Do you think it’s possible for a person to hit a sort of medical bad luck quota? So far this year, I’ve sprained an ankle–with a torn ligament, had a questionable mole removed, and racked up a fair share of …
As a yoga instructor, I don’t get out much. My practice and my home studio have been pretty consistent for quite some time. I take the same classes with the same teachers I’ve been familiar with for quite some time. …
Today, I lost my wallet. Walking from my partner’s car to the yoga studio we were testing out (yoga-venture post forthcoming), it somehow disappeared. I retraced my steps and couldn’t find it anywhere, in the car, on the sidewalk or …
Always a frustrating situation. The meds I’m on compromise my immune system. So if I happen to get sick, it sticks with me longer than it would for others. If I get See if this does not rub off some …
Ram Dass tells this amusing story about one of his talks. He was speaking about an LSD induced transcendental experience he had, and there was an older woman sitting there nodding her head as if she understood all of the …
What the heck is a nightshade? The first time I heard the term I had no idea what the person was talking about. “Nightshade,” she said, “Like tomatoes and eggplant? …They cause swelling.” “Great, more dietary restrictions,” I thought. Growing …
When my iPhone was replaced the other day, I spent some time playing in the app store. I always end up with at least one book reader on my phone, though usually I have a hard time reading on it. …
Chronics have to reevaluate who they are in the context of their disease. It goes back to my first post here, about illness narratives. Unlike having a cold, the illness story for a chronic becomes part of the life time …
Around this time last year, I took a juice cleanse at my yoga studio. At the beginning of the class, they said take what you like and leave the rest — talking about food related things seems to polarize people …
If you’ve been following this blog lately, you’ve probably noticed some time / day notation and topics. I outlined the idea behind this here, but it’s time change it up a little bit. The idea is to gradually get me …