On emptiness, grief & the unconditional love of a dog.
by Michelle Fajkus on Mar 31, 2011
Note: This is an abbreviated version of a longer article which can be found on Yoga Freedom. My heart is empty. My life is a country song. My lover left me. My dog died. The dog was a way better companion than the lover could ever be. Lucy was with me for nearly nine years, [...]
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32 Unusual Ways to Bring Abundance Into Our Lives.
by Claudia Azula Altucher on Mar 31, 2011
Find out what your passion is, Hawaiian sayings, mantras and other suggestions to invite the flow of abundance in our lives
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Who is Hanuman?
by elephantjournal.com on Mar 31, 2011
The naming of Boulder, Colorado’s own Yoga and Music Festival was inspired by this tale from the heart…
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How not writing about the cute twin baby boys taught me about freedom of expression
by Atalwin Pilon on Mar 31, 2011
Whaaa!! I really want to write a post but I don’t feel inspired. I can’t make up my mind. Should it be something about the cute conversating baby twins? I realize I missed my chance there. Coincidently I was the 231st person to see the video on YouTube and it crossed my mind then to [...]
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My too-long-for-twitter reply to Bill Schwartz, who ironically will read this for free.
by elephantjournal.com on Mar 31, 2011
Profit is not an issue for #elej right now..! Paying food, staff (we have 1 PT) taxes, mortgage on home/office is. @ryderjaphy, needless 2 say, has issue w me. If had genuine concern, he’d criticize Tricycle, Sham Sun, Sham Pubs, teachers who charge 4 Dharma. He’s not. Unlike mags, books, teachers we give 95% of [...]
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Jeremy Collin’s “The Wolf and the Medallion” World Premier Event at the 5Point Film Festival.
by elephantjournal.com on Mar 31, 2011
April 28-May 1, 2011 Carbondale, CO Here is a link to the Vimeo teaser Jeremy Collin’s “The Wolf and the Medallion” was just announced to be world premiered at the 5Point Film Festival in Carbondale, CO – April 28-May 1, 2011. The live performance art piece will premier on Saturday, April 29, 2011 with live [...]
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24 Hours of Silence.
by Brent Binder on Mar 31, 2011
I gave up something for those who have lost almost everything…
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How To Cultivate A Compassionate Life: Tonglen.
by Benjamin Riggs on Mar 31, 2011
How to cultivate compassion… Not the new-age frothy juju, but real compassion— an intelligent expression of love.
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2 more videos every yogi needs to see!
by Tobye Hillier on Mar 31, 2011
Yogin instinctively know how their thoughts and feelings manifest physical change and evolution. This presentation takes it to the next level.
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Deepak Chopra Explores the Human Genome.
by John Fossella on Mar 31, 2011
Two opposing strands and 3 billion points of divine light within you. Within every cell in your body is a tiny strand of light … of energy … of perfectly balanced and complementary opposites pulling and twisting against each other. Very yogic! Strands of DNA contain the story of life on our planet. They reveal [...]
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Facebook’s new logo: which one’s a no-go?
by Joe Mohr on Mar 31, 2011
~ Back in February 2010, Greenpeace called on Facebook to unfriend coal and embrace renewables to power their massive data centers, giving them a deadline of April 22 (Earth Day) of this year. Since then, over 600,000 Greenpeace supporters have called on Facebook to take action and according to Greenpeace International Executive Director, Kumi Naidoo, [...]
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Todd Berger of Cypher13 at Ignite Boulder: We depend on Earth, Earth does not depend on us.
by Waylon Lewis on Mar 30, 2011
Business Earth: only one Man I know has the guts to present Environmentalism + Business to a Rowdy Crowd. Todd and I go way back at this point—we’ve served maybe close to a decade each in the business community in Boulder, Colorado. But we only talk once every couple months, coffee in hand, usually. Still, [...]
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Hike The Inca Trail With Healthy Voyager Tours
by Carolyn Scott on Mar 30, 2011
Healthy Voyager Tours re-launches this November with the first of many breathtaking trips to come, with the Inca Adventure in association with Intrepid Travel. Your healthy, special diet and healthy adventure takes place in Peru’s Urubamba Valley, known as the Sacred Valley of the Incas, that lies between Cuzco and Machu Picchu. Along the valley [...]
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Vegas Baby
by Carolyn Scott on Mar 30, 2011
Vegas may be a place where you can lose a lot of money but it’s also the place that keeps on giving! With healthier and vegan dining options that is! Every time I go back, a new spot opens up making the City of Sin the new hot spot for sin-less eating! Check out the [...]
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Detoxifying Kale and Seaweed Salad for Springtime Cleansing.
by Tamara Kerner on Mar 30, 2011
Now that Springtime is here; it’s time to detox. Here’s a great way to use Seaweed and Kale in a yummy salad.
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Only in Boulder: Storage Facility is…Feng Shui Compliant.
by Waylon Lewis on Mar 30, 2011
All in good fun. Via Becca Blond, world traveler/journalista, better known to geeks like me as @PlanetBlond.
