21 Years Later: Reflections on Scoliosis Surgery, Death, & Joy
Twenty-one years ago today, I went under anesthesia and wondered if I would ever wake up. I remember sitting in a wheelchair, in a...
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Abby Kraai
Oct 20, 20232 min read
Staying Embodied when the World is Exploding
For years, every time my therapist asked me how I felt, I would start by saying, “I think…” I still do it sometimes - especially when my...
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Abby Kraai
Sep 19, 20233 min read
Confessions of An Extrovert
Ironically, most of us desperately want to be seen and to be paid attention – but once we are, we panic. Our eyes dart, we laugh nervously.
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Abby Kraai
Jul 24, 20234 min read
What I Learned from a Mug of Chocolate
Last year, I was drinking a mug of chocolate when I had an epiphany. This is, of course, how I’d like to have all my epiphanies (with...
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Abby Kraai
Jul 17, 20234 min read
Your Ideal "Clients" Might Just be Your Friends
There is a question that I’ve been asked a dozen times - by fellow business-owners, teachers, mentors, coaches - a question that I have...
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Abby Kraai
Jul 14, 20234 min read
Pratyahara: A Meditation on the Senses
A few weeks ago, I led a student in a meditation I had never led before. Like most of my good ideas, it came to me in the moment, when I...
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Abby Kraai
Jun 12, 20233 min read
Who cares about Scoliosis Awareness Month?
A few years ago, I learned that June is Scoliosis Awareness Month. I learned this only because one of my friends told me that they had...
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Abby Kraai
Jun 8, 20233 min read
What is kriya yoga?
On the first day of my yoga teacher trainings, we always start with a question: What is yoga? I’m sure most yoga schools start with the...
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Abby Kraai
Jun 5, 20234 min read
Can Yoga Teachers Date their Students? (Part 2)
So what should you do when you’re a yoga teacher and you have a crush on one of your students?
Like with most things, it depends...
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Abby Kraai
Jun 2, 20233 min read
Why I Hired a Coach
Nine years ago, I attended a talk as part of a “Portland Young Professionals” series. I don’t remember the name of the woman who gave it...
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Abby Kraai
May 31, 20233 min read
Can Yoga Teachers Date their Students? (Part 1)
I remember our teacher saying 1 thing very clearly:
“Don’t date your yoga students.”
I remember being annoyed at how overly simplified...
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Abby Kraai
Dec 17, 20224 min read
What is your environmental impact?
When I was in college, we were assigned an “impact study” in my Intro to Human Geography class. Our task was to collect information on...
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Abby Kraai
Oct 19, 20223 min read
The Next Chapter
It's been nearly three months since I declared myself mostly self-employed. Since then, I have spent quite a bit of time asking myself...
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Abby Kraai
Aug 10, 20225 min read
Why I'm Dropping My Drop-in Classes
A few years ago, I made a spreadsheet that changed my life. The spreadsheet was my “financial overview,” outlining the various ways I...
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Abby Kraai
Aug 3, 20225 min read
Making a Living as a Yoga Teacher: Setting Your Prices
Last week, I led my first workshop on the finances of being a yoga teacher. I was so fired up to lead this workshop, and as soon as the...
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Abby Kraai
May 11, 20223 min read
Loving Yourself Through Loving Others
I’ve been thinking a lot about love and relationships. I guess I’m always thinking about these things, but they’ve been especially...
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Abby Kraai
May 4, 20222 min read
Dear Yoga Teachers: Let's Talk About Money
When I took my first yoga teacher training, we did not talk about money. When I took my second, and then my third, and my fourth, and...
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Abby Kraai
Sep 13, 20184 min read
On Stoicism
The interesting irony is that, as I have become more introverted, I have started to put more effort into friendships and connection
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Abby Kraai
Aug 19, 20185 min read
On Waves, Oceans, and Falling In Love
My favorite was when he said that he felt “a wave” of love, of affection, of connection surging toward the surface; I knew what he meant.
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Abby Kraai
Jan 8, 20184 min read
Speaking Up
Speaking up is easy when I’m confident. But when I sense that speaking up is going to inspire disappointment in others, it is painful.
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