Have you tried the yoga of minding your own business?
7 min readMay 12, 2020
Nobody asked for your advice.
There’s a joke in the chronic-illness world: You mention a problem you’re having, whether it’s back pain, a clogged sink, or fake calls from the IRS. Someone responds, “But have you tried yoga?”
It comes from our experiences on social media in particular. When we talk about what it’s like to be in our tired, achy…