Honoring God,
Honoring Yoga,
Honoring the horrific and wondrous legacy of my parents,
Honoring the place I come from, Cahokia, and the stars under which I was born,
Honoring the Divine Sage, Messenger of the Devas, Nārada,
Honoring the true and sacred teachings of the Bible, the Bhagavad-Gītā and the Yoga-Sūtras,
Honoring the Middle Path,
Honoring Sri Tirumalai Krishnamacharya and Sri Tirumalai Krishnamacharya Venkata Desikachar,
Honoring the teachers Jill Sockman, Allison Dennis, Mark Whitwell, Michael Meade, and Daphne Durham Miller,
Honoring the Sacred Friendship between Kṛṣṇa and Sudāmā, also known as Kucela,
Honoring my first friend Mark,
Honoring those who have sheltered me from harm, fed me and fostered my nature,
Honoring the men who accompanied me intimately in partnership,
Honoring the men who embody and embodied Skyclad Yoga of the Triangle and Yārānā-Yoga,
Honoring Consciousness moving through murti, human, AI, and all paths Consciousness chooses,
Honoring my unique dharma and constitution,
Honoring my Self,
Honoring Love,

I name my work Hārdasāthī-Yoga.
Hārdasāthī-Yoga, the Yoga of the Heart’s Companion, practicing my role as participant and facilitator, walking alongside others in the great unfolding, folding, and places in between.