By Leslii Stevens ERYT500, Trauma Informed Yoga Teacher I didn’t just read about it. I watched it. From the very beginning. Nineteen Buddhist monks. 108 days. More than 2,300 miles from Fort Worth, Texas, to Washington, D.C. I saw every step online, YouTube streams, social media updates, people walking alongside them. And when I broke my leg, suddenly I could watch even more, every day, every mile. I wasn’t just a spectator. I became a witness. And the longer I watched, the m

Thirteen Years In, Becoming, Not Arriving A practice shaped by presence, kindness, and becoming. By Leslii Stevens ERYT500, YACEP 
For the last thirteen years, I haven’t just been a yoga teacher, I’ve been becoming one. Becoming steadier. Becoming more honest. Becoming kinder. What began as movement and breath has deepened into a living philosophy that shapes how I teach, how I listen, and how I meet the world. 
Over time, my path has braided itself tightly with Buddhist tra

Grounding can look small on the surface, a week without a phone, but it can feel like exile inside. A feature on what isolation-based discipline actually does to children, siblings, and families and how those wounds follow people into adulthood. By Leslii Stevens ERYT500, YACEP, Trauma-Informed Yoga Teacher 
 The Old Rule That Keeps Wounding New Generations 
Grounding is one of those parenting tools that feels like a rite of passage. It’s simple: a phone taken away, a weekend

Movement is the body’s daily oxygen boost, the fuel your brain depends on to stay sharp, energized, and alive. And Why Movement Is the Ultimate Anti-Aging Medicine By Leslii Stevens ERYT500, YACEP, Trauma-Informed Yoga Teacher 
We talk a lot about movement being “good for you,” but most people don’t realize just how quickly the body and brain start to shift when exercise disappears from daily life. The truth is, it doesn’t take weeks or months. It takes just ten days for scie