What True Love Looks Like…In Animated Form, That Is…
by Reverend Danny Fisher on Aug 31, 2010
“If a man can find a suitable and understanding wife and a woman can find a suitable and understanding husband, both are fortunate indeed.” – The Buddha
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Food, Shelter, Yoga.
by elephantjournal.com on Aug 31, 2010
Street Yoga Teacher Training in L.A. Looking for some right livelihood? Check out this forward-thinking weekend teacher training, October 1 – 3 in Encino, CA. You’ll get hands-on practice teaching yoga and mindfulness to youth and families struggling with homelessness, poverty, abuse, addiction, trauma and behavioral challenges. Learn about: ~the benefits of yoga for vulnerable populations [...]
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Yoga Rant: Escapist or Taking Action?
by Lindsey Lewis on Aug 31, 2010
Yoga is not a way to escape. It’s a way to become more fully engaged.
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Dating in the Outdoor World.
by Allie Bombach on Aug 31, 2010
Like Putting a Wild Dolphin in Your Swimming Pool. Long Distance Relationships and the Outdoor World. The last two years have been a constant flow of train tickets, airline reservations and road trips. Getting from A to B has been more of the point then the means to an end these days and it fits [...]
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Delorean, The Cool Kids, Gucci Mane, etc. @ Pool Parties V.
by Karthik Sonty on Aug 31, 2010
Crowds converged on Brooklyn yesterday for the last installation of The Pool Parties V. After being resuscitated by Senator Chuck Schumer, there was a palpable air of…
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Bikes + Art: Check out Artcrank in Denver.
by Anna Brones on Aug 31, 2010
If there’s one thing I love more than bikes, it’s art about bikes. Which is why I can’t get enough of Artcrank. Featuring bicycle-inspired poster artwork, Artcrank hits up several cosmopolitan bike-friendly hubs and this year is even going international. The posters say it all. The 2010 Artcrank Denver opening is this Saturday, Sept. 4th [...]
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Want A Massage With Some Tradition? ~ Naorah Lockhart
by elephantjournal dotcom on Aug 31, 2010
Thai Yoga Massage: Loving kindness feels so good. Though a 2,500 year old tradition, Thai Yoga massage is relatively new to the United States. So when I offer the practice to my clients, most of them need an explanation: When you receive a Thai massage, you lie on a comfortable mat on the floor. You [...]
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A Road Trip, A Pilgrimage.
by Melanie Jane Parker on Aug 30, 2010
Approach your environment, familiar or strange, with openness and fascination.
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Buy Palm Oil.
by elephantjournal.com on Aug 30, 2010
Wanna change the world? It’s simple: just buy products with Palm Oil in ‘em. Here it comes… Via Valerie Mitchell: For those visually inclined people out there: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odI7pQFyjso DOVE wants us to love ourselves, they want us to feel good in our own skin and embrace who we are as individuals… …unless of course they [...]
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Tantra and Sex: What’s the Source of all the Misconceptions?
by Ramesh Bjonnes on Aug 30, 2010
The spiritual practice of Tantra, this practical path of self-realization, has often been misunderstood and misrepresented. In ancient India, for example, Tantra was often practiced at night in secret by Vedic priests who were bound by dogma not to admit to its powerful transformative effects. According to noted yoga scholar Georg Feuerstein: In the West, [...]
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Go ahead. Laugh yer ASANA (and mad head) off!
by Dylan Barmmer on Aug 30, 2010
The Mad Yogi Poet’s head was already swimming before a handstand gone awry really left him seeing stars. But in the end, the whole thing was really kind of funny.
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Which of These Yoga Student Types will you be Stuck Next To?
by Mark Kreloff on Aug 30, 2010
You probably know one or more of these people. They are in every one of your yoga classes to entertain, amuse and confound you: OVERACHIEVING YOGA CHICK – She’s much, much faster than you. As if she has ESP, she moves into Reverse Triangle pose before the teacher even starts to say the word “Reverse”. [...]
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Shawn Mullins and Cloud Cult Coming to Boulder Theater September 12.
by elephantjournal.com on Aug 30, 2010
Live eTown Event September 12 featuring singer/songwriter Shawn Mullins and introducing indie rock band Cloud Cult at Boulder Theater.
