On living your life
Maybe it’s because I’m getting my day started off on the wrong foot, trying desperately to deep breathe through the morning while talking...
On reclaiming "fat"
Why does fat have to be a bad word? Why does fat have to be something negative? Why can’t fat just be a way we describe people? I’m short...
On taking up the space you need
Take up space. Take up all the space you want, all the space you need. It’s okay. Stretch. Grow. Marianne Williamson tells us “your...
A lot of questions and no answers
I was chatting with a friend the other day and all of this just spilled out of me. For the most part, it’s unedited. I’m not 100% sure...
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 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...
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...
