Michael Ashcroft
@michaelashcroft.com
clear intentions, lightly held ᐧ playful, feral free agent ᐧ I teach Alexander Technique, which helps you get out of your own way, at https://expandingawareness.org | I am also at https://michaelashcroft.com
good afternoon everyone, I am recovering from knee surgery and enjoying the anaesthetic wearing off
how are you all doing?
context on the knee thing:
michaelashcroft.com/notes/2025-0...
how are you all doing?
context on the knee thing:
michaelashcroft.com/notes/2025-0...
I'm having knee surgery on Friday
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October 3, 2025 at 3:18 PM
good afternoon everyone, I am recovering from knee surgery and enjoying the anaesthetic wearing off
how are you all doing?
context on the knee thing:
michaelashcroft.com/notes/2025-0...
how are you all doing?
context on the knee thing:
michaelashcroft.com/notes/2025-0...
early morning contact naps with a three week old might be one of the best things
most mornings from around 5am I lie with him on the sofa while reading and it feels very precious
and it feels great that I can give his mother another round of much deeper sleep for 2-3 hours
most mornings from around 5am I lie with him on the sofa while reading and it feels very precious
and it feels great that I can give his mother another round of much deeper sleep for 2-3 hours
April 10, 2025 at 2:16 PM
early morning contact naps with a three week old might be one of the best things
most mornings from around 5am I lie with him on the sofa while reading and it feels very precious
and it feels great that I can give his mother another round of much deeper sleep for 2-3 hours
most mornings from around 5am I lie with him on the sofa while reading and it feels very precious
and it feels great that I can give his mother another round of much deeper sleep for 2-3 hours
update from life with a two week old
I am tired, I have much less time for myself, but I am happy
I am tired, I have much less time for myself, but I am happy
March 31, 2025 at 3:06 AM
update from life with a two week old
I am tired, I have much less time for myself, but I am happy
I am tired, I have much less time for myself, but I am happy
2025 is the year of telling your followers on bluesky that you're basically off twitter but posting more on substack
March 3, 2025 at 9:19 PM
2025 is the year of telling your followers on bluesky that you're basically off twitter but posting more on substack
Notes from the threshold of fatherhood
I'm excited to meet my son
newsletter.michaelashcroft.com
March 2, 2025 at 9:02 PM
the world I grew up in, the one that felt like home to me, is gone
if I am to gift my son a world that feels like home to him, I must first grieve the loss of mine
if I am to gift my son a world that feels like home to him, I must first grieve the loss of mine
January 23, 2025 at 11:01 AM
the world I grew up in, the one that felt like home to me, is gone
if I am to gift my son a world that feels like home to him, I must first grieve the loss of mine
if I am to gift my son a world that feels like home to him, I must first grieve the loss of mine
I had a single espresso at 3pm thinking it wouldn’t affect my sleep and I am disheartened to report that this is not the case
January 12, 2025 at 10:44 PM
I had a single espresso at 3pm thinking it wouldn’t affect my sleep and I am disheartened to report that this is not the case
Reposted by Michael Ashcroft
Deal ends today.
https://pathless.thrivecart.com/black-friday-creator-offer/
@jmiller.bsky.social @michaelashcroft.com @visakanv.com
https://pathless.thrivecart.com/black-friday-creator-offer/
@jmiller.bsky.social @michaelashcroft.com @visakanv.com
December 2, 2024 at 5:30 PM
Reposted by Michael Ashcroft
Put together a fun little black friday deal with some friends
Help keep us unemployed: https://pathless.thrivecart.com/black-friday-creator-offer/
@jmiller.bsky.social @michaelashcroft.com @visakanv.com
Help keep us unemployed: https://pathless.thrivecart.com/black-friday-creator-offer/
@jmiller.bsky.social @michaelashcroft.com @visakanv.com
November 29, 2024 at 5:00 PM
Put together a fun little black friday deal with some friends
Help keep us unemployed: https://pathless.thrivecart.com/black-friday-creator-offer/
@jmiller.bsky.social @michaelashcroft.com @visakanv.com
Help keep us unemployed: https://pathless.thrivecart.com/black-friday-creator-offer/
@jmiller.bsky.social @michaelashcroft.com @visakanv.com
seconded
For those that need to hear it:
Trying to reduce muscle tension is cultivating a new kind of subtle tension–I.e. tensing against tension.
