The Great Stupa at Shambhala Mountain Center in Red Feather Lakes, Colorado.

By elephantjournal.com on Jun 30, 2009

A family visit to...The Great Stupa Which Liberates Upon Seeing A Buddhist monument dedicated to Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche (and all sentient beings, too). via Leah Barasch Fox It has long been the tradition that…

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Carraig Dulra - learn Organic Farming in Ireland.

By Michael on May 15, 2009

Carraig Dulra is an organic farm in Wicklow, just outside Dublin, Ireland. Mike and Suzie Cahn organize workshops, training and camping at this idyllic setting. We can learn a lot about making a sustainable, organic low profit enterprise work and making a positive impact on the community by taking a look at their website, http://www.dulra.org/

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Eco Parenting? What’s that? via Intent.com

By elephantjournal.com on May 5, 2009

Eco-Parenting in 8 Simple Steps By Curtis Cook Raising children is hard enough without worrying about the environmental consequences of your parenting choices.  Don’t sweat it. You already care about your child’s well-being and…

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Sundance, land of the Hummer, Turns Green.

By elephantjournal dotcom on Apr 14, 2009


Sundance is the Film Fest that our idol Robert Redford built. Still, it's got far more schwag bags & big black Hummers than it does mindfulness. These folks are helping to change that

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Costa Rica: how an entire country went green. [Thomas Friedman, New York Times, Eco Tourism, Enlightened Government]

By elephantjournal.com on Apr 10, 2009

Great editorial in the New York Times today by Thomas Friedman about how Costa Rica, a poor country with little reason or history to care for it's seemingly endless natural biodiversity, turned it's governance…

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108 beads, Ashrivad, Jesus, Jews and MTV ~ Piyarra Kutta.

By Deb Jarrett on Mar 31, 2009

Piyara Kutta Blog - Dharamsala, India March 2009 One thing that keeps coming to my attention is the fact that everyone here seems to value their spirituality. And not only do they value their own…

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Ryan Van Duzer duz a 100-yard Island Paradise. Video.

By Waylon Lewis, elephantjournal.com on Mar 10, 2009

I often say that Boulder local celebrity Ryan Van Duzer is Waylon 2.0—better looking, funnier, caring, crazy, as comfortable in front of the camera as any TV host, and blessed with a sense of humor…

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A new New Yorker checks out the Yoga Scene. Cyndi Lee’s Om Yoga studio.

By elephantjournal.com on Feb 23, 2009

A Yoga Home in the Concrete Jungle: Cyndi Lee's Om Yoga studio. by Leah Beltran Fresh on the New York scene with a school load that can keep me up for days, I turned…

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Put it on your Roadtrip Map: The Great Stupa of Dharmakaya in Red Feather Lakes, Colorado, at Shambhala Mountain Center.

By Waylon Lewis, elephantjournal.com on Jan 16, 2009

I worked as PR/marketing boy & helped out my mentor, Jeff Waltcher, at Shambhala Mountain Center for 4 years—the job that planted me back out here in Colorado after 11 years on the East…

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Traveling Mindfully: No Matter Where You Go, There You Are

By Todd Mayville on Dec 31, 2008

Travel always is cause for a certain amount of stress; there's the packing, making sure transportation is lined up, schedules, and so forth.  Added to that, at least for me, is the dual concern…

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Slow Food, with Peggy Markel: A Tuscan Dinner Party.

By elephantjournal dotcom on Sep 3, 2008

"A Tuscan Dinner Party" via Peggy Markel, from elephant journal's Spring 2006 issue.  A tall good-looking Sicilian, elegantly dressed in a hand-knit sweater and tie, steps softly in his Ferragamos out of the forest and down the stone…

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Mindful Colorado Getaway: Gold Lake Resort & Spa

By Heather Mueller on Aug 29, 2008

As I kid, I spent summer weekends on an island in Maine with my grandparents, swimming in the lake, picking wild blueberries and sometimes spotting a stodgy old moose. For me, ultimate happiness and…

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Bhutan: Pilgrimage to the Last Buddhist Kingdom, via Frank Berliner

By elephantjournal dotcom on Aug 19, 2008

From the Spring 2006 issue. OCTOBER 7 & 8, 2005 AT LAST, only weeks before my 60th birthday, my first visit to Asia. As our plane rises away from Denver International Airport and crosses…

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Mindful Asheville (finally)

By Rachel on Jul 18, 2008

As my mom and I drove east out of Boulder on Highway 36, my view of the Flatirons faded, and I began to look forward to a windy stretch of I-40 east, between Knoxville…

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Featured Articles: Summer Travel

By Heather 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,…

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A chilling look at the DMZ between North and South Korea

By Alex King on Jun 9, 2008

  And to think we went after Saddam Hussein instead of these formation marching folks... [via vice.com]…

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Lindsay Yaw—founder of bethree.com

By elephantjournal.com on Jun 4, 2008


Lindsay Yaw: bethree.com

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Slow Food with Peggy Markel: A Farmer’s Market, Thai Style.

By elephantjournal.com on May 19, 2008

A woman soaks shark fins to place between bamboo mats. She can sell them to restaurants at $25 a pop. A coconut shredder works continuously. The first press offers cream, the second press milk.…

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