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The Buddha in the Hell Realm: How Finding Her May Help You Come Back to Health

The room closed in on me. My fingertips went numb. My heart raced. I was teaching a late night class at the college.  We were discussing the series _Weeds_. I wasn’t high. But I knew something was wrong. I ended class early, and with effort made it outside and sat down trying to figure out what… Continue reading The Buddha in the Hell Realm: How Finding Her May Help You Come Back to Health

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Yoga for Improved Health

Yoga offers tremendous benefits. 1-It works the whole body; 2-It helps reduce stress; 3-It offers skills to become less negatively reactive to life’s challenges.

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In a Slump? Fix Your Posture – Harvard Health

A preliminary study suggests an upright posture may improve symptoms of depression. The study, in the March 2017 Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry, involved 61 people with mild to moderate depression. The group as a whole was more likely to sit with stooped shoulders and a rounded back compared with people who did not… Continue reading In a Slump? Fix Your Posture – Harvard Health

Poverty and Race

Maribel, Ozzie, and I. Blessed and grateful.

Both my mom and dad grew up in extreme poverty. Neither one of them went beyond a 6th grade formal education. Their childhoods and youth were one of intense struggle and suffering. Their trauma was compounded with the loss of family and social support as they immigrated first to Spain and then to the United… Continue reading Poverty and Race

Showing Up

"No, the only tired I was, was tired of giving in." --Rosa Parks

This past week I tried something different with my Zoom classes at Miami Dade. Instead of breaking into small groups, I placed students in individual breakout rooms. I told them to work on their writing projects as I took time to visit with each of them. What a remarkable experience. My aim was to be… Continue reading Showing Up

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