Why I Don’t Call It Yoga (And Never Will)
When spiritual awakening turns into spiritual ego, we all lose. Here’s why I keep our practice real, simple, and free of fluff, because healing doesn’t need a pedestal.
Here is something that might surprise you.
I love stretching.
I love breathwork.
I love the way this practice can change your life.
We might use the term yoga in our promotion because it's something everybody knows.
But I don’t call our actual classes yoga… and it’s not just semantics.
The other day I was listening to Joe Rogan’s podcast. His guest, Rebecca Lemov, a Harvard University expert on cults and mind control, used a phrase that nailed something I’ve felt for years but never quite put into words:
Narcissistic spirituality.
That’s when someone has a truly profound spiritual experience, something real, life-shifting, healing. Maybe they feel deeply connected for the first time in decades. Maybe their pain lifts, their heart opens, and their world finally makes sense again.
That kind of experience? It’s beautiful. It’s powerful.
But here’s where things can go sideways.
They start thinking that because they’ve had that experience… they’ve found the way.
The only way.
And suddenly, they’re floating a foot above the rest of us. Talking in riddles. Using words no one understands.
Instead of inviting others in, they push people away.
That’s the part I can’t do.
I’ve been through a lot. Surgeries. Injuries. Pain that made me question everything.
What pulled me out?
Simple stuff. Stretching. Breathing. Moving. Showing up again and again and again.
Not because it made me better than anyone else.
But because it helped me feel better. Period.
So no, I don’t teach yoga in Sanskrit.
I don’t preach from a mat.
I just offer tools that help you live in your body with more ease.
That help you move, feel, and be better, without needing to bow to some guru.
Because I believe in something deeper than titles or traditions:
Humility. Honesty. And healing that doesn’t need to be flashy to be real.
If you've been burned by spiritual superiority, or just want a practice that keeps your feet on the ground while helping you feel amazing in your own skin, try a class with us.
No fluff. No judgment. Just real people moving better every single day.