About: Bob Weisenberg
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Bhagavad Gita for a Fish.by Bob Weisenberg on Apr 21, 2011 Let’s say you are a fish / Swimming in the sea. / Only you’re a very very smart fish, / Smart enough to realize / That being a fish swimming in the sea / Isn’t all there is. 1,077 views |
Top 10 Elephant Yoga Blogs of the Week.by Bob Weisenberg on Apr 17, 2011 Is this list as astounding as I think it is every week, or am just too close to all the action? Every week I make the tough choices, take a look at what I’ve got, and can only say–Wow! Even the thumbnails are fascinating. 893 views |
Confessions of an Outlaw Yogini: Bakasana and Bourbon. ~ Sarah Kohlby Bob Weisenberg on Apr 13, 2011 “I told her of my free-range children, my untamed yard, about doing Sirsasna in a canoe and Natarajasana in the nude on the cliffs over a local river, and then I told her that two of my favorite things are Bakasana and Bourbon because they both make me feel alive, empowered, invincible, and free…” 838 views |
Top 10 Elephant Yoga Blogs of the Week.by Bob Weisenberg on Apr 11, 2011 Another stunning collection of Yoga blogs, don’t you agree? I love this job. 858 views |
The Poetry of Yoga: Enter Your Poems By April 15.by Bob Weisenberg on Apr 5, 2011 Some of the most beautiful poetry I’ve read is from people who never have written a poem before. 789 views |
Top 10 Elephant Yoga Blogs of the Week.by Bob Weisenberg on Apr 3, 2011 Top 40 blogs of the past month all on one page. Please pass the word by clicking on FB “recommend” bar. (For a daily stream of top Yoga blogs, join “Elephant Yoga” on Facebook, and follow @bobweisenberg on Twitter.) 1,375 views |
Top 10 Elephant Yoga Blogs of the Week.by Bob Weisenberg on Mar 28, 2011 Here are the top 40 blogs of the past month all on one page. (For a daily stream of top Yoga blogs, join “Elephant Yoga” on Facebook, and follow @bobweisenberg on Twitter.) 760 views |
The Carrie Barrepski Interview: Passionate Crusader for The Disabled.by Bob Weisenberg on Mar 26, 2011 I would ask people to view people with disabilities as who they are without their disability because the disability is just one of many wonderful characteristics. We are all beautiful, unique individuals with many gifts and talents to share with the world. 587 views |
The Mesmerizing Story of Jill Bolte Taylor’s Brain.by Bob Weisenberg on Mar 21, 2011 Imagine the irony. A Harvard trained neuroanatomist — a highly skilled brain expert – suffers a stroke and amazingly watches her left-brain functions quickly disappear. 1,717 views |
Top 10 Elephant Yoga Blogs of the Week.by Bob Weisenberg on Mar 21, 2011 Here are the top 40 blogs of the past month all on one page. (For a daily stream of top Yoga blogs, join “Elephant Yoga” on Facebook, and follow @bobweisenberg on Twitter.) 1,028 views |
Top 10 Elephant Yoga Blogs of the Week ~ March 12.by Bob Weisenberg on Mar 14, 2011 It’s not getting any easier to narrow it down to just 10 every week. Plus, 40 best blogs of the past month on one page. We welcome you to join “Elephant Yoga” on Facebook. 720 views |
Top 10 Elephant Yoga Blogs of the Week ~ March 5.by Bob Weisenberg on Mar 7, 2011 Another great week of Yoga blogs. We welcome you to join Elephant Yoga on Facebook. 505 views |
Rainbeau Mars: the Elephant Interview.by Bob Weisenberg on Mar 4, 2011 In Asia, you see great warrior like discipline, Korea is balanced with health, Brazil, raw freedom, Sweden, aesthetic sophistication, Dubai, modesty and yet, great fitness, India an inner light with not as much attention to detail. 496 views |
The New Elephant Yoga Magazine: You Asked for It, You Got It.by Bob Weisenberg on Feb 27, 2011 Welcome to the brand new (drumroll please) Elephant Yoga Magazine online. Elephant’s rich Yoga content according to your individual preferences. Here’s a quick tour… 1,181 views |
