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His Holiness the Dalai Lama on Climate Change. ~ Jenna Penielle Lyons

by elephantjournal.com on May 16, 2013

But the Dalai Lama said that we should first detach ourselves from the situation in order to become objective. Forget about politics. Forget about money. Forget about territory, borders, or ego. Become objective and look at the world from the standpoint of a steward–a steward who regards his or her immediate surroundings with an insurmountable level of love and care.

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New Teacher on the Block: Proving Myself, Again. ~ Maya Georg

by elephantjournal.com on Feb 13, 2013

Its never easy to start again as a yoga teacher in a new town. But does it need to be that way?

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By Donation is Not Free. ~ Shambhavi Sarasvati

by elephantjournal.com on Jul 7, 2012

photo: fifikins We can always give. I live and teach in Portland, Oregon—the city of do-it-yourself, dumpster diving and, as the folks at the TV series Portlandia have quipped—the city where young people come to retire. Portland is also a place where “by donation” spiritual teachings are often liberally and unilaterally interpreted as being offered [...]

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Yoga Means Happiness. {Video} ~ Carrie Stiles

by elephantjournal.com on May 9, 2012

“Yoga found me through the rhythm of breath. The ability to breath and move in my body and in my spirit changed my life. It gave me such deep gratitude… The teachings that have resonated with me the most are the simplest ones. Just breathe, be patient, choose to be happy. If you can breath and your heart is beating take joy… Yoga is a way to bring people together.” ~ Brooke Fitchen

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Learning to “Go with the Flow.” {Video} ~ Tori Reynolds

by elephantjournal.com on Apr 23, 2012

When Ben asked in January if he could play music during my Monday power hour at Practice Yoga in Dayton, I never dreamt it would take me on the adventure of a lifetime, but by the end of January he had officially asked me for my hand in yoga and we were planning a 2-week tour.

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Deep Fried Dharma.

by Sara Lovelace on Apr 7, 2012

Them: I don’t know how you can live in the South with all that retrograde bull***t. Don’t you want to live in place where people have the same values you do? Me: Not really, no.

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The Portland Anthem.

by Waylon Lewis on Mar 24, 2012

The Mayor (Kyle MacLachlan) sings a song for Portland from Portlandia season 2 episode 9. ”MY CITY!! MY PORTLAND!! OOOOHHHH LAAA LAAA LA LAAAA! THEY CHANT HER NAME! I KNOW YOU BEST. HOOOOOO.” Portlandia: My Portland, via the Croonin’ Mayor:

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Sh*t New Age Guys Say. {Video}

by Jeffery Thompson on Mar 15, 2012

If you read elephant journal, you probably know this guy all too well!

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The dream of the 1890s is alive in Portland. {Video}

by Waylon Lewis on Feb 3, 2012

Click here for every Portlandia ever (we’ve been blogging it before it was cool). You’ve seen the Dream of the 90s video, right? It’s alive in Portland…ia. It’s the video that started it all. “Portlandia recently saw a double-digit jump over its season premiere. It also topped all original primetime shows on cable in playback [...]

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Too Hip to Live.

by Kate Bartolotta on Jan 3, 2012

Silly hipster, breathing is sooo mainstream.

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Being With What Is—A Thanksgiving Prayer.

by Benjy Wertheimer on Nov 18, 2011

One of the events I always fear most while on tour just happened to us here in South Dakota en route to the final three dates of our national concert tour (that were to be in Jackson, WY, Sun Valley, ID, and Boise, ID). In brief, we hit a deer shortly after dusk yesterday on [...]

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The Joy of The Night Ride.

by Michael Levin on Sep 18, 2011

Enlighten your senses! Go for a night ride on your bike…

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The Good Samaritan. ~ Sara Young

by elephantjournal.com on Aug 9, 2011

While I have been in Portland, I have been meeting many different people to have them take me to their favorite Portland Places. I was telling my yoga teacher about the project, and she immediately told me she had a place to take me. I was so excited that I got a little carried away with myself. What follows is the story of my yoga teacher’s favorite place or as I like to call it, Portland and the Good Samaritan.

