Yoga vs. Insomnia.
by R.R. Shakti on Jun 30, 2010
Let Yoga Move You to Sleep. It’s 1:28 in the morning and you can’t sleep. You lie awake…and lie awake…and lie awake some more. You breathe deeply, try to meditate, even imagine counting sheep. Still, you might lie awake for hours. You are sleepy. You’re just not sleeping. And you are not alone. According to [...]
2,335 views
Comments 7
Red Popsicles: Summer Fun or Cancer Sticks?
by Diana Mercer on Jun 30, 2010
I’ve long been concerned about food that glows. Blue slushies that dye your tongue, cereal in rainbow hues, and squirtable yogurt so bright it looks like paint. My research over the years has revealed more than alarming evidence of the link between artificial dyes widely used in food, and the development of allergies, ADHD, and [...]
2,105 views
Comments 5
Stephen Colbert skewers BP…with a smile.
by Waylon Lewis on Jun 30, 2010
From the Now if only BP would put less energy into Communism-style propaganda and more into being transparent and opening up their air space and letting reporters in Department. Dead baby dolphins? How cute: The Colbert Report Mon – Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c Lube Job www.colbertnation.com Colbert Report Full Episodes Political Humor Fox News
269 views
Comments (0)
HRWATPWRTCITG
by Waylon Lewis on Jun 30, 2010
Blame Bush for the Oil Spill? Nah, he wasn’t into offshore drilling. Let’s try Clinton. Do you realize that this $#%^&* is being broadcast and recorded!? ~ Jon Stewart. Another brilliant, funny takedown of Fox and the GOP partyline. BIOB: The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c Blame www.thedailyshow.com Daily [...]
264 views
Comments (0)
Boulder: Yoga News.
by Waylon Lewis on Jun 30, 2010
Boulder: All rejoice! Billy Goldman is teaching Yoga again. One of my original four or five yoga teachers that got me going on this wonderful, difficult, essential, fun path is back after a hiatus. Word is that he might start teaching at the Yoga Workshop, where I practice, soon too! Hi All, Now that my [...]
314 views
Comments (1)
A Heart Full of Seva.
by Saraswati J. on Jun 30, 2010
We must realize that children are the earth’s most precious resource. -Vanessa Stone
580 views
Comments 4
Venti Decaf Iced Coffee, Light Ice Please. ~ Sharon Marrama
by elephantjournal.com on Jun 30, 2010
Smile…It’s good for you. Here is one crazy day that I recently had. I was running trying to get everything that I needed to get done in a handful of hours. I wanted it to all just stop. I was feeling a bit un-nerved that day, fully realizing that I had taken on a [...]
150 views
Comments (1)
Healing Injuries with Yoga.
by Kino MacGregor on Jun 30, 2010
Can you feel gratitude for your injuries? It is not the physicality of hatha yoga that transforms, but the state of presence cultivated by a conscious effort to heal the body and train the mind that heals. It is actually higher awareness itself that brings about great changes in practitioners’ experience of reality. One of [...]
1,553 views
Comments 5
Catching Thoughts: I challenge you to step out of your comfort zone.
by Celia Aurora de Blas on Jun 30, 2010
You are headed in the right direction when you step out of your comfort zone. -Aurora
251 views
Comments 3
Master Stress Through Witnessing. ~ Kreg Weiss
by elephantjournal.com on Jun 30, 2010
Become your own Observer. The quality of one’s life is highly dependent on becoming proactive in selecting healthy lifestyle choices. Quality of life is measured on a broad scale looking at one’s overall wellness, which encompasses physical, mental, emotional and spiritual health. As many people are now more knowledgeable about developing greater awareness towards improving [...]
167 views
Comments (1)
What’s your favorite yoga pose? An elephant contest with…Beebliss + Alo.
by elephantjournal.com on Jun 30, 2010
We’re honored to introduce you to Beebliss—an online yoga clothing boutique inspired by yoga. They’re asking the elephant community what your favorite yoga pose is…and offering a few stylee, lovely prizes to a few of our lucky readers. elephant journal + Beebliss Contest: Win stylish eco-friendly yoga tees. Elephant Journal and Beebliss have teamed up to [...]
177 views
Comments (0)
Ego: the source of most of our problems. ~ Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche
by elephantjournal.com on Jun 30, 2010
The Myth of the Self. Imagine standing on a scenic mountain peak and looking out at the world in all directions without any obstructions. These days, if we see someone behaving selfishly, we might say they’re “being egotistical.” If someone thinks you have a really “big ego,” they may even post a blog calling you [...]
