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Get Urban, Eco-minded, Warm: Nau. ~Alex Hanifin & Waylon Lewis

by elephantjournal.com on Dec 9, 2010

Nau‘s updated jackets are hip, simple yet creative, with clean lines and stand up to abuse while looking downright dressy. The Shroud of Purrin Jacket for the ladies is our fave: $280 Performance: Wind resistant, water resistant, highly breathable and with four-way stretch, the Shroud Of Purrin fabric performs as a lightly insulated softshell for [...]

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Review: Get a Nice Yoga Butt Without Doing Yoga: Just Buy These Pants.

by Krystal Baugher on Dec 6, 2010

Foat Design: Revamped and Recycled Clothes.

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Book review: The Lost Art of Reading: Why Books Matter in a Distracted Time (David L. Ulin)

by Todd Mayville on Dec 5, 2010

Some years ago, an administrator in the district where I worked asked a group of English teachers why it was important for students to read a novel. After the stunned silence had passed into shock, dismay, and a general (internal and collective) shaking of our heads, we explained the reason why it was important for [...]

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Finally—an engaging, safe, virtual world for kids.

by Lynn Hasselberger on Dec 1, 2010

Games that inspire sustainability. MiniMonos (Little Monkey in Spanish) –founded by New Zealander mom and entrepreneur Melissa Clark-Reynolds–is a virtual world for kids from all over the world to monkey around in. With their own MiniMonos monkey avatar, they can choose a treehouse to live in, explore the beautiful island, chat with other monkeys, and even [...]

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Book review: 5 Minds for the Future (Howard Gardner)

by Todd Mayville on Nov 29, 2010

Howard Gardner, perhaps best known for his work with Multiple Intelligence Theory, offers up his views on which forms of thinking, or minds, will serve us best for life in the 21st century and beyond. The five he feels are most critical are the Disciplined Mind, the Synthesizing Mind, the Creating Mind, the Respectful Mind, [...]

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Book review: Rebel Buddha: On the Road to Freedom (Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche)

by Todd Mayville on Nov 28, 2010

Let’s face it, rebels are a pain in the ass even though we love them in movies and the like because they don’t take things at face value, and when it comes to our spiritual journeys neither should we. In Rebel Buddha, Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche follows in the footsteps of the original teachings of the [...]

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Book review: Dying With Confidence: A Tibetan Buddhist Guide to Preparing for Death (Anyen Rinpoche)

by Todd Mayville on Nov 27, 2010

We are all going to die. While that’s certainly no secret, at the same time, it’s not something most of us like to think about. As a result, few of us are ready to really make that transition when the moment arrives. Through his book, Dying With Confidence, Anyen Rinpoche offers us a path to [...]

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Book review: Fraser’s Penguins (Fen Montaigne)

by Todd Mayville on Nov 26, 2010

Fraser’s Penguins documents Fen Montaigne’s time studying the Adélie penguins of Antarctica with penguin expert Bill Fraser’s team. Montaigne spent five months in 2005-2006 living and working with the team as they studied the penguins, their habits and habitats, and the effects of climate change on the Antarctic continent. Moving effortlessly and seamlessly from poetic [...]

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Book review: Freeing the Body, Freeing the Mind: Writings on the Connections Between Yoga & Buddhism (Michael Stone, ed.)

by Todd Mayville on Nov 24, 2010

This fascinating anthology gathers some of the best essays exploring the common roots and goals of yoga and Buddhism that are available. The rather arbitrary division between yoga and Buddhism has been the subject of many articles online and in print, but in spite of what seems to be a plethora of views on the [...]

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Book review: Sex, Sin & Zen: A Buddhist Exploration of Sex from Celibacy to Polyamory & Everything in Between (Brad Warner)

by Todd Mayville on Nov 24, 2010

Brad Warner, the renegade “bad boy” of Zen Buddhism, returns with his irreverent and highly relevant views of life, this time focusing on that Most Hallowed of subjects: sex. Covering topics as wide-ranging as pornography, prostitution, and love, Warner provides an unflinching look at sex and love through the lens of Buddhism (Zen in particular [...]

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Yoga Sutras: If Patanjali Had Been a Woman…

by Ramesh Bjonnes on Nov 23, 2010

…He would have sounded a lot like Nischala Joy Devi. An internationally renowned yoga teacher, she is also the author of The Secret Power of Yoga, a book in which she uncovers the “heart and spirit” of the Yoga Sutras. Devi’s translation of Patanjali’s most famous sutra—Yogah Citta Vritti Nirodahah— is so sweet, Tantric and [...]

