About Nathan Thompson
Nathan Thompson blogs at dangerousharvests.com, which features writings about zen Buddhism, yoga, social justice and politics, the arts, and life in general.
Nathan writes: “It is difficult to summarize who I am, given that the "hats" I wear are diverse, and life itself is always changing. I have been a student of zen meditation for over eight years, and a yoga practitioner for a good part of the last decade. I am an ESL teacher, an editor of an on-line literary journal, a nearly year round bicyclist, a gardener, a non-profit board member, a political questioner, a life questioner, and sometimes a dreamer.”
India Patents Yoga Poses
Trying to claim ownership over ancient spiritual practices is a pretty sick business. But it’s been a quite popular one. In the United States alone, the patent authorities have issued more than 130 yoga-related patents, 150 copyrights and 2,300 trademarks related to the ancient practice.
Dating While “Fat”
The majority of women I have been in relationships with have had insecurity around their weight. It hasn’t mattered whether they were actually larger or decidedly thin, the perception of being “fat” – and thus unattractive – was often palpable.
The Community Change Maker Revolution
I want to spark conversations about what we value as work, and what we collectively support financially as work. Specifically, I’m hoping to inspire more people to re-center serving and giving back in the communities we live in. And that we need to find creative ways to help each other be able to afford to serve more, as opposed to treating service, volunteering, and the like as something “extra” people do when they can. Or as something only the financially privileged are able to do.
Patriarchy Stole My Power. Now I’m Gonna Take it Back!
Over and over again, in nearly all facets of my life, I am being called to reclaim that power, which is our birthright as humans. It's a power beyond gender, beyond social structures, and beyond appearances. But as a white man living in a society … Read more →
Flaw Finding as Self Protection in Modern Dating
I have noticed a common theme cropping up in discussions about relationships, and it's fairly paradoxical, which is why I find it so curious. A lot of folks these day have become very good at finding flaws. Flaws in those they are going on dates … Read more →
Occupy Interpersonal Relationships
Two of my favorite bloggers are present in this interview on the blog Jizo Chronicles. I want to reflect briefly on the following section: On a larger scale, exploring interdependence has really shaped the way I understand solidarity. I don’t … Read more →
Rejected Because of Your Communication Skills
I felt a twinge of recognition from both sides of the fence when I read this post from blogger Clarisse Thorn: "When we met for coffee and he did the Let’s-Just-Be-Friends thing, he said it was because of how I communicated. He said: 'You know, I … Read more →
Where is the Love?
Love. Many of us love to be in love, and yet how often do we actually love each other well? What's interesting to me is how humans struggle to exude love on the macro-level - loving all of creation as a manifestation of the divine - and also … Read more →
Loneliness During the Dark Days of Winter
This time of year tends to be challenging for me. I would guess the same is true for many others out there. And what's interesting to me is that although the level of activity with others is often ramped up, so, too, can the feelings of loneliness. … Read more →
What is Success Anyway?
" What I am saying is this: the score is not what matters. Life does not have to be regarded as a game in which scores are kept and somebody wins. If you are too intent on winning, you will never enjoy playing. If you are too obsessed with success, … Read more →
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