Hi Friends! Welcome to this every-category extravaganza of a blog: #travel, #food, #chess, #music, #gaming, #sports, and #yoga! The Town Center at Lake Forest Park is truly my home away from home and my favorite place outside of my house. From I-5 N, take exit 177 and stay right to get to Lake Forest Park, the best city out there! You'll take a right eventually into the upper lot you see in the picture below. Coming from I-5 S, take exit 177 again and stay left to get onto Ba

Hi Friends! Fair warning: This might be my best and most important blog yet. It could literally change your life for the better. There’s a lot of science here, which I’ll try to explain simply, with the goal of helping you heal, whatever your challenges might be. I can’t live without music. I can’t live without yoga. Together, they form the fibers of my well-being. I’m neurodivergent. I’m asthmatic. I have tons of superpowers as I’m sure you’ve read but I also struggle with m

Hi Friends, We just returned from a wonderful week in the Midwest with family and friends and competed at the 126th U.S. Open Chess Championship! In this blog we'll touch on all seven categories: #travel, #chess, #food, #sports, #gaming, #yoga, and #music, so whatever you're here for, read on! First, let's shoutout Port of Seattle and their epic SeaTac airport C concourse expansion! There was lots of space to sit, quiet areas to chill, a yoga room, nice views, and amazing foo

Cartoon graphic created with ChatGPT Hi Friends! Today we will continue our yoga journey by doing a flow that I do every morning. I learned this early on in my yoga journey from my teacher Komal and continued to master it with my teacher Nidhi. Thank you for all the wonderful feedback on my Just Breathe... A Yoga Intro article and I'm thrilled to hear it has been helping you. Surya Namaskara, or Sun Salutation, is a great thing to do in the morning, shortly after waking up. I

Back in 2023, I nearly died. It was a Thursday evening, and I was struggling to breathe. As my Dad carried me to the car, I said in my muffled voice: “Dad, I can’t breathe. Am I going to die?” I vividly recall what he said: “Just breathe, baby. Slow and steady. You are a fighter and you will get through this. We got you.” In the days that followed in the ER at Seattle Children’s Hospital, I learned more about asthma, what triggered the attack I had suffered, the root causes o