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Me & My Monkey Mind. ~ Suzanne Morrison
by elephantjournal.com on Aug 5, 2011
It’s a constant battle to keep my monkey mind calm. In yoga classes, I look around me at the other students and wonder if I’m better or worse than them. I think about all the foods I’m looking forward to eating after class. I wonder, and I debate, and I worry. I make to-do lists.785 views
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12 THOUSAND year old civilization discovered!
by Roger Wolsey on Aug 5, 2011
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The Box: Being Outside, Looking Inside: An Ashtanga Story. ~ Norman Blair
by elephantjournal.com on Aug 5, 2011
I love the Ashtanga practice: I love the power that it gives to me – I love its flow and the concentration required for practicing: yet I feel that there is a lack somewhere.931 views
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Warrior, a Poem.
by Temple Symonds on Aug 5, 2011
Behind this shadow, I am a warrior.533 views
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Rockin’ with Kira Willey.
by Donna Freeman on Aug 5, 2011
Going from being a music teacher and Mom to receiving a phone call from Dell Computer to use her song "Colors" in a major ad campaign, Kira's life has taken some interesting turns.433 views
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Contentment, Detachment and Western Ambition. ~ Alik Brundrett
by elephantjournal.com on Aug 5, 2011
The game is to study hard, get a good job, make more money, and buy a big house. And all of that equals a good life and "happiness." So what if your life doesn't look like that at all? Are you still successful – by Western terms? What defines success?407 views
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Our real healthcare crisis: The devastating domino effect of GMO “Foods” and what you can do about it. ~ Jack Adam Weber
by Jack Weber on Aug 5, 2011
It is no longer enough that we simply live our conscious & healthy lives, work our human-oriented healing modality of choice, and call this our contribution to a better world...193 views
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Does the God of the Hebrew Bible want Jews to annihilate Arabs? ~ Andrew Cort
by elephantjournal.com on Aug 5, 2011
You Must Kill Amalek!223 views
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Two Steps Forward, One Step Back.
by Amy Nobles Dolan on Aug 5, 2011
“While I’m not where I want to be yet, I’m a work in progress.” If that isn’t a universal truth, I don’t know what is.335 views
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3 ways to practice Yoga: for the body, the soul, or both?
by Ramesh Bjonnes on Aug 5, 2011
Do you practice yoga to get a flexible body, a bendable brain, an enlightened spirit, or to achieve a little bit of everything? Either way, you are not the first. Yoga has experimented with all these paths and expressions for centuries.1,479 views
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“How I didn’t convince my husband to do Yoga.” ~ Tiffany Cruikshank
by elephantjournal.com on Aug 4, 2011
If you want your lover to do something, don’t push them. Instead, tell them they can’t and see what happens.2,473 views
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Lecciones del “Tercer Mundo” {en Español y Inglés}
by Jeannie Page on Aug 4, 2011
"¿Cuándo es la última vez que cualquiera de nosotros salió y agradeció a la tierra para darnos la comida y el agua?"326 views
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How Carlos Cymerman, Founder of “Social Co-Op”, Plans on Changing the World
by Madison Moross on Aug 4, 2011
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My Real Practice of Yoga. ~ Meryl Davids Landau
by elephantjournal.com on Aug 4, 2011
I hadn’t known what yoga was when I was fresh out of college two-and-a-half decades ago. A woman practically floated by my exercise bicycle in a Manhattan gym, I couldn’t resist asking someone who she was. “That’s the yoga teacher,” the woman explained. I got right off the bike and headed for this serene woman’s class, convinced I wanted to learn whatever she was teaching.323 views
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Sex, Emotions, Self & Reality!
by Julian Walker on Aug 4, 2011
It hit me as I was waking up this morning: Sex, Emotions, Self and Reality - these are the big four, and how we think about each of them adds up to which of two very distinct spiritual orientations we inhabit.6,851 views
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How to do asanas with the power of a horse
by Mid Walsh on Aug 4, 2011
It was among sacred rituals that yoga’s heart first started beating, and the energy boiling in its veins is as magical as the slaughter of a stallion.644 views
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Are You Riding the Wave of Communication Technology Mindfully? ~David C. Sanford, M.A., CPCC
by elephantjournal.com on Aug 4, 2011
In a relatively short period of time the advancements made in communication technology has enabled millions of people across the globe to communicate instantly in ways unlike anytime in our history.184 views
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Confessions of a Meat-Eating Yogi. ~Suzanne VanGilder
by elephantjournal.com on Aug 4, 2011
Know who else eats meat? The Dali Lama. It's true. Ask him. Also, what gets him out of bed early to pray and meditate isn't communion with the universal, it's breakfast.666 views
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Trusting our inner truth. ~ Valerie Vendrame
by elephantjournal.com on Aug 4, 2011
An identity built upon false pretenses – like a house of cards – is bound to collapse.896 views
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Fat, Dumb and Happy…
by Michael Levin on Aug 4, 2011
To be stupid, selfish, and have good health are three requirements for happiness, though if stupidity is lacking, all is lost. ~Gustave Flaubert329 views
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What lies behind Door Number One?
by Hannah Siegle on Aug 4, 2011
Failure. What does this word evoke in you? Emotionally?Physically?164 views
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Eco-beauty review: Natural Body Butter by suuthe.
by Jen Murphy on Aug 4, 2011
This body butter is so creamy that my best friend wants to rename it “Body Gelato”, and my pedicurist said she’d never felt legs so smooth on a woman my age...148 views
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Nepal: 3 Year Old Child Determined to be Real Life Goddess
by David Romanelli on Aug 4, 2011
The 3 Year Old Modern-Day Living Goddess1,174 views
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Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche’s Initial Tonglen & Funeral Instructions.
