I Don’t Want to Raise a Tough Girl, I Want to Raise a Movable One
Kids for sure come out as their own unique selves.
Tara Stiles
Here, you'll find reflections and practices of softness, grounded in the healing arts, as a response to the current culture of stress we are all bathing in.
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When I started leading yoga in the early 2000s, playing music in class, other than classical Indian music or the acceptable modern version, Krishna Das, who I adore, was not a thing.
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The Soft Life, a feeling we might think we want to have, a life that’s idyllic, with a lack of tension and stress, and full of feminine whimsy.
Softness is Not a Break
The biggest bump I come up against when I share softness with people is a response like it’s cute, an option like chilling when things are good, an impossible choice for when things are obviously hard.
I Planted a Seed in What's Already Here
If I can make something beautiful of it, maybe I can save myself and, in turn, save the whole world.
Your Breath Changes the Room
What if making good connections with others not only starts with, but is mostly about, making a good connection with yourself?
My Softness Practice Gave Me an Ego Check This Week
There is a tricky part of learning to live softly that almost all of us experience.
Disappearing Online Won’t Save Us
The problem isn’t connection. It’s the forceful way we’ve been taught to connect.
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A little love note for those feeling somewhere between lost and found.
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