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6 Tips for Waking Up Early, Getting Sh*t Done & Being Happy. ~ Mehdi René
by elephantjournal.com on Mar 25, 2013
“Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.” ~ Ben Franklin Whether you hate it or love it, rising early is something that we can and should all come to enjoy for its beauty and benefits. There are countless articles written of people’s success in learning to wake around 5:00 [...]
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How to end Sex Scandals in the Yoga Community.
by Waylon Lewis on Mar 25, 2013
…Or any mindful community, for that matter. We can end scandals by dropping the notion that goodness is separate from us. When our dreams come true, we will still be miserable if… If we think happiness is future tense, it will always remain so, ever out of our grasp. Enjoy now. Start enjoying now, now. [...]
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An Ayurvedic Look at Living with the Cycles.
by Dr. John Douillard, DC on Mar 7, 2013
Do you feel like your life is a struggle? Do you crave sweets, caffeine, chips, bread or a nap in the afternoon? Do you finish your day feeling like you were hit by a moped, a car, or even a bus? Do you wake up tired without the motivation to get up and go? While [...]
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Love is in the Air. ~ Ari Goldfield & Rose Taylor Goldfield
by elephantjournal.com on Feb 14, 2013
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Arrive Healthy: How to Reduce Airplane Stress.
by Dr. John Douillard, DC on Nov 29, 2012
When I worked for the New Jersey Nets, I traveled 17 days out of each month for the 2000 NBA season. The job was great, but I felt the travel took years off my life. I remember waking up in hotel rooms swollen. My eyes were puffy, the ring on my finger was tight and [...]
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Top 10 Yoga Blogs of the Week.
by Tanya Lee Markul on Nov 13, 2012
Myth of the Perfect Ass(ana), Getting sh*t done, Mysore Virgin, Rape Through Yoga Colored Glasses, and much more…
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Top 10 Yoga Blogs of the Week.
by Tanya Lee Markul on Nov 6, 2012
Yoga & Politics, 2 Year Old Yoga Teacher, Yoga of Bycyclining, Ashtanga Yoga, and more…
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Top 10 Yoga Blogs of the Week.
by Tanya Lee Markul on Oct 28, 2012
Seane Corn, Anger, Confessions, Dance, Unsafe Principles, Tiffany Cruikshank, and more…
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Top 10 Yoga Blogs of the Week.
by Tanya Lee Markul on Oct 22, 2012
Briohny is Back, Tantra of the Heart, Bruce Springsteen, Naked Ayurveda, Music in Yoga Class?, and much more…
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Five Back-to-School Health Tips Every Parent Must Know.
by Dr. John Douillard, DC on Aug 30, 2012
photo: Svadilfari As we prepare our kids for going back to school, many moms and dads are dreading the upcoming cold and flu season. More and more parents are asking the question, “How can I prevent this and keep my kids healthy this year?” On average, school-age kids in America experience eight to 10 colds [...]
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Did You Eat Enough Cherries this Summer?
by Hayley Hobson on Aug 28, 2012
photo: Pink Sherbet Photography At the beginning of last winter, I invited John Douillard to be the guest speaker for the Ayurvedic section of our YogaWorks teacher training. Now I realize how lucky we were to have him spend part of the afternoon with us. After battling with intestinal dysfunction myself, and dealing with my [...]
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Amy Ippoliti’s dinner.
by Waylon Lewis on Aug 7, 2012
“Dinner! 45% home grown, 55% locally grown. 70% raw. 100% YUM!” “Home grown dinner. Get a load of those tomatoes! The prana is so vibrant when you grow your own. We have a butter leaf salad with heirloom tomatoes and lemon-garlic-mustard dressing, raw onion bread with pesto, avocado and cherry tomatoes, and a sprouted tofu [...]
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************, it’s My Birthday. {NSFW}
by Waylon Lewis on Jul 15, 2012
Fuck you, it’s my Birthday, was the actual title. But we don’t like to swear in titles for no good reason. This is a child-friendly site. Though I never get why we don’t swear around children, since the only child I know who swears all the time was Huck Finn, and he was the best [...]
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Update. Talk Show canceled. Walk the Talk Show with Waylon Lewis: On the Road at Tadasana Festival.
by Walk The Talk Show on Apr 18, 2012
Update. Talk Show canceled. Walk the Talk Show with Waylon Lewis is excited to announce our first On the Road interview of the season live from the beaches of Santa Monica, California during the yoga + music festival, Tadasana. Among the big names we’re honored to host on the Walk the Talk Show are Mallika [...]