by Linda Lewis on Aug 4, 2011
Rinpoche encouraged us to release any attachment we might have for the young man and to let him go, rather than to pull him back down with our clinging.600 views
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A letter from an Oslo survivor. “Your actions worked against their purpose.”
by Atalwin Pilon on Aug 4, 2011
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Mirror, Mirror…Is it Love at All?
by Grace Ventura Sardonicus on Aug 4, 2011
In my profession I’m constantly surprised by how many attractive women and girls perceive themselves to be significantly heavier than they actually are. When asked to describe their bodies, it’s as though these women are staring into a wavy funhouse mirror making them super wide and fat. Even when their body weight is normal, it can be impossible to convince these clients they aren’t grossly overweight1,114 views
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Can inflexible, old muscleheads be Yoga teachers?
by Tom Grasso on Aug 4, 2011
My question to whomever will answer is "can inflexible, old muscleheads be Yoga teachers?"607 views
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“This Motherf*cker’s connecting to Gaia right now.”
by elephantjournal.com on Aug 4, 2011
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Review: A Path Strewn with Flowers & Bones, A Memoir with the Reflections of Tulku Sherdor. ~ Justin Dituri
by elephantjournal.com on Aug 3, 2011
Is reincarnation simply a Tibetan cultural appendage to Buddhism — useful for the support and continuity of Buddhism in classic Tibetan culture, but not useful in the modern age?1,066 views
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Twelve reasons I love having men in Yoga class.
by Emma Magenta on Aug 3, 2011
...In my early twenties, I discovered Anusara yoga, and learned a new way to think about masculinity and femininity. I discovered that gender identity could be sacred and unifying instead of degrading and divisive. Today’s post is in praise of the masculine. 22,881 views
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This is the Supreme Wisdom, Experienced Directly, In a Flash: The Final Gita in a Nutshell.
by Bob Weisenberg on Aug 3, 2011
"This is the supreme wisdom, / the knowing beyond all knowing, / experienced directly, in a flash, / eternal, and a joy to practice." (B.G. 9.2)657 views
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Video: Mayor Fights Cars Parked in Bike Lane with Tank
by Ari Setsudo Pliskin on Aug 3, 2011
In Vilnius, Lithuania, mayor Arturas Zuokas takes back the streets.499 views
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When am I no longer an “aspiring” writer?
by Tom Grasso on Aug 3, 2011
The feedback I am getting has been tremendous. Emails, Tweets, posts, messages, texts and whispers in my ear all tell me "you should be a writer!" The only problem is that I have absolutely NO idea how to go about being a writer. Or at least feed my family while doing it.150 views
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Have You Ever Been to a Sit-In? Here’s Your Chance!
by Bud Wilson on Aug 3, 2011
With one stroke of his pen, President Obama may approve a massive oil pipeline across the entire midwest from Northern Albert Canada to the Gulf Coast refineries of the United States. You can join a Sit-In in Washington later this month if you prefer clean energy alternatives.795 views
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Boulder preview: Feathers of the Breath of God
by Jeffrey Woodruff on Aug 3, 2011
What if your muse lived centuries before you? In the case of Jeannine Goode-Allen, DMin, her inspiration is twelfth century poet, musician, nun and philosopher Hildegard of Bingen. Bingen is a mid-century mystical writer who advised kings and emperors and is Jeannine Goode-Allen’s inspiration in Feathers on the Breath of God.878 views
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Does Your Man need New Moves in the Bedroom? ~ Jolee McBreen
by elephantjournal.com on Aug 3, 2011
As if Cosmo didn't give women enough terrible advice...504 views
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Steve Martin on the banjo and the Kama Sutra
by Jeffrey Woodruff on Aug 3, 2011
There are two popular styles to play the banjo: the three finger and the clawhammer style (it uses the thumb, middle or index finger and the back of a fingernail). The clawhammer is a Kama Sutra position, but more evocative and emotional.487 views
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Why Yogis are Okay with being Naked. ~ Dani McGuire
by elephantjournal.com on Aug 3, 2011
Here we sit much more exposed than when we are nude. Through the process of our practice, we shed the layers that we put on ourselves or that others put on us that lead to our fears and insecurities...1,290 views
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Spiritual: because sensitive, self-absorbed, pious & overly emotional is a bit of a mouthful. ~ Jade Doherty
by Recovering Yogi on Aug 3, 2011
Spiritual people don’t swear, or shout, or have negative vibes... or do they?5,814 views
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John Friend on the economics of teaching Yoga. Part I: “Supply and Demand”
by Jessica Durivage on Aug 3, 2011
An interview with John Friend about the noticeable increase in teachers, teacher training and yoga studios in the United States in the last 10 years.4,256 views
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The beauty of being selfish, or, why putting yourself first is altruistic.
by Lindsey Lewis on Aug 3, 2011
Truisms aren’t always true. “Pain is gain.” Or, “Good people always put others first.” Baloney. Sometimes being selfish is the most selfless thing you can do.1,441 views
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The ultimate rebuttal to: “Those who can, do. Those who can’t, teach.”
by elephantjournal.com on Aug 3, 2011
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5 Rules for Writing an Author Bio on Elephant Journal
by Braja Sorensen on Aug 2, 2011
Stop wallowing in the land of fictional third-person author bios: step up to the line and reveal yourself. And if that doesn't work, then, sure...make it up....131 views
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