Painful Insights
There are many avenues of processing, I’ve always found writing to be a good one. Now, I’m no professional blogger- so I call them “blurbs.” Just short little snippets of thought and experience.
These thoughts are just my own words flowing and giving my brain a little space. Take the ones that speak to you and leave the rest. Also, please be kind when judging my grammar and punctuation –
I was not an English major.
The Break-In Period
Growing pains are real pain in the ass- or in my case, a pain in the foot. I am currently tenderly treading the break-in stage of new Birkenstocks. The leather has the feel of some soft steal across the top of my already inflamed metatarsals, and the cork about as...
To the Chronically (un)Insured:
“Raise your hand if you’ve experienced applying to the US health insurance system & are calling to check on the status of your application.” “Ok, keep your hand up if you’ve stayed on hold for 15 minutes” “25 minutes” “45 minutes? Anyone for 45 minutes?” “Over an...
Walking the Tightrope
Every yoga pose strives to have a balance of the effort and the ease to be in it. We must challenge the body to keep it strong, but dont want to tear a hammie if we sneeze in triangle pose. When you live in chronic pain, everything can feel like effort only. So how do...
Feel the Love
Hello yogis, Post Valentine's Day I hope you are all basking in the glow of amplified love. Not in the Hallmark holiday way- not even in a romantic way. How about basking in love for yourself? When we practice creating love for ourselves, we eventually create enough...
“I love this song!”
Whats up yogis, I dont know about you guys, but when my favorite song comes on, I become useless. You can no longer have a conversation with me because I am far away, transported to a distant land of all consuming joy. The definition of one-pointed focus. It may not...
The Myth of Multi-tasking
We all strive to be more efficient. The current pace of society demands it. But are we really able to perform multiple tasks at once? The answer, unfortunately, is no. (I think I already knew this but it was confirmed by my psychology textbook reading yesterday). We...
Up Cat, Down Dog
Howdy Yogis, I recently got to experience the joy of rolling out my mat, setting up my blankets then turning around to find them taken over by some furry friends!! Animals are quite possibly the best little yogis we know. They live simply, exude happiness and love...
Stress Less
We all know that stress is inevitable, and we also know that it is not always a bad thing- especially when you have tools to help you cope with it. There are two coping styles that people use, problem-focused coping & emotion-focused coping. In short-...
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