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Contact Emotions: Are your Emotions Actually Yours? ~ Jade Doherty
by elephantjournal.com on Aug 17, 2011
At a festival, everyone's being all ‘peace and love’ is lovely; we all get caught up in the community feel; we are all One, dancing to the music until we forget ourselves. But what about angry, scared, raw emotions?1,245 views
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There is no Real Yoga without Love.
by Ed & Deb Shapiro on Aug 17, 2011
“There are two wolves that are fighting each other in my heart," his father says. "The first wolf is angry, jealous, dishonest, bitter, and hateful. The second wolf is kind, caring, compassionate, generous, and honest.” The child asks which of the wolves will win the fight. His father replies, “The one I chose to feed.”1,442 views
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Getting our Asana in Gear: Yoga for a Cause. An Interview with Ashley DiMeglio.
by Esther Liberman on Aug 17, 2011
A ten-year veteran asana teacher decides to give back to the world by focusing on karma yoga.585 views
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Yoga Cynic Meets Yoga Bitch (Kind of a Book Review)
by Jay Winston on Aug 17, 2011
The Yoga Cynic reviews the Yoga Bitch, complete with piss-drinking and the Enlightenment Visa Card.2,875 views
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Death, yoga & getting naked.
by Temple Symonds on Aug 17, 2011
My story is sad in parts. It is uncomfortable in others, it is unbelievable once in a while, and it is the fiber of who I am.950 views
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Buddhist Yoga: Joining with Naturalness. ~ Ari Goldfield & Rose Taylor Goldfield
by elephantjournal.com on Aug 17, 2011
Yogic consciousness…arises from meditation…When the net of concepts is cleared away, Genuine reality vividly appears...1,533 views
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The Skateboard as yoga mat?
by Tobye Hillier on Aug 17, 2011
Personally, I reckon anything that focuses your attention on the present moment is pretty much yoga. But, this guy's got some cool handstand moves worthy of a kathryn Budig class!1,873 views
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Women’s Lib & Buddhist Lib on Extinguishing Suffering. ~ Deborah Bowman
by elephantjournal.com on Aug 17, 2011
Whether woman or man, aren’t we all victims of repressive norms and social constructs? The Women’s Liberation movement would say yes. The Buddhists would offer a qualified no. What do they have to learn from one another? Aren’t both pushing us toward greater connection and freedom?1,644 views
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Yoga Festivals 101. ~ Stephanie Sullivan
by elephantjournal.com on Aug 17, 2011
I admit, sometimes I keep my yoga geekiness to myself so that I don’t weird anyone out (I imagine I’m not the only one that does this). However, at a yoga festival...487 views
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Colorado Nonprofits Compete to Change the World through Video.
by elephantjournal.com on Aug 17, 2011
Lights, Camera, Vote for a Cause!578 views
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Funniest, most amazing video you’ll see this week!
by Tobye Hillier on Aug 17, 2011
You're going to watch it at least 3 times!3,017 views
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Ultra-Right Wing Gay Presidential Candidate endorses Shari’a Law: “Not such a bad thing.”
by Waylon Lewis on Aug 17, 2011
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We live in a beautiful world. {Video}
by Lynn Hasselberger on Aug 17, 2011
This video shows the beauty of the world. And the great influence we humans can have.1,591 views
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A World Beyond Words.
by Geertje Couwenbergh on Aug 17, 2011
I’m in a love-hate affair with words. Our first relationship crisis occurred when I was a teenager who suddenly realized that words could never express how I felt.650 views
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Ten Things I learned from Balinese Healers. ~ Daniel McGuire
by elephantjournal.com on Aug 16, 2011
There is a reason why people say another person is a “pain in the neck” or “pain in the ass” These statements are often literally true – not just figures of speech. The tension created by fraught relationships – with a co-worker, spouse, or family member – can manifest in neck or sciatic pain.2,585 views
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How to Deal with Difficult People.
by Tamara Kerner on Aug 16, 2011
My favorite trick?690 views
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Ron Paul gets Epic: 2nd Campaign Commercial.
by elephantjournal.com on Aug 16, 2011
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Stephen Colbert: how to help Somalia & keep it light.
by elephantjournal.com on Aug 16, 2011
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Yoga Journal Conference.