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Karma Triyana Dharmachakra {KTD} in Transition: A Closer Look. ~ Alex Garden
by elephantjournal.com on Aug 30, 2010
Two weeks ago, elephant journal’s Bill Schwartz broke the story of the parting of ways of Bardor Tulku Rinpoche and Karma Triyana Rinpoche, the Tibetan Buddhist center and Western seat or home of the Karmapa that Bardor Tulku Rinpoche had helped to build with his own hands. At that time I explained that while Bill [...]
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President Obama enjoys Justin’s Nut Butter at Vermilion in Boulder, Colorado. (Seriously)
by Waylon Lewis on Aug 30, 2010
Okay, not seriously. I’m a longtime fan of Justin’s Nut Butter—and of Vermilion Design, which recently hosted dozens of their natural foods and microbrew clients, and hundreds of local movers and shakers in the green industry.
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Duzer Down the Coast
by Ryan van Duzer on Aug 30, 2010
As many of you may know, I’m 31 and have never had a driver’s license. Cars scare me. I’ve built a life around commuting by bicycle and I couldn’t imagine it any other way. Riding on two wheels makes me feel good, like a care free little kid. I’m currently on a very long commute, [...]
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The Sunscreen Song: Just as Good Ten Years Later.
by Donna Freeman on Aug 30, 2010
Video Inspires All to Live a Full Life.
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Kill the Yoga Teacher! -Shy Sayar
by Shy Sayar on Aug 30, 2010
“If you meet the Buddha, kill the Buddha!” taught 9th Century Cha’an master Lin-chi I-hsüan. This teaching can be (and has been) interpreted in many ways, but the essential tenet seems to be that objectification and reverence of anything external, even the Buddha, is a mistake. As a student of yoga, this teaching has shown [...]
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Strip #4 ‘Brad gets his comeuppance.’
by Joseph Boquiren on Aug 30, 2010
Brad gets his comeuppance.
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Get Bent Into Shape About it. ~ Sharon Marrama
by elephantjournal.com on Aug 30, 2010
Consider a chiropractor to maintain spinal health. FYI: 85 percent of the US population will have back pain sometime in their life. It goes without saying that lack of mobility can lead to both mental and physical problems. Your emotional state, immune system, sleep, blood pressure and bone density are all at risk. To keep [...]
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Palm oil is cheap. But costly.
by Lynn Hasselberger on Aug 30, 2010
1 in 10 products in US grocery stores contain palm oil. 20 square miles of rainforest is cleared every day to build palm oil plantations.
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New Eminem video portrays, confronts domestic abuse.
by Waylon Lewis on Aug 30, 2010
Eminem video: I Love the Way You Lie ft. Rihanna, Megan Fox, Dominic Monaghan—and an Abusive Relationship. Eminem’s latest video portrays domestic abuse. 75 Million views in just two weeks—what does America’s youth get from this song? …I laid hands on her…next time I’ll hit the dry wall…If she ever tries to f*cking leave again [...]
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So You Think You Aren’t Changing the World? ~ Amy Ippoliti
by elephantjournal.com on Aug 30, 2010
My Journey Into Yoga Part 1: The Beginning A shout-out to the days before sticky mats. We hope you enjoy this tickle of a post from Amy Ippoliti. ~ Angela, of elephant. It was 1986. I was an exercise-obsessed 16-year-old working at the front desk of a New York City fitness studio in exchange for unlimited [...]
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George Clooney: Emmy Speech a Call to Action.
by elephantjournal.com on Aug 29, 2010
Keep the Spotlight Burning The above is not what George Clooney was not wearing—but I figured our readership might appreciate the above, from W feature re: Mr. Clooney’s new movie (click above for link), as (only) slightly more appealing than what he wore when he said the below. Via Huffington Post: “George Clooney accepted the [...]
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Fear: how do you live your life?
by Jennifer Pastiloff on Aug 29, 2010
Fear: Is it running the show? Healing from an eating disorder and other fears…
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Candi that Kills
by Kert Hubin on Aug 29, 2010
Candi may be sweet, but she’s made entirely of saccharin.
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A Personal Reflection on Mindful Blogging and the Ego.
by John Pappas on Aug 29, 2010
I came across this article earlier this summer and found several disturbing truths about my blogging and how I let my filthy ego drive it around recklessly like a teenager in a new car. This seems especially topical for anyone that follows a Buddhist path and blogs (think of it as “Right Hobby”), so I thought I would [...]
