I trust myself: A yogi’s journey to handstands and a white coat

Pull up a chair to join future Dr. Emma Kange and I as we talk about medical school, yoga, and balancing life. My favorite line is, "Doing your best doesn’t mean doing the most."

• Grad and med school (or work) are demanding, but give yourself permission to take time away—perhaps on the mat, handling errands, or eating a nourishing meal
• Family and trusted others can help guide us on our paths
• Be open and relaxed in rotations for medical school
• Parking lot prayers: Some call it spell, prayer, manifestation, quantum physics, whichever you identify with—can you take some moments to still and visualize yourself “take me to the white coat”
• Prayer of “thank you” gratitude- thankful for the opportunity to be stressed doing things I love. 
• Chakra system for medical school: quiet the idea that you don’t belong (root); feel into your calling—create opportunities for yourself (sacral); I am willing do to the work (solar plexus); I speak my trust (throat); keep my heart open to possibilities (heart); see myself stepping into my goal/role (third-eye); surrender the outcome (crown)
• I’m on my way somewhere, I don’t know where, but I’m on my way
• As a yoga teacher- I recognize you’re on your journey- I might give you a template, but I am not controlling your experience.
• A yoga studio is not a place to do asana sessions, it’s a place to build community, safety, finding oneself
• Teaching yoga is not an orchestrated act. Neither is teaching in academia
• Nothing lasts forever- the fulfilling or unfulfilling
• Priority list- life, joy, job- with 4 things per category
• Love everyone for who they are—instead of “people aren’t meeting me in this way” instead look at what they are there for you for
• What might change medicine: Increasing the importance of patient-centered care and wondering what is going on with the patient.