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When the Hard Thing Is Predictable
Recently, I’ve been reliving a traumatic experience. And I mean that quite literally. Something in my present is the exact problem I struggled with in my past, and my nervous system has been revisiting the old experience in real time. It has been disturbing. There’s no doubt about that. But it has also been incredibly healing. Not because the experience is easy. Not because I’ve figured out some magical way to bypass the discomfort. But because this time, I am resourced enoug

Ariana Friedlander
Jun 116 min read


Still happily a student, 26 years later
I started practicing yoga when I was 16 years old. I vividly recall my first class, laying down on the hardwood floors in the sanctuary...

Ariana Friedlander
Dec 20, 20234 min read


There’s always a good reason
“I’m too worked up. I don’t know how to say what I’m thinking without upsetting people” “I want to let others have a chance to speak up...

Ariana Friedlander
Feb 1, 20232 min read


Spring Cleaning
Before my daughter was born, I busily prepared for her arrival. Our guest room was converted into a nursery, which required laying down...

Ariana Friedlander
May 3, 20223 min read


The Squirrels Aren't the Problem
I enjoy looking out the window while sitting in the thinking chair in my office. In the summer time, the squirrels perch on the corner of...

Ariana Friedlander
Feb 17, 20223 min read
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