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Naked Bicycle Ride: Portlandia.

by Waylon Lewis on Jun 28, 2011

First she did Playboy’s Yoga instruction video series. Now Sara Jean Underwood’s hipstering about, nude, with 10,000 other Portlandia folk: For more: Playboy Yoga: Full Video with Sara Underwood {Nude}

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Vermont and other States of Mind

by Michael Levin on Jun 18, 2011

Do you think people wake up in the morning and roll over and say “Hey, looks like a sweet way to make a living. I think I’ll grab a cardboard and a Magic Marker and do some begging on a busy street corner today?” Hell no. It’s desperation. It sucks. There are swarms of mosquitos here and it’s cold in Portland, the cops beat the shit out of these homeless…

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Boredom is good for you. ~ Jolee McBreen

by elephantjournal.com on May 14, 2011

A new study claims that boredom can actually make people better themselves and encourage them to participate in more meaningful activities.

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Eco-Friendly Doggy Style. ~ Jolee McBreen

by elephantjournal.com on Apr 30, 2011

A little sweater or jacket never hurt anyone — nail painting, hair accessories or hair dye is another story. However, when we think of how many of our own clothes we dispose of, should we really be adding to our waste just to dress up our dogs?

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Samadhi Pants Strip 101 – Attachments

by Joseph Boquiren on Apr 25, 2011

Our attachments to material possessions give us no end of trouble. Bonus illustrations can be viewed on the Samadhi Pants fanpage.

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Portlandia: Outdoor Movie Theater.

by Waylon Lewis on Mar 3, 2011

If Portlandia is making fun of it, you can be sure Boulder has it. There’s nothing so fun and communityful and ordinary magicish as an outdoor cinema. I’ve been going to, and supporting (via elephant) Boulder’s outdoor cinema for years. While our attendees’ setups are pretty simple compared to the below vid, I’ve seen the [...]

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On Not Smoking Anymore…

by Michael Levin on Jan 30, 2011

Quitting smoking or anything is tough…

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Portlandia: Feminist Book Store.

by elephantjournal.com on Jan 23, 2011

We’ve already posted Portlandia’s gone-viral trailer song and Ordering Chicken. Here’s another:

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Portlandia: Ordering Chicken.

by Waylon Lewis on Jan 22, 2011

This scene will evoke nostalgic nightmares in former elephant staff members and interns—we really do a real-life version of this, though we’re hopefully less irritating about it, and certainly less funny:

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Portland: “Where Young People Go to Retire.”

by Anna Brones on Jan 4, 2011

Portland. A city full of coffee-loving, organic-chewing, bike-riding, Mac-using, liberals. A bubble so to say. A bubble in which many of us are very happy to find ourselves. But that doesn’t mean you can’t poke fun at the bubble. Enter Portlandia, a new series soon to premiere on IFC. One of the early released videos [...]

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Great Bike Video of the Week: If I Ride

by Anna Brones on Nov 10, 2010

So many things are possible when you ride your bike. It’s kind of amazing really. An excellent reminder of why we bike, produced by Portland-based creative firm North. Why do you ride? [h/t to Portland Design Works for posting this on Twitter]

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Travel + Bicycle = Folding Bike 101.

by Michael Levin on Oct 7, 2010

Bike of The Day {BOTD} ::: Brompton Today’s {BotD} Bike of the Day is a Brompton folding bike…

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Portland Sun and Spider.

by Lisa Montierth on Sep 27, 2010

The other day I was pushing my flat-tired bicycle up a slight hill in the…

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Leaving Your Yoga Teachers.

by Melanie Jane Parker on Jul 23, 2010

True teachings are never specific to a time and place. My yoga practice began at home. I have carried it through dorm rooms, student housing, a tiny apartment in Buenos Aires, road trips and a rarely used fitness center—practicing next to an elderly man in his (very loose) underwear. With or without a mat, I [...]