Top 10 Elephant Yoga Blogs of the Week ~ Feb. 26.by Bob Weisenberg on Feb 26, 2011 A whole month’s worth of the very best of Elephant Yoga on a single page. Please do us a favor and pass the word to all your friends. We’d like everyone to enjoy this. 1,030 views |
Top 10 Elephant Yoga Blogs of the Week ~ Feb. 19.by Bob Weisenberg on Feb 20, 2011 You would think I would get used to the high quality and variety of each week’s Top 10 list, but I’m blown away anew every week. 1,151 views |
Poetry, Yoga and Inner City Youth: An Interview with HawaH.by Bob Weisenberg on Feb 18, 2011 One of my goals is to encourage yoga teachers and students to step out of their comfort zones, and write poetry even if they have not done so in the past. 1,311 views |
Top 10 Elephant Yoga Blogs of the Week. ~ Feb. 12.by Bob Weisenberg on Feb 14, 2011 Join Elephant Yoga on Facebook http://on.fb.me/fVcyZb 754 views |
Gita in a Nutshell #11: The Yoga of Meditation.by Bob Weisenberg on Feb 11, 2011 Constantly mastering his mind, / the man of yoga grows peaceful, / attains supreme liberation, / and vanishes into my bliss. (BG 6.15) 721 views |
Top 10 Elephant Yoga Blogs of the Week. ~ Feb. 5.by Bob Weisenberg on Feb 10, 2011 Join Elephant Yoga on Facebook http://on.fb.me/fVcyZb 538 views |
Top 10 Elephant Yoga Blogs of the Week ~ Jan. 29.by Bob Weisenberg on Jan 29, 2011 (Join ELEPHANT YOGA on Facebook for daily recommendations.) 541 views |
Gita in a Nutshell #10: The Yoga of Understanding.by Bob Weisenberg on Jan 26, 2011 “Nothing in the world can purify as powerfully as wisdom; practiced in yoga, you will find 655 views |
Top 10 Yoga Blogs of the Week ~ Jan. 22.by Bob Weisenberg on Jan 24, 2011 (Join Elephant Yoga on Facebook for daily recommendations.) 523 views |
Flamenco Yoga Fusion: with Satkirin Khalsa.by Bob Weisenberg on Jan 22, 2011 Satkirn Khalsa surprised me last week with another video combining her inspiring Yoga with my flamenco guitar–Flamenco Yoga Fusion! 1,144 views |
Gita in a Nutshell #9: Different Yoga Strokes for Different Yoga Folksby Bob Weisenberg on Jan 19, 2011 I was surprised by how closely the types of Yoga in the Gita correspond to modern personality theory. The ancient Yoga guys figured out thousands of years ago… 890 views |
How Yoga Has Transformed American Spirituality: An Interview with Phil Goldberg, “American Veda”.by Bob Weisenberg on Jan 17, 2011 Phil is the author of the startling new book “American Veda: From Emerson and the Beatles to Yoga and Meditation How Indian Spirituality Changed the West.” 713 views |
True or False? Physical Yoga Has Influenced America More than Spiritual Yoga.by Bob Weisenberg on Jan 17, 2011 American Veda” is surprising, entertaining, and highly readable throughout, and it will cause you to forever think differently about the impact of Yoga in America. 1,172 views |
Top 10 Yoga Blogs of the Week ~ Jan. 15th.by Bob Weisenberg on Jan 17, 2011 (Join Elephant Yoga on Facebook for daily recommendations.) 579 views |
Gita in a Nutshell #8: Does the Infinitely Wondrous Universe Give a Damn About You and Me?by Bob Weisenberg on Jan 12, 2011 …In these chapters we have the clearest statement yet of the central message of the Gita, and of Yoga itself… 681 views |
Top 10 Yoga Blogs of the Week ~ Jan. 8by Bob Weisenberg on Jan 10, 2011 Join “Elephant Yoga” on Facebook for daily recommendations. 627 views |
Gita in a Nutshell #7: Is the Gita Asking Us to Repress Our Emotions?by Bob Weisenberg on Jan 5, 2011 …feel deeply all our human emotions, but develop the ability to step outside ourselves and calmly witness those emotions in a completely non-judgmental way. 695 views |
