Do the math ladies: WE are the 99%.
by Janet Auty-Carlisle on Dec 31, 2011
The CBC did a documentary in March of this year called “The F Word” In it they quote the statistic that women comprise 53% of the population in the world and earn 1% of the wealth.
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“Did you see his headstand? He is sooo hot.” Sh*t Yoginis Say.
by Waylon Lewis on Dec 30, 2011
Well played, Lululemon: Wow, that totally aligned my chakras. Inspired by Sh*t Girls Say. Videos here. And, here.
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elephant’s Best of the Week: What Women Really Want, Death by Neti Pot, Warm Feet = More Orgasms…
by elephantjournal.com on Dec 20, 2011
I Haven’t Gone Far in Life. Geographic Discursiveness. I grew up in __________. 37 years later, I still/once again live in ____________. Sure, I moved to _________, then ____________—but I came back to my hometown 12 years ago, and wound up appreciating it anew, and staying. That’s a rarity, these days. For much of human [...]
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Emotional Creature.
by Andrea Balt on Dec 20, 2011
The girl you can’t miss. Have you been repressing your girl cell lately? Hiding your femininity in a closet, fearing that it may be misunderstood, taken advantage of, ridiculed or betrayed? Don’t think you’re too manly for this. In men and women alike, the girl cell is the part of you that feels ‘till [...]
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The oldest woman to grace the cover of Vogue: Take Two!
by Waylon Lewis on Dec 15, 2011
Support the creation of a National Women’s History Museum. Hit machine and leading elephant crush Andrea Balt just shared this video with us: in response to my little blog honoring a woman who’s hard not to admire, and like, and love a little.
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Think you have nothing in common with a woman in prison? Think again…
by Suzanne Jones on Dec 15, 2011
Corrine (along with the other women) would lie peacefully while her dog curled up next to her and for that moment in time she felt at peace—and she felt whole—and she felt loved.
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What Women Really Want.
by Andrea Balt on Dec 14, 2011
It’s really not that complicated…
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The oldest woman to grace the cover of Vogue.
by Waylon Lewis on Dec 14, 2011
62. “I didn’t have any confidence in my beauty when I was young.” “So much of a young girl’s life—of my life—was taken up with worrying if I was attractive enough, or appealing enough…After a while, I got sort of tired of worrying about it.” Aging gracefully, the magazine cover: Photos from over the years. [...]
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Do I Look Fat in This? ~ Beth Berila
by elephantjournal.com on Dec 12, 2011
How many women have criticized ourselves like this at some point in our lives? Probably many of us, particularly if we live in Western societies. Here, cultural messages about women’s bodies and thinness saturate our media and “fat” is seen as a reflection of moral worth. Rather than seeing beauty in a range of body sizes and types—as yoga would have us do—women learn that only a narrow image counts.
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“10 times as many girls are trafficked into brothels annually as African slaves were transported to the New World in the peak years of the slave trade.”
by Waylon Lewis on Nov 18, 2011
“We smile on the outside,” she said, “but inside we are crying.” A must read via the NY Times and Kristof. To donate. More.
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Will Talks from the Treadmill: 48 Hours of Walking & 3 Days to Raise $7,000: I AM. {Kickstarter}
by elephantjournal.com on Nov 18, 2011
Watch live at DontLetWillDie.com Will Baxter, Co-founder of I AM, makers of the world’s most socially conscious yoga products, takes fundraising to the extreme. It’s 10:10 PM November 17, 2011. I’ve been walking on a treadmill now for 12 hours. My hips are sore, my legs are weak, but my mind & confidence are still [...]
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A Drop in the Bucket~Melinda Haselton
by elephantjournal.com on Nov 13, 2011
It is tempting to try to tackle the giant beast, but I have found that my efforts are best served on a smaller scale, helping one woman, one family, one village at a time.
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WOW of the Day: Know Your Worth, Ladies
by Lubna Salah on Nov 1, 2011
“May your dollars never outweigh your sense, May you always understand that the endgame is liberation, And may you forever Know Your Worth From the inside-out!”
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Top Six Reasons to Reveal Your Weight to the World. ~ Erin S. Nieto
by elephantjournal.com on Oct 26, 2011
But at the outset, at least, our aim was similar to his in that we were looking for female participants as a means to an end – to have them lend their time and their beauty, in order to promote a larger story. This story was about weight as a private issue that promotes a cycle of shame in our lives, leaving us vulnerable in a culture, which seeks to profit from our insecurities.
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New Bandwagon: Redirecting Hate in an Effort to Feel Good About Oneself. ~ Tammy Carew
by elephantjournal.com on Oct 25, 2011
The narrow-focus of thin women in the media is both damaging and insulting to women everywhere. Women any shape, size and color are beautiful (same goes for men!)
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Five Guys to Avoid On Your Way To Samadhi: Love, Your Local Chamber of Commerce ~ Marthe Weyandt
by elephantjournal.com on Oct 15, 2011
You can spot him by his clever attire: denim suit, colorful necktie, thick-rimmed glasses and a tub of Kentucky Fried chicken, most likely original recipe. He casts quite an intriguing presence standing in front of your local American Apparel store. You might almost mistake him for a model standing next to cardboard cutout of a woman wearing a tank top, terry cloth shorts and socks.
