By Louise Applebome I knew that as 2022 neared its end and a new year arrived, it was time to spend extra time in yoga backends. Lest you get distracted by thinking backbends mean huge wheels and arcs, please be aware that there are many other gentler, beneficial…
Read MoreBy Louise Applebome It’s not unusual to find me on the yoga mat at just about any time of the day. If I’m teaching a class, the start and stop times are fixed. But for my personal practice, I’m not ruled by the clock. Perhaps I’m on the mat…
Read MoreBy Louise Applebome (Photo by Elisabeth Luse) I don’t think I would be going out on a limb if I said the world has gone mad. Few could deny the vitriol and violence being slung about in the political realm. Disinformation, misinformation and out and out lies run…
Read MoreBy Louise Applebome I previously wrote about some uncharacteristic health questions/problems I was experiencing last month. Bottom line: My system was out of balance. I was not feeling like myself. One possible, but not convincing, explanation was that I had post-COVID symptoms. The skepticism was partly due…
Read MoreBy Louise Applebome (photography by Roger Winstead) I’d been feeling a little logy lately. And my brain has been a bit foggy. Earlier in the summer, I could blame it on the beastly, depleting Dallas heat. But after nearly a month in Maine, and no significant reduction in my…
Read MoreBy Louise Applebome If ever I need a reminder of the fragility, unpredictability, and abundant possibility of life on earth, I need look no further than off the dock of my vacation hide-away in Maine. There sits an island within swimming distance (for those who are so inclined). It…
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