The Mind of a Loving Translator: Graham Schweig ~ Andrew Deitrickby Bob Weisenberg on Jan 2, 2011 Waking from a lucid dream, Dr. Graham Schweig suddenly springs from his bed in a revelatory state. He quickly heads towards his study and rifles through the same pile of Sanskrit manuscripts that had just appeared in his dream. 429 views |
 Top 10 Yoga Blogs of the Week ~ Jan. 2by Bob Weisenberg on Jan 2, 2011 (Join “Elephant Yoga” on Facebook 927 views |
 Three Exciting New Features at Elephant Yoga.by Bob Weisenberg on Dec 27, 2010 Three great new features to enhance your enjoyment of Elephant Journal. Please pass the word! ~ Top Ten Yoga Blogs of the Week (Soon to come: Top Ten of the Month as well) ~ Elephant Yoga on Facebook (My Daily Recommendations.) ~ Browse Blogs by Category: Yoga Wisdom Yoga News & Culture Yoga Practice Yoga Books [...] 303 views |
 Top Ten Yoga Blogs of the Week ~ Dec. 27by Bob Weisenberg on Dec 27, 2010 (Join Elephant Yoga on Facebook for daily recommendations.) Top Ten Yoga Blogs of the Week: 10 Horrible Yoga Gift Ideas by Birdie Greenberg Most Epic Solstice Ever? by Sarah Miller Yoga, the Manger, and the Grumpy Old Fart by Scott Robinson Gita in a Nutshell #6: Gandhi’s Bible or a Call to War? by Bob [...] 596 views |
Can Yoga Cure the Common Cold?by Bob Weisenberg on Dec 23, 2010 This is one of the very first blogs I ever wrote for the Yoga Journal Community over two years ago. I’m sure I don’t live up to the unbridled enthusiasm I had for the powers of Yoga back then. But I certainly had the right idea! (I was inspired to repost this by Heather Lounsbury’s recent [...] 305 views |
Gita in a Nutshell #6: Gandhi’s Bible or a Call to War?by Bob Weisenberg on Dec 22, 2010 (Complete contents at Gita in a Nutshell: Big Ideas and Best Quotations. For notice of each weekly blog, please join our Facebook group.) One of the first difficulties that confronts the new reader of the Gita is that Arjuna is being urged to fight a bloody war, one in which he knows many of his [...] 762 views |
 Top Twitter Tips for Teaching Twitter Tweeters to Tweet.by Bob Weisenberg on Dec 21, 2010 (Say that ten times fast.) Let’s try something new. Let’s write a blog post together. Write your tips or questions about Twitter in the comment section below. I’ll take the best stuff and copy it into this blog. Hopefully we’ll end up with a useful guide to Twitter. I’ll start. Whenever someone asks me about [...] 288 views |
Gita in a Nutshell #5: Why Is the Gita So Upsetting At First?by Bob Weisenberg on Dec 14, 2010 (Complete contents at Gita in a Nutshell: Big Ideas and Best Quotations. For notice of each weekly blog, please join our Facebook group.) Many people who love the Bhagavad Gita were frustrated or turned off when they first tried to read it. One reason is often the translation. There are many versions that are very hard [...] 510 views |
Gita in a Nutshell #4: Each of Us is Already Infinitely Wondrous (Divine, if you prefer)by Bob Weisenberg on Dec 1, 2010 (Complete contents at Gita in a Nutshell: Big Ideas and Best Quotations. For notice of each weekly blog, please join our Facebook group.) Let’s review our first three themes: LIVE AND ACT WITH LOVE AND PURPOSE, DETACHING EGO FROM RESULTS (GN #1) 2.48, 2.50, 3.7, 3.19, 3.25, 3.30, 4.18-24, 5.23-25, 6.1-4, 7.28, 11.55, 12.13-14, 18.53 EXPERIENCE [...] 1,291 views |
Gita in a Nutshell #3: Focus the Mind.by Bob Weisenberg on Nov 24, 2010 (Complete contents at Gita in a Nutshell: Big Ideas and Best Quotations. For notice of each weekly blog, please join our Facebook group.) It’s a great revelation to read the Gita by major theme instead of in the order it’s written. Today let’s talk about the third major theme: FOCUS THE MIND The Gita contains many [...] 1,102 views |
