yoga

I own that

May 16, 2012

Jane asked us at the start of yoga class to silently compliment ourselves on something. In the space of seconds I discounted everything that came to mind. On my body? That’s my genes. On my children? That’s someone else’s genes. On my writing? That’s due to my dad, my 7th grade teacher, Melissa, y’all who [...]

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Balance: Heaven on earth

March 21, 2012

Earlier this week we celebrated a time of balance, the moment in which the earth is midway on her path between solstices. Even the word equinox, equal night, denotes balance. The precise time of the spring equinox was 11:14 pm where I live, so I didn’t mark it with much fanfare. However, 10 hours later, [...]

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Wordless Wednesday: Thrive (in 100 words)

February 29, 2012

(If you’re in a Reader, click through to read my article in Kaiser Permanente’s Winter/Spring issue of Partners in Health.)

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Because I just got taller

January 26, 2012

I had a biennial physical this week. Everything was great and one vital statistic was better than great: I am a half-inch taller than I used to be. I attribute it to yoga. A steady yoga practice can put space into one’s spine to counter the compression that comes over time. I began practicing yoga [...]

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