Valerie Moselle 9/10/22 Valerie Moselle 9/10/22

MY NEW YOGA PLACE IS NOT A SAFE SPACE. HOW COULD IT BE?

I’ve been trying hard to stop teaching yoga, but I can’t seem to help myself.

So after closing Luma, my downtown Santa Cruz center, in 2021 amid the pandemic, I have recently rented another place. But as much as I’d like it to be, it’s not a safe space…

Originally published in Lookout Santa Cruz, Community Voices, August 14th, 2022.

Valerie Moselle 4/7/22 Valerie Moselle 4/7/22

ON WAKING UP — EMPATHY IN ACTION

First, consider turning those waves of empathy --the ones that overwhelm you when you watch the news-- into action. This is the true definition of compassion: empathy in action.

Valerie Moselle 3/5/22 Valerie Moselle 3/5/22

SELF CARE IS NOT SIMPLE — WELLNESS MYTH #3

The wellness pundits make it sound easy, but has it become just one more ‘to do’ on your burdensome list?

Valerie Moselle 11/29/21 Valerie Moselle 11/29/21

ISOLATION IS NOT SELF CARE — WELLNESS MYTH #2

The bathtub is filling. The candles are lit. You settle in with relief. Soon all your worries and stress will be washed away. After your bath you will emerge resurrected, refreshed and ready to serve your family-aging parent-boss-partner-community with grace for yet another day. (hmmmm…did I just say that last part out loud?)