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Guru Dattatreya – The deity of Yogis, The inspiration and The freedom.
by Prasad Rangnekar on Dec 10, 2011
Are you are a practitioner of Yoga ? Then today could be an interesting and inspiring day for you. Today is the birthday of Guru Dattatreya, the deity of Yogis, primarily Hatha Yogis.Guru Dattatreya is beyond any style or any confusion that may be an aspect of today’s yoga world. He is the One who inspires us to know that We ARE blessed, we ARE freedom, we ARE Love. Invoking this deity can indeed add a totally new dimension to our Yoga Practice.771 views
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The cliff of decision…
by Clare Polencheck on Dec 10, 2011
Have you ever found yourself running from a fire-breathing dragon only to come to the top of a high cliff?198 views
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Shaucha: Don’t be artificial, be natural. ~ Paul Dallaghan
by elephantjournal.com on Dec 10, 2011
There is a natural ability to be kind, honest and caring. With this joy, meaning a reduced mental burden, the mind can concentrate. This means the pranic current can pass beyond the pull of the senses and gather at the base of the spine, eventually moving within where the experience of total mental concentration or one-pointedness is felt.817 views
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Reclaim Your Essential Wetness. ~ Raymond L. Greenberg
by elephantjournal.com on Dec 10, 2011
Surrounded by air we are essentially sacs of water moving on the earth learning to survive without the healing support of the ocean. In just a few minutes we can come into contact with our former selves. Our fluid, dynamic, non-linear, juicy, free and buoyant identities can be reclaimed.316 views
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December 10 – reverb11 – Ananda (Joy)
by Michelle Fajkus on Dec 10, 2011
How have you silenced the propaganda factory of negativity with positive thought and behavior in your life in 2011? How has this changed your day-to-day being?139 views
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Watch 18-year-old Sasha DiGiulian climb 9a (5.14d)—the hardest problem in US women’s climbing history.
by Waylon Lewis on Dec 9, 2011
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Photos: Yoga Muscles {nude}
by Jim Campbell ~ OmLight Photography on Dec 9, 2011
Rodney Yee says "A well trained body is a beautiful instrument on which to play the melody of the present moment." These folks are playing symphonies.9,486 views
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Could the Buddhadharma Offer an Inspiring Environmental Ethic?
by Linda Lewis on Dec 9, 2011
If the creatures of the earth are to be regarded as having inherent worth, we need an environmental ethic to inspire us to relate to and treat them accordingly. An enlightened society would exhibit reverence not just for each other as fellow human beings, but also for this truly awesome world of which we are only a part. This flies in the face of the industrial corporate paradigm that presently rules society with its materialistic ethos, which sees non-human nature solely in terms of profit.647 views
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¿Relaciones de pareja… carril rápido hacia lo universal?~ Bridget Lyons {Artículo en Español y Inglés}.
by elephantjournal.com on Dec 9, 2011
"Nuestras parejas se nos están devolviendo un reflejo de nuesta propia luz. Si podemos recordarnos de esto, nuestra luz jamás se disminuirá."196 views
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Eco-Beauty Review: The Perfect Winter Skin Cure For Elephants. ~ Jen Murphy
by Jen Murphy on Dec 9, 2011
It's a difficult standard to hold, but this is we want as conscious consumers, and nothing less will do. Fortunately for us ,that's what Moksa Organics wants too.824 views
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Boulder High Choir brings Holiday Cheer (video) ~ Meredith Potter
by elephantjournal.com on Dec 9, 2011
Boulder High Choir, led by Susan Kullman, brings a little holiday cheer to Alfalfa's.47 views
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Fox News Viewers Most Misinformed (again).
by Joe Mohr on Dec 9, 2011
How many studies does it take to inform misinformed people about the source of their misinformation?1,466 views
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Waylon Lewis is (one of) the “Greatist.”
by elephantjournal.com on Dec 9, 2011
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How my Manduka Yoga Mat saved my Life when I got hit by a Truck on my Bike.
by Waylon Lewis on Dec 9, 2011
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Hurry It Up There Santa. ~ Shelley Cooper
by elephantjournal.com on Dec 9, 2011
"Intent as I was on “enjoying” Santa’s brunch, I had hurried us through all of it and was present for none of it."385 views
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Viggity Vegan — Message From An Eel. ~ Capri Kurtz
by elephantjournal.com on Dec 9, 2011
One woman's tale of a sushi dining experience gone wrong. After much research and terrible stomach pains, she adopted a vegan diet.365 views
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Taking My Holistic Break Home. ~ Ariadna Bakhmatova
by elephantjournal.com on Dec 9, 2011
"This year I was lucky to have visited a number of yoga retreats, Ayurvedic resorts and other blissful healthy sanctuaries, of which there is an immense number all over the world these days."232 views
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Moon Salutations for Dwindling December & A Full Moon Eclipse. ~ Rossana Jeran
by elephantjournal.com on Dec 9, 2011
What a perfect time to take a moment from the hustle to just reflect. Not on the past, not on the future, but on the now. Your now.253 views
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Ode to Finals. ~ Zoe Schiffer
by elephantjournal.com on Dec 9, 2011
"I just think that our education system needs to take a good, hard look at itself in the mirror and realize that if, in my future life, I am ever asked to find the vertex form of a quadratic function, I will do what any half-sane individual would in such a situation, and punch whoever asked me for it in the face."572 views
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Climate Change Talks. Or: there’s a lot of work to do.
