Author: Aleashia Walton Valentin

I first became aware of mindfulness when practicing yin yoga, a slow yogic form that requires one to hold difficult stretches for long periods of time. In challenging situations, I often find myself seeking those deep breaths of relaxation referred to as the ‘ujjayi breath’ or ‘ocean breath’ making it easier to focus on the here and now. In a similar vein, I use mindfulness as a reflective lens when teaching composition online to encourage students to engage themselves as embodied writers via screens so they might begin to unpack the pandemic as a thing with which they’ve become codependent.…