I Took My First Yoga Class Four Years Ago. I Haven’t Been Back.
It's taken a long time to process—and come back from—what happened. I'm only now considering unrolling my mat again.
Ali Smith is a nonfiction writer, educator, freelance editor, and lifelong learner. Her advocacy work focuses on mental health awareness and addressing equity issues in education. Currently, she is working on a collection of creative nonfiction essays surrounding memory, loss, identity, the body as “home,” healing, and growing up in Central Florida. Her weekly Mindful Writing Workshop class and swimming are her church. Constantly in search of community, she is returning to in-person yoga very soon.
It's taken a long time to process—and come back from—what happened. I'm only now considering unrolling my mat again.