A Little Woo-Woo

A Little Woo-Woo

Woo One Because The Body Keeps the Score mentioned chanting, I thought I would try chanting. Not in public, because I wasn’t ready to go that far. Instead, I used this meditation on the InsightTimer app. As I listened the first time, I thought the man’s voice sounded...
The Body Keeps the Score

The Body Keeps the Score

In my exploration of things that make my mind feel better, my GOADS (Get Out And Do Stuff) focus on synchronized movement with others comes from The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk. A year ago, van der Kolk was interviewed by Ezra Klein on his podcast. As...
Contra Dancing

Contra Dancing

Every single thing I’ve done on the GOADS plan (Get Out And Do Stuff), I haven’t wanted to do. And every single time, after I’ve done it, I’m glad I did. This was especially true of contra dancing. The contra dance was in the Wyoming Fine Arts Center, a grand old...
Jule Goes Country Line Dancing

Jule Goes Country Line Dancing

The commitment to go line dancing felt like a stone. I’m good at going places by myself—restaurants, concerts, events, whatever. But line dancing was different. It was in a bar. Bars trigger memories of not measuring up, starting in college, and continuing. Back when...
Yee GOADS, It’s Working!

Yee GOADS, It’s Working!

Back when I started the Get Out And Do Stuff (GOADS) project, I was crying every day. Now the person I was then seems so far away, it’s hard to imagine feeling that way. In the last eight days, I have: Participated in a community open house with the Vice Mayor of...
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