In self-defense, as in dance, one breath can change everything. The “sacred pause” can be the difference between reaction and response, between contraction and expansion, between inaction and action. In the spaciousness at the top of our inhale, everything expands and possibilities open before us. In the emptiness at the bottom of our exhale, clarity…

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On July 26, 2018, a young Mexican musician set off on a solo trip before her band’s first concert. Her name was María, and she was 25 years old. At dawn on August 5th, 2018, she and a friend were walking on the beach in Costa Rica when two men assaulted them. María’s friend managed to…

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