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If you aren’t in over your head, how do you know how tall you are?
“If you aren't in over your head, how do you know how tall you are?” ― T.S. Eliot The LA Times featured my hospital system, and specifically my hospital, Sharp Memorial, in a photo journal. It was surreal seeing the hallways and wards that I walk through on a daily...
Some words of caution as we lift shelter in place orders…
As of yesterday, San Diego fully entered Phase 2b, which means restaurants and retail businesses can have in-person customers with modifications to operations. I wanted to offer some words of warning as we begin to venture out. We have entered that stage of the...
Why you should wear a mask, explained.
Why should I wear a mask? Here’s why: Masks provide “source control”—blocking the spread of respiratory droplets from a person with active, but perhaps unrecognized, infection. A study published in Nature showed that surgical masks are effective at blocking 99% of...
We are not less productive, we are just less frantic
I had the loveliest facetime catch up with my amazing friend Diane today. She is not just a deeply knowledgeable and heartfelt yoga teacher, but also a wise and connected human and friend. We were talking about social isolation, as many of us do today, and I jokingly...
My feature in Forbes: 13 Yoga Myths You Should Stop Believing
Think you have to twist your body into a pretzel to get the most out of yoga? Think again. I was recently featured in a Forbes article that highlights yoga myths that we need to start ignoring. Read it here!