The first time I had an anxiety attack in class, against everything I wanted to do instead, I listened to my teacher and stayed on my yoga mat. I didn't go on with the poses like the rest of the class, I just laid there and breathed and felt everything. And I made it through. Up … Continue reading Grieving on the Mat, Part Two
Nine months ago, in February, I had an emergency appendectomy. (Are appendectomies ever not emergencies? Does anyone ever think, I'm just gonna have my appendix removed as a preventative measure...? ) It was my first time in an emergency room, first time under general anesthesia, first surgery, first time as a patient in a hospital. It did … Continue reading Grieving on the Mat, Part One
Breath. Posture. Cue. 