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Lacey Ramirez
Oct 4, 20195 min read
Teaching Chair Yoga in Spanglish: Part II
This article recounts my experience volunteer teaching chair yoga in “Spanglish” with Hands to Heart Center.
Lacey Ramirez
Sep 26, 20197 min read
Why farmers are the doctors of the next generation
This article explains the up-and-coming farmer activist profession and highlights action steps we can all take to end racism and injustice i
Lacey Ramirez
Sep 12, 20194 min read
Uniting Yoga with Social Justice: Speaking with Seane Corn about REVOLUTION OF THE SOUL
This article recounts my experience meeting Seane Corn on her "Revolution of the Soul" book tour at Brookline Booksmith.
Lacey Ramirez
Sep 9, 20197 min read
Spanglish Chair Yoga with Hands to Heart Center
This article recounts my first experience volunteering for Hands to Heart Center for a Spanglish chair yoga class.
Lacey Ramirez
Sep 5, 20196 min read
Poetic Justice: A Poetry Reading for Migrant Justice
This article recounts the event “Writers for Migrant Justice: Poetry Reading and Fundraiser.”
Lacey Ramirez
Aug 29, 20196 min read
Yoga for the Homeless of Boston: Part III
This article recounts my experience volunteer teaching yoga to individuals experiencing homelessness in Boston with PMA.
Lacey Ramirez
Aug 25, 20196 min read
Trauma’s Impact on Public Health
This article investigates the impact of trauma on public health and explores strategies for how we can take collective action toward healing
Lacey Ramirez
Aug 19, 20195 min read
Transforming Masculinities: Reshaping gender norms in DRC
This article summarizes the findings from the ethnographic arm of a faith-based intervention to transform harmful gender norms.
Lacey Ramirez
Aug 4, 20194 min read
Review: The Public Health Crisis on the U.S. Border: An Urgent Conversation
This article provides a review of the talk at Harvard Global Health Institute titled, “The Public Health Crisis on the U.S. Border: An...
Lacey Ramirez
Jul 30, 20193 min read
My First Mountain Race
This article recounts my experience running my first mountain race, a 30-k trail run in the Pikes Peak Ultra Series. The first question I...
Lacey Ramirez
Jul 21, 20194 min read
Music and Mindfulness
This article explores the connection between music and mindfulness. A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to teach at a “Music and...
Lacey Ramirez
Jul 13, 20193 min read
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...
Lacey Ramirez
Jun 29, 20196 min read
Prenatal Yoga 101: Empowerment through breath and movement
This article recounts my take-home messages from a Prenatal Yoga training at Laughing Lotus New York. The common reaction I heard when I...
Lacey Ramirez
Jun 27, 20194 min read
Teaching a puppy to do savasana
I’ve heard that when you enter motherhood, your yoga practice metamorphosizes. I can confirm that when I became a puppy mother a few...
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 15, 20195 min read
A meditation on love
This article explains the symbolism of my first tattoo. Planting a seed Two years ago, I arrived in Myanmar for a summer internship...
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...
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