Slow Food Recipe: Grilled Porcini Mushroom Salad.
by Peggy Markel on Sep 30, 2009
The fall season is rich and offers a chance to withdraw our summer wings and focus inward. Our energy moves closer to the core, just like a plant in preparation for the cold. However, if you sense the weight of cold weather dampening your spirit, rummage around in the woods for some wild porcini mushrooms: [...]
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The Day Dharma Mittra Kicked My (Yoga) Butt. ~ via Sandja Brügmann.
by elephantjournal.com on Sep 30, 2009
Today has been 6.5 hours of incredible yoga from some of the world’s leading yoga teachers including Rusty Wells, Dharma Mittra and Seane Corne. My yoga day began at 8 am with Rusty. As I enter the class a super cute big smile blond fit girl greets me. I recognize her from the day prior, [...]
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Boulder Farm Communities & Green Architecture. ~ via Bryan Bowen
by elephantjournal.com on Sep 30, 2009
I just visited Cure Organic Farm, just east of Boulder, out Valmont Road past the post-industrial butte sites and through the fringe-lands between the City and County. I drove my Subaru, characteristically, short of time again…my over-busy lifestyle competing with my desire to hop on my road bike for an enjoyable, relaxing, healthy ride through [...]
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Top 10 Ways to Winterize Your Home. ~ via Ideal Bite.
by elephantjournal.com on Sep 30, 2009
DIY Home Winterizing. Rather not sport an Olympic-size heating bill this winter? Put a few of these energy-saving tricks in play (and look for our Guide to Getting Cozy in October), and you’ll cut costs while staying as warm as that runner with the torch. 1. Have HER Do It Most of these jobs are [...]
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I hope you ride my Bike without a helmet and get hit by a Monster Truck.
by elephantjournal.com on Sep 30, 2009
Best Stolen Bike poster ever: Image via Jalopnik. ~ Update: Get the shirt! With thanks to Erin King & Threadless for the tip. Julian Glander aka secretly robots my design MISSING started out as an actual flyer that I put up around my dorm when my bike was “stolen” earlier this year… Later, I found out it [...]
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Fort Collins’ Sustainable Living Fair ~ via Adriane Ehmann & Old Town Yoga Studio.
by elephantjournal.com on Sep 30, 2009
Taking part of the Sustainable Living Fair for the past eight years as an attendee and a vendor, Jake Van Vonderen has had the chance to experience the Fair in all different phases. This year he helped organize the “Zen Zone,” and host a booth for his Old Town Yoga. Having the opportunity to see the [...]
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Yoga Unveiled. [Interview With Producer Gita Desai]
by Saraswati J. on Sep 30, 2009
by Sarah Miller “Sometimes I am asked, what is the point of yoga? It was created over 5,000 years ago, how can it be relevant today? My answer is always the same: It was created by humans, for humans. The human condition truly has not changed.” -Georg Feuerstein Every time I watch Yoga Unveiled, another [...]
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Jesus is coming for us…on a bike.
by elephantjournal.com on Sep 30, 2009
I believe in Jesus on a bike. Jesus Rides. What would Jesus Do? He’d ride a bike. Still, I can’t help but wondering if his halo is a responsible substitute for a helmet.
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Top Ten Buddhist Moments in Non-Buddhist Movies (Inspired by Shambhala SunSpace)
by Reverend Danny Fisher on Sep 30, 2009
A few months ago, over at Shambhala Sun Space, web editor and elephant journal bud Rod Meade Sperry asked readers, “What’s your favorite movie moment that somehow touches on or refers to Buddhism, but isn’t from a specifically Buddhist film?” Since posting this question, Rod has had dozens of replies, many of which included some very interesting picks. [...]
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What do you think he would say?
by elephantjournal.com on Sep 30, 2009
My dear, close friend Natasha…whose name I forgot the other day (never been known for my brains)…just posted this question with photo on my Facebook Wall. An interesting contemplation for those of us who knew and/or studied with the man, in the long proud tradition of Zen Koans and scary meetings with your spiritual teacher. [...]
