Tag Archives: meditation
Putting the Yoga Back in Christmas
Christmas is a crazy-making time of year. For every lucky person who loves it (the turkey! the kids! the shopping! the religious whatever!) there is one who doesn’t (the elevated pressure to be jolly! the family! the cooking! the shopping!… Continue reading
Posted in holiday, sunsalutations, tradition, Yoga
Tagged Beginner's yoga, kristin shepherd, meditation, Yoga, yoga humor
Comments Off on Putting the Yoga Back in Christmas
Retreating Lessons
It seems to me we learn lessons all day, every day. With every yoga class, every home practice, every work day, every family gathering, I learn something more about my body, my frustrations, my desires, and my direction in life.Once… Continue reading
Posted in Yoga
Tagged kristin shepherd, meditation, meditation humor, Yoga, yoga humor
Comments Off on Retreating Lessons
Tasting Kindness
A few days ago, I flew home from Bangkok after finding out my lovely man has a tumour in his eye. You may have had one of these experiences in your life, the kind that catapults you into love and … Continue reading
Was Lost And Now Am
Bangkok is filled to spewing with smells, sounds, heat, motorcycles, and people, people, people. It’s overwhelming by 8am. This morning, after the best coffee i’ve had in a long time, i set out walking what was supposed to be five … Continue reading
All The Time In The World
For the foreseeable future (one week? three weeks?), I’ve got all the time in the world. I’m celebrating the end of one career by spending time with the dog (my lovely man is working) at our cabin on an island… Continue reading
Posted in homepractice, sitinmeditation, solitude, wellbeing, Yoga
Tagged meditation
Comments Off on All The Time In The World
1000 Truths
This week a friend called me on the phone for help. I could hardly hear her for the banging in the background. Contractors, she said. Three of them, working on different projects in the house. I’m going crazy, she said. … Continue reading
Meditation Works
I’ve decided to celebrate the end of one career by spending some time at our cabin on an island in Lake Nipissing. The point was to do enough yoga and meditation daily to slow my mind significantly, to sneak a … Continue reading
Posted in blog
Tagged kristin shepherd, meditation, meditation humor, Yoga, yoga blog, yoga humor
2 Comments
And When The Idea of Joy is Just Depressing?
On our cynical days, we say, oh please, you think joy is possible, or effective, or realistic? And i say, yes, it’s all three. But if it isn’t within reach today, if the idea of joy is depressing, try one … Continue reading
Posted in blog
Tagged kristin shepherd, life humor, life purpose, meditation, mind-body health care
3 Comments
Grounded Change
One month from today, I’m leaving my professional practice. I graduated as a chiropractor in 1989, hoping vaguely that I’d be helpful to people and that I’d have a good time doing it.What I underestimated was the degree to which… Continue reading
Posted in Yoga
Tagged Beginner's yoga, kristin shepherd, life purpose, meditation, yoga humor, yoga humour
Comments Off on Grounded Change
Paranormal Yoga
Something paranormal just happened. It’s on par with that girl in the Exorcist spinning her head around and making that awful sound that scares the hell out of me more than two decades later. It’s on par with alien abductions… Continue reading
Posted in Yoga
Tagged Beginner's yoga, kristin shepherd, meditation, meditation humor, yoga humor, yoga humour
Comments Off on Paranormal Yoga