Recovery – Page 2 – Shawna Marie Rodgers

Don’t let the “What Ifs” Win

By Shawna Marie Rodgers on November 1, 2019

On this day last year, I landed in the Delhi airport alongside my teacher, Jennifer Prugh, and several other American travelers. We’d come from San Francisco to spend three weeksContinue readingDon’t let the “What Ifs” Win

Gardening

By Shawna Marie Rodgers on February 26, 2019

February 19, 2019 We are stronger together than we are apart. We hear this wisdom told to use time and time again. But, what does it that really mean? WeContinue readingGardening

Master Mind

By Shawna Marie Rodgers on February 11, 2019February 11, 2019

February 10, 2019 Imagine there is nothing inherently wrong with you. Imagine your body, your nervous system, and your senses are the result of thousands of years of natural selectionContinue readingMaster Mind

Learning to Walk Again

By Shawna Marie Rodgers on February 3, 2019

January 31, 2019 One week before my companion animal’s death, I tore both of my hamstrings, requiring that first, I stop moving, and second, I re-learn how to walk throughContinue readingLearning to Walk Again

Fleeting Faith

By Shawna Marie Rodgers on January 18, 2019January 18, 2019

January 17, 2019 Everybody has an opinion. And, when it comes to decision-making, it can be helpful to request advice from those who’ve walked a similar path before you. RequestingContinue readingFleeting Faith

After the Pursuit

By Shawna Marie Rodgers on December 28, 2018

In the west, we often discuss the pursuit of happiness. We have goals. We constantly pursue a state of being just beyond our reach. We strive and push and clawContinue readingAfter the Pursuit

Why Do You Want It?

By Shawna Marie Rodgers on December 21, 2018December 21, 2018

December 20, 2018 If you are lucky enough to be in a financial, social, and cultural position to have your wants be the driving force behind your actions (and notContinue readingWhy Do You Want It?

Out of the Maze

By Shawna Marie Rodgers on December 3, 2018

December 2, 2018 I’m beginning to wonder how much of our language is simply frivolous, novelty- nothing more than intricate sounding words that play the violin strings of our consciousnessContinue readingOut of the Maze

Change is a Sneaky Gypsy

By Shawna Marie Rodgers on October 22, 2018October 22, 2018

October 21, 2018 Change in your life is never announced. Sure, when major life events happen, change is fairly obvious. But, what about the smaller events, the little moments thatContinue readingChange is a Sneaky Gypsy

When a Yogi Loses Her Asana

By Shawna Marie Rodgers on October 11, 2018October 11, 2018

October 10, 2018 When a yogi loses her asana, the whole world can come crumbling down. Us in the West have a tendency to be rather, peculiar, when it comesContinue readingWhen a Yogi Loses Her Asana

Color

By Shawna Marie Rodgers on September 17, 2018

September 16, 2018 I wonder if we should introduce the concept of death to children as a part of their educational curriculum. Because, like breathing, eating, and sleeping, death isContinue readingColor

Luckily

By Shawna Marie Rodgers on September 15, 2018

September 11, 2018 The night before Kona died, she was shaking, her body in either the early stages of sepsis from a tumor that pressed on her colon (making passingContinue readingLuckily

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