10 Ways to Keep from being an Obnoxious Vegan. ~ Kate Bartolotta & Waylon Lewis
by elephantjournal.com on Jan 31, 2012
Two Newbie Intimidated, Imperfect Vegans: the One Month Update. ~ The joke goes like this: “How do you know if someone’s vegan?” “Oh, don’t worry–they’ll tell you.” Kate says: One month–wow! It’s been kind of uneventful lately. I went out to lunch the other day with amazing ele [...]
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Sticking Together: Surviving a Plane Crash and Celebrating on Saturdays.
by Gillian Pierce on Jan 31, 2012
Yes, they survived a plane crash, but in their minds it was a blip on the screen and not a defining moment because they already had the foundation to pull them through that difficult event. They do admit that the free counseling they received after the plane crash helped them to further deepen their connection and learn more about their individual reactions and triggers, but the event itself did not deeply affect them.
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10 Reasons Why I Deleted my Facebook Account.
by Sunita Pillay on Jan 31, 2012
Today I permanently deleted my Facebook account.
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Put your Phone down. {New Video from Fog & Smog—Whole Foods Parking Lot, Yoga Girl etc}
by Waylon Lewis on Jan 31, 2012
Fog & Smog, how’d we get by without you for all these years? First there was It’s Gettin’ Real in tha Whole Foods Parking Lot. Then Hey Yoga Girl. Then Berkeley Enough. Now, a mere week after I started the Don’t Text and _______ Facebook Page (join the movement, save a life, make your own [...]
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Six Reasons to Love Bees. ~ Will Curley
by elephantjournal.com on Jan 31, 2012
Let’s consider a half-dozen reasons why honey bees might just be our best friends.
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Neigh, Chivalry isn’t Dead.
by Waylon Lewis on Jan 31, 2012
Neigh, this horse knows respect furthers all things: This chivalrous horse opens doors for mares because he knows a little effort upfront, now, will pay off on the backside later. Bonus: plenty more signs of animal intelligence and orneriness below:
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Pet Vaccinations – What is necessary? What is harmful? ~ Dr. Judy Jasek
by elephantjournal.com on Jan 31, 2012
Vaccinations have been the standard of care for disease prevention in veterinary medicine for many years. After 24 years in practice, I am not convinced that this is the best we can do for our pets.
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A Lesson from Roadkill. ~ Haley Marie Walker
by elephantjournal.com on Jan 31, 2012
Practicing non-violence is not always non-violent.
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Just because I’m an acupuncture-yoga-qigong healer type doesn’t mean I don’t know my football.
by Kristin Althea on Jan 31, 2012
Brian E. Ford Why I Wish the Giants Would Lose More Than I Wish the Patriots Would Win. And as a Patriots fan, it’s a little hard to admit. And worse than admitting [Why I Wish the Giants Would Lose More Than I Wish the Patriots Would Win] would be feeling that my words are [...]
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Update: “Komen backs down, apologizes, pledges to fund Planned Parenthood.”
by Waylon Lewis on Jan 31, 2012
Update! “Komen apologizes for ‘recent decisions,’ pledges to continue funding Planned Parenthood.” Update: Komen’s rankings and support are collapsing. Image: Susan G. Komen Website Banner Hacked Last Night: Updates: Susan G. Komen charity turns right, pulls funding for breast cancer screenings at Planned Parenthood. “Thank you for cutting off funding to cancer screening programs in [...]
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elephant’s Best of the Week.
by elephantjournal.com on Jan 31, 2012
All I Want is…Everything. A guest editorial from elephant author Andréa Balt (a few weeks back Kate Bartolotta also wrote a guest editorial). There’s one motor, one murmur common to all ways of life; no less necessary than oxygen, no more optimistic than sunshine. Some call it hope. As skeletal and necessary as hope seems to [...]
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Change your thoughts, change your life. ~ Krysia Hepatica
by elephantjournal.com on Jan 31, 2012
“When you change the way you feel, you are on a different frequency, and the law of attraction responds instantaneously,” (48).
