Day one of clinic was amazing! Day two rocked! However, what I am relishing right now is how fantastic it is to be out of the classroom and have my life back. I’ve been reading (non-text books), painting, completing chores that are loooong over due, and first and foremost taking care of myself. Any student … Continue reading
Good Morning! I hope this reaches all my classmates before we venture off to our first day of clinic. Swyann from my Bikram studio read this passage in class recently and it just resonated on so many levels both personally and professionally: The Chick Being Born “When in the midst of great change, it is … Continue reading
Comprehensive tests Journeying to Florida Clinic Tomorrow Well, it has been a delightful hiatus from blogging…turned my creative hand to painting, woodworking, reading, and moving (yes, because fitting all my clothes into my tiny car requires a very creative mind). Perhaps, I’ll share all I created sometime in the future. Until then, I’m glad to … Continue reading
Ok, horrible inverse Animal Farm reference aside: Yesterday’s BIKE TO WORK DAY was a HUGE success!!! And what a beautiful day for people to ditch the cars and metro and hop on the numerous beautiful trails that make bike commuting in D.C. a breeze. In fact, I can make it in from Falls Church to … Continue reading
So, this mini-mester is all about reviewing the last 2 years in preparation for our comprehensive exam. Reviewing over 6 semesters of content is tough but it also is exciting to see how much we’ve learned and how far we’ve come. It also makes me think about all the hilarious ways we learned some of this info in the … Continue reading
Of course, everyone has been on their own person journey a long time, so truly we are all travelers. Lately, the poetry of Rainer Maria Rilke has been coursing through me. This lyrical and intense Austrian poet reminds me in times of struggle and pain, don’t hide…ring out like a bell tower and stay connected … Continue reading
Last semester took just about all the “oomph” I could muster. After my last exam, I hobbled over to meet my classmates at Circa (as has become our custom) to not only drink to the end of a brutal semester but to the end of two full years of intense academic adventures. Physical Therapy students … Continue reading
My yoga teacher reminded me of something very important today in class: It is often very difficult to OBSERVE change (especially in yourself), often I find I wake up some days and I just feel different. I am different. I have changed. There is a theory in evolutionary biology called punctuated equilibrium, which proposes that … Continue reading
Happy Earth Day Friends! On a beautiful spring day, it is easy to take a step back and appreciate our lovely planet and start to consider what perils our species has put it through over the years. So I went and took a ecological foot print quiz: YEIPS, those are some big shoes I’ve been … Continue reading
I can’t think of a better way to end my reflection of this amazing week than at the beginning. TED MED started with a song by amazing musician Kishi Bashi: 151a refers to the Japanese term: 一期一会 which means “once in a lifetime” … truly, it was.
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