@michaelashcroft.com
clear intentions, lightly held ᐧ playful, feral free agent ᐧ I teach Alexander Technique, which helps you get out of your own way, at https://expandingawareness.org | I am also at https://michaelashcroft.com
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Really happy to interview @michaelashcroft.com on my podcast "Imagine an apple" about the inner experience of Alexander Technique.
What is it like to experience “open awareness”? What’s the difference between doing and non-doing?
Really enjoyed this one!
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good afternoon everyone, I am recovering from knee surgery and enjoying the anaesthetic wearing off
how are you all doing?
context on the knee thing:
michaelashcroft.com/notes/2025-0...
grief, when not resisted, unfolds into its own flavour of bliss
I like how it's possible to deeply enjoy the bittersweet nature of transient wonderful experiences
rather than fighting the grief, I'm finding ways to actually enjoy it in real time alongside the pure enjoyment of the connection and early morning quiet
I keep catching myself saying stuff like "I'm looking forward to when he <X>", but always immediately find myself correcting and pre-emptively grieving all the good things about this time right now
he'll never be a tiny nugget like this again, and I'm enjoying him as he is
early morning contact naps with a three week old might be one of the best things
most mornings from around 5am I lie with him on the sofa while reading and it feels very precious
and it feels great that I can give his mother another round of much deeper sleep for 2-3 hours
update from life with a two week old
I am tired, I have much less time for myself, but I am happy
what's your desired outcome with this interaction?
what?
2025 is the year of telling your followers on bluesky that you're basically off twitter but posting more on substack
thank you!
I am excited to meet my son... any day now
newsletter.michaelashcroft.com/p/notes-from...
the world I grew up in, the one that felt like home to me, is gone
if I am to gift my son a world that feels like home to him, I must first grieve the loss of mine
it has now been 9 hours and I am beginning to feel the shallows of sleep
I should just quit caffeine completely
I had a single espresso at 3pm thinking it wouldn’t affect my sleep and I am disheartened to report that this is not the case
Deal ends today. https://pathless.thrivecart.com/black-friday-creator-offer/ @jmiller.bsky.social @michaelashcroft.com @visakanv.com
Deal ends today.
https://pathless.thrivecart.com/black-friday-creator-offer/
@jmiller.bsky.social @michaelashcroft.com @visakanv.com
those were the days
bsky.app/profile/mich...
oh wow, well all in on bluesky I guess!
Put together a fun little black friday deal with some friends Help keep us unemployed: https://pathless.thrivecart.com/black-friday-creator-offer/ @jmiller.bsky.social @michaelashcroft.com @visakanv.com
Put together a fun little black friday deal with some friends
Help keep us unemployed: https://pathless.thrivecart.com/black-friday-creator-offer/
@jmiller.bsky.social @michaelashcroft.com @visakanv.com
I’m gonna tattoo “what would Paul do” on my wrist
yeah it’s all public. granted maybe there’s some copyright at play but it’s not like we’re being directly plagiarised
can’t see anything stopping this tbh
standing all the time isn’t great either, but changing positions often is good
so get one that goes up and down easily
seconded
sorry this should say ghrita is ghee
I’m clearly feeling the effects of it
it has a LOT in it though
and then the herbs start releasing the various wastes held in the tissues, so you start feeling a crappy because of that
but... there will be a purge at some point!
yes, the ghee I'm using is called Panchatikta Guggulu Ghrita
Pancha meaning five
Tikta meaning bitter
Guggulu is a plant
Ghrita is bitter
I've had more bitter things, here even, but we're talking increasingly large quantities of warm salty bitter ghee...
www.ayurmedinfo.com/2012/02/24/p...
yes there are five bitter herbs in there
thank you