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Radio 1190, elephantjournal.com & Boulder Weekly present: Paper Bird! at the Boulder Theater.
by elephantjournal.com on Sep 30, 2009
To win “A special meet and greet with Paper Bird—private viewing of their sound check followed by Q&A” just leave a comment below, DM us on twitter, or leave a comment on our Facebook Page. “Why do I love Paper Bird? Is it because they are the most adorable band ever? Yes. Is it because [...]
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Solar Home Tour and Green Jobs Fair in Denver this Weekend
by Liz Benson on Sep 30, 2009
If you missed last week’s Tour of Solar Homes in Boulder, you can still check out the 2009 Tour of Solar Homes in Denver this Saturday, October 3rd. Sponsored by the Colorado Renewable Energy Society, this event is also part of National Solar Tour, which coordinates similar events nationwide. Take a tour of a sustainable community, [...]
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Can it be Mindful to Smoke?
by Waylon Lewis on Sep 30, 2009
Of course not, we yoga LOHAS organic Ayurveda-lovin’ types say. And yet, smoking is an ancient tradition in many parts of the world. Think peace pipe. So can it be mindful to smoke, if smoking helps to focus on deep breaths? There’s something to be said for the fact that millions find it to be [...]
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Vote for Plank in Forbes.com Competition.
by elephantjournal.com on Sep 30, 2009
via elephriend Doreen Hing Thank you if you have already voted for Plank, if you’ve already voted could you please forward to your friends who will most likely vote too and/or vote using your other email addresses for your Dog, Cat, Goldfish, etc… For those still waiting to help with your votes, you have to [...]
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Reflections on the Yoga Journal Conference, 2009. ~ via Alison Litchfield.
by elephantjournal.com on Sep 29, 2009
I managed to get out the door this morning at 7:20, leaving my husband to get my 5 year old to kindergarten and my 18 month old to the nanny. I always love driving into Estes Park this time of year. The Aspens are shimmering their golden leaves and the air is clear and crisp. [...]
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Full of Ghee! And, is Olive Oil Toxic when used for Cooking? ~ via Azita Sheridan.
by elephantjournal.com on Sep 29, 2009
Ghee Whiz! On Ghee, and Olive Oil. I’ve recently heard some buzz about the harmful effects of olive oil when used in cooking over high heat. This inspired me to do some online research, and also effectively sparked my fascination with ghee (or clarified butter). I’m not a nutritionist, or a professional cook. I’m just [...]
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elephantjournal.com Review: Wish Garden Herbs Menstrual Help.
by Lindsey Block on Sep 29, 2009
We have been experiencing a revival of herbal medicine, in this country, starting as far back as the 1970’s, both as an alternative to pharmaceuticals as well as in an effort to live more sustainable. Today, with health care reform in the fore front, prevention and ‘quality of life’ are standards that Americans can not [...]
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Books are still cool! 130,000 attend National Book Festival in D.C.
by Caroline Treadway on Sep 29, 2009
Original photos by Caroline Treadway! Booklovers young and old spilled onto the National Mall for the Ninth Annual Book Festival in Washington, D.C., this year. When the dusty, muggy morning morphed into a rainy afternoon, the umbrellas came out and the attendees huddled in tents mingling with their favorite authors and listening to them read. [...]
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Should we go outside? Shall we break some bread? Ya’ interested?
by Joana Smith on Sep 29, 2009
Dear Houston Arts collective that is called the Joanna~ I came to Houston, TX, from Boulder, CO. My name is Joana. It used to be Joanna, but I changed it when I took on my mission… which is, and also, to Save the world! (well, at least as many people on it as possible), And [...]
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Love It Or Leave It? [Fuel From Recycled Plastic.]
by Saraswati J. on Sep 28, 2009
by Sarah Miller I get that we have a plastic problem. I get that we need to do something about it. But is making fuel from our over-consumption a great idea or another problem waiting to happen? What happens when the demand increases and pretty soon plastic is being created just for fuel? What are [...]
