About Robin Sauerwein

Robin Sauerwein is a freelance writer and editor from Minnesota. Her inspiration comes from her writer's group, Audubon Eight, which meets weekly to share new writing and stories. She is currently working on a memoir about her mother and is constantly reminded to breathe.

The Power of Now

“Michigan educators have stifled plans to teach a breathing exercise as part of a health course, bowing to opponents who worried that deep breathing could promote devil worship or mysticism. Other stress management techniques will be substituted, said Don Ben Sweeney of the Michigan Model for Comprehensive Health Education. “People look at it and say it’s ridiculous. Other people will come and testify like mad that it creates out-of-body experiences and undermines Christianity,” he said.” –cited from a newspaper article … Read on…