by Lynsie McKeown | Nov 7, 2017 | Spirituality, Uncategorized, Yoga
Practice, practice, all is coming. Have you ever heard this quote? It’s a popular mantra amongst yoga teachers and practitioners to help inspire us, and our students, to keep coming to our mats. It seems to promise that through diligent practice the beauty of our...
by Lynsie McKeown | Jun 1, 2017 | Journey, Spirituality, Yoga
I recently returned from a 5-day Yoga Nidra training with my primary teacher. For those of you unfamiliar with Yoga Nidra, the most basic understanding is that it’s a meditation technique that has profound relaxation and healing benefits. However, this...
by Lynsie McKeown | Jan 3, 2017 | New Year, Spirituality, Yoga
What will you choose for 2017? Will it be fear or faith? Doubt or trust? When we shift our perspective, our life shifts towards our goals. The beginning of a New Year marks a time for many of us to reflect, reevaluate, plan and hasten to take ACTION! However, I...
by Lynsie McKeown | Jul 20, 2016 | Depression, Meditation, Yoga
This morning I woke groggy and with a heaviness blanketing my whole body I had not felt in some time. Looking at the time I growled at myself for taking the luxury of sleeping in, immediately my mind raced to how I’d have less time for my practice. How would I ever...
by Lynsie McKeown | Jul 30, 2015 | Attention Span, Meditation, Yoga
Think you can win a staring contest with a goldfish? Think again. According to a study done by the National Center for Biotechnology Information, US National Library of Medicine, the average attention span of a human being has dropped from 12 seconds in the year 2000...
