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Author: Trish Tillman

I'm a Ph.D. candidate in History at the Catholic University of America, and an adjunct professor in the Washington, D.C. metro area. I'm also a purple belt in Gracie Jiu Jitsu at Gracie NoVa, and a newly-minted yoga teacher through Pure Prana in Alexandria. My academic specialty is religious history, especially modern religious history, and I try to marry all of my disparate interests here on this blog.
Martial Arts · Yoga

Martial Arts for Yoga People

February 24, 2014May 6, 2014 Trish Tillman1 Comment

I’ve practiced yoga, a fairly common girl activity, for around five years. Although I’ve been in some classes where the male population edged up towards 50%, it’s safe to say that yoga is a pretty female-dominated sphere. But I’ve also practiced a far less conventionally feminine hobby for a similar time-span. Usually two or three… Continue reading Martial Arts for Yoga People

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The Unglamorous Virtues

February 14, 2014February 17, 2014 Trish TillmanLeave a comment

The virtues are easy to write about because they’re mostly applicable across the spectrum of the world’s religions, or even if you’re none at all. After all, not only is it a truism that all religions have a common ethical core, it’s also a very essential fact that allows us to live peacefully side by… Continue reading The Unglamorous Virtues

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Is It Good to Set Goals in Yoga?

February 7, 2014February 12, 2014 Trish TillmanLeave a comment

Let’s all take a good, long moment of introspection. Honestly, how many of us have resolved to master a certain yoga pose in a certain amount of time? Rather than just relax and practice, we strain, grimace, and wonder why it’s taking so damn long. Not only do we torture ourselves with this kind of… Continue reading Is It Good to Set Goals in Yoga?

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