The Yoga of Action (Karma Yoga).
by Bob Weisenberg on Jun 30, 2011
Though the unwise cling to their actions, / watching for results, the wise / are free of attachments, and act / for the well-being of the whole world. (BG 3.25)
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President Obama “evolving” on Gay Marriage.
by Waylon Lewis on Jun 30, 2011
Should a president allow states to decide, let the national debate resolve itself—or lead and antagonize the opposition? What’s more moral? Easy. But what’s most effective? Up ’til now, he’s stayed out of the national Gay Marriage Rights debate, while pushing legislation that makes him the most pro-Gay Civil Rights president in US history. But [...]
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Quite Possibly One Of The Coolest Yoga Videos Ever.
by Julia Lee on Jun 30, 2011
Phillip Askew of Yoga + Ballet fame in New York City Vinyasa:
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Health Insurance vs. Health Assurance.
by Grace Ventura Sardonicus on Jun 30, 2011
As a mother of six children, I have never used health insurance.
And, except as a requirement for college admission/loans, neither have my children. My health insurance premiums are best described as investing in my own holistic education and paying for the expert services of authentic healers ranging from Chiropractors, Acupuncturists, Shamans, Naturopathic doctors, yogis, body-workers and learning how to prepare the healthiest possible food & thoughts for body and mind.
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La Vie Bohème? Exploring Privilege, Creativity and Activism at Wanderlust. ~ Katie Sachs
by elephantjournal.com on Jun 30, 2011
My imagination shifted to include muddy hippies dancing with each other and slippery yoga mats underfoot of warrior posing yogis…
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A Child’s Prayer of Loving-Kindness
by John Pappas on Jun 30, 2011
This is a child’s prayer of loving-kindness. May moments that arise and pass be free. May I float in this moment but still be me Free from anger but still able to roar like a beast. Free from sadness but open to a tear at least. Free from pain but not soft like my [...]
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elephant @ Electric Forest: The Journey
by elephantjournal.com on Jun 30, 2011
Night-driving and detours…
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Duhkha and Sukha: A Rhyme and Whales at the Heart.
by Mid Walsh on Jun 30, 2011
I did look for it with all my might. Lying there with my eyes closed for several hours, looking for my center was about all I was capable of doing. But everything around and inside me was spinning, and there seemed to be no center anywhere.
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Stephen Colbert on God, Science, and the Environment.
by Benjamin Riggs on Jun 30, 2011
It’s natural to be curious about our world, but the scientific method is just one theory about how to best understand it.
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How I Fell for Elephant Journal Writer, Claudia.
by James Altucher on Jun 30, 2011
I was on one of my first dates after I had separated from my wife and the girl asked straight out what my net worth was within five minutes of sitting down. I had met the girl in an elevator the night before. I was walking into a building to visit another woman. I noticed [...]
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Chocolate-The perfect Therapeutic Food-gasm
by Indra Singh on Jun 30, 2011
The cheaper answer to therapy without needing an appointment….
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America: Land of Opportunity (to get cancer)
by Joe Mohr on Jun 30, 2011
“Moving to America will increase your cancer risk by 400%.” In a recent Ted Talk, Robyn O’Brien (author of “The Unhealthy Truth: How Our Food Is Making Us Sick and What We Can Do About It.”) recently shared her insight as to why moving to America will increase your cancer risk by 400%. This information [...]
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Interview with Wanderlust Founder Sean Hoess
by Ari Setsudo Pliskin on Jun 29, 2011
The following interview with Wanderlust co-founder Seane Hoess was conducted by Katie Sachs and Ari Pliskin at the Wanderlust Vermont festival on June 25, 2011. Can you say more about how your background in the music industry has contributed to the development Wanderlust? Sean Hoess: We wanted to bring way more people together than the [...]
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I open and fill with love and what is not love evaporates.
by elephantjournal.com on Jun 29, 2011
I open and fill with love and what is not love evaporates. … Poetry, the dear words and images of song, comes down over me like mountain water.” ~ Rumi
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Maybe We Need to Ease Up on Our Men.
by Tamara Star on Jun 29, 2011
Age-old communication issues between the sexes are as alive and well in 2010 as they were in 1960. We women complain that our men are shut down in one breath…and complain that they are too emotional in the next.
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Ready For Some Holy Yoga, You Non-Believers?!
by Jessica Sarkis on Jun 29, 2011
What do you do in a Holy Yoga class? I had to ask. She told me it is like a regular class except it includes some time for prayer, Christian music throughout, and in the beginning and/or end the teacher reads bible verses. Bible verses.
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Spirituality Without The Bulls*@t! Sam Harris Takes A Stand {VIDEO}
by Julian Walker on Jun 29, 2011
Discussing meditation, spiritual experience, psychedelics and morality, Sam Harris proposes a modern spirituality without the baggage of outdated beliefs.
