A patient practice
The capacity to accept or tolerate delay, trouble or suffering without getting angry or upset. What does patience mean, and how do we find it? Yoga teaches us that patience is like a muscle that we must exercise in order to
Fitness Corner How to balance your immune system By Shawn McClendon
This past year was truly unprecedented. We all witnessed a once-in-a-lifetime (hopefully) event as we watched the highly transmissible COVID-19 sweep across the entire globe, bringing uncertainty, fear and suffering to millions.
No longer silent
No longer silent Experts talk about the impact of HIV/AIDS in Middle Georgia, and how education can lead to prevention
Hope beyond heartache
Karla Chidester called the pain “excruciating” – it’s the only word she could find. Chidester knows grief, having spent 30 years on her own grief journey while helping others through theirs.
Breathe
Transformation meditation By Maria Andrade Begin standing. Palms together. Hands at heart center. Inhale deeply. Exhale completely. Repeat. Inhale, extend your arms up to tall mountain. Exhale, wrap your arms around your body as if you are giving yourself a big hug. Imagine the
Shannon Says
Shannon Says: So, Now What? By Dr. Shannon Terrell Gordon (file photo of her – photo by Leah Yetter) As if the COVID-19 pandemic’s significant stressors were insufficient, the political rhetoric of this campaign season has been some of the most divisive
I am ready, I am steady: Maria Andrade leads program that teaches children to use breath as a means of focusing their emotions
By Lauren Lin Photography by Jessica Whitley Breathe, just breathe. That phrase, that ideology, is so instinctual. How many times have you heard it spoken, or silently repeated it to yourself on loop? You’ve probably uttered it to a co-worker at one