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I was doing a lot of yoga and learning to meditate, and I found that extremely helpful, and still do and hopefully always will.

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Dani Shapiro
Age: 62
Born: 1962
Born: April 10
Author
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New York City
New York
Still
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Always
Helpful
Extremely
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