Throwing Down the Gauntlet

My body has thrown down the gauntlet. My thighs, hips and tummy are challenging me to grow up. I am fighting it the entire way. I am pretty lucky. Through my teens and twenties, when I gained weight, the fat cells, like little mounds of dimpled orange skin, distributed themselves evenly over my body. I […]

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20 Pounds or Happiness

Everybody is exquisite. Truly, stunningly beautiful. I keep learning one concept over and over again. As a counselor, a yoga teacher, a massage therapist, a writer, and in my own life. This week, I am collaborating to combine story with photographs. Sunday afternoon at Barnes and Noble, I was sitting with the photographer discussing our […]

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