Rooted in thirty-five years of experience, Dennis Dean has shared the practice of yoga nationally and internationally, founding and guiding four yoga shalas along the way. A lifelong reader and writer, he has been publishing newsletters since 1994, offering reflections that weave together philosophy, practice, and lived experience. At 65, he remains passionately committed to cultivating his pedagogical skills and continuing the growth that has shaped his decades of practice—even when it requires shedding the skin of ingrained or indoctrinated perceptions to fully embrace new ones.
Letting Nature In | Jane Goodall | Clara-Jumi Kang
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- Letting Nature In - The Hard Wired: Jane Goodall - Vibe We're Lovin' - Between the Covers:
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👉 In short: Letting Nature In is less about escaping to the mountains and more about opening the door — literally and figuratively — to the living world that wants to steady us.
We forget how porous we are. A breeze moves through us; birdsong rearranges the day. Even a single tree outside the window can widen our sense of time and belonging.
When we let nature in, we remember:
Our breath and the wind are kin.
The ground holds us without condition.
Life goes on, season by season, and we are intimately part of that cycle.
Sometimes it’s as simple as pausing to watch the light shift across a wall or letting your bare feet meet the soil. Other times it’s the long walk that finally quiets the inner chatter. Either way, the invitation is the same: Step toward what is alive and let it touch you.
Nature’s medicine isn’t a luxury. It’s an ancient inheritance, always waiting, always free. It steadies the nervous system, softens the heart, and reminds us that our lives — no matter how digital, busy, or complicated — belong to a larger story.
Letting Nature In is an act of self-care and soul-care at once. It doesn’t demand we abandon our world; just that we let the wider one in.
Carpe Diem, my friends. Step outside. Open a window. Let the sky broaden your horizons.
Blaming the Victims: Spurious Scholarship and the Palestinian Question By Elia Zureik, G.W. Bowersock, Ibrahim Abu-Lughod, Janet L. Abu-Lughod, Muhammad Hallaj, Noam Chomsky, Norman G. Finkelstein, Peretz Kidron, Rashid Khalidi · 2020 If you are inquisitive minded and have the lifestyle that would allow you to take a deeper dive in to what's happening at the Gaza Strip and beyond, this is an excellent book to get you warmed up for that deeper dive. The book is divided into thematic sections, each gathering essays from different authors who challenge Western narratives on Palestine. I’m particularly drawn to Noam Chomsky’s contribution — once dismissed by The Washington Post as “breathlessly deranged,” a description that, to me, only underscores its truth. Not for the faint of heart..
The Hard Wired
The Hard Wired is a term I use to represent people (authors, thought leaders...), subjects, places etc. that I tap into on a regular basis and most likely will go to see in person or already have...
When I was a very young boy, my father was building out our family business, Trinity Buckle Co., in a small garage in Mar Vista, Los Angeles. After school, I’d come home and help him convert a school bus into an RV. I hadn’t realized how quickly it was coming together until one day at lunchtime, I looked outside and saw the bus parked in front of my school. Long story short—we were heading down to Mexico for many months, with a large stack of National Geographics on board. The top issue featured Jane Goodall on the cover. It had come out a few years earlier, in 1963, so I was about five at the time. I must’ve read that article fifty times and completely fell in love with her. I’ve followed her life and work eagerly ever since. Jane Goodall 1934-2025
This photograph is of Lachlan MacAskill with his dog and kitten on the Isle of Eigg in Scotland. The image was taken by photographer Mary Ethel Muir Donaldson sometime between 1910 and 1930. MacAskill is shown with a peat spade, a tool used for cutting peat, a traditional fuel source in the Scottish Highlands. The backdrop of the photo is Laig Bay, with An Sgùrr, a prominent hill on the island, visible in the distance. The photo is part of the M.E.M. Donaldson Collection at the National Museum of Scotland. And why I'm presenting this image here to you? One because I'm fascinated with historical photography, especially if it has a deeper relevance to my life cycle. I was taken to Laig Bay in my twenties by my friend Athene English—to whom this newsletter is dedicated and who founded The Great English Outdoors. We were deeply in love then, young and full of wonder. Sadly, Athene passed suddenly last year, taking with her all of the travel images we shared. Still, finding this image of Lachlan MacAskill felt special—as if, in some deeper, more mystical way, we remain connected.
Lachlan MacAskill with his dog and kitten on the Isle of Eigg in Scotland
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Rooted in thirty-five years of experience, Dennis Dean has shared the practice of yoga nationally and internationally, founding and guiding four yoga shalas along the way. A lifelong reader and writer, he has been publishing newsletters since 1994, offering reflections that weave together philosophy, practice, and lived experience. At 65, he remains passionately committed to cultivating his pedagogical skills and continuing the growth that has shaped his decades of practice—even when it requires shedding the skin of ingrained or indoctrinated perceptions to fully embrace new ones.
2Rt Mate Tuesday The Cetaceans’ Sentient Quorum | Richard Freeman The Coconut Octopus Featured Lesson: The Cetaceans’ Sentient Quorum The Hard Wired: Richard FreemanBetween the Covers: Philomath (2021) by Devon Walker-FigueroaPranayama.com's New Home | The Pranasphere Before We Start | My Conceptual Prelude:Sentient = able to perceive, feel, and respond with awareness.Cetaceans = whales and dolphins — ancient intelligences of the sea.Quorum = a threshold of presence where alignment gives rise...
2Rt Mate Tuesday Liminal Wisdom From The Continuum | Sergio Hernandez Cardiff By The Sea, Ca. 2010 Featured Lesson: Liminal Wisdom From The ContinuumThe Hard Wired: Sergio HernandezBetween the Covers: Henry ShukmanThe Pranasphere Podcast Before we start:Liminal= being at a threshold — a space between one state and another, where transformation, insight, or renewal can quietly take place.Wisdom= the understanding that grows from experience — the ability to see clearly.Continuum= unbroken flow...
2Rt Mate Tuesday The Ecstatic Motion of Magnanimity | Rumi The Ecstatic Motion of Magnanimity Lessons Learned: - The Ecstatic Motion of Magnanimity⚡ The Hard Wired: Jean Lowe and Kim MacConnel🎶 Vibe Were Lovin'📖 Between the Covers Hi Friend,Before we begin: what follows is my playful almost poetic way of taking a look at the delicate difference between gratitude and magnanimity. 👉 In short:Gratitude is a disposition of appreciation and thankfulness.Magnanimity is kindness and generosity...