Meghan J. Ward - outdoor, travel and adventure writer
working with words in the heart of the Canadian Rockies
I took another rest day today. It got me thinking what the meaning of “rest” is in this context. On a busy day of work, yoga offers me a break from my computer, from staring at that bright screen and from words, in general. If I can turn that part of my brain off for [...]
Sometimes it’s as simple as that. Just love your practise. Otherwise, don’t bother with it. Yes, it will be hard sometimes. You might be sore. Your mind might start fighting off its own mental chatter. But, love your practise like it’s a deep tissue massage (which it is). Most of us look forward to massages [...]
It should not be challenging to get to your mat. The challenge should begin once you are on your mat. This is something our instructor spoke about today after class as we were all discussing the benefits of this 30 day yoga challenge. He mentioned that one thing that people often learn with a challenge [...]
Halfway through. Back when I was a Drama Major at Queen’s University, one of my professors explained how one of the major differences between a comedy and a tragedy is the “up-tick” at the end. Otherwise, comedies -à la Shakespeare and Molière – are like tragedies and are not always hunky-dory the whole way through. Let [...]
