Who are the real community health workers in DRC? (Hint: It’s the traditional healers)
This article summarizes my take-home messages from an article recently published in BMJ Global Health that I co-authored, titled, “Who...
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Lacey Ramirez
Jun 25, 201914 min read
A manifesto on ghost bikes in Boston: What role can mindfulness play in preventing fatalities?
This article recounts the stories of the ghost bikes in Boston and strategies ways to prevent future bike fatalities. How to lose a bike...
Lacey Ramirez
Jun 12, 20195 min read
Forest bathing: Why this practice may be good for our health
This article explores forest bathing and why this practice may be beneficial to our health. “We need the tonic of wildness... At the same...
Lacey Ramirez
May 23, 20195 min read
Invisible lines: What’s it really like on the U.S.-Mexico border?
This article recounts my experience at the U.S.-Mexico border on my last trip to El Paso, Texas. The first time that I visited El Paso,...
Lacey Ramirez
May 11, 20196 min read
Less is more: How to safely and sustainably use essential oils
This article explores the safety and sustainability of essential oils and provides 6 recommendations for use. Essential oils have risen...
Lacey Ramirez
Apr 5, 20194 min read
How studying world languages enabled me to follow my dreams
This blog post contains my full script for my Keynote Speech at World Languages Day at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Hello, my...
Lacey Ramirez
Mar 20, 20194 min read
Learning to make yoga accessible for all ages
This article reviews my experience learning to make yoga accessible for all ages by volunteer teaching chair yoga classes for low-income...
Lacey Ramirez
Mar 13, 20195 min read
A review of the “Honor Don’t Appropriate Yoga” summit
This article reviews the “Honor Don’t Appropriate Yoga” summit, and it provides my biggest takeaways from the series. During the past few...
Lacey Ramirez
Mar 6, 20194 min read
How different are gender norms in USA and DRC?
In this article, I describe my work as a Qualitative Research Consultant for a USAID-funded study that explored ways to strengthen...
Lacey Ramirez
Jan 22, 20195 min read
Yoga for the homeless of Boston: Part II
What’s it like to teach yoga to homeless individuals? This blog post recounts my second experience doing so in Boston. Living in Boston...
Lacey Ramirez
Dec 7, 20183 min read
Mindfulness and Moderation: The Ingredients in French Wine Culture
The Winter 2018 issue of Gastronomica features my research paper “A Tale of Two Cities: Differences in Wine-Drinking Culture in Nice and...
Lacey Ramirez
Sep 18, 20186 min read
Yoga for the homeless of Boston
What’s it like to teach “Yoga for the Homeless of Boston”? Here’s my experience from the event last weekend. Yoga is a powerful practice...
Lacey Ramirez
Jun 25, 20185 min read
English wine is improving – Is it cultural or climate change?
“We drink bottles, not glasses!” This quote scribbled out on a survey seemed to epitomize English wine-drinking culture four years ago....
Lacey Ramirez
Apr 26, 20185 min read
#MeToo of Meditation & Yoga within Salzburg’s Postcard-Picture of Plant-Based Peace
During my winter in Austria, I stumbled upon a picture-perfect oasis of plant-based peace that is nestled in the heart of Salzburg....
Lacey Ramirez
Jan 16, 20183 min read
Cooking lessons in Mexico: Sugar
My love affair with spice began a new and sizzling chapter when I visited Mexico for New Year’s Eve. However, I cannot deny my feelings...
Lacey Ramirez
Feb 27, 20175 min read
Why not try tea-traveling?
My English roots made tea a staple sight in my childhood. Yet tea for me was not an early love affair. Instead, I vividly remember...
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