How beautiful are the lungs that give you life.

To think that your lungs not only allow you to keep living, but also filter out toxins and help move circulation through your body. They let you be here, in the now.

What do you think arthritis has to do with your lungs?

Based on working with students with arthritis, I’ve found that by breathing and channeling the breath through the body, the arthritis that gets trapped in their joints softens and flushes out of their system. That aching, hardness in the joints restricts their mobility—but with the help of our synovial fluid along with circulation, the rivers of life open and they are able to move more freely.

I find that something as simple as drinking a certain coffee causes my joints to become inflamed. And then I think: what if I kept drinking this coffee? For me, it gets worse. So I learn quickly what to back away from. If not, then I am consciously choosing to hurt myself—and the practice of Ahimsa (non-violence) goes right out the window.

Every day I must practice living, staying awake, and honoring my sacred temple of mind-body.

What foods aggravate your arthritis?
What can you back away from so that it doesn't get worse?