Gruff
@gruffnights.bsky.social
He/Him - Ace/Demi - W0lf - Twitch Streamer
Current Yapping: MHA
Socials: Linktr.ee/Capt.57
Twitch: Twitch.tv/GruffNights
Current Yapping: MHA
Socials: Linktr.ee/Capt.57
Twitch: Twitch.tv/GruffNights
I made this earlier & forgot to delete & repost my response
November 14, 2025 at 8:13 AM
I made this earlier & forgot to delete & repost my response
November 13, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Like I’m not crazy here, right? Those books had an insane amount of DEPTH & the target demographic doesn’t change how heavy the themes are…?
November 11, 2025 at 4:55 AM
Like I’m not crazy here, right? Those books had an insane amount of DEPTH & the target demographic doesn’t change how heavy the themes are…?
The literal moment I get home from anywhere😮💨
November 10, 2025 at 3:01 AM
The literal moment I get home from anywhere😮💨
November 9, 2025 at 4:37 AM
*so if you’ve ever wondered what the big tattoo on my left shoulder is, it’s an Om symbol I got after finishing my RYT 200 to commemorate my achievement.
November 7, 2025 at 12:02 PM
*so if you’ve ever wondered what the big tattoo on my left shoulder is, it’s an Om symbol I got after finishing my RYT 200 to commemorate my achievement.
So while I practice yoga occasionally, I’m not the yogi I once was & it makes me sad.
Studios these days are very tight knit & finding a job teaching without being established in a community is much harder than it was.
I still hold some of that residual flexibility but I do miss what I once had.
Studios these days are very tight knit & finding a job teaching without being established in a community is much harder than it was.
I still hold some of that residual flexibility but I do miss what I once had.
November 7, 2025 at 11:50 AM
So while I practice yoga occasionally, I’m not the yogi I once was & it makes me sad.
Studios these days are very tight knit & finding a job teaching without being established in a community is much harder than it was.
I still hold some of that residual flexibility but I do miss what I once had.
Studios these days are very tight knit & finding a job teaching without being established in a community is much harder than it was.
I still hold some of that residual flexibility but I do miss what I once had.
My style was dependent upon physical presence - & I was a very hands on teacher (consensually)
What I could teach online just never fully sat with me & so I practiced at home alone & realized my teaching was so heavily intertwined with my practice that without it…I didn’t really have one.
What I could teach online just never fully sat with me & so I practiced at home alone & realized my teaching was so heavily intertwined with my practice that without it…I didn’t really have one.
November 7, 2025 at 11:50 AM
My style was dependent upon physical presence - & I was a very hands on teacher (consensually)
What I could teach online just never fully sat with me & so I practiced at home alone & realized my teaching was so heavily intertwined with my practice that without it…I didn’t really have one.
What I could teach online just never fully sat with me & so I practiced at home alone & realized my teaching was so heavily intertwined with my practice that without it…I didn’t really have one.
After my certification, I taught workshops around the country - primarily inversion & arm balance stuff
But I also developed class series based on the chakras & energy channels, breath classes for wine tastings, & even rock yoga for stress where students would scream at the top of their lungs.
But I also developed class series based on the chakras & energy channels, breath classes for wine tastings, & even rock yoga for stress where students would scream at the top of their lungs.
November 7, 2025 at 11:50 AM
After my certification, I taught workshops around the country - primarily inversion & arm balance stuff
But I also developed class series based on the chakras & energy channels, breath classes for wine tastings, & even rock yoga for stress where students would scream at the top of their lungs.
But I also developed class series based on the chakras & energy channels, breath classes for wine tastings, & even rock yoga for stress where students would scream at the top of their lungs.
The picture below is my greatest achievement. I had to film a project as extra credit for the end of my certification & in that project, I practiced for the first time in months.
This is the highest I had ever lifted my leg in a three legged dog. To this day I’ve never come close to matching it.
This is the highest I had ever lifted my leg in a three legged dog. To this day I’ve never come close to matching it.
November 7, 2025 at 11:50 AM
The picture below is my greatest achievement. I had to film a project as extra credit for the end of my certification & in that project, I practiced for the first time in months.
This is the highest I had ever lifted my leg in a three legged dog. To this day I’ve never come close to matching it.
This is the highest I had ever lifted my leg in a three legged dog. To this day I’ve never come close to matching it.
I declined & instead became a master at communicating postures solely by word.
My students regularly told me they got more out of classes with me sitting still at the front of the room than they ever did from our other very flexible instructors. I had perfected my craft.
My students regularly told me they got more out of classes with me sitting still at the front of the room than they ever did from our other very flexible instructors. I had perfected my craft.
November 7, 2025 at 11:50 AM
I declined & instead became a master at communicating postures solely by word.
My students regularly told me they got more out of classes with me sitting still at the front of the room than they ever did from our other very flexible instructors. I had perfected my craft.
My students regularly told me they got more out of classes with me sitting still at the front of the room than they ever did from our other very flexible instructors. I had perfected my craft.
In this time, I paralyzed the left half of my body by tweaking a nerve in my back. I lost my physical practice entirely.
Worst of all, I couldn’t show my students the postures & was told to stop teaching.
Worst of all, I couldn’t show my students the postures & was told to stop teaching.
