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Yoga: A Religion for Sex Addicts? {Nudity}

by on Feb 5, 2013

“Practicing yoga brings evil as does reading Harry Potter.”


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Top 10 Yoga Blogs of the Week.

by on Feb 5, 2013

All is Coming, When Good Isn’t Enough, The Chair Pose of Life, Spiritual People Say F*ck Too, What Homeless Youth Taught Me About Savasana and much much more….


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Dance Monkey Dance! {Video} ~ Madison Canary

by on Feb 4, 2013

They’re the only animals who think they’re suppose to be happy, the rest of the animals can just be.


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If Your Dreams Don’t Scare You, They’re Not Big Enough. ~ Donna Williams

by on Feb 1, 2013


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Colbert on Climate Change: The New Abnormal. {Video}

by on Jan 31, 2013

Hurricanes, wildfires, record heat? Oh my!


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Yoga for Outdoor Geeks: Bouldering. ~ Katinka Sætersdal Remøe

by on Jan 30, 2013

Yoga for Outdoor Geeks Part One. Why yoga and bouldering is such an excellent combination. It’s amazing what comes to mind when you’re hanging upside down with your heel hooked a feet or two above your head. Some might think about the very heavy pizza they just had for dinner. Others may worry about how [...]


This Is Why Your Ex Broke Up with You.

by on Jan 30, 2013

Breakups already make us crazy enough. Why drive yourself even more crazy searching for unattainable answers?


Shhhhhh…I’m Doing Yoga: A Rant. ~ Angela M. Diaz

by on Jan 29, 2013

Source: photoshootbloger.blogspot.com via Debbie on Pinterest Most of us that practice yoga on a regular basis are no strangers to the general rules of yoga etiquette. In fact, most studios have a poster on the wall somewhere, or the list of do’s and don’ts, on their website. No offensive odors, arrive to class on time, [...]


The Upside of Judgement. ~ Jen McKelvie

by on Jan 29, 2013

‘Hey gorgeous, I know I’m not your type, but if I was, you know what I’d do..?’


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Sh*t Gentrifiers Say.

by on Jan 29, 2013

At a recent meditation retreat in Woodstock, our teacher, Lama Kathy, play-act illustrated grasping. She pretended to be a person who has paid for a candy from a vending machine, and failed to get one. She got down and pretended to reach way up into the machine. She spoke of how stupid people look, when [...]


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What You Can Really Expect at your First Yoga Class. ~ Rob Pollak.

by on Jan 28, 2013

Based entirely on personal experience (which I have embellished for dramatic purposes), here’s a rundown of what you can realistically expect at your first yoga class.


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Share this please: How to Defend Yourself if Attacked—this video could save a Life.

by on Jan 28, 2013

Three Self-Defense Tips. “Being attacked by a guy with a knife or a gun or some shit is fucking scary but it doesn’t have to be. Here’s three ways to avoid being hurt by sociopaths who have no regard for human life.” Bonus: Okay, for serious:


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These 10 Videos Will Change Your Life.

by on Jan 26, 2013

All of these are, in no particular order, pretty much awesome on wheels.


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Twin Toddlers + Gangnam Style = Fun. {Video} ~ Amy Cushing

by on Jan 26, 2013

Get ready for some serious Gangham Style moves.


I am sick enough to laugh at this. You?

by on Jan 25, 2013

Is there anyone who doesn’t find this funny? Educate me, tell me why. I bet I’m being insensitive. I promise not to laugh at you, and that is a total lie.


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Don’t Make Eye Contact: Relationship Survival Training for Menopausal Wild Women. ~ Donna Highfill

by on Jan 23, 2013

I think my husband might be more attracted to me if I didn’t glare at him with disdain on a fairly regular basis. These moments of hostility began around the time that menopause kicked in, and I’m not sure that it’s particularly good for our relationship. The first time it happened, we were cuddled up [...]


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Enlightenment like You’ve Never Seen It. ~ Gurunista Gayhle

by on Jan 22, 2013

You’ve never experienced enlightenment like this. Gurunista Gayhle is a self-proclaimed master of all things yoga. By sheer will she is ushering in a new era of the celebrity yogi. A hotshot mainstay in Mudlake, Idaho, she has her eye on the big time—even if that means her local community center. Gurunista Gayhle is two [...]


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The Funny Side of Climate Change.

by on Jan 19, 2013

Who says we can’t have a little laugh about our environmental problems?


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9 Rules Every Yoga Teacher Should Follow. ~ Rob Pollak.

by on Jan 16, 2013

Tip 7. Come On, Speak English.

For the first three months I practiced yoga, I mistakenly thought every Sanskrit word meant Savasana. For any non-yoga people reading this, Savasana is a made up word that literally translates to “lie on the floor while thinking about everything you were supposed to do today but didn’t.”


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Finally, A Little Something for the Ladies. {Infographic}

by on Jan 12, 2013

n response to that age-old question, and very much tongue in cheek—but something we have all very much wondered on that cold winter’s day.


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How Yoga Cured My Anxiety, Laziness & Intense Cynicism. ~ Rob Pollak

by on Jan 11, 2013

How yoga practice led me to three simple new year’s resolutions that should cure all of life’s problems.


There’s No F*#@ing Prince Charming.

by on Jan 11, 2013

Source: blingcheese.com via Taylor on Pinterest Every night before bed, I read with my daughters. My youngest daughter, Ruby is obsessed with fairy tales—Snow White, Cinderella and Rapunzel are some of her favorites. I recognize the sparkle of trusting innocence in Ruby’s eyes every time I finish one of the stories—the same look of a [...]


