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How Being Human Can Wreck Your Body
The yoga championships came to town yesterday. I will leave the evaluation of the evolution of these competitions to the yoga historians, although I don’t have to be Georg Feuerstein or Mark Singleton to have some pretty serious doubts that … Continue reading
Posted in Self Study, Teaching
Tagged New York Times, origin of yoga, William J. Broad, Yoga Championships
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Happy Accidents in the Twitter Mandala
I’ve been so pleasantly surprised by how much I like Twitter. I’ve met the nicest people, and learned so much. After initial resistance, I got it right away: somehow, the constraints of the form – 140 characters, forcing an almost … Continue reading
Posted in Mindfulness, Self Study
Tagged meditation, mindfullness, panic disorder, Peter Fernando, Priscilla Warner, twitter
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How to Get Yourself on Your To-Do List
Last weekend, I went to Forever 21 and bought a necklace (never mind that it’s closer to Forever 41 in my case…) It was less than five dollars, and it’s made of shimmery silver leaves that jingle when I walk, … Continue reading
The Other Closet
Having a mental health diagnosis and not talking about it is a lot like being gay and not coming out of the closet. It’s lonely and frightening. You also hear all the conversations and slurs that, otherwise, people would have … Continue reading
Posted in Kindness, Self Study
Tagged bipolar 2 disorder, depression, mental health, pmdd, yoga
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The Paradox of Pretty
I feel guilty about wearing makeup to teach yoga. I am trying to convince people to focus on their inner landscape for an hour, but there I am before class carefully pruning my outer one. If you were to ask … Continue reading
The Fine Art of Being Boring
I spent three years worrying I was boring my therapist to tears. Lord help me, I wanted to be a little nuttier. Instead, I felt I was dysfunctional enough to need therapy, but not enough to be a remotely interesting … Continue reading
Code Names and Living a Double Life
I once worked with a woman who had two names. One was for work and one was for home. While her given name was very floral and feminine, her chosen professional name was positively…feral. I completely understood this compartmentalization, and … Continue reading
The post in which I redefine #winning
(Note: the following is transcribed from an entry written yesterday afternoon at a coffee shop – with pen! On paper!) I write this from the spacious murmur of Old Soul at 40 Acres. It is Thursday, April 21st, and the … Continue reading
The Perils of Success
More people read my post last Friday than usual. A lot more. I tell you this not to toot my own horn, but so you’ll understand that I enjoyed the success for approximately 36 hours, until Saturday afternoon, when I … Continue reading
When the cover of Yoga Journal is not enough
There is inherent value to diversity in yoga. Everyone benefits from a yoga community which represents a wide range of ages, abilities, ethnicities, gender identities and life experiences. Which is why the cover of the Yoga Journal has been such … Continue reading