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“Women Who Fuel the Revolution”: Gloria Steinem and Worldpulse.{Bioneers}
by Kate Hormel on Oct 15, 2011
An emotional and poignant talk highlighting the ways communication and outreach via the internet can literally help save women and girls from a “living hell”. Jensine Larsen is the founder of Worldpulse, an organization that aims to connect women all over the world so that they may share knowledge and stories pertaining to [...]
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Yoga Ditched Me for a Yoga Goddess.
by Laurie Jordan on Oct 9, 2011
Ok, I get it. Your body’s a temple and your asana is a prayer. So does that mean the skin tight dress is a very small prayer flag and your heels are an altar?
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Lure the Goddess.
by Kimberly Johnson on Sep 29, 2011
Stay close and lean in. She awakens your senses and tantalizes through them.
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Women love to consume…so Ikea introduces Manland? Ugh.
by Waylon Lewis on Sep 19, 2011
Would Womanland in Home Depot be equally cute and funny? Can we as a society begin to distance ourselves from the stereotype that women love to consume and men are big babies who love to play video games and eat? A good come-to-Jesus moment for a culture that encourages women to consome, consume. In elephantland, [...]
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“I was just skimming through a Cosmopolitan magazine. Why do women read this sh*t?”
by elephantjournal.com on Aug 20, 2011
^ At least the headlines are recycled ^ “I swear, there were at least 4 advertisements to every actual article. BUY THIS MAKEUP! BUY THIS MAKEUP! BUY THIS CLOTHING! BUY THIS JEWELRY! WHY GUYS THINK ABOUT SEX! BUY THIS MAKEUP! BUY THIS CLOTHING! BUY THIS JEWELRY! BUY THIS MAKEUP! WHAT IS YOUR HOT SCALE? BUY [...]
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Yes, I have MOXIE. Guys, can you handle it? {In English & Spanish}
by Jeannie Page on Aug 20, 2011
“When a friend told me that I have “MOXIE”, I thought to myself “Hell yes, I do! And I’m proud of it!”. The question is, guys, can you handle it?”
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The Green Witch of Envy Between Women: and 5 Steps to Defeat Her.
by Katarina Silva on Aug 8, 2011
There is a vicious, green witch in the female psyche that persistently incites us to compare ourselves to other women. It demands that we measure our weight, our breast size, our complexion, our careers, our talents, our qualities, our sexiness, our intellects, our wardrobes, our popularity and our whole lives with those of other women.
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14. If you want full, firm breasts…don’t keep smoking.
by elephantjournal.com on Aug 6, 2011
Everything you n/ever wanted to know about breasts. Pay particular attention to #15, hipsterific friends.
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Colbert agrees with GOP: Women’s Health Care is bad for America.
by elephantjournal.com on Aug 5, 2011
“Because a woman’s birth control decision is a private matter between her priest and her husband.” Spray tan victim, T Rex trying to get condom on…right on:
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Does Your Man need New Moves in the Bedroom? ~ Jolee McBreen
by elephantjournal.com on Aug 3, 2011
As if Cosmo didn’t give women enough terrible advice…
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Ladies, It’s Time We Took a Holiday: Part Two.
by Emily Alp on Jul 20, 2011
So I tried it. I took three days off over my holiday and sat on the beach, walked along, played, did some restorative poses, listened to relaxing music… and because I realized how hard I had been on myself, cried myself clean.
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When the Cure Feels Worse than the Disease. ~ Debra Caplin
by elephantjournal.com on Jul 19, 2011
I was told that the recuperation was much shorter then an open procedure and that I could be up and around, nearly back to normal life after 3 weeks time. Sign me up! I had my son’s Bar Mitzvah fast approaching and I wanted to be able to have this behind me. If I could have the surgery within two weeks I would have exactly three weeks to recuperate before his big day. Perfect – until it wasn’t.
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Ladies, It’s Time We Took a Holiday: Part One.
by Emily Alp on Jul 19, 2011
Amidst the many pearls of wisdom that drop on my head through regular Yoga practice, one has proven more valuable than most. It’s related to female hormones. So gents, while I recommend you keep reading if you want to be in the know with some pretty critical biology, you’d do best to adjust expectations just a bit…
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Wonder Women
by Jeannie Page on Jul 12, 2011
Are there any “Wonder Women” in your life?
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I’m with the Mayor. You? Leave a comment here.
by elephantjournal.com on Jul 3, 2011
Dear The Man: Don’t come between a Mayor and her Poor. Can it ever be okay to punch a man—The Man—in the face? Video: Just a few days ago, I re-posted an article by yours truly about the Buddhist concept of Four Karmas, which outlines a context within which violence can be appropriate. And now, [...]
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Yoga Threatens Evangelicalism. Just like Jesus.
by yoga 2.0 lab on Jun 27, 2011
Here’s the crucial axiom of faith-based theism: human life is valuable to the extent that it is possessed by an external god. Further: the road to perdition is paved with the delusion that you can find meaning in your own way. You have fallen into this fallen world through your own fallen nature, and you can’t learn your way out. You need a saviour, and a book. And you’d better choose wisely, because there’s only one of each.
