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Zoe DiPirro

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Zoe is a long time Yoga practitioner, pundit, and general pot stirrer. After a decade of practicing Ashtanga she stepped back to view the system, the community, and method through a more critical and nuanced lens. You’ll find her snarky, but considered approach on Instagram and Substack.

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Dec. 16, 2025

Sacred Rage: Using Anger as a Catalyst for Spiritual Growth

What happens when you love a practice but recognize the harm within its structures? In this raw and revelatory conversation, Harmony sits down with Zoe Ward—long-time Ashtanga practitioner, authorized teacher, and the voice behind @unrulyascetic—to explore what it means to dismantle a tradition from within. Zoe spent years immersed in Mysore, studying with lineage teachers, and fully embodying the discipline that defines Ashtanga yoga. But somewhere along the way, she began to see the cracks:...