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Tranquility on the go

How yoga can ease anxiety—and save your vacation Travel can be an exhilarating—and exhausting—adventure. For those who struggle with anxiety, it can also be overwhelming on a whole other level. Through the course of becoming a more regular yoga practitioner, I have witnessed an improvement in my ability to self-soothe and remain calm during frustrating […]

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The aging body and the beginner’s mind

One of my favorite books is “Zen Mind, Beginners Mind.” I’m a dabbler in zen Buddhism, and I love the way the zen passages I read make me feel OK with being a dabbler. One of the most resonating concepts of zen for me is the reminder that all is well. I am OK, enlightenment—or, for […]

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Nothing is important

This morning in yoga class, I cried over nothing. Before we got into our flow, the instructor led us in a bit of a meditation as she read from a post byMorgan Harper Nichols about the importance of doing nothing. … In this space,I hope you know this is true:any little space you createto do nothing at all right […]