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Yoga: it’s what’s for dinner. ~ Sean O’Connor
by elephantjournal.com on Feb 12, 2012
Now imagine that YOGA had, at its disposal, million-dollar budgets and a bevy of branding experts. With those resources, it could create demand for yoga the way DeBeers creates demand for diamonds, the way Frito-Lay creates demand for Doritos, not to mention the way the two Toms sell toothpaste and shoes.6 views
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Six Leadership Lessons from My Yoga Teacher. ~ Dale Myers
by elephantjournal.com on Feb 12, 2012
Two or three times each week, a group of ten to fifteen of us file into a small mirrored room with a hardwood floor and soft ambient lighting. We claim our usual spaces, roll out our mats, and begin the process of warming our muscles, loosening our joints and preparing our bodies for the workout that will soon begin.7 views
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White tea, witch hazel and rose extract are powerful anti-inflammatory and anti-aging botanicals. ~ Amelia Bentrup
by elephantjournal.com on Feb 12, 2012
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20 Things to Know Before Starting a Yoga Practice.
by Hannah Siegle on Feb 12, 2012
Yoga is not a passive practice. Finding balance and flexibility comes from the selective engagement of certain muscles depending on the poses. Learning about how to activate these muscles is a long and never-ending journey. Enjoy it.18 views
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Happy Valentine’s Day: Cinema’s 10 Sexiest Couple Dances.
by Waylon Lewis on Feb 12, 2012
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Profanity for Gentlemen.
by Kate Bartolotta on Feb 11, 2012
"Just remember, Huck Finn swore a ton and it was awesome."117 views
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10 Things to do for Yourself on Valentine’s Day. ~ Joe Elliott
by elephantjournal.com on Feb 11, 2012
It’s Valentine’s Day, and if you are unmarried, you are part of half of the American public. Here are some helpful recommendations for building a more conscious relationship to the pressures at this particular time.527 views
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Happy/Sad — Does It Matter?
by Braja Sorensen on Feb 11, 2012
...the smell of the earth changes, winter officially withdraws the remnants of its presence, and a new resident moves in.37 views
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RIP Whitney Houston: Videos.
by Kate Bartolotta on Feb 11, 2012
Whitney Houston: August 9, 1963 - February 11, 20121,421 views
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Zero Waste Bathroom. ~Bea Johnson
by Jill Barth on Feb 11, 2012
The fastest way to get to Zero Waste here, is to find alternatives to your disposables: Remove your bathroom trash can...whatever lands on the floor is what calls for an ersatz. Here are the changes we've made.26 views
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Yogic Sleep?
by Chanti Tacoronte-Perez on Feb 11, 2012
Relax Into Greatness is an approach to the ancient form of relaxation called yoga nidra, yogic sleep. In this ancient yogic practice, we develop gratitude and effortlessness through relaxation; these are two of the most important attributes for actualizing your sankalpa. Your ability to manifest your sankalpa is greatly supported through the process of yoga nidra.125 views
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I don’t know what I’m doing most of the time.
by Writing Our Way Home on Feb 11, 2012
None of us really know what we're doing, most of the time. Frost makes the world beautiful, nonetheless. Cats make laps warm. We can sing for each other. We can know that we're not alone.45 views
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The Yoga Revolution: Bridging the Gap between Spiritualism & Materialism. ~ James Rohan
by elephantjournal.com on Feb 11, 2012
It’s time to wake up. Contrary to what advertisers and most major religions teach, happiness is not “out there”. There is no power outside of ourselves that can make us happy. Happiness has never been out there and yet day after day, year after year we go “out there” looking for it.79 views
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Shut the F%@k Up and Let Me Suffer!
by Tom Grasso on Feb 11, 2012
"People sometimes become shocked when I tell them I wanted to die. I, frankly, cannot understand how they would not agree with me."585 views
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Say ‘I love you’ through the language of flowers. ~ JB Bardot
by elephantjournal.com on Feb 11, 2012
The Victorians used flowers to send encoded messages to the objects of their affections. Because it was taboo to openly express one's feelings during the Victorian era, lovers spoke to one another through the "Language of the Flowers".35 views
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Jay-Z & Beyonce Welcome Their Very First “Single Lady”, A Healthy Baby Girl!
