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I have always loved taking notes and being a meticulous note-taker and journal writer.
By 2022, I had upgraded to taking notes on my iPhone:
56 days no period.
78 days no period.
93 days no period.
164 days.
I reached the eight-month mark with no period.
Thirty years after my period began, the pattern shifted yet again.
This was a big shift, but in retrospect, I had no idea how big it would be. It came on gradually, with mixed messages, confusing symptoms, and unpredictable patterns.
Everything I had learned from my periods, my body, and
You walk into a slow yoga class expecting gentle stretching and walk out wondering if you just took a nap or actually practiced yoga.
Both restorative yoga and Yin yoga look nearly identical from the outside. Props everywhere. Bodies draped over bolsters. Zero sweat. But underneath that stillness, your body
For most of my adult life, my body followed a predictable rhythm — a cycle I came to understand deeply through years of consistent yoga practice.
I’ve been practicing Ashtanga yoga for decades, and for much of that time, teaching has been a central part of my life. Practice wasn’t
Most yoga props are marketed like accessories, but in yin practice, they’re the foundation of the entire method.
You can’t force fascia to release. You can’t rush compression. And without the right support, your muscles kick in to protect joints, which completely defeats the purpose of holding passive poses for
In earlier parts of this series, we explored the ethical foundation of teaching, the professional scope of practice, and how to hold a safe container for students.
But even when we understand those principles, another layer of responsibility emerges.
Students often look to teachers as role models. Not because teachers
