Shavasana

Five days of zen: A week of yoga to stretch my limits

Never in my life have I been able to touch my toes. This news may be shocking to some of you. The fact that a perfectly healthy 19-year-old is unable to do the simple task of touching her toes—a task her perpetually injured dad can perform—is quite frankly deplorable. Nevertheless, it has been my reality since childhood.

Katherine Dawson | Contributing Writer

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