Perspectives

What do an overcrowded refrigerator, leaking teriyaki marinade, and two uncooperative crisper drawers have to do with emotional regulation? More than you might think. A funny, painfully relatable look at what happens when life's little frustrations send our nervous systems into overdrive, and how paying attention to our bodies might help us recognize when we're about to lose it.

For years, I thought of myself as a brain dragging around an inconvenient meat suit. Yoga helped me notice what my body had been trying to tell me all along. This is the first article in a series about embodiment, stress, and finding tools that actually help.