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5 Ways To Love Kids That Aren’t Your Own.
by Heather Grimes on Aug 29, 2010
While Your Own Child Naps. When Opal was a tiny baby, I could justify watching a series of TiVo’d Regis and Kelly episodes, volume low, while nibbling on a plate full of over-buttered blueberry muffins as the wee-one nursed or slept in my lap. But now that Opal is 10 months old, it seems a little [...]
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“At the Huffington Post, Sexism Sells.”
by elephantjournal.com on Aug 29, 2010
“Mad Men: For Those Who Think Young (#2.1): Peggy Olson: “Sex sells.” Don Draper: Says who? Just so you know, the people who talk that way think that monkeys can do this. They take all this monkey crap and stick it in a briefcase, completely unaware that their success depends on something more than shoeshine. [...]
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To Live & Ride in LA.
by Waylon Lewis on Aug 29, 2010
To Live & Ride In L.A. OFFICIAL TRAILER from TRAFIK on Vimeo. I blogged about cycling around LA…but I had gears. And brakes. Enjoy.
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Salmonella and Factory Farms: Scrambled Together. {Plus, Coupons} ~ Steve Hoffman
by Steve Hoffman on Aug 29, 2010
Egg on the Face of Factory Farms. A half a billion and counting. That’s how many eggs were recalled last month because of salmonella contamination on two large-scale Iowa egg farms. The recall is one of several recent scares linked to factory farms, where poultry and livestock are kept in confined and otherwise inhumane conditions. [...]
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F*ck me, Ray Bradbury.
by Waylon Lewis on Aug 29, 2010
Houston, we have a Throblem. If only this video had been around when I was 8, and I was reading Tolkein, or 11, by which time I’d read just about all the ca-lassic sci-fis. Don’t even remember my fave one, but I read more than my fair share of Heinlein, Asimov, whoever else. There’s so [...]
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Don’t Read This. Go Outside.
by Waylon Lewis on Aug 29, 2010
The World (Wide Web) is Not Enough. I just spent four hours offline—one of only, say, two or three times I’ve spent so long away from the computer in two years during waking hours. {My mission, my dreams, my livelihood are now all anchored online, and I’m ambitious to fulfill all three after “wasting” six [...]
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Anusara Yoga Immersion III with John Friend
by Shakti Sunfire on Aug 29, 2010
I started my journey with John Friend at Immersion One in San Francisco this past January. Fresh and excited, I entered the room and immediately was overcome by the sweet synchronicity of hundreds of people with shared vision. You could feel it. Steady flames, lit with the embrace of this empowered reality, danced, expanding and [...]
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Glenn Beck hits the Civil Rights legacy. Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert reply.
by elephantjournal.com on Aug 29, 2010
Glenn Beck reclaims the Civil Rights Movement from preachy progressives. And, in other news, pigs fly. The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c I Have a Scheme www.thedailyshow.com Daily Show Full Episodes Political Humor Tea Party The Colbert Report Mon – Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c Glenn-Livid www.colbertnation.com Colbert Report Full [...]
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Crucial Couriers: They Do it Fast.
by Saraswati J. on Aug 28, 2010
Grass Roots Movement in the Green Mountains. Crucial Couriers is Burlington’s Best Bicycle Delivery service. Our mission is safe, fast and reliable delivery of anything, anytime, anywhere in the Burlington, Vermont area. We are dedicated to providing fast and sustainable service to our customers, 24/7, rain or shine. I ended up in Burlington, Vermont last [...]
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Haterade.
by elephantjournal.com on Aug 28, 2010
Matisyahu – One day. “This is for everyone at war.. with yourself, with others, with countries. It’s time to stop drinking that haterade.” ~ Caitlin Winkley Lyrics: Sometimes I lay under the moon And I thank God I’m breathing Then I pray don’t take me soon Cause I am here for a reason Sometimes in [...]
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Maya Angelou & Ben Harper: I’ll Rise.
by Waylon Lewis on Aug 28, 2010
Maya Angelou’s Poem I’ll Rise, set to Song by Ben Harper. I’ve known this song for years, and liked it. But tonight, reading a few quotes by Maya Angelou, “If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude.” and “I love to see a young girl go out and [...]