2,383 views
Comments 19
Hot New Summer Music.
by Rachel Znerold on Jun 30, 2010
Thanks, Telluride Bluegrass Festival Although it all takes place a few weeks before Independence Day, The Telluride Bluegrass Festival is all about freedom. Freedom to gather, to sing, to embrace, to worship. Freedom to be who you are, wear what you want, and say what you feel. Freedom to soak up the sun in one [...]
363 views
Comments (1)
Boulder Bookstore vs. Air Conditioning w/doors open. ~ John Spina
by elephantjournal.com on Jun 30, 2010
Global Warming? Local Cooling. Boulder Bookstore vs. Air Conditioning w/doors open. Global Warming has long been a, well, worldwide issue—but, with some notable exceptions, we’ve done little en masse to fight it. It’s a problem for tomorrow, right? Recently, I had a long conversation with David Bolduc—owner of the Boulder Bookstore, leading local Buddhist, and [...]
315 views
Comments (0)
Down with the Underweight Down Under. ~ Matas Vilgalys
by elephantjournal.com on Jun 30, 2010
A little bit of photoshop adbusting in Berlin. There’s Beauty in the Breakdown. The discussion over slenderness within the modeling industry has been ongoing since Twiggy popularized the waiflike look decades ago. Since the noughties began, this discussion has been able to push many magazines and designers to extend their casting beyond the usual frail [...]
100 views
Comments (0)
Facebook Protest! Eastern Congo, Conflict Minerals, Social Media and Social Change. Nathaniel Janowitz.
by Nathaniel Janowitz on Jun 30, 2010
via twitter.com/elephantjournal: R our laptops, cell phones, TVs, iPods responsible 4 deadliest war since World War II? What we can do: http://bit.ly/9dSYmH video The changing face of viral action, conflict minerals and raisehopeforcongo.org. One of the least reported travesties in the world is the ongoing conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (D.R.C). Since [...]
957 views
Comments 4
The Importance of Being Naked.
by Nadia Ballas-Ruta on Jun 30, 2010
What Being Naked Really Means… A few hours after the start of the New Year, my husband and I talked about what we wanted to do and achieve in 2010. One thing led to another and we made the decision that the time had come to move from the small town we were living in [...]
792 views
Comments 18
Some people think elephant is a local Boulder, Colorado publication. But where are you from?
by Waylon Lewis on Jun 29, 2010
Comment below. Think locally, blog globally. Where in the World is the average elephant journal Reader? elephant was born and raised in Boulder, Colorado—as was I. And, lately, I don’t get out much—the past year point five I’ve been busy building this site up into a real forum for anyone who share a mindful viewpoint [...]
1,594 views
Comments 36
Flip the Script – and Savor the New Story.
by Dylan Barmmer on Jun 29, 2010
Sometimes, we can get stuck in our own stories for too long. So why not flip the script? For The Mad Yogi Poet, that meant less yoga. And less poetry. Well, sort of…
128 views
Comments 2
Stop Spinning and…Eat Something.
by Kathryn Budig on Jun 29, 2010
I always thought vertigo was for Mel Brooks and Hitchcock headliners. Turns out, a major con from getting on several planes a month can result in an inner ear infection resulting in some trippy vertigo. I’ve been doing the vertigo-tango for about a week now, and it has seriously inhibited my activity—to the point where [...]
2,112 views
Comments 6
Yoga’s Mass Appeal hits Times Squre. Y@GL. Wanderlust. ~ Dan Wilf
by elephantjournal.com on Jun 29, 2010
Yoga: Mass Appeal. Stillness in Times Square…for Six Hundred? The growing appeal of Yoga is hardly front-page news, anymore. In fact, you’d actually have to be living under a rock to not be aware of Yoga’s infiltration into our mainstream, modern culture. From Wal-Mart to Starbucks, Microsoft to McDonalds, Alternative Apparel to Pepsi, and all [...]
758 views
Comments (0)
Hot Yoga. Literally.
by Cora Wen on Jun 29, 2010
It’s getting hot now that it is officially Summer…whew! And one of my favourite things to do is go to a Fair. I’m actually a sucker for any type of Fair…State Fair, Renaissance Faire, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Laotian, Psychic, Harmony… They are all interesting places for people watching. There’s crafts and community and lots of [...]