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Coolest Bike Gadget Ever? Yes.

by Anna Brones on Jul 23, 2010

Maybe it’s just because I live in Portland, but coffee plus bikes is sort of the ultimate combination (except for maybe beer plus bikes). Love love love this bike coffee mug holder — it’s called Bar-ista — from Portland Design Works, an awesome company that you should be sure to check out if you have [...]

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Express Yourself!

by Michael Levin on Jun 8, 2010

Independently published media and art is catching on. You think websites are effective? Try printing up your own fliers, handouts, zines and brochures! People have been doing it for a long time…

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Portland…Bikes Bikes Bikes…and minor league soccer.

by Ryan van Duzer on May 17, 2010

Portland’s famous for its plethora of bike lanes. But bike parking is really what makes it outshine every other cycling city. I found myself in Portland, Oregon this past weekend, and it lived up to its reputation as Best Bike City in America (even better than bike friendly Boulder). No offense to my beloved Boulder, [...]

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Top 50 Bike-friendly Cities.

by Waylon Lewis on Apr 7, 2010

Los Angeles, as usual, made number one. Oh, sorry, wrong list: that was one for traffic jams. 1. Minneapolis 2. Portland 3. Boulder 4. Seattle 5. Eugene 6. San Francisco 7. Madison 8. New York 9. Tucson 10 Chicago Liberal slant to the cities above? Colorado Independent thinks so, for one. For criteria and details [...]

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Feminism has never been so…pink.

by elephantjournal.com on Aug 15, 2009

It’s…the Sprockettes. Stars of New Belgium’s Tour de Fat! Not my speed, if my mom or sis were in the troupe I’d be as embarrassed as I was proud…but love that they use bikes, amazing hoola hoopin, great songs (MIA, etc) and humor to get across their deliciously enigmatic message. “The Sprockettes are the Pacific [...]

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Bike Sales 2008: The Good, The Bad, the Ugly. And the Inspiring.

by elephantjournal.com on May 27, 2009

From Treehugger, the Good: While news of the four-wheel variety remains bleak with news that GM is on the brink of bankruptcy, news for the two wheel set is mostly good. In fact, more bicycles were bought in the first quarter of 2009 than cars and trucks. That’s change I can believe in. The Bad: [...]

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Paul Hawken: the Commencement Address.

by elephantjournal.com on May 26, 2009

They say in advertising that it takes 13 impressions, on average, before a reader of a magazine, say, will notice an ad. And so, like most of us, I generally barely register news until I’ve heard it three or four times…unless it’s really important, like the lifetime-changing appointment of a Supreme Court nominee or the [...]

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Bikeland.

by elephantjournal.com on May 20, 2009

New York Times on how Portland‘s citizens helped Portland’s government help its citizens build a sustainable, year-round Bike Culture. It’s my favorite city I’ve never been to. Video: Bonus. Portland’s Bike Boulevards: And, sexy Pedalpalooza: Bike City USA: A Sustainable Role Model:

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Vegan Strip Club is a turn-on…for animal compassion. Video.

by Waylon Lewis on Apr 20, 2009

Hot & Yummy. Vegan Strip Club seduces Masses with ethical message. CurrentTV video: Portland, Oregon. Funny how vegans, as evidenced by PETA’s penchant for naked ladies on posters, are more passionate about animal rights than Feminism. Oh, wait, maybe that’s Post-Feminism, when you can consciously exploit your (incredible) body for whatever reason you so choose. [...]

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Los Angeles Plastic Bag Ban to Go into Effect in 2010?

by Lindsey Wolf on Jul 31, 2008

Following San Francisco’s lead on a ban that took effect last November, I had read that L.A.’s City Council just voted to outlaw disposable bags by 2010. L.A. uses more than 2 billion disposable bags every year, of which only 5% of plastic bags are recycled and 21% of paper bags. However I also just read that the ban [...]

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Featured Articles: Summer Travel

by Merete Mueller on Jun 13, 2008

It’s official: school’s out, it’s time to break out the map, pack a picnic and plan a trip. Whether you’re staying close to home (I keep telling myself that it’s the more eco-responsible option, and I can always rent a movie if I need some exotic escapism) or hailing a cab to the airport, we’ve [...]

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