Tag Archives: Beginner’s yoga

In Praise of Losing Your Head

Posted on July 8, 2011 by kristinshepherd

In designing-your-ideal-life circles, coaches love to ask this: What do you love that makes you lose complete track of time? Maybe you lose track of time brushing your teeth. I don’t know. But having wasted great chunks of my life … Continue reading →

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The Third Shanti

Posted on June 28, 2011 by Kristin Shepherd

We’ve been chatting about the ending of some practices, during which we chant shanti, shanti, shanti. The first shanti is to beam internal healing or some kind of wonderful intention for ourselves. The second shanti is to send some peaceful,… Continue reading →

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Kundalini for Newbies

Posted on June 16, 2011 by Kristin Shepherd

A good number of people wrote this week to ask about Kundalini Yoga. For those of you who aren’t interested, hang in, and I’ll do my best to return to wonderful thoughts on all things yoga next week, despite my… Continue reading →

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Kundalini Crush

Posted on June 14, 2011 by Kristin Shepherd

I’ve got a bad, bad case of Kundalini Crush. There’s no pride in saying this. I haven’t said much about my last crush, on Javier Bardem, for example, even though he is the best actor in the WORLD, because it… Continue reading →

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Classes in My Basement

Posted on June 9, 2011 by Kristin Shepherd

Yoga exists on the other side of the known universe from television. That’s my opinionated opinion. Or was. Yesterday’s mail changed that. I received my first three yoga DVDs, the ones I ordered after my introduction to Kundalini yoga…. Continue reading →

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Nervousness on the Mat

Posted on May 31, 2011 by Kristin Shepherd

On the phone this morning, I mentioned to my sister that I’m often anxious about going to new yoga studios. Truth be told, I’m nervous going back to my home studio whenever I’ve been away for a bit. "So what?"… Continue reading →

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Perfect Timing

Posted on May 26, 2011 by Kristin Shepherd

On Tuesday I mentioned going to my first Kundalini class at a new-to-me studio in Toronto. It’d been a while since I’d been to any class at all. The buzz it left me with was enough to bring me back… Continue reading →

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Why Meditate? Got a Grudge?

Posted on May 25, 2011 by kristinshepherd

I had a grudge going this week. Full-out, personal, justified, thorny, supported by anyone to whom i presented my case, consuming, blood-pressure-raising, unattractive yet perversely seductive, impossible to let go, and exhausting. That’s one truth. Here’s another. I know that … Continue reading →

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Meeting Kundalini

Posted on May 24, 2011 by Kristin Shepherd

In meditation circles, Kundalini yoga has a big-girl-on-the-block reputation. Something about Kundalini yoga, at least in theory, lends itself to meditation, altered states of consciousness, and bliss.Wikipedia says this: Practitioners call Kundalini yoga,the yoga of awareness because they claim… Continue reading →

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The Full Meal Deal

Posted on May 19, 2011 by Kristin Shepherd

We’re a cranky household this week. Neither one of us has done our morning practice for four days. They have been four long, long days. My lovely man’s been working and, well, I don’t know what else. I’ve been doing… Continue reading →

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