325 views
Comments 2
Tips for beginner Yogis. ~ Sharon Marrama
by elephantjournal.com on Jun 29, 2010
A few pointers for yoga newbies. Yoga, by definition, is one thing: union, a balance of living. The methods of practice vary—my research and field work included. Background Yoga originated in India over 5,000 years ago, inspired by Hinduism and influenced by Buddhism it is a combined practice of spirituality, philosophy and inner peace. Yoga helps [...]
604 views
Comments (1)
Craig Ferguson: re: Oil Spill, solar + wind are stupid alternatives, Obama. Plus, photo of his Global Warming wife.
by Waylon Lewis on Jun 29, 2010
Yah, looking for clean, renewable, US-job-creating energy that doesn’t eff up our planet and fish is stupid! The above quote, by generally favorite Craig Ferguson, is in reference to this. PS: it gets worse: his wife is directly contributing to global warming.
410 views
Comments 3
My Heart. ~ Brandon Glasgow
by elephantjournal.com on Jun 29, 2010
Yes, I am indeed referencing…Def Leppard. Now the song is in your head. You’re welcome. But seriously, it’s the truth. When it comes to matters of the heart, there’s always potential suffering involved. It’s a wonderful feeling, being in love, but love can change, especially if you get complacent. Like the Buddha said, “nothing is [...]
209 views
Comments 3
Breakdancing and Yoga, Not So Different!
by YogaDork on Jun 29, 2010
Parsva Bakasana to Eka Pada Koundinyasana! eeeasy * (*enhanced performance with a funky beat) OK we admit it, we’re suckers for So You Think You Can Dance! Getting our fill of televised competitive dancing is a regular requirement around here. And you can imagine the excitement when our YD radar went off during a recent [...]
722 views
Comments 4
Dinner with Monica Lewinsky.
by Ed & Deb Shapiro on Jun 29, 2010
6 Reasons to Forgive Yourself. ~ While we were recently in England, we were invited to a dinner party that was also attended by Monica Lewinsky (yes, that Monica!). She struck us as being a beautiful, intelligent and confident woman, having attended the London School of Economics. As we left, we thought about how tough [...]
2,381 views
Comments 7
Three Things You and I are Doing to create the Oil Spill.
by Waylon Lewis on Jun 29, 2010
Supply? Demand. Or, rather, demand? Supply. I was just at the LOHAS conference, and a presenter (the associate producer of The Cover) pointed out that while we couldn’t boycott BP (they don’t own BP stations or the oil in them), we could never buy a plastic (petroleum) bottle again. As seen in a recent Sunday [...]
202 views
Comments (1)
Was the Buddha a Social Activist?
by Ari Setsudo Pliskin on Jun 29, 2010
While the author of a recent post on Digital Tibetan Buddhist Altar argues that “Twist it and wring it and pound it any way you like. Buddha did not engage in engaged Buddhism,” Ramesh Bjonnes argues in an article in the Elephant Journal that “Buddha was an animal and human rights activist long before the [...]
1,098 views
Comments 21
A True Duck Story from Spokane.
by elephantjournal.com on Jun 29, 2010
Make Way for Modern Ducklings My mom sent this, with pics, and since it encourages folks to share at the end, well, here it is. Hope you enjoy as much as I did. ~ ed. Something really cute happened in downtown Edmonton this week. Michael R. is an accounting clerk at the Bank and works [...]
2,071 views
Comments 8
There is no “Post Water” Economy
by Chris Chopik on Jun 29, 2010
“There is no “post water” economy” says Gerald Butts CEO of the World Wild Life Fund at the Canadian Water Summit. He goes on to explain that Global economies are focused on the post carbon economy but there is relatively little talk and action on the most unifying issue of humanity, water. Leaders in Water [...]
123 views
Comments (0)
Lululemon founder Chip Wilson on yoga + business.
by elephantjournal.com on Jun 28, 2010
Photo: NASDAQ. We’ve come to be fans of Lululemon, after a rocky start. I wish they’d get greener, more eco-responsible through and through…but they’re doing a lot right, from killer advertising to popular fits and a cheery, outgoing attitude that permeates their thus-far successful growth as a company that’s proving yoga means business. The importance [...]
1,021 views
Comments 7
Meditating Among The Mortars.
by Chris Courtney on Jun 28, 2010
Finding inner peace…in a war zone
1,533 views
Comments 20
A Café without Wireless, Laptops or Plugs.
by Peggy Markel on Jun 28, 2010
Usho Bottega: A Glimpse into a Florentine Café. On a rainy day in May, I stepped into Cibreo Café after eating at the Teatro with friends from Santa Fe. There was nothing more for me to eat and nothing more that I could drink. But I could not pass by Cibreo without un salutino. The [...]