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Note to Self: You are Not God’s Gift to Men!
by Suzanne Jones on Jun 24, 2011
I came to despise myself for looking good and causing him so much pain.
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When the Sheconomy Rises. ~ Jolee McBreen
by elephantjournal.com on Jun 23, 2011
They each had something different to say, their own flavor to add, and own personal style – especially Gretchen Bleiler decked out in her gray Tom’s wedges.
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Love a Yogi, don’t Catcall. ~ Emma Burrows
by elephantjournal.com on Jun 21, 2011
Cars had been driving past our lawn-turned-yoga-studio throughout our practice and so the sound of engines provided more of a consistent sound track than an annoyance. There was one car, however, that stood out from the rest.
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Miscarriage Sucks.
by Sara Gottfried, MD on Jun 17, 2011
Please don’t ask a woman who has miscarried what she did wrong. It is amazing to me how women get undermined by this question. It starts with pregnancy and chases after us as women until we’re in the grave. Enough already. It’s not just insensitive, it’s bloody patriarchal. Try something radical: Be present to her suffering. Do her damn dishes. Hug her.
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1,000 feelings in 1 minute and 30 seconds.
by Suzanne Jones on Jun 11, 2011
watch this video now, and notice your body at about the :50 second mark:
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The mystical, magical, beautiful, fruitful, juicy, wild, divine yoni!
by Katarina Silva on Jun 7, 2011
Etched into caves walls, and sculpted from the earth, the natural female form was celebrated as a symbol of nourishment, of fertility, and of life itself.
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My Ode to Oprah.
by elephantjournal.com on May 26, 2011
Bonus: two goodbye videos. ~ My love for Oprah is a running joke among my friends. About ten percent of my sentences start with “I was watching Oprah a few days ago, and I saw…” They roll their eyes; I laugh. Yeah, yeah, yeah… Lauren is obsessed with Oprah. The truth is—it runs a lot [...]
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Men “consider themselves old by the time they reach” 58. Women…
by elephantjournal.com on Mar 27, 2011
“…consider themselves old by the time they reach…” “…29.” Egads. I have nothing to add to this rather predictably disheartening report except that we ought to look at it, study it, then do the opposite of what most of us seem to be doing. Instead, let’s alll focus on enjoying getting old, rather than fighting [...]
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A Remarkable Message From A Remarkable Woman.
by Benjamin Riggs on Mar 23, 2011
This is an unbelievable speech by perhaps the most successful author on the planet…
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Learning V-Speak.
by Wendy Strgar on Mar 19, 2011
“It’s really time for us to grow up and discover our vaginas.” –Loretta Swit For all the sexual freedoms we claim in our culture, the amount of real conversation about all things sexual is almost nonexistent. Formal sex education is limited to body part naming, if it exists at all; in many states kids don’t [...]
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007: Feminist.
by Waylon Lewis on Mar 7, 2011
When will we all be treated Equally, and given Equal Rights? From the man who slapped her rear end and said: “Run along, dear, men are talking.” Just watch it. Lots of…interesting…numbers.
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It’s a Calling, and it Speaks to you Every Day, to Walk Your Way
by Lindsey Lewis on Feb 25, 2011
What’s calling you? What’s missing? There are these stereotypes about yoga teachers. We’re flighty, naïve, innocent, good at meditating but bad at balancing our checkbooks, great as floaters, bad as planners. And don’t ask us to meet a deadline—we don’t even know what that is. But…what if we do? And what if we can? Ask [...]
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A Good Woman’s Guide to the 21st Century
by Grace Wang on Feb 18, 2011
Women, when you believe that you will be unhappy until you meet a good man…
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Empowering Women: Shannon Galpin bicycles Afghanistan.
by Anna Brones on Feb 17, 2011
This profile has been cross-posted from Under Solen Media. Being inspired to act can take many forms. For some it’s taking a weekend to volunteer. For others it’s writing a letter. For Shannon Galpin, it meant leaving her career, selling her house, launching a nonprofit and committing her life to advancing education and opportunity for [...]
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Seen & Not Heard.
by Scott Robinson on Jan 4, 2011
Girls are supposed to be quiet, right?
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Are Men the New Women?
by Tamara Kerner on Dec 23, 2010
Via Daily Transformations. I hear it in every circle. What’s wrong with men? Why can’t they shoot straight? Why can’t they communicate? Age-old communication issues between the sexes are as alive and well in 2010 as they were in 1960. We women complain that our men are shut down in one breath…and complain that they [...]
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A Call To Men…From A Fellow Man.
by Chris Courtney on Dec 12, 2010
Tony Porter redefines what it means to “act like a man.”
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The Rites of Womanhood.
by Ella Lauser on Nov 27, 2010
More than from a book, a film or a look—how we have come to define womanhood. Imagine: you’re thirteen and all your girlfriends are getting boobs and blood but you’re not. No one had real information to offer in the locker room but you would prank call 1-800 numbers and say you’d lost a tampon [...]
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