“Often, as we age and can no longer do what we once could, we say that our bodies are failing us. That is misguided. In fact, our bodies continue to carry out the processes of life with unwavering devotion. They will always move toward living as long as they possibly can.”
...”Like after every yoga class, people are lingering, not with anything in particular to say, but with a shapeless need. Something has been shared, an insight, an uncommon intimacy. If the dispersion is too quick, the shared connection feels lost and the world becomes smaller once again.”
pickWhat it would be like for a teenager to survive a terrible car accident? And how you'd recover from all the surgeries? Yoga was Sanford's answer. All without the ability to move his legs. Inspiring!
Waking: A Memoir of Trauma and Transcendence | 
