely on magnetism.

This navigational feat is extraordinary given the moths' tiny brains contain only about one million neurons, yet they process complex astronomical information that humans needed sophisticated instruments to master. The moths can compensate for the Earth's rotation, which causes stars to move across the sky throughout the night, and maintain accurate headings even when clouds temporarily obscure portions of the stellar map. Each moth makes this journey only once in its lifetime, meaning this navigational knowledge is innate rather than learned. The discovery suggests that for millions of years, these insects have been looking up at the same stars humans used to explore the world, finding their way across continents by reading the galaxy itself as their map.

01/04/2026

🤎🩶🤎🩶

01/04/2026

Alaska is turning 67 today.
The Farm celebrates 36 years this spring.
Time really flies when you’re having fun.

01/03/2026

We are reclaiming our energy, and AK Namaste will be closed Saturday, 1/3/26!