If you’re feeling itchy, you might just want to consult your closest lobster. It turns out we may have a lot to learn from our crustacean friends, beyond how good they are with butter. In a viral video from 2009, Rabbi Dr. Abraham Twerski posits a rather compelling analogy between people and lobsters when handling…
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Lemony Snicket’s Crippling Conundrum: Bound Side Angle
What makes your waters muddy – a word that here means addling, discombobulating, befuddling, bewildering? For me, the most glaring example is my vision, which is simply terrible. That’s one reason I’ve always loved my glasses. They bring clarity to the confused, muddy mess of my sight. Glasses clarify your powers, too–or at least they…
When Glitter gives you Grit: Dancer Pose
Why beadazzle? Why tszuj? Why – when it is the cause of so much unholy mess – glitter?! In a world that is dreary and cold and full of despair – why does it sometimes seem so crucial to put on tap shoes and kick ball change? For answers, as always, we turn to musical…
Princess Leia Warrior Flow
Take this flow of poses when you want to embody the spirit of the princess and general who inspires us all…
Faith in the Secret Garden: Chair Pose
Being mere mortals, we are limited. The Doctor can choose to move back and forth in time in her TARDIS. Superman can see a vistas of land below him. Billy Pilgrim is unstuck in time. We, however, can only see what’s in front of our faces right now. And we so often don’t like what…
Have fun out there, Turd Blossoms: Reverse Warrior
“I’m distracting you, you big turd blossom.” The phrase ‘turd blossom’ isn’t always associated with joy, fun, and profound relief. But in the case of “Guardians of the Galaxy,” it most certainly is. Starlord/Peter Quill/Hotty McHotpants says it near the end of the movie after he and the other guardians crash land in the Big…
We are Wonder Women: Goddess Pose
Yoga is a fairly recent development in my life, but I’ve been striking a pose since at least middle school. Not Downward Facing dog or Triangle pose – no, my girlfriends and I would strike a pose, Vogue style. At sleepovers, we would blast Madonna’s song, frame our face with our hands, and let our…
Be a Warrior (I) through a Wrinkle in Time
“Speaking of ways, by the way, there is such thing as a tesseract.” So goes my favorite quote from what’s probably my favorite book. At least, it’s the book that opened up to me a world that has become a cornerstone of my life – “A Wrinkle in Time” by Madeleine L’Engle. It might have…
Basic Yoga Poses for Beginners
Any new practice can be intimidating – be it sports or music, or the geekier things I love like cosplay or learning Klingon (Qapla!, or Success! with that one). Thankfully, yoga is among the easiest practices to begin – and it’s immediately rewarding. To start, try out these three simple beginner’s poses (Mountain Pose, Child’s…
Downward Facing Dog: Your Back to the Future
Marty McFly may have gone Back to the Future a number of times, but in this pose you can actually face your back to the future. That’s because in Downward Facing Dog you plant your hands in front of you and angle your back to the front, which is where you are going. As you…