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Hipster July 4th: Don’t Cycle Under the Influence, Griffin.
by Waylon Lewis on Jun 29, 2011
Hipster Shore strikes again: CUI. Who’s your designated tandem buddy? Griffin! RUI. USA USA USA! Since Nylon did a look book? There’s two Coachell’s this year, that’s a lot to ask your parents (we’ll see you there, at both): 4th of July Message From Hipster Shore – watch more funny videos
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You’re so Perfect…except for your Boobs: Body Image, Beauty & the Painful Pursuit of Perfection.
by Melanie Klein on Jun 29, 2011
Body Image, Beauty and the Painful Pursuit of Perfection. “Look! I married you a certain way! I like women who look a certain way! It’s my right to like women who look a certain way and I shouldn’t have to spend the rest of my life not being happy.” Brad exclaimed. The retort from my [...]
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Sexist or Sexy?
by Waylon Lewis on Jun 29, 2011
Adidas sponsors most Sexist video ever: Point/Counterpoint: ASS v. TITTIES. You kin Punch ‘em! Maybe it’s not sexist. Maybe it’s just juvenile. Either way, this funny ain’t funny, this funny is sad. How does this stuff get a pass? How does Adidas get a pass for sponsoring? I’m all for sex, and sexiness, but objectification, [...]
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Recipes: Vegan July Fourth?
by Carolyn Scott on Jun 29, 2011
Patriotic Plates. The biggest party of the summer is coming up so it’s time to gather your shopping lists and get cookin’! Whether you’re partying with fmaily and friends or packin’ a picnic to watch fireworks, tasty treats are a necessity. Check out this menu of recipes and go party like it’s 1776!! Homemade Tangy [...]
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The Crappy People FAQ: All Questions Answered
by James Altucher on Jun 29, 2011
A lot of people had additional questions about my article: “How to Deal with Crappy People”. Here are my responses. (when you get in the mud with a pig, the pig gets happy and you get dirty) Q: Seriously? You walk around thinking stuff like that about total strangers, who have never so much as [...]
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The Battle Of The Black Wolf & The White wolf.
by Atalwin Pilon on Jun 29, 2011
There is a story I like to tell to my clients, participants and friends. It’s about a wise, old Cherokee Indian. Because I felt like writing about it I just did some Google research and I realized that I unconsciously changed the story slightly. Which is nice, I guess. It means that the story is [...]
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The Moderation Trap: Yoga and the Alchemy of Restraint.
by Josh Schrei on Jun 29, 2011
A Response to “Crack Smokin’ Yoga Teachers” …
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The Pale Blue Dot. ~Dylan Owens
by elephantjournal.com on Jun 29, 2011
Regardless of creed, religion or favorite sports team, we can all trace our roots back to the same place.
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Can Yoga Save Tea Party Barbie?
by Hilary Lindsay on Jun 29, 2011
Bring on the storm. I know when to be peaceful.
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The Uniqueness of Humans
by Benjamin Riggs on Jun 29, 2011
In this video you will find some amazing insights, not only into the precipitating dynamics and disastrous consequences of a stressful life, but also the organic self-existing dynamics of a fulfilling and sustainable life-style.
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KEEP OFF MY LAWN, chemicals!
by Lynn Hasselberger on Jun 29, 2011
This is one time I say no to green, darn it. Green, as in, the color. I mean, what’s wrong with the occasional splash of purple (my favorite color) or yellow? As in this patch of my non-conformist front lawn: And, if one has to treat their lawn with chemicals in order to maintain an [...]
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Can a Vegan Woman Love a Meat-Eating Man?
by Abigail Wick on Jun 29, 2011
He’s smart and strong, beautiful and brave, kind-hearted and…carnivorous.
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Review: Live Yoga Classes Right in Your Living Room. ~ Alden Wicker
by Alden Wicker on Jun 29, 2011
The new website Physiic streams live classes to your computer–and not just yoga classes. They have other group classes like aerobic and strength training, along with meditation and teacher training.
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Helen Keller: “I am not Dumb now.” Video!
by Waylon Lewis on Jun 29, 2011
Isn’t this amazing? Another moment when you thank youtube, a demi-god of this era. I’d never seen Helen Keller before: Quite a rare material. Helen Keller, the American author, political activist and lecturer, whom I don’t have to explain much about, and her instructor and lifelong companion, Anne Sullivan, appears in a Vitaphone newsreel from [...]
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Splitscreen: a Love Story.
by Waylon Lewis on Jun 28, 2011
It’s predictable, but it’s beautifully told, and poignant. All your life he/she or she/he or he or she is out there…and one day, maybe, if you’re lucky, you find yourself sharing the same square yard of oxygen. Even then, though, we must remember, in Buddhism, it’s said that we’re alone. And that loneliness, that fundamental [...]
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A youtube video so epic (stupid, amazing, risky) I got dizzy watching it.
by Waylon Lewis on Jun 28, 2011
Just imagine being it, living it in 3D? I couldn’t do it. Flying through a cavern? With no steering, just your arms and the wind as you plummet forward and down to your…well, who knows? PS: one of the flying squirrels, Roberta Mancino, is a model, often poses nude, and was recently profiled in the [...]
