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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
The Order, the Goal, the Outcome
If you come to a yoga class here you might be surprised at the order of class. I do not start with breathing. So many people do. I used...
Jan 26, 20232 min read
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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...
Jun 4, 20223 min read
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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...
Jul 1, 20215 min read
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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...
Jan 2, 20212 min read
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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...
Sep 5, 20204 min read
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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...
Feb 15, 20202 min read
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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...
Dec 21, 20195 min read
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To Adjust or Not to Adjust: That is the Question
Recently, someone new came to a Yoga for Life class. She told me that she was missing a ligament in one knee, as well as some other...
Oct 28, 20194 min read
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Water, Sand, Rock
Habits are interesting things. Some of them are chosen, and some of them are unconscious. Some of them are helpful, and some of them...
Apr 30, 20193 min read
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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...
Dec 31, 20184 min read
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Why do we Meditate?
On Monday evenings I have a class at the studio. It’s at 7:30, and it’s called Body & Mind. When I was putting together the autumn...
Nov 18, 20183 min read
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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...
Feb 5, 20183 min read
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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,...
Dec 9, 20153 min read
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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...
Feb 9, 20154 min read
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