Musings

October has a particular kind of restlessness. Leaves lift, winds sharpen, daylight shifts, and the body often feels the change before the mind names it. From a yogic and Ayurvedic lens, this is Vata season, the time of year shaped by air and ether. Vata carries the qualities of dry, light, cold, rough, subtle, and mobile. When those qualities increase in nature, they can increase in us too. That may look like scattered thoughts, dry skin, irregular digestion, interrupted

This morning, 240 people showed up for Bryant Park Yoga. And then it rained. For the next few minutes, we were making decisions in real time. Maybe five more minutes. Maybe ten. The rain would let up, then come back. The ground was wet. There was equipment and electricity to consider. Producers were telling us it was time to wrap. And 240 people were looking to us to navigate it all.

This month, we explore Smṛti (स्मृति)—the yogic practice of remembering. Not remembering as simply recalling information, but remembering as a return to the deeper awareness beneath conditioning, fear, and adaptation. I believe: Yoga is the vehicle. Artistry is the destination. And for artists, remembering who we are beneath the noise may be one of the most important creative practices we can cultivate.