I recently completed a four-part yoga series for the Original Plumbing blog. Here are the links to all of the columns.

Yoga Anyone? (Oct 4, 2011)
When I first stepped into my local yoga studio three-and-a-half years ago, at the peak of my gender questioning phase, I was simply trying to get over a breakup. A couple trans guys had invited me to an ass-whooping, spiritually eye-opening class that was also quite the event with tambourine-led chanting and a soundtrack that mixed the Jackson 5 with devotional music.
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A Trans Guy Walks into a Yoga Class… Score (Oct 24, 2011)
In my early twenties, I discovered Eastern philosophy. I read books about Zen and Tibetan Buddhism, and I grew very attached to non-attachment. For a brief period, I spoke in universal “We” statements, as in, “Our fundamental problem is that we deny death.” Sometimes, I went by myself to Spirit Rock Meditation Center for daylong silent retreats for LGBT folks, after which I’d scan Craigslist Missed Connections to see if any girls thought I was cute.
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Creating a Yoga Space for All: Q&A with Jacoby Ballard (Nov 9, 2011)
For this series, I reached out to Jacoby Ballard, a yoga teacher whom I admire and respect  for his dedication to bringing yoga into queer and trans community. He is the co-founder of Third Root Community Health Center in Brooklyn, where he is an herbalist, yoga teacher, organizer, and fundraiser.
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Spiritual Activism: A New Frame for Social Change (Dec 1, 2011)
Several years ago, I had a girlfriend with a history as a direct action activist. The cause deepest to her heart was animal rights, and she had spent many hours screaming into a bullhorn, “Your mother kills puppies,” at the homes of employees of huge companies that tortured animals for mascara testing.
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