katycryerMar 254 minDisrupting ableism helps every bodyRecently I spent some time at an ashram. I could fill a book with that experience and everything I got from it, but I’m going to focus on...
katycryerNov 5, 20214 minCelebrating the DeadThis year instead of carving pumpkins for Halloween, I created a Day of the Dead altar. I lived in Mexico for five years and always...
katycryerJul 15, 20216 minAA’s Big Patriarchy ProblemHere’s a confession: I haven’t attended AA meetings regularly in about a decade. This is a little hard to admit, since my book is all...
katycryerJul 8, 20214 minIt's not you. It's the world.First of all, almost everything I want to say is in this article from The Atlantic: Bring Back the Nervous Breakdown, but I’ll say it all...
katycryerJun 11, 20213 minThe Joy of No AmbitionTwo months ago, almost to the day, my digestive system shut down. Eventually, the pain became extreme and I drove myself to the ER. The...
katycryerApr 16, 20213 minSuffering is not RelativeIn March of 2020, I had a thriving business. We had hundreds of members on autopay and hundreds of new students coming in every month,...
katycryerMar 19, 20213 minOne Year In...A little more than a year ago, I sat in a Trader Joe's parking lot, where I bought three weeks of groceries, just in case. No one knew...
katycryerFeb 22, 20213 minJealousyScrolling social media recently, I came across two separate photos of people who have the same profession as me--both yoga studio...
katycryerFeb 3, 20213 minThe Heart of My Lockdown BoredomIt's month ten of the pandemic, and for the first time, I'm experiencing deep boredom and restlessness. In months 1-2 of the pandemic, I...
katycryerJan 27, 20213 minClearing remaining obstacles and moving forwardTHIS IS PART 5 OF 5 POSTS ABOUT BUILDING A SUSTAINABLE YOGA PRACTICE Most challenges and workshops about developing yoga practices begin...
katycryerJan 20, 20212 minStrategyTHIS IS PART 4 OF 5 POSTS ABOUT BUILDING A SUSTAINABLE YOGA PRACTICE I know that we have all created endless strategies and goals in...
katycryerJan 13, 20216 minIdentifying what needs will be met by our practiceTHIS IS PART 3 OF 5 POSTS ABOUT BUILDING A SUSTAINABLE YOGA PRACTICE One recent morning, I went down to get my coffee and let the dogs...
katycryerJan 6, 20215 minPractice as sacred habitsTHIS IS PART 2 OF 5 POSTS ABOUT BUILDING A SUSTAINABLE YOGA PRACTICE Defined succinctly, I think of practice as sacred habits. This is an...
katycryerJan 4, 20214 minBreaking through inertia to balance energyTHIS IS PART 1 OF 5 POSTS ABOUT BUILDING A SUSTAINABLE YOGA PRACTICE Background Consider the three states of all matter in the physical...