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• Jealousy

  As IG is flooded with pics of perfectly positioned poses, it seems like everyone and their mother is a superstar yogi. I am not one of those people. I am someone who likes the feeling of stretching and someone who appreciates reminders of awareness and deep breathing. I’m also someone who has more or less sat in admiration of yogis for years, but never taken on a consistent practice myself. Recently though, I’ve made some regular attendance in a flow class and am already tuning into the myriad of lessons that translate from on to off the mat. Especially as social media has us injecting the highlight reels of our peers into the monotonous moments of our daily lives, it’s the unfortunate truth that comparative internal dialogue is commonplace in our culture. Read more →

• Dietism

  “Are you an omnivore/locavore/paleo/vegetarian/vegan/raw vegan?” There are a million ways we label ourselves and get labeled by others because of our food choices. It is this labeling that has lead to much of the tension that I’ve witnessed in my community. I’m not 100% certain that this would qualify as oppression and for the record I certainly don’t want to give it as much weight as something like racism or sexism or adultism. I’m posting out of curiosity of others opinions; and also to bring light to something that has been present in my life, perhaps it’s present in yours too? Read more →

• Expectations

  Having expectations of someone, of an environment or of a... Read more →

• Compassion

  As an exploration in compassion, try looking at other individuals... Read more →

• Electronics

  I’d like to propose a worldwide no electronic day… Just... Read more →