My responsibilities as a small animal general practitioner involve a lot of sitting. For better or worse, it is something that comes with the job. The time in which I find myself on the phone doing callbacks, sharing lab work results, staring at the computer screen, or lost in a quagmire of seemingly never-ending paperwork […]
Yoga for the Veterinary Student
Lying in savasana, or corpse pose, I attempt to quiet my mind and let go of the distractions that continue to plague me. The purpose of this pose is to still the body and mind. The intention is to be awake, but completely relaxed. You use this time (5-10 minutes typically at the end of […]
Things Don’t Always Go As Planned
My Davis bucket list has included biking from Davis to Sacramento for the past year. A few weeks ago, one of my friends and I decided to make this dream a reality. I was super excited for the prospect of the 30-mile bike ride. Everything started off great…the sun was shining, we had lots of extra […]