radiant animal

15/07/2025

Andrea Gibson, an award-winning poet and activist based in Boulder who served as Colorado's 10th Poet Laureate, passed away today. They were 49 years old.

"Renowned for inspiring poetry, advocacy for arts in education, and unique ability to connect with the vast and diverse poetry lovers of Colorado, Andrea was truly one of a kind and will be deeply missed by personal friends as well all who were touched by their poetry. My thoughts go out to Andrea’s loved ones during this difficult time,” Colorado Governor Jared Polis said in a statement.

Gibson, who had ovarian cancer, had lived in Boulder since 1999. They published more than a dozen books and albums featuring their poetry, which often centered LGBTQ+ issues.

"Come See Me in the Good Light," a documentary about Gibson, won the Festival Favorite Award at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival.

Read more: https://www.rmpbs.org/blogs/arts-culture/andrea-gibson-colorado-poet

11/07/2025

F***y Howe, 1940-2025
If I could say I was assigned something at birth, it would be to keep the soul fresh and clean, and to not let anything bring it down. And that’s the spirit of childhood, usually. Once you know that that’s what you’re doing, even when you’re walking through a war field, you’re carrying something to keep it safe. It’s invisible but you know it’s there, and it’s a kind of vision and a weight.
(From an interview published by the Paris Review)

03/07/2025

Eco-philosopher Joanna Macy, Ph.D., is a scholar of Buddhism, general systems theory, and deep ecology. A respected voice in movements for peace, justice, and ecology, she interweaves her scholarship…

01/07/2025

Dear Friends,
I’m teaching a workshop series on the back body. I got into yoga - and attention to the breath - in 1996 when I had lower back issues that prevented me from playing ultimate frisbee - my favorite. Since then yoga has helped me recover from multiple ankle issues and hip injuries. I’m still playing ultimate frisbee!

HAVE YOUR OWN BACK:
Yoga for the neck, back, legs, and feet.
The back sheath of the body is a continuous sheath running from the crown of the head, back of the neck, upper, middle, lower back, hamstring, calves, to the soles of your feet. If you tend to get shin splints, lower back pain, upper back pain, or neck pain, we can work on the entire back body for self care and maintenance. Each class will start with gentle floor-based asana and build up to dynamic standing and balancing asana with supported options. These classes are for all levels. Come healthy and without acute pain.

Sundays, from 2pm - 3:30pm:
July 20: Feet and Legs
July 27: Low & Mid Backs
Aug 3: Shoulders and Neck

$35/class or $90 for the series.

Register here: www.yogasource-santafe.com/workshops-seriesclasses

21/05/2025

Dear Friends,
I did not unroll my yoga mat once while I travelled but I've drawn inspiration that will fuel our classes! The images are from the Accademia in Florence.

After going through galleries packed with high Renaissance paintings, I turned the corner and there he was, David. I could not take my eyes off of him. Flanking the hall are Michelangelo's Slaves who are all emerging from the marble. They look alive.

We are not made of stone, but we can get so set in our ways. Maybe there is something essential in us always emerging asking to be set free by what has calcified.

Wednesday's recording included the Taoist idea of the uncarved block, flaws, David, buns of marble, you had to be there! We worked on the gluteus medius, often weak in women because of our wider hips, but necessary for stabilizing hips, knees, and ankle, and it helps with sciatica by balancing the muscles around the whole hip girdle.

Because it was an awesome class, it's downloadable thru 5/28. Send a payment ($6-16, Edie Tsong on venmo or ppal) or email if you have a pass to receive the recording.

BIG thank you to my 10th grade World Cultures teacher, Doc Wilkerson, who introduced me to Taoism and Renaissance art.

16/05/2025

https://tricycle.org/podcast/ocean-vuong-buddhist/?mcp_token=eyJwaWQiOjE2NzgyMzEsInNpZCI6NTMyNTAyMTc0LCJheCI6IjRjMWFiNjg1N2I0Yzk4NTNhMDA5MGE3M2Y5NzUwYjExIiwidHMiOjE3NDc0MTYzNTUsImV4cCI6MTc0OTgzNTU1NX0.7N5wTm8vX-BOsjlaXmVqYjOksJPSSsn0nSSD0q8mgYs

The best-selling author discusses his new novel, The Emperor of Gladness.

20/04/2025

25/03/2025

Cabin p**n yoga, a class that starts on the ground and builds up - Wednesday mornings 8am - 9:15am, email me at [ radiantanimal at gmail ] for link and sliding scale payment info.

25/03/2025

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/25/birds-rescued-california

24/03/2025

20/03/2025

In this week's cabin p**n class we balance opening of the top chest with widening of the kidney band, which helps us refine the midline -- lengthen the spine -- and centering -- much needed through the windy spring.

Recording is good through 3/25
DM for link and payment info.