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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...

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...

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...

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...

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!...

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...

Spoon Theory

This theory started as a resource within the chronic pain community. A way to make outsiders understand the daily struggles these...

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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