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Is Yoga just Christianity in Disguise?

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Why I Had to Quit Facebook. ~ Monique Minahan

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Amsterdam Alone: A Delightfully Frightening Dance. ~ Melissa Stokoski

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One Simple Shift that Will Change the World.

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Online Dating Advice for Men. ~ with Love, Women Everywhere

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The Importance of Beauty. ~ Amanda King

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Ballerina Robot Ghost. ~ Jenna Penielle Lyons

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Getting Lost Helped Me Find Myself.

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You’re a Plus-size Model?

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Saving Abercrombie & Fitch in 5 Easy Steps.

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Reporting from the Front Lines of Human Experience: Meditation, Media & the Monkey Mind.

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Where Do You Find Ordinary Magic?

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Decoding Angelina Jolie.

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To All of Us Who Make Stories.

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The Question I Lived with for a Year. ~ Catherine la O’

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Ground Control to Major Tom: Astronaut Chris Hadfield’s Final Farewell to Space. {Must Watch Video}

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Loss & the Sweetness of Memory. ~ Teresa Jordan

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Bragging Rights: A Redefinition. ~ Christine Martin

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Can Art Save Biodiversity? ~ Lucy Olivia Smith

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Planet India. {Photography} ~ Elodie Saracco

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Just Because It Burns. ~ Sapha Arias

via on May 25, 2013

As an avid Pink fan, I have to admit to being obsessed with her “Try” single. The interesting thing is, the more I listen to it, the more intrigued and empowered I have become by one small sentence in the song. A sentence I believe reflects not only my life, but also my practice in [...]

Fusion Food.

via on May 25, 2013

Through commerce and travel, technology and media, we are being catalyzed into ways of being that a few short years ago were the stuff of fantasy and myth.

Growing Up into Belonging.

via on May 24, 2013

My knee jerk patterned reaction to fill the space and ease my anxiety prevents me from ever feeling the deep relief that happens in belonging to community.

So much Truth in One Video.

via on May 24, 2013

Aggression begets aggression. With thanks to Reddit for the heads up: A fantastic reaction to the London murder this week. “If I’m a vegetarian and I eat 2000 hamburgers in the name of being a vegetarian, I’m still not a vegetarian extremist – because I just did something that is against the whole concept of [...]

Urban Outfitters is a Commie-Loving Republican-owned USA Flag Desecrator, and So are We.

via on May 24, 2013

So if you know flag protocol you know the US flag shouldn’t be on clothing (or chairs, blankets) period. It should never touch the ground. The flag shouldn’t be left up at night without a light. It should face the right way. It’s a matter of respect for the fundamental and best values therein. That [...]

Boy Scouts rediscover their role as a Moral Center for American Youth!

via on May 24, 2013

“Boy Scouts End Ban on Openly Gay Youths.” Yay! Equality for all is one of our basic and most important American values—and we have to always do better, every generation. “The president has welcomed Boy Scout decision ‘to open its membership to all, regardless of sexual orientation.”

Confessions of a (Yoga) Sensation Junkie.

via on May 24, 2013

Sometimes staying consciously aware, and consciously connected to everything that’s occurring around you and in you, is the last thing that you want to do—and that’s why being a sensation junkie isn’t always a good thing, or even a helpful thing, either.

Why I Had to Quit Facebook. ~ Monique Minahan

via on May 24, 2013

Maybe you’ve felt the urge to disconnect from social media at some point, but felt like you just couldn’t do it? I’ve been feeling this desire to quit Facebook for some time now, but kept pushing it away as an unrealistic suggestion. How could I even consider that? Actually deleting my Facebook account? Still, the [...]

Amsterdam Alone: A Delightfully Frightening Dance. ~ Melissa Stokoski

via on May 24, 2013

We sit in gridlock traffic on a Paris highway, inching toward the bus station still miles away. I’ve obtained a stellar next-day buzz having slept from 8 AM to 10 AM post-discotheque. The bus expected to take me to London departs in minutes. My heart, pounding; my mind, calm. A mantra: I trust, I trust. [...]

Can the Journey Be the Path?

via on May 24, 2013

 Week 6: Share My Path Series. Many times finding your individual path requires exploration; spirituality, practice, is not  one-size-fits-all. This week the Share My Path Project  features Brian. His path is a reminder that though there may be difficulties and off-shoots along the way, we need not allow these hindrances to sway us. And if [...]

My Dancing Muse. ~ Edith Lazenby

via on May 24, 2013

There Are No Shoes for Dancing with My Muse I named my angel once but my Muse is more elusive….She does not have a name or a face, well, unless we include the moon and her magic. The moon is the mirror of my Muse but I never really see her. But I feel her. [...]

“Korea’s plastic surgery mayhem is finally converging on the same face. Here are the Miss Korea 2013 contestants.” (Photos)

via on May 24, 2013

Plastic surgery is, sometimes, helpful. Sometimes, it’s practical. But often, it reflects a profound, and sad, dis-ease with ourselves. Maitri is an alternative, and it’s harder work: we all know folks who are charming, gorgeous…but not because they’re conventionally beautiful. Because of the joy and truth they manifest, from the inside, out. In relephant news: [...]

Student’s Doodle Wins Google’s Heart.

via on May 23, 2013

“The reason it hurts so much to separate is because our souls are connected.”  ~ Nicholas Sparks You may have seen them gracing the top of your Google search page—those curious drawings incorporating the company’s most famous logo, and some amazing bit of history for that day. In the past, Google has featured images incorporating [...]

Is Astrology For Real? ~ Eleanor Blattel

via on May 23, 2013

In some ways, astrology is literal. The brightness of the moon affects our energy level. The rising and the setting of the Sun gives us the distinction between night and day. Our lives are undeniably related to the movement of the planets. But astrology is also a marker of where we are in time and space relative to an infinite universe.

Made with Love: Extreme Yoga Demo in Thailand with Craig Proctor. ~ Carrie Stiles

via on May 23, 2013

Ashtanga brings out the intensity and dedication in us. The series takes practitioners deeper into the evolution of asana. Yet, the Ashtanga practice remains illusive to me. Ashtanga has always been on the periphery of my wild, spontaneous Vinyasa practice. I tend to approach my beloved, movement-obsessed asana practice like a light-hearted, joyful child rather [...]

In an Interconnected World, it’s “Selfish” (in a Good Way) to Care about Others.

via on May 22, 2013

In an Interconnected World, it’s “Selfish” to Care about Others. My bike is made in Taiwan. My vodka is local, for reals. My pizza is vegan, made locally, but from a hardcore Italian place. My kebab doesn’t exist, but my cell phone is sourced from Africa and China and California. My movies are foreign, as [...]

“Conan accurately describes what it’s like to be 22.”

via on May 22, 2013

Corporations and Corporate Media tell us to be pretty, to spend money on clothes, to lose weight, to be rich…and then we’ll be happy and popular, like Taylor Swift – 22. Conan tells it like it is—and in a wonderfully funny, raw way. “Conan accurately describes what it’s like to be 22.” 32, the parody: [...]

Sea Otter Hoop Dreams. {Video} ~ Dejah Beauchamp

via on May 22, 2013

Craving your daily dose of “cute and inspirational“?  Check out this sea otter at the Oregon Zoo. Diagnosed with arthritis at 16 years of age, Eddie the otter’s trainers taught him to shoot hoops to keep him moving. A lovely reminder to always keep it playful.   Like elephant journal on Facebook.


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