All You Have to Do Is Breathe. ~ Rebecca Nemser
by elephantjournal.com on May 10, 2012
Best-selling author Stephen McCauley takes his yoga off the mat, and reveals the truth about Rain Mitchell and his tales from the yoga studio.
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The Definitive Yoga Teacher Rule Book. ~ Cori Martinez
by elephantjournal.com on May 10, 2012
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Nigella-Style “Raw Chocolate Mousse” Recipe that Will Make you Say Ooooh!
by Katrina Love Senn on May 9, 2012
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You can’t stay happy forever.
by Rebecca Lammersen on May 7, 2012
Have you ever noticed that being happy is just as exhausting as being sad? That’s because it is. I have lived my life on the roller coaster of emotion. Disneyland’s Space Mountain doesn’t hold a snow capped peak to the summits and valleys of my feelings. I have spent most days holding on for dear [...]
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The Chocolate Effect.
by Dr. John Douillard, DC on May 7, 2012
Not All Chocolate Is Created Equal The research is compelling—there are so many studies touting the health benefits of cacao. The Greeks called it theobromo or “food of the gods.” Others called it the “food of the devil”—suggesting there may be a “dark side” to chocolate. Let’s dip into the very controversial issue of chocolate: [...]
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Meditate Your Way to Happiness. ~ Navodita Pande
by elephantjournal.com on May 2, 2012
Meditation can be called a kind of silent introspection. It is also a perfect way to end a yoga workout. If your morning routine is that you do quick poses, dynamic yoga asanas (poses) and follow a hectic yoga schedule, it’s time you add meditation to the list. Meditative techniques work to build your inner [...]
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Lovers Who Listen & Friends Who Fix: Which Are You?
by Michele Christensen on May 2, 2012
Elements of Masculine and Feminine Power in Relationships: Nurturing and Providing.
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Mirror Me.
by Rebecca Lammersen on May 1, 2012
We all have those days; the days where everything goes wrong. I had one of those days last week. I was jolted awake at 5AM by a whiny three year old clocking me on the head with her Dora the Explorer microphone. My six year old was complaining that I didn’t get her favorite yogurt [...]
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The Truth About Sweeteners: Natural & Artificial.
by Dr. John Douillard, DC on May 1, 2012
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Yogi & Shaman Dance in the Fire: How Yoga Brought Me Home. ~ Patricia J. Heavren
by elephantjournal.com on May 1, 2012
My journey to becoming a shaman began as a desire to renounce all things earthly—or, at least, all things earthly that weren’t working the way I wanted.
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IBS, Chinese Medicine & You.
by Leona Harter on Apr 30, 2012
While a person should never discontinue or change their medications without speaking with their doctor first, Chinese medicine, along with other natural remedies, can offer ways to combat this annoying syndrome naturally. Western and Chinese medicine actually complement each other very well and it is often in a person’s best interest if their Western doctor and Alternative Medicine practitioner can work together.
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Yoga’s Future Requires Sunglasses. ~ Scott Smith Miller
by elephantjournal.com on Apr 30, 2012
When the yoga world hands you Lululemons, you should make Lululemonade.
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Diet & Your Pet’s Food. ~ Alana Stevenson
by elephantjournal.com on Apr 29, 2012
A few weeks ago, I called a fairly large pet food manufacturer (of higher quality pet food) and gave them my ‘what for.’
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A Letter to Parents & all Other Humans.
by Rebecca Lammersen on Apr 26, 2012
Please Listen to Our Children and Treat them With Respect. Dear Moms, Dads and Everyone Else, Please do our world a favor, start treating our children as the most intelligent, wise and saint-like beings that exist on the planet. Why? Because they are. Haven’t we learned a lesson? For decades upon decades, centuries upon [...]
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Acupuncture? Really?
by Leona Harter on Apr 25, 2012
It’s safe. It’s effective. And there are no harmful side effects. Doesn’t your body deserve to run as well as your car?
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Beautiful Five Day Cleanse. ~ Amanda Ramcharitar
by elephantjournal.com on Apr 25, 2012
One of the biggest choices we make every day is to eat; what to eat, when to eat, how to eat and with whom. This can lead to habitual choices and unfortunately where stagnation and inertia can stem from.