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Moo-Laah(bandha)! Aaah. Growing on Trees?

by Brooks Hall on Nov 22, 2010

I went on the Magical Mulabandha (moo-laah-Bunn-dhaah) and Book Tour for The Mirror of Yoga with Richard Freeman in Chicago. And I’m flying high on mulabandha! But maybe I should back up a little… The weekend started with a talk and book signing on Friday night with Richard Freeman at Yogaview. Seemingly not one for [...]

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Go Nuts with Fiona’s Granolas’ Newest Product. ~ Alex Hanifin

by elephantjournal.com on Nov 21, 2010

Fiona has gone nuts!

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L i s t e n : THE BROKEN EVERLYS

by Yesica Pineda on Nov 19, 2010

A classic. Rock & Roll, Country, Gospel, Americana… music for all generations. Hear Rocket Fuel! Music to inspire and cheer up the heart with rockstar drums that leaves you no choice but to dance to the beat, an incredible lineup of unique and talented musicians, awesome lyrics and songs that tell a story of life [...]

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The Best Dozen Or So Songs.

by Karthik Sonty on Nov 18, 2010

The current economy is pretty harsh on recent gradua…

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The Polar Explorer : World Premiere March 15th

by Lynn Hasselberger on Nov 17, 2010

A documentary film you won’t want to miss. 02.09.11 Update: In January, 2011, the area of Arctic sea ice coverage was at its smallest since satellite records began–1.27 million sq km less than the 1979-2000 average. This and more is covered in The Polar Explorer–the Official COP16 Film by award-winning documentary filmmaker Mark Terry. The [...]

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Book review: The ABCs of Yoga for Kids (Teresa Anne Power)

by Todd Mayville on Nov 11, 2010

This book is a delightful and fun introduction to the world of yoga. Each letter of the alphabet is represented, many with two or three poses. The illustrations help to show the traditional poses being described in a kid-friendly, fun, and relatable way. The book is equally appealing for both boys and girls, and as [...]

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“Look at that fish…I mean, bird.” W. Lewis has a vision at Leaders Causing Leaders…

by Mathew Gerson on Nov 9, 2010

“Look at that fish…I mean, bird.” These possibly not-so-crazy-wisdom words were uttered by a thoroughly dazed Waylon Lewis as we strolled across the faux Japanese lakes outside the Long Beach Convention Center. These words, like a bell ringing dully in the empty sky, clear and true as one could be after hours spent in cavernous, cold convention [...]

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Book review: Hand Wash Cold: Care Instructions for an Ordinary Life (Karen Maezen Miller)

by Todd Mayville on Nov 8, 2010

Most of us live waiting for our lives to start. The thought of “Once I get this or Once I get there then my life will really begin” haunts the thinking of the vast majority of us, and it is this thinking that Miller says is a huge mistake. The lives we are living right now, [...]

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Denver Part Deux – Carolyn “The Healthy Voyager” Scott

by Carolyn Scott on Nov 4, 2010

Why REI you ask? Well, it’s the original and flagship store located in downtown Denver. Denver is a youthful town dominated by outdoorsy activities and sports town pride. On my last visit to Denver, I hit up some pretty fantastic joints and I’m happy to report that I discovered a few more gems in the [...]

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Review: Short Films Don’t Suck.

by Krystal Baugher on Nov 3, 2010

My evening at Lunafest. In the United States the genre of short films often times gets looked over, even snarled at by mainstream movie-goers. But why? We’re a culture who loves things cheap and fast, a culture taken over by youtube and video streaming. But for some reason the short film still hasn’t hit most [...]

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Review: The Power And The Pain. ~ Marisa Ware

by elephantjournal.com on Nov 2, 2010

A Review of Andrew Holocek’s The Power and the Pain: Transforming Spiritual Hardship into Joy Trungpa Rinpoche once said The arrival of chaos should be regarded as extremely good news. As a meditation practitioner, I could easily comprehend this advice from the safe distance of being happy, financially successful, and in a supportive long-term relationship. [...]

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Most Patriotic Pants Ever: BetaBrand USA Pants.

by elephantjournal.com on Oct 30, 2010

I’m watching Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert’s Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear on the National Mall in DC via livestream (two of our columnists are in live attendance) while wearing my USA Pants and drinking copious amounts of (fair-trade, organic) coffee…and Mr. Fear himself, Stephen T. Colbert, is wearing the pants in front of [...]

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Review: Zutano Organic Baby Clothes.

by Emma Blue on Oct 30, 2010

Luxe organic children’s clothes that won’t break the bank. On a recent rainy night my five week old baby was sleeping in my arms while I engaged in a board game centered around naming sets of five. For instance naming five Meg Ryan movies (uhh we lost this one). Or 5 baby clothing companies, which [...]