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Walk the Talk Show with Waylon Lewis: Upcoming Shows.
by Walk The Talk Show on Apr 9, 2012
We’ll give you an update shortly on our guests on the upcoming shows. We’re taking a summer recess from our bi-monthly shows at Shine in Boulder because we’ll be taking the Walk the Talk Show On the Road. Keep an eye out for us as we travel to conferences, yoga and music festivals across the [...]
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Livestream or Attend: Walk the Talk Show with Waylon Lewis: Thursday, March 22.
by Walk The Talk Show on Mar 15, 2012
Featuring: Chef Ann Cooper on the importance of healthy and nutritious food for kids & Jim Adams and Judy Jasek on pet health and diet. Boulder tickets: no need to register online, though if your name is RVSP’d on Facebook you’re guaranteed entry. Just come. $3 at door (though if you can’t pay, $1 is [...]
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Watch Live: Walk the Talk Show with Waylon Lewis: March 8th.
by Walk The Talk Show on Mar 4, 2012
Live Taping: Walk the Talk Show with Waylon Lewis:
Frank Berliner on Buddhist meditation to help improve your business and relationships, Laura Ruby with 10 ways to green up your backyard, Music: Fiddle with Adam Agee.
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Special Musical Guest: Na’an Stop!
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Fashion show segment featuring: YAW
March 8th, 2012.
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elephant’s Best of the Week.
by elephantjournal.com on Feb 29, 2012
Subscribe to elephant’s free Top 10 Blogs of the Week newsletter. Yoga Girl Looks at Herself. Back in Boulton, Colorada. “True love doesn’t exist, friends. Everyone’s playing a game. So lose as quick as you can—lay down your king—give up. For it’s only on the other side of defeat that the mysterious heart, cracked, can let [...]
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elephant’s Best of the Week.
by elephantjournal.com on Feb 22, 2012
Subscribe to elephant’s free Top 10 Blogs of the Week newsletter. Cheerful (Eastern) New Year! Life can be so hard. The end of a year is hard. From a Buddhist point of view, the last few weeks have been the hardest time of the year. Now, today, is the New Year—the year of the Water Dragon. [...]
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Videos! Walk the Talk Show with Waylon Lewis: Richard Freeman, Mary Taylor, John Douillard, Vegans & Protein, Yoga, Coffee, Fiddling & Sex.
by Walk The Talk Show on Feb 21, 2012
Forget Conan. Jay is lame. Jon Stewart is okay, but I’d rather go to bed with Walk the Talk Show with Waylon Lewis.
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Watch Live: Walk the Talk Show with Waylon Lewis: February 23rd.
by Walk The Talk Show on Feb 14, 2012
Watch Live: Watch live video from elephantjournal on www.justin.tv Videos from last week here. Skip down below for info regarding talk show this week. Overall preview bit: Waylon Lewis Monologue is up: First interview video of Richard Freeman and Mary Taylor is awesome, mostly, and finally up—apologies for delay. In future videos will be up [...]
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Best of the Week: 10 Things To Do For Yourself On Valentine’s Day, Soy: Friend or Foe, Anusara Teachers’ Exodus…
by elephantjournal.com on Feb 14, 2012
Valentine’s Day isn’t for Lovers. It’s for all those who love—and that’s all of us. “One morning as we were all sitting zazen silently in the zendo, Suzuki Roshi said, “Don’t move. Just die over and over. Don’t anticipate. Nothing can save you now, because this is your last moment. Not even enlightenment will help [...]
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Watch Live: Walk the Talk Show with Waylon Lewis.
by Walk The Talk Show on Feb 4, 2012
Watch live at 7 MST! Watch live video from elephantjournal on www.justin.tv > Press? Click here for photos available for your use. > Not in Boulder, but want to walk / ask a question? Watch live. Otherwise, pro videos with good sound will be ready within the week. > At bottom of this post, [...]
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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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elephant’s Best of the Week.
by elephantjournal.com on Jan 25, 2012
editor’s letter: Love is Selfish. “But let there be spaces in your togetherness and let the winds of the heavens dance between you. Love one another but make not a bond of love: let it rather be a moving sea between the shores of your souls.” ~ Khalil Gibran The Problem: “I’ve had a few good [...]
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10 Great Quotes about Coffee.
by Karl Saliter on Jan 20, 2012
Call me a dreamer, but I hold coffee in high regard as a wonder drug cure-all love potion constitutional beverage from hell. Like no other drink in history, coffee gives temporary shelter to the artists, the poets, and the downtrodden. It is a world in a cup, it is a map and a mysterious journey.
