Tag Archives: kristin shepherd
A Change of Scenery
During summer, my practice moves outside two or three days every week. My lovely man and I spend long weekends at our cabin on an island in Northern Ontario. This means that my practice is either free-form or follows a… Continue reading
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My Edge is My Own
Among my friends are two former yoga teachers, both of whom quit teaching (and practicing) because of chronic pain that began with yoga and improved with the end of yoga. I’m flummoxed by this. Did they not find the right… Continue reading
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In Praise of Losing Your Head
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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Tagged Beginner's yoga, kristin shepherd, kundalini yoga, mind-body health, mind-body health care, yoga humour
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The Third Shanti
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
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
Posted in chakras, kundaliniyoga, pranayama, shakti, Yoga
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Kundalini Crush
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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Tagged Beginner's yoga, kristin shepherd, kundalini yoga, meditation, mind-body health care, Yoga, yoga humor
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Classes in My Basement
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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Beyond Science
My daughter’s master’s thesis has to do with the effect of yoga on heat shock proteins, if I understand her correctly. What it means is that she cycles across Windsor, Ontario, every morning with a portable centrifuge in her backpack,… Continue reading
Posted in ashtanga, childrenandparents, hotyoga, kali, Yoga
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Yoga and Energy Management
Oh, I adore yoga today. Over a 20-year career in health care practice, you can’t help but see that health care, indeed life care, has everything to do with management of energy. Some people have a strong sense of their… Continue reading
Posted in aging, choice, energy, illness, Yoga
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