yoga life | Jennifer Snowdon

"Second Breakfast" next to the decorative drawing of a teacup

Here's a decorative mug, drawn by Jennifer. Have a cup of tea.

Welcome to my Blog

I'm glad you've dropped in. Second Breakfast is where I like to explore ideas about yoga, movement, breathing, design, books, and me.

I tend to take in food like I take in information in small, digestible bits, even eating breakfast in two or three parts. Second Breakfast is something small to read, something to feed the brain or the soul, and goes well with a cup of tea.

Warmly,
Jennifer

Jan 10, 20232 min read

Surviving With the Help of My Team

The Loft is nearly finished. Boy, are you tired of hearing about the renovations in the loft yet? (I am.) Over the past week as I've been...

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Nov 24, 20223 min read

The End of a Season of Gratitude

Today was day 46 of the gratitude practices that I began on October 10, Canadian Thanksgiving. Not only have I gotten in front of my...

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Jun 24, 20222 min read

Ninja Status Achieved

Okay, I'm not a ninja. But I am now a first degree black belt in Haidong Gumdo, a Korean martial art with swords that is non-combative....

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Jun 3, 20221 min read

Learning to Rest

"Cats are a wonderful waste of time." ~ Alva Hughes Clark (Gracie) I never met my mother-in-law. My husband and I were married in 2018,...

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Jun 3, 20223 min read

What is Yoga, Patañjali?

Yogaḥ cittavṛttinirodhaḥ Yoga Sūtra 1.2, Patañjali I've been thinking about this sutra, this thread from Patañjali's Yoga Sutras, the...

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Jun 30, 20215 min read

Staring Out the Window

I've been quiet lately, I know. I haven't been writing much, or sending out emails to everyone. And I've been knitting — a lot. So much...

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Jan 2, 20212 min read

No Resolutions, Just Finding Sankalpa

It's that time of year again, the time of year when I write a blog post about not making New Year's Resolutions. I know this is not my...

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Sep 4, 20204 min read

Gifts Found in Unexpected Places

We are renovating our new home. Not an exciting way to start a blog post, but it's the setting for what happened this week. In the midst...

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Feb 15, 20202 min read

Ch-Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes!

I have a tattoo of a crocodile. Some of you may have seen it peeping out of a corner on my back. It isn't a scaly, scary crocodile, but...

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Dec 21, 20195 min read

Finding My Saṁskāras: A Year in Review

I'm not really one for making New Year's Resolutions (although, having said that, my next blog post may be about intention-setting for...

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Dec 31, 20184 min read

Karuna — Compassion

When I was a teenager my dad used to talk about "the human condition." At 18, the height of my wisdom, I had no idea what that meant. I...

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Feb 5, 20183 min read

What About Love?

It’s February, and I’m thinking about love. We pay particular attention to love around about the 14th of February, and whether this is...

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Mar 24, 20173 min read

With Your Consent

The question of consent has been a topic of conversation in yoga circles recently. Most specifically, the consent of the student that...

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Dec 9, 20153 min read

About that Laundry

I wake up angry. I look over at the pile of unfolded laundry and look away. The next thing to come into my line of sight—dust bunnies,...

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May 1, 20153 min read

Changes

I started this blog in January of 2014. I wanted to talk about books, about my work, without making it too personal. Within a few weeks...

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Feb 9, 20154 min read

Love Yourself — A Valentine's Day Gift

Patañjali in the Yoga Sutras says, "Yoga is the stilling of the fluctuations of the mind." He then goes on in great detail explaining...

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Mar 13, 20141 min read

Letting Go

There are times when I feel a tremendous sense of loss for some things in my life. In those moments, I look around me at all the...

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