November 7, 2025 at 11:50 AM
In this time, I paralyzed the left half of my body by tweaking a nerve in my back. I lost my physical practice entirely.
Worst of all, I couldn’t show my students the postures & was told to stop teaching.
Worst of all, I couldn’t show my students the postures & was told to stop teaching.
In my third year of teaching I finally decided it was time to go further & get a nationally recognized license. The RYT 200 Certification.
For 6 months I trained extensively both mentally & physically - ending in a 3 week stay at a Buddhist Monastery where I didn’t speak for my entire stay.
For 6 months I trained extensively both mentally & physically - ending in a 3 week stay at a Buddhist Monastery where I didn’t speak for my entire stay.
November 7, 2025 at 11:50 AM
In my third year of teaching I finally decided it was time to go further & get a nationally recognized license. The RYT 200 Certification.
For 6 months I trained extensively both mentally & physically - ending in a 3 week stay at a Buddhist Monastery where I didn’t speak for my entire stay.
For 6 months I trained extensively both mentally & physically - ending in a 3 week stay at a Buddhist Monastery where I didn’t speak for my entire stay.
Two highlights of my career were teaching an annual “Cats & Mats” event for the local humane society
& getting asked to teach special classes for MSU athletes (football, basketball, & baseball)
I was well-known across campus & my classes at the rec center regularly exceeded 100+ people.
& getting asked to teach special classes for MSU athletes (football, basketball, & baseball)
I was well-known across campus & my classes at the rec center regularly exceeded 100+ people.
November 7, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Two highlights of my career were teaching an annual “Cats & Mats” event for the local humane society
& getting asked to teach special classes for MSU athletes (football, basketball, & baseball)
I was well-known across campus & my classes at the rec center regularly exceeded 100+ people.
& getting asked to teach special classes for MSU athletes (football, basketball, & baseball)
I was well-known across campus & my classes at the rec center regularly exceeded 100+ people.
During this time I taught hundreds of classes & became the manager of my little yoga studio.
I regularly hosted free community classes, went to schools to lead meditations with teachers, & taught veterans with PTSD on a regular cadence.
I regularly hosted free community classes, went to schools to lead meditations with teachers, & taught veterans with PTSD on a regular cadence.
November 7, 2025 at 11:50 AM
During this time I taught hundreds of classes & became the manager of my little yoga studio.
I regularly hosted free community classes, went to schools to lead meditations with teachers, & taught veterans with PTSD on a regular cadence.
I regularly hosted free community classes, went to schools to lead meditations with teachers, & taught veterans with PTSD on a regular cadence.
I went from sweating through holding basic postures to being able to hold almost every posture in the book.
The second picture is the image I consider where I reached my peak physical practice in early 2018.
The second picture is the image I consider where I reached my peak physical practice in early 2018.
November 7, 2025 at 11:50 AM
I went from sweating through holding basic postures to being able to hold almost every posture in the book.
The second picture is the image I consider where I reached my peak physical practice in early 2018.
The second picture is the image I consider where I reached my peak physical practice in early 2018.
I physically knew postures & typical flows, but I wanted more so I joined a local studio where I began an apprenticeship over the summer.
I worked the front desk & cleaned the studio after classes in exchange for free lessons & training from each of the instructors.
I worked the front desk & cleaned the studio after classes in exchange for free lessons & training from each of the instructors.
November 7, 2025 at 11:50 AM
I physically knew postures & typical flows, but I wanted more so I joined a local studio where I began an apprenticeship over the summer.
I worked the front desk & cleaned the studio after classes in exchange for free lessons & training from each of the instructors.
I worked the front desk & cleaned the studio after classes in exchange for free lessons & training from each of the instructors.
I started going to morning yoga classes my freshman year of college to help manage my anxiety - I was NOT flexible but I went every Tuesday & Thursday at 7am.
I went so much they asked if I wanted to start teaching. So, in April 2016 I taught my first class of about 15 people.
I went so much they asked if I wanted to start teaching. So, in April 2016 I taught my first class of about 15 people.
November 7, 2025 at 11:50 AM
I started going to morning yoga classes my freshman year of college to help manage my anxiety - I was NOT flexible but I went every Tuesday & Thursday at 7am.
I went so much they asked if I wanted to start teaching. So, in April 2016 I taught my first class of about 15 people.
I went so much they asked if I wanted to start teaching. So, in April 2016 I taught my first class of about 15 people.
Nostalgia thread of my yoga journey because I used to be so much more:
November 7, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Nostalgia thread of my yoga journey because I used to be so much more:
I’ve eaten 3 muffins today
November 6, 2025 at 10:43 PM
I’ve eaten 3 muffins today
My managers to me when they see a problematic customer pull in the parking lot🤠
November 4, 2025 at 2:41 AM
My managers to me when they see a problematic customer pull in the parking lot🤠
Happy Halloween heathens.
I’m not actually celebrating this year, but I kinda do it year round🖤
I’m not actually celebrating this year, but I kinda do it year round🖤
November 1, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Happy Halloween heathens.
I’m not actually celebrating this year, but I kinda do it year round🖤
I’m not actually celebrating this year, but I kinda do it year round🖤
I do stay winning with my random skin re-rolls
October 29, 2025 at 6:11 PM
I do stay winning with my random skin re-rolls