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Slow Travel: Amalfi.
by Peggy Markel on Jan 31, 2012
Slow Travel: The Poetic Portmaster of Amalfi. I have been out of many ports where the marina guys do the same work, usually lazily and not with much presence. But Aniello was different. His work was easeful, skillful and dare I say? Sexy. His job is a barefoot work of art. ~ Call it love [...]
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Be Wary of Sensationalized Media Titles that Suck You in with Your Fears.
by Heather Dawn on Jan 31, 2012
A comment on the sensationalized yoga articles from the NYtimes.
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Much Ado About Nothing: A Response to Anusara Teachers Leaving. ~ Johanna Lyman
by elephantjournal.com on Jan 31, 2012
I find it nearly impossible to believe that such gifted teachers would begrudge giving 10 percent of their income to the organization which made their income possible. Personally, I would consider the 10 percent to be a gratitude gift, especially since the channels of distribution through the Anusara system are greater than they would be for most independent teachers.
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Yoga has Shamed Me.
by James Altucher on Jan 31, 2012
I was in India. I was sweating more, stretching more, the world-famous teacher walking around the class was looking over occasionally. I was probably the oldest person in the class and they were all twisting into pretzels.
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All I Want Is Everything.
by Andrea Balt on Jan 31, 2012
Be careful what you ask for… You might just get it.
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How Do You Prepare for the Loss of a Loved One?
by The Good Men Project on Jan 31, 2012
How Do You Prepare for the Loss of a Loved One? You can’t, writes Mervyn Kaufman.
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Be Awesome when your Friend has Cancer.
by Ariane Trelaun on Jan 31, 2012
“Don’t Be a Jerk When Your Friend has Cancer,” recently posted on Elephant Journal and re-shared on Facebook by my friend and writing teacher, Susanna Harwood Rubin, provides 6 practical tips for friends of cancer patients, 6 tips to avoid jerkdom. Danielle Foushee, the writer, is an artist and yoga [...]
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“It’s Me or the Dog…” ~ Lisa Avebury
by elephantjournal.com on Jan 31, 2012
And then you came to my home for a visit and to meet my beloved dog. He was very happy to meet you, but I sensed a general lack of interest on your end. That’s ok, not everyone is an animal person. I don’t expect the person I am with to share all of my passions, but I was a little concerned.
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Sh*t I say. ~ Kirk Hensler
by Recovering Yogi on Jan 31, 2012
All those videos about Sh*t Different People Say really got to me. They put me in a funk. I mean, they described me to a T. I felt insecure about myself.
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From Plaid Jumpers. ~ Nina Hayes
by elephantjournal.com on Jan 31, 2012
It would be quaint to express that my story has come full circle—from my Catholic school uniform to my present life as a Yogi, and to neatly tie all the loose ends together.
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Mama’s Best Advice.
by Jackie Summers on Jan 31, 2012
In the six decades she knew my father, Mom demonstrated over and over again that, no matter how much she loved him, her love for herself established the terms on which her relationship would be conducted.
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Backstabbing Yoga Teacher. ~ Rachael Arabian
by elephantjournal.com on Jan 31, 2012
That b*tch stole my quan! This is absolutely a conversation about the ego, the ahamkara… the inflated sense of self-importance. As yoga teachers we do our best to break down the illusion of the ego, but we all still have one.
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Embrace Your Gateway Drug & The Places It Can Take You. ~ Danielle Segobiano
by elephantjournal.com on Jan 31, 2012
Before you know it, the blurb your favorite teacher spouts—while you struggle to sit up straight in “easy pose”—about the upcoming Yoga Teacher training has you salivating. The next day you are signed up to take Yoga Teacher training, and you are planning to quit your 9 to 5 and embark on a journey towards a new you. It seems that your gateway drug has led to something bigger.
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Confessions of a Lying Yogini. ~ Pam Moskie
by elephantjournal.com on Jan 31, 2012
Ok, so I am a liar. And my ceiling told me so while I was staring at it at 3am last night.
