Category Archives: GUEST CONTRIBUTORS

Wisdom Tooth

Posted on February 19, 2013 by

by Blakeney Schick When we step on to the mat, we tend to focus on the effort required to create the actions of grounding down through our feet or our sitz bones, lifting up through our side waist or the … Continue reading →

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The Space Between

Posted on January 30, 2013 by

by Julia Febiger Tis the season for transition, as they say. It’s a new day, it’s a new dawn, it’s a new life…but are we feeling good?  (If I could soundtrack my blogposts, I would cue the wind instruments and … Continue reading →

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A Day Without “Should”

Posted on January 23, 2013 by

by Blakeney Schick My mind wanders every day as I put on my makeup. One morning, I was thinking about taking some sweaters to the dry cleaners — something that had been on my mental to-do list for about a … Continue reading →

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Stop and Give Yourself a Hug

Posted on December 31, 2012 by

by Blakeney Schick Many, many years ago, in my Montessori preschool, teachers would ring a bell to get the children’s attention and the words that followed were always, “Stop and give yourself a hug.” The teachers rang the bell to call us to … Continue reading →

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Shifting Gears

Posted on December 18, 2012 by

by Blakeney Schick In November my parents got a new car – one with a stick shift. Having gotten my driver’s license just last year, I had no idea how to drive the new car, but the plan was for … Continue reading →

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The Drawbridge

Posted on December 4, 2012 by

by Blakeney Schick When I was a little kid, my family did our big weekly shopping at the Pathmark along the Gowanus Canal. The supermarket’s parking lot is right along the canal and on the other side is a cement … Continue reading →

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The Heart of Yoga

Posted on November 21, 2012 by

THANK YOU FOR BEING A GIRLFRIEND! by Daniella Rosales-Friedman Thanksgiving is almost here! And in the spirit of the holiday, I want to thank the people who bring love and laughter to my life on a consistent basis: My GIRLFRIENDS. … Continue reading →

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Not Yet

Posted on November 14, 2012 by

by Julia Febiger Nerd alert: I recently listened to a webinar by Carol Dweck, a developmental psychologist who is a research professor at Stanford. As I was listening to Dweck talk about her research on mindset as it affects K-12 … Continue reading →

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The Heart of Yoga

Posted on November 7, 2012 by

SOME THINGS TAKE TIME by Daniella Rosales-Friedman Diana looked down. Her whole body tensed and her face went white. She’d come across a photo of her ex-boyfriend on her Facebook feed. “God, what’s wrong with me? It’s been six months … Continue reading →

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Blown Away

Posted on November 5, 2012 by

by Blakeney Schick “Do what you can, with what you’ve got, where you are.” I don’t remember exactly where I found this quote of Theodore Roosevelt’s late this summer. I only know that about 10 days after I’d written it … Continue reading →

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