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Yoga

On mindfulness and change, or BGIM musing

May 23, 2017February 21, 2017 by Shay

In 2008, I stepped into my first yoga class, a yoga nidra class to be exact. I wish that I could say that I was seeking spiritual enlightenment, but the truth is that after fifteen-plus years of suffering from panic attacks that had a habit of sneaking up on me at the most inopportune time …

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Categories Activism, Racial and Cultural, Random babble, Yoga

Evolution of a 40 something or my thoughts on the 40’s!

May 23, 2017April 21, 2014 by Shay

Several nights ago I had a funny epiphany of sorts as I realized that I have slowly become the type of person that I once laughed at. As someone who once proudly labeled herself a hedonist of sorts, in recent months it has become clear that pleasure and self gratification are no longer the drivers …

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Categories Midlife Changes, Yoga 1 Comment

Laying my burden down or the struggle of a Black woman

May 23, 2017April 15, 2014 by Shay

The past month has been a roller coaster ride of sorts, the type of ride where as a writer, my head swirls with words that rarely leave my head. A few days after my last post, I found myself spending a very long night in the local emergency room with a 2am diagnosis of panic …

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Categories Midlife Changes, Racial and Cultural, Yoga 5 Comments
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