by Jennifer Cusano on Feb 10, 2012
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Afraid Of The Dark, Or Afraid Of The Light? ~ Michelle Anne Lipper
by elephantjournal.com on Feb 10, 2012
Fear comes in many disguises. It can hide and mask itself as any emotion. It can take a disaster, seemingly unite a nation and then turn humanity against itself.464 views
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You’re on Your Own. ~ Jacquelyn O’Brien
by elephantjournal.com on Feb 10, 2012
I’ve been giving some thought to gurus, teachers and our relationships with them. I’ve been thinking about our tendency to give away our power. To invest heavily in someone else seems to reduce our ability to invest in ourselves.581 views
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Finding Peace in a Serious Injury. ~ Maya Richards
by elephantjournal.com on Feb 10, 2012
I have come to peace with my injury, and accepted it as a part of who I am and something that I may need to deal with for the rest of my life348 views
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Much Ado about (almost) Nothing. ~ Johanna Lyman
by elephantjournal.com on Feb 10, 2012
Look to your own guru now to decide if the principles of Anusara still resonate within your heart. If the message is clear, it shouldn’t matter if the messenger is messy.272 views
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Why This Might be the Best Thing to Happen to Anusara Yoga. ~ Katrina Ariel
by elephantjournal.com on Feb 10, 2012
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Letter: Group of Senior Teachers meet with John Friend, Anusara Yoga restructured.
by elephantjournal.com on Feb 10, 2012
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On Knowing What is Meant By Goodness: The John Friend Controversy, with Respect.
by Josh Schrei on Feb 10, 2012
Just as certain combinations of notes make chords that uplift and others create discord, so certain behaviors are in line with goodness and some are not. There are real forces in this universe of harmony and joy and uplift and there are forces of confusion and disharmony and violence and pain that draw unhealthy hearts like a magnet. There are ways of being that bring smiles to the eyes of children, and there are ways of being that result in conflict among men.1,658 views
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Remember your New Years’ Resolutions? No? Here are the Buddha’s all 12 (apocryphal) ways to fix that.
by Ricardo das Neves on Feb 10, 2012
My guess is if the Buddha did New Years’ Resolutions, the Four Noble Truths would’ve looked like this: 1. In life there is time-wasting 2. The origin of time-wasting is unconsciousness 3. To stop being unconscious you must know what you want and what you don’t want (duh!) 4. To know what you want and what you don’t want, walk the noble twelvefold path....125 views
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El Jardín de la Vida. ~ Natalia Chaparro {Artículo en Español}
by elephantjournal.com on Feb 10, 2012
La vida no es un camino por caminar, sino un jardín para cuidar y disfrutar.70 views
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Do you struggle with the ethics of making a profit?
by Molly Gordon on Feb 10, 2012
When we don't charge enough for our services or products and run our businesses on minimal resources, the impression we make on others is not that we offer help but that we need help. Most of us don't really want anything that is not freely and enthusiastically given. Design your business practices so that you deliver your work with authentic generosity so that both you and your clients and customers can thrive.200 views
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Living in an Infinite Universe.
by Andrew Cohen on Feb 10, 2012
Last week I gave a talk at Alex and Allyson Grey’s Chapel of Sacred Mirrors (CoSM) in upstate New York. I based the talk on an interesting story that I had heard on NPR earlier that morning about some new scientific discoveries that support the surprising hypothesis that apparently the material universe is infinite. Included here is an excerpt from my talk (a rough transcript). Enjoy!194 views
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Facebook Parenting: This Man May Be Insane. {Video}
by Jennifer Cusano on Feb 10, 2012
This man unloaded a clip into his daughter's laptop. Was he out of line? Um, yes.107 views
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Recipe For Love, Ayurveda Style. ~ Kate Lumsden
by elephantjournal.com on Feb 10, 2012
“Vaji-what?!” No, they’re not some new kama sutra moves; Vajikaranas are the foods revered in Ayurveda for nourishing your reproductive organs, so that you can go all night long (and make some healthy beautiful babies when the time is right).180 views
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I am Utterly Obsessed. ~ Chelsea Tegtman
by elephantjournal.com on Feb 10, 2012
I believe I have become utterly obsessed with my body image and what I am putting into my body. I would probably even be considered to have an "eating disorder." Geeze, what a huge bummer! Or is it? Maybe this realization isn’t such a bummer; maybe it’s the doorway to loving myself again and the window to seeing the true image of the person in the mirror.277 views
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Yes! The Good Food Festival: March 15-17.
