LET ME HAVE A CLOSER LOOK AT THE LAYERS

Last weekend in Tokyo, I visited a university student exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art. The theme was “safety.” It stopped me in my tracks. I was fortunate enough not to be born in a land ravaged by war. I’ve never had to run, hide, or fear for my life in the ways many children around the world do. And yet — safety remains one of our deepest human needs. When safety exists, our vision expands. Hope flourishes. Change becomes possible. We can dream, grow, create. S

So… What Does a Therapeutic Yin Lifestyle Actually Look Like? Let’s talk about Yin Yoga for a moment. Not the Instagram version.Not the “relax and stretch” version.But the real  Yin — the one that gets under your skin in the best way. Because honestly…Sometimes Yin Yoga feels completely out of place in today’s world. Everything around us is fast, loud, productive, and efficient. And here we are, lying on the floor, doing “nothing,” breathing into our hips for five minutes. Bu

As a yoga therapist, my role often feels simple on the surface—to help others become more aware. To offer space, tools, and presence. But awareness is not always comfortable. It asks us to see what we might rather avoid—within ourselves and in the world. There’s a quote often attributed to the Buddha: “If you light a lamp for someone else, it will also brighten your own path.” I come back to this often. Because every time I walk alongside a student or client in their healing

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