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Here, Now

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Who knew I was practicing present moment awareness while strengthening my core and increasing bone density? I just thought I was hitting beats 2 and 4 with my drumsticks on opposite sides of my body in Laura Trafidlo’s pound class at the YMCA.

Fun & Rec

Bountiful Bliss and Booty

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Vien, Osterreich; Donnerstag Abend, 1976
I descend the concrete stairs and find myself in a large, dark basement room filled with women, smoke and conversation. It’s the weekly Frauenbewegung gathering where women congregated after dusk in Vienna in that era to offer each other support and camaraderie.