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The Onion laughs at Luna Bar.
by Waylon Lewis on Jun 28, 2011
Feminism effed by Capitalism. The Onion: “She’s saying, ‘Look out, male-dominated world, here comes me and my shoes.’” And my 70% organic, 100% natural (whatever that means) power bar. Click image below for the full article:
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Bachmann rhymes with Bigot.
by Waylon Lewis on Jun 28, 2011
Unrelated, but beautifully inspiring: Michelle Bachmann just declared her candidacy for President of the United States of America, a country founded upon freedom and civil rights, in hte 2012 election. But her candidacy seems more comfortable in, perhaps, 1912. Problem: as a woman, she might not yet then have had the right to vote. Strange, [...]
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The Soul of a Yogic Artist: Karmym!
by Katarina Silva on Jun 28, 2011
The marriage of breath with artistic expression inevitably shapes the life of a genuine artist. An artist breathes in their own perceptions and experiences of the world, twirls them in the gestation of their very being, and then breathes them out as art. It is a rather sensual, organic process.
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Sexy Summer Feet
by Donna Freeman on Jun 28, 2011
A short video on how to give a fabulous foot massage using reflexology & aromatherapy to help you achieve sexy summer feet.
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Where Home Prices Are Headed Through 2015 – 108 experts weigh in
by Liz Benson on Jun 28, 2011
Everyone seems to have an opinion on where home prices are headed. Housing bulls are saying prices may start rebounding as early as later this year. Some housing bears are saying that prices may still drop another 10-15%. What actually is going to happen? No one knows for sure. However, Macro Markets, a financial technology [...]
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elephant giveaway: GoodBelly Probiotics.
by Waylon Lewis on Jun 28, 2011
Mindful Businesses & Conscious Consumers unite: SPONSOR GIVEAWAY. We’re proud to partner with GoodBelly, a Boulder-based right livelihood company founded by Steve Demos (who I’ve interviewed before, he’s the founder of Silk Soy/White Wave). elephant is proud to be sponsored by GoodBelly, and this giveaway represents an offering of appreciation to the many passionate green-minded [...]
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Perspectives clash at Wanderlust Festival.
by Ari Setsudo Pliskin on Jun 28, 2011
I don’t like being preached at; All I wanted was a good vinyasa flow.
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Yoga Poetry! Get Yer Yoga Poetry here!
by Dylan Barmmer on Jun 28, 2011
I love yoga. I love poetry. I have found, personally, that pairing the two is a lot like blending chocolate and peanut butter. Or, for some of you, RAW chocolate and ORGANIC FREE-RANGE peanut butter. It’s a beautiful, bold, empowering, authenticating, awesome melding of two things that genuinely bring out the best (and sometimes, the [...]
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Bikes + Euro Trash = Best Cycling Video Ever
by Anna Brones on Jun 28, 2011
From the genius that came up with Performance, comes this glorious cycling video that’s sure to be your new favorite.
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Get More Readers: My Twitter Big Bang Theory.
by Lauren Hanna on Jun 28, 2011
Want to know how to utilize Twitter to get more readers? We’ve found the key to be in social media. Read on to discover the way to use Twitter to your full advantage, and check out Top Twitter Tweets for Teaching Twitter Tweeters to Tweet.
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8 Reasons I Can’t Wait for Electric Forest. ~ David Telfer McConaghay
by elephantjournal.com on Jun 28, 2011
Videos and giddy descriptions of available fun…
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Sogyal Rinpoche: The Solution is Very Simple.
by Benjamin Riggs on Jun 28, 2011
Buddhist Meditation and the solution to life’s problems.
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Naked Bicycle Ride: Portlandia.
by Waylon Lewis on Jun 28, 2011
First she did Playboy’s Yoga instruction video series. Now Sara Jean Underwood’s hipstering about, nude, with 10,000 other Portlandia folk: For more: Playboy Yoga: Full Video with Sara Underwood {Nude}
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Morgan Freeman doesn’t like Black History Month.
by Waylon Lewis on Jun 28, 2011
The video title, Morgan Freeman, a brilliant man making a brilliant point, solves the Race Problem, says it all: That said, I love the honoring of various traditions. Call me by my name, know me as a human being, but if we as a mass culture choose to honor the many streams within our river, [...]
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Ultimate Frisbee (Movie Scene).
by Waylon Lewis on Jun 27, 2011
Nice ass, pilgrim: Click here for some real ultimate frisbee action.
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Goldman Sachs: “Thanks for the Bailout!”
by Waylon Lewis on Jun 27, 2011
Evil Corporation that makes other “evil” corporations look merely “god-awful” to lay off Americans, hire cheap offshore labor. It’s almost admirable: Douche-bag company of the year continues to push the envelope.
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