On props and modifications
Would you go out in the rain without an umbrella? No. Can you? Yes. But why would you want to? That’s how I feel about using props and...
On falling off the (body positive) wagon
Sometimes I think to myself, if I was just a size 12 it would be better. Better for who? What would be better about my life if I wore a...
On my attempts to change the world
With the recent terrorist attacks in Belgium,it's easy to get caught up in a fury of spiraling despair. It is easy to feel hopeless, like...
On leaving your comfort zone
Want to feel fat really fast? Be faced with the concept of AcroYoga as a fat woman. I was never fat as a kid. I was the usual awkward...
On learning how to not play small
My blog this week is going to be very short. Iowa Public Radio already covered it for me. One of the things yoga has taught me is the...
On being the fat one
No one can understand how it feels to be the only fat person in the room unless it happens to them. It sucks. We have been conditioned to...
Ahimsa and a dog
Over the weekend I helped reunite a missing dog with its owner. I didn’t really think twice about it. I thought about how much I love my...
Love is my religion
Today is the first day of Lent. (Stay with me, this is not 100% about religion and won’t be preachy.) Typically during Lent, Catholics...
My yoga journey
You hear these stories about life-changing, cultish, experiences with workouts or gyms like Soul Cycle or Cross Fit. I never thought I...
Yoga is for you
If you had asked me 10 years ago where I would be at 27, I would have never guessed I would be where I am today. It's a presidential...
