Love Can Heal Anything [Birth As We Know It.]

By Sarah Miller on Jun 22, 2009

Lately my life has been consumed by the birthing process. Last week my sister gave birth to twin boys at home. In her living room. With a midwife. This is a rare feat in our…

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Review of Raga Unveiled: India’s Voice [Interview With Gita Desai.]

By Sarah Miller on May 31, 2009

A raga is a melody bejeweled with notes and emotions that colors or delights the mind. - Sage Matang, circa 700 AD Last week, I attended the Houston premier of Raga Unveiled: India’s Voice, a…

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Review: Cartwheels in a Sari ~ a memoir of growing up in a cult.

By Caroline Treadway on May 7, 2009

In her memoir Cartwheels in a Sari, Jayanti Tamm reveals her childhood as "the chosen one" in the spiritual cult of Sri Chinmoy. Chinmoy was an Indian guru known for spreading peace and lifting extremely heavy objects.  His sari-swathed…

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WEARABLE ART [NSCAD, Louanna Murphy, Sarah Roy, Bree Mackin, Kaleigh Dunlop, Stephanie Merrick, etc...]

By Anna Gilkerson on May 5, 2009

I actually needed almost two weeks before reviewing The 19th Annual NSCAD Wearable Art Show. There was so much to process. ------- The evening of the show was dark. Wind and rain pummeled the giant…

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[Review] Flatirons CrossFit: Ready to Get Your Butt Kicked?

By Jayson Gaddis on Apr 20, 2009

I've been hearing about the CrossFit buzz for a while now and had to check it out. Little did I know that barfing might be a possibility due to the intensity of the workout.…

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Effective Communication: The Main Obstacle in Solving Our World’s Dilemmas? [Ken Wilber & Ode Magazine.]

By Sarah Miller on Apr 15, 2009

This morning over breakfast, I was paging through the latest, greatest Ode Magazine, wishing they would go paperless (and wondering why I keep getting complimentary copies in the mail) when I came to an article…

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Atlantic Fashion Week Fall 2009: Eco-ethical Fashion is just so damn cool [Danica Olders, Orphanage, Deux fm, Laura Chenowith and more...]

By Anna Gilkerson on Apr 12, 2009

Deux fm reports: Recently a bevy of Atlantic Canadian fashion designers presented their fall 2009 collections to packed audiences at the Olympic Center in Halifax, Nova Scotia. About 1/2 of the 17  designers that showed…

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ele Music Review & Photos: Charlie Mars - “Like A Bird, Like A Plane”

By Rusty Ralston on Apr 8, 2009

      Every once in a while, a musical gem slips through the music business machine and emerges as an independent success... an album ripe with musicality, fantastic heartfelt songs, and the feel of…

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One piece of music you must see before you die; Giuseppe Verdi’s Messa da Requiem

By Henry Schliff on Apr 5, 2009

We all want to be remembered after we depart this world. Weeping relatives, friends to tell of our greatest deeds, and music to rend the souls of those who mourn our passing. Alessandro Manzoni…

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It’s In OurNature

By Joana Smith on Mar 29, 2009

When we arrive into this world we are hungry; and for awhile, the things we want the most are the same things that are good for us. But then at some point, things get…

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Partner Yoga: a meditation on relationship: “It is through our intimate relationships with others that we come to know and love ourselves.”

By Yesica on Mar 26, 2009

When I met Elysabeth Williamson, she was so kind to sign and give me her book PARTNER YOGA: THE PLEASURES AND THE PRINCIPLES, and invited me to try it.  For one reason or the other,…

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On the Deaths of March by Mary Bevington

By Mary Bevington on Mar 25, 2009

"Birth, life, and death -- each took place on the hidden side of a leaf". ~ Toni Morrison Three deaths have touched my concentric communities in so many weeks. One, a man I knew.…

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Review: Terracycle Household Cleaners

By Liz Benson on Mar 24, 2009

My shiny kitchen counters say it all - This stuff works! I tried these natural cleaners from Canadian eco brand Terracycle. They are among the first consumer products to carry the Zerofootprint seal which means…

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Catch Up with Inquiring Mind

By Reverend Danny Fisher on Mar 23, 2009

I've got a review of Wisdom Publications' recent offering The Best of Inquiring Mind: 25 Years of Dharma, Drama, and Uncommon Insight over at Wildmind. I hope you'll take a look at it here.…

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elephant journal review: Pixie Mate, Composting, Karma (Climbing), Healthy Halloween Candy, Mindful Politics via Wisdom Publications, Corinne Rae, Fleet Maull: Dharma in Hell, Lily Organics bodycare, Monterey Bay Aquarium Sustainable Fishing Pocket Guide, Attention Revolution, Kombucha, Tea Chi, Kombucha Wonder Drink, Michael Pollan: Omnivore’s Dilemma, Veloce Coffee, Torrontés Wine, Autobiography of a Yogi. Whew!

By elephantjournal.com on Mar 20, 2009

Guayaki is the best maté. What’s that you say, Abbey? Oh, Pixie’s advertising? Pixie is the best maté out there. What’s maté, you say? As full of antioxidants as green tea, as wakeful as a big, double dark…

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Book Review: Less: Accomplishing More by Doing Less (Marc Lesser)

By Todd Mayville on Mar 19, 2009

In Western society, we tend to associate being busy with being important.  We try to stay connected to something, anything, all of the time as a means to stay "hip" or show others how…

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Book Review via Henry Schliff: Prisoners of Shangri-La: Tibetan Buddhism and the West (Donald S. Lopez, Jr.)

By Henry Schliff on Mar 18, 2009

I am always excited to find a book that can simultaneously broaden my perspective and challenge pre-existing notions, Prisoners of Shangri-La: Tibetan Buddhism and the West by Donald Lopez is just that kind of…

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Alexander McQueen: The Art of Recycling and The Throw-Away Habits of The Fashion Industry [A Fall 2009 Paris collection]

By Anna Gilkerson on Mar 16, 2009

Alexander McQueen Fall 2009 Alexander McQueen is THE  genius designer of the 21st Century. His commentaries are often mocking the very industry he works in all the while offering the most beautifully crafted works…

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elephant journal review: Body Balance, Lifeforce. [Shipped in Eco Peanuts!]

By Waylon Lewis, elephantjournal.com on Mar 15, 2009

My friend David McLaughlin has been hawking Body Balance for years, now. It's a healthy, organic drink in a plastic bottle (a necessity, I guess, due to shipping) that comes from aloe, and seaweed…

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Book Review: Zen Baggage: a pilgrimage to China (Bill Porter)

By Todd Mayville on Mar 13, 2009

This insightful and often humorous account offers glimpses into China's history not generally found in textbooks.  Porter's engaging style and voice draws the reader in and maintains a high level of interest throughout the…

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