http://www.cincinnati.com/story/opinion/columnists/krista-ramsey/2014/06/05/krista-ramsey-shashank-lakhia/10041985/

In A yoga teacher’s gifts: stillness, serenity, peace by Krista Ramsey it talks about a yoga teacher named Shashank, who is a yoga teacher who has been teaching his students about inner peace and relaxation for 13 years. His teachings has had such an impact on all of his students and they even incorporate his lessons outside of the yoga studio. 

In this column Ramsey describes Shan as, "The rescuer who threw us a lifeline to save us from drowning in the shallowness of our culture." This quote uses both diction and syntax. Diction are the words chosen and syntax is the word order. I really liked how Ramsey used a metaphor to describe him. Ramsey could've just said that he was always helping us calm down bit she didn't. I also liked how she called him a rescuer because most people probably just think of Shan as a great man, not a "rescuer".  This word really allows us to captivate just how amazing Shan is. He saved many people from their anxiety and burdens in life. Then, Ramsey goes on to explain that he threw a lifeline out to us. This really helped me realize how much our lives were wrapped up in social media. We could all use someone lime Shan in our lives.

I think Ramsey's writing style is very dramatic and deep and she likes giving descriptions to set up clear pictures in the reader's mind. For example in, For better vision, kids need outdoors, Ramsey says, "Your teenager at the dinner table, waiting for his checkup at the orthodontist's office, sauntering to his car - continually hunched over his smartphone or iPad. " This gives the reader something to visualize and connect to. In Super Bowl QBs score points for great style, is says, "you probably wonder why you keep bothering. Keep bothering." The author does this to be dramatic and add an emphasis on these two words, even though it is not grammatically correct.  In A yoga teacher’s gifts: stillness, serenity, peace it says, "And – oddly, wonderfully – when we stop pursuing the empty goals of self-promotion and consumption, we stop feeling that we ourselves are so pursued." Ramsey uses this quote to make us think.

If I could ask Ramsey three questions I would ask her...
1) What is your favorite thing to write about?
2) Do you enjoy your job?
3) Does writing come naturally to you, or no?