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Our weekly editor’s letter…featuring a guest!
by elephantjournal.com on Jan 13, 2012
Want more? Subscribe to our free, weekly Best of the Week newsletter. elephant’s Best of the Week: 5 Thoughts You’ll Have at the Time of Death, Handstand Technique Video, Fight Bigotry—Eat Girl Scout Cookies… I Believe in elephant. A guest editorial. We have seven billion people on this planet, but the world gets smaller every single [...]
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elephant’s Best of the Week: The Most Meaningful New Year’s Resolution, 26 Great Books to Read in 2012, Sh*t Yoginis Say…
by elephantjournal.com on Dec 31, 2011
Auld Lang Syne. Sing it at Midnight! Soon enough, you and I will die. Nobody gets out of life alive. Everything’s impermanent. The only constant is change (and plastic). But if we can live for others, and die having left our room clean and our country more enlightened, then we can get some satisfaction. We can die happily—in the same [...]
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elephant’s Best of the Week: The Cure is Naked, Yoga Muscles, Why Men & Women Can’t be Friends, 50 Reasons you’re Beautiful…
by elephantjournal.com on Dec 14, 2011
Want more? Subscribe to our free, weekly Best of the Week newsletter The Continuing Adventures of Eco Boy vs. Yoga Girl: The Cure is Naked. “The below is an excerpt of a forthcoming novella. It’s autobiographical fiction (with the emphasis on fiction). Book forthcoming in Spring 2012.” “The most direct way to destroy an altruistic human [...]
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Ask John Douillard: 8 reasons to go Crazy for Cranberries.
by Dr. John Douillard, DC on Nov 23, 2011
My favorite part of Thanksgiving has always been the cranberry sauce. Traditional cultures have long relied on the cranberry as a time-tested remedy for urinary tract infections (UTI’s). But that’s not all: this little berry packs a powerful punch that just might make that cranberry sauce a mainstay in your diet this winter! Here are [...]
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Ask John Douillard: Is Gluten-free a marketing ploy?
by Dr. John Douillard, DC on Nov 16, 2011
> photo by elana’s pantry Q. What’s your take on gluten intolerance? I recently visited an allergist as I wanted to see if I had an allergy to wheat, which I don’t. I don’t get bloating etc – but there’s so much in the media now about how we’d all be healthier if we ate gluten-free [...]
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Why Cleanse?
by Caley Alyssa on Nov 10, 2011
From the food you eat, the air you breathe and the lotion you put on your skin to the cleaning products you use for your house…(I could go on!) you are unknowingly exposed to thousands of harmful toxins on a daily basis.
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Ask John Douillard: Eat more Carbs in Winter?
by Dr. John Douillard, DC on Nov 8, 2011
Q. During the winter months I always crave more carbs – warm bread to go with a winter stew, risotto, and filling pastas etc. Is it bad to eat too many carbs? What’s your take on this, Dr. Douillard? A. This is a great question! Most experts tell us that about two-thirds of the diet should [...]
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Ask John Douillard: Summer/Fall “Super” Foods!
by Dr. John Douillard, DC on Aug 31, 2011
Photo: Munira, Flickr Commons Quick Read: • At the end of summer, especially if you are a hot (Pitta) body type, your body will potentially overheat or dry out. Take this quiz to find out your Body Type. • Summer Super Foods are cooling seasonal antidotes to stop the heat in its tracks. • Watermelons [...]
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Ask John Douillard: Why did I gain weight this summer?
by Dr. John Douillard, DC on Aug 29, 2011
Photo: iamtrendywendy Are you experiencing summer weight gain, bloating, constipation? Even though you didn’t really eat “bad” or “pig out”? You may be experiencing a very natural phenomenon that is easily fixed! I know this sounds hard to believe, but we all have a slower and weaker digestive system during the summer months. Our body’s digestive acid [...]
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4 Ridonkulously Simple Ayurvedic Tips.
by Angela Raines on May 16, 2011
Your Morning Will Thank You. Procrastinate much? It’s been several months since I visited the good people at Sensorielle Ayurvedic Spa. This blog post is long overdue, and testament in equal parts to my procrastinatory prowess and my recent GTD commitment to, well, Getting Things Done. This actually helps you, dear reader. My deplorable deadline [...]
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Why Vitamin D is Good For You! ~ via Dr. John Douillard’s LifeSpa
by elephantjournal.com on Nov 16, 2009
As we enter the darker months of winter it is essential that we optimize our vitamin D levels to: 1. increase our immunity 2. protect against H1N1 (“swine flu”) and other influenzas 3. boost our mood 4. prevent numerous serious health concerns 5. protect against genetic predispositions In this video newsletter I share new research [...]
