The Daily Check-In 5.28

Roasting low-fat cod with citrus keeps it moist and provides a tangy complexity. You could swap in any meaty fish here, though, like salmon or halibut, and garnish with mint or basil instead of parsley. No harissa? Use Sriracha or another chili sauce.

The pretzel stretch promotes mindfulness and internal focus, says LA-based Tier X coach Tom Ram. Plus, it’s a hip- and chest-opener, a perfect addition to your WFH life.

Lie on your right side with a pillow or towel under your head, pressing your right heel away from you. Bend your left knee and bring it towards your chest, holding it down with your right hand. Bend your right knee and grab your right foot with your left hand, behind your glutes. Inhale and open the chest, dropping right foot and left shoulder towards the ground and looking to your left. Complete a few full breath cycles here, then release. Repeat for about 2 minutes per side.

The sexual brain has two systems that work at once: the excitation system (all the things that turn you on) and the inhibition system (all the things that turn you off).

“Especially in the age of COVID the inhibition system is particularly high with all the worries and more time spent together,” says Ian Kerner, Ph.D, LMFT, couples and individual sexuality counselor.

He recommends making a list of the inhibitors and exciters in your life right now. Have your partner do the same and then come together to try to strike things off each other’s inhibitors column, and focus on the exciters.

Place your bid on today’s photograph—a portrait of Ty, a cattle rancher and proprietor of the Lost Horse Saloon in Marfa, Texas—captured by photographer Ben Weller. All proceeds will benefit the WhyHunger COVID-19 Rapid Relief Fund. 

“I took this portrait of Ty on blisteringly hot summer's day. Ty lost his eye to shrapnel whilst serving with the Navy and has a face straight out of a Coen brothers film, but what I remember most of all was that he was a gentleman.” — Ben Weller

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