Letting tension go also means letting it be. Much of it is there for good reason, and will release (or not) of its own accord.
Trying to reduce muscle tension is cultivating a new kind of subtle tension–I.e. tensing against tension.
Letting tension go also means letting it be. Much of it is there for good reason, and will release (or not) of its own accord.
November 26, 2024 at 12:20 PM
seconded
I'm not particularly worried about people being one-shotted by the 6D mesoamerican demon when taking ayahuasca
I'm much more worried about people already having been one-shotted by the 2D infinite scroll demon in their hands that lets them avoid feeling uncomfortable on demand
I'm much more worried about people already having been one-shotted by the 2D infinite scroll demon in their hands that lets them avoid feeling uncomfortable on demand
November 25, 2024 at 4:10 AM
I'm not particularly worried about people being one-shotted by the 6D mesoamerican demon when taking ayahuasca
I'm much more worried about people already having been one-shotted by the 2D infinite scroll demon in their hands that lets them avoid feeling uncomfortable on demand
I'm much more worried about people already having been one-shotted by the 2D infinite scroll demon in their hands that lets them avoid feeling uncomfortable on demand
okay, I'm going to spend the next five days subsisting largely on extremely bitter ghee
wish me luck
wish me luck
November 24, 2024 at 2:02 PM
okay, I'm going to spend the next five days subsisting largely on extremely bitter ghee
wish me luck
wish me luck
This hospital has a roof “garden!”
say hello to Delhi on a day of comparatively much less pollution
say hello to Delhi on a day of comparatively much less pollution
November 24, 2024 at 6:48 AM
This hospital has a roof “garden!”
say hello to Delhi on a day of comparatively much less pollution
say hello to Delhi on a day of comparatively much less pollution
so the oscillation of the stream of fluid my forehead is extremely interesting
it seems to trigger some perceptual shift that I haven’t figured out yet
but I had moments of tension releasing in my body along with sudden awareness of certain childhood memories
not strong, but definitely there
it seems to trigger some perceptual shift that I haven’t figured out yet
but I had moments of tension releasing in my body along with sudden awareness of certain childhood memories
not strong, but definitely there
today I had hot medicated buttermilk poured on my forehead and scalp (Takradhara) and then I had hot medicated tea poured all over my body (Parishek)
now I have medicated pastes and leaves sitting in the backs of my knees (Upnaha)
how is your day going?
now I have medicated pastes and leaves sitting in the backs of my knees (Upnaha)
how is your day going?
November 23, 2024 at 11:10 AM
so the oscillation of the stream of fluid my forehead is extremely interesting
it seems to trigger some perceptual shift that I haven’t figured out yet
but I had moments of tension releasing in my body along with sudden awareness of certain childhood memories
not strong, but definitely there
it seems to trigger some perceptual shift that I haven’t figured out yet
but I had moments of tension releasing in my body along with sudden awareness of certain childhood memories
not strong, but definitely there
I forgot that jet lag insomnia kicks in on the SECOND night going east
I got cocky
I got cocky
November 22, 2024 at 6:30 PM
I forgot that jet lag insomnia kicks in on the SECOND night going east
I got cocky
I got cocky
today I had hot medicated buttermilk poured on my forehead and scalp (Takradhara) and then I had hot medicated tea poured all over my body (Parishek)
now I have medicated pastes and leaves sitting in the backs of my knees (Upnaha)
how is your day going?
now I have medicated pastes and leaves sitting in the backs of my knees (Upnaha)
how is your day going?
November 22, 2024 at 12:29 PM
today I had hot medicated buttermilk poured on my forehead and scalp (Takradhara) and then I had hot medicated tea poured all over my body (Parishek)
now I have medicated pastes and leaves sitting in the backs of my knees (Upnaha)
how is your day going?
now I have medicated pastes and leaves sitting in the backs of my knees (Upnaha)
how is your day going?