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Yoga as Postmodern Shamanism: Reading Yoga 2.0.

by Carol Horton on Oct 27, 2010

When I first stumbled on Yoga 2.0, I glanced at it briefly and dismissed it as wacko. But when I detached from my everyday busy-ness enough to really read it, I quickly started to believe it was brilliant. Moving onward, I got annoyed, and once again dismissed it, this time as overly romantic. But then [...]

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Review: Pearly Gate Music. ~ Marissa Faye

by elephantjournal.com on Oct 25, 2010

As calm as the night and as wild as my mind. The other night my roommate and I drove through the mountains. We were heading up to our house and drove right by it, and on we went for miles and miles. We had gone to a concert that night and had heard sounds that [...]

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5 Best Discoveries at Natural Products Expo East. ~ Alex Hanifin

by elephantjournal.com on Oct 24, 2010

After going to my first Expo East (I’d already been to the larger Expo West in Anaheim earlier this year) in Boston for the Natural and Organic products show, I got to try a ton of cool new products. I looked for two things: first, new and improved packaging. I think, in the food industry, [...]

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elephant journal Review: Agloves.

by Lindsey Block on Oct 19, 2010

“Everyday gloves reinvented for a touch screen world.” “Agloves are everyday knit gloves reinvented for a touch screen world. They are gloves you can text in, type in, call in. Knitted with silver, Agloves allow users to effectively operate iPhones, iPads, Droids, MP3 players, and all other capacitive touch screen devices while staying warm. Envisioned [...]

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Get your Juices Flowing.

by Kim Stetz on Oct 18, 2010

I’ve taken to seasonal juice fasts. They seem to fall in step with paying quarterly taxes and checking in with my sex life. I can now cross “Fall ’10 cleanse,” “Third quarter ‘10 tax payment,” and gratefully, “October good lovin’,” off my fictional list. Yes, I am disciplined with my life in many aspects; what [...]

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Climb Outside of Boulder and up to Boston.

by elephantjournal.com on Oct 17, 2010

The adventure begins again. The Reel Rock Tour has made way to Boston, Ma. Coming all the way from the root of rock climbing and my home, Boulder Colorado. I got to experience a new audience other then my super rock star friends from home. Joining me, my friend Max who is a route setter for the [...]

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Book review: How Much Is Enough?: Buddhism, Consumerism, and the Human Environment (Richard K. Payne, ed.)

by Todd Mayville on Oct 16, 2010

This collection of essays is derived from a 2003 conference held in California on focusing on Buddhism and the environment during which scholars from both the United States and Japan gathered to examine the connections and disconnections between Buddhist thought and philosophy and the current global consumerist culture. Each essay urges a reunification rather than [...]

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The Post Carbon Reader. {Discount for elephants}

by elephantjournal.com on Oct 14, 2010

The Post Carbon Reader Discount Below. October 10, 2010 was the largest day of political action in world history, [according to, well, us]. Hundreds of thousands of people in nearly 200 nations got to work planting gardens, installing solar and wind power, and increasing community resilience at all levels—showing politicians that since We the People [...]

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Yoga Body, Yoga Spirit: How Can We Have Both? ~ Ramesh Bjonnes

by Ramesh Bjonnes on Oct 14, 2010

It’s easy to understand why John Friend highly recommends the book Yoga Body: The Origins of Modern Posture Yoga “for all sincere students of yoga.” Because, Mark Singleton’s thesis is a well researched expose of how modern hatha yoga, or “posture practice,” as he terms it, has changed within and after the practice left India. [...]

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The Entrance to Hakuin’s Precious Mirror Cave.

by John Pappas on Oct 12, 2010

‘Going’ [in the words of the Pure Land Tradition about 'going and being reborn' in the Pure Land] refers to the point at which thoughts and discriminations cease in the mind. ‘Being reborn’ refers to attainment of the ground of ultimate single-mindedness. ‘Arriving’ in the phrase “Amida arrives to welcome your rebirth in his Pure Land” refers to the [...]

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Sufjan Stevens Is Christ Reincarnate With A Buddhist Message. ~ Dan Slanger

by elephantjournal.com on Oct 12, 2010

Because the Net’s No Bodhi Tree (pt. 3) This is the third part in a series of posts pleading and playing for a closer look at how being online affects being mindful, where ‘being mindful’ is closely linked to being attentive and not distracted. For the first part, click here. For the second part, click here. [...]

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Do You Have Robot Ears?

by Karthik Sonty on Oct 6, 2010

As a fledgling reviewer a couple years ago, I hypothesized that, “[Bag Raiders] are products of the modern generation. In our world of iPhones, mp3′s…

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The Lonely Side of The Social Network.

by Brooks Hall on Oct 4, 2010

The movie, ‘The Social Network’ features the birth of Facebook inside the milieu of partying college kids. For the video trailer of The Social Network (plus two parodies), click here. The Mark Zuckerberg character, played by Jesse Eisenberg, coded Facebook in a state of lonely ambition. He had recently been dumped. He worked hard. He [...]

