Author Archives: Kristin Shepherd
Meditation And Real Life – Training Thought
A friend called this morning, unable to tear her thoughts away from an all-consuming problem in her life. She wanted help. Here’s a reason to meditate. Unable to tear her thoughts away? That’s a bit like me going to yoga… Continue reading
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Meditation And Real Life – Training Thought
A friend called this morning, unable to tear her thoughts away from an all-consuming problem in her life. She wanted help. Here’s a reason to meditate. Unable to tear her thoughts away? That’s a bit like me going to yoga… Continue reading
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Why Meditate, Take 1
Many of you do it already. Because I’m an enormous fan of meditation, I’m going to compile a list of whys over the next week or so. Please add your own, knowing that everyone who begins meditating contributes to… Continue reading
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For Those In Need of Yoga
I had dinner with some politicians on Friday. It was more fun than it sounds. I am so unpolitical that when a man came over to our table to shake my hand and say he’d heard me speak before, I… Continue reading
Yoga Laughs
Things that make me laugh: The way we all think our form of yoga is the best yoga ever. I am the worst culprit that ever lived. Kundalini rules! The way I’m afraid to go back to an old class,… Continue reading
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I Am More Than This
Warning: We are all actors. Acting in theatre is like growing a yoga practice. You do it with wonderful people. Some of it is challenging, most of it is fun. There are a lot of laughs. All the while, a… Continue reading
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Yoga Challenges
During one of this summer’s visits to a friend’s cottage, I brought a stack of yoga DVDs. We did two classes each day for four days. One of my friends–I’ll keep her anonymous for reasons that will become obvious before… Continue reading
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Learning What I’m Not
"Don’t pretend yourself beyond your evolution." Byron Katie I thought by now I’d be calling all poses by their Sanskrit names. I thought I’d be vegan, dressed in earthy-bushy-leafy colors and hemp cloth, sprouting sprouts, and drinking water from my… Continue reading
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Missing Emma
Two friends of mine said goodbye to their 16-year-old dog last week. Emma, a golden lab, arrived sometime after Kevin and Sue met but before they married. She shed blond hair the way the sun shines: prolifically and without pause…. Continue reading