Happy Yin Day (A Valentine’s Day Alternative)
February 14th, 2011 by LydiaI went to a yin yoga and raw food workshop over the weekend. It was actually the perfect way to start a long overdue new year’s detox that’s been on my to do list. Yin yoga is my most favorite yoga. It’s not an active, yang type of yoga that many people are familiar...
My birthday lesson on dealing with self-doubt
December 20th, 2010 by LydiaIt was my birthday last week, and to celebrate, I made a badge for my internal self doubt. That’s right, you heard correctly. I put a lot of pressure on myself to succeed, like RIGHT NOW. I crack the pressure whip on myself like there’s no tomorrow. Sometimes to the point where the stress...
Second Generation Asian American Resource List
December 10th, 2010 by LydiaHyphen Magazine launched an important new column called Ask A Model Minority Suicide, that talks about the pressure that second generation Asian Americans experience from their immigrant parents to succeed. Not only is the pressure often times too much, it contributes to suicide and depression among second generation Asian Americans, particularly women. Also check...
Gratitude: Thanksgiving for abundance
November 26th, 2010 by Lydia
Abundance
It’s been a rough week. A week full of overwhelm and being stuck. A week of feeling alone. It’s Thanksgiving and I’m not spending it with my family. I’ve been working on a blog post that just won’t come out. I’ve come across an energetic hurdle. I’m thankful for a hero blogger of mine,...
Second Generation Filipino-American Language Loss
November 11th, 2010 by LydiaThis article about language loss in Indonesia made me revisit this previously unpublished post on language loss among second generation Filipino-Americans. Both of my parents are Tagalog speakers and didn’t teach Tagalog to me or the sister born directly before me. We were both born in the States. My two oldest sisters who immigrated...