Category Archives: Yoga

The Money Thing

Posted on May 12, 2011 by Kristin Shepherd

Can we talk about the money thing? Last week, someone wrote saying it was a terrible shame that yoga costs so much money and that the superstar teachers charge huge sums for their classes. Yoga should be free, he suggested…. Continue reading →

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Off The Mat Yoga

Posted on May 10, 2011 by Kristin Shepherd

Off-the-mat yoga became real to me this week. I don’t mean lovely things are happening that might indirectly be connected to my yoga and meditation practices. I mean that I am witnessing significant, substantial changes in life that feel directly… Continue reading →

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Mantras on the Mat

Posted on May 5, 2011 by Kristin Shepherd

"This too shall pass." Sounds biblical. Wikipedia says no, that it first showed up in the writings of the Persian Sufi poets. This makes me whirling-dervish happy, being a huge fan of Hafiz and Rumi. Other sources say it’s credited… Continue reading →

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Gratitude Admist Chaos

Posted on May 3, 2011 by Kristin Shepherd

We’ve just finished move-in weekend for the play I’m directing. Move in is horrendous. It involves long, long days of actors waiting hours longer than I’d predicted while lighting design people solve problems I don’t understand and can’t begin to… Continue reading →

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Six Things I Know

Posted on April 28, 2011 by Kristin Shepherd

There are six things I know about myself this morning after yoga practice:1. I’m OK skipping one day of practice. My body is happiest when I don’t skip two days. It is perhaps pathetic to begin this list by discussing… Continue reading →

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High-Tech Peace

Posted on April 26, 2011 by Kristin Shepherd

The iPhone might be the best thing that has happened to my meditation practice over the last month.For the most part, we live in a low-tech house. The TV gets plugged in when we want to watch a movie…. Continue reading →

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Homing Instinct

Posted on April 21, 2011 by Kristin Shepherd

Here’s a confession: for the last six months, 98 percent of my practice has been at home. For some reason I feel guilty about this. Why? Perhaps because so many of you are teachers. Perhaps because I love my own… Continue reading →

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Which Yoga Camp Would You Attend?

Posted on April 19, 2011 by Kristin Shepherd

My sister called the other day and said we should plan a yoga trip together. We whooped and laughed about how fantastic an idea that is until I asked my first question. "What kind of yoga camp would shall we… Continue reading →

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Yoga Home

Posted on April 14, 2011 by Kristin Shepherd

We just finished moving, and hope not to do it again for about 400 years. Everything about it is disorienting. Three weeks before the move, I’d already lost books, clothes, and files I still needed every day. They were… Continue reading →

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Ode to a Pose

Posted on April 12, 2011 by Kristin Shepherd

It’s about time somebody wrote an ode to Side Plank. Whenever I ask for favorite poses and least favorite poses, Side Plank (Vasisthasana) crowds the second list. It seems you don’t love it. I do. Here’s why:1. It takes just… Continue reading →

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