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Film Review: The Social Network. ~ Rachel Steele. (Plus, Video Trailer).

by Rachel Steele on Oct 1, 2010

This is the Dawning of the Age of The Social Network. One question trumps all when it comes to The Social Network, which I saw premiere at the New York Film Festival last week and opens nationwide today. Does it live up to the hype? At the risk of putting the cart before the horse, the answer [...]

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Core Power: Yoga Flow Workout DVD Review.

by Nancy Alder on Oct 1, 2010

Jenni Rawlings, owner of my favorite yoga store, recently came out with a DVD called “Core Power: Yoga Flow Workout.” Plainly stated, this DVD is terrific and exactly what I’ve needed in my rural corner of Connecticut. I’ve been looking for some advanced classes and not finding any that work with my body and my [...]

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New Music I’m Totally Geeking Out Over This Month.

by Rachel Znerold on Oct 1, 2010

1. Deerhunter, Halcyon Digest: Oh man, I love everything Bradford does. “Boundless Possibilities” is right on. More pop-driven and Beatles-influenced than ever. 2. Arcade Fire, The Suburbs: Compelling songwriting, rich compositions, and killer licks. It’s a winner. Anyone who names a song Rococo is awesome. 3. Best Coast, Crazy For You: Syrupy and delicious, sweet-as-pie [...]

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Book Review: Sixty Poems (Lee Evans)

by elephantjournal.com on Sep 23, 2010

Sixty Poems by Lee Evans expresses the Buddhist sense of the impermanence of things, a theme he also follows in his three previous books. He reveals a glimpse into his personal vista on the inevitability of death, yet affirms the right of each living being, human and non-human, to experience the cosmos in its own unique way. In this slim [...]

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Book review: The Power of an Open Question: The Buddha’s Path to Freedom, by Elizabeth Mattis-Namgyel

by Todd Mayville on Sep 21, 2010

Enlightenment isn’t about the finding the Answer. Enlightenment is resting in the Question. Such is the premise of Elizabeth Mattis-Namgyel’s book, The Power of an Open Question: The Buddha’s Path to Freedom. According to the author, the power of the Buddha’s discovery wasn’t in finding any answer regarding liberation—rather it was the idea that he [...]

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Review: Organic Candies for Organic Kiddies.

by elephantjournal.com on Sep 20, 2010

Candy steps it up health-wise. Try Hillside Candy’s Go Naturally Organic Hard Candies. They’re USDA Certified Organic, gluten free, and kosher. The packaging is all recyclable (though not made from recycled material—bummer, but what candy company’s packaging is?). What makes them organic–well the candies have no artificial colors or flavors, no chemicals, dyes, no pesticides, [...]

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Review: Lucy Activewear Organic Cotton Yoga Outfit.

by Lindsey Block on Sep 20, 2010

The (Almost) Perfect Yoga Outfit. Coming from a background in sports, I favor fit and functionality rather than clothes that can highlight my yoga butt. Luckily, Lucy’s got it all. The Cotton Karma Racerback top and matching Organic Hatha pants fit me perfectly. And they still fit me perfectly after a few washes. This is [...]

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Book review: The Mirror of Yoga: Awakening the Intelligence of Body and Mind (Richard Freeman)

by Todd Mayville on Sep 18, 2010

Richard Freeman has a presence about him, or more accurately, is a presence: one of calm, quiet compassion and understanding; a sense that not only does he “get it,” but that that you “get it” too, even if you don’t know that you do. This presence successfully transfers itself to the pages of his long-awaited [...]

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Review: YogaEarth Nutritional Supplements. ~ Angela Raines

by 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 [...]

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“Still Walking Around the Temple” by Suzanne Clores.

by Brooks Hall on Sep 15, 2010

The Rabbi said, “This is a book for freaks and outcasts.” He hadn’t read it, of course… Ten years ago, I published a memoir that enraged a famous Rabbi because it legitimized the personal quest for spirit. On the public television panel, the Rabbi said, “This is a book for freaks and outcasts.” He hadn’t [...]

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Ooh la la ~ sexy, sexy, sexy eco-friendly lingerie.

by Lynn Hasselberger on Sep 15, 2010

Underwear, camisoles, 1940′s style stockings… all handmade to order in the U.S.A. from sustainable bamboo and organic cotton blends.

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Review: “Tenderloin” Movie

by Celia Aurora de Blas on Sep 13, 2010

I want to make more people aware of this film. It’s deals with relevant issues that aren’t talked about a lot in the mainstream. When you throw a kid in the midst of a divorce, an Iraqi war vet attempting to integrate back into society and a melange of characters trying to “make it” through [...]

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