by elephantjournal.com on Aug 16, 2011
Register by August 17th for your chance to practice with over 35 master teachers in more than 100 classes at discounted prices.4,060 views
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Boulder Improv Collaborative to perform at the Fringe Festival.
by John Joseph on Aug 16, 2011
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Yoga Sutra word trees, word clouds and phrase nets.
by John Fossella on Aug 16, 2011
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Sweat, Puke, Rock and Roll: All Jammed Up at Lollapalooza ’11. ~Dylan Owens
by elephantjournal.com on Aug 16, 2011
For some, it is simply an escape from reality, a place where you can let loose, get ripped and forget about the pressures of the outside world, if only for a few days. For others, it's an almost religious experience, a mecca for those wanting to feel closer to the rock gods that transform dull car rides, painful jogs and otherwise clumsy sexual experiences into moments of passion.510 views
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Are you on your mission from god?
by Aminda R. Courtwright on Aug 16, 2011
What do you have in your life that drives you? How does it feel to do what you do everyday, is it your passion? joy? does it serve the world?661 views
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{Video} The Swiss Account – A Climber’s Documentary.
by elephantjournal.com on Aug 16, 2011
If you ever wanted an insider's perspective of the world of climbing (or just see some badasses perform inhuman feats of strength in the middle of scenic Switzerland), check out this (free) documentary.459 views
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Yoga, Bodywork, Healing & The Brain {Bonus VIDEO}
by Julian Walker on Aug 16, 2011
"Rocking, swaying, undulating, carried by the rhythm, Ride the ecstatic waves into a sublime fusion of passion and peace..." ~ The Radiance Sutras. What does it really mean to say that yoga, breath & touch can affect the body, nervous system and brain in powerful healing ways?2,138 views
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Life Lessons we can Learn from Children.
by Laurie Jordan on Aug 16, 2011
Share your toys, don't hit and hold hands.2,014 views
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Ashtanga vs. Bikram yoga: Which is Elitist?
by Peter Sklivas on Aug 16, 2011
There’s way more genetic sorting going on with Ashtanga than Bikram! Astanga is Top Gun Elitest Yoga! Almost Everyone can do Bikram! The heat is the great equalizer!5,865 views
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How You can Transform Your Backyard into the Hottest Summer Destination. ~ Jay Chua
by elephantjournal.com on Aug 16, 2011
Nothing’s better than family time spent in your very own yard, so take these ideas into account, and you’ll enjoy your property like never before…247 views
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Garlic, anger & sex: observing the effects of what we consume. ~ Algernon D’Ammassa
by elephantjournal.com on Aug 16, 2011
Zen and the art of observing the effects of what we consume.1,649 views
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Busting Stress and Anxiety Using the Power of Your Intuitive Mind. 7 Ways
by Lindsey Lewis on Aug 16, 2011
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My wife told me to edit this (too graphic). I didn’t – read at your own discretion.
by Ben Ralston on Aug 16, 2011
Every word of his was a stone dropped carefully into the pond of my young mind, and those concentric circles of compassion continue to ripple out through my life, even to this day...4,746 views
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Waylon knows what you’re doing this Friday. [VIDEO]
by Carmel Hagen on Aug 15, 2011
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Amazing New Yoga Poses!
by Jennifer Cusano on Aug 15, 2011
The last two poses need names, and who better to help than fellow Yogi's?730 views
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Yoga Master? When Marketing trumps tradition.
by Waylon Lewis on Aug 15, 2011
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Now that’s a juicy contradiction.
by Aminda R. Courtwright on Aug 15, 2011
the only true security come from your willingness to embrace the unknown, the realm of uncertainty.322 views
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Norway Shooter Calmly Reenacts Massacre
by Jennifer Cusano on Aug 15, 2011
Breivik, the self-proclaimed warrior in a crusade against Muslim integration and immigration, wrote a fifteen hundred page manifesto which he published hours before the attack on July 22, 2011. In it are mentions of a plan to break free from jail to execute a "bonus operation" amongst his confession that getting arrested was something he was counting on in his plan.217 views
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Watching the lady’s neck about to snap.
by Sadie Nardini on Aug 15, 2011
Now, usually, I keep my mouth shut in other people’s classes. We can’t catch everyone’s misalignments, and I respect that when I come to class, I’m there to learn…not to teach.4,693 views
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Janet Stone interviews on upcoming Bhakti Fest 2011
by Ryan Nadlonek on Aug 15, 2011
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