by Lynn Hasselberger on Feb 10, 2012
Good Food n. /güd/ /füd/88 views
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High fiber, low carbohydrate diet dramatically lowers inflammatory disease risk. ~ John Phillip
by Sheri McCord on Feb 10, 2012
Researchers from the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center have published the result of a study showing that a diet rich in slowly digested carbohydrates, such as leafy green vegetables, legumes and other high-fiber foods, significantly reduces markers of inflammation associated with the onset of chronic disease.482 views
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Relationships. We Don’t Just Want ‘Em. We Need ‘Em.
by Amy Nobles Dolan on Feb 10, 2012
As we grow up, move out and create lives independent of our families, we continue to practice expressing our deepest, spiritual beliefs – acceptance, understanding, compassion, selflessness, unconditional love - through the relationships we form.483 views
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You Call that an Article? ~ David Regelin
by elephantjournal.com on Feb 10, 2012
The article had taken a fragment of our two interview sessions, wherein I spoke of the transformational potential of a yoga practice, and turned it into a four page rant and complain session.958 views
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La Imagen de la Felicidad — Una Entrevista con Maestra de Yoga Anusara, Stacey Rosenberg. {Artículo en Español y Inglés}.
by Jeannie Page on Feb 9, 2012
"Ver a Stacey Rosenberg enseñando una clase de yoga es dar testimonio de alguien que está profundamente conectado y canalizando su esencia verdadera, divina; es dar testimonio de alguien que está viviendo y respirando el propósito de su vida."92 views
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Spirituality on the MMA Mat? ~ Jamie Squires
by elephantjournal.com on Feb 9, 2012
Many people view MMA as a barbaric blood sport and I wanted to find out how Brian’s faith fit into this sport. It seems such a contradiction to be non violent yet participate189 views
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The Loneliness of Meditation. ~ Sheila Singh
by elephantjournal.com on Feb 9, 2012
After more than six months of consistent practice, my meditation has become an almost lonely place of self observation. I watch as various thoughts fire off, one at a time. And each time I return back to my breath. Trying not to judge, to anticipate, to linger. Just returning to the breath.440 views
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Remember the Platinum Rule. ~ Joe Elliott
by elephantjournal.com on Feb 9, 2012
The platinum rule states, ‘Do unto others as they would have you do unto them’ ~Harville Hendrix76 views
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If You Think You Know…Think Again. ~ Jeri Senor
by elephantjournal.com on Feb 9, 2012
How does the infinite become finite? Can the Absolute ever be known? This is the great mystery. The conundrum that has faced those who have attempted to unravel it since, well… since forever.74 views
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Shattered Glass. ~ Deb Caplin
by elephantjournal.com on Feb 9, 2012
As I was carefully picking the pieces up, I was struck by all the different colors dancing around the room and the amazing array of shapes, as well. What struck me in that very moment was that while imperfect, the beauty I was enjoying was created as a result of that imperfection.171 views
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Invincible Summer.
by Kate Bartolotta on Feb 9, 2012
That gorgeous May day when summer is so close you can touch it, you will remember, finally. You are invincible.367 views
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Love of Cheese.
by Kate Leinweber on Feb 9, 2012
Now I allow myself to have natural cheese made with full-fat milk I am sated by the high quality fats, proteins and nutrients. This satisfaction leads to lower consumption. Moderation is the result. And moderation is the key to health.273 views
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