http://www.mindbodygreen.com/wc/kim-shand Kim Shand's Posts on MindBodyGreen http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-8718/is-yoga-marketing-hurting-older-women.html Most days when I look around the room at the yoga students I’m teaching, I wonder: Why don’t more of my students look like me? Most of the faces looking back at me are younger than 30 years old.... Fri, 12 Apr 2013 11:32:00 GMT http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-8718/is-yoga-marketing-hurting-older-women.html Kim Shand 2013-04-12T11:32:00Z http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-6723/What-Yogis-Can-Learn-from-PrizeWinning-Pumpkin-Farmers.html Recently, while internet surfing for a weekend activity, I came across a list of Giant Pumpkin Festivals. Giant pumpkins are a vegetable phenomenon that can weigh over 1,000 pounds.  One farmer... Wed, 31 Oct 2012 18:39:00 GMT http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-6723/What-Yogis-Can-Learn-from-PrizeWinning-Pumpkin-Farmers.html Kim Shand 2012-10-31T18:39:00Z http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-6308/4-Reasons-to-Give-Up-Hope.html “Will you be able to follow through?” “I hope so.” “Will I get the shipment on time?”“Here’s hoping!” “Are you going to get that job?”“That’s what I’m hoping for.” So often, we are... Mon, 01 Oct 2012 14:56:00 GMT http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-6308/4-Reasons-to-Give-Up-Hope.html Kim Shand 2012-10-01T14:56:00Z http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-5965/5-Tips-to-Finish-Your-Year-Strong.html In football, the two-minute drill can be the most exciting part of the game. It’s in these last two minutes of the game that losing teams tap their steel and passion; and winning teams devise their... Wed, 29 Aug 2012 00:28:00 GMT http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-5965/5-Tips-to-Finish-Your-Year-Strong.html Kim Shand 2012-08-29T00:28:00Z http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-5489/Why-Sometimes-Its-Good-to-Burn-Bridges.html Before man learned how to engineer and construct bridges, our movement was restricted. Bridges allow us the freedom to explore territory farther away from home base and grow our knowledge of the... Tue, 17 Jul 2012 21:18:00 GMT http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-5489/Why-Sometimes-Its-Good-to-Burn-Bridges.html Kim Shand 2012-07-17T21:18:00Z http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-5078/How-I-Lost-My-Mind-And-Found-It-Again.html The first time I became truly aware that I’d misplaced my mind was about 6 years ago.   Running two businesses, my calendar was insane. As a yoga instructor I teach, travel, write and produce... Fri, 08 Jun 2012 18:00:00 GMT http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-5078/How-I-Lost-My-Mind-And-Found-It-Again.html Kim Shand 2012-06-08T18:00:00Z http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-4609/Release-the-Old-Welcome-the-New.html Spring has officially arrived in the Northeast. In this part of the country spring is the season of new color and new growth, but I think spring is welcomed everywhere as a time of renewal. It seems... Tue, 24 Apr 2012 20:40:00 GMT http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-4609/Release-the-Old-Welcome-the-New.html Kim Shand 2012-04-24T20:40:00Z http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-4504/When-Your-Give-Their-Take-Leaves-You-Drained.html Have you ever been in a relationship where there’s little or no return on the amount you give and the amount they take? When relationships get out of balance it can be very draining, diminishing,... Thu, 12 Apr 2012 20:35:00 GMT http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-4504/When-Your-Give-Their-Take-Leaves-You-Drained.html Kim Shand 2012-04-12T20:35:00Z http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-4219/Dating-Your-Diet.html The key to any long term relationship is compromise. We all need a little give or take. If there's no flexibility, you won't get much farther than a one night stand. When it comes to food, that could... Tue, 13 Mar 2012 15:50:00 GMT http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-4219/Dating-Your-Diet.html Kim Shand 2012-03-13T15:50:00Z http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-4209/7-Tricks-to-Reignite-Your-Yoga-Practice.html Whether you are a yoga teacher, a yoga student, or both, you will go through periods when it is difficult to get to your mat. You know you will feel better, look better, respond better, but something... Mon, 12 Mar 2012 16:25:00 GMT http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-4209/7-Tricks-to-Reignite-Your-Yoga-Practice.html Kim Shand 2012-03-12T16:25:00Z http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-4082/The-Yoga-of-Waiting.html Over the last ten days I've spent a lot of time waiting. After traveling and teaching yoga for five days, I landed home and immediately developed a head cold. While for some, the experience of a... Fri, 24 Feb 2012 18:30:00 GMT http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-4082/The-Yoga-of-Waiting.html Kim Shand 2012-02-24T18:30:00Z http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-4031/Do-You-Lift-Weights-No-I-Do-Yoga.html At least once a week, I'm asked how often I lift weights. "I'm a yoga teacher, I don't lift", is generally met with polite skepticism. The truth is, my practice is the reason behind my physique, and... Thu, 16 Feb 2012 17:30:00 GMT http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-4031/Do-You-Lift-Weights-No-I-Do-Yoga.html Kim Shand 2012-02-16T17:30:00Z