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Fight Cancer with this Common Spice! ~ Dr. John Douillard.
by elephantjournal.com on Aug 28, 2009
Here’s an article from a longtime columnist and friend of elephant, the famous Dr. John Douillard. Who knew how powerful this common spice really is? Quick, run over to your spice cabinet and get healthy now. For more great articles by Dr. John Douillard, check out LifeSpa. ~ Lindsey Block Fighting Cancer with Ayurveda. For thousands [...]
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Dr. John Douillard: How to Stay Safe from the Swine Flu, Naturally.
by elephantjournal.com on May 3, 2009
Longtime elephant journal columnist Dr. John Douillard has this to say about protecting yourself from the suddenly-dreaded Swine Flu—which I thought was BS until the gent hanging with me this afternoon at Trident, just in from Califor-nay-yay, said he was getting treated for it (and was not contagious). Then I bike home, having washed my [...]
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Review: Dr. John Douillard’s Ayurveda Health DVDs
by Caroline Treadway on Feb 13, 2009
Everything your mom taught you is true. That is, if she told you to eat your seasonal veggies, go to bed early and empty-stomached and do yoga first thing. This DVD series features basic-to-detailed advice on weight loss, detoxification and stress reduction. Dr. Douillard will teach you how to gracefully cope with the stresses of [...]
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Ask Dr. Ayurveda: Dr. John Douillard. #3: Maintaining Health and Stamina During the Golden Years of Life?
by elephantjournal.com on Feb 8, 2009
Dear Dr. Ayurveda, via Dr. John Douillard: Q. I am a physically and mentally active married senior with a wonderful wife and family who cycles daily, eats nutritiously, maintains high school graduation weight (160 lbs/5’10”), has never smoked, keeps stress in check, laughs a lot, reads a lot and generally enjoys life. [We can attest [...]
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Found yoga news on Uma.
by Ryan Nadlonek on Jan 21, 2009
I happened to stumble upon this news fragment on Robert Thurman‘s daughter. The article is from stuff.co.nz . It’s funny how the yoga world is full of paradoxes…the opposites are always linked! Maybe Uma should read this Elephant article on yoga and smoking by Ayurveda Dr. John Douillard. Uma in Sukhasana, aka Easy Pose. Photo [...]
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Ask Dr. Ayurveda: Dr. John Douillard. #2: Which Vaccines Are Safe for My Child?
by elephantjournal.com on Oct 30, 2008
Dear Dr. Ayurveda, via Dr. John Douillard. Q. I advocate selective vaccinations, each of which carries unique risk/benefit considerations. Which vaccines do you feel most strongly about (either positive or negative) and why? ~Sarah Kraft of Mindful Momma magazine.
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elephant journal goes Paperless; becomes elephantjournal.com
by Waylon Lewis on Oct 27, 2008
“elephant is Dead! Long Live elephant!” From the Holiday 2008 issue. Want to support ele? Subscribe to our free, weekly e-newsletter. Thanks to you, elephant grew 5 to 25 percent every issue but two over the last six years. Still, because we were unfunded, we were always just two mistakes away from going “poof.” That’s [...]
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Ask Dr. Ayurveda: Dr. John Douillard. #1: Fight off Athletic Fatigue w/Nasal Breathing.
by elephantjournal dotcom on Oct 13, 2008
Q. I just did a climbing competition with one round on Friday and two on Saturday. Going into the third (and most important) round, my body was so tired I couldn’t hold onto the wall at all, and I ended up doing poorly. What could I have done to make my body recover a little [...]
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Ayurveda Q&A with Dr. John Douillard: Smoking After Yoga?
by elephantjournal dotcom on Sep 11, 2008
Q: Like many American yogis, I strive for balance. So after a good session of hatha yoga and pranayama, there’s nothing like a beer and a cigarette. The Western medical system says booze and smokes are bad for me—what do you say? ~ Nick Rosen, senderfilms.com A: No doubt we are all victims of propaganda, [...]
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Ayurveda Q&A with Dr. John Douillard: Pregnancy and Post-Partum Health
by elephantjournal dotcom on May 29, 2008
Q: How can using complementary therapy in late pregnancy affect labor, delivery and the precious first couple of weeks of postpartum? ~ Heatherlyn Ernst, owner of A Mellow Mood A: This may come as a shock, but in Ayurveda it’s said that pregnancy and delivery is the most rejuvenating time of a woman’s life. Because [...]
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Ayurveda Q&A with Dr. John Douillard: How to Erase Dark Eye Circles, and Cleanse your Lymph
by elephantjournal dotcom on May 28, 2008
Q: Some of us have naturally dark circles under our eyes even though we eat and sleep well. What do you recommend? ~ Sylvia Tawse, founder of The Fresh Ideas Group A: While dark circles under the eyes can be due to lack of sleep, a poor diet or some types of anemia, there is [...]
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