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Jon Stewart on Sarah Palin on Obama’s, er, Squirmish in Libya.
by elephantjournal.com on Mar 30, 2011
JFK, Reagan, Carter, Eisenhower, Obama, and a beautiful kite. Jon Stewart chides President Obama for dropping the hollow, lofty rhetoric of, say, the last seven or ten presidents and admitting our intervention in Libya is a mix of idealism and national interests. At 2:10, it gets brilllliant: instaclassic Daily Show. I love it, though wouldn’ta [...]
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Yoga for Men. ~ Jasmine Kaloudis
by elephantjournal.com on Mar 30, 2011
Improve Stamina on the Mat and Between the Sheets…
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3-31-11: World Prayer for Japan’s Waters
by Clare Polencheck on Mar 30, 2011
Masaru Emoto calls for a world healing prayer for the waters of Japan. Name of ceremony: “Let’s send our thoughts of love and gratitude to all water in the nuclear plants in Fukushima” Day and Time: March 31st, 2011 (Thursday) 12:00 noon in each time zone To All People Around the World Please send [...]
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Off the Beaten Interstate
by elephantjournal.com on Mar 30, 2011
If I didn’t experienced it firsthand, I still wouldn’t believe it existed. Each morning I wake up excited…
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Not All Buddhists Are Vegetarians. ~ Matthew King
by elephantjournal.com on Mar 30, 2011
He was astonished to see thirty abbots of Zen temples, each dining on a large beef steak…
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6 things you always wanted to know about spiritual awakening.
by Atalwin Pilon on Mar 30, 2011
When I started blogging on my brand new website in October 2010 I nervously asked what my friends thought of my writing. To my relief, they did not hate it. And to my surprise I received from different people similar questions. The questions were something along the lines of: “What is life like after an [...]
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Thinking (& Dreaming) Yoga: Integrating Left & Right Brains to Change the World.
by Carol Horton on Mar 30, 2011
Back when I first stated taking yoga classes, I was preoccupied with whether I could meet the concrete physical challenges they presented. Coming in feeling proud that I could touch my toes (having long considered this a note-worthy feat of flexibility), I’d experience some angst mixed with the thrill of a newly ambitious goal when [...]
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New Media rediscovers sustainability. (Paywall comparisons)
by Waylon Lewis on Mar 30, 2011
Read unlimited elephant articles 50% off if you join in the next 2 weeks…Another way of saying we’re about to raise prices. “An informed, active citizenry is essential to a functioning democracy.” …or something like that, it’s engraved on the Boston Public Library, anyone? By Thomas Jefferson. “Media is the key…to saving our planet.” ~ [...]
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MTV-inspired Video Explores “Cribs” of Denver Mayoral Candidates.
by Merete Mueller on Mar 30, 2011
A Peek at the Personal Lives of Denver Politicians. Most young people in Denver can probably think of a few phrases more exciting than “mayoral election.” Unless you frame the upcoming race to replace now-Governor Hickenlooper in terms we can relate to. This happens to be the specialty of nonprofit New Era Colorado, an organization [...]
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Go Daddy CEO hunts elephants: video.
by elephantjournal.com on Mar 30, 2011
Good, god. Bored rich white men pretending to care about farmers, while pretending to be men. Men protect. Men find solutions. Men don’t entertain at the expense of others. Elephants are scheduled to be extinct in the wild in less than 10 years, now. There are many groups working to solve elephant/farmer relations—most problems result, [...]
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Bedtime Yoga for Kids.
by Laurie Jordan on Mar 30, 2011
Sleep problems are very common among children. In fact, most kids aren’t getting enough sleep at night…
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The Light Bearers.
by Rajni on Mar 30, 2011
There is no prerequisite for her care or attention…
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No Trace. No Self. No Problem.
by Benjamin Riggs on Mar 30, 2011
“You should not have any remains after you do something. But this does not mean to forget all about it. If you understand this point, all dualistic thinking all the problems of life will vanish.”
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Jon Stewart: General Electric? A**holes.
by Waylon Lewis on Mar 30, 2011
Boycott? GE? American business leaders (forget that moving-jobs-overseas stuff). Give ‘em a tax break! Howwabout no taxes at all? Howwabout…tax benefit? Negative 60%!? Police Officers, teachers, firefighters? Not heroes…parasites. PS: this story originated with the NY Times, which just launched its paywall. Props! The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c [...]
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Who’s donated more shoes: Crocs or Toms?
by Waylon Lewis on Mar 29, 2011
Toms Shoes is known and loved for its generous one-for-one business model—buy one, they give one to a child in need. They’re hip: the “Prius” (you know, I care) of shoes. Crocs is, these days, made fun of for ugly duckling shoes. But its shoes are tough, waterproof, bacteria-fighting, vegan. One thing it’s not known [...]
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Die and Live?
by Roger Wolsey on Mar 29, 2011
People who live in Boulder are going to die. Yep, even the uber healthy, death denying, bodywork-receiving, herb taking, life-prolonging, spirituality seeking people who flock to Boulder, CO to escape the Budweiser guzzling, all-you-can-eat-buffet-gorging, cigarette smoking, non-exercising, non-organic-food-eating, spiritually oblivious dullards in towns in the Midwest …. are all going to kick the bucket …. [...]