by Jill Barth on Dec 9, 2011
Climate change is a complex problem, which, although environmental in nature, has consequences for all spheres of existence on our planet.52 views
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Sick of the Yoga Girl Video? Give me Thumbs Up for Rock and Roll instead.
by Melissa Smith on Dec 9, 2011
Every time I turned around this week Hey Yoga Girl? video was reposted on Facebook or emailed or tweeted by a friend, yoga teacher or studio owner. Viral but more like a virus. Come on now Waylon, is everything all about sex, after all?621 views
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December 9 – reverb11 – Listo (Resourcefulness)
by Michelle Fajkus on Dec 9, 2011
How resourceful were you in 2011? What new ways could you incorporate resourcefulness into 2012?38 views
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The antidote to having a million things to do
by Writing Our Way Home on Dec 9, 2011
There are a million things to do. Christmas cards to write, presents to wrap, the house to clean, articles to write, email to be dealt with. Kittens to be rescued from the top of wardrobes. And yet...103 views
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I said, “I’m FINE.”
by Amy Nobles Dolan on Dec 9, 2011
Tone. Body language. Facial expressions. These are as powerful communication tools as words. In fact, you could say that these often convey our intention more clearly than our words do.225 views
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How To Keep Your Immune System From Taking Its Own Vacation This Holiday Season
by Carolyn Scott on Dec 8, 2011
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I’ve listened to 100s & 100s of songs 1,000s of times over the last 10 years. This is 1 I’ll still be listening to in 50.
by elephantjournal.com on Dec 8, 2011
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“Obama shuts down the entire GOP argument over ‘appeasement’ in 20 seconds.”
by Waylon Lewis on Dec 8, 2011
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Yes Virginia, There is a Santa Claus . . . At Least Until January 2nd
by Liz Benson on Dec 8, 2011
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Could you be protein deficient? Here are the hidden signs.
by Dr. John Douillard, DC on Dec 8, 2011
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Stupid D*ck and Other Derogatory Demarcations One Should Never Read On Elephant Journal.
by Thaddeus Haas on Dec 8, 2011
Now, granted I ain’t enlightened and so maybe I’m not in the know, but I’m finding it hard to see how referring to a woman, or anyone for that matter, as a “bitch” contributes to an enlightened society.1,227 views
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Artistically Breathing ~ Tammy M. Carew
by elephantjournal.com on Dec 8, 2011
She wakes after falling asleep from pure creative exhaustion, only to find herself numb again. No color. No words. Not one creative idea in sight. Overwhelmed from all the newly attempted works around her, she solemnly wipes the sleep from her eyes. Rubs her nose roughly. Checks the time.203 views
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A Non-survival Guide to Holiday Eating. ~ Maureen Chura
by elephantjournal.com on Dec 8, 2011
As a Pilates instructor and Integrative Nutrition student, I am often asked how I personally manage to control my eating during the holidays. Quite frankly, I don’t. Don’t get me wrong, it has taken me years to let go of the obsessive calorie counting and junk food phobia to actually enjoy the holidays. However, as much as I try to avoid refined sugars in my daily life, I have learned to let my guard down a bit during the holidays.144 views
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Innisfree Café & Poetry Bookshop: A Piece of Boulder’s Heart ~ Cayte Bosler
by elephantjournal.com on Dec 8, 2011
A young man sits at the front of the café reading a book and sipping tea. He glances out the window at two girls. They are laughing, a whoopee cushion in the hands of one, and chatting with two seated boys.147 views
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Yoga, Human Potential, and Giving a Damn.
by Amy Ippoliti on Dec 8, 2011
You can feel it. The world feels as though it is at a tipping point. Something big is happening. We are about to experience a new era and a new phase in the evolution of humanity.740 views
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Occupy Origins: From Burning Man To Wall Street. ~ Ian MacKenzie
by elephantjournal.com on Dec 8, 2011
This year was my third visit to Black Rock City, the temporary city that manifests every summer in Nevada. I rarely take out my camera at the event, having learned from previous experience that it's almost impossible to capture anything close to the energy and magic that is Burning Man. After meeting author Darrin Drda, I made an exception.166 views
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Impure Thoughts: the “Hot Chick Field.”
by Scott Robinson on Dec 8, 2011
“Don’t objectify that Hot Chick in the short shorts,” I tell myself.1,346 views
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To hell with your yoga story. ~ Laura Randeles
by Recovering Yogi on Dec 8, 2011
Despite reading all the required philosophical texts, studying with some of the best teachers, AND even getting my Sanskrit yoga name tattooed on my body (I know; please, don’t judge me), I still wasn’t feeling like a legit yogi.1,059 views
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December 8 – reverb11 – Dharma (The Path)
by Michelle Fajkus on Dec 8, 2011
Wandering can be good for the over-focused creative. How did you wander well this year?63 views
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YouTube – Share Yoga Share Love!
by Jamie Ginsberg on Dec 8, 2011
YouTube is leading a revolution in the yoga world. Why? Because you can own your own "television" channel and you are in charge of the programming!125 views
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Wandering Yoginis: Wander #1~the attempt to define purpose by Meghan Currie
by Meghan Currie on Dec 8, 2011
But shit. The heart is so much more complex than curry and changing every time you check in...383 views
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