The accident was two years ago today. It was a Friday. I had just taught two back-to-back yoga classes at the beautiful beach club. I was heading south on A1A, the palm tree and condo lined road that hugs the ocean on the east coast of Florida. Blue skies. A breezy clear, gorgeous day. I was …
I hate yoga pants. I do. I feel self-conscious in them. I had a traumatic c-section where things weren’t put back together mindfully, and my belly will never be the same. Then I had another c-section. Some women come through their c-sections with just a cute little scar. Some with a ledge. My “ledge” shows …
I’m writing this post using my new stand-up desk. So far I love it. My physical therapist says when you use a stand-up desk, to make sure to rest one foot on a yoga block, thus lessening pressure on your lower back. I also have a cushy pad for under my feet, so I’m all …
After a meal of delicious Thai food, my husband and I were walking past one of those fly-by-night gyms in a strip mall the other night, and a young woman bolted out the door and onto the sidewalk. Red faced. Sweaty. She’d clearly been feeling the burn, and her self-hate was palpable. I don’t know …
Welcome! I am starting this page four years in to becoming a yoga teacher. I love what I do. There is so much to write about and so much going on, I need a place for it to land. I started a Yoga FB page, but after listening to a podcast about how risky it …
Michelle O'Neil,Writer 