The Future of Elephant Journal: Yoga.by Bob Weisenberg on Nov 22, 2010 Dear elephriends, Over the past year or so Bob Weisenberg, whom I’ve never yet met in the flesh, has contributed hundreds of comments and dozens of blogs and a few innovative book club/discussions to the elephant community. He hasn’t done so because he has nothing better to do—well, I hope that nurturing yoga community and [...] 818 views |
Gita in a Nutshell #2: Experience Infinite Wonder in All Thingsby Bob Weisenberg on Nov 17, 2010 (Complete contents at Gita in a Nutshell: Big Ideas and Best Quotations. For notice of each weekly blog, please join our Facebook group.) It’s a great revelation to read the Gita by major theme instead of in the order it’s written. Today let’s talk about the second major theme: EXPERIENCE INFINITE WONDER IN ALL THINGS As with [...] 1,192 views |
Gita in a Nutshell #1: Live & Act with Love & Purpose.by Bob Weisenberg on Nov 10, 2010 (Complete contents at Gita in a Nutshell: Big Ideas and Best Quotations. For notice of each weekly blog, please join our Facebook group.) It’s a great revelation to read the Gita by major theme instead of in the order it’s written. Today let’s talk about the first major theme: LIVE AND ACT WITH LOVE AND PURPOSE, DETACHING EGO FROM RESULTS The Gita contains many powerful passages on [...] 2,654 views |
Welcome to “Gita in a Nutshell”: A New Discussion Series.by Bob Weisenberg on Nov 8, 2010 I’m pleased to announce Gita in a Nutshell, a new online discussion series. We will read the highlights of the Gita by major theme (instead of in the order it’s written). I think you’ll find this to be a wonderful revelation. Our outline will be: Gita in a Nutshell: Big Ideas and Best Quotations. The first blog is: Gita in a [...] 721 views |
Gotham Chopra On the Super Bowl, Yoga Classes, Foreign Wars & Comic Books.by Bob Weisenberg on Nov 2, 2010 Gotham Chopra recently graced Elephant with The Spirituality of Dogs, a candid behind-the-scenes look at his bestselling new book, Walking Wisdom. Later I had the opportunity to ask Gotham about things other than Deepak, dogs, and Michael Jackson: Bob: Gotham, I’d like to start with the question I usually end my interviews with: What is the question you’d most [...] 795 views |
Young Love Video, from The Godfather of Ukulele Hip-Hop.by Bob Weisenberg on Oct 25, 2010 Just because it makes me feel so good. See if it does the same for you. I’m not usually a big fan of hip-hop. But when my son Sam said he was traveling to Montreal’s McGill University to back up Jon Braman this past weekend, I had to check him out. This video falls in the category of “couldn’t resist [...] 546 views |
Bob vs. Buddhism: The Satisfying Conclusion.by Bob Weisenberg on Oct 20, 2010 When I first started reading Elephant late last year there weren’t too many Yoga writers around, so I started hanging out with the Buddhists. I didn’t know that much about Buddhism, so I started asking naive questions and comparing Buddhist philosophy to Yoga philosophy, etc. Some of my questioning got pretty aggressive, because that’s the [...] 1,245 views |
A Video Not To Be Missed by Daredevil Surfer Photographer Allan Wilson.by Bob Weisenberg on Oct 12, 2010 Once in a while I am so stunned by a video I just need to post it immediately. This one defies easy description, but it’s about daredevil surfer crashing wave photographer Allan Wilson and his work. 2,879 views |
“The Spirituality of Dogs” by Gotham Chopraby Bob Weisenberg on Oct 10, 2010 I’m pleased to welcome special guest Gotham Chopra to Elephant with this revealing guest article about his new book Walking Wisdom. The Spirituality of Dogs by Gotham Chopra There’s something so old fashioned about writing a book. The time it takes to actually write it, the process of getting it edited and published and then the act of hitting [...] 1,283 views |
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