Berlin  Yin  Yoga

Essays

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Holding Hands with My Tears (08.2025)

On grief’s messiness and love’s endurance.

“I don’t shut out the pain nor collapse into it; I include both—the ache and the delight, the darkness and the light. We need both paddles, compassion and joy, or we only go in circles.”

Mandali Blog

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The Sewage River (02.2023)  The Wild Word

On body Image

"I have rescued myself hundreds of times already. So next time I fall into the putrid, rancid waters, I know I can escape. There is no shame in ending once again back in it, because the river is bigger than me. It is older than me."

Mandali Blog

 

Gratitude: Our Human Superpower (12.2022)

“Gratitude is our superpower—when we pause to truly feel it, something frozen in us melts, our shoulders drop, and life becomes lighter.”

Mandali Blog

 

Why I’m Not Special, and Neither are You: (02.2017)

“Not one daisy is special, but each and every daisy is precious—individually and collectively. We are all deeply interconnected, born worthy, and loved.”

The Huffington Post

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The Ride of Anger: (10.2016)  The Wild Word

On Finding the Power and Meaning in Anger

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How One Yoga Teacher Made Peace With Feeling Fat: (09.2016)

The Huffington Post

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Wild Earth: (05.2016)  The Wild Word

On my spiritual connection to where the cedars and arbutus trees grow wild

 

A Believer Again: (02.2016)  The Wild Word

A piece about coming back home to faith

 

Etty Hillesum: A Woman of Love: (01.2016)

Inspiration from a brave open heart woman

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The Chaos is Within - A Collage of Wise Words Given: (09.2010)

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It's More Than The Bones: (06.2010)

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Change: (05.2010)

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Creating Clarity: (01.2010)

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Stepping onto the mat or slipping off it: (03.2009)

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