Matthew Tift — Wise Action
Matthew Tift — Wise Action
Matthew Tift
I build websites with Drupal and other Free/Libre and Open Source Software (FLOSS). I teach yoga and meditation. I like to write about both.
Latest Posts
Not Taking What Is Not Given mtift Tue, 08/25/2026 - 07:24 Last week I published episode 100 of Pretty Good Meditation. It did not involve much fanfare.When I first started recording these, I had intro music, I said the date and the...
Two Experiments in Steadiness and Ease mtift Tue, 08/18/2026 - 08:59 In August last year, I wrote about what I might do “when family logistics settle down.” I called it “later” thinking. I wanted to be available to my kids if they needed...
Three Questions for When Your Practice Is Stuck mtift Tue, 08/11/2026 - 07:42 Out on my bike last week, I realized I had forgotten to disable notifications on my phone, which I use as my bike computer. Part-way into my ride, someone...
Two Things Instead of a List mtift Tue, 08/04/2026 - 08:03 During the summers in Minnesota, just about everyone I know gets busy. We have a few glorious months to go outside in shorts and sandals, and we use them. For my family, with...
Breathe, Relax, Feel, Watch, Allow, Repeat mtift Tue, 07/28/2026 - 09:18 The first time I heard one of my Kripalu teachers say “BRFWA,” I thought it sounded kinda like a sneeze. Not the tidy acronym RAIN, which rolls off the tongue when...
Taking Stock as a Skill mtift Tue, 07/21/2026 - 18:36 Marnie and I have been taking stock now that we’re empty nesters. With one kid in college and another in grad school, life is different. We’ve been talking about how to spend our...
The Movie I Lost and the Software I Found mtift Tue, 07/14/2026 - 08:45 My Daughter’s First DaysShortly after my daughter was born, near the beginning of my year as a stay-at-home dad, I made a short video of her first days using iMovie....
You Don't Need Four Specialists mtift Tue, 07/07/2026 - 07:37 One of the statements that I often say before savasana, near the end of a yoga class, is: “we’ve done meditation, breathing, postures, and now it’s time for relaxation.” I’ve...
We Don't Have to Hit the Accept Button on Life mtift Tue, 06/30/2026 - 08:22 You know the moment when a website loads and that box appears asking you to “accept all” cookies. If there is an option to say no, it is probably hidden behind...
Glitter Blessings: Practicing Seva at Pride mtift Tue, 06/23/2026 - 11:31 Last summer, Marnie and I spent a day volunteering at the Twin Cities Pride Festival. We worked the booth for the Minnesota Unitarian Universalist Social Justice...
The Wonderful and Amazing Duluth Aerial Lift Bridge mtift Tue, 06/16/2026 - 07:58 Over the weekend Marnie and I drove up to Duluth to celebrate her birthday at our favorite bed and breakfast on Park Point. We’ve spent a lot of time in...
From Lando to DDEV: Replacing Custom Shell Scripts with Drainpipe mtift Wed, 06/10/2026 - 13:41 This article was originally published on Lullabot.comLong-running Drupal projects accumulate local development debt. For example, say you...
Winter Camping and the Four Requisites mtift Tue, 06/09/2026 - 08:21 My daughter is off at grad school now, and she left a few tubs of her things in our basement. Over the weekend she came home to sort through them, and somehow the whole...
Joy in the Arboretum, Joy Inside mtift Tue, 06/02/2026 - 08:45 A lot of people have been asking me what’s happening with yoga at the Arboretum. I wish I had a happier answer.The Arboretum is one of my favorite places to teach yoga. My...
Use Any Means or Method mtift Tue, 05/26/2026 - 08:13 Last Thursday night, I asked a Tibetan monk if we should keep using the same practices in a world where the political climate feels unstable and AI threatens to change everything. He...