Frankie Batino

Frankie Batino writes occasional pieces on yoga fundamentals and breathing. Short list of topics, same standard: sourced claims, plain language. He is the site's most deliberate contributor - a handful of pieces a year, each one sat with for a good while before it ships - and the narrowness is a choice, not a limitation. Fundamentals and breath are where new practitioners get overwhelmed first, so he writes the calm version: what matters, what can wait, and what nobody needs to buy. His own practice is plain - a mat, a timer, an open window - and it shows in the writing. When the breath research is thin, he says thin. When a fundamental turns out to be more custom than requirement, he says that too. He would rather publish one page that stays useful for years than twelve that need apologies.