329 views
Comments 6
Chicago boycotts BP. Naked.
by Waylon Lewis on Jun 28, 2010
These American Activist Heroes got off the couch…and forgot to put on their pants. Best way to boycott BP? Don’t buy plastic water bottles. Ever. Again. Ride your bike more. And, don’t wear polyester (unless it’s vintage). My favorite naked cyclist? The hairy bellied guy wearing tighty whities: On June 12, 2010, bicyclists gathered for [...]
370 views
Comments (0)
Technological Nature? Just not the same…
by Amber Dehn on Jun 28, 2010
It may look the same, but science still isn’t nature.
304 views
Comments (1)
Do you want your children to live in a world with wild elephants?
by Camille Ward on Jun 28, 2010
Measures in Thailand to protect the elephants.
237 views
Comments (0)
Bill Capsalis is confused.
by Waylon Lewis on Jun 28, 2010
He seems to think “green” is a revolution, not a demographic. My kind of marketeer. This is an ode to the man known as Bill “Anti-Greenwashing” Capsalis. For those of you who already know him, you don’t need to read this. Just leave a comment below and tell your favorite Bill is Confused story. Here’s [...]
375 views
Comments (1)
Want to stop circus abuse? Spread the word here.
by elephantjournal.com on Jun 28, 2010
elephants never forget. Personally, I love circuses (or I love the idea of them—haven’t been since I was eight or so). But I’m learning that they’re sometimes cruel. While I don’t know an alternative for we humans to meet our animal friends—I’ll assume PETA doesn’t like zoos, either—and while I don’t hear enough via Peta [...]
1,185 views
Comments (1)
Skateboards in Uganda and Why Capitalism Sucks
by Gary Smith on Jun 28, 2010
Andy Stepanian is a social justice activist with a long history of using civil disobedience and nonviolent direct action in earth, animal, and human liberation struggles including anti-war and anti- globalization efforts. Today Andy contributes to The Sparrow Project, an organization promoting social justice, activism, and music/art with socially beneficial themes. Current projects include the [...]
274 views
Comments (0)
8 Steps for Cancer Prevention.
by Heather Lounsbury on Jun 28, 2010
Cancer prevention? Maybe I should have titled the subject line “Illness Prevention.” But the big C always gets people’s attention. Especially when 1 in 3 women and 1 in 2 men are getting cancer now. So why not change a few things to reduce your risk? 1 Eat more vegetables Vegetables aren’t just delicious and [...]
953 views
Comments 4
Book review: The Mandala Workbook: A Creative Guide for Self-Exploration, Balance, and Well-Being (Susanne F. Fincher)
by Todd Mayville on Jun 28, 2010
This informative and helpful book starts out with an overview and history of what a mandala is and how various cultures, both East and West, have utilized mandalas in various forms and ways through the centuries; it also includes a discussion of the psychological underpinnings of mandalas from a Jungian psychology point of view as [...]
365 views
Comments (1)
Ele-Jams: Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros
by Kelsi Coia on Jun 28, 2010
Home is wherever I’m with you… Hello Elephants!!! I’d like to introduce to you to my new favorite band, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros. Lead by Alex Ebert, the front-man from early 2000′s band Ima Robot, and his lovah, Jade Castrinos, the band is reminiscent of many 1960′s groups (my music expert friend, Eder, [...]
502 views
Comments 2
When Blood Turns to Poop – Do the Best You Can.
by Neil Sattin on Jun 28, 2010
Plus – Saving My Daughter from Her Mistakes It was our second night in the hospital with Dash, our newborn son. He was apparently a little too yellow for the nurses to send us all home, but they assured us that a day or two under the special blue lights would cure the jaundice and [...]
254 views
Comments (0)
What if we just close BP?
by Lynn Hasselberger on Jun 28, 2010
The blame game continues as oil continues to gush into the Gulf. What can we do?
333 views
Comments 5
Gita Talk #11: Different Yoga Strokes for Different Yoga Folks
by Bob Weisenberg on Jun 27, 2010
(For next week please read Chapters 10 and 11, pages 121-143, in which the Gita suddenly launches into extraordinary poetry to help our hero come to terms with the infinite wonder of the universe.) Near the end of last week’s fascinating discussion about science vs. religion, I wrote the following to a supporter of the scientific view: [...]
1,396 views
Comments 34
Mina Girgis, Music Impresario
by Abigail Wick on Jun 27, 2010
Zambaleta world-music school founder Mina Girgis is building a lively sonic playground in San Francisco’s Mission District.