so this Pancharkarma (three ish weeks of Ayurvedic treatment in a hospital in a Delhi suburb) might end up being one of the weirdest things I’ve ever done
at least it will occupy a place in a certain dimension of weird that is rarely accessed, if not being the actual One Weirdest Thing
at least it will occupy a place in a certain dimension of weird that is rarely accessed, if not being the actual One Weirdest Thing
November 22, 2024 at 4:49 AM
so this Pancharkarma (three ish weeks of Ayurvedic treatment in a hospital in a Delhi suburb) might end up being one of the weirdest things I’ve ever done
at least it will occupy a place in a certain dimension of weird that is rarely accessed, if not being the actual One Weirdest Thing
at least it will occupy a place in a certain dimension of weird that is rarely accessed, if not being the actual One Weirdest Thing
Reposted by Michael Ashcroft
November 20, 2024 at 1:39 PM
I am about to spend nearly a month in a hospital in Delhi doing an Ayurvedic treatment programme
so I am going to be posting a lot I think
also AMA if you want
so I am going to be posting a lot I think
also AMA if you want
November 20, 2024 at 11:42 AM
I am about to spend nearly a month in a hospital in Delhi doing an Ayurvedic treatment programme
so I am going to be posting a lot I think
also AMA if you want
so I am going to be posting a lot I think
also AMA if you want
hello!
if you are feeling overstimulated—anxious, tense, distracted—it's easy to get stuck in a loop where you just get more overstimulated.
If that's you right now, I'd invite you to stop scrolling, turn off the podcast, put your phone down and remove inputs for 30 mins
see how you feel!
if you are feeling overstimulated—anxious, tense, distracted—it's easy to get stuck in a loop where you just get more overstimulated.
If that's you right now, I'd invite you to stop scrolling, turn off the podcast, put your phone down and remove inputs for 30 mins
see how you feel!
November 15, 2024 at 1:58 PM
hello!
if you are feeling overstimulated—anxious, tense, distracted—it's easy to get stuck in a loop where you just get more overstimulated.
If that's you right now, I'd invite you to stop scrolling, turn off the podcast, put your phone down and remove inputs for 30 mins
see how you feel!
if you are feeling overstimulated—anxious, tense, distracted—it's easy to get stuck in a loop where you just get more overstimulated.
If that's you right now, I'd invite you to stop scrolling, turn off the podcast, put your phone down and remove inputs for 30 mins
see how you feel!
I am FASCINATED to understand how bluesky got memed into these beliefs about ‘tpot’
oh shit oh fuck hes on to us
attention all tpot users. activate warplan CYBELE. awaken the sleepers
attention all tpot users. activate warplan CYBELE. awaken the sleepers
4/Now that Dorsey has bailed as a board member and principal funder, Bluesky’s DNA is basically TPOT people. Who is going to win in that scenario? I don’t know, but I’m not putting money on the users. The most recent funding came from Blockchain Capital LLC...
www.theverge.com/2024/5/5/241...
www.theverge.com/2024/5/5/241...
November 14, 2024 at 3:58 PM
I am FASCINATED to understand how bluesky got memed into these beliefs about ‘tpot’
I’m noticing that people are following me, which is lovely and thank you — but I’m not posting as much as I would think necessary to get followers
is there a way to see if I’m on a starter pack, or is it a thing you only know if you’re told?
is there a way to see if I’m on a starter pack, or is it a thing you only know if you’re told?
November 14, 2024 at 10:35 AM
I’m noticing that people are following me, which is lovely and thank you — but I’m not posting as much as I would think necessary to get followers
is there a way to see if I’m on a starter pack, or is it a thing you only know if you’re told?
is there a way to see if I’m on a starter pack, or is it a thing you only know if you’re told?
as I approach 37 I’m realising that one’s 30s are for paying close attention to how one’s body is likely to fall apart if not corrected, and then to be diligent about not letting it fall apart in those specific ways
November 13, 2024 at 9:46 PM
as I approach 37 I’m realising that one’s 30s are for paying close attention to how one’s body is likely to fall apart if not corrected, and then to be diligent about not letting it fall apart in those specific ways
@tasshin.com is great, read Tasshin's stuff!
I dig this article on the practice of friendship by @tasshin.com! A lot of these things came naturally to me, but as I get older and priorities change, I realise I haven't been prioritising friendships as much as I could've been. Got some work to do! tasshin.com/blog/the-pra...
The Practice of Friendship - Tasshin
This post shares everything I’ve learned so far about making and keeping friends.
tasshin.com
November 12, 2024 at 12:59 PM
@tasshin.com is great, read Tasshin's stuff!
Hello you 1 point 4 thousand lovely people
how are we doing today?
how are we doing today?
November 12, 2024 at 10:33 AM
Hello you 1 point 4 thousand lovely people
how are we doing today?
how are we doing today?