The third stall from the left

*Trigger warning: This post contains some content that could be sensitive to sexual assault victims.

Letting my 15-year-old self cry in the bathroom of the Kauffman Center.

Energy + HealingCara McDonaldAugust 20, 2016TEDxKC, Rupi Kaur, healing, my story, popular

Why I got this elephant tattoo

The story behind the elephant that now proudly lives on my left arm.

Energy + Healing, YogaCara McDonaldMay 26, 2015tattoo, elephant, my story, Ganesha, popular

A letter to my eating disorder

Five years into recovery, this is a letter to my eating disorder.

Body Image, Energy + HealingCara McDonaldJanuary 28, 2015popular, body image, my story, Eating disorder

Real talk: This yoga teacher is off balance

This blog is called Balance in the ‘Burbs. And yet I’m off-balance. Go figure. Perhaps that's not a confession you want to hear from a yoga teacher, but for better or for worse, we're humans too.

Cara McDonaldJanuary 6, 2015balance, my story

That time I wept in yoga class

This is the story about the yoga pose that changed my practice and made me cry uncontrollably in the middle of class.

Energy + Healing, YogaCara McDonaldOctober 4, 2014off the mat, #yoga, #camelpose, my story, heart chakra

Chasing dreams and running from nightmares

You cannot chase your dreams if you're running from your nightmares. As I prepare to start Yoga Teacher Training, I took a look at the path that brought me here ...

YogaCara McDonaldSeptember 6, 2014yoga teacher training, dreams, goals, my story, yoga

Confessions of a brat: Is it possible to stop wanting?

When do we stop wanting more? A post about attitude, gratitude and Abercrombie & Fitch.

Cara McDonaldAugust 1, 2014my story, Gratitude, wants