by Leslie, The News Yogi | May 6, 2021 | Uncategorized
By now, the conversation surrounding trauma and news is becoming a little more accepted, although I believe there is much work left to do in normalizing mental health conversations in newsrooms. Just a few days ago, a friend told me they brought up mental health...
by Leslie, The News Yogi | Apr 30, 2021 | Yoga
Would you believe if I told you, the point of yoga isn’t to touch your toes or to stand on your head? Yoga is simply the practice of finding what feels good for you. The truth is, yoga has been hijacked by the West as a practice for people who look a certain way. Yoga...
by Leslie, The News Yogi | Apr 22, 2021 | Meditation, Mental Health
The term “grounded” used to be such a point of frustration for me. Like, what does that even mean? I hated to hear that in yoga spaces or by people who seemed like they were super in tune with life and the Earth, but come on, I’m a journalist and we...
by Leslie, The News Yogi | Apr 8, 2021 | Mental Health
It’s so cliche and I know it, but yoga literally saved my soul. I know, you’re probably thinking, ‘ok cool Leslie, glad touching your toes helped you, but I’ve got too much sh!t to deal with to think about slowing down.’ My answer to you is, I can only imagine, I’ve...
by Leslie, The News Yogi | Mar 29, 2021 | Mental Health
It’s ok, to not be ok. This is something as journalists we know, right? It’s something we hear over and over again, but what does it really mean? Is this something we’re actually putting into practice? I know, you’re probably thinking, ok...
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