Her hair, pulled up on top of her head with a clear straight line between her graying roots and the brown she’d dyed the rest of her ponytail, not only made her look more youthful than she was, but it was also the perkiest part of our interaction. She had a kind face, but itContinue reading “Everybody’s Somebody”
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Challenge Your Perspective
Once upon a time when I was teaching yoga, there was a week when I subbed three classes in a row. I needed a theme that would reach out to a diverse group of practitioners at different, respective levels. So I did what I always do when in doubt: I winged it. No but really,Continue reading “Challenge Your Perspective”
Feel Everything Deeply
Emotions just aren’t a sexy topic for most people. Or at least, in a glamorized world of social media highlight reels, undesirable emotions aren’t liked, double tapped, or retweeted. It’s interesting how we have come to categorize emotions in a polarized way: some emotions are “good” while others are “bad.” It’s okay to feel happiness,Continue reading “Feel Everything Deeply”
Soul Stories: When Death Strikes Too Soon
The last time my brother was alive on May 17, his birthday, was the year 2004. I’ve now lived through 12 years of birthdays without the birthday boy. He died just a few weeks later as a 21-year-old boy doing things 21-year-old boys do. I was 18. I don’t typically speak about my grief becauseContinue reading “Soul Stories: When Death Strikes Too Soon”
The Greatest You: Accept What Is
“I want to know your heart,” Mr. Tung averted his gaze to my shoulder quickly, where he was wiping an alcohol wipe across my skin’s fresh canvas. It was 2012, and I was in Bangkok, Thailand, visiting on a three-week vacation from my job in Afghanistan. Mr. Tung is the owner and operator of AngelContinue reading “The Greatest You: Accept What Is”