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Yoga Class: How much talking is too much talking? ~ via Lindsay Jean Thomson
by elephantjournal.com on Sep 28, 2009
Less Talk, More Yoga. “Oh. No. He. Didn’t…” the wide-eyed, gaping mouths of the audience seemed to shout (albeit silently) as the officiant preached the unholy trifecta of self-promotion, divorce and death at a wedding I attended recently. As with most things, I couldn’t help but to relate the Father’s diatribe to…yoga. Have you ever [...]
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Umbra Fisk: A Breath of Fresh Air. ~ via Diana Mercer
by elephantjournal.com on Sep 28, 2009
Parenting writers tend to give their readers what they want, namely activity suggestions that are easy, clean, skill-building, or cute. While I fully understand the penchant for this list of descriptors in the chaos of parenting, the process of making art for young children is about none of them. I clapped with glee after reading [...]
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Running a Different Kind of Race. ~ via Barry Siff
by elephantjournal.com on Sep 28, 2009
A part of elephantjournal.com’s series on, and by, the Boulder City Council candidates. elephant editor Waylon Lewis will moderate two City Council debates, including one with New Era Colorado at the Fox Theater. Barry Siff’s Run for Boulder City Council. Having run well over 50 marathons, several ultramarathons, eight Ironman triathlons and many multi-day adventure [...]
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The Water Bottle Tragedy.
by Nadia Ballas-Ruta on Sep 28, 2009
“We The People”…Want Clean Water. Recently, one of my fellow bloggers wrote a great post about how we should no longer use plastic water bottles since they have a negative impact on the environment. In my comment, I agreed to the idea and said that in my case, I do buy some bottled water since [...]
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Sexytime is even Hotter with Green, Vegan Condoms. ~ via Ideal Bite, and Claire Flannery.
by elephantjournal dotcom on Sep 28, 2009
Ideal Bite: Best Eco-Responsible Condoms. Eco-friendly contraceptives for the world’s ever-growing population? We likey. Recently, Ideal Bite posted a feature on eco-friendly condoms available, in honor of World Population Day. These condoms (flavored or not—your choice!) benefit the earth by eliminating the exorbitant amounts of waste humans create each year. These brands (and see Ideal Bite’s great list, [...]
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Welcome To The Anthropocene.
by Chris Courtney on Sep 28, 2009
Wake-Up Call. Remember learning the tongue twisting names of the periods in the earth’s history when we were in school? We’ll now that we’ve entered what scientists are calling the anthropocene (age of manmade ecological change) where we’ve already changed the surface ocean acidity by 30%, which drastically reduces fish stocks – and that’s before [...]
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How to be Vegan (and have a Life.) ~Roger Williams.
by elephantjournal dotcom on Sep 28, 2009
One of the things that I hear a lot from people (including elephant’s editor) is that they would love to be vegan, only it’s next to impossible to go out, eat and drink vegan, and be merry. I agree—to an extent. Being vegan is a fairly radical diet approach. I have to cut out all [...]
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elephantjournal.com Review: We’ar Yoga Clothing.
by Lindsey Block on Sep 28, 2009
We’ar: The American Apparel of Yoga Clothes (only, out of New Zealand) This blog is in honor of Yoga Journal Conference and We’ar Yoga Clothing, one of our newest sponsors. I woke early in the morning in anticipation of my day at the annual Estes Park Yoga Journal Conference, and jumped into my new, and [...]
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The Bar Method: it’s not about Drinking, but you’ll Wish it was.
by Gwen Bell on Sep 28, 2009
Photo: Time Out Chicago Here’s an article via our lovely talented social media mistress and longtime elephriend…Gwen Bell. And yes, the video is a must-see. So what is The Bar Method? Read Gwen for more…Excerpt: After telling my friend I tried The Bar Method on Friday, she laughs. “Really? How’d that go? Pull up a stool [...]
