Kirstie Bender SegarraNov 30, 20191 minI.C.U. A Poem to say good-bye.I.C.U. By Kirstie Segarra November 2019 I see you, Dad, Lying there—plastic tubes extending With syncopated beeps. Spirit floats above, as I enter With my me...
Kirstie Bender SegarraNov 29, 20192 minI am not a yoga teacher, try bodyworker!I have taught yoga for over 12 years in my home town of Taos, New Mexico. I will be out and about and someone will introduce me to another as this is Kirstie...
Kirstie Bender SegarraJul 10, 20195 minThe places that scare you: Living with a soft spot and forgiveness.The places that scare you are real and valid. However as someone with a trauma history, who has suffered PTSD and anxiety, I have had to take self-responsibi...
Kirstie Bender SegarraMay 16, 20181 minHealing the Dark Night of the SoulThe "me too" movement has been quite strong in social media over the last year and I found myself experience many different emotions around it from time to t...
Kirstie Bender SegarraMay 10, 20183 minI am a Yoga Astronaut: Is teaching legs up the wall pose really safe?I wanted answers to whether or not Viparita Karani, Legs Up the Wall pose, was indeed safe. I had just read another blog that spoke of all these wonderful be...
Kirstie Bender SegarraMay 10, 20183 minWearing high heels can negatively affect a woman’s orgasmThis morning, I was reading an article on Huffington Post referencing an article from Time, “12 Shocking Sex Facts: Masters and Johnson revolutionized sex re...
Kirstie Bender SegarraMay 10, 20183 minHow Doing Fascial Yoga Can Help to Prevent InjuriesI feel that it is my role to help people prevent unnecessary injuries and heal from injuries they have. In my last article, I pointed out that if we don’t ch...
Kirstie Bender SegarraMay 10, 20184 minEthics of Arm Balance PosesAs a Yoga Teacher, I don’t always have the time to attend classes. When I do, I am excited to gain new knowledge, teaching and experience from the teacher. I...
Kirstie Bender SegarraMay 10, 20186 min Le coeur a ses raisons que la raison ne connaît point “Le cœur a ses raisons que la raison ne connaît point”. The heart has the reason which the mind does not understand. So follows, our bodies store memories th...
Kirstie Bender SegarraMay 10, 20182 min“Knowing is Doing, Doing is Knowing.”Saturday, January 26, 2013 “Knowing is Doing, Doing is Knowing” is a quote by Dr. Humberto Maturana, Chilean Biologist and Cybernetician who I greatly admire...
Kirstie Bender SegarraMay 10, 20183 minFascia and Pain Stretching and training the fascia is necessary in relieving pain. The fascia is a group of connective tissue that surrounds muscles and ligaments. Since the...
