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The Pain in My Heart

January 11, 2012

The Pain in My Heart.

My sister talks about having my nephew labeled as “Intellectually Disabled.”

…As the parent of a child with special needs we already fight so many battles at home. Why, why I ask, should we have to fight for our children to get an education? I will never understand.”

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Jennifer Pastiloff

Jennifer Pastiloff, Beauty Hunter, is a writer and yoga teacher living with her husband in Los Angeles and soon to be son, when she’s not on an airplane. She travels the world with her Manifestation Retreats/Workshops On Being Human- a hybrid of yoga, writing, sharing out loud, and occasionally a dance party, as well as a workshop for young women called "Girl Power: You Are Enough." It's an experience that has been described as NOT "woo-woo,", heart-mending and sometimes messy- just like life. You do not have to be a good yogi, or writer. Just a human being with a body. Jen has been featured on Good Morning America, New York Magazine, CBS News and more for her unique style of teaching. She studied poetry and writing at NYU and Bucknell University and is currently finishing her first book and is represented by Adriann Ranta at Foundry Media. She tweets/instagrams at @jenpastiloff.

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People Magazine says: Jennifer is changing women's lives through her empowerment workshops. Cheryl Strayed says: Jennifer Pastiloff is a conduit of awakenings. Lidia Yuknavitch says: Dear Jen, From you I have learned to alchemize fear with love, to redistribute love through compassion, to enter a room with others. Jen leads her signature Manifestation Workshop: On Being Human all over the world & online. Her memoir will be published by Dutton Books in 2019. Preorders available now at JenniferPastiloff.com Her workshops are a unique blend of writing and some yoga. She has developed a massive following based on her writing & workshops. A London workshop attendee says, "A space to show up and be human. A fusion of yoga and singing and writing and sharing, with laughter and tears mixed in! To be held and encouraged so beautifully by Jen, who won't flinch....but stay connected to us all through the journey. She creates a strong container, sits on the edges of our yoga mats listening to the stories that weave us together as human beings. She gives us the gift of attention, space and time. It's a space for connecting, for intimacy...you leave in a different place from where you arrive...It's a chance to show up, to own our fears and our dreams, our deep yearnings and the things we'd love to manifest in our lives. A chance to be wholeheartedly present and come back home a little more to ourselves." Jen also leads retreats with Emily Rapp & Lidia Yuknavitch. She is also the guest speaker at Canyon Ranch three times a year. All info is at the top under Retreats/Workshops. Donate below to our scholarship fund to help send someone to a workshop/retreat who can't afford to attend.

Angela M Giles is an editor and fellow badass at The Manifest-Station. Angela prides herself on being exactly who she is: An accidental warrior working to make grace and kindness sexy again. In her day job as a senior executive at an investment firm, she navigates the patriarchy, the glass ceiling, and government regulations with surprising ease and unapologetic language. By night she reads and writes and listens to music and occasionally sleeps. Her full-time passion is her son, who is proof that her heart exists outside her body. She has had her work appear online at The Nervous Breakdown, Literary Mothers, Medium: Human Parts as well as other journals. She has been featured in print at The Healing Muse and is a contributor to Shades of Blue, an anthology on depression and suicide from Seal Press. Angela tweets and is on Instagram as @angela.m.giles, and when inspired updates her blog, Air Hunger (http://airhunger.net). Angela lives in Massachusetts where she conquers the world, one day at a time.

3 hours ago by jenpastiloff Magic!! Reposted by @empathic_realist :: It has taken 24 hours to process the energy and experience I had yesterday with the incomparable @jenpastiloff . A mystical story... A little over two months ago, @rachel .cargle posted a story sharing that Jennifer Pastiloff was offering a scholarship for her September workshop in NYC for a Woman of Color. I instantly sent an email to Jennifer, expressing my interest in the scholarship. I wrote a simple email, with a little background on who I was; including that I was a singer/musician in NYC. She asked me if I would like to sing at her
21 hours ago by jenpastiloff Happy birthday to my husband Robert. Nothing I’ve done would be possible without you. Thank you for helping me create the weirdest funniest most lovable child & the weirdest funniest most lovable life. I’m grateful you were born & my mom tried to set us up when I was 21. Read my book if you want to know the story. Robert, the Virgo to my Sagittarius. I love you.
2 hours ago by jenpastiloff Princeton!! I love you and I’m eternally grateful to @lara .heimann and @yogastream for hosting me. Today was spectacular. I’m about to get on the train headed back to nyc & I’ll be soaking in the love (and sweat) from today. I love you. (Train broke down so if it ever comes I’ll be on it ) I’ll be back at Princeton university next time (oct 3!) Tomorrow night come see me in Brooklyn at 7 pm at powerhouse arena (free) or Tuesday 715 pm in Philly at @headhousebooks (also free!) Thurs I fly to Italy!! Also oct 5 is #womenruntheworld
1 day ago by jenpastiloff 85 beautiful humans let themselves be seen & heard. It was as beautiful as you’d imagine. I cherish you all and this day and I’m eternally grateful for all you big ole dorks I love you, NYC. Thank you @pureyoganyc ...........See you Monday in Brooklyn at powerhouse arena at 7 pm and Tuesday night in Philly at head house books 715 pm. Both are FREE ents. @shape #womenruntheworld event is oct 5 in nyc again! Are you coming?? Link in bio! ❤️❤️Take good care of your hearts ❤️❤️❤️ #onbeinghuman Ps if you were there today leave a comment and tell
1 day ago by jenpastiloff The intersection of love, creation, connection, & inspiration is art. Meet today’s musicians from my On Being Human workshop. First few videos are @empathic_realist & she’s singing a Nina Simone song. She learned guitar last month & it’s her first time playing in front of people. Was she afraid? Yes. Did she do it anyway? Yes. Did she blow us away? Yes. Follow @empathic_realist ! Then, meet my beloved @stephonik . If you’ve read my book, she’s my college roommate! She wrote & performed #igotyou at my Italy retreat last year & treated it to us today. The whole room sang. Yes,

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