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Dr. Shirin Ebadi comes to Naropa University this weekend. Videos.
by Michael Levin on Sep 28, 2009
It’s thrilling to hear that Nobel laureate Dr. Shirin Ebadi will be speaking at Naropa University. Coincidentally, Harvard University just announced that their hugely popular class, Justice , led by Michael Sandel, will now be available online. So, what will be discussed?
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Best Magazine Cover I’ve seen in over a Year.
by elephantjournal.com on Sep 26, 2009
Mother Jones opens a can of whoop-ass on Fiji. Was just at Whole Foods, after getting dinner at The Laughing Goat and running into Cowboy Daniel, when I was stopped in my tracks by a magazine cover…devoted completely to skewering one of the greatest examples of “Greenwashing” this decade. What other greenwashing bs’ing companies would [...]
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New on Huffington Post: I tell the masses about “Ocean of Dharma,” free weekly Buddhist quotes via Chogyam Trungpa.
by Waylon Lewis on Sep 26, 2009
This is big! Hopefully will get many more subscribed. Will be interesting to see if has a noticeable effect. Click the image below to check out the post, support it with a comment re how the Dharma wakes you up and helps you live and work more fully, if so inclined! yours, Way
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Cell phones in Yoga Class? Lululemon asks, “What’s your Intention?”
by elephantjournal.com on Sep 26, 2009
This is What Effective Advertising Looks Like: Lululemon …on Yoga & our All-American Busy-ness. [9th in a Series] Yoga apparel fave Lululemon’s latest ad is spot-on when it comes to yoga practice circa 2009. I’m at the amazing, Valhalla-like Yoga Journal Conference right now, and we allll seem to have our cell phones in our classes. Many of [...]
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Yoga Journal Conference Best of iPhone Photos Slideshow.
by Waylon Lewis on Sep 26, 2009
Update: Now, it’s two days later: just did classes with Tias Little and Desiree Rumbaugh, and a fair amount of hanging in expo, some time trying to work and get blogs up (and the tons of photos below). My tweet at midnight last night, via @elephantjournal sums up yesterday. If you can make it out: [...]
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I am not (contrary to popular opinion) a trustafarian.
by Waylon Lewis on Sep 26, 2009
Eco-minded Boulder Boys and Girls? Just Patchouli-wearing Dilettante Trustafarians pretending to be Poor and Interesting. Saw this at Illegal Pete’s the other night, after our party at Laughing Goat. “Seriously, you can really make a lot of money off these patchouli-covered trust-fund burnouts.” I know it’s supposed to be funny; I ain’t daft. But I [...]
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Michelle Obama at the new White House Farmers’ Market: video.
by elephantjournal.com on Sep 26, 2009
We reported on the White House Farmers’ Market last week, and that little blog was picked up on over 40 outlets around the country. Now, here’s a bunch of videos of Michelle Obama shopping and opening the Farmers’ Market from two days ago. First, an excerpt from ele’s post last week might offer some context: Presidential [...]
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I’m on a Bike! Take a good hard look at my Mother@#$%^&*ing bike! New Belgium spoofs I’m on a Boat.
by elephantjournal.com on Sep 26, 2009
Prediction: this video, at 350 views, will go eco viral. A month back, we challenged the big wide wwworld to spoof I’m on a Boat with an I’m on a Bike video rap. Really, it was just an excuse to embed the I’m on a Boat video, which is itself a spoof of the rap video [...]
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The Waterpod: A Self-Sustaining Art Community ~Claire Flannery.
by elephantjournal dotcom on Sep 26, 2009
All Hands On Deck! A few weeks ago I stumbled across a New York Times article about The WaterPod. The Waterpod is a self-sustaining community on a barge located off the Brooklyn waterfront. Since July, the Waterpod acts as an experiment in sociability, isolation, aesthetic vision and self-sustainability. Much of the Waterpod is built from [...]
