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Part 1: The Effect of Hormonal Birth Control on Mental Health – Interview with Holly Grigg-Spall

Posted by strange on April 19, 2017
Part 1: The Effect of Hormonal Birth Control on Mental Health - Interview with Holly Grigg-Spall

More than a year ago on March 24, 2016, I interviewed Holly Grigg-Spall at Cafecito Organico about her book Sweetening the Pill. We talked about ovulation, misogyny in the medical field, how hormonal birth control affects mental health and more. Her book and the interview were both very in-depth and at the time very overwhelming for me, but the information is important and crucial to understand so I knew I had to figure out a way to write about it. I decided it would be best to post her interview in parts so as to not overwhelm anyone and to let you slowly take in all of her knowledge.

Posted in: Self Care | Tagged: anxiety, depression, feminism, holly grigg-spall, hormonal birth control, hormones, interview, sweetening the pill, the strange is beautiful

Win Yoga and Dance Classes (Online + IRL) Plus Our Alternative Self-Help Guide!

Posted by strange on February 16, 2017
Win Yoga and Dance Classes (Online + IRL) Plus Our Alternative Self-Help Guide!

50th person to sign up for Safe Space Yoga and Dance For All Bodies online and in Los Angeles wins two classes and our The Strange is Beautiful Alternative Self-Help Guide! Our classes are especially encouraged for those who have never tried yoga or dance and promise to be different than generic corporate classes by offering individualized healing movement.

Posted in: Self Care | Tagged: dance for all bodies, free dance classes, free yoga, healing movement, queer yoga in los angeles, safe space yoga, the strange is beautiful, win a self-help guide, win yoga, woc yoga in los angeles, yoga for anxiety, yoga for anxiety in los angeles, yoga for depression, yoga for depression in los angeles, yoga for mind obstacles, Yoga for Mind Obstacles, yoga in los angeles, yoga instructor, yoga teacher

Safe Space Yoga + Dance For All Bodies, Sign Up Today! (Online + in LA)

Posted by strange on February 6, 2017
Safe Space Yoga + Dance For All Bodies, Sign Up Today! (Online + in LA)

Sign up for Safe Space Yoga – featuring Mind Obstacles Yoga, WOC Yoga and Queer Yoga – and Dance For All Bodies online and in Los Angeles on a sliding scale of $5-$15 here. All classes will have hands-on-adjustment “consent cards” and name / pronoun tags xoxox.

Posted in: Self Care, Uncategorized | Tagged: 500 ryt yoga instructor, alex floyd, choreographer, cusi coyllur, dance, dance for all bodies, domestic violence awareness, interpretive dance, lgbt yoga, mind obstacles, modern dance, oddancity, poc yoga, queer yoga, safe space yoga, shannen roberts, the strange is beautiful, trauma informed yoga instructor, woc yoga, yoga for all bodies, yoga for anxiety, yoga for depression, Yoga for Mind Obstacles, yoga for mind obstacles, yoga instructor, yoga teacher, young choreographer's project

Your Guide to Self-Care + Action Against Trump: Part 1

Posted by strange on January 31, 2017
Your Guide to Self-Care + Action Against Trump: Part 1

First, Self-Care.

While keeping up with the news, protesting and taking action against Trump, it’s important to take care of yourself <3 Activists can often get burnt out and hold on to the energy that is not theirs that accumulates in their body, builds up and shows as depression, anxiety and other mind obstacles. Below is a quote to meditate on as you practice self-care.

Posted in: Self Care | Tagged: 10 actions 100 days, audre lorde, find your senator, indivisible, indivisible guide, no ban no wall, resist, self care, womens march

Meditation Mondays: Alejandra Pizarnik’s Diana’s Tree

Posted by strange on December 12, 2016
Meditation Mondays: Alejandra Pizarnik's Diana's Tree

hihi!! here’s a link to Alejandra Pizarnik’s poems in Spanish:

Posted in: Meditations for Mind Obstacles, Self Care | Tagged: alejandra pizarnik, arbol de diana, diana's tree, meditate, meditation, meditation monday, meditation mondays, octavio paz, philosophy, poem, poema, poet, self help, the strange is beautiful
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