I was on crutches the day I boarded my flight for Dr. Sue Morter’s alumni retreat. My mind insisted I wouldn’t even be able to ascend the 108-step staircase to the Oceana shala at the Bodhi Tree, let alone do yoga. Little could I have imagined that in just over a week, my knee injury would be so entirely healed, I’d be hiking and surfing my way through Costa Rica!

I was in an abusive relationship for the first time in years, but this one held a wild role reversal. Instead of the more familiar role of the victim, this time, I was actually the abuser! At least so says my knee …

When fear or any of its tributaries like concern, worry, hurt, and judgment have us, we don't often jump to "how can I get in there with these uncomfortable emotions and experience them in my body?" But that’s exactly what we need to do …