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Global Premier 2 of Age of Stupid: Video Trailers.
by Nathan Smith on Sep 26, 2009
That’s the question this movie asks us. Are we really stupid enough to allow our civilization to careen toward disaster if we have the power to stop it? Last night, we went to the Age of Stupid screening in Houston (part of Global Premier 2) with our local 350.org group. There was a small audience, [...]
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Haiku: Parkour vid.
by elephantjournal.com on Sep 26, 2009
Holy Sh!@#$%^&xt (I could do that, totally). Dylan Baker & Co in Colorado doing Parkour {crazy-dangerous-graceful-flying-without-wings}.
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Yoga Journal Conference + Green Yoga Association = !
by elephantjournal.com on Sep 26, 2009
It’s nice to see green folks get off their bike, composting, recycling and Prius soapboxes, and meditate and practice yoga, a little. Equally, it’s nice to see yoga-doing healthy-living women and men walk their talk, off that mat. This year, the good folks behind the Yoga Journal Conferences agreed to forgo their usual water sponsor (just [...]
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Gearing-Up For Winter.
by Elise Ertel on Sep 26, 2009
The Bearded Hat. With the recent winteresque weather gracing the Colorado Front Range, I find myself considering the many ways I am going to make my winter-wear environmentally friendly. Taking a cue from my boyfriend who annually sports a mountain-man beard while the weather is nippy, I realized that the most cost-effective and waste-saving method [...]
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Want a Yoga Journal Conference for Free, anyone?
by elephantjournal.com on Sep 26, 2009
Just got a hot tip from a Yoga Journal staffer who also wears TOMS and, when I asked her what I could write about YJ that hadn’t been reported elsewhere yet, she gave me this fun, fab’lous tip: Yoga Journal’s Tee Shirt contest is simple: submit your design idea and the design itself—if you win, [...]
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Retail Therapy for the Economically Recessed
by Chris Courtney on Sep 26, 2009
Buy Less, Live More. Over the past year, we’ve heard more than a few observers state that the current economic downturn may have arrived just in time to save the planet from our excessive consumption. At the same time, it seems something even more powerful may be going on; this downturn could be helping us [...]
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Will Ferrell & Jon Hamm come out against Health Care Reform: Video.
by elephantjournal.com on Sep 26, 2009
Everyone is against healthcare reform, if you define everyone as 20% of everybody, and those poor huge old-school insurance companies who love to deny claims to your idiot kid for daring to fall of their bike. Confused? Watch it: Protect Insurance Companies PSA from Will Ferrell
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Book review: Smile At Fear: Awakening the True Heart of Bravery (Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche)
by Todd Mayville on Sep 26, 2009
I always enjoy reading anything by Chogyam Trungpa, particularly because it was his book Shambhala: The Sacred Path of the Warrior that started me on my path into Buddhism. In this newest posthumous work, the controversial Trungpa offers his brand of eminently approachable teaching, this time focusing on fear and the control we have over [...]
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What would happen if a Nuclear bomb were dropped on NYC? Video.
by elephantjournal.com on Sep 26, 2009
Let’s help President Obama, and try and curb the growth—including right here in the US, of course—of nuclear weapons. Great video, via Good Magazine:
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Majora Carter wants to infect you.
by elephantjournal.com on Sep 26, 2009
In a Good way. It’s the Love Virus:
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Human “Balls” attack G20 at UN Building, demand Green Leadership.
by elephantjournal.com on Sep 25, 2009
“Minutes after the balls began wading into the water, law enforcement swooped in on the protesters by land, sea, and air. In order not to harm their attackers, the balls admitted defeat and waddled out of the water and off the beach. Seven participants were given tickets for trespassing, and one – ringleader Bichlbaum – [...]
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Where Does Our Garbage Go?
by Elise Ertel on Sep 25, 2009
Tracking Seattle’s Trash. Ever wonder what happens to that ink cartridge you so diligently recycled or the coffee cup that claims to be biodegradable? What really happens after we dispose of our things? In a new project called Trash Track, SENSEable City Laboratory, a new research initiative at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, placed microchip [...]
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