Two major hurricanes back to back. Wars across the globe. Famine in Sudan. Political unrest. An approaching election. The barrage of bad news feels relentless. Every headline, every talking head on TV, every push notification, or yet another panicked Instagram reel,...
As we head into another election season, it’s hard not to feel the weight of the stress and anxiety that seems to be permeating our country. The political climate is increasingly charged, the headlines are relentless, and it seems like every day brings new reasons...
Life is challenging, and there are many moments when we need to access our internal psychological resources to help us combat stress, manage insecurity, or increase our ability to take on challenging experiences. Different situations place different demands on us, and...
What is Trauma-Sensitive Yoga and How it Can Help? Trauma can affect us in many different ways. Often, we store our trauma in our bodies without knowing it, and it can get stuck. Yoga can help release some of that built-up stagnation. Another common experience for...
Once, two lumberjacks were tasked with chopping wood for ten hours every day. One lumberjack chopped constantly throughout the ten hours and never paused or took a break. The other lumberjack chopped wood for nine hours, but every day, he also took one hour off in the...
An earthquake in Morocco. Wildfires in Canada. Flooding in Manhattan. A pandemic. More terrorist attacks. Another war. The barrage of bad news feels endless. Every headline, every talking head on TV, every push notification on our phones, or panicked Instagram...
