Health

My extensive experience as a yoga instructor makes me well-suited to write and edit on a variety of health and wellness topics. Here are some health-related writing samples.

“My Month of Sevasana”: Weekly blog entries for YogaCity NYC in June 2011 about my mom’s and my participation in a 30-day “yogathon.”

“A Second Chance for Good Karma”: An interview with the founder of a new organization to train ex-offenders in yoga, meditation and skills for green jobs. (YogaCity NYC)

“Vishnu’s Brooklyn Descent”: A review of an museum exhibit on Hinduism. (YogaCity NYC)

“A Bodhisattva for the Incarcerated”: An interview with James Fox, founder of the Prison Yoga Project. (YogaCity NYC)

“Making a Mandala in Brooklyn”: A YogaCity NYC article about a Tibetan monk visiting Crown Heights.

“Broken Hearts, Broken Dreams”: A Baltimore Sun article examining the suicides of two Filipino teachers in Baltimore and their lack of mental health care.

“Toby Lost Her Life; Company Caring For Her Lost Its License”: One of several articles I wrote for The Sun examining inadequate care for the developmentally disabled in Maryland, this one leading to the closure of a group home operator.

“Breathing Instead of Beeping”: My Baltimore Sun review of a “car yoga” CD.