When your client becomes your dealer
Michelle shows up for her Tuesday session carrying a container of what I assumed were protein balls. Plot twist: chocolate chip cookies. Homemade ones. Still warm. When your clien…
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Warrior pose meets guilt trip
Twenty minutes into what was supposed to be a peaceful Saturday afternoon yoga session when my phone rings. Abuela Rosa's name on the screen, and we all know I can't let that go t…
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When warrior pose meets kitchen choreography
Twenty minutes into what was supposed to be a peaceful morning yoga session and my phone shuffled to that Dua Lipa song. You know the one. Suddenly warrior pose became warrior dan…
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Competitive spirits and warrior poses
Alex showed up this afternoon convinced that yoga would be 'easy' since he's in decent shape from all those weekend basketball games. Twenty minutes later, he's sitting on my mat…
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Balance checkpoint
Michelle came over this afternoon for our usual Friday yoga session, determined to finally nail warrior III without the dramatic arm flailing that's become her signature move. We…
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Namaste at home
Carmen showed up at 2pm with a yoga mat under her arm and way too much confidence. "How hard can it be?" she said. "We run five miles. Yoga's just stretching." Twelve minutes late…
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Stillness practice
Sarah showed up today insisting she needed to learn how to meditate. "I read this article about stress management and apparently sitting still for ten minutes can change your whol…
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Athletic genius
Sarah came over today determined to finally master some basic yoga poses before her next running group meeting. She'd been talking about wanting better flexibility for weeks, and…
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Sunday stretch
Jake wandered out of the bedroom this morning to find me already on my mat, and instead of heading straight to the coffee maker like usual, he asked if he could join. Not sure wha…
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