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K. Nadine Kavanaugh
Jan 10, 20242 min read
On Not Going to Yoga
Like many people, I contracted COVID this fall. Indeed, my entire family did. No one was seriously ill, but the three of us were a...
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K. Nadine Kavanaugh
Jan 10, 20243 min read
On Wearing a Mask During Yoga
TL;DR: It was fine. Like many of you, I recently had COVID. It was exhausting and unpleasant but not serious. One of the effects was that...
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K. Nadine Kavanaugh
Apr 17, 20233 min read
On Yoga, Spring Sunshine, and Pleasure
It is early spring, and I am sitting in the sun. Specifically, I am sitting in a camping chair on the sidewalk in front of my...
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K. Nadine Kavanaugh
Apr 17, 20233 min read
Yoga is For Every Body
My body is not good at sports. I have trouble catching things, and I don’t throw with accuracy or force. I am not skilled at hitting...
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K. Nadine Kavanaugh
Apr 17, 20234 min read
On Yoga and Learning to Look at Suffering
I did not come to yoga to understand my suffering. I came to yoga to avoid my suffering. I had started a new job that was much busier and...
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K. Nadine Kavanaugh
Apr 17, 20234 min read
On Yin Yoga: Learnings From the Edge of Discomfort
I am folded on my yoga mat: legs straight out, hips boosted slightly by a folded blanket, hinged at the base of my spine, with my top...
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K. Nadine Kavanaugh
Mar 17, 20234 min read
The Tyranny of Matisse: Yoga and the Elusive Present
I am going to see the Matisse exhibit at the Philadelphia Museum of Art this afternoon. I am very excited about this. There will be art!...
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K. Nadine Kavanaugh
Feb 8, 20233 min read
On Getting To Yoga
I have an alarm set on my phone. The label is “go to yoga” and it’s set for 15 minutes before my favorite yoga class. This gives me time...
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Uprising ACM
Oct 21, 20222 min read
Spoon Theory
This theory started as a resource within the chronic pain community. A way to make outsiders understand the daily struggles these...
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Uprising ACM
Mar 30, 20223 min read
The New Definition of Discipline
The word, ‘Discipline’, for most of my life, has conjured images of the diets I failed, the workout plans I didn’t finish, the half-read...
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