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One Big Ass Playlist
by Jennifer Cusano on Mar 29, 2011
These songs make me feel happy,sad,sexy,angry,etc. By no means what so ever are these my absolute favorite songs, and I say that because I have no favorites, I love each song individually. Yet I can guarantee you that if you take the time to listen to one or each of these songs, hear the lyrics, let the rhythm course through your veins, you will DEFINITELY want to smile and dance (I promise…I think). Enjoy!
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Sexual Healing Through Yoga ~ Sue Jones.
by Suzanne Jones on Mar 29, 2011
I had no connection to others by way of touch. In addition, it became clear to me that it was just too dangerous for me to touch my husband unless I was prepared to receive the only form of touch he knew—a touch that I had come to fear and despise.
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Art of Attention with Elena Brower: An Anusara Yoga Workshop on April 3.
by elephantjournal.com on Mar 29, 2011
Come recapture your attention, refocus awareness on your heart, and reveal the artful potential of your everyday experiences. For all levels…
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The locavore vegetarian survives another Winter.
by Jeffrey Woodruff on Mar 29, 2011
My Angelica Home Kitchen and Chez Panisse Vegetables cookbook bindings are well worn to squash and onion recipes- the hardiest vegetable holdouts in my root pantry.
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Feeling Full When Fasting
by John Fossella on Mar 29, 2011
Yogi J: Well, I sort of just tough it out. I ignore my feelings and force my way through the craving. What about you?
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Eminem’s (Subtle) Body. ~ James MacAdam
by elephantjournal.com on Mar 29, 2011
The song is technically Dr. Dre’s (Eminem raps the first two verses and Dre the final one), but that’s just the point: Eminem owns this track. When I first heard it…
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The Yoga Farmer…and friends (video). ~ Joe Yeoman
by elephantjournal.com on Mar 29, 2011
If I had been exposed to this video as a child, I would have been terrified of, and subsequently, avoided yoga…
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Getting Back to Classical Feng Shui. ~ Jennifer Bonetto
by elephantjournal.com on Mar 29, 2011
Health and wellness, from an energetic point of view. Where we live, work, or sleep affects our health and wellness in a positive or a negative way. Have you ever walked into a mall or a store and felt so uncomfortable that you wanted to turn right around and leave? Have you ever lived somewhere [...]
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Yoga Culture’s Response to Japan’s Earthquake: 5 Reactions
by yoga 2.0 lab on Mar 29, 2011
We’ve watched the catastrophe expose our values, worldviews, and hopes with great clarity…
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Four Simple Keys to Happiness.
by Yogi Michael Boyle on Mar 29, 2011
We all make lists for the things that matter most to us…doesn’t health and happiness matter most? Try this list…
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When Did Discipline Become a Bad Word? ~ Charlotte Bell.
by elephantjournal.com on Mar 29, 2011
If the Grateful Dead were still touring I’d be there, occasionally, to enjoy the wild ride. But my deepest, most satisfying experiences are with those things I’ve practiced with diligence—music, asana, pranayama and meditation…
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What to do when Legislators threaten Jobs, Children & Your Medicine. ~ Cecelia Smith
by elephantjournal.com on Mar 29, 2011
Can your State Representative make your home more dangerous for children? One in Colorado almost did…
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Standing Out In A World Of Stand-ins.
by Benjamin Riggs on Mar 29, 2011
Trying to act like a beatnik is no less materialistic than trying to act like a movie star. A hermit or beatnik is an organic manifestation of intelligence.
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Why be G-Free?
by John Cameron on Mar 29, 2011
We have all heard the saying “you are what you eat,” but for an increasing number of athletes it really is more about what you don’t eat. For those following a Gluten Free diet, one that avoids gluten found in wheat, barley, rye and sometime oats the benefits are clear. Gluten, which is also used [...]
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The 5 percent solution for depression.
by Ricardo das Neves on Mar 28, 2011
Selective Seratonin Reuptake Inhibitors: Who would pass up the opportunity of saying that mouthful on a regular basis? Well, okay, anybody who isn’t a biochemistry nerd would. But in case you don’t know, it’s a class of drug that throws some light in the amazing ways in which the brain works…and helps anyone immobilized by [...]
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My Cousin Vegan.
by Waylon Lewis on Mar 28, 2011
Imagine yo a deah. But let’s remembah: hunting is probably more “mindful” than buying yer meat from a restaurant or a grocery, all saran-wrapped n’everything.
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Good Karma + Free Beer: Help The Rackhouse Pub and Dry Dock Brewery Clean Up Denver.
by elephantjournal.com on Mar 28, 2011
Rewarding volunteers with free beer…
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When You Stop Being a Parent, & Become Customer Service. ~ Carina Lyall
by elephantjournal.com on Mar 28, 2011
Can we live in today’s society, with all of our obligations and still give our children our full attention. Can we strip 80% of the “wait a second” moments out of our parenting? Could it be…
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