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Library Yoga: more than movement
I feel a little late to the party when it comes to writing about library yoga. Based on a search within the Library, Information Science and Technology Abstracts (LISTA) database, articles on yoga and libraries began appearing in 2007 and this particular wellness offering has been embraced my many libraries, both academic and public. I
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Times when it’s just hard to love your body…
“Sometimes the body is a weight pulling you all the way down.And it’s hard to love the stone that drowns you.” ~Kate Bowler I just love this quote from Kate Bowler because – as always – she speaks the truth. No matter how hard we work to love our bodies, they are notoriously and infuriatingly
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encouraging healthy, active brains in the library
This title feels a little strange for a post but please stay with me! Have you ever had difficulty focusing on a task, whether it’s an article you need to read or a report you need to write? Have you ever found your mind drifting from the work you need to do into a memory
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Inspiration not Comparison: The Library Edition!
I recently listened to a podcast episode that really made me pause and reflect on the way I engaged with Instagram. As a fitness instructor, around 2/3 of my feed is other fitness instructors and I adore watching their posts, reels, and stories for ideas. The inspiration comes at a price, however, because it’s difficult
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Space and Wellness Part 1: Craving Connection
An Epidemic of Loneliness There was a time during COVID when the effect of the pandemic on university students really hit home for me. Last January, our campus effectively shut down for the month and classes moved online. I was in the process of getting a winter term book club up and running and was
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Things that are impossible to measure…
“Not everything that can be counted counts and not everything that counts can be counted.” attributed to Albert Einstein, but the true source is murky! Are you someone who enjoys tracking your fitness goals? When I first began teaching fitness we would often take a moment to take our pulse and refer to a chart
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