The practice of yoga is, essentially, the practice of breathing. In preparing to exercise, we first concentrate on our breath. Become mindful of it, use the stir of air through our lungs to feel out our body and expel anything problematic, whether thought or that niggle in the lower back. I have a lot of those.ContinueContinue reading “Right Here, Right Now”
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What Are You Afraid Of?
(Part two of a series of rambles dreamed up at four a.m. on the imperfections of self) We all have fears, many of them quite reasonable. For the purpose of this ramble, however, I’m going to share my most ridiculous terrors. The things that might (probably will) never happen, yet still cause me to pauseContinueContinue reading “What Are You Afraid Of?”
You, a Deserted Island, and Three Books
What would you choose? It’s not a new question, but always a fun one to answer. Fun in an agonizing sort of way if you have as many favourites as I do. I was recently more entertained by the answers of others in a group post, however. If the answer given is honest and thoughtful, itContinueContinue reading “You, a Deserted Island, and Three Books”
If You Plant Your Heart, What Will Grow?
My Thursday yoga class always begins with guided meditation. I find it difficult to let my thoughts roam. They tend to buzz around me like flies. Whatever I wrote that morning is usually dead centre in my brain. A character might be bouncing around in there, too, leaving an echo of unfulfilled emotion as theyContinueContinue reading “If You Plant Your Heart, What Will Grow?”
The Aliens Are Coming…Maybe
NPR posted an article on January 19th about radio signals detected by astronomers around the globe that may come from beyond our galaxy. This is really exciting for a lot of reasons, many of which are outlined in the aforementioned article. What I took away was the quote from EarthSky: “…the burst originated up toContinueContinue reading “The Aliens Are Coming…Maybe”
Kelly Jensen 