<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Page Turner's]]></title><description><![CDATA[Turn the page. Return to you.]]></description><link>https://www.pageturnersbooksandyoga.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 08:45:37 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.pageturnersbooksandyoga.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Songs of Your Decay]]></title><description><![CDATA[Reflections: Laird and Aubrey find connection and solace through music. What channels of connection do you have with those in your life? Do you connect through different means with different groups of people? How do you control or influence your emotions through music? Practice: Breath of Joy The Breath of Joy ignites energy, allowing prana to move freeely throughout the body. Take a minute to notice your surroundings. Then practice the breath of joy for 9-12 breaths and notice what changes,...]]></description><link>https://www.pageturnersbooksandyoga.com/post/songs-of-your-decay</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a9f6e64b373966c3b5f364e</guid><pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 21:07:37 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2576ec22d39f470ba38164b58ebb75af.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>carolineturner2015</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Speak, Fetch, Say 'I Love You']]></title><description><![CDATA[Reflections: "Even though I had never subscribed to the traditional idea that all objects contain a spirit, I couldn't deny that a part of the woman we lost remained somewhere inside Hollywood." How do you hold on to memories? What objects hold memories for you? Practice: Downward Facing Dog Activity: Salt Dough Impressions Using 1 cup of flour, 1/2 cup of table salt, and 1/2 cup of water, create a simple salt dough by mixing the dry ingredients first, then slowly add water while mixing. Roll...]]></description><link>https://www.pageturnersbooksandyoga.com/post/speak-fetch-say-i-love-you</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a9f6de5526127afef8ba97b</guid><pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2026 22:22:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/76da43_a11448c7489b4a36abb97d45ee5e70c6~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>carolineturner2015</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Elegy Hotel]]></title><description><![CDATA[Reflections: "You only get one goodbye." Do you agree with Val on this statement? What rituals do you have around saying goodbye? How does the ritual differ with different people? At different times in your life? What versions of yourself have you said goodbye to? Did you mark those changes? Practice: Metta meditation Metta meditation is a practice of loving kindness. Loving kindness towards yourself, towards others, and towards all things. Take 5 minutes and beam these messages to the below...]]></description><link>https://www.pageturnersbooksandyoga.com/post/elegy-hotel</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a9f6cbdf461d5f63d5b31ab</guid><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 22:43:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_a4b461e5711447b89019cf2851e05dfb~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>carolineturner2015</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pig Son]]></title><description><![CDATA[Reflections: Determining his purpose becomes a big inflection point in how Snortorious views himself and his place in the world. What are the different roles you play in life and what are your intentions behind them? Practice: Sun Salutations Activity: Watch the Sun Rise The sun rise is something that happens every single day, a miracle of color and light most of us sleep through. When was the last time you watched the sun rise? If you have the ability, challenge yourself to watch the sun...]]></description><link>https://www.pageturnersbooksandyoga.com/post/pig-son</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a9f6bc2df4adcfdc6dc5b5f</guid><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 17:31:56 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/76da43_d54752a93c2545a2874f80560a335913~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>carolineturner2015</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Through the Garden of Memory]]></title><description><![CDATA[Reflections: "Opportunities are like little seeds floating in the wind. Your life is there. Some people have a big net to collect them all. Other people need to pray that the rights seeds, the best ones, make their way to them with just enough bad ones to appreciate the good." What are some of the seeds you have gathered in your life? Which have you chosen to water? Practice: Pyramid Pose Activity: Poetry Jun uses poetry as a creative outlet in his life and shares it with his parents. Think...]]></description><link>https://www.pageturnersbooksandyoga.com/post/through-the-garden-of-memory</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a9f6b81f461d5f63d5b2eab</guid><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 17:32:13 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/76da43_04252a36e3f244ce91c3c093fc970952~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>carolineturner2015</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[City of Laughter]]></title><description><![CDATA[Reflections: "And remember," the voice said, "what is laughter but a moment of release where pain and memory are washed away? When we laugh, we are stronger. When we laugh, we heal the world." Where have you felt the power of laughter in your life? When have you laughed through pain? What did it make you feel? Practice: Meditation Skip goes to a morning meditation every day (pg. 40) to the tune of Greig's "Morning Mood" on a loop for an hour. Don't worry, I won't subject you to that.  For...]]