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WHY WE SHOULD BE OPEN TO THERAPY, EVEN WHEN WE’RE NOT

I remember the first time I went to therapy. It was a lovely woman’s home in Beverly Hills. She had an office on the second floor of her home overlooking her pool. She was older. At least I thought she was. I was 21. Or 22. She was probably late 40’s, early 50’s. I was a bit embarrassed to be there. A bit ashamed. A bit lost. And a bit terrified. Lucky for me, she rid me of my anxiety 10 minutes into our session. And I didn’t die a slow death in a therapists office on a Wednesday.

CAN WE NAMASTE OUR WAY TO HAPPY?

Why am I doing yoga still after 20 years? Also, why did I roll my eyes at yogis in my younger years when I saw them doing outdoor yoga on the lawn at UCLA? It’s a funny thing when you turn 40 and everything in life has new meaning. Including understanding the benefits of not only body and mind, but how to reset your whole way of thinking through the practice of yoga. My mind was once again blow away this a.m. And here’s why.