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Our monthly-ish newsletter is where you'll find out about upcoming sessions, weird & wonderful events, soulful musings, and whatever we’re up to. If you're into yoga, meditation, creativity, and community vibes—here's what's happening with Weird Warrior Yoga Group!

~Taylor (she/her)

Karma Yoga // Sunday Sept 14th // 1:30-2:30pm

Austin Yoga Lounge, 1201 W 6th St Suite E, Austin TX 78703

Donation-based yoga. All proceeds benefit Transgender Education Network of Texas (TENT), a local org specializing in advocacy and support for trans Texans.

Learn more about TENT:

• https://www.transtexas.org/

• IG @transtexas

Join us for an hour of no-pressure, flowy yoga. This offering will focus on the physical components of yoga, with the broader intention of self-study, authenticity, and liberation interwoven through the practice.

Please note: the facilitator of this offering, Taylor Fox (she/her), is not a member of the LGBTQIA+ community. If this does not feel like a comfortable space for you but you still want to contribute, please consider donating to TENT directly <3

Register: Karma Yoga for TENT

Sunset Sky Meditation // Sunday Sep 21st // 7:30-8:15pm

Mary Moore Searight Metropolitan Park, 907 W Slaughter Ln, Austin, TX 78748

Celebrate the fall equinox* by focusing your awareness on the beauty of the sky at sunset. Using the trataka (candle-gazing meditation) technique, modified for this special evening, Taylor's approach is secular and modern so everyone feels welcome.

Pay what you can, with suggested sliding scale ($0-15). No one turned away for lack of funds & no questions asked.

*Note: the actual fall equinox is on Monday September 22nd.

Register: Sunset Sky Meditation

Meditation & Solidarity // Monday Sep 29th // 9-9:40pm

Online with Taylor

Use the practice of meditation and community support to reflect on:

• Your passion, purpose, or focus in seeking liberation (the goal of yoga),

• What actions you're taking, individually & as part of a community,

• How you want to move forward in organizing, activating, and advocating for personal & collective freedom.

This offering meets monthly with a goal of keeping us accountable, while also allowing time for action, shifts, and progress.

Register: Meditation & Solidarity

Doom Metal Goat Yoga // Saturdays Sep - Nov // 10-11am

Jester King Brewery, 13187 Fitzhugh Rd, Austin, TX 78736

Every Saturday at 10:00 AM, September 6th - November 29th, we will bridge the realms of darkness and tranquility and embark on a journey of connection and introspection.

Our immersive experience blends the raw power of doom metal with the serene philosophy of yoga, allowing space to uncover a deep connection within yourself and the natural world. We invite you to explore these contrasting yet harmonious elements in the presence of Jester King's gentle and magical goat herd. These incredible beings will accompany you throughout the class, offering an opportunity for profound connection. We believe that within this juxtaposition, you'll find a unique and profound connection that enriches your practice and transcends the boundaries of tradition.

(Get a peek at the playlists.)

Register: Doom Metal Goat Yoga

Reflection Practice for Fall

In case y'all like to get ~philosophical~ (this will be a blog post in the future)...

Question your mind: Who is hearing this sound?

Bassui Tokusho (1327-1387) was a Zen Buddhist monk whose teachings are collected in the book Mud & Water. In this book, in the chapter titled "Question Your Mind," Bassui offers a practice around the idea of perceiving sound and questioning the mind:

"When standing or sitting, see what it is that hears voices—while doing this you will lose sight of the hearer. While continuing to pursue this, you will reach an impasse and lose your direction. 

At that time, while sounds can still be heard, look more deeply into what it is that hears. In this state continue to exert yourself to your limit and you will be like a clear, cloudless sky. At this time there will be nothing you can call the self. You will see the one who hears. Your mind will be one with the vast empty sky. But, in fact, there will be nothing you can call the empty sky. You will think this is realization, but here too you should seriously question! Who is it now that hears sounds? 

