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11/14/2025

Here's another dose of yoga humor to end the week. Seen on a T-shirt. “I’m practicing compassion, mindfulness and loving kindness, so don’t p**s me off.”

11/12/2025

11/10/2025

This poem is beautiful and true. Let's normalize this:
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Silver~
"How many years of beauty do I have left?
she asks me.
How many more do you want?
Here. Here is 34. Here is 50.
When you are 80 years old
and your beauty rises in ways
your cells cannot even imagine now
and your wild bones grow luminous and
ripe, having carried the weight
of a passionate life.
When your hair is aflame
with winter
and you have decades of
learning and leaving and loving
sewn into
the corners of your eyes
and your children come home
to find their own history
in your face.
When you know what it feels like to fail
ferociously
and have gained the
capacity
to rise and rise and rise again.
When you can make your tea
on a quiet and ridiculously lonely afternoon
and still have a song in your heart
Queen owl wings beating
beneath the cotton of your sweater.
Because your beauty began there
beneath the sweater and the skin,
remember?
This is when I will take you
into my arms and coo
YOU BRAVE AND GLORIOUS THING
you’ve come so far.
I see you.
Your beauty is breathtaking."
~ Jeannette Encinias

11/06/2025

Glimmers - small moments of joy that evoke feelings of safety and comfort.

11/06/2025

11/06/2025

So, when do you know if you’re making a mistake?

The thought that, “I’m making a mistake,” is just another thought, you just go back to your breath. See that constant thought when you’re meditating, you’re saying, “Am I doing it right? I’m not doing it right. The breath isn’t natural.”

I mean there’s just a thousand phenomena that are coming into the mind, and what you need is that training of consciousness and the teacher that constantly says, “Bring your awareness back to the rising and falling of the breath, and just note the rising and falling.” Because the ego is so clever, in which it’s constantly judging, so just sit and do the practice, holding only that awareness.
-Ram Dass

10/14/2025

Love this Mary Oliver poem!!!

10/08/2025

We don’t often think of posture while resting, but those hours lying down are a chance to decompress your spine and reset muscle tension.

In this photo, Esther lies on a sofa. She’s added a pillow under her upper back to keep her head and neck aligned with her spine. Without this, the armrest would push her head forward, straining the neck and encouraging poor posture.

She also places a pillow under her knees. Why? Lying with straight legs can cause a sway in the lower back, especially if you have tight psoas muscles pulling on the lumbar spine. Elevating the knees puts slack into those muscles, helping release the sway and flatten the lower back.

With a few thoughtful adjustments, even sofa lounging can support a healthier, pain-free spine.

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08/10/2025

Every time you choose your health over social pressure, you’re literally rewiring your brain for success.

Love this quote by ! “Let’s stop shaming people for prioritizing their health, peace, or personal goals.”

Quality sleep is when your brain consolidates memories and clears cellular waste through the glymphatic system. Regular exercise increases production of BDNF, a growth factor that supports brain cell health and neuroplasticity. Limiting alcohol improves sleep architecture and REM cycles.

These aren’t boring choices. They’re evidence-based decisions that support cognitive function, emotional regulation, and metabolic health.

Sometimes the most radical thing you can do is simply take care of yourself.

08/06/2025

https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/how_to_find_support_in_difficult_times?utm_source=Greater+Good+Science+Center&utm_campaign=f8a0fb8d33-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_GG_Newsletter_August_5_2025&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_5ae73e326e-f8a0fb8d33-52027911

When we experience rough roads ahead, finding others to support us can make all the difference.

06/19/2025

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Art | Alexander Samokhvalov