Eve BernfeldMar 162 minI'd Rather Be Here NowThe other day I was walking at Smith and Bybee Lakes next to my son. It was a gorgeous day—warm enough for a thick hoodie and scarf,...
Eve BernfeldMay 3, 20213 minSelf-PermissionExpressing ourselves through words or images or movement is not about “talent” or being “good enough” to be a professional
Eve BernfeldMar 3, 20212 minThe Middle of the StoryI’m in the middle of creating my MFA thesis right now. I say “creating” instead of “writing” because I haven’t gotten to the words to...
Eve BernfeldOct 21, 20203 minWe Teach What We Need to LearnLast week I made myself sick. Well, me and some streptococcus bacteria. First I feared COVID. Egads. But one swab up my nose and one down...
Eve BernfeldSep 2, 20203 minIs NO a Four-Letter Word?Part 3: “Mind what you have learned. Save you it can.” I spent the better part of a recent Friday trying to get ahold of Oregon...
Eve BernfeldFeb 6, 20203 minFun With the Scientific MethodAsking the right questions might be most life-affirming favor we can do for someone. Or for ourselves.
Eve BernfeldSep 11, 20192 minPause Now, Thank Me LaterI kept catching myself lifting my shoulders, hunching toward my paper and holding my breath. Old habits die hard.
Eve BernfeldJun 2, 20193 minHow to Improve Your Child's PostureHunching over or puffing up are not benign, but are instead powerful information about what is happening inside our children (and ourselves)
Eve BernfeldMay 15, 20192 minStill, Not StiffI’m a big fan of movement. But sometimes this moving-to-try-not-to-be-stiff is counter-productive.
Eve BernfeldApr 23, 20194 minReady ListWhat a revelation to be in the city and to See it, Breathe, and not make myself small. To be present in a way I never was in my 20s.
Eve BernfeldMar 20, 20193 minLife-ChangingWe all wish for change to be a relatively fast, easy and painless process, but real change is slower and slipperier.
Eve BernfeldMar 3, 20192 minThe Warm-Up (Part 2)The hardest thing for me is the RESISTANCE. Because actually taking the simple steps that would make me feel better is still SO HARD.
Eve BernfeldJan 30, 20191 minFoiled AgainAs if I can control life, death and the unruly world itself by scheduling things right.
Eve BernfeldDec 16, 20182 minLighten UP--Holiday EditionImagine you are a candle. Your head floats up with ease like the flame. Your feet melt into the ground like wax.
Eve BernfeldSep 26, 20183 minC for Effort/Conservation of EnergyIsn’t it funny, I thought to myself, that I react to fatigue by doing things that make life harder for myself?