Julia Edelman

1 month ago | bezzyms.com | Julia Edelman |Heidi Moawad

This freeform style of expression allows you to move in whatever way feels natural and at your own pace and ability level. I first discovered ecstatic dance by accident. I was at a music festival in Uvita, Costa Rica, 5 years ago, and in the late afternoon, I came upon a group of people dancing underneath a large outdoor tent. I had never seen anyone dance like this in my life. No one was moving in ways you’d normally expect on a dance floor.

1 month ago | bezzymigraine.com | Julia Edelman

Unless people live with chronic illness, they may not understand how symptoms like numbness, vision changes, fatigue, and more affect their abilities and emotions. Here’s how to make it relatable. If you live with chronic illness and have ever tried to explain your limitations to family and friends, you know it can be challenging, especially when so many symptoms are invisible and change from day to day.

Feb 13, 2025 | bezzycopd.com | Julia Edelman

When cold and snowy weather hits, many of us head indoors — and stay there. If seclusion makes you feel worse, you can try connecting with others in a way that honors your physical limitations. When we’re not feeling our best, staying inside and turning inward becomes tempting, especially as the weather turns colder outside. If you’re struggling with a chronic illness or a flare-up, it can be even more appealing to stay secluded.

Jan 3, 2025 | doubleblindmag.com | Julia Edelman

I am staring ahead at two tigers leaping through the sky, approaching a naked woman who is lying blissfully unaware on a floating block of ice. It is Dali’s famous 1944 painting, succinctly titled, “Dream Caused by the Flight of a Bee Around a Pomegranate a Second Before Awakening.” A year before this painting was completed, on April 19, 1943, Swiss chemist Albert Hofmann first ingested LSD and discovered its psychedelic properties.

Jul 17, 2024 | newyorker.com | Ginny Hogan |Julia Edelman

Pictures of Your Pets: There have been a lot of photo shoots. Too many, probably. Like the one with your cat in that octopus costume on Halloween. Or with your dog in the tuxedo that you rented for his third-birthday party. Photos of all of you in your matching monogrammed hoodies. Please keep future shoots to a minimum, for your storage’s sake. But also your pets’. Draft Documents to Exes That You Never Sent: A lot of post-breakup e-mails. Some angry, some sad, some desperate.