After reading my “Yes” post yesterday (yes!terday?), a friend directed me to a hilarious and inspiring graduation speech the ever-brilliant Stephen Colbert gave to Knox College in 2006. In it, he encourages graduates to say yes. It’s all funny and great, but here’s one of my favorite parts: “…saying “yes” begins things. Saying “yes” is how things…

Whoa.  I went online this morning and found an odd coupling of news articles, both about celebrities who can’t breathe: Mariska Hargitay hospitalized after suffering a collapsed lung Robin Williams takes a break from his tour after experiencing shortness of breath I don’t have anything monumental to say about this, but it does strike me…

The latest in our series of yoga galleries asks you to make today “Take Your Yoga to Work Day.”  I am particularly excited about this feature because it’s by Liz Owen, my own wonderful yoga teacher (her gentle Iyengar class is my most-looked-forward-to hour of the week).  And, because I took the photos for the…

Some helpful hints for a tea-riffic (sorry) morning: A typical cup of tea is 5.5 fluid ounces, and should be brewed with 2 grams of tea leaves. Water should come to a full boil for black tea, but should be allowed to cool for a moment before pouring over green tea leaves. Never use hot…

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