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Yoga, eastern medicine, and mindfulness are not panaceas
Because nothing is
This essay was originally published by Christina Waggaman on her Substack, The Body Electric.
I am seeing a pattern play out within the yoga, eastern traditional medicine, and buddhist-adjacent wellness communities. It goes like this: someone struggles with an ailment that they’ve unsuccessfully attempted to heal