One of my most inspiring teachers, actress Carol Mayo Jenkins, would be pleasantly [un]surprised to learn that one of her adages has been confirmed time and time again by science. I'll never forget the class when she said to us (and I paraphrase): Feel this. Do you know a body of joy cannot hold despair, and a body of despair cannot hold joy. She told us to stand tall, arms outstretched, face towards the ceiling; from there, we were to find the emotion of despair. One by one we each collapsed and closed slowly, unable to maintain such an upright, celebratory, and open position. That day was important; it was the day I realized that my kinesthetic awareness could affect how I experience my life. --- Those of us that identify as artistic, creative types often deal with levels of anxiety and depression, sometimes very mild, sometimes more severe. We Millennials, Gen X-ers, Baby Boomers, and Boomlets aren't the first to deal with them - a glance over t
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