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Bitchsmacked by Buddha’s Hand.

by on Jan 10, 2013

Buddha’s Hand is a mutant of the natural world—the monster of the citrus bin. It has color and texture of a lemon, the body of a newborn squid. I can imagine little boys using it to attack LEGO pirate ships, or to suction to a friend’s face in a mock alien war.


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Pot Shop, political sexy right-on parody of Macklemore’s Thrift Shop.

by on Jan 9, 2013

Pretty much the Best Video Ever, of the Year. This. Is a parody of this. Which is also fcuking awesome. Bonus: Sexy Sax Man. Bonus: more Macklemore. More. More. More. Mooooore. More. Bonus: A Brief History of Weed. (awesome) Bonus: Pot pot pot pot pot pot pot.


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Visual Yoga Blog: The Wobbly Crane Pose.

by on Jan 9, 2013

Strength, flexibility… your yoga practice can handle those. But balance? Not so much? Well, the Wobbly Crane is your gateway pose to yoga’s harder balancing poses.


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The real reason I resolved to finish things in 2013.

by on Jan 9, 2013


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What Is Happening when We Allow Ourselves to Get Upset?

by on Jan 9, 2013

You are a crazy beautiful source of love and you are made of busted stars flung in pieces centuries ago. There’s no other way anything needs to be.


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Medicinal Masturbation: The Man’s Role in IVF. ~ Rob Pollak.

by on Jan 8, 2013

The IVF Process From the Man’s Perspective. (Now with more stick figure drawings).


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The Once Hidden Identity of Bansky: a Mystery Is Put to Rest.

by on Jan 7, 2013

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Is it Possible to Walk Downstream Now & for the Rest of My Life?

by on Jan 3, 2013

Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don’t resist them; that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like. ~ Lao Tzu


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Kissing Uses All 34 Muscles of the Face. {Infographic}

by on Jan 3, 2013


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“Vegan Style.” {Gangnam Video Parody}

by on Jan 3, 2013

And its kind of fun, too, if you’ve ever rolled your eyes while someone less healthy than you explains how you need to eat more healthy. Oy.


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What I Learned from Seane Corn.

by on Jan 1, 2013

I didn’t have to wait long for the universe to allow preparation to meet opportunity.


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10 Quotes You Must Read Before 2013 (or at least early into it).

by on Dec 31, 2012

Let’s look at time, love, the human condition, and God. But quickly, no fluff.


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18 Relationship Red Flags Every Woman Should Know. Plus, a Video.

by on Dec 31, 2012

I wish relationships had a preview button like iTunes, but they don’t. So, the best we can do is equip ourselves with clarity—what we want and what we don’t want. Through experience, I’ve learned what I am willing to accept and what I’m not. On paper, it appears these actions and behaviors are changeable, but [...]


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Eat More Chocolate in 2013.

by on Dec 28, 2012

Keep tasting. Keep loving. Keep trying. We don’t know what’s next, we do know it is probably best met with chocolate.


Microwaves are What’s Wrong with Our Country.

by on Dec 27, 2012

So should you throw away your microwave? No. Should you rethink using it as a crutch of convenience?


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9 Things I Learned from my First Year of Yoga. ~ Rob Pollak

by on Dec 26, 2012


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Somewhat Comical Yet Profound Gifts of Relationships. ~ Katie Geddes Ulanov

by on Dec 25, 2012

The reasons we think we have met someone are often not what life has in store for us. Why? Dunno. I sense this is like, “It’s not the answers, grasshopper; it’s the questions.” This is one of those “bigger than us” facts. What I realized not too long ago is that, looking back at many [...]


The Importance of Growing Spiritual Balls. ~ Fleur Carter

by on Dec 25, 2012

Source: nagchampa.com via Serenity on Pinterest Grow a pair. It is not every day you get told to “grow some spiritual balls”—not the Christmas balls kind of balls, or the sports balls kind of balls, but the balls of the manly kind. The term “grow some balls” is often used in the context of toughening [...]


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Top 10 Hilarious Christmas Movies. {Video} ~ Jennifer Townsend

by on Dec 24, 2012

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Get Your Sweatz On. ~ Amy Cushing

by on Dec 24, 2012

Ever received these as a gift?


5 Ways Coffee Can Save Christmas: The Yoga of Java.

by on Dec 22, 2012

Coffee is love, you guys, everyone knows that.


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The Best of: Clean Air Cartoons. ~ Dominique Browning

by on Dec 21, 2012

When it comes to having to fight for clean air, sometimes you just have to laugh.


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Hell-Bent Journey into the Crazy World of Bikram Yoga.

by on Dec 21, 2012

“People come to me and think yoga is relaxing … No! Not for you! Waste of time! Here I chop off your dick & play Ping-Pong with your balls. You know Ping-Pong? That is yoga!” Welcome to Bikram’s world of Yoga.


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A New Holiday Song for Modern Times. {Video}

by on Dec 20, 2012

Giving new meaning to roasting chestnuts.


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Happy Festivus. ~ Karla Rodas

by on Dec 20, 2012

Why I love Festivus so much.


Crazy (Dog) Love. ~ Terri Tremblett

by on Dec 19, 2012

Maybe it’s the sheer joy (and sometimes silliness) that dogs exhibit that brightens our days just a little bit more.


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Ralphie’s 7 Rules for Staying Healthy & Happy Through the Holidays. ~ Eka Joti

by on Dec 19, 2012

Theme song to listen to while reading: here. You’ll shoot your eye out! As we pass the mid-point of December, like clockwork I start to get a head-to-toe current of electric excitement. Is it the anticipation of time off? Is it the promise of presents? Is it the fabulous feasting? Nay, it is the seasonal [...]


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Santa: The Best Karma Yogi in the World.

by on Dec 18, 2012


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