9 Degrees of Separation

9 Degrees of Separation

I’m staring at a giant monitor, my skull before me, at a sickening angle. My chiropractor, Dr Imana, says, I normally see this kind of deviation in whiplash patients. You’re off by 9 degrees. While I’m in shock at how misaligned my skull is from my...
Thoracic Time

Thoracic Time

Ice, heating pad, yoga mat. I breathe in, slowly bringing my knee to my chest, exhaling on the count as I hold. One, two, three, four, five. I look up at my ceiling and slowly cross my knee to the opposing shoulder, feeling the cushion of my mat beneath, and placing...