shame & blame
How do we own what's ours within systems of unequal power distribution? Recently, a friend of mine and her partner found themselves in a...
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Laura Wenger
Jan 25, 20237 min read
emotional labor: dissociation for hire
A few weeks ago, over the holidays, I was in line at a Starbucks when the mother of one of the employees came into the store to surprise...
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Laura Wenger
Aug 17, 20212 min read
“can’t you just…”
Last week, one of my clients was telling me about her past experience with a yoga teacher. “She was young, thin, her body could do...
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Laura Wenger
Jun 30, 20213 min read
don't call it a workout
It’s Not Exercise, It’s Not a Workout, It’s Training (here’s why) When I talk about the kind of work that I do, or how I move my body,...
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Laura Wenger
May 31, 20213 min read
body positivity isn’t always the (best) answer
body neutrality picks up where positivity falls short. When I was a freshly-minted new yoga teacher, I had one goal with my students: to...
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Laura Wenger
Mar 31, 20213 min read
different bodies look different in yoga poses: a case study in upward-facing dog
let's talk about yoga alignment Have you been told that there is a right way and a wrong way to do a pose? Maybe you were taught one...
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Laura Wenger
Feb 1, 20214 min read
what is healthism (and how does it hurt us)?
You may not have heard the term, but you are already an expert in healthism. As invisible and pervasive as the air we breathe, healthism...
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Laura Wenger
Jan 1, 20215 min read
neuroception, embodiment & how to be with others in a nonreactive way
As I’m writing this, my dogs are barking fiercely: the lawn maintenance company is trimming some hedges around the house, and as the...
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Laura Wenger
Dec 2, 20205 min read
so what does trauma-informed mean, anyway?
In my last post, I mentioned that trauma was a particularly tricky word to define. According to the US Veteran’s Administration, 7-8% of...
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Laura Wenger
Oct 12, 20204 min read
understanding cultural appropriation
Yoga, meditation and other somatic practices have long been part of indigenous communities' ways of healing and spirituality. If we're...
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Laura Wenger
Jun 8, 20203 min read
“If you cannot be vulnerable in your training, you cannot reach your potential.”
This week’s blog is inspired by an Instagram post by one of my favorite gyms-that-I’ve-never-been-to, 13th Flow in Chicago. I’m not sure...
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Laura Wenger
Jun 1, 20204 min read
more than love and light
“I don’t want your love and light if it doesn’t come with solidarity and action.” -Writer and activist Rachel Elizabeth Cargle In the...
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Laura Wenger
Apr 30, 20203 min read
"this should feel good"
One of the defining moments in my yoga career happened in a far-away town, where I was visiting and attending a yin class. It was an...
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Laura Wenger
Apr 30, 20202 min read
in a "no excuses" world, let's give ourselves permission
Scrolling through my fitness-heavy Instagram feed, I sometimes see "motivational" quotes like these: “Never miss a Monday!” “No excuses…...
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