by Misty Lucas | Nov 21, 2019 | Self-Discovery
There are actually three stages of savasana—and if you’re only in it for 5 minutes, you’re not even getting to stage one. Savasana (also called shavasana or relaxation pose) is changing over time. In fact, it’s slowly evaporating from the practice. In the past,...
by Carolyn Burke | Nov 7, 2018 | Self-Discovery
I’m a woman of multiple passions and interests, so it can be hard for me to commit. On any given day, my heart knows what it wants—and it needs space to express itself openly and freely. It’s important for me to live in the moment, opening myself to my passions and...
by Brenda McMorrow | Aug 15, 2018 | Self-Discovery
I’ve loved singing since childhood, and had always had a secret desire to be a singer. But when I had my first opportunity to sing publicly at a university “open mic” with a friend, I was both thrilled and terrified. Because of fear and inexperience, my voice was...
by Tamika Schilbe | Apr 20, 2016 | Self-Discovery
Originally Published in OMagine Magazine Deep inside the core of the body, the psoas muscle (also called iliopsoas) is so embedded, the general population doesn’t even know it exists. The psoas (pronounced so-as) is a large and complex part of our anatomy. It attaches...
by Carolyn Burke | Feb 2, 2015 | Self-Discovery
“You are not special, you are unique”—Robert Ohotto I have always felt different in my family and within my group of friends for the choices I have made in my life. But I have not always been able to openly claim my individuality or my feelings of being...