Our Bodies, Our Activism

What pain, injury and illness can teach us about how to be a conscious citizen in today’s world

Micah Sifry

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East Matunuck State Beach, RI, a few days ago (Photo by Micah Sifry, 2022)

Today I woke up with a nasty muscle spasm behind my right shoulder. On a scale of zero to ten, the pain is a seven — just barely tolerable. I tried lying on the floor with a tennis ball underneath me to try to find the trigger point that could help the muscle…

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