Morphosis (noun) 1: the mode of development of an organism or one of its parts 2: a nonadaptive structural modification -morphosis (noun combining form) 1: development or change of form of a (specified) thing cytomorphosis 2: development or change of form in a (specified)read more
Over the last few months, I’ve been running something of a teaching marathon—picking up a lot of extra classes across all my studios to prepare for upcoming travel and, to be frank, to try to keep up with our unpredictable economy (#hustlemode). One of theread more
“May your mind inhabit life with the sureness with which your body inhabits the world.” —John O’Donohue There were no lines. No anxious cattle-herding. We walked right into the bright, clean school gymnasium. It had been transformed into a site of efficiency and safety—and clearlyread more
In the end, they got me with the tote bag. Back when I fled the publishing industry, I went through a period of radical cleansing of all ties with the publications I used to regularly consume for work (and sometimes for pleasure). This included Theread more
Growing up as a dancer, I always wondered what masochistic individual decided to put battements at the end of the ballet barre sequence. After fatiguing all of my leg muscles through endless pliés and tendus and other warm-up exercises, now you wanted me to kickread more
My body knew when we were about three-quarters through class: butterflies would arrive punctually in my stomach in anticipation of moving to the wall for handstand as soon as my teacher—a tall, graceful former dancer—returned to the front of the room to demonstrate. His six-foot-plusread more
Even After All this time The sun never says To the Earth, “You owe me.” Look What happens With a love like that, It lights The whole sky. —Hafiz Hurricanes, earthquakes, eclipses—oh, my! April has arrived with quite a flourish, and I hope that youread more
“Bloom where you’re planted.” —The Buddha How do you show up for yourself? If you haven’t asked yourself this question lately—or ever—you’re in good company. Although I’ve been practicing self-care for decades, and even chose to follow it as the path of my life’sread more
How did you spend the end of 2023? On the heels of exciting emotional and spiritual healing in the fall, I was gifted with one more chance to confront my biggest challenge: my own mind. They say that God doesn’t give you things you can’tread more
A few years ago, I KonMari’d my wardrobe and eliminated the need for separate “seasonal” storage. My primary motivation was saving space (I was in my smallest-to-date NYC apartment, where the only space for a dresser was inside my closet, so every square inch counted!),read more