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Preaching Love: a tribute to a Great Man by a Great Woman.
by Waylon Lewis on Aug 28, 2010
“The King of Love is Dead.” Nina Simone? I’m in love. MLK, Jr.? I bow to you in joyful, heartbroken gratitude. Thanks to a reader for sending this in as a part of our coverage of Martin Luther King, Jr.
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The “Real” Message in Yoga is Missing: Where Has it Gone? ~ Mat Witts
by elephantjournal.com on Aug 28, 2010
The Problems of Westernized Yoga. In my twenty or so years involved with yoga I have found its message almost always runs the risk of becoming lost when imbibed through a typical sessional activity – either because of the acute financial concerns of the provider in at least having to cover their costs, or because [...]
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Something of a Miracle.
by elephantjournal.com on Aug 28, 2010
From political prisoner to Sundance winner. Tibet in Song arriving in theaters. The message below is from filmmaker Ngawang Choephel. I have watched this film grow from its infancy and it won a special jury prize at Sundance in 2009. Ngawang, a Fullbright Fellow, was arrested inside Tibet for making this film and it took [...]
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Calvin Klein Yoga.
by Waylon Lewis on Aug 28, 2010
High Fashion gets high on yoga:
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Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Full “Mountaintop” Speech + The March.
by elephantjournal.com on Aug 28, 2010
A rarely seen documentary about The March. {Martin Luther King, Jr.} Photo I took on cold rainy day in DC on first-ever visit, when was memorably welcomed to town by my Congressman at Capitol: Martin Luther King, Jr: “Mountaintop” speech full length from Filip Goc on Vimeo. Watch this alone, or with your family, or [...]
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New-age neo-Tantra bogus Yogis… busted!
by Ben Ralston on Aug 28, 2010
Caught in the act In March 2003 I was in the Bahamas, completing my advanced yoga teacher’s training course. It was an intense month – up at 4.30 every morning; after an hour of advanced pranayama the rest of the day was spent immersed in all aspects of Raja Yoga, until late into the evening. [...]
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Are You Vibrating the Cosmos? Or is the Cosmos Vibrating You?
by Indra Singh on Aug 28, 2010
A fast food style way of gaining pleasure.
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Breaking: Rolling Stone True Blood naked cover “rips off” PETA ad.
by Waylon Lewis on Aug 27, 2010
The above Rolling Stone magazine cover featuring everyone’s favorite TV vampire show has made headlines from coast to coast. It’s funny, though. I’ve googled it up, and I appear to be the first to have noticed something odd. The Rolling Stone cover bears a striking resemblance to a similarly nakey PETA ad… …no, not that [...]
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NFL Broadcaster Mary Strong Finds True Calling in Yoga
by Bob Weisenberg on Aug 27, 2010
(I’m pleased to welcome Bethany Eanes to Elephant for this guest article. See Mary’s sports broadcasting highlights video at end of article. – Bob W.) NFL Broadcaster Mary Strong Finds True Calling in Yoga (Guest Article by Bethany Eanes) When she first decided to stray from the sidelines of her 15-year broadcasting career with networks like NBC, Fox Spots [...]
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Cholesterol Scare Tactics. ~ Ryah Nabielski
by elephantjournal.com on Aug 27, 2010
Why one blood measurement at the doctor’s office doesn’t really tell the whole story. “The greatest nourishment we can ever take in is that of love. Love infuses every morsel of food we ingest. Without it, we starve our hearts, and ultimately, our soul.” -Deanna Minich The fat and cholesterol conversation has been coming up [...]
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Two Dolphin Videos, One Labrador. And one baby Whale.
by elephantjournal.com on Aug 27, 2010
Both videos could make you cry. Inspiring. Heartbreaking. On the Faroe Islands mainly Pilot Whales are killed by drive hunts for their meat. Though officially this is the only species hunted, other species are also killed on rare occasion such as the Northern bottlenose whale and Atlantic White-sided Dolphin. The hunt is known by the [...]
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Have You Lost Your Religion? An Interview with Fringe’s Seth Lepore.
by Krystal Baugher on Aug 27, 2010
If you can’t joke about your own spiritual path you’re in big trouble. Former Naropa student, turned event coordinator, turned social commentator, Seth Lepore, 36, currently of Brattleboro, Vermont is back in Boulder for his one-man show Losing My Religion: Confessions of a New Age Refugee. As an International Boulder Fringe Festival volunteer and former [...]
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