1,217 views
Comments 4
Working Moms.
by Jill Barth on Jun 27, 2010
What’s Work Got to Do with It? The Caretaker’s Dilemma: Where am I needed most? You know the lady that sells you a chai tea latte after your Saturday morning yoga class? And the woman who bags your wasabi peas at Trader Joe’s? And the checkout lady at Target, and the conductor on your train, [...]
345 views
Comments 2
An Open Letter to New Age Girls.
by Blake Wilson on Jun 27, 2010
Chakra, Schmakra. I practice Zen, and I don’t hide the fact. But sometimes I wonder if I should. I’m not at all embarrassed by being a zennie. I don’t need to hide it because my family will freak out, nor do I fear how people will treat me. But I am afraid, very, very afraid…because [...]
4,353 views
Comments 94
Relative Happiness vs. Lasting Happiness
by Jennifer Hunt on Jun 27, 2010
Life Detox. Simplify and Seek Within. Words like detox, purge and cleanse conjure up unpleasant thoughts of sacrifice, renunciation and withdrawal. There’s often some discomfort associated with, and experienced throughout, the process of detoxifying. Whether it be physical, mental, or material, we cling to that which we believe to bring us happiness; however, not all [...]
971 views
Comments 4
Popular Lately
Your Ugly Vagina Is Normal & Gorgeous. (Adult) 5,123 views
Skip Your Morning Meditation & Watch this Instead. 4,319 views
10 Reasons Why Fifty Shades of Grey should never Tie any Self-Respecting Woman Down. 2,838 views
How to Really Know Someone. Really. 2,783 views
How to Get in a Girl's (Yoga) Pants. 2,488 views
18 Life Lessons I Want My Daughters to Hear. 1,743 views
Six Tips on How To Get a Gig Teaching Yoga. 1,483 views
The Real Reason Downward-Facing Dog Is So Good for You. ~ Sara Calabro 1,392 views
John Friend moving to...Denver? 1,378 views
The Sour Taste of Lululemon Sizing. ~ Mel Squarey 1,273 views
A Meeting In Central Park With The Oldest Living Yoga Teacher In The World. ~ Photographed by Robert Sturman 1,248 views
Desiree Rumbaugh, on the possibility of re-righting the ship that is Anusara Yoga. 1,170 views
A Respectful Letter to Yoga Journal Magazine: Represent & Unify. ~ Shira Engel 1,120 views
Bruised, Battered & Scarred. ~ Tiffany Cruikshank 1,092 views
Fifty Shades of Anaïs Nin. 1,063 views
Popular This Week
- Skip Your Morning Meditation & Watch this Instead. 24,781 views
- How to Really Know Someone. Really. 14,445 views
- 18 Life Lessons I Want My Daughters to Hear. 11,015 views
- A Meeting In Central Park With The Oldest Living Yoga Teacher In The World. ~ Photographed by Robert Sturman 7,868 views
- Bruised, Battered & Scarred. ~ Tiffany Cruikshank 7,001 views
- Your Ugly Vagina Is Normal & Gorgeous. (Adult) 6,276 views
Tragedy at Diamond Mountain: an Update. 4,748 views
Popular All-Time
Someone asked the Dalai Lama (?) what surprises him most. This was his response. 413,050 views- Skip Your Morning Meditation & Watch this Instead. 305,154 views
Why Lying Broken in a Pile on Your Bedroom Floor is a Good Idea. ~ Julie (JC) Peters 180,116 views
Eight things I Learned from 50 Naked People. 129,184 views
Rockstar / Yoga fanman Adam Levine of Maroon 5 gets sexy for prostate & testicular cancer prevention. 113,983 views
Shake the dust – this one is for you. 103,671 views- A Meeting In Central Park With The Oldest Living Yoga Teacher In The World. ~ Photographed by Robert Sturman 82,999 views
The 10 things you’ll do once you start yoga (that have nothing to do with yoga). ~ Lee Anne Finfinger 77,312 views
"You can hate PETA, but this is f**king bullshit." 71,734 views
This Poster Might Just Change Your Life. ~ Nicole Duncan 67,943 views
Dating a Yoga Goddess. 66,699 views
The video every yogi needs to see! 65,488 views
Sponsors $108/month (recurring) 
TIFERET: A Journal of Spiritual Literature
Bryan Bowen Architects
Lighthouse Solar
Incense Guru
2UYoga
The Green Pet Community
Joia Botanicals
Members $9/month; $108/yr (recurring)
