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ROBERTA SCHINA: It’s Okay, Roberta

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Our plans didn’t work out. “OH NO!”

“Mañana,” they said. But mañana Gloria got sick and so did I. Then we got better, but Rosa may have to work.

“OH NO!”

“Esta bien, Roberta.” It’s okay.

That’s what I come to Mexico to learn. To learn that “esta bien, Roberta.”

Roberta Schine is a yoga instructor, former karate instructor, immigration activist, and writer living in New York City. She teaches yoga classes for people with Parkinson’s at Mount Sinai Hospital and is a regular presenter at the National Institute of Neurology and Neurosurgery in Mexico City. Her writing has appeared in Portside.org, Rattapallax, Passager, Penmen Review, Unfortunately (winner, Halloween Micro Contest), Hawansuyo.com (in Spanish), Perigrinosysuslettras (in Spanish) and other literary publications.

ROBERTA SCHINE: Yoga Class for People with Parkinson’s

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I stick a long piece of electrical tape to the floor and announce, “Today we’re going to walk on a tightrope.”

Katherine says, “I think I may need my walker for this!” She bursts out laughing. We join in.

There are cheers for each person who completes this daring act.

Roberta Schine is a yoga instructor, immigration activist, and writer. She teaches yoga classes for People with Parkinson’s and for People with Cancer at Mount Sinai Beth Israel Hospital. Her writing has appeared in Portside.org, Bordernews.org, Hawansuyo.com, Perigrinosysuslettras.org, and other literary magazines.