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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...
K. Nadine Kavanaugh
Jan 10, 20242 min read
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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...
K. Nadine Kavanaugh
Jan 10, 20243 min read
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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...
K. Nadine Kavanaugh
Apr 17, 20233 min read
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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...
K. Nadine Kavanaugh
Apr 17, 20233 min read
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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...
K. Nadine Kavanaugh
Apr 17, 20234 min read
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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...
K. Nadine Kavanaugh
Apr 17, 20234 min read
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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!...
K. Nadine Kavanaugh
Mar 17, 20234 min read
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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...
K. Nadine Kavanaugh
Feb 8, 20233 min read
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Spoon Theory
This theory started as a resource within the chronic pain community. A way to make outsiders understand the daily struggles these...
Uprising ACM
Oct 21, 20222 min read
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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...
Uprising ACM
Mar 30, 20223 min read
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