en-us https://www.intensedebate.com/users/4758862 Comments by shaydewey http://www.elephantjournal.com/2013/03/his-body-his-choice-heidi-reeves/#IDComment608608803 Great job Heidi! Can't wait to read your next one. Shared on the ej mainpage for 11pm mst Mon, 1 Apr 2013 03:26:42 +0000 http://www.elephantjournal.com/2013/03/his-body-his-choice-heidi-reeves/#IDComment608608803 http://www.elephantjournal.com/2013/03/grieving-the-imperfect-finding-the-unconditional-the-importance-of-the-inner-mother-for-women-bethany-webster/#IDComment601461241 Wow, very powerful writing. My mother never really liked or bonded with me, having me at 15, I don't remember her liking herself either, I sort of became my own mother, but I never really nurtured myself. I am going to take a better look on how I treat myself. Fri, 22 Mar 2013 08:21:31 +0000 http://www.elephantjournal.com/2013/03/grieving-the-imperfect-finding-the-unconditional-the-importance-of-the-inner-mother-for-women-bethany-webster/#IDComment601461241 http://www.elephantjournal.com/2013/02/being-a-fat-yoga-teacher-kate-robinson/#IDComment580866644 I too am a fat yoga lover, former teacher and I love this article. Thu, 28 Feb 2013 06:09:46 +0000 http://www.elephantjournal.com/2013/02/being-a-fat-yoga-teacher-kate-robinson/#IDComment580866644 http://www.elephantjournal.com/2013/02/float-on-the-thoughts-fears-of-a-35-year-old/#IDComment576835969 Love this, just turned 25 last month and you sum it up perfectly. Myself, being from Louisiana originally, think a pilgrimage to the Mississippi is a great idea. Fri, 22 Feb 2013 05:59:39 +0000 http://www.elephantjournal.com/2013/02/float-on-the-thoughts-fears-of-a-35-year-old/#IDComment576835969 http://www.elephantjournal.com/2013/02/sex-trafficking-children-breaking-the-cycle-psalm-isadora/#IDComment575287082 Love your writing. You have a gift of conveying mood and emotion. Wed, 20 Feb 2013 06:11:39 +0000 http://www.elephantjournal.com/2013/02/sex-trafficking-children-breaking-the-cycle-psalm-isadora/#IDComment575287082 http://www.elephantjournal.com/2013/01/rescue-the-consciousness-radhanath-swami/#IDComment536120631 Thank you! Sat, 5 Jan 2013 06:13:40 +0000 http://www.elephantjournal.com/2013/01/rescue-the-consciousness-radhanath-swami/#IDComment536120631 http://www.elephantjournal.com/2012/12/yoga-in-response-to-tragedy-laura-plumb/#IDComment524557741 Words of wisdom, sometimes the answer really is simple, breathing and allowing ourselves to reconnect is so important. Shared on the ej fb main page. Fri, 21 Dec 2012 05:58:53 +0000 http://www.elephantjournal.com/2012/12/yoga-in-response-to-tragedy-laura-plumb/#IDComment524557741 http://www.elephantjournal.com/2012/12/a-community-affair-the-poetry-of-yoga-volume-2/#IDComment518588471 Congrats on the book! Met you at YJC San Diego. Can't wait to read it. Fri, 14 Dec 2012 05:29:06 +0000 http://www.elephantjournal.com/2012/12/a-community-affair-the-poetry-of-yoga-volume-2/#IDComment518588471 http://www.elephantjournal.com/2012/11/how-not-to-be-a-high-maintenance-pain-in-the-neck-at-thanksgiving-dinner/#IDComment496256462 Great idea! Tue, 20 Nov 2012 18:49:42 +0000 http://www.elephantjournal.com/2012/11/how-not-to-be-a-high-maintenance-pain-in-the-neck-at-thanksgiving-dinner/#IDComment496256462 http://www.elephantjournal.com/2012/11/how-not-to-be-a-high-maintenance-pain-in-the-neck-at-thanksgiving-dinner/#IDComment495706967 I hate going to Thanksgiving dinner, I am completely grain-free and vegetarian,so when dining in a group meal I just feel like a huge pain in the ass, but yet it's rude if I stay at home so I travel to another state and end up with an iceberg salad wedge, next year I am staying home. Tue, 20 Nov 2012 05:57:45 +0000 http://www.elephantjournal.com/2012/11/how-not-to-be-a-high-maintenance-pain-in-the-neck-at-thanksgiving-dinner/#IDComment495706967 http://www.elephantjournal.com/2012/07/skim-milk-has-the-same-calorie-load-as-soda-10-other-reasons-to-not-get-milk/#IDComment484535128 Milk is one of the only foods that I don't seem to be allergic to or intolerant of, I can't have wheat, corn, legumes, really any grains, bananas etc. I have cut milk out of diet many times but I feel better when I have it as a source of nutrition. I