About: Angela Raines
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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 [...] 8,007 views |
What’s an Ayurvedic Facial?by Angela Raines on Jan 18, 2011 In a Word: Scrumptious. Review of Sensorielle Ayurvedic Spa Our faces take up a shockingly small percentage 1,614 views |
The Sweetness of Separation.by Angela Raines on Jan 1, 2011 Photograph courtesy of the multi-talented Jason Digges. Live from ISE2: Conflict as Love. Throughout this week at the Integral Spiritual Experience 2, we’re exploring love in a particular way. We’re imagining desire as one with the very force of evolution, which also and simultaneously evolves, itself. Throughout its unfolding out of and into and through [...] 977 views |
Deepak Chopra on Consciousness and Love. {Nice Shoes!}by Angela Raines on Dec 31, 2010 Live (almost) Reflections from ISE2. In a time when controversy and charisma are more common in spiritual teachers than not, it’s practically unsettling to listen to someone like Deepak Chopra. 1,367 views |
Live from ISE: Marc Gafni’s Fireside Chat.by Angela Raines on Dec 29, 2010 Strength, Service, Love. Last night I arrived in beautiful Monterey, California for a unique 5-day retreat, the Integral Spiritual Experience (Year 2). At this rare assembly, 509 views |
Holy Spiritual New Year’s Eve Bash! (You’re invited)by Angela Raines on Dec 22, 2010 Preview: The Integral Spiritual Experience (2) December 28 – January 3 at Asilomar in Monterey, CA. Much as we sit, practice, and stretch diligently in solitude, there’s no substitute for meeting face-to-face with a spiritual teacher. Much as psychospiritual growth can seem a lonely pursuit, the support of a community is priceless. Much as the [...] 393 views |
Four More Habits for Highly Effective People.by Angela Raines on Dec 13, 2010 Busyness is Laziness? My candle burns at both ends… 1,456 views |
 Jesus, I Love Jews.by Angela Raines on Dec 8, 2010 Top Ten Sexy, Eco, Mindful, Sexy Jews. Confessions of a Shiksa Goddess I can’t help it. 1,800 views |
How to Have the Most Awkward Dinner Party, Ever. (15)by Angela Raines on Dec 2, 2010 Eat Like a Zen Monk. Don’t celebrate Christmas, but still want some yuletide cheer? Not Jewish but still want to eat awkwardly with friends this holiday season? Check out this AWesome eating practice from the Zen tradition. All the embarrassment, with none of the Western religious baggage! Oryoki On a (slightly) more serious note I [...] 162 views |
My Favorite Nondual Comedian. (10)by Angela Raines on Nov 29, 2010 Savoring Samsara with Stuart Davis. There’s nothing more Boulder than Stuart Davis. OK, except maybe the fact that he kinda doesn’t live in Boulder anymore. He’s the artistic-buddhist-integral-ripped-geeky-heelarious author-musician-comedian-actor-producer you may have heard of from Sex, God, and Rock ‘n Roll. Well, he’s my favorite nondual comedian. I had the great privilege of seeing him live [...] 241 views |
Warning: A Disgustingly, Unabashedly Schmaltzy, Love-Mongering, Cheesy Post.by Angela Raines on Nov 29, 2010 ‘Cause I Think We Could All Use a Little Encouragement. When I was little, my Mom and I had a weekly ritual. On Saturday mornings, we’d hop in the car and run all over town doing errands, from the bank to the post office to the grocery store. Sometimes the sheer length of our to-do [...] 249 views |
Eye of the Beholder: Lessons Learned in the Dark.by Angela Raines on Nov 22, 2010 Boulder Blind Cafe. I meditate with my eyes open. I spend hours a day in front of a computer screen. 262 views |
You Say You Want a Revolution?by Angela Raines on Nov 18, 2010 Beatles For Sale. We live in strange times. 219 views |
Preview: Boulder Blind Cafe.by Angela Raines on Nov 2, 2010 I Won’t See You There! This Friday night, I’ll be one of the many people dining in complete darkness at the third Boulder Blind Cafe. I’m so excited to attend this unique event, and will certainly share my experience afterwards. Meanwhile, though, there are a few tickets left, so check it out if you can! [...] 203 views |
Boulder: Don’t Miss Jun Po Roshi Tonight!by Angela Raines on Nov 2, 2010 ‘Cos He’s The Ultimate Zen Bad Ass. Sorry to get the word out last minute, but if you’re eating dinner now, drop your fork and head to Boulder Integral to see Jun Po Roshi speak tonight! Five reasons why you should check him out: 1. He’s HUGE into sustainability, and teaches that, with true meditative [...] 222 views |
