Author Archives: Devon Riley

The paradox of education is precisely this – that as one begins to become conscious one begins to examine the society in which he is being educated.      James Baldwin For a couple years now (since Trayvon was killed, really) I’ve been adapting the skills and awareness I’m developing through yoga to help me feel forContinue reading “Yoga for the Body Politic”

For the month of April, I am fundraising for the Living Yoga Yogathon. Please give HERE. I have been volunteer teaching for Living Yoga for just a couple months now, but I feel very dedicated to this work. I’m pleased to have the opportunity to raise awareness (and hopefully some money) for an organization that is helping makeContinue reading “stamina”

I grew up deeply embedded in the seasons. In the small ski town in Idaho where I’m from, the mountains are church and the weather is God. When I remember being a child, I remember temperature and light and how these delicious and fleeting touches of time carried everything I trusted and looked forward to. TheContinue reading “Winter”

Practice. I just love it. The word, the idea, the habit. There’s such a softness to it. No beginning, no end. It’s forgiving and challenging at once. My seven year old daughter says, “I just can’t get the hands right!” She’s bummed because in a drawing that otherwise looks about how she means for itContinue reading “Practice”