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I Have Decided to Leave Nothing. ~ Dana Slamp
by elephantjournal.com on Jan 31, 2012
From the perch of the non-joiner, I couldn’t care less if a great teacher is “certified” by this or “inspired” by that. We should, of course, always honor our teachers, but we must also honor ourselves.
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Parenting Yoga: The Advanced Series. ~ Caleb Asch
by elephantjournal.com on Jan 31, 2012
Somehow I didn’t question myself when I knew that the pre-Dr. Spock/dysfunctional family background I have was the perfect training ground for infallible parenting.
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This Food Robs Your Brain Power: Avoid It for Clearer Thinking. ~ Dr. Joseph Mercola
by elephantjournal.com on Jan 31, 2012
The sweet spot for most is 20 to 30 percent of your diet as carbs, but most likely 25 to 30 percent.
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The Journey (to Thailand) by Mary Oliver.
by Melissa Smith on Jan 31, 2012
I am forced to look my life in the eye and tell it I’m ready NOW. Come, save me from what I hope for and instead, clear space for me to be mended. I don’t want to miss my life.
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“10 Keys to Success…”
by Waylon Lewis on Jan 30, 2012
“There are 3 kinds of people. Those who can count, and those that can’t.” Via Reddit (of course). PS: Doubt can be really, really healthy: True Success? Ignore rules.
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This just won an Oscar.
by Waylon Lewis on Jan 30, 2012
The most beautiful video about Books ever. The book steward. The house of books. I wasn’t sure what to title this, but I was sure I was so happy watching it and it made me sad about the impending death of books “The Bookstore’s Last Stand” that I read about in the tub yesterday and [...]
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Dino Down Dog.
by Kate Bartolotta on Jan 30, 2012
Poor T-rex. Can’t catch a break! Now, I have a tough time keeping my heels down sometimes, but this guy…wow. Time for some props. Maybe if he could have gotten the yoga thing going, he would have been around longer! Love this? T-Rex Trying has it available on t-shirts too!
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I Can’t Stop Pointing to the Beauty: Reflections with Rumi and the Yogini.
by Robert Sturman on Jan 30, 2012
I Can’t Stop Pointing to the Beauty: Reflections with Rumi and the Yogini ~ Robert Sturman
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Mongolia: viral video of the original Instant House.
by Waylon Lewis on Jan 30, 2012
The Nomad’s Ger. Complete with throat singing. 108: From the video: The nomadic people of Mongolia don’t stay in one place for long. That’s why they live in gers (which American’s know by the Russian name, yurt), a home that is fast and easy to assemble and disassemble. Putting up a ger (pronounced gair) is [...]
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Dalai Lama: “Every Day, Think as you Wake Up…”
by Waylon Lewis on Jan 30, 2012
Words to live by. Unless you’re a spelling bee contestant…and even then. In Buddhism, they talk about 1) view, 2) meditation, and 3) action. View, or approach, or intention or mission…is considered most powerful, since it is from the minds of humankind that all our actions originate. For more: > Wisdom of the Dalai Lama, [...]
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Flowga.
by Waylon Lewis on Jan 30, 2012
Flowmotion® :: Sarah Tomson Beyer :: Yoga Flow 4 (2008) With thanks for the heads up to F*ckyeahyoga on Tumblr: Reminds me of Shiva Rea. Reminds me a little of the personal yoga flow as taught by Erich Schiffman. Reminds me a little of the Equinox video. I could do without the floating “lifestyle” words…but [...]
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When Muppets Attack (Fox News). {Video}
by Waylon Lewis on Jan 30, 2012
Muppets attack back: Last month, Fox’s Eric Trolling accused the Muppets…yes, the Muppets—of being no more than a bunch of “Liberals Trying To Brainwash Your Kids Against Capitalism.” Yesterday, the Muppets responded, rather surprisingly. During a press conference, Kermit and Miss Piggy were asked for their reaction to the allegation that they were “pushing a [...]