></description><link>https://www.pageturnersbooksandyoga.com/post/city-of-laughter</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a977cff0db425d3bc9d73b5</guid><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 16:24:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/76da43_afeb54954eb64f0d8f2a987d8e9a165f~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>carolineturner2015</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[30,000 Years Beneath A Eulogy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Reflections: For Clara, working to save the world is a greater good, justifying living her life separate from her daughter. How do you define 'the greater good'?  'Eulogy' comes from Greek roots, meaning "good words". What good words would be said about you? Your virtues, your character? Practice: Warm-Ups Warm-up the body with this quick sequence to wake up the spine and start energy flowing. Activity: Hand-Stitched Paper Journal Journaling is a grounding activity for me. It gives me a set...]]></description><link>https://www.pageturnersbooksandyoga.com/post/30-000-years-beneath-a-eulogy</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a975e630db425d3bc9d2f91</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 16:05:05 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/76da43_5af80cebfc404429bd9324563d5a74c7~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_636,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>carolineturner2015</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Introduction &#38; About the Author]]></title><description><![CDATA[Welcome I read voraciously, one book after another, with little to no time between books. I love them so much, and there are so many to read, I speed through to fit as many as I can into a lifetime. But what would it look like to slow down, to engage in a book fully and with as many sensations as possible? The Fiction &#38; Flow idea was born of that question. This series is meant to facilitate thoughtful engagement mentally and physically with a novel. Through yoga positions and a culminating...]]></description><link>https://www.pageturnersbooksandyoga.com/post/introduction-about-the-author</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a9778239c8db6195f828656</guid><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 22:13:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/76da43_662ed39396a1499a957d973c132cd365~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>carolineturner2015</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Choosing a Path]]></title><description><![CDATA[There is often a great fear that choosing one path is not choosing any other. Potential can be overwhelming. When there are so many paths to choose from, the decision seems monumental. And there are monumental decisions-- what career to pursue, if a relationship is right, when to start a family-- but there are also a thousand less impactful paths we encounter daily. I want to prioritize fitness but that cuts into time with my friends. I want to learn a new language, but also want to take a...]]></description><link>https://www.pageturnersbooksandyoga.com/post/choosing-a-path</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6ab05b5eed85621288be28c0</guid><pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2026 22:36:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/76da43_15b4e596d37849c6aa8ef9939a99cb54~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>carolineturner2015</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Living Deliberately]]></title><description><![CDATA["I went into the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived." -- Henry David Thoreau The leaves are beginning to change here in New Jersey. Only a few so far, but I can see it. There has been a cool nip to the air as well, a bite to the mornings warning that the turn of the seasons is fast approaching. The world is shedding it's Summer...]]></description><link>https://www.pageturnersbooksandyoga.com/post/living-deliberately</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6aa86cc2abcfc8d624a3f0bd</guid><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 22:36:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/76da43_b2cabbec5bab41e199395bcf6e799d82~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>carolineturner2015</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Morning Meditation]]></title><description><![CDATA["You should sit in meditation for 20 minutes a day. Unless you're too busy, then you should sit for an hour." - Zen Proverb I have always struggled with breath-based sitting meditations. I settle into stillness as best I can, connect to my breath, and then my thoughts float, sailing through my mind without containment. Which to an extent I find beneficial-- it's like having shower thoughts outside the shower--but that style of meditation rarely makes me feel like I am strengthening anything...]]></description><link>https://www.pageturnersbooksandyoga.com/post/morning-meditation</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a8dc9f15a2a910e1d869749</guid><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 17:41:38 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/76da43_0369b4bb8cec435da264b42514fb1b81~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>carolineturner2015</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA["Forest Euphoria" by Patricia Ononiwu Kaishian]]></title><description><![CDATA["What has been categorized as normal, and why? How does the structure of our society--in the forms of race, gender, religion, orientation, ability, and even species-- reinforce this categorization?" Questions like this are why I love picking up books from outside my comfort zone. You don't know what you don't know, and this insight from Kaishian has me questioning the scaffolding holding up my belief systems.  Humans love to put things into categories, to label something normal or abnormal,...]]></description><link>https://www.pageturnersbooksandyoga.com/post/forest-euphoria-by-patricia-ononiwu-kaishian</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a8cbbb88c800d51388d1712</guid><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 22:31:16 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/76da43_221152d1fd70431eb5811c0c1cde76b0~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_606,h_904,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>carolineturner2015</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>