don't eat meat but I consume milk products, which is just as bad ethically. I didn't ever really drink it as a child. I do agree that there has been a lot of propaganda preaching that you need milk, that kids need to drink a lot of milk to grow, I was a tall girl at 5'8 and 130 by the time I was 11, vegetarian and only had maybe 3-4 servings of dairy a month, so being without it didn't stunt my growth. Fri, 9 Nov 2012 01:39:08 +0000 http://www.elephantjournal.com/2012/07/skim-milk-has-the-same-calorie-load-as-soda-10-other-reasons-to-not-get-milk/#IDComment484535128 http://www.elephantjournal.com/2012/10/good-clean-fun-the-natural-soap-chef/#IDComment475713806 I love to make soap.I will have to check this book out. Mon, 29 Oct 2012 17:42:49 +0000 http://www.elephantjournal.com/2012/10/good-clean-fun-the-natural-soap-chef/#IDComment475713806 http://www.elephantjournal.com/2011/12/26-great-books-youve-been-too-busy-to-read/#IDComment473903500 I have read all but 8, got to get my library card out. We have similar tastes My favorite books in no order. 1. The Brothers Karamozov, Dostoevsky 2. Breakfast of Champions Vonnegut 3.Tropic of Cancer, Henry Miller 4.Leni, Biography of Leni Riefenstahl 5. The Crying Lot of 49, Pynchon Sat, 27 Oct 2012 04:47:10 +0000 http://www.elephantjournal.com/2011/12/26-great-books-youve-been-too-busy-to-read/#IDComment473903500 http://www.elephantjournal.com/2012/10/for-those-about-to-rock-rock-the-fck-on-still-be-spiritual/#IDComment468162106 Love punk and hardcore music, music is such a part of how I identify with the world, can't imagine how my life would be without it. Love 108 too. Sat, 20 Oct 2012 05:05:39 +0000 http://www.elephantjournal.com/2012/10/for-those-about-to-rock-rock-the-fck-on-still-be-spiritual/#IDComment468162106 http://www.elephantjournal.com/2012/10/goodbye-my-big-fat-chunky-calves-hello-knee-high-boots/#IDComment464728332 I too have the huge calf muscles. I think more boot makers should have liberal sizing because some of us played sports as a child and don't have little flamingo muscles. I know this is not a small problem because I see people squeezed into boots all the time, even when they have otherwise slim bodies. Tue, 16 Oct 2012 02:16:38 +0000 http://www.elephantjournal.com/2012/10/goodbye-my-big-fat-chunky-calves-hello-knee-high-boots/#IDComment464728332 http://www.elephantjournal.com/2012/10/goodbye-my-big-fat-chunky-calves-hello-knee-high-boots/#IDComment464530842 Frye boots are the answer, I like the scrunchy heeled ones, I have four pair and keep getting them resoled Mon, 15 Oct 2012 20:39:18 +0000 http://www.elephantjournal.com/2012/10/goodbye-my-big-fat-chunky-calves-hello-knee-high-boots/#IDComment464530842 http://www.elephantjournal.com/2012/10/rodney-yees-core-centered-yoga/#IDComment461743987 Thank you Bob. Fri, 12 Oct 2012 16:16:40 +0000 http://www.elephantjournal.com/2012/10/rodney-yees-core-centered-yoga/#IDComment461743987 http://www.elephantjournal.com/2012/10/a-book-so-boring-it-will-cure-insomnia/#IDComment458546230 Thank you Miri. I wish I liked everything... Mon, 8 Oct 2012 21:00:37 +0000 http://www.elephantjournal.com/2012/10/a-book-so-boring-it-will-cure-insomnia/#IDComment458546230 http://www.elephantjournal.com/2012/10/rodney-yees-core-centered-yoga/#IDComment458545157 Too funny I just left you a comment on your Shiva DVD review. Their is nothing so bad as having to look up at the screen while in a pose to see if you are doing it correctly, some teachers may have great personality or a great inspiring practice, but to truly communicate the movements of a pose and break it down in a way that doesn't leave the participant confused is a skill. Mon, 8 Oct 2012 20:58:50 +0000 http://www.elephantjournal.com/2012/10/rodney-yees-core-centered-yoga/#IDComment458545157 http://www.elephantjournal.com/2012/10/exploring-the-garden-of-your-belly-with-shiva-rea-miri-mcdonald/#IDComment458542776 Sounds like a great video. I love Shiva and I really like her matrix on the dvds that allow you to customize the workout without fumbling through the menu. Mon, 8 Oct 2012 20:54:47 +0000 http://www.elephantjournal.com/2012/10/exploring-the-garden-of-your-belly-with-shiva-rea-miri-mcdonald/#IDComment458542776