CONTRIBUTE
This is an evolving space.
For the Love of Ashtanga began as a way of thinking through practice—through the body, through experience, and through the conditions in which we move, adapt, and return. It is shaped not by a single voice, but by the many ways practice is lived.
Contributions are welcome from practitioners, teachers, and writers who are engaging with Ashtanga in reflective, critical, or personal ways.
What you might write
We are interested in writing that stays close to practice, while remaining attentive to its wider contexts.
This might include:
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reflections on your own practice
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experiences of injury, adaptation, or change
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teaching insights and questions
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pieces on race, gender, and belonging in yoga spaces
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critical engagements with tradition, lineage, and authority
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accounts of practising in particular places or communities
Writing does not need to resolve these questions. It can remain open, exploratory, and in process.
Tone
We are looking for writing that is:
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grounded in lived experience
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attentive rather than prescriptive
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reflective, not instructional
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considered, without needing to be academic
This is not a space for quick advice, performance, or polished narratives of progress. It is a space for thinking and for staying with the complexity of practice.
Form
Submissions can take different forms:
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short reflections (600–900 words)
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longer essays (1,200–2,500 words)
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field notes or fragments
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conversations or interviews
If your piece does not fit neatly into these categories, that is also welcome.
Submission
Please send your piece, or a short proposal, to:
Include a brief note about yourself and your relationship to practice.
This is a small, independent publication. Responses may take time, and not all submissions can be published. If your piece is not taken forward, it is not necessarily a reflection of its quality, but of the space and direction of the magazine at a given moment.