When you cease creating thoughts, skillfully proceeding so that even the understanding of an objectless empty sky vanishes, you shouldn’t retreat in the face of this darkness, but rather ask yourself again what it is that hears sound. When you have exhausted all your energy, amply doubting, you will break through your doubts like a dying person being revived at the last moment. This is realization."

This idea is echoed by Thich Nhat Hanh in his book, The Other Shore:

"It is a number of phenomena coming together that make sight, hearing, knowing, and touching possible. 

...

Looking at the moon and stars we are seeing our own mind. Looking at the perceived we see the perceiver. 

...

When we see this, we begin to see the unity of all phenomena...."

And again in the Bhagavad Gita 5.8-9, as translated by Stephen Mitchell (& modified by me to remove gendered language)

The one who has seen the truth

thinks, "I am not the doer"

at all times—when they see, hear, touch,

when they smell, eat, walk, sleep, breathe,

...

at all times they think, "This is merely 

sense-objects acting on the senses."

So the next time you hear something that catches your attention (a song you love, a joyful sound, mundane background noise, a lying politician, etc.), try out this line of questions and see where it takes you. Is might go a little something like this:

• Who is hearing this sound? Me, or something else that I identify as "me"?

• Am I "doing" hearing, or is hearing "happening"?

• How am I conscious of this sound?

• What does it mean to "be me"?

• What are all the things that come together to "be me"? Physically, neurologically, "spiritually"...

• Am I this hearing, sensing body? Or some greater consciousness?

• Where is the conscience? Does it stop at the boundaries of my physical body?

Let us know what you think!

More TBA & Save the Date

Yoga for Deep Listening: A Community Gathering

• Movement, breath work, and meditation as well as conversation and compassionate listening, with the goal of connecting, processing, and sharing perspectives regarding recent political and social events.

• Date & time to be determined // Fall 2025

• Public library branch (TBD) in South Austin // free

Karma Yoga: for Gaza

• Donation-based yoga. All proceeds benefit a reputable org (TBD) serving the humanitarian crisis in Gaza as a result of the ongoing genocide committed by Israel & complacent allied countries.

• Date & time to be determined // October 2025

• Austin Yoga Lounge // by donation

Fall Poets' Lounge

• An open gathering of writers, poetry lovers, and curious spirits. Includes lounge & chat, live readings from featured poets, and open mic. Get your work ready & join us to uplift local creatives!

• Sunday October 26th 5-6:30pm

• Radio Coffee and Beer (Menchaca) // free

Community Events

We're not affiliated with these events, just amplifying our friends! Want to be featured here in future newsletters? Let us know at weirdwarrioryoga@gmail.com.

• Festival Beach Food Forest | First Saturday Plant Walks, September 6 thru December 6. Next one is Saturday, September 6 from 9-11am. More info & signup here.

• Moonrise Mindset | Guided Journal Club thru Future Front. Next one is Thursday, September 11 from 6-8pm. More info & signup here.

• Austin Creative Reuse presents Reuse on the Runway: A Night of Fashion, Cosplay & Drag. Saturday, September 20. More info & tickets here.

We Want Your Feedback

Our collaborators are brainstorming & planning for Fall, and we want to know: what sort of offerings are you most interested in? Please take a moment to fill out our Scheduling Poll. Thank you for helping us plan our future offerings!

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Ways You Can Support Us

Weird Warrior Yoga Group works best as a collective of folks who support and uplift each other. This is a brand new venture that is coming from a place of curiosity, creativity, and passion—we are learning everything as we go!

You can help us by:

• Spreading the word about our group

• Giving us your feedback & comments

• Sending opportunities & hookups our way

• Donating if it's in your budget

• And of course, coming to our offerings & being in community!

If you have a special skill or area of knowledge that is related to the human experience and in alignment with yogic principles, and you want to join our group of teachers, space holders, collaborators, and facilitators, please reach out to us at weirdwarrioryoga@gmail.com.

Thank you :)