In yoga, students are encouraged to go to their soft edge–to stretch deep enough where you feel the stretch but not so deep that you hurt yourself. It is at this soft edge that the muscles release and then you can breathe in and stretch just a little bit further. In life, as we shift and change, we push up against a lot of soft edges. It is where our...
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Today is my mom’s 80th birthday and we are at a local casino, celebrating at the slot machines. By the title of this blog, you might think that she hit the big one and is now a Mega Winner. She is, but not in the typical terms of a casino. Eight years ago, my mother was diagnosed with esophageal cancer. Most people diagnosed with stage three of this...
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