Pop Goes the Buddha [Video].by Angela Raines on Oct 27, 2010 Gangster Zen and a Buddhist Bartender I came across this recently—a Buddhist monk who raps about the sutras, and a place called “The Monk Bar” where people get their cocktails with a sidecar of dharma. I have to admit, “Mr. Happiness” has a certain nondual cool about him: Zen has been incredibly transformative in my [...] 183 views |
Finding Common Ground in the Heartland: Why More Kansans Now Give a Shite About Energy.by Angela Raines on Oct 20, 2010 by Robb North A Lesson in Persuading, Not Preaching. Here in Boulder, people are pretty laid back. Unless, of course, they witness you forgetting to compost that apple core—or, heaven forbid, leaving a light on unnecessarily. I’ve found the commitment to “green” here a hodgepodge of vibrant innovation, soulful devotion, and bratty self-righteousness. I’ve got [...] 169 views |
Is Yoga Un-Christian?by Angela Raines on Oct 9, 2010 God, I Hope Not. Recently, a prominent Southern Baptist minister, Albert Mohler, has created waves with his claims that yoga is fundamentally at odds with Christianity. In his essay, “The Subtle Body: Should Christians Practice Yoga?” Mohler expresses alarm that yoga has become so mainstream in America: When Christians practice yoga, they must either deny [...] 3,815 views |
Complete Protein? Complete Nonsense.by Angela Raines on Oct 7, 2010 The Nutrition Myth that Just Won’t Die Five of the many things I learned during my 15-month stint as a raw vegan: 1. You can live – thrive — on just vegetables, fruits, nuts and seeds. 2. What we eat has a huge and immediate effect on our well-being. 3. We really don’t need much [...] 8,143 views |
Bon Appetit Names Boulder Foodiest Town in America.by Angela Raines on Sep 23, 2010 A Delicious Honor. Oh man. Everyday brings a new reason I’m glad I moved to Boulder, be it the weather, the bike accessibility, or the preponderance of killer coffee. The latest comes from Bon Appetit Magazine, which just named Boulder “America’s Foodiest Town 2010.” In a glowing and mouth-watering review, Andrew Knowlton describes dishes from [...] 346 views |
Killer Tofu.by Angela Raines on Sep 23, 2010 5 Reasons to Skip Soy — Even if You’re Vegetarian. It’s practically a pandemic. Soy burgers, tofurkey, soy milk, soy candles for friggin’ sake. You can’t shake a Bhakti Chai without hitting a soy product these days, and that wouldn’t be such a bad thing if everybody wasn’t still under this mass delusion that it’s [...] 19,100 views |
Review: YogaEarth Nutritional Supplements. ~ Angela Rainesby Angela Raines on Sep 17, 2010 Improve Your Karma Yoga! “…high-tech, yoga-riffic Emergen-C.” “…There’s a kitchen sink full of good stuff in these things, from bee pollen and CoQ10 to wheatgrass and cordyceps to acai berry, probiotics and amino acids…” I’m a cynical yogini. In the past, I’ve been pretty fundamentally opposed to products like YogaEarth. They’re marketed to our LOHAS [...] 428 views |
Can Spiritual Teachers Be Jerks?by Angela Raines on Sep 11, 2010 My Afternoon with the Guru and the Pandit. “The real function of a Guru is to insult you.” ~ Chogyam Trungpa “I’ll scrub your toilets if you let me sit on the floor,” I rehearsed as I walked to the Boulder-Integral Center on a bright Sunday afternoon about two weeks ago. Thankfully, the kind woman [...] 2,167 views |
10 Spiritual Lessons from Running Barefoot.by Angela Raines on Sep 2, 2010 Are your shoes making you an a$$h@le? Do you jump out of bed at 5 A.M., ready to hit the road for your daily run? I’m sorry, I hate you. And I say that with deepest admiration and envy. Most days, I’d rather pay my taxes than go for a run. I mean, I’ll do [...] 7,159 views |
Zen: It’s What’s for Dinner.by Angela Raines on Aug 9, 2010 What’s in your Fridge? I’m about to leave for a two week Zen retreat in southern Utah—and all I can think is, “Damn, they’d better not feed us McDonald’s.” Let me explain. This will be my first retreat with a new teacher, and while she comes highly praised, I’m wholly unsure what to expect on [...] 678 views |
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