How Doing Yoga Taught Me How To Breathe

Image Description: a purple tinted image of an individual sitting cross-legged on a beach with their hands together above their head, as though in the middle of a yoga flow.

Neurotypical folks love to tote around “You just need to have a positive outlook on life!” or “It’s all in your head!” as solutions to the mental health problems in the world. Back when I worked in a hotel, one of my coworkers told me that I shouldn’t do that to myself when I brought up my own problems. The condescension that atypical people endure just going through life is outstanding, and the fact that we haven’t…