“Once you find a lump and hear the words “you have stage 2 cancer” your world goes dark very quickly.  Once I got home from that I didn’t want the emotions of anger to be stuck in my body and knew I had to move the “prana” through my body.  So, I did a 60 minute flow in my living room bawling my eyes out, doing the ugly cry with a towel to catch the tears, and I felt emotionally lighter afterwards.”

In our latest blog, Nora explores avoidance, the importance of “the wobble”, vulnerability as human currency, and our brain reactions to discomfort.

“We all look, but do we really see? Where our eyes go, our bodies follow, given sight is a direct gateway to how we experience the world and our neurologic postural system.”

“As educators, we spend much of our day helping others regulate. We support students through anxiety, frustration, disappointment, conflict, and uncertainty. We create calm when things feel chaotic. We offer reassurance when someone is overwhelmed. We help young people navigate their inner worlds. Yoga reminds me that I have an inner world, too.”

“Over time, I had to unlearn a lot about what yoga was supposed to be. Not because yoga is inherently harmful, but because the way it’s often taught didn’t match the reality of my body.

This is what I’ve learned about practicing yoga in a body with chronic pain.”