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Summon the Snake in You Through Bhujangasana.
by Catherine Ghosh on Jan 30, 2012
~Like the mythical snake, our own sexuality can serve to either further entangle, or liberate us from the material coils~
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The Most Common Yoga Injury & What to do About It.
by Bernadette Birney on Jan 30, 2012
Most people would have probably just described it as low back pain but, being a fancified yoga-teacher-type, I could inform you that my right Sacroiliac Joint was stuck. The durned thing hadn’t budged in almost 2 years, and it hurt. Sometimes it hurt a lot.
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Using Primitive Wisdom to Radically Improve Your Health. ~ Dr. Joseph Mercola
by elephantjournal.com on Jan 30, 2012
“It can be tempting for us to simplify this observation into the easily digestible message that tooth decay and other degenerative diseases are simply a result of the transition to modern life and diet, but if we do this, we wind up missing the overwhelming emphasis that Price placed on what he called primitive wisdom.”
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My Baby Wears Bindi: One Mama’s Journey to Raise a Conscious Kiddo. ~ Brooke Kochel
by elephantjournal.com on Jan 30, 2012
There’ve been many questions surface from myself as a parent and from curious onlookers. When do you start a child’s spiritual and humanitarian education? Can she glean anything at all from these experiences, being so young, or are we just doing it for ourselves?
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Sisters, Sisters: The Oy, Oy, Oy of Love. ~ Judyth Hill
by elephantjournal.com on Jan 30, 2012
So the mortifying truth is, besides my sister having the audacity to continue to live her own life while I was there, I didn’t get my way.
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Grandma’s Advice: Leave that Yoga Class. ~ Lindsay Friedman
by elephantjournal.com on Jan 30, 2012
She asked her grandmother if she had any pearls of wisdom and her grandmother said, “I have no advice. I learned to not give people advice.” The instructor then said, “So everyone, I have no advice for you. Now on to downward dog.”
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The Seven Yogas of the Heart, Part I: The Crucible.
by Josh Schrei on Jan 30, 2012
How we treat our physical hearts is the direct foundation for our lives and for our spiritual path. The most basic, fundamental practice we can develop on our journey of reconnection to the heart is to know what our physical hearts need to be truly healthy and to care for them diligently and lovingly.
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Confessions of a Fat Chainsmoker in Yoga Class. ~ Greg Eckard
by elephantjournal.com on Jan 30, 2012
I wore sweatpants and a t-shirt from my favorite greasy spoon diner to hide my big, hairy pot belly. Retreating immediately into the corner, I unfurled my yoga mat. I attempted the two or three stretches I remembered vaguely from elementary school gym class, staring intently at the ground and hoping no one would notice me.
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Mat Kearney: Hippie Revolutionary Christian Rocker. {Interview} ~ Greg Eckard
by elephantjournal.com on Jan 30, 2012
“I’m sorry the church has become a lobbyist group for greed and things that have nothing to do with the character of Christ,” he says. “He chose to love the unlovable, the needy and the sick and the orphaned.”
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The Guru.
by Joseph Boquiren on Jan 30, 2012
The gurus of ancient India were bearded and held classes in the jungle.
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A Taste of the Yoga Sutras, Part 1. ~ Camella Nair
by elephantjournal.com on Jan 30, 2012
This series pairs Patanjali’s yoga sutras with the everyday life activity of feeding the body. Part 1 considers Kriya Yoga.
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“Wellness that Worx” – American Alternative Health Care Ingenuity.
by Roger Wolsey on Jan 30, 2012
It dawned on Ms. Nelson, who also has worked as a marketing and communications consultant for businesses, that there was something she could do to help meet this need. Her vision was to create a win-win solution whereby clients in need can obtain alternative health care treatments at a reduced cost and whereby practitioners can grow their businesses by dramatically increasing their clientele.
Hence, the “Wellness Networx.” Wellness Networx is a network of alternative health care providers in and around the Boulder area that offers services at affordable discounted rates for members.
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