Mindful Living

Confessions of a NeoFarmer

Posted on by Jean Campbell

Saved by the Collards I'm wrapping up my second summer's attempt at farming. How'd I do? I guess I'd give myself a C+. Ok, I really sucked. We definitely ate out of the garden so that's good, but this is trickier than I thought! My first issue was the blossom-end rot on my tomatoes. Just when my plants were looking full and lush, this began to occur. As per a few tips a gleaned from the internet, I sprinkled some Epsom salt and crumbled up eggshells and tooled that into the soil. Things... Continue reading

Overseas travel and yoga, part 4

Posted on by Jean Campbell

Yoga for Recovery! During the time it took to get from here to our little home away from home in Compiegne, we missed an entire night's sleep (thanks, time zones!) and pushed our bodies beyond their capacity. While I consider myself fairly resilient (and I wore sturdy shoes), the countless miles of steps we walked -- with heavy bags in tow -- put my body through more work than it needed. Dinner and a movie I can't understand It was late afternoon in France when we... Continue reading

Overseas travel and yoga, part 2

Posted on by Jean Campbell

Fear of flying I have a number of overwhelming fears that might keep me from things I love, if not for some amazing yogic tools that allow me to go on and do it anyway. I feel lucky to have this resource to fall back on when one of these little buggers threatens to keep me from something I want. Flying is one of them. Yes, I know all the stats; driving to the local store is more dangerous than air travel, and air accidents are rare and unlikely. But flying seems so unnatural to me;... Continue reading

Overseas travel and yoga, part 1

Posted on by Jean Campbell

The Road Trip Car to plane to bus to train to plane -- and so on and so forth. Getting from the U.S. to Europe can be grueling, as spinal immobility is the body's worst enemy. I am a practitioner and sometimes teacher of yoga for a number of reasons, first and foremost being self-realization. But while traveling, yoga is my practice for restoration. It is for survival. I was accompanying my youngest daughter to France. Her first job out of college as an assistant English teaching... Continue reading