Knowing each vocabulary word doesn’t mean you always know what each Chinese expression means. Perhaps this expression goes back to the feudalistic foundation of Chinese culture that big families are the common characteristic, so “big family” is equivalent to calling everybody. We can make a further inference from this expression.
Amanda Gorman’s poem, “The Hill We Climb” brought me back to my childhood’s favorite poem of a Chinese poet,He Zhizhang from the Tang Dynasty (618-907 A.D.) Coincidentally, a lot of poetry written in the Tang Dynasty was about the state of affairs at the time. This one particularly brought me nostalgia, especially when I went …
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It is very easy for our nervous system to be disrupted because we have gone through a lot in 2020 with the pandemic. I’ve heard of increased cases of anxiety, depression and other mental disorders. This is where I can put my training as a yoga teacher and yoga therapist student into good use.
I would like to offer you some tools to be resilient whether you have lost your job or feel stuck at where you are. This is the time that we can turn inward and build our own reserve.
The pandemic has been here longer than anyone has expected. You might think by now we are used to being isolated in our home, wearing masks, setting a routine with whatever we have adjusted our lives to. Right? Not really. In a way, we will never get used to this new “normal” because part of …
Being creative doesn’t require a college degree in journalism or English, although most college graduates who have a degree in journalism and English are creative people. The reverse is not necessarily true. We are all born with certain creativity in us. We have it to some degree. If you use it, exercise it, nurture it, …
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When it comes to self-care, most mothers don’t even want to think about it because the very word, self-care, conjures up an image of selfishness. “How could I put myself before my child? “Or my family?” These may be the thoughts that go through your head as you think of self-care. Let me say it …
My blog this morning is my comments on this article, “Is Learning on Zoom the Same as In Person? Not to Your Brain” by Stephen Noonoo. A link to the podcast is given at the end of my post. I think this is one of the most useful articles I read during this pandemic. For …
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The first three links give you resources for beginner yogis. These pages show you how to set up a space at home for yoga practice, props you may want to invest in, poses that beginner yoga classes teach. It’s helpful for people who are beginning yoga, especially during this pandemic time, to know. Hope these …
In her article, Kristin Diversi wrote: “When we think of yoga, we often think of a practice that is inherently relaxing: Lying on a mat and getting totally blissed out, feeling amazing from the first ‘Om’ to the final namaste.” “By and large, that is a very incomplete picture. The reason yoga works long-term is …