Self Care

21 Things I Wish I Knew When I Was Younger
From a personal perspective, I’ve lived a lot of lives. Boomeranging from one end of the US to the other, making many career changes, and meeting thousands of people along the way has taught me at least a few things. Most “advice for my younger self” contains solid but easily

Why West Oakland is Home to One of the Bay’s Chillest Parks
Life in the Bay Area can be stressful, that’s not a secret. There’s nothing esoteric about the fact that living in a modern dystopia can be, well, dystopian. But despite our numerous dysfunctions, the Bay Area, even its most urbanized corners, is home to some of the most beautiful public

Lush Ditched Social Media. Who’s Next?
Last Tuesday, on November 23, Lush Cosmetics announced that it would deactivate its Instagram, Facebook, Tik Tok, and Snapchat pages until social media platforms “can provide a safer environment for their users.” “We wouldn’t ask our customers to meet us down a dark and dangerous alleyway – but some social

HAUM is San Francisco’s New LQBTQ+ Owned Yoga Studio
There is a special magic that happens when body, heart, mind, and spirit are all in alignment. For Danni Pomplun, the owner and founder of HAUM SF, a new LGBTQ+ owned and operated yoga studio in the Mission, this magical alignment seemed to fall into place the second he recognized his calling to serve the Mission District community in a deeper way.

We’re Giving Someone a Whole Month of Yoga at HAUM!
Looking to get a little holiday gift for yourself? Look no further – we’ve got the hookup. Give yourself the gift of wellness with a month of stretchy, sweaty yoga! We’re teaming up with HAUM to celebrate their Grand Opening weekend with a super-awesome giveaway: one of our lucky winners

Do Not Shop on Amazon for the Holidays This Year
At some point last week, I realized that it was about to be the holiday season. Somehow, we’d trudged through one of the most trying periods in modern history, and that celebratory end-of-year blowout of family, festivities and gift giving was nearly upon us. Unfortunately, just because this year is

How to Talk About Vaccines with Your Anti-Vaxxer Family & Friends
There’s plenty to discuss over turkey and cranberry sauce this year, which makes this an important time to be the voice of reason amidst a sea of misinformation. Here’s how you can do that.

What Riding BART Taught Me About the Pandemic
Sometimes I ride BART around the Bay Area without any particular destination in mind and just people watch. In the last two years I’ve ridden BART less than five times. BART used to be a major part of my life. Most of my early meme material was conjured while perpetually