The Books the Raised Me
Lauren Hoffmeier Lauren Hoffmeier

The Books the Raised Me

A picture book is a treasure. It’s the beginning of a lifelong relationship that only gets better with age. As I sat down to contemplate which 20 of the many picture books impacted my upbringing, I was confronted with the agony of choosing. In the end, for the purposes of this blog, there was no rhyme or reason to my selection of these 20 books, as I couldn’t rightfully decide. I just had to go with my gut, letting you in on the childhood of an American kid who grew up in New York City in the early '90s.

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5 Yoga Myth-Busters
Lauren Hoffmeier Lauren Hoffmeier

5 Yoga Myth-Busters

As a new student of yoga it’s easy to be suspicious of the practice. Here are a couple of things that were on my mind before I dipped my toe into the yoga lagoon, and what I learned after years of practice…

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