Being human
and life's little mysteries

I have a 77 year old liver; the rest of my body is 51. This mismatch of age between a vital organ and the rest of my body does not rest...

Morning view from kitchen. As The leaves have fallen off this statuesque beech tree, so too I’ve been going through my own state of...

Of all the places one would expect to find oneself after proclaiming to the world the self-isolation is inevitable, here I am waiting in...

March 26 marks the 6 month mark of the biggest day of my life (besides being born and giving birth), the day of my liver transplant....

Writing this letter has been a very important part of my healing, however, I am realizing that my journey of healing and recovery is just...

Last night I taught my first yoga class in 11 weeks. Hooray! I feel so blessed for every new day that I continue to feel stronger and...

Being in the hospital going on six weeks can sometimes feel like a marathoner at the twenty-second mile. “The wall”, as it’s called in...

Five weeks. Five weeks! I never planned on a stay in the hospital this long. This wasn’t how my transplant recovery was supposed to go....

Today is my one month liver transplant anniversary. It is also the first time in a month that I have stepped outside of the hospital for...

The two words that come to for me when I consider the past week of my physical and emotional healing process are Pain and Love,...

I imagine there is a certain set of emotions that come with receiving an organ transplant from someone who has lost their life, and a...

Until that point, I felt like my body was hanging on, trying to adjust to the massive, seismic shifts that come with having the largest...

Life on 10N is Very touch and go right now. Each day there are new emergencies and something physical, emotional and/or mental to...

Time, beyond being a measuring tool to make appointments which deem us too early or too late, confounds my cortical mind. It has been...

PYS 2.3 avidya asmita raga dvesha abinivesha pancha klesha There are five kinds of hindrances or obstacles of the mind (kleshas): 1)...

I’ve always had a great admiration for people who are able to communicate directly. This isn’t always easy, especially for those living...

A beautiful being, friend, yoga student created this presentation for the NHS to increase awareness and numbers of registered organ...