Lisa Kohn

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Lisa Kohn. Author. Yogi. Love Embodied. Finder of Joy. Memoir: TO THE MOON AND BACK: A CHILDHOOD UNDER THE INFLUENCE #findjoy #IGotOut https://t.co/wO4IRZRy5w

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don’t let the behavior of others destroy your inner peace

3 weeks ago | lisakohn.com | Lisa Kohn

Again, a yoga practice. Again, what I needed to hear. I needed to hear it so much that I literally Laughed Out Loud when the instructor read this Dalai Lama quote. Don’t let the behavior of others destroy your inner peace. I will come clean, and I’m sure it’s no surprise. I used to offer up my inner peace for destruction (if I had even found any) over and over and over again.
put yourself in situations where your new way of being will be wanted and appreciated

1 month ago | lisakohnwrites.com | Lisa Kohn

put yourself in situations where your new way of being will be wanted and appreciated by Lisa Kohn | May 20, 2025 | Resilience | I was listening to the Being Well Podcast with Rick and Forrest Hanson. This episode was about self-concept and changing WHO you are. Perhaps needless to say, I highly recommend it.
UTX Coordinates TCF1 and STAT3 to Control Progenitor CD8+ T cell Fate in Autoimmune Diabetes

1 month ago | biorxiv.org | Ho-Chung Chen |Hsing Hui Wang |Karl B. Shpargel |Lisa Kohn

AbstractType 1 Diabetes Mellitus (T1D) is driven by chronic autoimmune destruction of pancreatic beta cells, primarily mediated by CD8+ progenitor T cells that replenish pathogenic effectors. However, the regulatory mechanisms guiding this progenitor-to-effector transition remain unclear. T1D susceptibility has been linked to an X chromosome region (Xp13-p11) containing UTX, an epigenetic regulator.
what does it mean to truly be free?

1 month ago | lisakohnwrites.com | Lisa Kohn

I do believe that pretty much all of us are caught in cages we don’t even realize are there. We’ve learned – or have been indoctrinated – with who and how we’re “supposed” to be and what and how we’re “supposed” to do to be good, or successful, or to simply to fit in. I will admit, mine were deeply deeply carved into and around my brain, and it’s taken me a ton of time to be able to recognize and step free of those cages. To rewire my brain.
may today be amazing!

1 month ago | lisakohnwrites.com | Lisa Kohn

Again, the dearest to whom I text wishes every day. The wishes are getting longer. And longer. And longer. Some days she beats me to it and texts them to me first. I have to admit that reading them is beyond. Beyond soothing. Beyond healing. Beyond joying.
this is why I talk to strangers

2 months ago | lisakohnwrites.com | Lisa Kohn

Last week whilst I was “running” on the trail, I passed two women deep in conversation. “I’m so proud of myself,” I heard one say. “I’m so proud of you and happy for you!” the other replied. I hit the end of the trail, turned around, and passed them again. They were having the same conversation. “I’m so glad I took care of myself,” the first said, with clear tremors in her voice. “I am too,” her friend offered. I got about ten feet from them, having my own conversation – dare I say debate – in my head.
it’s never too late to start over

2 months ago | lisakohnwrites.com | Lisa Kohn

“You can start your day over at any time,” I used to tell my older child when they were little. They being them, they would pretend to get out of bed, get dressed, have breakfast, brush their teeth, and start their day. Not exactly what I meant, but it worked. Of course it was my yoga instructor who reminded me of this recently, as we held a tough position during class. It’s a truth I think I unconsciously practice but consciously have forgotten.
you’re beautiful just the way you are

2 months ago | lisakohnwrites.com | Lisa Kohn

I’m deep in my yoga practice (yes, I love and live by – and for – my yoga practice!). The music is playing. I’m finding my pose. Then I hear these words (from the music, not the universe directly). You’re beautiful just as you are. So many of us learned that this isn’t true. So many of us internalized that this isn’t true in order to survive. So many of us tell ourselves the opposite. Every. Single. Day. That s—t has to stop!Sure, there are ways each of us could be better, whatever that means.
your body follows your eyes

2 months ago | lisakohnwrites.com | Lisa Kohn

Again yoga. Again something beautiful to hear and take in. How often do I say that? Of course the instructor was talking about our yoga poses. Look with your eyes where and how you want your body to move and be, and it will. If not now, then eventually. And of course, it is about way more than yoga, as it usually is, especially with this instructor. I first heard this concept when I was learning to drive, and I would turn to look at something and nearly drive off the road.
I was given five yellow birds last Monday!

2 months ago | lisakohnwrites.com | Lisa Kohn

In my new keynote, I talk about my love for my yellow birds. I do adore them! They bring me such joy!Someone pointed out to me something I think I kind of knew but somehow had not fully stepped into. I created that joy. Full out created that joy. I made it up. I’ve always thought they were beautiful. Their yellow is so bright and gorgeous.