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Asana Is a Tool—Are You Acting like One?
by Chrispy (Bhagat Singh) on Apr 25, 2012
Most ‘yogis’ like to feel they’ve transcended the‘calisthenics’ and the gym-yoga and are now doing the yoga; perhaps it’s more accurate to say that we are all using the asana practice to help us connect with a greater technology known as yoga, but that simple physical movement without the union of stability and flexibility, root and aspiration, expression and surrender may not actually be yoga.
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Yoga Lasts Only 60 Minutes, Right? ~ Aimee Hoefler
by elephantjournal.com on Apr 23, 2012
So often, individuals get wrapped up in looking like a yogi without realizing yoga is all around us.
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In 2012, “I will get out of my own way!” & 12 Other Transformational Manifestations.
by Melissa Smith on Apr 22, 2012
A beautiful and intimate festival this winter in Crested Butte gave me these nuggets of wisdom that have seeped into my life as affirmations for transformation. And, I’m working toward this powerful mantra from Shannon Paige “In 2012, I will get out of my own way!”
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I Work for Love.
by Rebecca Lammersen on Apr 22, 2012
Yesterday, someone asked me if I’m paid for my writings on elephant journal. I found this interesting—as if receiving money for what I do makes it relevant, real and successful in the eyes of society. Am I paid to be a mother? Am I paid to give hugs and kisses? Am I paid to hold [...]
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Ayurvedic Recommendations: Vata, Pitta & Kapha. ~ Brian Leaf
by elephantjournal.com on Apr 22, 2012
According to ayurveda, each dosha (vata, pitta, or kapha) has inherent gifts and challenges.
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Food Won’t Change The Way You Feel. ~ Jenn Pike
by elephantjournal.com on Apr 21, 2012
There are three elements to focus on when working with people in the beginning and they tell nutritionists so much.
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The Trance Dance. ~ Adri Kyser
by elephantjournal.com on Apr 21, 2012
When was the last time you found yourself completely free? When was the last time you gave yourself permission to try something new, let go of control and found complete surrender?
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Menstrual Cups Make You Squeamish? Five Women Tell All. ~ Jennifer Mo
by elephantjournal.com on Apr 20, 2012
Squicked out is a completely appropriate and pretty common response to menstrual cups. For me, it wasn’t so much the idea; it was coming eye to eye with a Diva Cup at Whole Foods. I made some mental comparisons between known anatomical limits and the girth of even the smaller cup, and backed away slowly, [...]
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Crashing Weddings and Beehives in Turkey’s Wild Northeast.
by Catherine Jaffee on Apr 19, 2012
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B the Best You Can B.
by Lorin Arnold on Apr 19, 2012
Each of the B vitamins has different impacts on the body, though connections can be seen.
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Yamas, Yous & Yoga for Youth. ~ Elizabeth Reese
by elephantjournal.com on Apr 19, 2012
If we can show compassion for others, it often enables us to treat ourselves with more kindness or Ahimsa.
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The Therapeutic Benefits of Spiritual Yoga. ~ Vicki Starfire
by elephantjournal.com on Apr 19, 2012
“In essence, spirituality deals with our relationship with what is beyond us as individuals. It is a very personal inner journey.”
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Live the Tao Way. ~ Ariadna Bakhmatova
by elephantjournal.com on Apr 18, 2012
Being “emotionally intelligent” is to be able to recognize the emotions by their effects on the body, and employing exercises that transform negative emotions into positive life force.
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Holy Hick: A Road Trip to the Redneck Riviera. ~ Hayley Samuelson
by elephantjournal.com on Apr 18, 2012
Cheers erupt throughout the worn, velour interior of the dated Astro van as each delirious passenger lays eyes on the words they endured 26 hours on the road to read–Welcome to Gulf Shores.
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Resurrecting Happy. ~ Shasta Townsend
by elephantjournal.com on Apr 16, 2012
I am not suggesting you abandon your Porsche and live in a yurt, but if you are seeking to resurrect happiness then connect to your self, connect to others and just lend a helping hand.
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11 Ways to Cheat Veganism.
by Matt Wallace on Apr 16, 2012
Choosing to go vegan can be a difficult task. Here are eleven ways to make the transition both easy and delicious.
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Crack Me Open & Light Me Up.
by Rebecca Lammersen on Apr 15, 2012
“There are cracks. There are cracks in everything. That’s how the light gets in.” ~ Leonard Cohen We spend our lives in search of the putty that will fill the cracks—the imperfections that exist in our being, in our lives and in our world. I have been on crack maintenance my entire life. I have [...]
