writing My Eyes, My Work I've realized how much can change in a minute. What if something happens to my sight?
pregnancy When Yoga Practice Hurts I managed to escape the house and go to yoga on Sunday. A full 90 minutes in 105-degree heat. It was a busy morning at the studio. Overcast days often mean yogis run inside to the hot room. A woman had her mat very close to mine, someone I recognized
stillbirth Words That Have Meaning After having my first tattoo done, I almost immediately began to plan the next alteration of my skin. There was something remarkably satisfying about the process: first the pain, then the memory – burned into flesh as a permanent tribute to my children. The dates on my back were for them.
yoga What I Enjoy I had a dream about yoga the other night. I pulled up to my studio. The owner was working the counter and I breezed past her. I entered the hot room with it’s delicious 105 degrees, and then I remembered. I couldn’t be there. I was pregnant. I
self-care Extreme Heat Yoga has been a source of solace. If I do not go every 2-3 days I can feel the tightness, in my limbs, in my jaw, in my balance. I need that sweat release of 105 degrees for 90 minutes. I am now so familiar with the sequence of 26
yoga I Am Not Sorry I am not sorry that I went to yoga today. Or yesterday. Or the day before. 4:00 p.m. 8:00 a.m. 6:00 a.m. I am not sorry that I chose to position myself in the coveted front row, after only six weeks of hot yoga