One of my favorite moments in any sort of fandom comes when a mindscape is depicted – when someone’s internal mental processes are revealed through visuals or words. These scenes almost always feel strange and unhinged, like a dream, while also relatable. It’s bizarre but intriguing that these mindscapes feel more alien to us than…
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It’s About Time: Wheel(ish) Pose
“Time is the fire in which we burn.” – Bad guy, Star Trek Generations “It’s linear!” -Captain Sisko, Star Trek DS9 “It’s not linear.” – Captain Sisko, Star Trek DS9 “People assume that time is a strict progression of cause to effect, but *actually* from a non-linear, non-subjective viewpoint – it’s more like a big ball of wibbly wobbly… time-y wimey… stuff.” –…
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Who are you? : Finding yourself through Fandom (Mountain Pose)
Are you an ugly bag of mostly water – or are you a luminous being (not this crude matter)? Do you believe a sentient crystal in Star Trek (the former) or a wizened Jedi master in Star Wars (the latter?) Another way to think about it: do you have a destiny – or as Marty…
Top 10+ Pop Culture Yoga Poses
Whether or not they are on a mat, our favorite characters often find themselves striking a pose. Here are the top 10+ from in pop culture and fandom… comment if I missed your favorite! 13. Abbi in “Broad City” This may just be the best Bow Pose ever performed on the floor of a dentist’s…
Bow to the Absurd in Lizard Pose
When I was a kid, I loved to draw frogs. I doodled them on school papers, I put them in clothes, I designed houses for them. They looked something like this: My fascination might have come from the fact that I owned a frog as a pet for many years. Initially it had been purchased…
Darmok and Jalad, at Tanagra: You and Me, Sharing our Gifs
Like the air being let out of a balloon! Like souring the milk! Like staring at yourself in a reflection in a frozen pond – but on a time delay! Star Trek was infamous for using analogies to explain awkward technobabble in layman’s terms. Perhaps Riker largely existed to be the hapless one asking “huh?”…
Infinite Diversity in Infinite Combinations: The Logic of Mountain Pose
If I write the word “Fascinating,” how did you hear it in your head? Did you hear Christopher Eccleston’s Doctor, full of vim, vigor and sass? Or did you picture a cocked eyebrow and the detached intellectual bemusement of Spock? Although I totally grok Spock, I have to admit, I’m the type of person who…
Breaking out of Barclay’s holodeck: the ensign yogis, the bridge yogis, & you
In yoga, you let go… of tension, of pride, and definitely of comparison with your fellow yoga students. Focusing deeply on your breath and the feel of each muscle should leave you with a serene contemplation of your own navel. That said…. you remember the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode where Lieutenant Barclay has…
Explore your own Enterprise with yoga… no bloody A, B, C, or D necessary
Using my body is not exactly my strong suit, I think it’s safe to say. Sure, I can type, text, and turn the pages of a book… but when we get into the non-finger parts of me, it’s anybody’s guess what might happen. Up until recently, at best I’ve just stubbed my toe as I…