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Are Weapons of Mass Distraction Keeping You from Inner Peace?
by Lori Lothian on Apr 14, 2012
The Dead Ends of Money, Sex, Botox and Spirituality The other day I observed my 12-year-old talk for hours on the phone about a boy crush, check out her appearance in the bathroom mirror and then work intensely to get yet another perfect grade on a school project. She was busy pursuing three weapons of [...]
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Crave Sweets? Home Screen Your Risk for Pre-Diabetes.
by Dr. John Douillard, DC on Apr 13, 2012
I have many patients who come in to see me with no physical complaints and, once screened, are revealed to be either pre-diabetic or even diabetic. Unfortunately, your annual blood test could easily miss a pre-diabetic condition. This is a huge oversight in the medical system. That’s why it’s so important to screen yourself and [...]
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Carrie Underwood goes (almost) all Vegan.
by Lindsey Block on Apr 13, 2012
I know, I know. I’m not a celeb gossiper either. But when this popped up on the internet, it made me take a second to think about it, which is important. I think it’s great that someone as well-known and loved as Carrie Underwood, who graces the cover of this month’s SELF Magazine, can take [...]
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Experiencing Loss with the Five Elements.
by Leona Harter on Apr 13, 2012
Grief is defined as deep or intense sorrow or distress. We’ve all experienced this type of emotion at one time or another.
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Fat is the New Skinny.
by David Romanelli on Apr 12, 2012
You really know the yoga is affecting you NOT when you nail all the poses or can fit into the new Lulu pants…BUT RATHER when you can look in the mirror and actually see your own beauty.
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In Between the Breaths. ~ Camden Hock
by Yoga Pod on Apr 12, 2012
In between the first breath and the last breath, we are presented opportunities for becoming who we are. These opportunities are choice points where we are presented with a situation and then given the supreme decision of where we shall go from there. Our choice in that moment affects that moment and the next moment, creating our day, our week, our month, our year and so on.
As yogis, we are aware of the breath. This awareness has gifted us life, love, truth, consciousness, wisdom, and possibility.
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Love in the Land of Greedy Bastards & Finite Resources.
by Chrispy (Bhagat Singh) on Apr 12, 2012
Instead of worrying about fair, depletion, usage, return on investment or potential future consequences, love provides lovers the opportunity to see the trans-mutative effects of the most alchemical emotion and energy.
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You Gotta Retox to Detox. ~ Tanya Maria Mah
by elephantjournal.com on Apr 11, 2012
Hedonistic Tales and the Relevance of Yoga in Today’s World
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by elephantjournal.com on Apr 9, 2012
Click here to get your discounted Tadasana Festival Ticket. “With immense gratitude to lululemon and our friends over at Elephant Journal, a limited number of 3-day passes for Tadasana Festival are being made available for $199. Use this link to take advantage of this offer, which ends on Friday the 13th.” Just $199 for the [...]
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Five Reasons to Be Vegan (& Five Not to Be). ~ Greg Eckard
by elephantjournal.com on Apr 9, 2012
My hope in this post is to communicate some of what I’ve learned the hard way to people curious about veganism but are in a similar position to where I was when I started.
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Belly Roll Bliss. ~ Chandrika Gibson
by elephantjournal.com on Apr 9, 2012
I think this need to compare and categorize is perfectly normal, it’s part of how we order the world in our minds but it becomes problematic when our internal life is negatively impacted by the physical space we fill.
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Everything I Ever Needed to Know I Learned on My Yoga Mat. ~ Roz Lambeth
by elephantjournal.com on Apr 9, 2012
When you continue to practice you don’t just get fit and healthy, you get to know your body from the inside. You develop a relationship with your body. And then you discover that the things that you learn about your body on your yoga mat are directly transferable to your daily life.
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Are You Listening to Your Higher Self? ~ Dr. Margaret Paul
by elephantjournal.com on Apr 8, 2012
Do you trust your ego programmed wounded mind—or other people—more than your higher self?
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Elimination Diets: Friend or Foe?
by elephantjournal.com on Apr 7, 2012
Via Rosie Spinks of EcoSalon… Are elimination diets good marketing or a real phenomenon? A look at food intolerances, food sensitivities and how we need to look closer at our daily diet. When it comes to American food culture, perhaps the very embodiment of our cuisine—Burger King—sums it up it best: have it your way. We [...]
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